Ubuntu 12.04 is not shutting down properly?

Try this

open terminal

sudo gedit /etc/default/grub

In this file replace

GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="quiet splash"
 
 by

GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="quiet splash acpi=force"


Then restart.

See the list of drives in ubuntu with UUID

sudo blkid -c /dev/null

then mount into it

sudo mount -t type /dev/sdb1 /mnt/drive2

Install User manage group UI

sudo apt-get install gnome-system-tools

Adding apache www dir to php eclipse workspace

http://superuser.com/questions/426133/change-workspace-directory-of-eclipse-to-www

download and install FGS

1. Download from  http://www.maptools.org/dl/fgs/releases/9.5/self-installers/fgs-mapserver_extended_5.6.3-fgs_9.5-linux-i386.bin


2.

cd /home/prashant/fgs/
. setenv.sh
fgs start