How do you set your LAMP testing server? | I am using xampp on Windows, but I would like to use something closer to my server setup.


[Federico Cargnelutti tutorial](http://phpimpact.wordpress.com/2008/05/24/virtual-appliances-lamp-development-made-easy/) explains how to setup LAMP VMWARE appliance; it is a great introduction to VMware appliances, but one of the commands was not working and it doesn't describe how to change the keyboard layout and the timezone.


ps: the commands are easy to find but I don't want to look for them each time I reinstall the server. I am using this question as a reminder.