Ubuntu Server SSH and FTP setup guide

Enable Ubuntu  Desktop GUI

sudo apt-get install ubuntu-desktop

There are many desktop alternatives which you may install and use, like:

Gnome 3 installation: sudo apt-get install gnome-shell

KDE see Kubuntu installation: sudo apt-get install kubuntu-desktop

XFCE installation: sudo apt-get install xfce4

LXDE installation: sudo apt-get install lxde

Openbox installation: sudo apt-get install openbox

Gnome Classic a Gnome 3 desktop that looks like Gnome 2 installation: sudo apt-get install gnome-session-fallback

Local and or remote administration

Command to find the IP address of Ubuntu server

Ifconfig

Enable SSH in Ubuntu 12.04

To get started, press Ctrl – Alt – T on your keyboard to open Terminal. When it opens, run the commands below to install SSH Server.

sudo apt-get install openssh-server

SSH  default port 22. If you wish to change the connection port, run the commands below to open the configuration file.

sudo gedit /etc/ssh/sshd_confi

Then change the port # shown to whatever you want and save the file. But remember to use the new port number every time you want to connect to your system via SSH.

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Install FTP server

sudo apt-get install vsftpd

Edit vsftp configuration

            sudo nano /etc/vsftpd.conf

mkdir

FTP server more help https://help.ubuntu.com/community/vsftpd

How to Add a User on Ubuntu 12.04

To add a new user in Ubuntu, use the adduser command, replacing the “newuser” with your preferred username.

sudo adduser newuser

As soon as you type this command, Ubuntu will automatically start the process:

Type in and confirm your password

Enter in the user’s information. This is not required, pressing enter will automatically fill in the field with the default information

Press Y (or enter) when Ubuntu asks you if the information is correct

Restart The FTP Server

Type the following command:

sudo  service vsftpd restart

Manually setup IP

Change to a static IP address:

root:/# nano /etc/network/interfaces

This takes you to the interfaces config, which you'll need to alter to reflect your IP schema. For example:

auto eth0

iface eth0 inet static

address 10.0.0.3

netmask 255.255.255.0

gateway 10.0.0.1

Within the nano environment, type ctrl + o to write the changes. Then press ENTER to save it to the same file name. Finally press ctrl + x to exit nano.