Ubuntu

General

• Documentation for Ubuntu 14.04 LTS

• FTP Server Documentation

• Ubuntu 14.04 LTS (Trusty Tahr) Guide

• sFTP Server on Ubuntu

Web Server How To

• About Debian Linux - How to Set Up Debian Linux Internet Server
• Lamp Server Notes

Package Manager - Apt-Get

• apt-get Man Page
• Ubuntu Packages Web Catalog
• Synaptic - GUI Interface for apt-get.

Commands

• Update - Updates the locally stored index of all installable packages from the remote server.
• Upgrade - Upgrade all packages that have been already installed.

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get upgrade
sudo apt-get install [PACKAGE NAME]
sudo apt-get remove [PACKAGE NAME]
apt-get help

Local Package Index

/etc/apt/sources.list
/etc/apt/sources.list.d

Installing Applications of Interest

sudo apt-get install openssh-server
sudo apt-get install mutt
sudo apt-get install vsftpd

Init.d

Issue commands to start/stop services.

/etc/init.d/[APPLICATION] [COMMAND]

Commands

• start
• stop
• restart

.bash_history

Location:  ~/.bash_history
This file contains a history of all past command-line entries.

Directory Structure

bin	Essential user command binaries.
boot	Static files of the boot loader.
cdrom
dev	Device files.
etc	Host-specific CONFIGURATION files, i.e. preferences.
home	User home directories.
lib	Essiential shared libraries and kernel modules.
media	Mount point for removable media.
mnt	Mount point for a temporarily mounted filesystem.
opt	Add-on application software packages.
proc	Virtual filesystem documentation kernel and process status as text files.
root	Home directory for the root user.
run
sbin	System binaries.
srv	Data for services provided by the system.
sys
usr	Multi-user utilities & applications.
var	Variable files.