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Upgrading the Ubuntu Server, e.g. from version 8.04 to 8.10:

Step 1. Make sure your current distribution is up-to-date.

1. # sudo aptitude update
2. # sudo aptitude upgrade
3. # sudo aptitude dist-upgrade

Step 2. Perform the upgrade!

1. sudo aptitude install update-manager-core
2. sudo do-release-upgrade

To display the current Ubuntu version, issue this command from the terminal:

#lsb_release -a

To change IP address, you’ll need to edit /etc/network/interfaces
#sudo vi /etc/network/interfaces

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#sudo passwd root
#su

The default configuration has “root” with no password. The following shows you how to lock down MySQL by assigning a password to root and creating a super user with all privileges for administration use.

#sudo mysql -u root -p

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#sudo apt-get install phpmyadmin

Install ProFTP
#sudo apt-get install proftpd

Assign no shell access to ftp user. Add to end of file.
#sudo vi /etc/shells

/bin/false

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Install PHP-5 GD Image Library
#sudo apt-get install php5-gd

Restart Apache after install
#sudo /etc/init.d/apache2 restart

#sudo apt-get install openssh-server

#sudo /etc/init.d/mysql start
#sudo /etc/init.d/mysql stop
#sudo /etc/init.d/mysql restart

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