Oct

27

Upgrade Ubuntu Server

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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

Oct

27

Display Ubuntu Version

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

#lsb_release -a

Jun

28

Change IP Address

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

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Jun

28

Setup Admin Password

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#sudo passwd root
#su

Jun

28

Secure MySQL

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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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Jun

27

Update Upgrade Software Distribution

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#sudo apt-get update
#sudo apt-get upgrade