I just installed ubuntu desktop and I would like to use it as more of a server. Is there something extra I have to do to install Apache, ftp, dhcp, etc. I found a how to at http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=79588 But when I tried to use the sudo apt-get install proftpd gproftpd command I got an error "Couldn't find package proftpd" Which make me think there is something that I still need to install. Can someone point me in the right direction? Thanks
You 1st need to edit the sources, e.g. where to retrieve the packages from. Initially you only get a limited set from you boot CD, which does not contain all. If you're using Gnome: System->Administration->Software Sources and put ticks to the network based packages.
Okay that makes sense but I don't know how to do any of that. Is there a tutorial out there that tells you where the file is to edit and where the network based packages are?
If you use the steps in Gnome as described above, you only have to mark tick boxes and the rest is done automagically. If you want to manually edit the file Code: vi /etc/apt/sources.list Remove the '#' sign at the beginning of the repository lines you want to use. Save the file and do Code: apt-get update && apt-get upgrade But with limited experience, I would follow the graphical (Gnome) route.
