Ubuntu Notes

Ubuntu does not use yum. Go figure, or better yet, use apt-get.

Critical needs for ubuntu:

1. Installing SSH server for remote administration service.

---> sudo apt-get install ssh

This will istall a ssh server in the default dir allowing for remote admin over and encrypted session.

2.Installing the SUN Java Virtual Machine.

At first you will see that the JavaVM you have is an open-source one. NOT GOOD. check it like this:


user@ubuntusrv:~$ java -version
The program 'java' can be found in the following packages:
* j2re1.4
* gij-4.1
* kaffe
* jamvm
* java-gcj-compat
* cacao
* sablevm



To install the java virtual machine you can download the package via apt-get (instead of other cases in wich you have to do it via dowloading the package from Sun's web site.

---> sudo apt-get install sun-java6-bin

After you install you should get something like this:

suer@ubuntusrv:~$ java -version
java version "1.6.0"
Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 1.6.0-b105)
Java HotSpot(TM) Client VM (build 1.6.0-b105, mixed mode, sharing)

JAVA is installed!

3. Now we need to install Lynx. Lynx is a great text based browser that will enable you to access the internet and download anything you might need as it will be the case.

sudo apt-get install lynx