I'd like to set up Ubuntu as a server. My client will be Windows 7 with Exceed or Putty. I do want to use X Windows editors run from Ubuntu, on my PC.

I've only done basic Linux user commands, and I'm completely new to Linux administration. I think we will be installing Ubuntu, unknown version at this point. So I will not need "Linux for Dummies", but I will need "Linux administration for dummies".

Can anyone recommend a web page or book from Amazon for noobs like me that will explain steps like I'm 5? Lol.

And what version of Ubuntu do you recommend? I am just giving up on CentOS 7 with seems to have little support, not enough apps, and little help out there. So I don't want the newest Ubuntu. I'd like the previous major version. I.e. if the current version is 8.0, I'd prefer version 7.x (where x is the latest minor update).


Yes I've spent 16+ hours learning stuff, and reading 30+ web pages, but there is a lot to learn. I'm doing the best I can at this point.

Some of the things I'll have to do:

1. Set up and run X windows.
2. Set up and run email.
3. Set up and run ftp.
4. Set up and run Samba to map my home dir to a Windows drive on my client PC.

So I will need instructions to get these going, and how to fix certain errors.

Are there any X Window or other utils to help me set up the above?


Thank you.

You can look through my signature or https://ubuntu-manual.org/downloads

As far as rcommending a Ubuntu. http://mylinuxexplore.blogspot.com/2...olving-to.html

Looks like it would fit a new Linux user.

Samba?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VIGH2XJ06EI

Different distro but samba is samba.

Ubungu Guidebook - look at my signature

I think you are actually asking two questions. Ubuntu is a subset of Linux. As such, the books you are looking for may not be limited to Ubuntu.

Take a look at O'Reilly books. Listing of Linux books.