Need an FTP server in Ubuntu

You didn't google for it, right?

Let me tell you one thing: The linux community is going to laugh at you (or worse) if you don't do at least a simple search before asking about a thing on forums / mailing list / bugzilla.

First link from google search with string "ubuntu setup ftp server":
HOWTO : Create a FTP server with user access (proftpd) - Ubuntu Forums

I think the thread is a pretty good starting ground for FTP configuration.

Jam it back in, in the dark.

Originally Posted by Pangalin

OH SHIT

Originally Posted by LiquidAcid

The linux community is going to laugh at you (or worse) if you don't do at least a simple search before asking about a thing on forums / mailing list / bugzilla.

Better now?

There's nowhere I can't reach.

Originally Posted by Omnislash124

Actually, I did do a google search, but I was hoping not to muck around with needless bullshit to get it to work. In short, I wanted a GUI, which all of my google searches turned up something about setting up a bunch of shit in the terminal. That post did help though. Thanks.

Read this: Linux is NOT Windows

You're obviously on the wrong track. You should switch back to Windows.... really.

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Originally Posted by Bigblah

Shut the fuck up. People like you give the Linux community a horrible, horrible name.

No, I'm not.

Originally Posted by Omnislash124

Actually, I did do a google search, but I was hoping not to muck around with needless bullshit to get it to work. In short, I wanted a GUI, which all of my google searches turned up something about setting up a bunch of shit in the terminal. That post did help though. Thanks.

Sry Bigblah, but he wasn't even trying to set things up himself.

I'm always willing to help people, but I demand at least showing a tiny bit of initiative. And that is clearly not the case here.

@Omnislash124: I don't mean to be rude, but a lot of people get the wrong impression with the CLI (command line interface). You won't get around using it. So if you have any questions concerning that, feel free to ask them.

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@Omnislash124: I just hope that you don't get the the impression that KDE is linux.

@Bigblah:

Originally Posted by Bigblah

Asking for help is initiative.

Then we have a different understanding of initiative.
For me initiative is first trying to solve the problem without active external help. That involves searching the web for guides on the goal you want to achieve, postings from people who had the same problem and so on.
This is of course time consuming, but often I'm rewarded with the needed info after some minutes.

I can totally understand that someone asks because he doesn't know what to search for. That's usually a problem for me too (partially because I'm not a native speaker). I just can't figure out a good searchstring for the problem, and without that -> no search.
That's the point where I consult external help.

Same goes when I'm left with no clues after a hour (or so) of rummaging the web.

Originally Posted by Bigblah

Shit, installing the OS itself is plenty of initiative.

Sry, but you're mixing something up here. It was him deciding himself that he wanted to setup a FTP server on his Ubuntu system. It was his choice, so he has to deal with the consequences.

I went through the struggle many times myself, but I'm not going to blame someone or demand help from someone just because the whole thing didn't turn out how it should.
You can't just start an installation from a live disc and expect that everyone is running to your rescue when something goes wrong. First of all it's you being responsible for your system. That is even more true with open-source software you didn't pay for and where there is NO customer service (and hotline).

Originally Posted by Bigblah

've spent the past two days struggling with Fedora Live CD, trying to get the ethernet and wireless on my laptop working (which involved having to go back and forth transferring a multitude of rpm files and dependencies which I didn't know in advance because yum doesn't work without an Internet connection -- thanks for the Catch-22, developers) and the only reason I didn't post on a forum for help is due to (1) impatience (2) the extremely high possibility that I would curse and swear every two words in my post (3) helpful people like you.

Sorry to hear that, but you can have the same problem with a Windows system:
Non-working network access and no USB drivers on the drivers disc. It was a pain getting data on and off that system (no floppy, only a CD drive).

Anyway, I'm not really a fan of the RPM based system. I worked with Red Hat some time ago and like you mention above, it's a dependency hell. Maybe it's gotten better, dunno. I like source-based distributions better, but that's probably just a matter of taste.
The only problem I currently see with all distros is the lack of proper graphics acceleration support, which includes both 2D and 3D. Hopefully this get's better in future so we can expect a few more game studios developing on linux (big dream *g*).

And now I'll stop spamming this thread.

I was speaking idiomatically.