Quick Ubuntu server install

Run Ubuntu updates
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get upgrade

sudo apt-get  install lamp-server^ phpmyadmin (if required)


Set static IP
ifconfig
sudo nano /etc/network/interfaces

The default entries will be:
auto lo
iface lo inet loopback
auto eth0
iface eth0 inet dhcp

change auto eth0 entry to:

auto eth0
iface eth0 inet static
address 10.0.6.x
netmask 255.255.248.0
gateway 10.0.7.254
network 10.0.0.0
broadcast 10.0.7.255
dns-nameservers 8.8.8.8

then save and run:
sudo /etc/init.d/networking restart


Enable SSH for file transfer
sudo apt-get install openssh-client openssh-server


sudo shutdown -r now - restart
sudo shutdown -h now - shut down