ubuntu desktop.help

i have ubuntu desktop server and i don't have experience to use sftp can some one please tell me how to download my files from the server into my PC which program i have to use ?

and please how to switch of firewall

apt-get install vsftpd

apt-get install openssl

openssl req -x509 -nodes -days 365 -newkey rsa:2048 -keyout /root/vsftpd.pem -out /root/vsftpd.pem

nano /etc/vsftpd.conf

then change the following:

anonymous_enable=NO
local_enable=YES
write_enable=YES

And copy this to the end:

ssl_enable=YES
force_local_logins_ssl=YES
ssl_tlsv1=YES
ssl_sslv2=YES
ssl_sslv3=YES
rsa_cert_file=/root/vsftpd.pem

close and exit.

then:

/etc/init.d/vsftpd start
/etc/init.d/vsftpd restart
update-rc.d vsftpd defaults

After all this install a ftp client in your home (like filezilla), login (in the ip field put "sftp://your.ip.here" and the default port is 22), and start downloading ;)

Edit: don't forget sudo lol

i tried to do that but
E: Could not open lock file /var/lib/dpkg/lock - open (13 Permission denied)
E: Unable to lock the administration directory (/var/lib/dpkg/), are you root?
admin@ks362985:~$ apt-get install openssl
E: Could not open lock file /var/lib/dpkg/lock - open (13 Permission denied)
E: Unable to lock the administration directory (/var/lib/dpkg/), are you root?

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Originally Posted by waeldiab

i tried to do that but
E: Could not open lock file /var/lib/dpkg/lock - open (13 Permission denied)
E: Unable to lock the administration directory (/var/lib/dpkg/), are you root?
admin@ks362985:~$ apt-get install openssl
E: Could not open lock file /var/lib/dpkg/lock - open (13 Permission denied)
E: Unable to lock the administration directory (/var/lib/dpkg/), are you root?

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Originally Posted by ultrauploader

Edit: don't forget sudo lol

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ftp server is already running, you don't have to anything said above, just use filezilla or cuteftp clients from your home p.c to connect, with your user id and pass, set port as 22 and session as sftp in settings.

use lehaans suggestion and you'll be good to download from your ftp

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Originally Posted by lehaans

ftp server is already running, you don't have to anything said above, just use filezilla or cuteftp clients from your home p.c to connect, with your user id and pass, set port as 22 and session as sftp in settings.

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thanks bro its working as well now

Firewall? Are you talking about IPTables?

WinSCP is a great client.

check out http://www.expandrive.com/windows

turns an sftp into a drive letter. just drag and drop to transfer