Ubuntu Configuration Files

IP Configuration

Basic Configurations

Netplan (18.04+)

• Configuration File: /etc/netplan/*.yaml (normally /etc/netplan/01-network-manager-all.yaml)

network:
  version: 2
  renderer: NetworkManager
  ethernets:
    enp0s3:
      dhcp4: no
      addresses:
      - 192.168.1.100/24
      gateway4: 192.168.1.1
      nameservers:
        addresses:
        - <dns address assigned by your ISP>
        - 8.8.8.8 # or well known dns servers. Please note # does not work in yaml

• Managment Command: netplan

$ sudo netplan apply

Pre-Netplan (pre-18.04)

• Configuration File: /etc/network/interfaces

DNS

• Earlier version might also have it configured here: /etc/resolv.conf

Network Proxy

$ export http_proxy='http://a.b.c.d:<port>'
$ export https_proxy='http(s)://a.b.c.d:<port>' # note that some https proxy is actually running on http..

Software Updates

APT

• Configuration Files: /etc/apt/sources.list
• To set up AliYun or Huawei Mirrors

$ sudo cp -a /etc/apt/sources.list /etc/apt/sources.list.orig
$ sudo sed -i "s@http://.*archive.ubuntu.com@http://mirrors.huaweicloud.com@g" /etc/apt/sources.list
$ sudo sed -i "s@http://.*security.ubuntu.com@http://mirrors.huaweicloud.com@g" /etc/apt/sources.list
$ sudo apt update

# Tsinghua
$ sudo sed -i "s@http://.*archive.ubuntu.com@https://mirrors.tuna.tsinghua.edu.cn/ubuntu@g" /etc/apt/sources.list
$ sudo sed -i "s@http://.*security.ubuntu.com@https://mirrors.tuna.tsinghua.edu.cn/ubuntu@g" /etc/apt/sources.list

• Disable Periodic Update (Reference)

$ cd /etc/apt/apt.conf.d
$ cat 10periodic
APT::Periodic::Updat-Package-Lists "0";
APT::Periodic::Download-Upgradeable-Packages "0";
APT::Periodic::AutocleanInterval "0";
APT::Periodic::Unattended-Upgrade "0";

$ sudo systemctl stop unattended-upgrades
$ sudo systemctl disable unattended-upgrades

// Optional
$ sudo apt remove unattended-upgrades

• Management Command: apt

$ sudo apt update
$ sudo apt upgrade
$ sudo apt autoremove

Services

Systemd

• Configuration File Location: /etc/systemd/system, with softlinks to /lib/systemd/system
• Management Command: systemctl
• Reference

$ sudo systemctl list-* / show
$ sudo systemctl start/stop/restart <>
$ sudo systemctl enable/disable <>

OpenSSH Server

• ATP Package Name: openssh-server
• Configuration File: /etc/ssh/sshd_config
• Service Name: sshd.service

$ sudo systemctl restart sshd.service

VirtualBox Shared Folder Permission

• Configuration File Location: n/a
• Management Command: sudo usermod -aG vboxsf <user_id>