how do i start the FTP server?

[johnsmith01]

:P that's a pretty cool way to say it , thanks for the help , after all you are trying to be really helpful , so i guess i just need another distro, can you recommend one?

[UnderScore]

Thanks for noticing that I am trying to help.
I want to give people the best & least frustrating Linux experience I can. If in the end they choose to not use Linux, then so be it. But at least I know that I gave it the my best.

Can I give you a suggestion? Sure. All distros have their good & bad points, but in the end the determining factor is you.

What do you need or want to to do with linux? Do you want a server? Do you want a desktop? Do you want a distro that is multi purpose & can be both server & desktop? Do you want it to be really easy & have everything to be done for you? Are you okay with it being slightly difficult? Are you okay with it being quite involved (both time & experience)? How much do you wish to learn? Do you wish to really learn a whole lot? Do you want to do real work with it, as in you are not looking for a toy? Do you want a toy like distro, something to play or experiment with?

Please provide any other details as to your goal/wishes/desires and your experience level.

See also these two articles that deal with choosing a distro.
http://www.debian-administration.org/articles/159
http://www.debian-administration.org/articles/160

[johnsmith01]

yay i solved the problem , it seemed that there was not FTPD , so i did apt-get install Wu-ftpd
then i configured it to run as a stand alone daemon , and started it /etc/init.d/wu-ftpd start and now all is set up , all i need to do is fix some stuff


i want a lear a lot , but on the other part i wan't something i can experiment with , and it's fun to use , and can use it as a desktop, i want something multi-purpose and something that can be autoconfigured , so i don't have to put a lot of time into it


BTW thanks a lot!