Currently most versions of Ubuntu use the same method to set a static IP address. Simply edit the interfaces file. $ sudo nano /etc/network/interfaces and modify the following to suit your needs iface eth0 inet static address 192.168.1.50 netmask 255.255.255.0 network 192.168.1.0 broadcast 192.168.1.255 gateway 192.168.1.1 dns-nameservers 8.8.8.8 8.8.4.4 Once completed, reboot the system. $ […]