Stability and resistance to the virus has become a brand itself for Linux. That's why a lot of which then makes Linux as a server computer for various purposes such as a webserver, routers, and etc. With so many tools developed by developers, build linux file server more rapidly and easy to use. The make Linux as a local file server i ever made are with use Linux Ubuntu Desktop 10:04 (Lucid Lynx) and Ubuntu 10.10 (Maverick Meerkat). When installation process of Ubuntu Linux to build linux file server is complete, just use the following tools to simplify and easiest administration and management file server.
To be more easy perform backup and restore as well as upload and download files on the hard drive with a server computer using FTP transfer (ex. Filezilla) we need to install vsftpd.
This is my favorite web-based tool, because with webmin we will be able to perform full control of the computer server from any computer using a web browser.