How to Set a Static IP Address in Ubuntu

Your home network relies on IP addresses to route data between devices, and sometimes on reconnecting to the network a device’s address can change. Here’s how to give an Ubuntu Linux computer a permanent IP address that survives reboots.

What you will learn:
1. Setting a Static IP Address in Ubuntu
a. How to take a look at the network connections that already exist on the computer
b. How to use the ip command to discover the IP address of computer
c. How to to choose the IP address youre going to set as our static IP address
d. How to know the IP address of your default gateway
e. How To make your IP address static
2. Using the GNOME Desktop and Applications
a. How to show the system menu
b. How To create a new connection using the “Settings” application
c. How to complete the “Address”, “Netmask”, and “Gateway” fields.