====== Static IP Address ======
<color darkorange>Feb 2017</color>
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So here we have another Linux distro that wants to do things their own way, to create a permanent static IP interface setting, you need to go to the following location:
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     /etc/network/
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Locate the file called <color #ed1c24>interfaces</color>
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By default, this file (for me) contains the following:
<file>
# This file describes the network interfaces available on your system
# and how to activate them. For more information, see interfaces(5).

source /etc/network/interfaces.d/*

# The loopback network interface
auto lo
iface lo inet loopback

# The primary network interface
allow-hotplug eth0
iface eth0 inet dhcp
</file>
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From this we can see that the interface <color #ed1c24>eth0</color> is configured as a dhcp client. We need to add our static entries like this: (<color #ed1c24>using your own values obviously</color>)<file>
auto eth0
iface eth0 inet static
    address 192.0.2.7
    netmask 255.255.255.0
    gateway 192.0.2.254
    dns-nameservers 12.34.56.78 12.34.56.79
</file>
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Save the file and reboot.
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