why the fuck would you setup 2 gigs of swap?

i suggest learning:
vi
awk
sed
nmap
wget
nc
grep
nessus
ssh (the tunneling and openssh suite features)

and specifically if you're really 1337.

try using programs in /bin
for help on how to use the syntax for programs type
replace ls with whatever you found in bin for some good reading.
read the contents of /etc and try to understand those configs, knowing those is they key to knowing your computers' setup.

somewhere to start anyway. get those things down and you'll be coo.