OT: Ubuntu help (commands) - server

[John Zupancic]

I suspect that your shell colors in Linux are set  dark (which is the default).
(if filePro colors are the issue, please ignore my message below)

Trying entering the following at the command prompt and see if it's better:
alias ls='ls --color=never'
alias dir='dir --color=never'
alias vdir='vdir --color=never'
alias grep='grep --color=never'
alias fgrep='fgrep --color=never'
alias egrep='egrep --color=never'

If that fixes it, place the same lines in the .bashrc file in your home directory so the command line colors will be disabled upon each login.

John -Z-