Im new to the linux servers please help

First off im poor and i love Avast i tell everyone to dump Norton Macaffee avg and all the other garbage AV software out there and use Avast. i have used them all wasting money. i used Avast for a few years and never got a virus yet … I upgraded to the Pro on my windows… but im tired of windows and am going to linux mint soon for my home computer…

I have a Clan site on a linux self managed cause i cant afford a managed one … i am 4000 KM away and im learning Linux real Fast…

1 i have uploaded the tar file and un tared it …i have read the install file and have done that … but i have no server desktop or graphical interface so its all by commands… im an old dos user but linux is way dif and like i said its new to me…so im asking if there is a better detailed No0by install directions so i can figure out if i have it working …

2 cant tell if it updated…
3 cant tell if it worked and i have it installed right …
4 is there a way to have it show up in the plesk control panel?