A way of describing storage made available through the Internet that can typically be accessed from anywhere.
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What to do with a cluster of old computers running Ubuntu?
At our university, our section had a grant of several old P4 computers. We decided on using them to create a 3x3 grid, which would function as a medium for our off-hand processing work. However, as of ...
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How do I integrate Dropbox in Sync Menu Indicator?
Is there anyway to integrate Dropbox in the Sync (cloud) Menu Indicator?
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How can I create a private cloud?
How can I create a private cloud computing environment using ubuntu; I have installed ubuntu desktop and tried converting to ubuntu-server.
What commands or steps that i need to follow to setup a ...
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Is there a Ubuntu version of mega [mega.co.nz] client? [closed]
The new Mega provides much more free space than Dropbox or other competitors and last but not least privacy finally arrived to the world of cloud storages. If there is no client then is it possible to ...
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How do I use OpenStack and Keystone with juju?
We are currently have a ( mostly ) working OpenStack infrastructure running ( just missing Swift ) and would like to try using juju to deploy our applications to it.
We just can't find documentation ...
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Sync Banshee with Ubuntu One music without having the music locally?
Is it possible to set up Banshee to sync with my Ubuntu One music that is stored in the cloud?
If I upload all my music to Ubuntu One from my desktop, will I then be able to sync Banshee with that ...
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Ubuntu One Oauth login from PHP
I have searched the whole internet trying to find a simple example that could point me in the right direction, but no luck, so here comes my questions:
I want to log into Ubuntu One and sync (or ...
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Hosting a website on UbuntuOne
Recently, google drive offered a way to host websites.
Is it possible to do something similar using UbuntuOne?
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Is it possible to store documents in Ubuntu One and edit them online?
Microsoft Office Web Apps has SkyDrive; Google Docs also has storage. Is it possible to store documents in Ubuntu One and edit them online from there?
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Apple cloud replacement?
I'm looking to ditch the monster that is Apple, can I run Ubuntu and an Android phone in similar format to MacBook and IOS?
Namely, is there support to have ...
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Is there any advantage to setting up a personal cloud instead of running a personal server without virtualization?
I currently have my old PC sitting in my closet being a headless server (running Ubuntu Server). I use it as a file server, web server, and backup server. (The hostname is mneme, the Greek muse of ...
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Why can't I buy more storage?
Im trying to buy 2x20G of storage but when I try it says "Sorry something went wrong".
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Can I customize how often Ubuntu One syncs to the cloud?
I sync my programming workspace to the cloud using Ubuntu One. Everything works pretty well, but since I modify and save many files quite frequently, Ubuntu One is constantly syncing and gets backed ...
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How do I prepare my music for syncing with a cloud service?
My music collection has grown to now approx. 4000 files over the years. They mostly consist of mp3 downloaded from different online shops at various bitrates, mp3 ripped from CDs I own, and DRM-free ...
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How do I know what Ubuntu AMI to launch on EC2?
When I want to launch an instance of Ubuntu on EC2, how do I find the right one? There are thousands of public images that have "Ubuntu" in their name. I am only interested in running the Official ...
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Can I use Amazon Glacier as the backup location?
Amazon Glacier storage is attractively inexpensive. Is there a way to make Backup use it as the backup location?
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Ubuntu 12.04 on Amazon EC2: /dev/xvda1 will be checked for errors at next reboot?
I'm running the lastest Ubuntu 12.04 AMI (ami-a29943cb) from Canonical on Amazon EC2 and quite often when I log in I get the message:
*** /dev/xvda1 will be checked for errors at next reboot ***
I ...
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What is Ubuntu One?
are there any paid subscriptions available for Ubuntu One?
What additional features does it have?
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How do I install and deploy an OpenStack cloud?
I'd like to get a test cloud up and running in preparation for a possible deployment of 12.04. I messed with the UEC a bit, but have had a much harder time finding anything helpful as a primer for the ...
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How to Install/Configure/Use Juju in non aws clouds?
I think that Juju is a technology that has the potential to help a lot of sysadmins, it would be great to have a good tutorial for using it in other clouds, such as gandi.net1. Is there any way to run ...
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What is a good Amazon S3 client?
I've been using the Amazon S3 Management console to browse my S3 files. Unfortunately, it doesn't seem to be able to sort files (in a given bucket) by anything other than whatever its default is ...
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juju and keys for multiple administrators
We are currently doing some testing to see if Juju will fit our needs to deploy a new application to EC2. We have three developers that need to be able to make changes to the the deployed instances, ...
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How can I get DejaDup to ONLY backup to UbuntuOne?
How can I get DejaDup to ONLY backup to UbuntuOne? I installed 11.10 on a small partition two weeks ago, setup for daily backups and forgot about it. Next thing I know the disk was filled up and I ...
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How to set-up my own cloud server? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Make my own Dropbox / Ubuntu One server at home
I am a student, 17 years of age and wanting to access all of my files at greatest ease. i would like to have a system ...
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How to set up cloud image in VirtualBox?
I would like to turn the disk image from a cloud image (former UEC image) into a bootable VirtualBox (for Vagrant). I can run the image in kvm (using https://help.ubuntu.com/community/UEC/Images as a ...
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relation error between nova-compute and nova cloud controller
Can anyone help me, i am in trouble from a long time.
I have successfully setup Open Stack cloud from the documentation: UbuntuCloudInfrastructure
My juju environment file
environments:
maas:
type: ...
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Can I install MaaS on the same server my nodes will be on?
Hello every geek and nerds out there.
I'm a network engineer but I've been following Ubuntu and the Cloud architecture for quite a while now.
Question:
I have a HP DL380 Dual Quad Core with 16GB of ...
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How do I upgrade my kernel on the Rackspace Cloud?
I'm running servers on the Rackspace Cloud -- the first-generation one, not the next-generation Open Stack one. I believe it's running Xen for the hypervisor.
I use the stock images from Rackspace. I ...
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Ubuntu UEC moving to OpenStack: What to do about new installations for the next 6 months?
So, the news that Ubuntu will use OpenStack for its cloud fabric starting with Oneiric is exciting, but what to do today?
I'm ready to begin deployments that will not be needed in production until ...
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Security in Hybrid cloud
How do we ensure security while setting up a hybrid cloud?
For example, if I want to use EC2 or Rackspace, how can I make sure that the connectivity between the private and the public cloud is ...
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Getting started with cloud development using OpenStack
I have a few ideas for cloud apps that I want to play with, and I don't want to pay for Amazon AWS or anything like that. Also, I don't want my projects to be in any way exposed to the general ...
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1answer
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Are there any ways to access iCloud-based files with Ubuntu?
I have various Apple products which sync with iCloud. Are there any ways to access iCloud documents with Ubuntu (for clarity, I'm not asking about email, calendaring, etc.) apart from the web-based ...
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Get Ubuntu Anywhere? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How do I set up remote desktop?
I want to be able to remote to my Ubuntu desktop from anywhere, but securely. Windows, of course, has all kinds of free programs that I ...
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Backup with duplicity on Google Cloud Storage
I have already set a backup routine that backups all my files to Amazon S3 using duplicity. I would like to create a similar backup routine with Google Cloud Storage. Is it possible to get duplicity ...
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How to delete files from Ubuntu One?
I'm using Ubuntu 12.10 and I'm having a Ubuntu One account. I synchronize a photo folder with it. Synchronizing is OK and my photo of that folder is in that cloud. The thing is now I want to delete ...
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How does Ubuntu Cloud Guest and Amazon web services work?
Could you explain me what I can do with ubuntu cloud and amazon cloud (Amazon EC2). How are they usefull.
Can I use it like a real PC or it is only like a simple cloud wich can I put some files or ...
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What is the purpose of the “bootstrapping instance” in Juju?
So I've recently played around with Juju, and I see quite a bit of potential. But there are a few things I don't exactly understand. Most notably, I'm not sure of the purpose of the "bootstrapping ...
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Cloud Access by a Group
I have a group of people who want to access and drop files in the Ubuntu One folder.
I crudely gave everyone my ID and Password to access the files, but there must be a more elegant way for anyone at ...
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1answer
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Is there a way to stop and restart a Juju deployment?
I would have thought that juju shutdown would move the instances in the deployment from "running" to "stopped." Instead it actually terminates all instances. Are juju deployments inherently ephemeral? ...
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Ubuntu “lightweight” backup solution [duplicate]
What I love on iOS is, system always backs up following things:
Applications that you installed (not app itself but link to appstore)
Apps' configuration files and saved data
Whole system ...
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1answer
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Is there a good method to create a keyword cloud in Ubuntu?
So I have a pretty big server full of all sorts of Open/Office files, engineering data and whathaveyou and I was looking for a good way to index all of the data and create a tag or keyword cloud. Is ...
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1answer
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Cloud backup with specific requirements
First of all, I'm aware of threads like Comparison of backup tools.
With that in mind, I have a specific set of requirements for backup, and I was wondering which are the current options - the ...
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1answer
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What happens when you change the name of a file or folder that is synced to Ubuntu One?
I've been using Ubuntu One for the last year or two to sync/backup specific important files and folders on my computer. Rather than just using it like "Dropbox" (i.e., putting files I want to sync in ...
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1answer
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Can't add images on MAAS cloud
I have been following this guide:
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/UbuntuCloudInfrastructure#Deploying_Ubuntu_Cloud_Infrastructure_with_Juju
Everything goes well until almost end of guide is ...
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1answer
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High availability file server with Ubuntu Cloud
Is it possible to achieve a high availability file server with Ubuntu Cloud?
I have four machines with 8TB of space each in 4 2TB HDD
Is it possible to manage storage space dynamically in Ubuntu ...
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1answer
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How is disk space shared from nodes when using Ubuntu Cloud?
I'm thinking about setting up a private cloud using Ubuntu with 2 nodes, but I don't quite understand how disk space from each node is handled in the cloud.
Can somebody explain how (and if) the disk ...
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2answers
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Cloud storage that works with rsnapshot?
I’ve started using rsnapshot as my backup system for my home PC. I really like the idea of hard links and how they are handled. But I can’t find the best workflow. Currently I keep my snapshots on the ...
