Questions related to Ubuntu Server, and server-related packages.
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Apache Not Accepting a Path in My Home Folder
I have trying to set up an Apache site to use a folder in my home folder without any success. I exactly followed the steps in this page: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/ApacheMySQLPHP
yet I did not ...
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Clean Install Of Ubuntu Server over the network?
I have an install of Ubuntu server, I was recently fooling around with it, and as all learning processes do, I messed a few things up.
I would this box to be secure and reliable in the future, So I ...
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UPS Compatibility with Ubuntu Server
I'm looking into getting battery backup unit to protect my Ubuntu server. How can I find out if it is compatible with Ubuntu (11.04)?
Ideally I'd like to be able to tell the server when there is a ...
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Correct way to apply patches to your kernel?
I am following the instructions located here to setup my server. It states that I have to apply a patch which I've downloaded onto the machine. My question is, the article says to use the following ...
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What is the best way to set up a headless server?
I have a ubuntu development server at work. It is an old rack server that is located somewhere in the company's dungeon, where nobody ever goes :)The only way it can work is as a so-called headless ...
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Changing keyboard layout in Ubuntu 12.04 server command line interface
I'm new to Ubuntu. I use 12.04 Server in command line mode (no X installed) and I would like to change the keyboard layout... Thanks !
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How to set locale?
After a clean Ubuntu Server install, I get the following error when running 'perl'.
perl: warning: Setting locale failed.
perl: warning: Please check that your locale settings:
LANGUAGE = ...
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How do I use Ubuntu Server as file server?
In our company we would like to install Ubuntu server for file sharing, is it possible to use Ubuntu as file server for windows based client Operating systems.
what is the procedure to make Ubuntu ...
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Are there any open source alternative to Landscape?
Better yet, are there any Spacewalk-like software that works for both RedHat-based and Debian-based systems?
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Turn off monitor using command line
I am runnning Ubuntu Server on my laptop. There is really no reason for the screen to be on. I have been trying to use this command to turn the screen off:
sleep 1 && xset dpms force off
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How to make a home server using Ubuntu desktop?
I was thinking to make my Ubuntu desktop machine in file server for using it at home .
I am having one old laptop . Could I use it as a file server so my other 4 system can download data or view data ...
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Make apt-get (or aptitude) run with -y but not prompt for replacement of configuration files?
When running apt-get -y install <packages ...> on Ubuntu 10.04 I would like apt-get (or aptitude if that makes it easier) to not prompt me when installing additional dependencies (behavior of -y ...
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Is using Ubuntu Minimal any different from Server?
I am wondering if theres any difference on default install of Ubuntu Server vs Minimal?
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How can I install Ubuntu on a headless machine?
I have a headless storage server with preconfigured Windows Home Server. How can I install Ubuntu without a display?
Do I have to build a custom install flash drive? If so, what would be the basic ...
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How do I get resolvconf to regenerate resolv.conf after I change /etc/network/interfaces?
After updating /etc/networking/interfaces with something very similar to below, how do I get /etc/resolv.conf to update? I tried (as root) resolver -u, service networking restart but they didn't ...
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KVM Bridged Network Not Working
I just installed KVM on my Ubuntu Server according to this guide : https://help.ubuntu.com/community/KVM/Installation
Then prepared a bridged network as shown in here : ...
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Upgrading LTS to LTS (server) — why wait for the first point release?
Does anyone know the (specific) reasons that it is recommended that 10.04 server users wait until 12.04.1 to upgrade? Is it just a matter of bug fixes and waiting for improved stability for ...
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Connecting to ubuntu server via ssh externally
I have recently installed ubuntu server (12.0.4) and intend to use it primarily as a file server. I am completely new to linux so this is a pretty big learning curve. Yesterday I was able to ...
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MaaS Enlistment through 12.04 installation CD fails
I am trying to enroll my nodes in my MaaS cluster.
I am doing this by booting them from the 12.04 installation CD, and choosing the MAAS installation option.
I'm only trying to set up one node right ...
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how to set up a ubuntu server to be (securely) available from internet?
(apologize in advance, I'm a pro-windows newly converted to ubuntu... if my questions are obvious, please tell me).
I want to build a ubuntu server continuously connected to the internet. I own only ...
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What file permissions should I set on web root?
I use Ubuntu Server 10.10 and have installed Nginx web server with apt-get install nginx. It creates a default web page at /var/www/nginx-default/ and that directory has the permissions drwxr-xr-x 2 ...
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Why is the Ubuntu One server side application proprietary?
I've come across the Launchpad bug report which gave me some insight into people's opinions on the matter, but didn't explain why Canonical made this decision. The Wikipedia article on Ubuntu One ...
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Tab completion for commands
I've noticed on the Desktop version when typing commands like sudo apt-get install mysq I can tab complete like when resolving file paths. However in the server edition this does not happen. Is there ...
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Clock drift even though NTPD running
I'm having a problem with the clock drifting on my PC. I'M running
Ubuntu 10.10 on an somewhat crusty IBM e-server (1.5GB RAM, 2.4GHz CPU)
ntpd is running (started at run level 2)
servers are ...
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How to reach a host in the same network by hostname?
I have a network which connects a couple of hosts.
I would like to be able to reach other hosts from one of them using the hostname.
I just discovered the ".local" domain, which is available through ...
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How can I start DHCP3-server later, so that it waits for a bridge interface to initialise before loading?
I have Ubuntu 10.04 server currently setup with dhcp3-server as well as a bridged interface (br0) for use with virtual machines. The problem I have is that when the server reboots, dhcp3-server fails ...
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How can I set my Ubuntu 12.04 LTS to boot to console without GUI?
So I installed Ubuntu server to run some tests on a VM. For various reasons I couldn't get a specific DEB file, and instead of using a shared folder I decided it would be a good idea to install ...
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How do I set PATH variables for all users on a server?
I just finished installing LaTeX for my company's Ubuntu server that we all SSH into to use. At the end of the install it says this:
Add /usr/local/texlive/2010/texmf/doc/man to MANPATH, if not ...
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Getting an “Authentication token manipulation” error when trying to change my user password
I am logging in to my Ubuntu Server using my username. Once I am logged in I am typing passwd command. Entering a new password but a second after getting following error messages:
passwd: ...
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Can Ubuntu server connect to a WPA2 encrypted wireless network?
I'm planning to maybe install Ubuntu server on an old machine. But my question is: can I install Ubuntu server on a machine and have it connect to my home network - wirelessly? I can't use a cable in ...
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How can I install Ubuntu on a device without a screen nor a keyboard?
This is tricky. I would like to install Ubuntu on a machine that is intended to work as server, and for some reason I do not have an option to connect a screen to it.
I expect this may be similar to ...
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Ubuntu Server 11.10 boot, white terminal with garbled black text
I just installed Ubuntu server 11.10 and the install went fine. This system is running on an Intel Pentium II board with onboard graphics.
However when I try to boot into Ubuntu I get a white ...
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How can I access Ubuntu Server running in a VM via the internet?
I am running Ubuntu Server 10.04 on a VirtualBox virtual machine from a Windows 7 host.
How do I open access to this guest virtual machine from the internet?
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How can I run update-grub if I can't boot into linux?
I'm trying to install Ubuntu Server 12.04 onto an old HP DL320 G2. This has a ATI Rage XL video card built in. Everything seems to install okay, but I'm having problems with booting.
Once the server ...
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How to install one GUI program on Ubuntu Server?
I am using Ubuntu Server 10.10 in a VirtualBox. I need to install a single GUI program (RubyMine) on it.
I checked out installing ubuntu-desktop with apt-get, and it wants me to install 430 new ...
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mdadm: breaks boot due to “is not ready yet or not present” error
This is so damn frustrating :-|
I've spent like 20 hours on this nice error, and seems like dozens of people over Internet too, and no clear solution yet.
I have non-system RAID-5 of 5 disks, and ...
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Server error (-5 - No address associated with hostname)
This seems to be a common problem with 12.04. I've done the searches and found various and sundry replies, but I've yet to find a solution to my situation.
I've installed 12.04 32bit on a server box ...
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Upgrade PHP version to 5.3 on Ubuntu
How can I do a version upgrade from 5.2 to 5.3? php update/upgrade is saying I'm using the latest version.
I'm using Ubuntu Server 9.04
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Local server updates for the network
I have setup one computer on our network as the file server. Because Internet here in Tanzania is both slow and expensive I would like that one system to download all the updates and then the other 10 ...
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MAAS and Juju Post-Bootstrap Connection Error
I am working with a rather weird issue using MAAS and Juju where after the bootstrap, machine "0" has been successfully created, I cannot deploy any services issuing a simple juju deploy mysql. To ...
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Restricting access to sites
I'm having some problems configuring my local proxy server so that it would restrict access to certain websites.
The proxy server I'm using is Squid; I edited its configuration file found in ...
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How can I get Windows Active Directory functionalities in Ubuntu?
I want to get the same functionalities of Windows Active Directory using Ubuntu Server 12.04. Is there any tools to do that? and how can I do that?
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How to correctly install Minecraft (Server)
I want to install the Minecraft server in my Ubuntu PC. It can be either the Ubuntu Desktop or Server. How should I proceed to installing the server?
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How to play Mp3 files using Rhythmbox?
Yesterday i just installed the Ubuntu 12.04 for the first time and I am using Ubuntu for the first time. The problem is that I can't play and of my Mp3 files that I have.
I get an error
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How to install oracle10g?
I want to install oracle10g on my ubuntu 11.10 server but it has
this error:
E: Unable to locate package oracle-xe
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XAMPP vs. Native LAMP Packages
I'm currently in the process of setting up an Ubuntu Desktop setup for a combination of technical writing, heavy statistics/mathematical analysis, and also server-side development and I wanted to know ...
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How to build High Througout put File server in Ubuntu like NAS or Windows Storage Server
Is it possible to build NAS Server with Ubuntu without Samba.
Should have configuration option via browser.
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Shell Scripting for Linux Server Administration
I recently started learning Linux(Ubuntu), and i'm aware that Linux has it's own form of language i.e Shell Scripting. What i'll like to know is that is this language enough to administer a Linux ...
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Why does installing Edubuntu server not start the slide show and complete the process? [closed]
I have installed Edubuntu 12.04 on 4 Servers and there were no problems with it. The installation were completed and I even tested connecting to thin clients.
But on the fifth server, the ...
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Apache stays up for only a minute [closed]
When I start apache, it only stays up for a minute. After that, I can't connect to my website.
It says Apache is running, and when I restart Apache it works fine, for another minute, then it stops ...
