Ubuntu Networking :: Overwrite Desktop Version With Server?
Aug 15, 2010
I'd like to put my new Dell desktop (Ubuntu 10.04 Desktop) on my home network in place of an old PC running Windows XP and acting as host for the network and server for printers, etc. Is the Server version required for this, and if so, can it install easily over the Desktop version?
Is it possible to install some administrative tools under the System -> Administration tab of the Desktop edition of Ubuntu, so that xinetd, chkconfig, netservices, etc can be controlled? I am left with an uneasy feeling about my Desktop version, and finding that it is running services that I really do not want to allow. Apache2 is running for example, but I really am not a web server (yet). Another service is strigi, the indexer. I prefer to have it turned off at times.What administrative tools does Ubuntu offer that can be placed in the sys-admin tab?
I have some problem with my network, i can't connect to Internet with Ubuntu desktop version. I'm using my network cable but cant seem to get Internet.give useless information but don't know what to give you.
i would like to replace my Ubuntu Desktop version with the Netbook version. I dont mind losing my current data on the desktop version but if there is a way for me not too i would love to know
I have installed Ubuntu 10.10 desktop version on my Lenovo L420 laptop. Now my friend told me that if I had installed laptop version on it then it would have recognized events related to laptop like closing down the laptop screen and all.
Q1. Is there any way by which I can upgrade it to laptop version?
Just got my AW M11x and I am following a thread on installation issues and work around. My question is should I install the desktop version or the Netbook version? Not sure the best location to post, if incorrect please move accordingly Wanting to run gimp, open office, wine to access MS office (use for school) and possibly install photoshop for raw work gimp cant handle.
If I have to overwrite, I don't know if this will be done automatically when re-installing or If the new Ubuntu Server will be stored elsewhere on my HDD.
I only have the core install of US and was planning to build up what I want from there, starting with a GUI. There aren't any other OS's on the HDD and am using a Live CD of an UD.
This is our first time choosing and installing linux. Our other servers are all windows 2008 x64. We were told to install fedora 13. I can only find a download for the desktop version and we're looking for the SERVER x64 download. Could I please get a link?
I have an Ubuntu 10.04 server. It gets its IP address by DHCP (the router has a fixed reservation so it always gets the same one). However, it needs its nameserver to be itself, and not the DNS servers given out by the router. How can I make dhcp not overwrite resolve.conf?
(Yes I know I could just set a static IP. But I'm testing stuff out here, and want to know if it can be done without doing that.)
Installed Zend Server CE on 10.04 - install mostly fine. But phpmyadmin shows this error; "Your PHP MySQL library version 5.0.83 differs from your MySQL server version 5.1.41" I have followed the Zend online docs and used a DEB install. Why would these versions be different?how do I fix it so that the two are in sync?
I want to upgrade mediawiki software from version 1.6 to version 1.16 . The newer version is supposed to be installed on another server. I am trying to migrate the old mediawiki mysql database with no success.
What I am trying to achieve is a similar system to how windows networks.I have a folder on my server (/var/www) and I would like to share it via NFS so that when the server is on a folder appears in the network folder of my desktop and I am able to add, edit and delete folders and files as my non-root user (ryan). So far I have managed to install the NFS server and client and configured /etc/exports as so
Code:
/var/www/ *(rw,sync,no_root_squash)
I have then been able to mount the folder to my client using:
I have a server running Ubuntu Server (Natty), originally I ran Ubuntu Desktop (Natty) and that worked fine especially since it already had the drivers for my Netgear WG111v2 wireless dongle. The server does not have this feature, I was wondering if their is a repo somewhere that has all the drivers included with Ubuntu Desktop for Ubuntu Server?
I have been running 10.10 server with no GUI for a few months without issue. I decided to install ubuntu desktop (GUI), because I want to turn it into a media server, and I'm finding that my Internet browsing fails intermittently. i.e. I can get [URL] sometimes and sometimes not. I have tried traceroute and found that I do not reach my local router on addresses that fail, and yet I get a full trace on addresses that are ok. Ping tests too.I remember from some time ago that the GUI may cause a network problem but I'm not sure. By the way, other computers on the network can access this host through Samba so the NIC is working fine.
I created a Symbolic link for ifstate from /etc/network/run to /var/run (/var/run is mounted as tmpfs) and I can write to and from the file perfectly fine, but when trying to start the network I get "Failed to overwrite statefile Read only file-system". I double checked permissions to see if that was the problem, but it does not appear to be
I am looking at switching from the 10.04 desktop version to the netbook remix version.I was wondering the easiest way to do this, and if I will lose all my files in the process.. I have an Acer Aspire One A0532H-2254 10.1" and a lot of Windows wont fit in my smaller screen, which is extremely frustrating.Also, if doing so would cause me to lose all my files, best way to back up about 56 Gigs of movies and music?
I've noticed something strange in the behavior of how Ubuntu server obtains it's IP address versus Ubuntu desktop and other versions of linux and Windows. When Ubuntu desktop obtains an IP address from my router that address is retained from one bootup to the next, same behavior as Windows, SuSE, and pretty much any other OS. Ubuntu server on the other hand grabs a different IP address everytime it boots. At first I guessed it was a difference in /etc/dhcp3/dhclient.conf so I replaced it with the dhclient.conf from Ubuntu desktop but no dice, it still grabs a new address every time.
In /etc/network/interfaces Ubuntu server defines the loopback interface and primary network interface, just as it should but Ubuntu desktop does not define the network interface, only the loopback interface. I'm guessing something else controls does this. Desktop appears to be storing previous IP lease information in /var/lib/dhcp3/dhclient.eth0.leases but server doesn't, /var/lib/dhcp3/dhclient.leases is always empty and there's no other files in /var/lib/dhcp3/.
Apparently something isn't writing old lease info there. Without setting a static IP address, how can Ubuntu server be configured to retain the same IP address between boots like Ubuntu desktop?I'm using Ubuntu server 8.04LTS, Ubuntu desktop 9.10 & 9.04, SuSE 11.0, Linux Mint, Windows XP, pfSense 1.2.2 as router.
Ok so i have a IOn based PC that i use for only xbmc. I previously had a full ubuntu 9.11 install.
I had to reformat the drive but i could not get audio working. I gave the ION Optimized live CD a go and it worked with HDMI audio running perfectly. The thing is when i close xbmc i don't have a desktop, it just goes to command line.
I need to install lirc, copy some keymap files into my xbmc folder and then setup wireless. What would be the best way? Can it all be done through command line? Can i install a desktop environment?
I got the fresh installation of Ubuntu 10.04 desktop version.But it asked for username and password to login. I didn't set any username and password.I tried tose ubuntu and blank.Try ubuntu - it still ask for username and password .Install ubuntu - it still ask for username and password .
I have a 10.4 Remix on a 7" eeepc. It has to be the coolest desktop ever.
Just installed a 10.10 Beta on a PC, and wonder what I have to do in order to convert the stock desktop (Gnome?) into a "remix" type desktop with all those cool icons and menu organization.
I'm an absolute biginer with UBUNTU witch I just install to start trainning PHP/Mysql. I've instaled UBUNTU Desktop. Is it enough or should I install UBUNTU Server? That is, can I install PHP and MySQL on this DESKTOP version?
I'm trying to install the desktop version on my laptop but i'm having an issues. I wrote the .iso file on a CD and restart my pc to boot. So -> the pc founds the medium, i'm choosing the language, i'm choosing "Install ubuntu" and nothing happens. The dots srarts to blink and that's all. When i press anykey opens an cmd promt (something like that) and there's a lot of errors - for example: ... file failed to open due to unknown user id", some files are missing and so on. I tried "try ubuntu without installing" but the same thing. I hear a sound (i guess this the "srart sound" of ubuntu) and that's all. The orange screen, the icon in the middle and the blinking dots. I made two CDs - one burned with win 7 integrated soft - right click and "burn disk image", and other burned with infra recorder. Nothing changes.
I'm trying to install Ubuntu Netbook Remix 10.10 on my Acer Aspire One A0751h, but when I boot from my USB drive (I have multiboot ISO) I only get Ubuntu Desktop 10.10. I've tried the same USB drive on two other laptops - one netbook and one mobil workstation - and both of them boot into the Netbook Remix. Is there any rational reason for this or???
I am making the switch to Linux and I really love Ubuntu. My DVD player isn't working, so I'm using my flash drive. It was too small for the desktop installer, so I used the netbook. I'm installing it as I type this (having the browser thats available for browsing while installing is awesome!)
Is there a way to upgrade to move to the desktop version after I finish? Also, what's the difference between the two. Links are fine. I tried google, but my google-fu must not be too strong today.