Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu Server Install

2010-06-09 Thread Chris Rowson
> Surely a machine should be provisioned with an updated install? Or am > I missing something? Oooh, and come to think of it under Xen HVM the machine isn't provisioned with any kind of install. You're responsible for setting it up yourself. Of course it doesn't help with the install media is old!

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu Server Install

2010-06-09 Thread Chris Rowson
>> Yeah, I noticed that. To be honest though, if you only install the >> core system, you only have to install 80MB or updates or so to bring >> it up to date. >> > > Getting owned in the time between the install and you doing updates? > > Surely a machine should be provisioned with an updated inst

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu Server Install

2010-06-09 Thread Alan Pope
On 9 June 2010 12:55, Chris Rowson wrote: > Yeah, I noticed that. To be honest though, if you only install the > core system, you only have to install 80MB or updates or so to bring > it up to date. > Getting owned in the time between the install and you doing updates? Surely a machine should be

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu Server Install

2010-06-09 Thread Chris Rowson
On Tue, Jun 8, 2010 at 12:55 PM, Alan Pope wrote: > On 8 June 2010 12:18, Chris Rowson wrote: >> ubuntu-10.04-rc-dvd-amd64">Ubuntu 10.04 x86_64 DVD >> ubuntu-10.04-rc-dvd-i386">Ubuntu 10.04 i386 DVD > > o_O > > rc? > > Cheers, > Al. > Yeah, I noticed that. To be honest though, if you only insta

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu Server Install

2010-06-08 Thread Alan Pope
On 8 June 2010 12:18, Chris Rowson wrote: > ubuntu-10.04-rc-dvd-amd64">Ubuntu 10.04 x86_64 DVD > ubuntu-10.04-rc-dvd-i386">Ubuntu 10.04 i386 DVD o_O rc? Cheers, Al. -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu Server Install

2010-06-08 Thread Chris Rowson
I'm posting this information here just in case anyone finds it interesting. I don't have any connection to the company mentioned but as these VPSs seem pretty cheap considering they're hosted in the UK, I thought I'd share the info! The new Xen HVM provider I have been using (and this thread was i

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu Server Install

2010-06-07 Thread Tyler J. Wagner
On Monday 07 June 2010 21:09:46 Chris Rowson wrote: > Ah. In answer to my own question, it looks like the i386 server kernel > was 'dropped' in Karmic. Yep. You can see it here: http://packages.ubuntu.com/karmic/linux-server This metapackage depends on: * dep: linux-generic-pae [i386] *

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu Server Install

2010-06-07 Thread Rob Beard
On 07/06/10 21:09, Chris Rowson wrote: It is running the linux-generic-pae kernel. I wanted the server kernel as I was worried that the generic one might have kernel preemption turned on. >>> >>> a...@wopr:~$ grep CONFIG_PREEMPT /boot/config-2.6.32-22-generic >>> CONFIG_PREEMPT_

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu Server Install

2010-06-07 Thread Chris Rowson
>>> It is running the linux-generic-pae kernel. I wanted the server kernel >>> as I was worried that the generic one might have kernel preemption >>> turned on. >>> >> >> a...@wopr:~$ grep CONFIG_PREEMPT /boot/config-2.6.32-22-generic >> CONFIG_PREEMPT_NOTIFIERS=y >> # CONFIG_PREEMPT_NONE is not se

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu Server Install

2010-06-07 Thread Chris Rowson
>> It is running the linux-generic-pae kernel. I wanted the server kernel >> as I was worried that the generic one might have kernel preemption >> turned on. >> > > a...@wopr:~$ grep CONFIG_PREEMPT /boot/config-2.6.32-22-generic > CONFIG_PREEMPT_NOTIFIERS=y > # CONFIG_PREEMPT_NONE is not set > CONF

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu Server Install

2010-06-07 Thread Alan Pope
On 7 June 2010 20:49, Chris Rowson wrote: > It is running the linux-generic-pae kernel. I wanted the server kernel > as I was worried that the generic one might have kernel preemption > turned on. > a...@wopr:~$ grep CONFIG_PREEMPT /boot/config-2.6.32-22-generic CONFIG_PREEMPT_NOTIFIERS=y # CONFI

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu Server Install

2010-06-07 Thread Chris Rowson
>> >> Hey ladies & gents, >> >> I've been trying to install Ubuntu Lucid Server onto a XEN HVM based >> VPS and have come across a strange problem. >> >> Using the Ubuntu 10.04 i386 DVD I highlighted 'install ubuntu in text >> mode' and selected the 'install a server' option. I then went through >>

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu Server Install

2010-06-07 Thread John Stevenson
On 7 June 2010 19:29, Chris Rowson wrote: > Hey ladies & gents, > > I've been trying to install Ubuntu Lucid Server onto a XEN HVM based > VPS and have come across a strange problem. > > Using the Ubuntu 10.04 i386 DVD I highlighted 'install ubuntu in text > mode' and selected the 'install a serv