Re: Refugee from [x]ubuntu, a few initial questions
On 10/15/24 07:35, Anssi Saari wrote:
Chris Green <cl@isbd.net> writes:
No need for that (testing for me), I can try and if it all goes pear
shaped I'll just have to go out to the system in the garage with a
screen and keyboard (and mouse). If the backup system is down for a
while it wouldn't be a disaster.
I've actually done a headless install where there was both ssh and
serial console available as soon as the install media booted. I used the
scripts and instructions at https://github.com/philpagel/debian-headless
and it was very convenient.
My media server is headless, but for installation I hooked up a monitor/kb.
While it runs without them just fine, I did have to get a video card for it
to make the BIOS happy. But it's happy with the cheapest VGA-only card I
could get off ebay. Doesn't have to be much good, just has to be there.
These days it's usually accessed by NFS, but if I need a shell SSH works for
me. In the past I used some VNC variant.
I wrote a script on it that starts at boot and if netstat shows no active
connections for 20+ minutes the script tells the computer to shut down. So
at the end of my TV watching, I just ignore it and it goes away.
--
The past was erased, the erasure was forgotten, the lie became truth.
-- George Orwell
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