| locodir-user | Hello, I am new to Ubuntu. I have a netbook with a 500 GB hard drive and I am interested in setting up a small partition to install Ubuntu server to start experimenting with server products. I have Ubuntu desktop installed within Win 7 using Wubi. Can I use Wubi to set up a small installation of Ubuntu server? Or do I need to use Ubuntu server to set up a partition on my hard drive? | 01:34 |
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| locodir-user | One note, I have already used Wubi to install Ubuntu desktop. Works nicely with this new netbook. Did not work with old 32bit laptop circa 2003. | 01:36 |
| ibeardslee | I'd suggest installing virtual box an then installing your ubuntu server in that. | 01:44 |
| ibeardslee | that means that you can access the server from the other environment (be it Windows or Ubuntu) | 01:45 |
| ibeardslee | installing it via wubi means that your workstation would boot into Windows, Ubuntu Desktop or Ubuntu Server. | 01:47 |
| ibeardslee | And generally a server is 'useless' unless it has something connecting to it ;) | 01:47 |
| locodir-user | I am sorry I am new to this. What do you mean by "something connecting to it"? I would have the internet connecting to it? Cheers | 02:17 |
| ojwb | but only when you aren't running one of your desktop OSes on the machine | 02:20 |
| snail | locodir-user: usually a sever has client connected to it | 02:21 |
| snail | usually a file server is useless without another machine to access those files, for example | 02:21 |
| locodir-user | But could I not access the files using a second machine from home? | 02:24 |
| locodir-user | Could I not boot up Ubuntu server on one machine and access files over the internet from another machine, say a Mac? | 02:25 |
| snail | locodir-user: yes, but you've not yet mentioned any second machine... | 02:26 |
| ojwb | you could, but it's a lot more convenient not to have to shutdown the server each time you want to run a desktop on the netbook | 02:26 |
| ojwb | at least I've never found dual boot worked well for me in the past | 02:26 |
| ojwb | also if you run it as a VM you can easily snapshot it and experiment with stuff knowing you can restore the snapshot trivially if you want to | 02:27 |
| ojwb | or clone it | 02:28 |
| locodir-user | so i can run virtual box from within Ubuntu desktop? | 02:29 |
| ojwb | yes, or on windows | 02:31 |
| ojwb | not sure if you can sanely have the same VMs available from both | 02:31 |
| locodir-user | I guess then since I have a mac and a Win 7 netbook both connected to the internet and Ubuntu desktop installed via Wubi on the second I can just install virtual box within the Ubuntu desktop and install Ubuntu server within that. That would make sense. Then I can observe what is going on. Thanks | 02:34 |
| ojwb | probably, unless there's an issue running virtualbox inside wubi | 02:37 |
| ojwb | I know nothing about how wubi works so not sure about that | 02:37 |
| chilts | morning | 18:26 |
| * chilts beats ibeardslee :) | 18:26 | |
| ibeardslee | damn .. should have sat down and logged in before getting breakfast | 18:37 |
| ibeardslee | morning | 18:37 |
| Atamira | morning | 19:18 |
| snail | morning | 19:22 |
| snail | ibeardslee: is your ankle still not good? seems like forever since i saw you on the bus... | 19:22 |
| ajmitch | morning | 19:23 |
| hads | Morning | 19:58 |
| ibeardslee | snail: yeah still hobbling around | 20:27 |
| ibeardslee | just back from physio, seems to be feeling betterer | 20:28 |
| snail | sounds painful | 20:28 |
| ibeardslee | not a gentle back massage anyway | 20:29 |
| Atamira | i could do with a gentle back massage | 20:48 |
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| ojwb | morning | 21:59 |
| mwhudson | morning | 22:49 |
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