[08:45] <blackroot> is there a way to turn my rented server into a "desktop server" which clients can connect to (and have desktop in "cloud") from either boot or some other way?
[08:46] <blackroot> i read a bit about PXE server but that seems to me to be a remote installation service, which is not what i had in mind
[08:48] <blackroot> i assume i'd have to install ubuntu on my machine.. and that the GUI somehow is loaded from the rented server rather than the machne locally
[14:23] <tomreyn> blackroot: right, you'd install one of the ubuntu flavors on the server, bare metal or in a VM. and then use something fast enough to remote control it, such as x2go or gnome-remote-desktop
[14:26] <tomreyn> if you want to use it with multiple users which can each login to a separate account, you'll need some solution which can let users start their own desktop session, such as x11vncserver, or Xrdp.
[14:27] <tomreyn> one topic to take into account there is graphics acceleration. both virtual servers and server hardware usually do not have graphics acceleration hardware.
[15:47] <blackroot> tomreyn: thanks for answer. will look into that
[21:14] <surskit> hello, I'm trying to preset the installer user password in subiquity so I can complete the installation on a headless machine (no keyboard or display) like on this post: https://askubuntu.com/questions/1389280/preconfiguring-ssh-password-for-server-installer
[21:15] <surskit> I'm struggling to figure out where this autoinstall file should be put though
[21:15] <surskit> I was hoping I could put it on the usb I've burned from the iso