remote ubuntu installation/upgrade

[François Schoubben]

Chip Piller wrote:
> I have several linux boxes on a private network, I would like to upgrade/install
> ubuntu on these machines remotely.  I have root access to these machines, I can
> ssh into these machines.  
> 
> So, can I upgrade/install ubuntu on these machines remotely, if so how?  The
> machines make use of a proxy server to gain access the internet.

To upgrade, just run
apt-get update
apt-get upgrade
from a ssh shell and that's it, with proxy, it becomes fast...

To install it, it might be possible if there are bootable from the 
network if i remember well (debian migth be at least).

-- 
Francois