Ubuntu a poor choice for servers

[David Abrahams]

Carl Karsten <carl at personnelware.com> writes:

>>>>
>>> I saw this too - filed a few reports, but wasn't exactly sure what was "expected".
>> Does this describe the problem you were having?
>>   http://groups.google.com/group/linux.debian.bugs.dist/msg/db0acb6616203668
>
> maybe.  I didn't dig into it at all.
>
> here are my reports:
>
> https://launchpad.net/products/partconf/+bug/31258 - can't install dapper to LV

This one's the same bug as mine.

> https://launchpad.net/distros/ubuntu/+bug/31435 - installer allows
> /boot to be on a raid or LV volume, which grub doesn't support
>
> https://launchpad.net/distros/ubuntu/+bug/32775 - installed raid ok, won't boot

Can't comment on those.


>> The solution there, if you hack it into the running linux that does
>> the install, worked for me.
>> 
>>> I am waiting for edgy CD images to be built so I can start doing pxe
>> Sorry, I don't know what pxe is.
>> 
>
> boot over lan - instead of the boot program being loaded from a
> floppy, HD or USB, it is loaded from a tftp server by the nic.
>
> https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Installation/LocalNet
>
> C
>

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