[ubuntu-za] Deleting more than 1 Virtual Box SnapShots at a time on HP Proliant N40L MicroServer with Ubuntu 12.04 LTS (Paul Young)

Thu Apr 19 09:27:43 UTC 2012

Hi all. An update on the HP Proliant N40L Microserver.

Put 12.04 on and copied my Win XP VM across from my laptop. All works fine.
QGIS took some spannering and Skype seems to disappear when minimised. Also
the 2 x 4096MB Axtrom DDR3 1333Mhz memory did not work - only Kingston.

Is it possible to delete more than 1 VirtualBox snapshot at a time as they
take up HDD space?

On 6 April 2012 21:06, Paul Young <paulysa at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi there all. This is all encouraging. The suggested OSes were Windows
> 2003 SBS and Red Hat Linux Enterprise. Since I know Ubuntu and prefer to
> avoid Windows (Euphemism) this is good.
> Was wondering whether to use Ubuntu Server or wait until 12.04. Have
> bought 8GB DDRIII 1333MHz too even though system comes with 2GB DDRIII
> 800MHz. Was also going to use it as a power efficient workstation and allow
> some clients to connect to it for storage purposes. Also thought about
> using VirtualBox to experiment with Mac OSX Lion/Mountain Lion too - not
> sure how that will work on AMD though......
>
> So in summary a workstation and experimentation box. It does seem as
> though they are geared towards the media server sector perhaps too.
>
> Thanks for all the encouraging input....
>
> Have a good Easter.
>
> Regards
> Paul
>
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>> Date: Thu, 5 Apr 2012 14:34:49 +0200
>> From: Paul Young <paulysa at gmail.com>
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>> Hi there.
>>
>> Has anyone had any experience with Ubuntu Server and the HP Proliant N40L
>> MicroServer.
>> It has a 1.5GHz AMD Turion II Neo CPU and can take 8GB of DDRIII RAM and 4
>> x 2GB SATA drives and it has an embeded SATA RAID 0/1 controller.
>>
>> Here are the other specs:
>>
>> http://www.esquire.co.za/specials/2012_03_29MBB.html
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>> Thanks
>> Paul Young
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>> Date: Thu, 5 Apr 2012 14:38:30 +0200
>> From: Raymond Barbour <xraya4t at gmail.com>
>> To: Ubuntu South African Local Community <ubuntu-za at lists.ubuntu.com>
>> Subject: Re: [ubuntu-za] HP Proliant N40L MicroServer with Ubuntu
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>> I have one and they work like a bomb. A friend has a half height graphics
>> card with audio over hdmi and is running it with mythbuntu, also working
>> well
>> On Apr 5, 2012 2:35 PM, "Paul Young" <paulysa at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> > Hi there.
>> >
>> > Has anyone had any experience with Ubuntu Server and the HP Proliant
>> N40L
>> > MicroServer.
>> > It has a 1.5GHz AMD Turion II Neo CPU and can take 8GB of DDRIII RAM
>> and 4
>> > x 2GB SATA drives and it has an embeded SATA RAID 0/1 controller.
>> >
>> > Here are the other specs:
>> >
>> > http://www.esquire.co.za/specials/2012_03_29MBB.html
>> >
>> > Thanks
>> > Paul Young
>> > Phone: +27 (0) 31 566 2608
>> > NeoTel: +27 (0) 31 822 1632
>> > Mobile: +27 (0) 84 247 1544
>> > Skype: paulysa
>> > Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/paulysa1969
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>> Date: Thu, 5 Apr 2012 14:44:26 +0200
>> From: Rodney Arne Karlsen <smilyborg at strangeminds.org>
>> To: Ubuntu South African Local Community <ubuntu-za at lists.ubuntu.com>
>> Subject: Re: [ubuntu-za] HP Proliant N40L MicroServer with Ubuntu
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>> I have 2 of these systems at home with 5GB ram each. They are a dream to
>> use with Ubuntu. Using one as a file server and the other with XBMC. The
>> processors are 64 bit and have the AMD virtualisation extensions so you
>> can
>> even play with VMs on them. I've been doing a bit of low level
>> experimenting with KVM on there too with no hassles. The wake on lan is
>> nice too. And they use very little power. I think both servers along with
>> all my switches, routers and external drives use about 120W total. Thus I
>> used one as a desktop for a while to save power compared to my i7 desktop
>> that eats about 500W under load.
>>
>>
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>> On 5 April 2012 14:34, Paul Young <paulysa at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> > Hi there.
>> >
>> > Has anyone had any experience with Ubuntu Server and the HP Proliant
>> N40L
>> > MicroServer.
>> > It has a 1.5GHz AMD Turion II Neo CPU and can take 8GB of DDRIII RAM
>> and 4
>> > x 2GB SATA drives and it has an embeded SATA RAID 0/1 controller.
>> >
>> > Here are the other specs:
>> >
>> > http://www.esquire.co.za/specials/2012_03_29MBB.html
>> >
>> > Thanks
>> > Paul Young
>> > Phone: +27 (0) 31 566 2608
>> > NeoTel: +27 (0) 31 822 1632
>> > Mobile: +27 (0) 84 247 1544
>> > Skype: paulysa
>> > Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/paulysa1969
>> > Twitter: http://twitter.com/paulysa1969
>> >
>> >
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>> Date: Thu, 05 Apr 2012 18:01:01 +0200
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>> 1.  Changes to LPIC-1 and LPIC-2 Objectives
>> 1.1 Summary of Changes for LPIC-1`
>> 1.2 Summary of Changes for LPIC-2
>> 2.  Other Program Initiatives
>> 2.1 Linux Essentials
>> 2.2 LPI Mall
>> 2.3 LPI Marketplace
>> 2.4 LPI at SUSECon
>>
>> 1.  Changes to LPIC-1 and LPIC-2 Objectives
>>
>> LPI alumni and registered LPI candidates will know that LPI regularly
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>> Minor changes to the objectives of LPIC-1 included in the new exams are
>> as follows (July 2, 2012 for all available languages):
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>> - Explicit coverage at the basic configuration level of GRUB 2
>> - Explicit coverage of the ext4 file system
>> - Basic feature knowledge of systemd and Upstart
>> - Basic feature knowledge of IPv6 and LVM
>> - Removal of LILO coverage
>>
>> 1.2 Summary of Changes for LPIC-2
>>
>> Changes to the objectives of LPIC-2 included in the new exams are as
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>>
>> - Explicit coverage of the ext4 file system
>> - Explicit coverage of the IPv6
>> - Basic feature knowledge of encrypted file systems
>> - Basic feature knowledge of xfsdump/xfsrestore commands
>> - Explicit coverage of Linux 3.0 kernel
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>>
>> 2. Other Program Initiatives
>>
>> LPI has also recently introduced a number of other program initiatives
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>> 2.1 Linux Essentials
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>> Message: 5
>> Date: Fri, 06 Apr 2012 00:46:10 +0200
>> From: Charl Wentzel <charl.wentzel at vodamail.co.za>
>> To: Ubuntu SA Local Community <ubuntu-za at lists.ubuntu.com>
>> Subject: [ubuntu-za] Unity 12.10
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>> Hi Guys
>>
>> I came across this concept for Unity for 12.10.  This looks much more
>> "familiar" and easier to use that the existing Unity.  Don't know if
>> this is really the plan or just somebody's concept.  I for one would
>> support it.
>>
>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JgZ_IEx7Zfg
>>
>> The layout would be easier to use with a lot less mileage on the mouse
>> pointer.  Also a lot more configuration and customisation is built in.
>> Although it doesn't tackle all the issues yet, I really hope that this
>> is the direction they are going.
>>
>> Charl
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