Ubuntu Install / Weekend warrior project

[Jose Lerebours]

Leave it to Mark to give you

Yes - and why!

No, wait, hell no ... did I say F*(*(*( NOOOOO and why!


Thanks Mark!


On 04/06/2018 01:05 PM, Fairlight via Filepro-list wrote:
> There's a single-line Ubuntu-as-server checklist:
>
> 1)  Slash wrists.
>
> I recently installed Ubuntu Server 17 to do a baseline performance test
> comparison against CentOS.  I had nothing but problems with the
> -installation-.  I mean, if anything should go smoothly, it should be the
> installer.
>
> Nope.
>
> First, it wouldn't write grub to the MBR.  Then, upon retries, it flaked
> the network interface to a degree which appears to have corrupted the ARP
> table entry for that IP#.  Then I got the networking back in the installer
> when I moved to a different IP#, but grub wouldn't install at least seven
> more times.  FINALLY I coaxed it into installing.
>
> Then, once you have it installed, -nothing- is in a standard location.
> Then entire absence of /etc/sysconfig/ (a long-standing location which
> -both- SuSE and Red Hat have used for over a decade) is a massive red flag.
>
> Between the politics of their organisation, and the obvious love and care
> which went into their 'engineering', I would -almost- rather install
> Windows Server 2012 than Ubuntu Server.  I hate it that much.  I -can- work
> with it, but I -can- work with Windows Server, too.  That doesn't mean it's
> a good fit.
>
> As a desktop, fine...whatever.  Enjoy.  As a server?  Are you insane, or
> just a masochist?
>
> m->
>
> On Fri, Apr 06, 2018 at 12:06:21PM -0400, Jose Lerebours via Filepro-list thus spoke:
>> Getting close to a weekend warrior project which includes:
>>
>> 1. Backup SCO based filePro application
>> 2. Install Ubuntu Server in PC/Server
>> 3. Install filePro runtime/dev licenses in Ubuntu Server
>> 4. Restore filePro application in Ubuntu Server
>> 5. Run reasonable tests (1 or 2 lol) to make sure all is well and
>> shell scripts/menus work as expected
>>
>> Most if not all of my Linux experience has been with Ubuntu (love
>> the community and simplicity of it all).  Never done filePro in one
>> and I am hoping that I will not be forced to use SuSe or some other
>> flavor (worst yet, RH).
>>
>> If there is a "Check List" or a "How To" available to us out there,
>> please point me in that direction ...
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>>
>> -- 
>> Jose D. Lerebours
>> 954-559-7186
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>>
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Jose D. Lerebours
954-559-7186
https://www.cargosaas.com
http://www.ezbookeep.com
http://www.ezdaemon.com
http://www.fp2php.com