Ubuntu Install / Weekend warrior project

[Fairlight]

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On Fri, Apr 06, 2018 at 01:19:45PM -0400, Jose Lerebours via Filepro-list thus spoke:
> 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
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