Creating NFS Share on Ubuntu

in Linux Notes · Tue 14 June 2011

1. Install nfs-server

   sudo apt-get install nfs-kernel-server
   

2. Edit /etc/exports to add share

   /srv/homes       hostname1(rw,sync,no_subtree_check) hostname2(ro,sync,no_subtree_check)
   

3. Export share

   sudo exportfs -a
   

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Mount SMB Share on Ubuntu

in Linux Notes · Tue 14 June 2011

1. Install smb client

   sudo apt-get install smbfs smbclient
   

2. Mount

   sudo mount -t cifs //server/Share /mnt/Share -o iocharset=utf8,file_mode=0777,dir_mode=0777
   

http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=280473

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Diskless ubuntu upgrades

in Linux Notes · Tue 10 May 2011

To upgrade ubuntu off line or to reduce the amount of duplicate data downloaded when upgrading multiple ubuntu machines download the alternate install cd iso, mount it and do the upgrade as if you'd burnt the cd

1. Download alt cd iso http://ftp.citylink.co.nz/ubuntu-releases/11.04 ...

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Amarok

in Linux Notes · Sat 26 March 2011

Amarok on ubuntu with mp3 support run

sudo apt-get install amarok libxine1-ffmpeg

http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1521168

If amarok can't play mp3's after an upgrade removing the xine config dir can help

mv ~/.xine xine_bak

http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1439468

Control amarok ...

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