[ale] Ubuntu Desktop versus Ubuntu Server?

[Horkan Smith]

You may know this, but just in case:

To switch the machine so it'll boot to the text console by default (but not bother uninstalling the graphic packages), you can put a new default.target link in the /etc/systemd/system/ directory.

# cd /etc/systemd/system
# ln -s /lib/systemd/system/multi-user.target default.target

later!
   horkan

On Thu, Jan 21, 2021 at 07:38:56PM -0600, Neal Rhodes via Ale wrote:
>Thanks for the replies.   I fumbled my way through CTRL-ALT-F2 to get 
>to a plain text login screen.
>
>Display is swell using that.  I've got ssh installed and hopefully can 
>do the remainder of the setup from command line.
>
>The JackTrip server doesn't use audio interfaces.   It listens for 
>multiple clients sending uncompressed audio over the network, mixes 
>the audio together, and quickly sends it back out to all the clients.   
>It's a music thang; but the server itself doesn't need to convert 
>to/from analog audio.
>
>Funny thing; I did make a 20.04.1 server ISO, but attempting to boot 
>it to re-install doesn't work now that I've already installed the 
>Desktop 20.04.1.  It boots off the DVD, but then decides to continue 
>with the desktop startup.
>
>On 2021-01-21 16:35, DJ-Pfulio via Ale wrote:
>>On 1/21/21 5:15 PM, Neal Rhodes via Ale wrote:
>>>Finally a true linux question: we are intending to put Ubuntu 20.4 on
>>>a Dell Optiplex 740 to run a JackTrip audio mixing server.> 
>>>Basically it's going to sit almost headless.
>>
>>I would suggest 20.04.1 instead. Go with a real release. But if you
>>put Ubuntu Server on it, you don't get all the Desktop integration
>>stuff.  There are many flavors of Ubuntu Desktops - KDE, Gnome3, Mate,
>>and a few others "officially" supported. Only 1 gets 5 yrs of support.
>>The others get 3 yrs.
>>
>>>This Optiplex 740 was my wife's before we tried to update from
>>>windows 7 to 10, and the video just when bonkers.  Impossible to
>>>describe.  Some stuff is ok, and then, crazytown.
>>>
>>>I just did the install of Ubuntu desktop, and ....... the video is
>>>still bonkers.  Like the worst migraine headache you ever had.
>>>
>>>All I need is for this box to come up, get a DHCP address, and accept
>>>SSH from elsewhere.
>>>
>>>IF I install the Ubuntu server version, is that going to get me that?
>>>I should be able to do all I need from a command line session.
>>
>>Ubuntu Server really needs a static IP, but you can allow it to use a
>>DHCP if you like. Perhaps a DHCP reservation would be a good
>>compromise?
>>
>>I have no clue about "JackTrip audio mixing server", but JackAudio
>>isn't standard on most ubuntu versions. They still use PulseAudio and
>>it can be flaky. My Pulse Audio dies at least once a week.
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