On Sun, 14 May 2017 12:45:57 -0700
Rick Moen <rick@???> wrote:


> Following is an excerpt from maintenance notes the Silicon Valley
> Linux User Group keeps concerning package operations for the Ubuntu
> Server virthost running www.svlug.org at Linode. (Ubuntu Server was
> _very much_ not my choice, but rather that of the idiot SVLUG VP who
> worked out the deal with Linode. This is on a headless server

This reminds me that context is everything.

If I were working with a headless server at a different location, I'd
for sure do major upgrades with apt-get dist-upgrade. Who would want to
start from bare metal without a console?

My use case when I mention fresh installation is a computer under
my physical control, with the DVD drive and power switch right at my
fingertips.

SteveT

Steve Litt
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