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"Server"

Bill Wear
8 December 2020

MAAS CLI-only machine deployment

Ubuntu Ubuntu tech blog

Continuing in our series on CLI-only MAAS operation, it’s time to deploy machines. In the previous post, we reached the point of creating and commissioning machines, using only the MAAS CLI. Moving forward, there are two key steps: acquiring machines, and then deploying them. Let’s take a look Acquiring a machine using the CLI When ...

Bill Wear
2 December 2020

MAAS CLI-only machine creation

Cloud and server Ubuntu tech blog

The whole point of MAAS configuration is to get machines deployed. If you read the previous post in this series, you know how to install MAAS and do basic configuration using only the MAAS Command-Line Interface (CLI). So far, so good, but now we need to enable networking and create some machines. Enabling DHCP The ...

Bill Wear
30 November 2020

CLI-only MAAS operation

Cloud and server Ubuntu tech blog

MAAS provides a state-of-the-art User Interface (UI), which is relatively simple to use, if the required inputs are known and understood. You may be less familiar with the MAAS Command Line Interface (CLI), which is actually more robust, providing additional functionality that’s not accessible via the web UI. In this series of blog posts, ...

Joshua Powers
15 October 2020

Introducing Ubuntu support for Amazon EKS 1.18

Cloud and server Ubuntu tech blog

Ubuntu optimized AMIs for Amazon EKS and Kubernetes versions 1.17 and 1.18 are now available. ...

Joshua Powers
9 July 2020

Ubuntu Support of AWS Graviton2 Instances

Cloud and server Ubuntu tech blog

This article originally appeared on Joshua Powers’ blog Ubuntu is the industry-leading operating system for use in the cloud. Every day millions of Ubuntu instances are launched in private and public clouds around the world. Canonical takes pride in offering support for the latest cloud features and functionality. As of today, all Ubuntu ...

esj
24 June 2020

AMD EPYC Rome support in Ubuntu Server

Cloud and server Ubuntu tech blog

The second generation of AMD EPYC central processing unit (CPU), codenamed Rome, provides outstanding performance and “hardened at the code” security. It was launched in 2019 and has already been widely adopted. Support for AMD EPYC Rome has been merged to the Linux kernel starting with 5.4 series. Therefore, all Ubuntu releases with 5.4 ...

Tytus Kurek
16 June 2020

Is Ubuntu an enterprise Linux distribution?

Cloud and server Ubuntu tech blog

Is Ubuntu an enterprise Linux distribution? If you are asking, you are probably wondering if you can use Ubuntu anywhere else other than your workstation or development environment. Perhaps you are wondering whether you can implement Ubuntu in your enterprise, including production environments? If that is the case, I have good news for yo ...

Joshua Powers
8 May 2020

The New Ubuntu Server Guide

Cloud and server Ubuntu tech blog

This article originally appeared on Joshua Powers’ blog With the release of Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa) the Ubuntu Server Guide has received a major set of updates and has moved to a new location on the Ubuntu website. The new location makes it much easier to read and contribute improvements. There is a link ...

Joshua Powers
7 May 2020

QEMU and libvirt enhancements in Ubuntu 20.04 LTS

Cloud and server Ubuntu tech blog

This article originally appeared on Joshua Powers’ blog Ubuntu is the industry-leading operating system for cloud hosts and guests. Every day millions of Ubuntu instances are launched in private and public clouds around the world. Many launched right on top of Ubuntu itself. Canonical takes pride in offering the latest virtualization stac ...

Joshua Powers
6 May 2020

Updatable Ubuntu Server Live Installer

Cloud and server Ubuntu tech blog

This article originally appeared on Joshua Powers’ blog The Ubuntu Server Live Installer, introduced with the release of Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver), provides a live Ubuntu Server environment along with a streamlined server installation experience. Building on guided installs for LVM, RAID, encrypted disks and advanced networking con ...

Joshua Powers
4 May 2020

Enhanced SSH and FIDO authentication in Ubuntu 20.04 LTS

Cloud and server Ubuntu tech blog

This article originally appeared on Joshua Powers’ blog One of the most exciting security enhancements in Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa) is the ability to use the Fast Identity Online (FIDO) or Universal 2nd Factor (U2F) devices with SSH. By using a second authentication factor via a device, users can add another layer of security ...

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