I've maintained for some time now a preseed file (previously called "uquick") that you can use with your Ubuntu Server and Alternate ISO boot options, to quickly and automatically install an Ubuntu server.
That url (http://bit.ly/uquick), has been broken for a month or so since I've left Canonical and all my people.canonical.com/~kirkland/* pages have been purged.I've actually set up a new bit.ly link at http://bit.ly/uinstall. This is hosted on a Google Sites page that I own, so I'll be able to maintain it there permanently. Note that the source is actually under bzr revision control under lp:bikeshed here.
So now, you can boot an Ubuntu Server ISO, press F6 for Other Options, and append the following::
Enjoy!
:-Dustin
So now, you can boot an Ubuntu Server ISO, press F6 for Other Options, and append the following::
local=en_US priority=critical url=http://bit.ly/uinstall
Enjoy!
:-Dustin
This breaking of useful short URLs doesn't reflect well on Canonical, IMHO. Have you asked anyone there to add a backwards-compatibility redirect to the new location?
ReplyDeleteSmall typo in the example at the end: "local" -> "locale"
ReplyDeletelaunchpad.net/~neil-greenwood (I think NoScript blocked the OpenID sign in).
The bit.ly link didn't work for me, I was just trying to use it to install a vmware ubuntu instance, it always breaks with error to retrieve the file.There seems to be 2 issues,
ReplyDelete1.Apparently the wget command in Ubuntu 11.10 installer doesn't understand https
2.the url redirects to "Download Attachment" page
, placing the file in a dropbox public share worked (redirected using goo.gl)
i second Hyt.'s comment. the bit.ly link is broken and i made my own following his instructions.
ReplyDeleteHey Dustin, the link is broken. Google is serving a "download file" page, not directly pushing the file.
ReplyDeleteAnyway, here's a shortlink that seems to work for now http://goo.gl/PBKbX