[support] Really need help with Aegir

[Jeff]

On 14 Jul 2011, at 1:07 AM, Roger wrote:

> Hi all
> I have a hd with ubuntu 11.04 server installed.
> I followed the instructions to install Aegir on the server but it  
> gives
> errors at the end of the install.
> Google tells of others experiencing the same errors but gives no  
> resolution.

What errors?

> I installed firefox on the server but think it won't work unless there
> is a windows manager of some sort.
> What is the smallest windows manager required to run firefox on a  
> server
> and what else should be  installed.


I haven't tried it on Ubuntu, but Xfce is lightweight. I imagine "apt- 
get install xfce" should pick up any dependencies required.

But why does it have to be "the smallest"?

> Can someone please point me to an Aegir tutorial or script that  
> actually
> does install properly

Try look around http://community.aegirproject.org/

> I would like to be able to access the ubuntu server hard drive from my
> ubuntu 11 desktop hard drive but have no idea how to do so.
> How can I work on the server hard drive from my desktop without having
> to boot into the server hd

Are the server and the desktop OSs on the same PC? If so, then do what  
Luke said. Or just mount the hard drive and work on it...?

Or you could just install mysql and apache on your current Ubuntu  
desktop, and try to install Aegir there.

If the server is on a separate PC, you could install Xfce as well as  
vncserver to accesss it remotely. Or you could obviously just ssh in  
to "work on the server hard drive".

You're really not giving us much information to work with. Please read http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html 
  . . .

What is it exactly that you're trying to achieve? Like, for example:  
"Hi I'm trying to teach myself Drupal and systems admin using Aegir to  
roll out networks of Drupal sites, but I only have 1 PC with limited  
capacity..."