Workstation caprica

Install Ubuntu from bootable USB stick

  1. Download Ubuntu from the Ubuntu website.

  2. Create a bootable USB stick from the downloaded iso image with a tool like Etcher or the Startup Disk Creator (shipped with Ubuntu).

  3. Install machine from stick (the setup wizard takes care of the hostname, network settings, ssh, …​)

    1. When prompted for a user and password, use the username sebastian and the default password.

    2. Remember to install and activate the OpenSSH server when the wizard prompts for this!

    3. Do not install any futher software packages. Installations take place later when provisioning the system with Ansible.

    4. Set dark mode, dock config, etc.

    5. Add ~/work, ~/tmp and ~/virtualmachines to favorites (in File Manager) and update file associations in "Settings > Applications > Sublime Text"

  4. Run basic setup tasks using curl https://raw.githubusercontent.com/sebastian-sommerfeld-io/configs/main/src/main/homelab/bootstrap/install-basics.sh | bash -

  5. Test connecting to caprica via ssh sebastian@caprica.fritz.box (with sebastian being the user created while installing the OS).

  6. Install machine using the ansible configs from this repo.

  7. Allow caprica to work with github. Use public key id_rsa.pub, NOT the pivate key!

Install SSH Server

Setup openssh-server using curl https://raw.githubusercontent.com/sebastian-sommerfeld-io/configs/main/src/main/homelab/bootstrap/ssh-server.sh | bash -

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