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Fresh Ubuntu Install?

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Replied by Wouter van Reeven on topic Fresh Ubuntu Install?

What version of Ubuntu? 32 bit or 64 bit?
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Replied by AirBourn on topic Fresh Ubuntu Install?

I have 20.04.2.0 amd64 on an MSECORE with Intel-8565U.
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Replied by Scott Denning on topic Fresh Ubuntu Install?

Those exact commands work for me on ubuntu 20.04.2 (64 bit) on a cheap intel mini PC.
Of course you have to have a working network connection first, but I'm pretty sure that's all you need for INDI and KStars.
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Replied by ouioui01 on topic Fresh Ubuntu Install?

Hi,
check this : www.indilib.org/download.html

Clear skies
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Replied by Wouter van Reeven on topic Fresh Ubuntu Install?

You may want to do

sudo apt-get update

and

sudo apt-get dist-upgrade

and then try the

sudo apt-get install

command again.
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Replied by MountainAir on topic Fresh Ubuntu Install?

I believe that's the exact command I've used a few times now, and it's worked for me. However, this solution isn't functional for me yet -- I need t run these Mini PCs headless, but can't seem to get VNC to run at startup. I can only VNC in after I login with a physical monitor, keyboard and mouse.  FYI in case that's your ultimate goal.
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Replied by Dominic on topic Fresh Ubuntu Install?

install Tiger Vnc

create a systemd service file example "
/etc/systemd/system/vncserver@.service
"
also set permissions correctly
chmod u+x /etc/systemd/system/vncserver@.service

example contents ( change both username / home dir / and monitor geometry ) 
[Unit] Description=Start Tiger VNC server at startup After=syslog.target network.target [Service] Type=forking User=dom Group=dom WorkingDirectory=/home/dom PIDFile=/home/dom/.vnc/%H:%i.pid ExecStartPre=-/usr/bin/vncserver -kill :%i > /dev/null 2>&1 ExecStart=/usr/bin/vncserver -geometry 3440x1440 -localhost no :%i ExecStop=/usr/bin/vncserver -kill :%i [Install] WantedBy=multi-user.target

then enable service
systemctl enable vncserver@.service
systemctl start vncserver@.service
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Replied by Wouter van Reeven on topic Fresh Ubuntu Install?

Or .... make sure that your user logs in automatically and make sure that VNC is an application that gets started automatically when your user logs in. For both you can search online how to do that. It depends on the login manager and the desktop that you are using.
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Replied by AirBourn on topic Fresh Ubuntu Install?

Indeed, that is the ultimate goal. I've heard that NoMachine is a good solution.
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Replied by Wouter van Reeven on topic Fresh Ubuntu Install?

You can search for all of this on internet yourself, right?

linuxhint.com/enable-automatic-login-on-ubuntu-20-04/
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Replied by Scott Denning on topic Fresh Ubuntu Install?

Unlike the R Pi, it's easiest to get most mini PCs to create a virtual screen by fooling the hardware into thinking there's a monitor attached. This is done with a cheap "dummy HDMI" plug you can get for $4 to $8 online. Here's a link to a good one on Amazon .

Wouter's link to the "auto-login" feature on ubuntu is perfect. You can also set that up during ubuntu install.

Hang in there! All this confusion and thrashing about are a one-time setup thing. Once you get it working, it will "just work" from now on.

Good luck!
Scott
 
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Replied by MountainAir on topic Fresh Ubuntu Install?

Just a suggestion…For those who are not already well-versed in Linux, this platform can be mind-numbingly confusing.  I just wrote about 2 pages of examples for you, but I’ll boil it down this way instead: most people who ask questions here have already burned up Google and they’re exhausted (from their day jobs, this hobby, and now learning a very alien operating system).  They just need a helpful point in the right direction.Cheers and clear skies!  :-)
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