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Hi, I am having a situation where I can not use a CD or PxE boot or wubi to install.I need to necessarily do an http install of Ubuntu.I am basically trying to create a guest OS in a virtualization setup on Xen on a non VT hardware.On a non VT hardware the virt-manager does not allow to install from local ISO or PXE even the only option is via a URL on http:// Here is what I did 3) renamed it to ubuntu.iso and when I reached a stage where installation begins I gave path http://localhost/ubuntu.iso but I got an error any installable distribution not found. 4) After this I did and this time during the installation I gave path http://localhost/sk I was able to see the contents in browser http://localhost/sk which you will see in a normal CD. But beginning installation I got same error So I want to just confirm if http install is done only this way or some other way because the installation is not proceeding. |
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Ok.... so then what about doing an apt-cache server or using AptonCD? AptonCD http://aptoncd.sourceforge.net/ apt-cache server http://www.ubuntugeek.com/tag/apt-cache-server-setup-ubuntu If it MUST be over HTTP, this should work either naturally or you can tunnel through http if need be. @Ron thanks I will try this out.
(11 Mar '11, 07:55)
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Thanks for making this an answer. If you need any help with it, just post again. :)
(11 Mar '11, 15:33)
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If you just need to create an ISO image from your local directory the easiest way to do this is by a following command: To see the content of your new ISO image, you can mount it to any directory within your local filesystem: Next we can try burn an ISO image with cdrecord. First retrieve and base name of your burning device with wodim: To burn an ISO image use a block device's base name retrieved earlier in combination with a location of your iso image: To burn ISO image directly from FTP source: Note: High speed internet access is recommended Furthermore, cdrecord does not have any problem with burning your local data on a remote machine over the encrypted ssh tunnel: @Ron no this is not the question.I have to create a local mirror to be install from the CD over http.If I create a full mirror it takes 30GB space.I want my current ISO to behave as Ubuntu mirror for another installation which is going to happen on same laptop inside a thing known as virt-manager with some steps as in snapshots here http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/kvm-virt-manager-install-centos-linux-guest/ the only option it shows me is to do via http.I do not have a connection that will pull 700 MB ISO to install.So I have one I want to use it.
(09 Mar '11, 13:33)
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