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Headless software (e.g. "headless Java" or "headless Linux") is software capable of working on a device without a graphical user interface.

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How do I create a completely unattended install of Ubuntu?

I need a CD or USB stick, that will install Ubuntu on a completely headless machine. Stick CD in and restart, no keyboard or screen should be involved. There are a few obstacles: The language selection menu when you first boot the CD. The fact that…
Elazar Leibovich
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Add Fake Display when No Monitor is Plugged In

I have an Ubuntu 14.04 server that has no external monitor connected. I use NoMachine to remote control the machine. When I do so, the Unity/Gnome interface doesn't see any monitors connected, so I can only use 800x600 when connecting with…
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How can I force Ubuntu to boot on a stuck boot menu?

I have Ubuntu Server 11.04, but it is headless (no monitor). The only way I want to be able to access it is remotely via SSH. But, sometimes, say after a power loss, when the server restarts, it will get stuck on the Grub boot menu, and it won't…
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How do I run PulseAudio in a headless server installation?

PulseAudio is the standard audio server in desktop installations. However in a server installation audio services and thus PulseAudio are not provided. How do I install and make use of PulseAudio in a headless server?
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How do you run a GUI application without GUI (gui application as daemon on headless server)?

Okay, so I want to run a GUI application as daemon on a server without X. The application is a java program. It can be configured in a configuration file so the GUI is not necessary to use it. Unfortunately it doesn't have a shell executable. I knew…
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How to turn off Nvidia GPU on a headless server?

I am running a headless server with an Nvidia GPU. Even when the GPU is not doing any work, it is consuming about 25 Watts of power: +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | NVIDIA-SMI 430.26 Driver…
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VirtualBox - run an ova file from command line

I have a remote Ubuntu server without GUI. How can I run a virtual machine with a test.ova file from the command line? I folloed this tutorial, but how can I attach the .ova file to the VM?
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How do I set new screen resolution for a headless server (using teamviewer 10 )

I have done a lot of Googling and I can't make sense of all the information. I want to remotely operate a Lubuntu 14.04 machine from another of the same type. The remote machine has no monitor attached. I have Teamviewer10 on both machines. The…
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How can I send VBoxHeadless to the background so I can close the Terminal?

I would like to start virtual machines in headless mode. The advantage: I can logoff from the desktop, and the machine will continue to run. However, starting the virtual machine blocks the Terminal from closing. Is there a clever solution to have…
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Disable GUI in Ubuntu 18.04. desktop? (SSH/Webmin headless setup)

Is there a way to disable the GUI in the desktop version of Ubuntu 18.04. so save on power consumption during idle states? Since I won't have a monitor hooked up to the machine anyway, I'd rather manage Ubuntu through an SSH connection or Webmin.
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When machine is headless, user is no longer privileged

The core issue is: ANY gnome session not sitting ontop of a real physical/native display --or shadowing that display (ie. NXserver's shadow mode)-- has faulty privileges. Even when run as root! Any comments on a way to fix the problematic behavior…
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Automatically force fsck -fy when encountering "UNEXPECTED INCONSISTENCY; RUN fsck MANUALLY."

I have FSCKFIX=yes in /etc/default/rcS, however, when I drove down to the site and connected a monitor to this server today, I saw this: I ran fsck.ext4 -fy /dev/sda1 and rebooted and now the server is back up and running. I understand there are…
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Install OpenOffice for headless use

The question very simple and short. I am following this article to install OpenOffice headless: sudo apt-get install openoffice.org-headless openoffice.org-writer openoffice.org-draw And I get the following error : Reading package lists...…
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nvidia drivers on 20.04 headless server

I'm installing Nvidia driver 450 on a 20.04 brand new server with no desktop environment (which I do not want to have). (Context: final goal is to install cuda toolkit via Tensorflow Docker, and drivers are the only thing outta container). When it…
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Change timezone in 10.04/11.04 without user input

How can one change the time-zone in Ubuntu 10.04 or 11.04 server from the command line without user input (e.g. tzconfig EST). While one would use dpkg-reconfigure tzdata, per the related question How to change the time-zone settings from the…
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