Refers to a computer system or device that has been configured to operate without a monitor, keyboard, and mouse. A headless system is typically controlled via a network connection.
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How can I get an amule daemon to follow an ed2k link?
I'm running amule headless, as a daemon, on some machine. I use the amule client-GUI version of it on my (Windows) machine to connect to the daemon. Now, I can't figure out how I'm supposed to add ...
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Dropbox daemon on headless Linux server killed
I have installed the Dropbox daemon on a headless Linux server before and it worked flawless. However, I have a new installation (Ubuntu) and the installation stills works.
But when trying to run the ...
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Minimize boot time on headless ubuntu
I am trying to remove as much processes as possible to minimize the boot time on a beaglebone running ubuntu minimal.
So i want to remove udev-fallback-graphics and all plymouth processes.
I tried ...
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Using Windows 7 with Dual Monitors to access Headless PC via Remote Desktop
I work remotely and access a computer in my office. That computer is headless and I use cisco vpn and RDC to access it. (Both machines are running windows 7 pro) At home I have 3 monitors and when I ...
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Replace Linux Boot-Drive | ext3 to btrfs
I've got a headless server running Debian Linux currently.
Linux vault 3.2.0-3-686-pae #1 SMP Mon Jul 23 03:50:34 UTC 2012 i686 GNU/Linux
The root filesystem is located on an ext3 partition on the ...
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How can I start a VM in headless mode from the GUI?
In the release notes for VirtualBox v4.2.0 it notes one of the changes as:
GUI: allow starting of headless VMs from the GUI
However, I can't seem to find how to start the VM in headless mode ...
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Single fullscreen application via remote desktop in headless vm
I want to set up a virtual machine (kvm/qemu) that runs on a headless host. The guest should run a Linux system (preferebly Ubuntu Server) that runs a single non-headless application. This should be ...
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How can I boot an Ubuntu server without monitor/keybord?
I am new in servers. I have an old PC. I want to install Ubuntu Server on that PC and keep it on my home network. The problem is that I can't keep the monitor and the keyboard. So the questions are:
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Is it possible to launch GUI of headless VirtualBox' machine?
After I launch a virtual machine (Ubuntu 12.04) in headless mode on Windows 7 host
C:\Users\XXX>VBoxManage startvm "ubuntu 12.04" --type headless
Waiting for VM "ubuntu 12.04" to power on...
VM ...
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Building Open Blocks 600 on Fedora 11 PPC
I finaly found all the dependencies and then I found the /wiki wiki pages. Anyway, the build stops at 81% CXWindowsKeyState.o.
Could this be because this is a headless server with only an x11vnc ...
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BIOS without Keyboard
My server is in another city and sometimes loses power. It is headless and I only use it via SSH/FTP.
I have found a way to turn it back on after the power returns, but I need to press F1 or F2 with ...
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Virtualbox on Ubuntu headless mode
I have some VMs that I get to by SSHing into my workstation and starting the VMs in headless mode and then connecting to them via RDP (they are windows VMs and I'm using the windows RDP access, not ...
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Install Linux/Alternative OS on Headless Server
Question in short:
How to install an alternative OS (debian preferred) on a headless server and what OS to use for a home media/dataserver.
My questions now is:
How to do it?
The server will, in ...
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How to send multiple magnet links to a separate headless Linux machine?
With torrents, we could use w3m (Linux) to pass multiple torrent files to a separate machine running rtorrent. This doesn't work with magnet links. We can pass magnet links from Firefox to Azureus ...
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Create bootable hard drive image
I've got a file server running Linux that I want to be able to run headless and access it via ssh. I no longer have room for the monitor and keyboard and plan to put it in a closet or somewhere out of ...
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“top” like utility for AMD GPUs on a headless machine
For monitoring CPU usage, there is top (well, I use htop). Is there a top-like utility for GPUs?
I have an ATI Radeon HD 4650 in a computer running Debian Squeeze (x86). Thing is, it's running ...
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How to use headless Skype over DBUS on Debian
I installed Skype on Debian and ran it headless, however, I cannot interact with it over dbus.
Some context of what I have so far:
Installed Debian 6 on VMware fusion box from netinst CD
Skype ...
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Change BIOS settings without display
The state:
I have a Sony Vaio VGN-FE41M with a broken display (old laptop from my girlfriends mother) and broken vga port. Windows Vista boots up fine and the display shows a small part on the left ...
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“Blind” / “Headless” input to a VNC session
Is it possible to configure VNC such that:
mouse & keyboard input is delivered from client to server
no display capture is performed, and no display data is sent from server to client
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The ...
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Headless Ubuntu - How do you do it?
I would like to make my Ubuntu PC a headless file server.
How do I do that ?
Currently I have installed Ubuntu 10 LTS and it is all working fine. I installed Webmin and can login remotely and ...
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ESXi with non-headless VM
I'm going to receive a Xeon Server/Workstation soon and I was thinking about installing ESXi to host some server applications that I want (ex: SVN server, Web server, media server, etc). Most of ...
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Command line DVD to ISO ripper
I have an old XBOX with XBMC installed and I want to rip my dvd collection to my home server as ISO files so that I can watch them over the network. My server is headless (no monitor), so I need the ...
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How do I prevent accidentally building X as a dependency when installing a port?
I'm running FreeBSD in a small VM image, and I want to keep it headless. Is there an easy flag to set somewhere to prevent installing X as a dependency, or do I just need to rely on eternal vigilance? ...
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Debian installation on cluster
I have an old cluster [30 nodes, specs on each node[2GHz processor, 512MB RAM]]. The nodes have Debian 2.0 installed and I want to upgrade all nodes to Debian 5.0 stable version.
Is there a painless ...
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Dual boot a headless machine?
I wondering whether it is possible to set up a headless machine (application server) in a dual boot configuration. The goal is to have linux (debian lenny or sid) and windows (XP pro, no use upgrading ...
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How to access VNC on a Linux server without having been logged in to the machine first? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Automatically start VNC server on startup
I have a Linux server at home, and by default no-one is logged in to that box.
I'd like to establish a remote desktop ...
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How to select OS via grub on headless system?
I have a dual boot system (Linux and Windows) that I normally run headless and which boots by default into Linux (which is what I use mainly). This all works fine, except that on occasions when I want ...
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Configure Bluetooth PAN between keyboard-less/GUI-less Ubuntu server and Kubuntu laptop
I want to configure a Bluetooth PAN between an Ubuntu server and my laptop (Kubuntu). Does anyone have any pointers on how to accomplish this?
I've plugged in a USB Bluetooth dongle and I'm not sure ...
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interesting uses for a headless host running Ubuntu
Hey! So, I have configured a pc with no monitor, keyboard or mouse running Ubuntu. I use it as a ssh server, file backup, web server, etc.
Though, it seems as if I could use it for sooo much more. ...
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use of gnome-keyring-daemon without X
I'm wondering if it is possible to use gnome-keyring-daemon without X. Normally it will present a graphical prompt in order to acquire a password for the keyring; is there a way around this? I'd ...
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How do I run vino-server without a monitor attached in Ubuntu 10.04
I just upgraded to Ubuntu 10.04 yesterday on a headless home server. I use the server for a variety of purposes, and what I don't know how to do via SSH I've alway been able to do through VNC. ...
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How can I boot Dell Vista box headless without a keyboard?
I have a Dell box running Vista I connect to via RDT. I'd like to run it completely headless, but it requires a keyboard plugged in or I get the ironic message "No keyboard detected, press F1 to ...
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Fusion: create “headless” virtual machines?
Is there a way to run a VM in Fusion that starts when the machine does, but I can then access via Remote Desktop (Windows) or ssh (Linux) rather than by opening the Fusion app, starting the VM, and ...
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Virtualbox in Headless mode
I used the virtual machines in virtualbox in a "headless" mode instead of a GUI mode. what are the advantages of using it in a headless mode?? by headless does it mean that the server doesnt have a ...
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Unable to run openoffice in headless mode
I want to automoate some PPT -> PDF conversions, so I want to run openoffice in headless mode for scripting.
On my machine with X running I can start opemoffice in headless mode via
soffice ...
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Which is best as a headless server? Ubuntu, Solaris, FreeBSD? [closed]
I need to run three machines as a cluster at home and want maximum peformance from them, running an Erlang program. What is the best OS to use for this?
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How to reboot headless server with passphrase?
I have an old desktop computer that I want to start using as a headless server.
With a monitor and a screen attached, I installed Ubuntu Server edition with encrypted LVM on the machine. After ...
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Getting sound to play from the speakers on a Headless 9.04 Ubuntu Serve
I have this Ubuntu Server running in my room and i wanted to use it as an alarm clock, so i decided to make a C++ program for it (i know i could've used cron but meh). The problem is the fact that i ...
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How do I set up my Ubuntu desktop as a media server/stereo system?
I have a laptop. I carry it around to different places and use it.
I have nice speakers. I do not carry them around to different places.
I have a desktop computer. I do not carry it around to ...
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Which torrent apps work headless (from command line only)?
There's a question on here about what torrent apps work well remotely, but I'm hoping to find out one that works well through a command line interface, preferably with no GUI.
What torrent apps ...
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Installation of fedora 10 from install DVD, but with no monitor
I have an oldish box running fedora 2. I want to do a fresh install with fedora 10, but I do not have a screen/monitor for it (all my other machines are laptops).
To save buying a monitor, does ...
