Category: 12.04 LTS

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How-to Install Linux Integration Components on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS

I am using Ubuntu Server 12.04.04 LTS that I have migrated from VMWare ESXi to Hyper-V. Microsoft has supplied the Linux community with Linux Integration Components (LIC) that provide additional support for Ubuntu Linux.

Integration services are built in modules that need to be added to startup. To add them edit the modules file:

vi /etc/initramfs-tools/modules

append the following modules to the file:

hv_vmbus
hv_storvsc
hv_blkvsc
hv_netvsc

Now, update initramfs:

sudo update-initramfs –u

and now reboot.

Upon reboot, you should see the modules with lsmod.

Thanks to:

http://baudlabs.com/how-to-install-hyper-v-integration-services-in-ubuntu-12-04-lts/

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Install Oracle JDK 8 on Ubuntu Server

I am trying to evaluate the MySQL plugin for NewRelic so I have to install a JRE on the MySQL server. Gut instinct tells me to go with Oracle JRE….not the alternatives. So, Here is what I did to install JRE 8.

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:webupd8team/java
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install oracle-java8-installer

If you receive an error while adding the ppa, something like this:

error sudo: add-apt-repository: command not found

then

sudo apt-get install python-software-properties