Ubuntu’s unattended-upgrades commands and package features may not work as expected when using an Exacq Ubuntu image on ExacqVision hardware. By default on Ubuntu Exacq images, unattended-upgrades package features are purposely disabled from running due to the potential of losing video.
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Ubuntu Server Support
Description NVRs built and sold by Exacq with Ubuntu Linux use the Ubuntu Desktop release. Ubuntu is also released in a Ubuntu Server format. The primary difference being that Ubuntu Server does not have a graphical desktop environment and may not include many applications and packages that are installed by default with Ubuntu Desktop. Ubuntu… Continue reading Ubuntu Server Support
Re-image fails on Linux G-Series Micro units above Ubuntu version 18.04
exacqVision G-Series Micro units may fail to write Exacq’s custom image of Ubuntu OS versions back to drive if the version is above Ubuntu 18.04 LTS. Product G-Series Micro Steps to Reproduce Expected Results The sysprep process should not fail Actual Results The sysprep process fails Solution <br> Reference: AES-737
Firefox – Updating Old Ubuntu Repositories
Title Firefox – Updating Old Ubuntu Repositories Description Once an Ubuntu release has hit it’s end of life (EOL) date it may be necessary to manually add sources to the repository sources.list in order to update Firefox to a version that will have meet the minimum requirements to work with modern websites and software. Product … Continue reading Firefox – Updating Old Ubuntu Repositories
Replacing the First Storage Drive using GParted on a Non-RAID exacqVision Ubuntu Linux Server having an 8 GB or smaller ROOT partition
Description •This procedure applies to replacing the first non-RAID storage drive (mechanical SATA hard disk drive) on an Ubuntu Linux-based exacqVision server. If the operating system ROOT partition is 8GB or smaller, the replacement primary storage drive will need to have the “Linux swap”, “export”, and first “storage” partitions created on it.•These instructions assume that… Continue reading Replacing the First Storage Drive using GParted on a Non-RAID exacqVision Ubuntu Linux Server having an 8 GB or smaller ROOT partition
Replacing the First Storage Drive using GParted on a Non-RAID exacqVision Ubuntu Linux Server having a 20 GB or larger ROOT partition
Description •This procedure applies to replacing the first non-RAID storage drive (mechanical SATA hard disk drive) on an Ubuntu Linux-based exacqVision server. If the operating system ROOT partition is 20GB or larger, the replacement storage drive will only need to have the first “storage” partition created on it.•These instructions assume that the Linux operating system… Continue reading Replacing the First Storage Drive using GParted on a Non-RAID exacqVision Ubuntu Linux Server having a 20 GB or larger ROOT partition
Replacing MegaRAID Storage Manager (MSM) With LSI Storage Authority (LSA) – Linux
Title Replacing MegaRAID Storage Manager (MSM) With LSI Storage Authority (LSA) – Linux Description MSM has been found to have some exposure to CVE-2021-44228, the Apache Log4j remote code execution vulnerability, see statement from Broadcom Log4j2 Exposure (CVE-2021-44228). As a result you may be able to replace MSM with LSA on a Windows machine using… Continue reading Replacing MegaRAID Storage Manager (MSM) With LSI Storage Authority (LSA) – Linux
How to Identify Currently Running Linux OS Version
Title How to Identify Currently Running Linux OS Version Description Here is how to determine which version of Ubuntu Linux operating system the server is running. Product exacqVision ServerUbuntu Linux LTS Solution From the exacqVision Client In the System Information section of the Configure System page (Configuration > YOUR SERVER > Configure System > System… Continue reading How to Identify Currently Running Linux OS Version
Enabling / Disabling SSH on ExacqVision Linux Server
Description SSH is installed on ExacqVision Servers at the time of manufacture; however, for security purposes, SSH is disabled. To enable remote administration of your ExacqVision system via SSH, it must first enabled. Product Linux (Ubuntu) Solution Using Exacq Linux Utilities Using scripts To Enable To Disable Installing the Package Using Terminal To Enable sudo… Continue reading Enabling / Disabling SSH on ExacqVision Linux Server
Update Ubuntu Linux Software Using Command Line
Installing updates via Terminal The commands are as follows: apt update: Update is used to resynchronize the package index files from their sources on Ubuntu Linux via the Internet.apt upgrade: Upgrade is used to install the newest versions of all packages currently installed on the Ubuntu system. To update software list for Ubuntu First, open… Continue reading Update Ubuntu Linux Software Using Command Line