Trying to install - Ubuntu 6.xx LTS for a mail server
 

I am trying to follow the instructions on ISP-Server Setup - Ubuntu 5.10 "Breezy Badger -http://www.howtoforge.com/perfect_setup_ubuntu_5.10 but using a new version-6.xx lts (i think).There are several commands where you are to cut and paste. I am not sure how to do this since I would have to have the system fully up in order to do so. I am new to ubuntu and trying to setup a mail server for a friend. Any help would be much :)

Also I have downloaded webadmin-it is in the form of a exe how do I load that

Thanks

Happy

Surely it is easier to use the 6.06 LTS tutorial written for your installation?

http://www.howtoforge.com/perfect_setup_ubuntu_6.06

As it mentions on page 3 of the tutorial, once you have done the basic install, installed SSH, and configured the network, it is easiest to continue the installation from a separate workstation machine running Putty or similar, as this allows you to have the tutorial and a console terminal window open for the cut and paste work. WinSCP is also very useful if it is a Windows machine.
I have never seen a Webmin .exe version. Go to the Webmin homepage and get the .deb package, would be my advice.

New Install Ubuntu 6.06 LTS Server (Dapper Drake)
 

When running the following command
apt-get update

I get the following errorErr http://security.ubuntu.com dapper-security Release.gpg
Temporary failure resolving 'security.ubuntu.com'
Err http://us.archive.ubuntu.com dapper Release.gpg
Temporary failure resolving 'us.archive.ubuntu.com'
Err http://us.archive.ubuntu.com dapper-updates Release.gpg
Temporary failure resolving 'us.archive.ubuntu.com'
Failed to fetch http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/...er/Release.gpg Temporary failure resolving 'us.archive.ubuntu.com'
Failed to fetch http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/...es/Release.gpg Temporary failure resolving 'us.archive.ubuntu.com'
Failed to fetch http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/di...ty/Release.gpg Temporary failure resolving 'security.ubuntu.com'
Reading package lists... Done
W: Some index files failed to download, they have been ignored, or old ones used instead.

Any ideas?

Thanks
Happy

Might be a temporary problem. Can you try again? If it stilll doesn't work - is your internet connection working? And what's in /etc/resolv.conf?

There have been a couple of problems with various ubuntu repositories in the last week or so.
The usual 'try again a bit later'.

unable to do a get-update
 

There is nothing in my /etc/resolv.conf

It was just one or two of the usual problems -

https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuWeekly...adea995d0ee280

Then you should put in your DNS server in this format:
You can use the DNS you got from your ISP.

Grtz,
Thanis

If you don't know any DNS servers from your ISP, you can try this: