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

[Happy]

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

[chuckl]

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.

[Happy]

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

[falko]

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?

[chuckl]

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

[Happy]

There is nothing in my /etc/resolv.conf

[chuckl]

It was just one or two of the usual problems -

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

[thanis]

Originally Posted by Happy

There is nothing in my /etc/resolv.conf

Then you should put in your DNS server in this format:

nameserver <ip-address-of-dns-server>

You can use the DNS you got from your ISP.

Grtz,
Thanis

[falko]

Originally Posted by Happy

There is nothing in my /etc/resolv.conf

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

nameserver 145.253.2.75
nameserver 193.174.32.18