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On 14/11/16 17:17, Richard Brown wrote:
> Hi All
>
> Just a quick catch up. Managed to get the system back up and running
> using a usb drive. Discovered there wasn't much that needed saving - I
> had it all backed up. So reinstalled and have got a lovely system back
> up and running. Thanks for all the help.
Glad to hear it, although you did kind of miss out on all of the "fun"
of fixing what would have ultimately been a relatively minor problem.
For your own sanity I hugely recommend installing SSH and assigning (I'm
presuming this is your main PC) it a static IP address so you if
something like this happens again you can always remote into it without
having to check the DHCP leases on your router to find out where it is
on the network. Outside of specialist corporate scenarios I struggle to
think of a reason why one wouldn't want SSH on their *nix machines, it's
completely invaluable!
sudo apt install openssh-* -y
There are many different ways to assign a static IP (via NetworkManager,
WICD, /etc/network/interfaces) but a quick google will let you choose
whichever suits you.
Did you stick with 16.04 for LTS or jump to 16.10?
Cheers
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