Questions tagged [headless]
Questions concerning use with server having no monitor, keyboard or mouse.
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Headless disk-mount with user permissions
There is a headless machine, with Debian as its OS: $ cat /etc/issue Debian GNU/Linux 11 \n \l $ uname -a Linux mymachine 6.1.99 #33 SMP Tue Jan 21 11:32:39 CST 2025 aarch64 GNU/Linux What I wish to ...
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NVIDIA proprietary driver "ConnectedMonitor" option doesn't work with headless setup
From NVIDIA documentation: Option "ConnectedMonitor" "string" Allows you to override what the NVIDIA kernel module detects is connected to your graphics card. This may be useful, ...
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Writing to the framebuffer while X or Wayland is running?
This is a pretty straightforward question. I am writing a Qt program that looks to render graphics in the terminal. To do that, I utilize Sixel Graphics which has a large overhead. I would rather ...
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Linux doesn't boot without video
I've a minipc Qotom Q1900G2-P with AlmaLinux 9.5. Qotom with American Megatrends bios, build 06.01.2015. Bios reset to factory, default setup. Without video cable, HDMI or VGA, it doesn't start...from ...
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Edit or install Ubuntu GRUB Sequence
My issue is more nuanced than the title suggests. I have a pc I am using as a server. I first installed a headless ubuntu because that's all I needed to run my services. I then installed a standard ...
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In Raspbian Bookworm, how to run a headless browser with audio
I have a Spotify player in JavaScript that I need to run headless in Raspian Bookworm on a RPi5. I am controlling the player using the spotipy module in python. I have both nginx and gunicorn running ...
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Ideas on how to boot & install linux on a headless (broken screen) Laptop computer
asking for a friend: He has a UEFI laptop which he wants to install linux onto, the problem is that the integrated screen is broken, and as such he can't enter the bios, and change the boot priority ...
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how to silence X11 warnings on a headless node
I have a headless server setup, and when I ssh in I get Warning: untrusted X11 forwarding setup failed: xauth key data not generated Everything still works fine, since there's no X11 data to forward. ...
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OpenVPN Access Server Stuck on License Agreement
I followed the steps from the OpenVPN Access Server Portal to install OpenVPN Access Server on an Ubuntu Server 22 headless VM. After installing and automatically configuring the service, I went to ...
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Graphical applications in terminal
I am half mad and I suddenly had an idea. I don't care that it is very impractical and will cause me trouble, I want it for some reason. I want to have Linux, without a desktop environment, but be ...
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Running VSCode headless, without installing desktop environment
Can you install VS-Code-CLI on a headless machine, without installing a desktop environment too? (I sometimes wish to access my code on an Android tablet, using the PWA version of Code that doesn't ...
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Entering wifi credentials to ROS2 robot in headless mode
I have designed a robot with ROS2 installed on a Ubuntu os, all running on a raspberry pi 4. Another esp32 is used to control the motors. The robot is water tight and sealed. Everytime I take it to a ...
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Ubuntu Headless: Read-only system / locked out
I have a Rasperry Pi on which I run Ubuntu on an SD card. The setup runs „headless“, meaning I had installed Ubuntu on the SD card on a separate pc and then configured the rest by SSH-ing into the ...
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LUKS passphrase over ssh is not working
I am trying to decrypt a fully encrypted system using LUKS over SSH. I followed stinky parkia's guide to unlocking device over ssh. However, the password is not working. I am able to reach the prompt ...
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Issue booting headless FreeBSD system, requires monitor to boot
I'm trying to set up a headless FreeBSD 13.1 system. I've done so successfully before on this particular machine, but for whatever reason, after a complete reinstall, it doesn't want to boot without ...
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