Portable Snakeoil :-) First test.

[Bromf]

Thanks for getting me to this point.  I gave up on Ubuntu server and followed your tutorial and used Ubuntu desktop.  It is up and working-again, thanks!

However, can you please be a little more detailed in what exactly you do after you get Ubuntu installed and download the snakeoil file?  

I am supposed to install  ssh server and use winscp to upload to where?  Why use a windows app when I have done all this to load Ubuntu/ Linux?   WTH does that mean exactly?  I can’t figure this out.

Cant we just add detailed command instructions step by step to the Wiki?

I am stuck and the wiki is very cryptic.  I am not stupid but I also did not grow up on Linux.

Just to check..my instructions are for an experimental  non-standard Snakeoil usage- a portable version on a USB stick that maybe will run on most machines.

If you are just wanting to try the official Snakeoil version then follow the wiki.

Otherwise if you have already done so and are familiar with Snakeoil but want to try this live experimental and don't mind breakages then follow on.
Perhaps you missed the very beginning where I used mkusb to create a persistent usb stick containing a vanilla Ubuntu desktop install.
That stick is then able to be booted from most machines and run Ubuntu desktop .
When you have got that far (confirm it boots on multiple machines ie a 'live' usb install ) then with it booted and running from the live USB stick follow the wiki to install Snakeoil to the running Ubuntu.

The instructions on the wiki assume you have downloaded the snakeoil script and opened opened a terminal in the ubuntu install then moved to the location where the script is (something like

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cd /home/'your username'/Downloads

and check that the script is there with

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ls

it may even be in your home directory to start with so just run (to check before using the cd command.)

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ls

once you find it then run

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sudo bash ./snakeoil-installer-1.2.0-x86_64.sh

changing the version to the one you downloaded and is report by the previous 'ls' command.
You should then see the output shown in the wiki.
wait...wait.. until the script completes and you are prompted to reboot.