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 ====== Install Slackware on a CloudVPS by ArubaCloud ====== ====== Install Slackware on a CloudVPS by ArubaCloud ======
  
-ArubaCloud offers excellent low-cost VPS services, starting at 1 € / month //(at least when this article was created, feb. 2018, see ArubaCloud limitations)//. +ArubaCloud offers excellent low-cost VPS services, starting at 2.79 € / month //(updated May 2020; was 1€/month in feb. 2018, see ArubaCloud offers and limitations)//. 
 This article refers to installing Slackware on [[https://www.arubacloud.com/vps/virtual-private-server-range.aspx | CloudVPS]] hosting service, which is based on VMware virtualization hypervisor and uses several OS templates, Slackware not being among them. //As a low-cost service, custom OS installation, management with VMware Client are not available.// This article refers to installing Slackware on [[https://www.arubacloud.com/vps/virtual-private-server-range.aspx | CloudVPS]] hosting service, which is based on VMware virtualization hypervisor and uses several OS templates, Slackware not being among them. //As a low-cost service, custom OS installation, management with VMware Client are not available.//
-You can request a free trial [[https://www.arubacloud.com/free-trial.aspx| here]]. 
  
 //**This guide does not cover Cloud Pro or other services by ArubaCloud**//, as these services may offer additional tools that make this guide unnecessary. Alternately, this guide may be used for other similar services. //**This guide does not cover Cloud Pro or other services by ArubaCloud**//, as these services may offer additional tools that make this guide unnecessary. Alternately, this guide may be used for other similar services.
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   - load credit into your account (free trial voucher or purchase credit)   - load credit into your account (free trial voucher or purchase credit)
   - create VPS based on predefined OS template   - create VPS based on predefined OS template
-This guide has been written using an **Ubuntu Server 14.04 LTS 64bit** template. +This guide has been written using an **Ubuntu Server 16.04 LTS 64bit** template.  
 +(//updated May 2020//)
  
 ===== Information gathering ===== ===== Information gathering =====
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 <code>ncftpget -u USERNAME -p PASSWORD -c FTP_SERVER_ADDRESS /path/to/aruba_slack_image_file.bz2 | bzip2 -d > /dev/sda</code> <code>ncftpget -u USERNAME -p PASSWORD -c FTP_SERVER_ADDRESS /path/to/aruba_slack_image_file.bz2 | bzip2 -d > /dev/sda</code>
-<note tip>This may take a while, even hours, depending on the available bandwidth between Aruba's datacenter and your FTP server. At the end of the transfer, ncftpget will report the number of bytes transfered and speed. Make sure "bytes transfered" is exactly equal to the size of the compressed image (see your FTP account). You may get a "Segmentation fault" after the end of the transfer. This is acceptable and expactable.</note> +<note tip>This may take a while, even hours, depending on the available bandwidth between Aruba's datacenter and your FTP server. At the end of the transfer, ncftpget will report the number of bytes transfered and speed. Make sure "bytes transfered" is exactly equal to the size of the compressed image (see your FTP account). You may get a "Segmentation fault" after the end of the transfer. This is acceptable and expectable.</note> 
  
-<note warning>Make sure the process finishes without error before proceeding!</note>+<note warning>Make sure the process finishes without any other errors before proceeding!</note>
  
 **IMMEDIATELY after it finished successfully:**  **IMMEDIATELY after it finished successfully:** 
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   * Go to "Cloud servers" -> Management   * Go to "Cloud servers" -> Management
   * Under "Actions", select "Manage -> Switch on"   * Under "Actions", select "Manage -> Switch on"
-  * wait for it to start+  * wait for it to start (//if it takes apparently too long reload the page. Apparently sometimes the UI doesn't update adequately//)
   * Under "Actions", select "Manage -> Sign in"   * Under "Actions", select "Manage -> Sign in"
   * Open the recovery console. You'll get to see your server's console.   * Open the recovery console. You'll get to see your server's console.

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