Linux

A console connection could be required to troubleshoot a misbehaving instance, to change BIOS settings, or even install a new OS using netboot.xyz Though the Oracle Cloud panel gives an option to launch a Cloud Shell connection, it doesn’t load on my system with Chrome on Linux Mint. Alternatively, one can create a serial/VNC console connection using SSH. I detail how to create a serial console connection below. The method is quite easy, but there’s a gotcha....

A lot of VPS providers don’t provide the option to either select your distro/upload ISO for your distro. On the VPS I have, provided by Oracle Cloud, Debian is not provided as an option. I have hence installed Ubuntu 20.04, but need to install Debian on it. This is an easier way to do that using iPXE. All you need is the ability to have a console connection/VNC connection to the VPS, and the ....