Dell Proximity Printing Solution - Manual (Page 7)

7 DPPS – Installation Guide
Installation Notes
• All the commands used are case sensitive. Using a different case may cause
unexpected results.
• The sudo prefix executes the command following it in administrator mode.
• GEdit is a text editor.
• Any text prefixed with # is a comment.
Installing Linux and Setting a Static IP Address
You must create a server install using Ubuntu 8.10 Desktop Edition (32-bit).
After the installation is complete, you must set a static IP address for the
DPPS server. If the setting for static IP are lost after rebooting, follow the
steps below to hard-code the information.
1 Type the following command in a terminal window:
sudo update-rc.d -f NetworkManager remove
2 Restart Ubuntu.
3 Type the following command in a terminal window:
sudo gedit /etc/hostname
4 Delete the existing text from the document and then type the FQDN.
5 Save the document and exit GEdit.
6 Restart Ubuntu.
7 Type the following command in a terminal window:
sudo gedit /etc/network/interfaces
8 The network interface file opens. Type the addresses used by your
environment where applicable. Your file should look similar to
the following:
# This file describes the network interfaces
available on your system
# and how to activate them. For more information,
see interfaces(5).
# The loopback network interface
auto lo