Ths might be a silly question, but asking those is how i learn sometimes. I’m trying to install my first Linux distro to set up a Plex server and one of the few things I know is you need a wired internet connection. My intended server location is across the house from my router, and there isnt much room there to set up temporarily. It would be possible, just a removed and a half. Is it instead possible to connect my SSD via SATA to USB to a laptop, install Ubuntu and wireless adapter drivers on it while connected to ethernet, then put the SSD in the server to boot? Or do I need to do all this through my intended setup?

Thanks for the help, just trying to make my first Linux install as painless as possible.

EDIT: Thank you all for your responses, I’m going to respond as I can since I’m at work. I The number one thing I learned is that I need to do more research. I recognize only a handful of these acronyms lol

  • lemmyvore
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    10 months ago

    If you don’t authenticate through Plex don’t you lose profile support? Meaning no personalized preferences, no watch list, no parental controls etc.

    For me that would make it unusable.

    • @[email protected]
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      110 months ago

      Profiles work fine, but you might have to set things up initially with working Internet. No idea about watch lists or parental controls though - we don’t use them.