How to activate Ubuntu 16.04 ELS with an activation key?

Anna

Issue

To enable the Ubuntu 16.04 ELS repository on a server, follow these steps:

1. Download an installer script:

wget https://repo.cloudlinux.com/ubuntu16_04-els/install-ubuntu-els-repo.py

2. Run the installer script with one of the trial keys:

python install-ubuntu-els-repo.py --license-key XXXX-XXXXXXXXXXXX

3. The installation script registers the server in the CLN with the key, receives the token and adds the apt-repository with the token.

4. The script will create the /etc/apt/sources.list.d/ubuntu-els.list repository config file and add the PGP key.

4.1 To ensure that installation has been completed successfully, run the following command:

apt search tmpreaper | grep cloudlinux
tmpreaper/unknown,now 1.6.13+nmu2-1.cloudlinux amd64 [residual-config]

It should return the version and release of an available package and ELS repo.