Debian GNU/Linux is a widespread Linux distribution focusing on stability, security, and the free software philosophy.
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Connect to a Router via Terminal
How can i connect to a router via the CLI (eth or wlan) and
login with the password i created? My OS is based on Debian.
So if you have no GUI with suggestions that show you the available Networks ...
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Is it safe to have wheezy sourcs list in Debian Squeeze?
Currently, I have a Debian Squeeze 64 bit version installed in my laptop. Since it is said that updates and support for squeeze will be provided only till the next 8 months, and will become unstable ...
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Graphing atop logs
I just discovered 'atop'. This is a fantastic tool for identifying performance bottlenecks in Linux. It supports a long term monitoring mode, in which it logs data to a binary log.
I would like to ...
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Installing debian 7 besides windows 8
I bought a VAIO laptop which Windows 8 preinstalled on it in UEFI mode.
Now I want to install Debian 7 besides Windows 8 but when I entered to the Partition Setup of debian setup menu, there is a ...
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Apache downloads php files instead of running their source
I have just recently upgraded PHP 5.3 to 5.4 on my Debian Squeeze server. Now, instead of executing PHP files, Apache just downloads them, which is really bad.
When I try to follow these steps, I get ...
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DropBox-Alternative, what to use [closed]
I'm comparing at the moment the different dropbox alternatives, but they all have disadvantages:
AeroFS (not open source)
Bittorrent Sync/AppSync (not open source)
Tahoe-LAFS (complicated to setup, ...
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Certificate errors on irc.pirateirc.net
I'm having trouble making a secure connection to the IRC server at irc.pirateirc.net. gnutls doesn't recognise the SSL certificate issuer, even though the certificate is issued by a regular CA ...
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Unable to select vpn on Debian
I installed network-manager and network-manager-vpnc and network-manager-vpnc-gnome (similar to [1]). And I'm able to configure the VPN connection correctly, but I can't select the VPN connection to ...
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Byobu kills windows at will
I use byobu on a virtual server (uname -a shows Linux mezgrman 2.6.32-5-openvz-amd64 #1 SMP Mon Feb 25 01:16:25 UTC 2013 x86_64 GNU/Linux).
When I log in to the machine via SSH and byobu isn't ...
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Mousepad tap does not work on debian stable lxde
I have an Acer Aspire One KAV60 running debian 7.0 stable with lxde as the window manager.
I can't get the mousepad to register a click when I tap it.
I've tried installing ...
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Debian VM will not longer bring up the host-only interface
I've set up a Debian7 VM for PHP development, according to this guide: https://jtreminio.com/2012/07/setting-up-a-debian-vm-step-by-step/
It worked great, initially. But after restarting my Windows 7 ...
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Save “fingerprint” info inside MP4 videos
I have a Debian server serving MP4 videos (for download, as files) and I was wondering if there is a way to save some unique "exif" information for each user that downloads a file.
I would like to do ...
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E: Unmet dependencies
every time I try to install something or just simply use apt-get update I get an error saying something about Unmet Dependencies.
root@xxx:~# apt-get upgrade
Reading list of packages... Ready
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Status display after boot on Debian
I run some VM's and some of them are dedicated to several jobs. For example lets say that one machine is running samba and ftp services and another is running Apache and some database.
Now what I ...
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How to change local IP to domain name so a host can access a VM?
I've managed to set up a Debian server (in a VM) and now I can access it in the Windows 7 host at 192.168.56.101
Is there any way to "map" that IP to a domain name? It doesn't have to be accessible ...
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Recommended way of installing PHP 5.4
PHP 5.4 is stable for quite some time now. However, when I type
apt-get install php5
PHP 5.3 gets installed.
Question: Why? And what is the preferred way of installing PHP 5.4? Should I choose a ...
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paravirtualization using xen in debian wheezy
i have been trying to run av virtual machine using xen but in the end i always get the error
chroot: failed to run command `/sbin/shadowconfig': Exec format error
hook 05-shadowconfig-on: done.
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udev rule not working on Debian [closed]
I have created a udev rule which is supposed to mount a USB device, backup some data and clean up everything. I am actually working on a Debian server.
Here is the information about my USB device ...
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Disable volume-change sound
I'm using Debian Wheezy with Gnome 3 and I'd like to disable the "bip" sound made when pressing the volume +/- keys. Audio programs that are running currently (I have no clue which program exactly ...
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Gnome 3.4.2: How to display notifications a bit longer
I receive mails via Thunderbird (with extensions FireTray and GNOME Integration) and want to display the "New mail notification" a bit longer.
How can I increase the length of time notifications ...
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Where to store bash scripts that all users may execute on Debian?
I have many bash scripts on my server, that all users may use.
but it seems the location
/usr/local/sbin
is not the best place.
I don't want to use the home directory of the users, cause ...
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how do I add /usr/local/sbin to the PATH of a user? [duplicate]
if I type
echo $PATH
I only get
/usr/local/bin:/usr/bin:/bin:/usr/local/games:/usr/games
how can I add /usr/local/sbin to the path, so it is already there the next time?
(I use debian ...
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(Samba Debian x64) Server exit (multiple negprot's are not permitted)
I just changed server and the new server causes issues, samba Always dies within seconds of using it.
Samba dies when trying to connect, sometimes instant, sometimes i get to list some folders.
I've ...
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Cannot SSH log into Debian virtual machine from windows 7 via Putty
I have followed a tutorial from this website http://jtreminio.com/2012/07/setting-up-a-debian-vm-step-by-step/. I am up to the point in the tutorial where it says to login via SSH. I have installed ...
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Why does my debian wheezy linux refuse to execute this ELF file?
I just installed EAGLE on my debian wheezy box, but I cannot start the executable:
joe@mybox:/opt/eagle-6.4.0/bin$ ll
total 18264
drwxrwxr-x 2 joe joe 4096 Jan 7 17:02 .
drwxrwxr-x 10 joe joe ...
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How can I add static DNS entry in Debian and block some sites?
OK I'm admin noob.
Is there a way for adding static DNS entry?
I already tried to modify /etc/hosts file but without success.
Here is my hosts file:
127.0.0.1 localhost
127.0.1.1 hitsu
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libgphoto2-2-dev is installed, but pkg-config wont list it. Deb Wheezy new install
I am trying to use node-gphoto2 from npm, but I am having trouble with the libgphoto2-2-dev dependency. I've installed it, but pkg-config says it's not there.
$ sudo aptitude search gphoto
p ...
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How I can replace linux module which are the same version?
I have compat-wireless module, it's built and patched.
I really need to replace the module located in /lib/modules/3.2.0-4-686-pae/kernel/drivers/net/wireless/ with this one but I don't know how do ...
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How can I run a copy of my Linode VPS in VMWare Fusion 5 on my Mac?
I’ve just signed up for Linode, and having set up my Linode server (from their Debian 7 image), I’m trying to download a copy of it to run on VMWare Fusion 5 on my Mac.
I’ve followed their ...
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PPTP without GRE: possible?
[I hope this is not off-topic here]
I'm trying to set up a PPTP tunnel between a Linux (Debian 6) Server and a Windows 7 Client.
The problem is, that the PPTP connection itself (ports 1723 and 47) ...
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Any way to run a user script on suspend/resume in KDE4?
I have the desire to run a script as the logged in user immediately before a hibernate (suspend to disk) operation, and immediately after a resume with KDE4.
I know that I can put a script in ...
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VPN server on Debian with login access from Windows
I have a friend in a closed country that needs a VPN. I want to install a secure VPN server on my dedicated server.
I have looked at PPTPD and OpenVPN, but I am not sure which one would be best? Or ...
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pptpd client hangup for no obvious reason
I'm trying to run a pptp vpn server on a Debian wheezy machine. When I try to connect from my laptop (OS X 10.8) the connection fails but it's not obvious to me what's wrong. I turned on debug and ...
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Ignore area on touchpad
I recently purchased a Lenovo y500 and installed Debian wheezy 64-bit on it with no issues. The problem I'm having is with the touchpad. In Windows (dual boot) it ignores movements on the lower part ...
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Prevent applications to control master volume on Linux
Whenever I change the volume in VLC, Rhythmbox, or a video on YouTube, it change the master volume, i.e. the system volume. How can I prevent this from happening?
I'm running Debian 7.0.0 (wheezy) ...
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Performance OracleJDK or OpenJDK
I am forced to using Java on my server and I am having a headache installing Java. I have an automated deployment script which installs the software and needs to be run to reinstall the server ...
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How to get latest nginx in Wheezy using apt-get
It seems like the nginx package in debian wheezy apt-get is old and only goes up to 1.2 whereas the latest version is 1.4
Do I really have to build it from source or is there a way to get the latest ...
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Is it a bad idea to get my production servers software source code from github
Usually I use apt-get but apt-get can get out of date.
It seems that quite a nice solution may be to get the source code for my software (for example, nginx) from github and then build it each time. ...
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Inaudible dialogue in video files
When playing some movies in my computer the voices are really, really low - I have to boost the volume to the maximum in order to be able to hear anything. This causes some sound effects to be really, ...
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linux wtmp randomly empties itself
I've had this happen about three times now. Randomly when I log into my server and type "last" I find that there is no information given to me. Is wtmp periodically emptied? Is this something I ...
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Launching a Shell Script via .desktop in Raspbian Wheezy
I am trying to launch OMXplayer and play a sequence of videos on loop on a RaspberryPi running Raspbian Wheezy. I have got a working shell script which launches and plays the videos courtesy of ...
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Network connection needs to be brought up a second time at boot for networking to work on Debian 7
I am using Debian 7 on some newly designed hardware. After bootup the Ethernet is not setup correctly, but if I run an "/etc/init.d/network restart" or do an if down/up after bootup then it works. ...
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Debian routing with multiple connections
In the past I had my router at home (debian server) who was acting as a DHCP server, DNS server and NAT between Internet and my network. Now, I need to replicate this at the office where I work. ...
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Is it possible to add 2 interfaces to my wireless NIC to run as a wireless mesh node and an wireless AP
I want to create a virtual wireless access point on my board so I can run it as an AP and a node in a mesh network at the same time.
Has anyone ever done something like this? Is it possible?
I am ...
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How to Create One Installation Package from Multiple Debian Packages?
I have multiple Debian packages required to install Wine and Winetricks. I'd like to create a new package that will enable a user to click only once or twice (double click) and start a shell script ...
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SSMTP and PHP sending mail through different domainds(sub-domains)
I'm trying to set up SSMTP on my Raspberry PI(Raspbian Wheezy(Debian ARM port)) Model B,
Right now I can send mail through the console just fine, actually getting the mail aswel.
The problem is when ...
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Using iw to add a virtual wireless interface, getting the error “No such device (-19)”
I am trying to add a virtual wireless interface to my debian squeeze system using iw.
The output of iw list is shown below:
root@alix:~# iw list
Wiphy phy0
I am using the command:
iw dev phy0 ...
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Mount USB Device in Debian
I'm using a Siduction (a Debian derivative) on a Lenovo x230 laptop which has a built-in SD drive, and I'm trying to mount it to get some pictures of off an SD card. I've also tried connecting the ...
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How to find out what port is Exim 4 using for SMTP?
I'm trying to debug a problem with email sending on my home machine, possibly a router related problem.
This is on Debian squeeze with Exim 4.72-6+squeeze3 (the default Exim 4 Debian package for this ...
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Setup Debian Server, Symlink from /var/www/dir to another directory
I have just started a server with debian,
I'm new to this sort of thing so please bare with me.
What I'm trying to achieve is this:
Request comes in : sub.mydomain.co.uk
I have to DocumentRoot ...
