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Using Logitech G35 headset in Debian
What do I need to do to to get my Logitech G35 headset to work in Debian Squeeze?
I plugged the headphones into my computer and lsusb is telling me they are there and /proc/asound/cards shows the ...
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How to disable sound modules in debian squeeze (solved)
The scenario, I have a debian squeeze xen virtual machine, only doing server tasks. On boot it autoloads sound modules despite blacklisting.
I know about modprobe -r, however ideally I'd prefer to ...
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How do I install Firefox 12 on Debian Squeeze?
Background
I am trying to install Firefox 12 on Debian Squeeze x86_64. I have extracted the contents of the compressed Firefox downloadable into the /opt directory and have marked the files ...
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Computer Lockup
I have a small computer that I am running a video application on (video conferencing-style). At inconsistent times, it will 'lock up' - video will freeze, if I am telneting into it from another ...
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How to install Debian Squeeze on a PC without DVD, CD or USB boot capabilities?
I have an old PC (Pentium 4) and a new PC (dual core). On old PC I do not have a DVD ROM or a CD ROM. The motherboard does not let me boot from a USB key. And I do not have a NIC which can boot and ...
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“developer-stable” packages in debian?
I'm pretty new at debian, so bare with me. Some of the packages are pretty old in debian stable. For example, the version of iceweasel (firefox) included is 3.5.
But I don't want the version of ...
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How to autorun wpa_supplicant on Debian startup
I'd like to run wpa_supplicant -D wext -i wlan0 -c /etc/wpa_supplicant.conf on Debian startup (runlevels 2-5). I found some vague instructions from a related question that said to put a script in ...
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Installing Debian Squeeze Backport with Dependencies
I have added squeeze-backports to my apt sources.list, and updated. The backport instructions say that you use the -t switch to install a package, plus its dependencies, to get around the default ...
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Using wvdial in /etc/network/interfaces to enable automatic connection with usb 3g dongle
I have wvdial working from the command line in a debian squeeze 32 bit install.
Googling around revealed several suggestions to simply use
auto ppp0
iface ppp0 inet wvdial
However, upon reboot I ...
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Wrong libc6 version in Debian Squeeze — can I go back?
Attempting to make some ruby gems work, I discovered I needed to install the dev ruby package, which apparently required the dev libc6. When I tried to install it (using the approved squeeze ...
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Debian squeeze keyboard and touchpad not working / detected on laptop
They work before gdm3 starts. a connected mouse also stops working, but functions after removal and re-plug. no xorg.conf.
log doesn't show any loading of drivers for kbd/touchpad
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Reinstalling Debian Squeeze via APT after significant core package removal
Some background:
I accidentally left two problematic repositories in my /etc/apt/sources.list - to be specific, the squeeze-updates repository (changed from "volatile"), and the sid repository. I was ...
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Mysql stopped working
Mysql is up and running on my system but i can not login with any user. I also cannot start/stop/status the server. All i got is:
ERROR 1045 (28000): Access denied for user 'root'@'localhost' (using ...
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Dnsmasq offering IP via DHCP, but nobody is accepting
As clients connect the logs light up with DHCPDISCOVER(wlan0) and DHCPOFFER(wlan0) but the IPs being offered are not being accepted. Currently dnsmasq offers IPs on eth1 which works flawlessly. It ...
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Using LVM after installing Debian
I have Debian Squeeze installed on VirtualBox. While installing I've chosen Ext3 filesystem and it takes whole virtual disk space. fdisk says:
Disk /dev/sda: 33.0 GB, 32986103808 bytes
255 heads, 63 ...
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How do I write files to a USB without being root?
I have a 4GB USB stick which I partitioned using sudo cfdisk /dev/sdb and formatted using sudo mkfs /dev/sdb1. It's currently set to ID 83 with System Linux when I run sudo fdisk -l on my Debian ...
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Unable to resolve a local hostname with debian and monowall
I'm using debian squeeze on my laptop, network is autoconfigured by DHCP(dhclient/network manager), Monowall is running on my home DSL router, the dns forwarder software is dnsmasq. I've added an A ...
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How can i use the amazon kindle version 4 with debian squeeze?
Hello i am using the amazon kindle version 4. To synchronize my e-books with this device i can use calibre in version 0.8.33 with my opensuse 12.1 box which works fine. However the version shipped ...
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Debian live-build won't generate binary-hybrid.iso after first run
My computer:
Debian Squeeze amd64
live-build package is version 2.0.12-2 (newest in Squeeze)
I'm trying to build a Debian Live CD with some custom files and whatnot. Here's what I did:
$ mkdir ...
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How to allow other computers on the network to access my virtual web server?
I use Windows 7 as a host OS. I have Debian 6.0.4 installed on VirtualBox with lighttpd.
I can easily access the web server from my machine by typing http://localhost in the browser address panel ...
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While trying to install lighttpd on debian squeeze I get: 'Some packages could not be installed.'
I am trying to install lighttpd on my (virtual) Debian 6.0.4 64 bit system but after trying to use this command :
sudo apt-get install lighttpd
I get this error :
Reading package lists... Done
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Slack partition invisible at boot time after install Debian
I have Debian 6 _86 installed on sda4 and on sda5 Slackware ( Slackware has installed LILO on the beginning of sda5). Where and what to add so I can see Slack option at the boot time ( at the moment ...
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nVidia Quadro 600 on Debian (stable) Twinview
I want to run Debian stable on a 64-Bit (amd64) system and enable twinview on the graphics boaard nVidia Quadro 600.
The default installed driver works for one screen. After installing the nvidia* ...
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Apple Magic Trackpad (bluetooth) on Debian Squeeze
What do I have to do to get an Apple Magic Trackpad to "work" on a standard Debian Squeeze system?
Right now, the trackpad is connected to the machine over Bluetooth, and functions like a mouse: ...
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kernel update vs distro version?
Is there a difference between kernel version and distro version?
For an example, I'm using Debian Squeeze and the kernel version by default is 2.6.32-5-amd64.
Does this mean that Squeeze only uses ...
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hook into displayport events
I have a triple monitor setup where I do not use the third monitor most of the time. The third monitor is connected to a receiver which is connected to the PC using HDMI.
The problem is that ...
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Installing 32bit gcc on Debian squeeze x64
I need to install the 32bit gcc because i get this error:
libgcc_s.so.1 must be installed for pthread_cancel to work Aborted
I try this:
apt-get install lib32gcc1
Does not find the package
I ...
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hide gnome panel using gconftool-2? (not autohide)
How do I hide the gnome panel completely? (not autohide)
Basically, I have a triple monitor setup but only use dual monitor most of the time. Because the third monitor is off and is hdmi/displayport, ...
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Black screen when installing debian
After choosing an option at the installation menu, the screen turns lack. It doesn't matter if I choose "Install" "Graphic install" or "Expert install".
I,m using a Macbook5,2 and I am trying to ...
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How to install experimental packages?
I am running debian squeeze and would like to install the wine experimental package of sid.
My Questions:
Where do I find the package?
Is there a way to include the package into the software ...
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Router sees different host names
I'm trying to ping my linux machines by host name and the pings are failing (can ping by ip just fine).
I then logged into the router which is the DNS server and see that the router sees the linux ...
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run script on shutdown
I have the following script, how do I run it on shutdown in debian linux? (don't want to use GUI)
#!/bin/bash
vms=$(vmrun list | grep '/');
for vm in ${vms}
do
echo 'suspending ' $vm
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Installed ATI Proprietary driver, can't get 3d acceleration
Using the guide: http://wiki.debian.org/ATIProprietary
I did the following steps:
1) aptitude install --without-recommends linux-headers-$(uname -r)
2) aptitude install fglrx-control fglrx-driver
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How do I tell aptitude or apt to offer a particular version of lpr?
I seem to have a weird version of lpr installed (one that doesn't cope with -o, see also this question). On all my other machines that run the same debian squeeze, the proper version of lpr is ...
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No GUI and python-aptdaemon-gtk package error after upgrade from Squeeze to Wheezy
Yesterday I was installing some packages on a Debian Squeeze server we have for testing, the OS showed me a list of updates before I can download/install my new packages, and I agreed to update the ...
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Updating grub2 in a Debian VM
I am running a series of debian server VMs under Xen. I am using pygrub, so the kernels and initrds are within the VM itself.
I would like to continue using the automatic grub.cfg generation ...
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Which virtualization technology for old linux box
I have old PIV 1.8ghz, 512MB memory, 40GB HDD, computer with Debian squeeze on it. I currently work on it by connecting to it over SSH. I'm interested in testing/learning/trying out/playing with ...
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Do I have to care about hosts.allow or hosts.deny when I can't reach postfix?
I am using postfix for outgoing mails (collection from machines on 192.168.1.0/24 and forwarding to my ISP's mail machine) and I have trouble accessing postfix for sending mails. The machine I use for ...
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Logitech USB headphones detected and selected in Debian Squeeze but sound still coming from speakers
I have a pair of Logitech wireless USB headphones that work with Ubuntu Natty but aren't working in Debian Squeeze. When they are selected as the default audio output, the sound comes out of the ...
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LMDE detects a wireless card, but can't use it
LMDE can see my wireless card, and correctly identifies it, but it refuses to let me turn it on through the shiny graphical interface. Is there a way to use the non-shiny terminal to turn on my ...
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murmurd doesn't accept SuperUser password
just installed a mumble-server (murmurd) under Debian Squeeze. I set the SuperUser password using the murmurd -subw <newpassword> command, then restarted the service. When I try to connect as a ...
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After installing debian 6 on my laptop along with windows 7 64bit , my laptop only boots to debian what should I do?
I've installed Debian 6 32bit on the same HDD but different partition along with Windows 7 64bit, and now my laptop only boots to Debian 6 where I want both Windows / Debian.
How can I edit GRUB to ...
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Add default gateway while installing Debian
I have in my virtual infrastructure static ip addresses and have to set the gateway which following commands:
post-up route add x.x.x.254 dev eth0
post-up route add default gw x.x.x.254
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Getting my USB wifi stick to work on Debian (squeeze)?
Hi, i recently installed Debian-squeeze to multi-boot with vista on a hp desktop.
so i have the netgear WNA3100 wifi stick i use on Vista and am trying to get working with debian. i followed the ...
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I wish to install Skype and other downloaded programs on Linux, specifically Debian, AMD64 LXDE
With Linux I have functioned up to now just using apt-get and modifying /etc/apt/sources.list . I followed the instructions in this blog. I added "deb h ttp://download.skype.com/linux/repos/debian/ ...
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Debian VM requires manually running “ifconfig eth0 up” to start network after reboot
I have a new guest install of Debian 6.0.2.1 i386 as a VM in VMware Server 2 Windows XP host. I selected only the "standard System Utilities." After that I installed SSH and VIM. I then changed the ...
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apxs, apxs2 is nowhere to be found in Debian
I was told i have to apt-get install apache2-dev but i get:
apt-get install apache2-dev
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
Note, selecting ...
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Can't find wireless networks on Debian
I am new to Debian (previously using Ubuntu, which is also Debian based). When I installed it on my Lenovo G450 laptop, I skipped the wireless configuration (I really didn't know how to do that).
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Debian Squeeze, linux-image-2.6.32-5-486: Boot process halts with [<c1003997>] ? kernel_thread_helper+0x7/0x10
I just upgraded an old box from Debian Etch to Lenny, and then from Lenny to Squeeze. Upon getting the system up to Squeeze, I installed the latest 2.6 kernel, linux-image-2.6.32-5-486. When I ...
