Questions tagged [debian]
Debian GNU/Linux is a widespread Linux distribution focusing on stability, security, and the free software philosophy.
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apt reinstall local package if package was previously installed by repository
before I embark into this I would like to ask for clarification.
I have a github package installed in Debian via its own repository. Now the project has been archived and its repo no longer works.
I ...
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Debian apt-get fails to fetch packages with high latency low bandwith connection
I have issues on a machine with high latency and low bandwidth connection. apt-get fails to fetch packages. It says:
Fehl:45 http://security.debian.org/debian-security bookworm-security/main amd64 ...
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Configure apt to delay update of specific packages
On Debian, in my apt sources I have put the source for opera-stable browser.
opera is updated very often on their repo, almost daily or every other day.
That's very frequent and every time a large ...
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Debian Upgrade "Buster 10 to Bullseye 11" can no longer open or list mounted SFTP/SSH directories in VSCodium natively
In Debian Buster 10 with VSCodium, I could open folders of remote machines which were mounted in Debian's filesystem through nautilus - by accessing the "other locations" tab in the file ...
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How to properly configure hp m1212nf on debian 12?
I have installed hplip and cups on my debian 12, Cups sees my printer, but when I try to print test page CUPS says:
stopped
"Filter failed"
Printer displayed "used supply in use", ...
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Debian server on raspberry pi becomes slow after about 30 hours
I am running about 5 docker containers on a raspberry pi 4b+ (4gb ram version), and about after 30 hours, it will become painfully slow to use, in all aspects. This server does not use a desktop ...
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Can't run ffmpeg on OSMC
I have an OSMC system with Debian GNU/Linux 11 (bullseye). I can't run ffmpeg:
osmc@osmc:~$ ffmpeg
ffmpeg: error while loading shared libraries: libGL.so.1: cannot open shared object file: No such ...
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VitrualBox Guest that uses NAT but gets it's own IP from DHCP and can still see BOTH Host interfaces
i have a Windoze host and a Debian guest. currently i have the guest network setup on a NAT, which allows me to see/use everything i need to on both host interfaces. BUT it is one-way. due to the ...
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Why does cpupower report different speeds and settings depending on if I'm root?
On debian 11, running cpupower gives different current CPU frequency if I run it as root vs a regular user
Running as root, I see the CPU set at 3.4ghz:
debian@dowest:~$ sudo cpupower frequency-info
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Issues upgrading from MongoDB version 3.6 to 4.0 on Debian 10 - Buster
Im running mongo 3.6.23 on Debian 10 and I'd like to upgrade it to 7.0. From what I've read online, mongo needs to be updated in release order to avoid errors. However, it seems like there is no ...
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Suddenly lost ssh capability from Mac to Debian Linux Virtual Machine
I hope this is the right forum because this problem seems to be more of a 'system' issue vs a 'software' issue...
I had ssh capability working perfectly from my MacBook to my Debian Linux virtual ...
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NVIDIA graphics driver can't be loaded
After upgrading Debian 11 to 12 and kernel version 6.5.0-1, I found my NVIDIA driver somehow broken. Using (sudo) nvidia-settings, I got following output.
caeleste@spectre:~$ nvidia-settings
ERROR: ...
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CMA Memory Reserve Not Working
I'm a Debian 12 user.
I compiled Linux kernel 6.5.3 with CMA support enabled.
However, even passing the size of the CMA reservation through Grub (CMA=4G), I cannot reserve memory for the CMA.
The ...
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Second monitor detected only at startup
I'm using a Latitude E7470, with Debian 12 and GNOME on it. I'm trying to connect an acer monitor, whose model I can find if it's needed (but I believe the problem is not the monitor).
Anyway, the ...
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nm-applet menu pops up too high, in LXDE
I've got a fresh install of Debian 12 with LXDE on my laptop, and I installed NetworkManager and nm-applet (via the network-manager-gnome package). My problem is, when I click (left or right) on the ...
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How can I explicitly set the Kernel using debian live-build?
I'm using debian live-build to create my own kali linux live boot image. The image uses a chroot hook to install another kernel that I want to use (t2 linux kernel https://wiki.t2linux.org/). However, ...
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Netstat dosent exist in my debian linux bash shell
I installed Debian plasma and netstat just dosent exist. every time Ive typed in netstat it says "bash: netstat: command not found"
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How should I configure /etc/network/interface to make Proxmox node use an iface trunk?
On a proxmox node I have the current /etc/network/interfaces file:
auto lo
iface lo inet loopback
iface eno1 inet manual
iface eno2 inet manual
iface eno3 inet manual
iface eno4 inet manual
auto ...
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Scan over Wifi with HP MFP from Debian Server
I try to use the Scanner of a "HP Color Laser MFP 178nw" on a Debian Server in a different network. I can use the scanner on my Laptop if it is in the same network via Airprint. I tried ...
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Download .deb packages for different os version + architecture with apt
I've got a laptop with Ubuntu 22.04, and an iMac 8, 1 with Ubuntu 20.04 server.
The server one ironically doesn't have wifi (which I cannot figure out), but the laptop does.
Is there any way I can use ...
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Installing Linux (Debian) with software RAID
As far as I am aware, it is not possible to install Debian 11 directly onto a software raid partition, because this is a "chicken-egg" problem.
To explain: the software raid requires some ...
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"Connection reset" after "debug1: SSH2_MSG_KEXINIT sent"
So, here is the view from the client side - I do not yet have access to the server-side logs... What might be happening ? What should I check ? What should I do to get better information ?
jm@...
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Cannot set DPMS timeouts on login to Debian/GNOME
I am moving from the KDE desktop to GNOME. One of the features that wasn't working on GNOME was turning off the monitor after a timeout (not via screensaver).
I currently have everything configured ...
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Persistence usb drive debian not working correctly on bios legacy
I tried installing debian lxqt with persistence partition on usb by selecting persistence partition on rufus (bios and uefi mode) and also from this thread link, but i end up getting the same result - ...
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Debian11 no longer starting into desktop, after (presumed) improper shutdown - causes/fixes?
Every time I restart the VM, Debian11 (guest OS) boots into console. I can login fine. If I then do startx, it does open one little GUI-looking terminal on a screen-filling black background, no normal ...
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debian installer doesnt allow for specific LUKS combination of multiple drives
so i have these 3 drives in my PC:
/dev/sda 240GB SSD Sandisk SSDSDA240G
/dev/sdb 1TB HDD WDC WD10EZEX-08WN4A0
/dev/sdc 2TB SSD TS2TSSD230S
i want to install Debian Bookworm (12) on /dev/sda. my plan ...
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How to make samba share show free space correctly?
I have a server with proxmox on it, that has 2 VMs running.One of these servers has a samba share that is accessed by the other. The share points to the mounting point of a drive.
And here comes the ...
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Virtualbox Client hangs (mouse) in fullscreen only
Host machine: Debian 12.0 (x86_64)
Guest machine: Linux Mint 21.1 (x86_64)
VirtualBox version: 7.0.10
Guest Additions installed (7.0.10)
Extension Pack installed (7.0.10)
Everything works fine using ...
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Persistent promiscuous mode in Debian 12
TLDR: How do you add persistent promiscuous mode in Debian 12?
I'm running a Proxmox server with a few virtual machines and each VM is running separate Docker containers for different tasks. ...
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Wi-Fi Connection Issue: Works with LAN but Not with Wi-Fi - Debian
I'm facing an unusual Wi-Fi connectivity problem and could use some guidance to troubleshoot and resolve the issue. My setup is as follows: I have a functional internet connection when connected via ...
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Why does hostapd with channel=0 (ACS) fail?
I try to setup a WiFi AP with hostapd on Debian (Bullseye and Bookworm) with Automatic Channel Selection (ACS), by setting channel=0 in /etc/hostapd/hostapd.conf. On multiple system with different ...
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How to upgrade pip3 on Debian 12 (Bookworm)?
The pip3 binary on my freshly upgraded Debian 12 still isn't new enough to support flags --json and --include-injected, which I need to be able to use ansible module community.general.pipx.
The old-...
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unable to install packages on debian linux
I had been able to install packages in the past. But when I try it as below now::
root@debian:/home/me# apt-get install git
E: dpkg was interrupted, you must manually run 'dpkg --configure -a' to ...
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Can I use auto apn in mbimcli?
I have a running configuration file on debian 12: /etc/mbim-network.conf
It consists only of those 2 lines:
PROXY=yes
APN=internet.telekom
Is there a possibility to set the APN to autodiscover?
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`/var` is full and mounted on a separate partition
During the installation of Debian, accidentally I separated /var from root. Here is my df -h command output:
Filesystem Size Used Avail Use% Mounted on
udev 3....
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Debian wifi phantom faliure
I have recently installed debian in a dual boot. The wi-fi in configurations displays the following message "No wifi adapter found, make sure you have a wifi adapter plugged and turned on". ...
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Xrdp/openbox allocates 15 GB of hard disk after some days
I use xrdp running openbox on a Debian 11 virtual machine that does computing and runs several days. I access the vm via Windows RDP.
I wondered that ~ 15 GB are allocated on the hard disk somehow by ...
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Sudo asks for password, even the ssh key method is setup for newly created user
I have an issue with the Debian server- When I use sudo with the newly created user it asks for a password, and it's already setup for ssh login(which is working fine as I can log in to the server).
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Can i install the GRUB boot loader manually on kali linux virual machine?
while i was installing kali linux on my virtual machine i selected No for "Install the GRUB boot loader to the master boot record?" and the system decided not to boot, is there another way ...
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Enlarged partition of remote Debian server, now it does not boot
I have a Debian 10 server (hosted on IONOS).
I increased the size of my SSD from 240 to 400 GB.
Then I wanted to increase the size of the partition to use the space.
I used fdisk to delete and the ...
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Can't get window after install of Debian Bookworm
I did a fresh install of Debian Bookworm on one of my servers, but now I can't get a KDE window to come up under XDM. In order to maintain consistency between my servers - not for any personal ...
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Annoying sticky CTRL key when connecting to Linux server with NoMachine from Windows
When I connect to Debian Linux, keyboard behaves as if CTRL has been pressed before I've connected. I have to press it each time I connect to make my mouse and keyboard work the right way. Is there ...
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OpenVPN headless on Debian 11.7 IP does not change
I have a ProtonVPN paid account.
I want to use it on my VPS server (so in headless), to change my ip.
Their client does not work in headless mode, so I use OpenVPN.
I download the Linux config file on ...
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sftp user connection error Debian 11
I setup an sftp server following this guide and created a user sftpuser;
https://citizix.com/how-to-set-up-an-sftp-server-on-debian-11-server/
It did work originally when connecting via ftp program ...
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Wget starts fine but gets locked out on chromebook. Why?
Did I try to connect to something I shouldn't have, locking wget out until reboot?
On a chromebook, enable Debian, and use apt to install wget. Then if we do
$ wget http://www.example.com/ -O /tmp/x
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Debian to VDI or IMG
I have a debian server that I can't really shut down because the company stops.
How can I convert it from physical disk to VirtualBox or Xen without shutting it down?
I don't want to play with the ...
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WiFi Mesh Network: Meshing support on adapter as a Client
So I have a Wifi Mesh Network (Unifi) and I want to know if my Wifi Adapter need to support meshing or any other technical function to use the Meshing of the existing Network as a Client. I have a ...
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WireGuard Throughput Issues
I'm having quite an odd issue with WireGuard performance between a VyOS router [LTS 1.3.3] and a Cloud VPS [Debian 12] acting as a CHR.
I have a publicly facing /29 routed to the CHR via GRE, at an ...
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Why the user have no permission?
List all the file permission :
sudo ls -al /home/ftpuser
total 40
drwxr-x--- 6 ftpuser ftpuser 4096 Jul 24 11:32 .
drwxr-xr-x 5 root root 4096 Jul 22 13:26 ..
-rwxr-x--- 1 ftpuser ftpuser 169 ...
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How to hide mountpoints and hosts hardware info from container? what directories are necessary to mount for running game servers in container?
I'm trying to run some game servers like fivem txAdmin , samp, mta , minecraft and etc on docker,
What directories of the ones that docker mask/mount by default are necessary to mount as read and ...