Debian is a community driven GNU/Linux distribution first announced 1993. It is well known for its package management system APT and large number of packages. Many other distributions are influenced or originate from it, like Ubuntu or Knoppix.
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Booting directly in debian linux without giving username and password
I would like to skip the username and password prompt at boot-up from debian linux. I want to boot directly to the system without giving username and password.
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setcap error on Debian Squeeze: “unable to set CAP_SETFCAP effective capability: Operation not permitted”
My python script needs at least the CAP_NET_RAW capability, because it's using a pcap library, but I don't want to use sudo (and in fact sudo causes my script to not work properly, with the script's ...
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Lotus Note installation on Linux Mint 14?
I'm trying to install IBM Lotus Note 8.5.3 on Linux Mint 14 using terminal. Problem is that it's not installing and showing following error
sudo apt-get install ibm-lotus-notes-8.5.3.i586.deb
Reading ...
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reprepro and gpg-agent - passphrase won't be cached
I'm getting a little frustrated here, maybe you got an idea what the problem could be:
I have a buildprocess with a few reprepro commands at the end
The buildscript is executed with sudo
( cd ...
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cant compile install and Configure any linux kernel in debian 7
I followed these steps from the link: (http://www.howopensource.com/2011/08/how-to-compile-and-install-linux-kernel-3-0-in-ubuntu-11-04-10-10-and-10-04/) but these commands don't work:
sudo make ...
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Monitoring an under attack Server thorugh a remote endpoint
I have this Debian server that is constantly under attack as shown in its /var/log/auth.log file.
I was wondering if there is a best practices of monitoring it through sending all important log ...
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Problem running “Software update” on Debian 7
I'm running Debian 7 on vmware workstation.
When I run Applications - System Tool - Software Update I just get a blank window, nothing happends.
Updating the system works fine with "apt-get update ...
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How to config my.cfg file for mysql which was installed from sources?
I installed MySQL 5.6 from sources on debian.
MySQL folder is /usr/local/mysql.
Here is several question:
1) I would like to config my.cfg. But I couldn't find several parameters:
socket ...
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Enabling 1366x768 resolution in Debian Wheezy on Atom D525 Board
For some reason, when I try to update to a modern version of Linux from Debian 6.0.7 or Ubuntu 10.0.4, I lose most of the resolutions that were available, including the native resolution of the panel ...
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Benefits of rpm over deb in the context of a server? [closed]
This related question What are the pros/cons of deb vs. rpm? seems to be more focused on personal computers, but in the context of a server, why do most of the servers run either RedHat / CentOS or ...
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Recovering files from partition (ext4)
a part of out homework assignment is to recover deleted files from the partition with the ext4 file system.
I've tried using the extundelete tool, by following this tutorial. The tool recovered a lot ...
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Debian Unstable: How do I install this i386 package under AMD64 using multiarch?
I am currently running Debian unstable (sid) on a AMD64 platform. I have previously enabled multiarch by:
dpkg --add-architecture i386
...and successfully installed some i386 packages, including ...
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Reinstalling all Debian packages
I killed by mistake a dpkg process running in the background and I would like to reinstall all packages to be sure everything is allright.
First, I tried to get a list of all packages and reinstall ...
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Debian unstable: ia32-libs can not be used
After an dist-upgrade within Debian unstable (amd64) I can not use 32 bit programs anymore, because ia32-libs is not possible to install:
# apt-get install ia32-libs
Reading package lists... Done
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Can I rollback an apt-get upgrade if something goes wrong?
Is there a way, before starting an aptitude upgrade or apt-get upgrade, to set up something so that you can "easily" rollback your system to the "apt" state it was before the actual upgrade, if ...
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can I run xvfb on a console-only debian system
I am developing a console-only debian-based rescue cd loosly based on thfixed spelling.e live-system's rescue cd.
One of the things I need for my livecd is to be able to run firefox for some testing, ...
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Installing HP DeskJet 3520 in CUPS
I am trying to install this printer into CUPS under Debian 6.
The printer is automatically detected correctly and then I have a list of drivers to choose from.
There is no driver for the 3520 - so I ...
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Debian - install missing man pages?
I run RaspBMC - a distro based on Raspbian, that's a custom minimal Debian for the Raspberry Pi.
If I recall correctly, the man utility is NOT installed by default with RaspBMC (although I may be ...
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Nginx returning 502 Bad Gateway
I'm trying to set up an Nginx webserver generally following this guide but using perusio's configuration. When I try to access the site, I get a 502 Bad Gateway page.
Searching on the error I've seen ...
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What is the debian equivalent to this repoquery command?
What is the debian equivalent to this repoquery command?
repoquery --repofrompath="abc,http://path/to/repo" --repoid=abc -q mypkg
--qf ...
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Distro agnostic init script dependencies
I'm trying to write an init script which will be able to handle basic dependencies (for example, It has to be started (just) before MySQL service starts). Is there a distro agnostic way to write such ...
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How to force a file location in equivs-build
I have some files that I would like to install using .deb files created using equivs-build. What I cannot understand is the syntax required in the .equivs file.
This is my file layout:
myapp.equivs
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How to build a confortable installation with 4 + 1 hdds? [closed]
I have at my disposal 4 HDD of 2 Tb each, empty, and one HDD of 1.5 Tb with debian squeeze.
I have no experience with linux (very small in fact) and I don't know if I am in the right forum, then ...
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How to mount a disk from destroyed raid system?
I have a horrible situation where I have to restore data from damaged raid system in a rescue Debian Linux. I just want to mount them all to /mnt/rescue in read only modus to be able to copy VMWare ...
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openssl-1.0.1e compiling on Debian
I am compiling OpenSSL-1.0.1e on Debian Lenny (armv4 architecture). I have been following the instruction on http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/blfs/view/svn/postlfs/openssl.html to compile the source ...
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Unable to access particular domain from Linux Debian machine [closed]
I have this strange issue.
I have a Linux Debian Wheezy installed laptop from which I am unable to access
(even not able to ping domain) domain . While I have another windows machine from which I ...
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Debian installation has no uucp user - how to create
I have just installed Debian Squeeze x64 and tried sending myself a test email from it using the normal "mail" command. When I sent it I got this error from Exim:
2013-06-08 08:12:46 Exim ...
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How do you install/upgrade Intel graphics drives on Mint?
I have only recently begun using Linux as my primary OS on my laptop. I previously ran Windows 7 on it, which generally had decent performance in 3D applications. However, I've noticed a considerable ...
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debian - Package development, where's the path of compiled packages
Where's the path of compiled packages from source on debian ?
for example:
git clone git://github.com/lightspark/lightspark.git
cd lightspark
dpkg-buildpackage
[...long output...]
dpkg-buildpackage: ...
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Install Debian alongside Ubuntu without BIOS setup access or removable media boot possibility
The typical steps for installing involves using a USB-bootable version of Debian and then partitioning the hard-drive for the new OS. Unfortunately, my BIOS has been locked and for various reasons, I ...
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Common, accessible filesystem with very high filename size limit?
I need to extract an archive that contains files whose names are longer than 256 characters. Every common filesystem I have tried (ntfs, ext3, ext4) has a limitation on filename size at 255 or 256 ...
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Debian wheezy re - installation [duplicate]
I am new to linux and I wanted to start learning it. So, I had installed debian. But while installation, I forgot to give username and password for login and also for root.
Is it possible to log in ...
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locales: modify default time format
I need to change the default time format on my Debian Wheezy system. I am following this howto.
I have modified the corresponding lines in /usr/share/i18n/locales/en_US
d_t_fmt ...
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Managing (Dynamic) DNS Zone Files with Puppet (Solved)
I'm running a Debian 7.0 (Wheezy) server and I have a dynamic DNS setup wherein my clients make DHCP requests and the DHCP server updates the DNS zone files with whatever IP was assigned to each ...
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How to add unity-greeter in Debian wheezy with GDM 3
There are two questions I would like to ask.
How do we install unity-greeter in Debian wheezy with GDM 3 to have an Ubuntu style login screen ?
How do we have a rounded-styled login box with default ...
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Ethernet-bridged OpenVPN server not accepting connections from outside
I have configured an OpenVPN server with ethernet bridging using this howto and this page regarding ethernet bridging. The server is also running Samba, Apache and Webmin.
Linux klesk 2.6.32-5-amd64 ...
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Is floating-point arithmetic distro dependant?
I came across an article in Ars Technica about Raspbian that said the primary interest of the developers of it was that they wanted an OS with fully optimized for its floating-point unit, and since ...
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Mounting a drive and accessing it
I have created a partition on /dev/sdb
I want to be able to go to this drive when I type:
cd /name
What I did, which did not work.
mkdir name in /mnt
mounted the /dev/sdb on /mnt/name
updated ...
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can't start x11vnc without attached monitor
I'd like to setup x11vnc (or any other vnc server) to start at boot-time. The display manager is kdm, the distribution is Ubuntu 12.04.2 LTS.
When I try to start x11vnc, I'm getting this errors:
$ ...
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ufw firewall rules for security.debian.org
What is a practical way to manage a whitelist of firewall outgoing connection rules for http://security.debian.org (on a server that blocks all outgoing connections by default)?
My understanding is ...
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incorrect lines display in ssh console
I have problem with my console drawing lines. The problem is when I connect through ssh to server everything draws ok. But when I use up arrow key to show last used commands it often leaves few ...
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How to increase the size of rootfs?
So I got this error today and decided to investigate:
/etc/init.d/mysql: ERROR: The partition with /var/lib/mysql is too full! ... failed!
I'm not sure how... but I've filled up my rootfs
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Linux (debian) serial console, connect to from windows/putty [closed]
I would like to use putty (via COM1) to connect to my linux debian server. I have a serial cable between them, but nothing is coming though. The Debian Howto is from 2003 and out date. Help?
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Old HP nc4400 laptop on Debian, fan turns on for 10 secs, then off for 20 secs
I run Debian 7 on an HP nc4400 laptop. This is an old laptop with an Intel Centrino chipset. It runs fine except that the fan turns on for 10 seconds, then off for 20 seconds and then on for 10 ...
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Debian Squeeze Problem Removing Broken phpmyadmin [closed]
Had some errors today when I did an apt-upgrade regarding some broken dependencies (mostly php modules), which I've been working through. Long story short, I cannot do anything with apt-get without ...
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Can I stop Linux from listening to a USB input device as a keyboard, but still capture events with a program?
I have a USB barcode scanner at /dev/input/event0 (/dev/input/by-id/usb-Metrologic_Metrologic_Scanner-event-kbd), and scanning a barcode causes it to send keypress events. I'm capturing these ...
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where to (apt-get) install aliases system-wide?
I am making a Debian package that contains bash aliases.
Where should these aliases be installed, so that they are available system-wide?
The "right" place would be /etc/bash.bashrc, but this file ...
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Transfer speeds through PPTPD VPN are throttled
In an effort to improve my understanding of Linux, I decided to setup a VPN for myself to route my internet traffic through. After about 8 hours, I finally had a Debian Squeeze VPS setup with pptpd ...
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Lock to launcher/Pin to taskbar in Debian Wheezy/Gnome (was possible in Squeeze)
In Debian Squeeze, if I right clicked on something in the Applications menu I could lock it to the top bar. I upgraded to Debian Wheezy and now if I right click it just opens the program. I'm using ...
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Specifying a dependency of a version greater than N and less than M
Is it possible to specify the dependency of another library that is within a specific range of versions?
Like:
Depends: Lib (<= 4) -- dependency of a library that has version less or equal to 4 ...
