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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Accessing multiple wifi networks simultaneously from debian wheezy
I have got 2 wireless adapters on my machine (one built-in and the other a purchased USB wireless adapter)
is there a way I can utilize different WiFi networks simultaneously?
I have in mind ...
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How to build a live Debian CD/USB in Windows, bootable in EFI mode?
I tried to install the latest stable Debian release (Debian 7.0 "Wheezy") using the Debian DVD install (AMD64) on my laptop. My laptop has a Tianocore firmware set to UEFI boot only.
Due to specific ...
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Building an offline installer Debian CD
I have to build an install CD to help others people to setup a Debian server with Apache/Mysql/PHP and our application.
But the CD must install the full system offline (because servers will be ...
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What is rpc.statd, what ports should it be listening on, and how to kill it?
I have found rpc.statd running from a netstat -tunap command, on several ports (TCP:59061, UDP:40594, UDP:919) on my Debian server.
I believe it's to do with NFS but I'm not running an nfs server ...
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I cannot install new packages: “Could not get lock /var/lib/dpkg/lock”
I am new to Linux (installed Ubuntu for the first time yesterday), and have never dealt with any unix-based OS. I started using Linux for the sole purpose of collaborating code with my partners via ...
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Lower resolution of LVDS-0 in different aspect-ratio nVidia
I am trying to clone 2 displays. I have a laptop with 1440x900 resolution and an external monitor with 1024x768 resolution. I want the laptop screen to show the same as the external monitor however, ...
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Triple Booting; Windows, Ubuntu, Linux Mint by Windows Installer
I wanted to install Linux Mint 14.1 using the Windows Installer (mint4win.exe). I
copied mint4win.exe to HDD, and when I running it, it prompts me to uninstall Ubuntu. Previously I installed Ubuntu ...
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Why does Linux 3.2 kernel (Debian backport) hang during boot?
I wanted to upgrade the Linux kernel on my Debian wheezy (stable) on Thinkpad T60. I installed linux-image-3.2.0-0.bpo.4-686-pae, version 3.2.41-2~bpo60+1. The problem is it hangs during boot, just ...
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Cant format external drive
I am trying to format an external drive, but getting the error
/dev/sdb1 is apparently in use by the system; will not make a filesystem here!
Based on the internet, I have:
run cat /proc/mounts:
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udev rule not working
I have created a udev rules which is supposed to mount a USB device, backup some datas et cleanup everything. I am actually working on a Debian server.
There is the information about my usb device ...
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Change one typed key for another
I have LUbuntu 13.04.
Is it possible to change the keyboard on the operating system, so that when I press k for instance, the system will hear it as I actually typed m?
Or any other key for that ...
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Unable to install ia32-libs in Debian Wheezy
I was trying to install ia32-libs in Debian Wheezy. I got the error
The following packages have unmet dependencies:
ia32-libs : Depends: ia32-libs-i386 but it is not installable
E: Unable to correct ...
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building/compiling kernel headers
I am compiling kernel 3.4 and 3.8 for different target devices. I would like to install compat wireless driver which requires kernel header. Could anyone tell me how I can compile/build the kernel ...
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Debian Testing or Debian Sid?
I'm currently downloading Debian 6 DVD.
I don't want to use Stable, I want to use Testing or Sid, but I don't know wich one is better for me.
Is Sid really unstable ? Is Testing up-to-date like Arch ...
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Ubuntu to Debian migration on UEFI system [closed]
I had a Ubuntu 12.04 installation. I migrated to Debian wheezy and messed up my entire system. Now the system boots with "Missing operating system".
Are there any links out there for migration on ...
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Second monitor detected but not receiving signal?
I'm at my wit's end trying to figure this one out.
I have an ATI Radeon X1600 (DMS-59 connector with DMS-59 to dual-DVI adapter). I'm trying to get dual monitors working properly. So far, I've tried ...
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Unable to mount root fs after new kernel compile in VMware
So, I'm attempting to compile and use the 3.6.2 kernel on my Debian 6 VM (running under Windows 7 in VMware Workstation 9). I've already had several hick ups, but I am slowly getting through them but ...
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How to install Debian package with file extension .deb
I am trying to install a Debian package, but it gives error as "sudo: dpkg: command not found".
I installed SUDO, and it still giving the same error.
I went to the dir where .deb is saved, and ran ...
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Debian 6 Gnome black screen after boot
I installed Debian a few weeks ago, and the last time I ran apt-get update, I think it updated something xorg/xserver, not sure.
Since then i get a black screen after boot.
If I go into recovery mode ...
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Saving alsa settings
After a new update, there is no sound by default in my Debian Squeeze box until running alsactl init, but whenever rebooting the computer I have to run the command again to gain sound.
How can I ...
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HP Deskjet 3050A scanner not working in Debian
I have an HP Deskjet All-in-one 3050A.
In Debian Testing I installed it through CUPS and the printer works fine. However I can't say the same about the scanner. I've tried install it using HPLIP, but ...
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Debian's ReportBug equivalent on Fedora/Gnome?
When I was using Debian, there was a tool called "ReportBug" - or something like that.
Ironically, the tool itself was probably the buggiest program I have ever used. I was never, ever actually able ...
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Debian based Raspberry – samba invisible unless I restart
I have a Raspberry Pi running Raspbian along with other computers on the same network. I installed, configured and started samba to share files from my home folder of the Raspberry Pi to my other ...
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Debian Live 3.x with encrypted root filesystem
I'd like to build a Debian Live system based on sid with an encrypted root filesystem. It's quite easy to install a Debian system with a rootfs encrypted with dm-crypt/LUKS, so I suppose it's also ...
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Should I use useradd or adduser?
I am trying to add a new user to the system. I am confused though which command to run: useradd or adduser?
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How to use a D-Link usb network adapter on debian
I have a Debian (squeeze) desktop, and I need to use a D-Link 150 USB Wireless Network Adapter. So far I've done this:
$ lsusb
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Bus 001 Device 006: ID 2001:3c18 D-Link Corp.
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After looking ...
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bind9named binary missing - not starting
I have just compiles and installed BIND 9.9.1-P1 on Debian 6.0 as the version in the repositories is too old for Samba4, and am getting the said error. I have been looking for source for named, but ...
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Debian VNC (Remote Desktop) only allowing first connection, then turns off
Basically if I reboot the machine, I can vnc into it (using ultra vnc) but I can only do it once. It seems that the vnc daemon stops working after the first remote desktop session is closed. I have to ...
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Where does gnome-session/gnome-shell store its configuration?
Long story short; I have a debian system that's been running the unstable tree for over a decade straight (through fire, flames, and multiple hardware upgrades, but that aside). However, a while ago ...
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Seagate external drive freeze problem
I've recently bought a Seagate STBU1000200 1TB external usb hard drive. The first thing I did was to delete the NTFS partition and create an ext4 one with Gparted. Ever since, I'm facing strange ...
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Debian Networking Issues
I recently installed Debian Wheezy (gnome) on my ThinkPad T60. It was going well, until about 2 days ago when suddenly my machine stopped connecting to the web.
I can connect to my router, I can ...
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“no public key available” on apt-get update
When performing apt-get update, I get the following error:
root@ADS3-Debian6:/home/aluno# apt-get update
Atingido http://sft.if.usp.br squeeze Release.gpg
Ign http://sft.if.usp.br/debian/ ...
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Routing 4 Networks
I've been trying for almost a week to make it work but without success. I'm starting to feel hopeless.
I have 4 Ethernet adapters :
1: lo: <LOOPBACK,UP,LOWER_UP> mtu 16436 qdisc noqueue state ...
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Writing on NTFS drives (on Debian Wheezy)
I am currently setting up a personal server on Debian Wheezy. My machine is an ARM based architecture (Cubox).
The problem appear when I want to mount and use my NTFS external hard drives.
The mount ...
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How to write a script to read wifi SSID and password from USB drive at boot up and auto logon to wifi network
I have an embedded system that is running Debian. I want to be able to provide wifi network SSID and password information via a USB thumb drive. That way I can easily deploy it to any wifi network.
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Need telnet to connect to phone system, but not full client mode
My telephone system (fritzbox 7170) outputs log data on telnet and some form of script is needed to start it from crontab, capture all data and write anything that comes in to a log file without ...
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I want to install a library which requires a python version and, having two installed, finds the wrong one
I want to install a library on my debian machine and it requires a python version above 2.6.6-7. The machine had installed the version 2.5.2-3, so I installed python 2.7.
When I run python -V, the ...
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List available updates but do not install them
I want my cron-run reporting script to notify me in case there are updates for my packages. Is the a way to make apt-get give me the list of available updates but don't do anything more?
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How to get Evolution to run in VNC on Debian/Wheezy?
For many years I've been in the habit of, when away from home, VNC-ing (over ssh) back into my "home machine" and running Evolution (for email, contacts etc) in a tightvncserver environment there.
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Virtualbox NAT + Host-Only Adapter
My host is Ubuntu 12.04 and guest is a Debian squeeze (LAMP server). I want to allow the host to connect the guest. and allow the guest to connect the internet. The guest should not be enabled from ...
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Troubles with Wifi and ethernet Aspire One AO725
I'm use Debian wheezy on a Acer Aspire One AO725. It has the following kernels:
3.2.0.4-amd64
3.7-trunk-amd64
The command lscpi | grep Network:
02:00:0 Network controller: Atheros ...
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Using update-rc.d
As per this question, I'd like to start a /etc/init.d script on boot. I have the following script comments:
# Startup script for Wowza Media Server
#
# chkconfig: - 80 20
# description: Wowza Media ...
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Install using synaptic ignoring dependencies
I was trying to install texmaker a latex editor in my debian system from synaptic. It shows in the dependency list texlive-base, texlive-common. etc as dependencies. But I have already installed ...
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Excluding kernel modules through /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist.conf does not work
I don't want to load the kernel module nouveau on my debian box at startup, so I put the following in /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist.conf:
blacklist ttm
blacklist drm
blacklist nouveau
I even did a ...
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Udev triggers are not firing on insert of CF card into USB card reader (anymore)
I've got a udev rule that triggers a shell script that copies photos off my CF card when I insert the card into my USB card reader. This worked fine for a while. But after a recent upgrade it has ...
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How to handle network interfaces on crunchbang linux desktop?
I have installed crunchbang statler which is based on debian squeeze.
By default there is network-manager-gnome 0.8.1 (/usr/bin/nm-applet I believe) running with an icon near the clock/tray area.
I ...
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Configure TP-Link TL WN723N for Debian Squeeze
I did a reinstall yesterday of my HP probook laptop using Debian Squeeze. I've been struggling with installing the rtl8192cu module, required to run the TP-Link TL WN723N USB dongle.
I am currently ...
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Openwebload installation linux
Am trying to install openwebload in Debian. I realize the latest version is pretty old. I used alien to convert the rpm to deb. When trying to run openload as a command however I get this error:
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Unable to install skype on LMDE,how to resolve these dependencies?
I have downloaded "multiarch" .deb file for latest skype and unable to install it on latest version of LMDE (linux mint debian edition Xfce x86_64). e.g
step one :
sudo dpkg -i ...
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How to disable tmpfs on /run/shm in proper way
How to disable tmpfs on /run/shm ?
I searched through initscripts and found that the following code checks the entry in fstab, but what i should to place to fstab to not mount /run/shm ?
my distro is ...
