Questions tagged [debian]
Questions specific to the Debian official distribution (stable, testing, or unstable); if you are using a derivative of Debian (e.g. Mint, Ubuntu, Kali, etc), then use that distribution’s tag instead.
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Warning from cryptsetup-initramfs
Since today I get the following warning when running update-initramfs -u:
cryptsetup: WARNING: The initramfs image may not contain cryptsetup binaries
nor crypto modules. If that's on purpose, ...
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Wifi connected but no internet
I've just install a Debian 12 on my Dell laptop 5470.
Everything went fine and I can access the internet through my ethernet cable.
I also configured the wifi connection in the advanced network config ...
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How to allow an application in AppArmor?
I am using redshift, which has support for custom shell scripts in hooks when certain events happen. However, these hooks are not executed because of AppArmor:
[11541.395814] audit: type=1400 audit(...
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Debian installer failed from usb
From a Debian system I created an iso to usb with dd (Debian 12).
I can boot to USB, but when in mount installation media step I get an error: "installation media couldn't be mounted".
What ...
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Linux crashes randomly
In my Linux operating systems, I always have a problem, that my computer or desktop environment(not sure) is crashing randomly. For example, I'm opening settings, then my screen turns into a terminal ...
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Systemd service wait wifi adapter to plug in
I have a systemd service that change MAC address every boot to wifi adapter. Systemd service works fine. I want this systemd service not wait 1m 30sec when the wifi adapter is not plug in the usb. I ...
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Where Does Aptitude Log Its Warnings?
Aptitude version 0.8.7
Debian 9 (Stretch)
During a recent package upgrade, the Aptitude GUI displayed the following warning, boxed and in bright red:
W: APT had planned for dpkg to do more than it ...
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Slow query log: where should be configured on mariadb o a debian 12?
If I do
show global variables like "%slow%"
I get these results
But I am not able to find where these values are set up.
I tried to find, litterally
cd /etc/mysql
grep slow -R -n
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lilo: Fatal: raid_setup: stat("/dev/nvme0n1")
I have booted Debian Live CD, and I am trying to create lilo boot record on my disk
The disk partition is mounted as /mnt/root and has the linux kernel and /etc/lilo.conf:
boot=/dev/nvme0n1
root=/dev/...
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nmtui unable to activate wireless connection, nmcli dev status says wifi unavailable
I'm very new to using linux. When I try using nmtui to connect to wifi, the only option in "activate a connection" is wired connection. When I use nmcli dev status, it outputs wlo1 wifi ...
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Debian: How to mirror a minor version that is not the current one
I use Debians apt-mirror to create a local mirror.
Here's the entry in /etc/apt/mirror.list for getting lastest Debian 11 - that is 11.7.
deb http://ftp.at.debian.org/debian bullseye main
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Can't connect to domain listed in /etc/hosts connects via IP
Debian 12/Bookworm headless host
I have a local container running with an IP of 10.88.0.2. I can access the container via IP:
root@dev ~# ping -c2 10.88.0.2
PING 10.88.0.2 (10.88.0.2) 56(84) bytes of ...
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Linux 5GHz access point REGULATORY DOMAIN problem (debian+ hostpad + dnsmasq)
I am getting problems setting a 5GHz access point with a lattepanda 3d. I run the following setup:
Debian
Hostapd
Dnsmasq
iw (for set/get reg dom)
In the end I am able to successfully test a 2,4 GHz ...
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Driver Bluetooth Debian 12 [closed]
Buen día gente,
Tengo un problema con el controlador de Bluetooth, no se porque Debian no me lo reconoce, he instaldo otros discos con otras distribuciones por ejemplo MX Linux y lo reconoce perfecto, ...
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No internet connection on Debian 12
I installed Debian two days ago. While installing the network was fine, everything was correct. On the first boot however, I got greeted with errors like "IP configuration was unavailable", &...
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How can i fix dropbear-initramfs filtrated port on boot?
I have installed dropbear-initramfs (last version) on my physical server but it works on random, when i restart it, the port i set can be open or filtrated. I red a lot about it and found out that it ...
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Gnome shows ethernet connected when cable is unplugged
I'm trying to connect to the internet on my Debian 12 laptop using my phone connection through an USB-C cable.
When the cable is connected and the connection sharing is activated on the phone, the ...
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Samba file/folder deletion error after Debian 12 upgrade
I recently installed Debian 12 for Raspberry Pi and configured a Samba server. But now when I delete a file or a folder over the network I get an error, Samba object not found and then the file or ...
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SSH Keys Not Recognized?
I have two Debian (11 and 12) systems. I'm trying to verify ssh access from server A to server B via keys, following this video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vINn1MIrf7o. I try to use the keys, ...
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Computer running on Debian 12 now only turns on in tty1 mode and I cannot access the GUI
I have an ASUS ZenBook 14, and I have been running it on stable Debian (now 12 Bookworm), and GNOME destop environment since I bought it. It has never given me any problems.
But today after installing ...
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Getting "attempt power cycle", "USB disconnect, device number 2" and similar errors only on Linux Debian, not on Windows or BIOS
I have a desktop computer with an AMD FX 8350 CPU, an Asus M5A99X EVO R2.0 motherboard, 32 GB RAM and an EVGA 850 W Bronze PSU. I dual boot Debian 12 Bookworm and Windows 10 Professional on it. ...
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The network icon in debian system taskbar is missing
Operating System: Debian Bookworm stable
Desktop Environment: Xfce
I have Debian with all the latest updates installed. After installing software like qemu-system, virt-manager, and bridge-utils, I ...
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Debian 12 with KDE failling to run apps from terminal
When I try to run apps from terminal as root or other user I get:
qt.qpa.xcb: could not connect to display
qt.qpa.plugin: Could not load the Qt platform plugin "xcb" in "" even ...
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Gnome installation on Debian 12 fails [duplicate]
When i start the PC the graphical desktop ( gnome ) does not start.
If run startx the PC crash and i need to reboot it.
Looking at the apt log i found that something have uninstalled my gnome package:
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Full disk encryption (and decrypt on boot) for existing Debian installation (bookworm)
I have an existing Debian system and there is a need to encrypt the disk at rest. Searching online (and here) I see that the only way to do it is to do a fresh installation, this time with LUKS on. I ...
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in Debian 12, KDE, Network Manager doesn't show/rcognize wireless connection
Wireless internet is working, but wireless connections doen't appear in settings and are not recognize by the NetworkManager.
in /etc/NetworkManager/NetworkManager.conf
[main]
plugins=ifupdown,...
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How systemd service restart if another systemd service restart?
I have systemd 252 on Debian. I want when the systemd service systemd-hostnamed.service restarts or starts to restart my b.service.
I used with no luck on my b.service the follow options.
After=...
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nvidia-settings does not load xorg.conf saved settings at startup
I tried making a /home/name/.local/share/nvidiaconf.sh file with
nvidia-settings -load-config-only
nvidia-settings --assign CurrentMetaMode="DP-0: 1920x1080_60 +1920+0, DP-2: 1920x1080_75 +0+0, ...
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Screen rotates on charger unplug
I'm on Debian 12 (Wayland, standard Gnome desktop, kernel 6.1.0). When I unplug my laptop charger, screen switches from landscape to portrait mode, and keeps rotating 90 degrees at every unplug. I don'...
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Grub doesn't show option to boot Devuan
I have Devuan installed and dual-booting with Windows 11, last time I was using my computer (on Devuan) I uninstalled and reinstalled some ncurses packages and libraries and now when I turn on my ...
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ssh only login not working on debian 12
Problem stems from Debian auto configuring ssh on installation.
Proper solution besides nuking the install has yet to be found
So I have followed this tutorial on how to set up ssh key login but no ...
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Creating swap for Debian across several SSD drives
I have my home server with Proxmox installed. During installation I created just a default swap partition of small size, but did not consider it necessary, since my server has 192GB of RAM installed. ...
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How to resize/transform touchscreen area with Wayland
I have an external monitor connected to a machine with a built-in touchscreen display. When setting a 16:10 external display to mirror the 16:9 touchscreen display, we get black bars on the ...
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Debian keeps closing my tabs with Ctrl + W key
Since I've installed Debian 12 with GNOME environment on my laptop. At random times, it starts to kind of glitch and Google Chrome or other apps using the Ctrl + W shortcut are closing. I am not ...
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How to get a free debian installation image?
According to a recent decision Debian now only offers non-free installation images. How to get a free one? I tried to search the web for one and to change the offered one to remove the non-free ...
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How to Open Private Webpages on a Bitnami Lightsail Instance via SSH
I have a Bitnami Lightsail instance on AWS with Debian OS, where I have successfully installed the Google Chrome browser. My goal is to create a web application similar to Facebook or WhatsApp Web, ...
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VLC succeeds in playing AMR files under Debian 12 but not under Mobian Bookworm
I can play AMR files with VLC by using the codec named "samr" on my computer under Debian 12 but it doesn't work under Mobian on my Pinephone, I have no sound and I get the following error ...
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Can Bluetooth headset/earbud controls be disabled/altered?
I have some Bluetooth earbuds (Edifier TWS1 Pro) connected to a laptop running Debian. (edit: with Cinnamon)
When I tap either the left or right earbud, playback pauses/resumes. This is very annoying ...
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Debian terminal not displaying correct Unicode half-block characters
I have a program that prints Unicode half-block characters (U+2580, U+2584), but on Debian 10 terminals (just the fullscreen terminal, no X), it's printing diamonds instead of half-blocks.
The two ...
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Debian virtual machine no connectivity with two network adapters
I am running several Debian 12 (both host and guests) virtual machines using VirtualBox.
All of a sudden, today they started having connectivity issues (i.e., I couldn't ping 8.8.8.8). I recently ...
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apt update command does not work on debian [duplicate]
I'm trying to upgrade my debian from 9.13 to 11, when I tried to execute apt update cmd, I got this error :
my sources.list file :
could you help pleaes to override this issue ?
I have tried to ...
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Write image to current root-partition
I'm currently playing with building disk images (based on Debian) for a raspberry-like computer.
My current workflow looks like:
create disk image (about 16GB uncompressed; or 3GB compressed)
power-...
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x11vnc password check failed
as far as i can tell, everything is configured correctly. the service file is as follows:
[Unit]
Description=Start x11vnc at startup
After=multi-user.target
[Service]
Type=simple
ExecStart=/usr/bin/...
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How to view the systemd-xdg-autostart-generator generated files?
I ran the following command:
$ systemctl --user list-dependencies xdg-desktop-autostart.target
xdg-desktop-autostart.target
○ ├─app-geoclue\x2ddemo\x2dag[email protected]
○ ├─app-gnome\x2dinitial\...
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Does getting WiFi working on Debian 12 really require an internet connection on the device in question?
When booting a fresh install of Debian 12 Bookworm I'm met with a message saying I need to go to https://wireless.wiki.kernel.org/en/users/Drivers/b43#devicefirmware and download the correct firmware ...
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Geting error during bootup
Hello I am getting following error during boot-up (debian12) on black screen:
[ 0.079398] x86/cpu: SGX disabled by BIOS.
[ 0.213198] ACPI BIOS Error (bug): Could not resolve symbol [\_SB.PCI0....
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Debian apt, gpg keys and constant overwriting of signed-by
The apt-key has been depreciated. E.g. here they describe how to migrate to gpg keys. Great but it works for a month or so until the sources.list file gets overwritten. Why or how it gets overwritten, ...
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Light program (mini MTA?) for system mail (only sending/relay via external server with unattended-upgrades, cron, smartmontools, etc.)
I've come across different names in different places: Light MTA, Remote MTA, Smarthost, etc.
Generally, I do not want to install a full-fledged mail server (such as sendmail, postfix, exim), but only ...
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Create archive under Debian right click menu does not allow password protection
When trying to create an archive with Debian GUI using Create archive... from right-click menu and Create a new archive window, is there an option to assign a password to 7z archive?
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Inherit ownership and permissions to directories and files
I have a directory test with the owner user:group and 770 as permissions.
I want, that every directory and file within test do have the same specifications.
I tried chmod g+s,u+s test, which partially ...
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