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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LVM extend single disk clarification
I need an explanation or a confirmation of how LVM volume can be expanded.
Below here's the storage management that come from a single VM that has 1 physical disk, this one is split into sda1 as a ...
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Why does Debian ship Google API keys with Chromium?
I have a file called /etc/chromium.d/apikeys which has the following contents,
# API keys assigned to Debian by Google for access to their services like sync and gmail.
export GOOGLE_API_KEY="...
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Dual monitors on Debian
I have a desktop PC with a HDMI monitor connected to a nvidia GeForce GT 1030 and a second VGA monitor connected to an integrated Intel UHD Graphics 630.
Both monitors have worked smoothly for years ...
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How to update the dbx variable having the UEFI Revocation List File?
Probably you've head about the BootHole vulnerability, which allows to bypass the EFI/UEFI SecureBoot mechanism via GRUB2 bootloader. I personally use my own EFI/UEFI keys (including the PK key), and ...
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Resolve upgrade conflict of two essential packages
I am trying to update my old debian server from jessie to bullseye. But i am running into the problem that both sysvinit-utils and initscripts override /lib/init/vars.sh.
Preparing to unpack .../...
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Rotate console on startup (Debian)
I want to rotate my console (not X Server) by 90 degrees (clockwise).
The following seems to work for me: echo 1 > /sys/class/graphics/fbcon/rotate; however, I'd prefer to use a kernel option in ...
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Suspend or Hibernate Kali linux after being inactive for a while
I have an Hp ProBook 450G1 with a 500GB HDD and i run Kali linux. Whenever i am not actively using my pc, and i leave it on for a while and i am not connected to power, my laptop remains on which ...
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How to enable all locales (character encodings) on Debian 11 (over SSH, in Bash)?
I am unsure if I should not better ask:
How to display Windows UTF-16 encoding in Linux?
Since I just found out that Windows uses UTF-16LE to be exact:
https://stackoverflow.com/q/66072117/1997354
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Firefox freezes, can't be killed, and Debian 11 XFCE can't be shut down
Problem: (has been happening every day, at least once, but commonly many times)
I have a Debian GNU/Linux 11 (bullseye) system where Firefox 102.9.0esr (64-bit) has been randomly freezing and needing ...
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How do I manually edit firewall rules on Debian via rescue mode, locked out of ssh!
I run an OVH VPS with Debian 10 and Virtualmin/Webmin to manage my websites.
I got completely messed up by trying to install CSF; it destroyed my firewall tables and locked me out. I need to know how ...
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How would I connect to wifi on a laptop after I installed the driver?
I recently installed Debian 11 on my laptop. The wifi drivers I installed were https://github.com/lwfinger/rtw89. However, I still can't connect to the internet.
Result of lspci | grep Network: 01:00:...
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Apache Server: HTTP/2 issues
I've just set up a small Apache VM and enabled the HTTP/2 module as described in the documentation (HTTP/2 guide). To test it out, the recommendation is to use the non-browser client curl. However, I'...
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Is it possible & safe to use latest kernel with Debian?
I have been using Debian stable which currently uses version 5.10 of the Linux kernel. However now I want to try out 6.0.9. Is it possible to manually install a new Linux kernel instead of the one my ...
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After running PowerTOP calibrate, bluetooth no longer scans
Forgive me if this is the wrong place to post this, but I have a Toshiba Satellite M55-S1001 (i do realize it's ancient) running Debian bookworm with a generic eBay bluetooth USB adapter, and after ...
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After setting up static ip in /etc/network/interfaces and my DNS in /etc/resolv.conf, I still can not get a connection
On Debian, I tried following guide to set my static IP address: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PEa1xopeufQ
These are what my /etc/resolv.conf and /etc/network/interfaces look like:
$ cat /etc/...
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xrandr: Failed to get size of gamma for output default under Debian 11, primary monitor via Display Port
I tried to install Debian 11 yesterday but my screen resolution is stuck at 800x600 whereas I use a 8K monitor. xrandr says:
xrandr --verbose
xrandr: Failed to get size of gamma for output default
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isc-dhcp-relay dhcrelay[1019]: Discarding packet received on ens37 interface that has no IPv4 Address
I have a topology that runs a DHCP Server, Relay, and Client. im using isc-dhcp-server
& isc-dhcp-relay.
Im using Debian 11 Bullseye on every server, I configure the service on each server. But ...
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Unable to use GTK on Debian, due to having libraries always be missing
Due to my laziness, I have downloaded precompiled binaries for GTK programmes (rather than compiling them which would have been a drag considering how time-wasting it is). EDIT:using sudo apt get, ...
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Selectively build packages with dpkg-buildpackage
When you download source codes with apt-get source command, it usually consists of multiple packages, e.g the eglibc source package contains glibc-doc, libc-bin, etc.
Now with dpkg-buildpackage ...
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Set systemd service to execute after fstab mount
I'm working on a systemd .service script that is supposed to start after a CIFS network location is mounted via /etc/fstab to /mnt/ on boot-up.
The script waits for an OpenVPN dependency script to ...
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Clone Linux user (copy user, based on another one)
How can I create a new system user, an exact copy of another one (having the same groups, permissions, privileges and settings), but with different username, password and home directory?
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My /boot partition broke. How do I write everything needed there?
I use debian 9. For some reason the partition where my /boot lies is broken, e2fsck reported many errors. Somehow I am still able to boot into emergency mode. I can format that partition. How do I ...
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KDE Partition Manager can't regrow my EXT4 partition after shrinking it?
I'm sorry if I mix different units in this but these are the units I see when working.
I decided to add a new partition to my bootable sd card which contained a 21GB partition of an EXT4 file system (...
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Add .ucode driver in Debian installer
When I install Debian, installer request network connection. But Debian can't found my Ethernet card (Intel(R) Dual Band Wireless-AC 8260).
I use non-free installer and try put .ucode file in /...
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Integrated camera stopped working/being detected on Debian 11 Lenovo thinkpad 4th gen
I have a lenovo thinkpad X1 carbon 4th gen that was working fine for several years, on Debian 11, but the integrated camera suddenly stopped working. It is enabled in the bios, just not detected ...
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Screen or canvas not updated for Inkscape on Debian bookworm and XFCE
I encounter a problem with Inkscape on Debian bookworm with XFCE and X11.
I ask my question here because I suspect that the problem might be linked to something else than Inkscape (compositor maybe?).
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Uninstall grub from Debian (I'am using systemd-boot!)
The first thing I do with a new Linux box is to install systemd-boot. Grub, one would think this abomination was made of the hand of MS!
Okay, back to subject:
I just ran an upgrade on my new Debian ...
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Set up Three monitors in debian
I have two identical external monitors which I have test in windows and they work perfectly with no extra configuration just connect them and done. When I boot to my Debian 8 OS with the three monitor ...
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ERRO 404 Not Found & no Repositório [closed]
sudo apt-get update
Atingido:1 https://dl.google.com/linux/chrome/deb stable InRelease
Atingido:2 http://deb.debian.org/debian bullseye InRelease
Ign:3 https://dl.winehq.org/wine-builds/debian alpha ...
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Debian booting to black screen
I just finished upgrading to Jessie from Wheezy, and after a reboot, my system ran grub, goes through some checks and stuff after loading the kernel. It then says:
Welcome Debian 8 servername Tty1 ...
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Set up Debian networking bridge with DHCP
After a recent bout of package upgrades (but still within the stretch release) my bridge networking to support libvirt VMs seems to have died - the DHCP server does not send an IP to the host nor does ...
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List linux kernel and should I keep noly one
I'm running POP_OS 22.04 LTS, and I'm new to the Linux Kernel aspects. I want to give a shot to the low-latency kernels and while digging, I notice that I already have several versions installed.
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How can I install Java 8 on Debian 11 (Bullseye)?
This answer explains why it was removed. I'm not interested in the reason, instead, I need to install it. This VM is solely dedicated to my Java app, so I'm not really interested in using a container. ...
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How to find out the name of repository in order to specify with `apt-get install -t`?
I know I could use the following commands for choosing an repository:
apt-get install -t backports|testing|unstable|etc software
I recently had to work with the mysql-repository in /etc/apt/sources....
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Recovering deleted data from Debian WSL2 after rm -r ~
I have accidentally deleted all my data from WSL2 using rm -r ~ is there any way I can recover it? Any help would be very appreciated!
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Linuxtv linstalation on chromeos
I need to install this driver to make my DVB-T USB dongle work. I used this tutorial https://rk.edu.pl/pl/obsluga-tunerow-dvb-t-pod-linuksem/
Here is what I did:
git clone git://linuxtv.org/...
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How can I get the correct resolution with an Aspeed graphics controller under Debian?
I've installed Debian 10.6 with the Mate desktop. The motherboard has an onboard graphics controller with an Aspeed chipset.
lspci | grep VGA
45:00.0 VGA compatible controller: ASPEED Technology, Inc....
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KDE Restore "window menu" as text menu (as default)
I have only button "window menu". I don't see "text menu" if i remove button. It I see:
It i want see:
I was remove all kde & plasma files... I was create new user and he ...
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Debian increase ulimit for Asterisk
I've been facing an issue with Asterisk 13.11.2 on Debian 8 where it's crashing after reaching the limit of open files
bridge_channel.c: Can't create pipe! Try increasing max file descriptors with ...
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Debian systemd network-online.target not working?
I'm trying to create a systemd service on Debian Jessie.
I need it to start after network-online.target is reached.
The problem is network-online.target fires at the same time as network.target and ...
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Remove pulseaudio.service on Debian Linux
In my journalctl log I get the following message:
pulseaudio.service: Scheduled restart job, restart counter is at 4.
How do I remove pulseaudio.service while remaining on Gnome desktop? I have ...
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Debian -- Installation
Newbie I'm planning to install Debian if possible for 32-bit or 64-bit. The mfg specs list my Intel Atom® Processor N450
512K Cache, 1.66 GHz
as a 64-bit processor
https://ark.intel.com/content/www/us/...
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tar files with backslahes on Debian
I need to copy files that contain (Windows-style) backslahes from a Debian 10 pod. I'm having trouble with GNU tar 1.30 archiving files with backslashes:
docker run --rm -it debian:10 bash
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BIOS won't boot Debian from USB
I know this is a common problem that has likely been addressed here before, but thus far none of the obvious solutions have worked.
I'm trying to install Debian on my laptop (currently running Ubuntu)...
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How do you install the linux-lowlatency kernel and why does it stops at version 5.15?
I have been reading today about linux-lowlatency and I am more and more confused. First of all, is the install as simple as sudo apt install linux-lowlatency and then reboot? Do I need to select a ...
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Problem with Lenovo Touchpad
I used Windows 11 where suddenly my touchpad stopped working for scrolling. Looking into drivers there and reinstalling them didn't work.
Anyway I planned on switching over for Linux, Debian OS, so ...
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Package availible but not in dpkg.log
I need to know when a package was installed.
I search /var/log/dpkg.log* for that and search for the installation-entry.
Sometimes I have a package installed that is not part of the log. I never ...
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Why is libjpeg.so.8 missing from Debian?
Debian 10, but same issue applies to Debian 11.
Trying to run a certain binary (gaming), I get complaints about libjpeg.so.8 missing.
apt-file search libjpeg.so.8 gives no results.
However I can see ...
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Handwriting to Text Apps
I have bought a HP Elite Tablet and I installed Debian Unstable.
I need to install a "Handwriting to Text" application that works in GNU/Linux.
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Debian8(jessie) doesn't detect bluetooth
when i use hcitool dev
sudo hcitool dev
Devices:
rfkill list
0: acer-wireless: Wireless LAN
Soft blocked: no
Hard blocked: no
1: acer-bluetooth: Bluetooth
Soft blocked: no
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