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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Tightvnc server on debian closes the connection when I open a program
I installed TightVNC server on my Debian Wheezy machine. I'm using KDE. I'm able to connect to the server, but as soon as I click on any icon on the desktop of the server, the client loses the ...
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radeon failed vce resume after upgrade to newest Linux kernel
I have upgraded my Debian to latest version on the kernel version 3.16.0-4-amd64. Update went fine. After that I decided to upgrade linux kernel version to the latest one supported by Debian 10 - 4.19....
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How do I add custom GPG key to Ubuntu/Debian installer?
I'm trying to setup custom Ubuntu install CD using instructions on http://beezari.livejournal.com/191717.html
I've added my GPG key to ubuntu-keyring and signed Release file with it (resulting in ...
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Cinnamon / closing two Chrome tabs instead of one
Sometimes when I click the middle button (circle) of the mouse on the chrome tab, in order to close one tab, instead of closing one tab, two are closed - this clicked and the neighboring one on the ...
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jessie: wake-on-lan -> ok; stretch: wake-on-lan -> broken
I upgraded a headless machine (with openmediavault) from jessie to stretch and after that wake-on-lan stopped working.
I ran down the following checks:
>ethtool eth0
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Supports ...
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Gnome 3 - Remember root log in credentials
When I log in as root gnome does not remember root as it does for normal users.
I can use down arrow to switch to another user, to insert root credentials.
Also it does not remember the selected sub-...
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No external network access on Beaglebone
I have been trying to connect to the internet over WiFi on my Pocketbeagle. In trying, I have connected and have internet, but I cannot SSH into it on the same network, nor can I access a ...
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How to configure FOSS ATI drivers on Debian Wheezy and ATI RS880 [Radeon HD 4250]?
Installed a fresh Debian Wheezy to enjoy Gnome 3 but it starts in fallback mode. I suppose that's because the loaded drivers do not support 3D acceleration.
Installed packages I know are relevant:
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To remove repository in Debian 8.1? [duplicate]
I added one conflicting repository by
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:obsproject/obs-studio
and now I would like to remove the repository in my Debian 8.1.
I cannot find it in /etc/apt/sources.list.
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XEN: Cannot Install Centos 8 as PV-based DOMU with Debian 10 DOM0
My goal is to install CentOS 8 as a Guest/DOMU on a Xen system managed/installed via Debian 10.
I need to use PV since the hardware doesn't support HVM as it is quite old. HVM would obviously simplify ...
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debian installation cannot detect partition
In partition phase of installing debian, I have this sdb partition:
$lsblk
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sdb 8:16 1 14.4G 0 disk
├─sdb1 8:17 1 3.7G 0 part
├─sdb2 8:18 1 2.8M 0 part
└─sdb3 8:19 1 ...
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KDE / Yakuake: Can move windows with mouse. Pointer turns to text tool when hovering over window borders. Min/Max Close buttons not working
I was installing a lot of packages attempting to get a USB 3.0 HDMI video card working, but at some point during the process, I lost the ability to grab window borders, or use the minimize, maximize, ...
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Mathxl (MyMathLab) with Debian
Mathxl is a (expensive) platform I need to use for homework but I can't get it to work. (It's a white screen) The stated system requirements include
Linux Ubuntu Firefox 46.0 to latest
Which ...
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How to store and print variables with special characters in shell/bash/sh/
I basically need to load, save and reload multiple times and in different forms a variable that contains arguments for a program.
The problem is that this variable can't be treated as a usual variable ...
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Force Debian kernel version
I need Debian with kernel 2.6.34.8
Is there any way to force Debian with it?
I don't want to install and then compile version I need.
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Cannot start the info tutorial in Debian 9 (stretch)
I have the same problem as identified here:
How can I launch the tutorial for the GNU info pages?
... but do not have sufficient reputation to make a comment. I don't think the single answer there ...
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How to partition usb to become bootable for debian?
split from here
I have install ISO file firmware-10.4.0-amd64-DVD-1.iso, 4GB long. I would like to make my usb drive partition ("say sdb1) to be bootable. I have followed the official debian ...
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Password for user is not asked anymore [closed]
I am using Debian Stretch with lightdm. Suddenly, I am no longer asked for a password when I log in. As soon as I fill in my username and press tab, the password field is removed and I can log in ...
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How to create a new keyring "default" with KWalletManager?
I tried running a backup with Vorta. This failed as I got the error message "The login keyring did not get unlocked when you logged into your computer" when trying to do so which is why I (...
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gnome maps program never runs
I have this problem while running GNOME Maps
~$ gnome-maps
(org.gnome.Maps:10414): Gjs-WARNING **: 19:43:34.553: Some code called array.toString() on a Uint8Array instance. Previously this would have ...
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Debian buster arm64 apt return error message, package installation works anyway
I'm running a debian linux on arm64 hardware, just did a dist-upgrade from stretch to buster and everything seems to be working except I'm systematically getting the following message:
Error ...
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how to easisly uninstall the packages listed in the history?
Suppose I have the history looks like this:
Start-Date: 2016-09-20 15:49:21
Commandline: apt-get install kchmviewer
Install: libkde3support4:amd64 (4.14.2-5+deb8u1, automatic), libresid-builder0c2a:...
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cron reschedule seems not to be taken into account unless reboot occurs?
I have read a number of posts on SE.com regarding cronjobs, crontab, and how to reschedule cron jobs. But it seems that, in my Debian environment, a session cleanup job schedule simply called "php", ...
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Why do I need to change the default output audio device in Debian 10?
tl;dr I want to change between headphones/amplifier without having to change any configuration. How to do that?
In Windows, every audio output was available at the same time, so I could send audio to ...
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Why after some time I lose connectivity to my host on IPv6 when using ip6tables?
I was experimenting with ip6tables (version 1.6.0) on EC2 instances using Debian 9 AMI, I noticed that after some time I lose connectivity to the server on the IPv6 address while I can still reach the ...
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How to copy CDROM to ISO in Debian 8.x?
I need to copy Codonics medical data from CD to ISO.
I insert an CDROM in the CD drive TSSTcorp DVD+-RW TS-H653H of my Dell Precision T1600.
The system detects and mounts the CD when you insert it ...
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What would be needed by Debian to ship newer versions of the KDE desktop environment? (Or to add an option for it in Debian stable.)
The latest version of Debian (10) stable packages version 5.14.5 of KDE Plasma which is ca. 1.5 years behind the latest release. I'd like to use a newer version which only is a few months behind the ...
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LightDM sometimes resumes with a blank display after suspend
I'm suspending my laptop very often, by manually calling pm-suspend command. Most of the times it works without problems.
However, sometimes it resumes with a blank screen. Either a reboot or ...
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Unable to set setuid bit and file owner in debian package
I have the following structure:
./inst/opt/test/ls: a copy of the /bin/ls binary, just for the sake of simplicity.
./inst/DEBIAN/changelog:
test (1) unstable; urgency=low
* test 1
-- test <...
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Solutions are telling me to update libc6, but it's already updated. How do I fix `GLIBC_2.15' not found?
I've been trying to run a Garry's Mod server through Open Game Panel all day. I've tried to fix almost all errors, but I can't fix this one.
Failed to open dedicated_srv.so (/lib/i386-linux-gnu/i686/...
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How to troubleshoot during and post Debian 8.5 system failures with external display?
I have had now three incidences of system failures in two weeks when the external display has been connected to it; it does not happen other times
both displays go mad - big display goes gray bright, ...
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Can't SSH into Raspberry Pi after changing permissions [duplicate]
sudo chmod -R 777 / was entered in an attempt to regain access to directories that were previously accessible, but this caused the SSH connection to be closed and now can no longer be reconnected. A "...
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How do have a directory under which I have all .zsh related files [duplicate]
I want to keep all .z files of zsh under a directory. Is there a way to do that, if yes, how ?
The two files I see are -
$ ls .z
.zcompdump .zshrc
Could there be anymore. Could I just put a ...
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Should I use legacy BIOS for Debian or get a new mainboard? [closed]
So here I found out that my mainboard B250 PC MATE is apparently not working with non-Windows operating systems with UEFI* and now I'm wondering whether it would be better to get a new mainboard or to ...
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Is installing pre-compiled software from tarballs against the Debian philosophy?
Probably the biggest argument for trying out Debian is its stability. In order to not break that stability, we have to follow a certain philosophy, which is to always install software from the ...
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Shell script does not run java, wrong parameters
I wrote a program in Java, which uses the RXTX serial port, so I had to include an additional library. At first I ran it from SSH, and it was working properly. After that, I was running some test ...
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How do I switch <Ctrl+C> from interrupt to copy, and <Ctrl+Shift+V> to <Ctrl+V>, in xfce4-terminal?
This is basically the same question as
How to set ctrl+c to copy, ctrl+v to paste and ctrl+shift+c to kill process in xfce4-terminal?, but not a duplicate, because neither of the answers helped.
Alex ...
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How to take tarball of directories with circular symlinks?
I create a backup by the following command as root (TODO right? because roaima observes that this can cause a complication) in a directory tree which has circular symlinks in some directories; those ...
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How to run a Executable file at boot time?
I am using Debian OS I have one executable file (a.out), Now I need to run this file after boot up Immediately.
I tried with etc/rc.local.
Any suggestion?
Thanks.
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Can I install another Linux distribution to an extra HDD without rebooting?
I have a computer with a Linux distribution installed on partitions in drive /dev/sda. I also have another physical drive, /dev/sdb.
I want to install Linux to the second physical drive - to later run ...
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How to insert an entire command from history into the current command in Bash?
How to insert an entire command from history into the current command in Bash?
I've done some research and identified two GNU Readline key-bindings that would insert the first and last words of the ...
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How to automatically .tar a directory once it's moved to a folder [closed]
I need an .sh shell/bash script that will automatically tar a directory with the same name of the directory when I move the target directory into another directory (destination directory),
So for ...
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Can I start Debian on a text virtual console in a virtual machine? [duplicate]
I have created a Debian virtual machine in virt-manager/KVM/QEMU.
When I run the Debian virtual machine, I don't really need the desktop environment, which is also resource consuming. Can I start ...
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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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Giving data to programs as service [closed]
A follow up of this post: Shell script does not run java, wrong parameters
I've created a program in java which reads the console, and react accordingly. Now I want this program constantly run, and ...
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install mysql on Debian
I want to install mysql on Debian, but I have an error
admin@localhost:~$ sudo apt-get install mysql-server
[sudo] password for admin:
admin is not in the sudoers file. This incident will be ...
