User Boris Burkov

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What packages are installed by default in Debian? Is there a term for that set? Why some of those packages are `automatically installed` and some not?

asked Sep 13, 2013 at 15:30

19 votes

3 answers

6k views

Who reads /etc/resolv.conf?

asked Jun 11, 2018 at 10:17

17 votes

4 answers

64k views

ALSA: how to temporarily change the output device

asked Aug 25, 2013 at 13:29

9 votes

1 answer

1k views

What happens when I do "cat debian.iso > /dev/sdX"?

asked Sep 15, 2012 at 12:35

6 votes

1 answer

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Does Android break GPL? [closed]

asked Oct 10, 2012 at 11:06

6 votes

2 answers

34k views

No MAC corresponding to IP in `arp` table: how to troubleshoot?

asked Sep 9, 2013 at 14:10

6 votes

1 answer

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How to specify an ISO as the location of root filesystem for GRUB?

asked Oct 1, 2013 at 14:32

5 votes

0 answers

388 views

X11 sessions: when a session starts and ends, does `gdm` run a session?

asked Apr 29, 2015 at 22:20

5 votes

2 answers

2k views

loop-device: is this a Linux entity or a lower-level one?

asked Sep 26, 2012 at 10:30

5 votes

2 answers

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Misleading explanation of Virtual Memory in TLDP

asked Jan 9, 2013 at 23:44

5 votes

2 answers

433 views

Why doesn't find list files in subdirectories? [duplicate]

asked Feb 6, 2017 at 1:00

3 votes

2 answers

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What happens to UIDs upon mount of file system

asked May 24, 2013 at 21:27

3 votes

4 answers

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Given vmlinuz and initrd.gz, how do I find out, where the kernel is going to load / (root) file system from?

asked Sep 18, 2012 at 18:16

3 votes

3 answers

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"wpa supplicant: No network configuration found for current AP" - carl9170-driven wifi adapter glitching on Debian 7

asked Sep 18, 2013 at 18:51

3 votes

2 answers

616 views

Debian alternatives system: programs with the same name and priorities

asked Sep 13, 2015 at 12:33

2 votes

2 answers

445 views

Automatic package is installed, but aptitude doesn't find any rdependencies. What am I doing wrong?

asked Sep 25, 2012 at 22:08

2 votes

1 answer

389 views

Aptitude Search reports package installed, while Aptitude Show reports it not installed - how is that possible?

asked Oct 22, 2012 at 18:58

2 votes

1 answer

1k views

How gconfd-2 and dconf-service are started in Gnome3 or other gnome-based desktop environments?

asked Aug 3, 2013 at 10:59

2 votes

1 answer

933 views

Does GRUB2 see Windows 10 bootloader, if windows was installed after GRUB in GPT/EFI?

asked Sep 20, 2016 at 19:17

1 vote

1 answer

110 views

Understanding aptitude's behavior on a machine with multiple archives enabled

asked Dec 2, 2012 at 10:55

1 vote

1 answer

3k views

Debian 8 Jessie CD-image-based liveUSB/installer won't boot in UEFI mode with 32-bit UEFI firmware

asked Dec 28, 2015 at 18:54

0 votes

1 answer

474 views

What program reads and executes /usr/share/alsa/alsa.conf and related scripts?

asked Aug 27, 2013 at 12:31

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22 Questions

What packages are installed by default in Debian? Is there a term for that set? Why some of those packages are `automatically installed` and some not?

Who reads /etc/resolv.conf?

ALSA: how to temporarily change the output device

What happens when I do "cat debian.iso > /dev/sdX"?

Does Android break GPL? [closed]

No MAC corresponding to IP in `arp` table: how to troubleshoot?

How to specify an ISO as the location of root filesystem for GRUB?

X11 sessions: when a session starts and ends, does `gdm` run a session?

loop-device: is this a Linux entity or a lower-level one?

Misleading explanation of Virtual Memory in TLDP

Why doesn't find list files in subdirectories? [duplicate]

What happens to UIDs upon mount of file system

Given vmlinuz and initrd.gz, how do I find out, where the kernel is going to load / (root) file system from?

"wpa supplicant: No network configuration found for current AP" - carl9170-driven wifi adapter glitching on Debian 7

Debian alternatives system: programs with the same name and priorities

Automatic package is installed, but aptitude doesn't find any rdependencies. What am I doing wrong?

Aptitude Search reports package installed, while Aptitude Show reports it not installed - how is that possible?

How gconfd-2 and dconf-service are started in Gnome3 or other gnome-based desktop environments?

Does GRUB2 see Windows 10 bootloader, if windows was installed after GRUB in GPT/EFI?

Understanding aptitude's behavior on a machine with multiple archives enabled

Debian 8 Jessie CD-image-based liveUSB/installer won't boot in UEFI mode with 32-bit UEFI firmware

What program reads and executes /usr/share/alsa/alsa.conf and related scripts?