Is there a way to find out which process is writing to a file on a server with restricted permissions? Let’s say I have a file named "app.log" and I want to find out which process is writing the log, but I have restricted permissions, I have tried the following: lsof /path/to/file, which I dont’ …
PHP memory_limit is not updating for any user, only for root under Debian 12 I have a Debian 12 system, where I use PHP in cli mode. In /etc/php/8.2/cli/php.ini I set the memory limit: memory_limit = 1024M If I query it with root, it shows me the right value. But if I use sudo to …
Installing libqt4-dev in Debian GNU/Linux 12 (bookworm) I need Qt 4 for installing a software in debian bookworm. I believe I can install Qt 4 by ‘sudo apt install libqt4-dev’. I wanted to know if there are any risks to it. I don’t think that would be the case, but could it break my system? …
AH00141: Could not initialize random number generator I tried to upgrade my debian system from buster to bullseye and messed up everything. I cant start apache2 and proftpd. When I do apachectl configtest I get the following error message: (38)Function not implemented: AH00141: Could not initialize random number generator I looked around all the internet …
How to set up deb question priority with an apt flag? We have the nice tool dpkg-reconfigure to re-ask install configuration questions of a single package. For example, by dpkg-reconfigure -plow something I can re-configure the package something, i.e. re-run its installation script. We also have the apt tool to download a package from a …
How to defer kernel updates until the corresponding "linux-headers" package is available? I’m using Debian 12 Bookworm, and currently, when I run uname -a, it shows: Linux pctxd 6.1.0-20-amd64 #1 SMP PREEMPT_DYNAMIC Debian 6.1.85-1 (2024-04-11) x86_64 GNU/Linux The package linux-image-6.1.0-21-amd64 and related packages are ready to install. However, the corresponding linux-headers-6.1.0-21-amd64 package is not available. …
What is the equivalent of `localectl set-keymap` command on Debian? I am porting a shell script written for Arch to Debian. The relevant part: keymaps=$(localectl list-keymaps) if test -n "${1}" && localectl list-keymaps | grep -q "${1}" then keymap="${1}" else exec 3>&1 keymap=$(/sbin/dialog –title "Keyboard layout" –menu "Choose a keyboard layout" 25 50 20 $(for …
Disable automatic S.M.A.R.T. tests I have a small (single-board) Zimaboard server that is running Debian 12 (bookworm) 24/7 in my bedroom. This server has a single HDD hooked-up, which remains unmounted and in sleep mode except for a daily back-up cycle (after which it is unmounted and goes back to sleep). Unfortunately, every Monday at …
add repo to debian (gpg issue) First, I have done literally hours of work and research on this… attempting to find a solution my self. But I am unable to either understand what I am missing or get all the info I need (not sure which). Second, this is the first time I have ever …
KDE apps can't start and leak memory Problem Since I upgraded to Debian 13, KDE apps won’t start and leak memory. I use these apps (Dolphin, Spectacle, etc.) without the Plasma desktop. I3 is the windows manager. I am using proprietary Nvidia drivers. I tried reinstalling the whole KDE suite, with and without the Plasma …
Debian/Ubuntu: Change touchpad sensitivity I want to change my touchpad sensitivity on Debian (or its derivative like Ubuntu, etc.). How can do it? Asked By: jaam || Source Like so (on Debian bullseye): The parameters you’re interested in are speed and acceleration. Query j@db7280:~$ synclient -l | grep ‘ccel|eed’ MinSpeed = 1 MaxSpeed = 1.75 …
Why did apt-get dist-upgrade remove gdm3, gnome, nautilus, and the entire desktop environment? I am using Debian testing (trixie). A few days ago, I ran apt-get dist-upgrade to update my system. I will be frank: it slipped my attention that more than half of the proposed package changes were to be removed. Well, apt proceeded …
Does an echo to network command exist in debian? Does some sort of command like: echotonet "this" or cat file.txt > echonet that could allow one to easily paste text document data to a service like paste.debian.net ? I often use paste.debian.net in order to retrieve on some machines pieces of scripts too long to …
Troubles updating Debian 9 to newer release I have a faceless root server mainly running a web service (Apache with php5), mail and VPN. It’s about time I get this updated to a stable and supported system version. I followed the Debian upgrade docs, but ran into minor(?) issues such as that while my system …
Duplicate kernel logs during boot on Debian trixie On Debian testing/amd64 (future version trixie) with Linux kernel 6.6.15-amd64, during the boot, I have duplicate kernel messages on my console: "normal" logs prefixed with timestamp some duplicate logs without timestamp displayed in light blue color ! The seconds ones are not present in the past and …
Getting error when trying to update: No Release File I am trying to update my stretch release of Debian which is now in archive status and am getting the following error: The repository ‘http://deb.debian.org/debian stretch Release’ does no longer have a Release file. How can I get past this error? Asked By: Tyler Durden || …
Configure two network cards persistently I have two NICs and want to set the system up so the second one is the main/default one. First one is a 1Gb unit and its built into. The second one which is a 2.5gb NIC is attached over USB3, this one I did not have when I installed …
Cannot change volume or access audio settings in KDE Plasma suddenly One time when I rebooted my computer, suddenly, the audio won’t change and the audio settings only say No output or input devices found. I have replaced pulseaudio with pipewire, but it stilled worked after a reboot following the replacement. When using kmix and …
Check for non-interactive mode in Debian package maintainer scripts If I’m writing a Debian package maintainer script (such as a pre-install script) for a package I create, how can I make the script determine if it is supposed to be running in non-interactive mode (e.g. if apt-get install was invoked with -y, and things like …
What can cause network drop when running a VM with virt-manager? I’m new to virt-manager, qemu and libvirt so I barely know how to use them. I use virt-manager‘s GUI to make it easier for me to do a transition from VirtualBox (including VBoxManage) to KVM. By far I know how to make my Virtual …
