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===Sites===
=Sites=
*[http://www.debian.org/ Homepage]
*[http://www.debian.org/ Homepage]
*[http://wiki.debian.org/ Wiki]
*[http://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/reference/index.en.html Debian Reference]
*[http://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/reference/index.en.html Debian Reference]
*[http://www.debian-administration.org/ debian-administration.org]
*[http://www.debian-administration.org/ debian-administration.org]
*[[debconf]]
*[http://www.debianadmin.com/ http://www.debianadmin.com/]


==Security===
=Security=
*http://lists.debian.org/debian-security-announce/
*http://lists.debian.org/debian-security-announce/
*debsecan
*debsecan
*debsum
=Links=
*[[debconf]]


=== howto ===
=Netboot/PXE=
*https://wiki.debian.org/DebianInstaller/NetbootAssistant
*[https://wiki.debian.org/DebianInstaller/Preseed Preseed]
*[https://www.howtoforge.com/tutorial/install-debian-9-stretch-via-pxe-network-boot-server/ Install Debian 9 (Stretch) via PXE Network Boot Server]
 
=Documentation=


*[http://www.debian.org/releases/stable/i386/ch08s05.html.en Compiling kernels the Debian way]
*[http://www.debian.org/releases/stable/i386/ch08s05.html.en Compiling kernels the Debian way]
*do NOT use apt-get, try aptitude instead
*aptitude is often nicer than apt-get, but be careful
*apt-file to find package providing a certain file
 
 
==Networking on Debian==
===Bonding===
* https://wiki.debian.org/Bonding
*[https://enterprise-support.nvidia.com/s/article/howto-create-linux-bond--lag--interface-over-infiniband-network Bonding on Infiniband]
 
 
==https==
 
*http://www.tuxick.net/docs/apache_ssl.html
 
https on debian testing is a mess, ignore:
 
*make-ssl-cert
*apache2-ssl-certificate in apache2.2-common only?
*http://www.debian-administration.org/articles/349
 
http://www.eclectica.ca/howto/ssl-cert-howto.php looks promising
 
==Handling packages==
*[[Compiling Debian Packages]]
===Pinning===
*[http://jaqque.sbih.org/kplug/apt-pinning.html Pinning]
*[http://www.argon.org/~roderick/apt-pinning.html Using APT with more than 2 sources]
*http://wiki.debian.org/AptPinning
 
=HOWTO=
==Modules==
===Set module parameters===
in '''/etc/modprobe.d/somename.conf'''
options somemodule paramname=2
 
= FAQ =
 
==Installer==
===Select a boot disk===
Depends a bit, customer installer would insist on that, but expects /boot to be a separate partition?
 
 
==APT==
 
===What version is going to be installed?===
apt-cache policy packagename
 
===Repository changed its 'Version' value===
Try
apt-get --allow-releaseinfo-change update
 
 
== the following packages have been kept back: ==
 
Time to apt-get dist-upgrade. But it could be different things.
See https://askubuntu.com/questions/601/the-following-packages-have-been-kept-back-why-and-how-do-i-solve-it
Perhaps:
apt-get upgrade package-that-is-kept-back
 
== change default editor ==
 
update-alternatives --config editor
 
== change timezone ==
 
dpkg-reconfigure tzdata
 
== kernel packages ==
 
*kernel-image
*kernel-source
 
volatile
 
 
 
== clean cache ==
 
apt-get clean
     
 
== E: Unable to correct problems, you have held broken packages. ==
 
First try
 
dpkg --get-selections | grep hold
 
==reportbug: The following newer release(s) are available in the Debian archive:==
Ignore than and just continue ( see https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=900254 )
 
 
==apt-get update throwing KEYEXPIRED==
Ignore that, it updated just fine. You migh run into the usual warnings when installing packaged. To Be Documented.
For example:
deb [trusted=yes]
 
=Show more package information=
apt-cache show packagename*
 
 
== W: GPG error: ==
 
[http://ftp2.de.debian.org http://ftp2.de.debian.org] etch/volatile Release: The following signatures couldn't be verified because the public key is not available: NO_PUBKEY EC61E0B0BBE55AB3
 
gpg --keyserver wwwkeys.eu.pgp.net --recv-keys EC61E0B0BBE55AB3
#and that other thing
 
Or just:
 
apt-get --allow-unauthenticated install debian-archive-keyring
     
Or
apt-key adv  --keyserver pgp.mit.edu --recv-keys 8B48AD6246925553
 
Or
gpg --keyserver keyserver.ubuntu.com --recv-key 03BBF595D4DFD35C
gpg -a --export 03BBF595D4DFD35C | apt-key add -
 
==show dependency tree==
apt-cache dotty
apt-rdepends
 
==show dependencies==
apt-cache rdepends
aptitude why
 
==What package does a file belong to?==
dpkg -S /path/to/file

Latest revision as of 13:34, 18 November 2024

Sites

Security

Links

Netboot/PXE

Documentation


Networking on Debian

Bonding


https

https on debian testing is a mess, ignore:

http://www.eclectica.ca/howto/ssl-cert-howto.php looks promising

Handling packages

Pinning

HOWTO

Modules

Set module parameters

in /etc/modprobe.d/somename.conf

options somemodule paramname=2

FAQ

Installer

Select a boot disk

Depends a bit, customer installer would insist on that, but expects /boot to be a separate partition?


APT

What version is going to be installed?

apt-cache policy packagename

Repository changed its 'Version' value

Try

apt-get --allow-releaseinfo-change update


the following packages have been kept back:

Time to apt-get dist-upgrade. But it could be different things. See https://askubuntu.com/questions/601/the-following-packages-have-been-kept-back-why-and-how-do-i-solve-it Perhaps:

apt-get upgrade package-that-is-kept-back

change default editor

update-alternatives --config editor

change timezone

dpkg-reconfigure tzdata

kernel packages

  • kernel-image
  • kernel-source
volatile

 

clean cache

apt-get clean
      

E: Unable to correct problems, you have held broken packages.

First try

dpkg --get-selections | grep hold

reportbug: The following newer release(s) are available in the Debian archive:

Ignore than and just continue ( see https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=900254 )


apt-get update throwing KEYEXPIRED

Ignore that, it updated just fine. You migh run into the usual warnings when installing packaged. To Be Documented. For example:

deb [trusted=yes]

Show more package information

apt-cache show packagename*


W: GPG error:

http://ftp2.de.debian.org etch/volatile Release: The following signatures couldn't be verified because the public key is not available: NO_PUBKEY EC61E0B0BBE55AB3

gpg --keyserver wwwkeys.eu.pgp.net --recv-keys EC61E0B0BBE55AB3
#and that other thing

Or just:

apt-get --allow-unauthenticated install debian-archive-keyring
      

Or

apt-key adv  --keyserver pgp.mit.edu --recv-keys 8B48AD6246925553

Or

gpg --keyserver keyserver.ubuntu.com --recv-key 03BBF595D4DFD35C
gpg -a --export 03BBF595D4DFD35C | apt-key add -

show dependency tree

apt-cache dotty
apt-rdepends

show dependencies

apt-cache rdepends
aptitude why

What package does a file belong to?

dpkg -S /path/to/file