Why does the ‘bin’ user need a login shell?
During an audit of /var/log/auth.log on one of my public webservers, I found this:
debian
How can I enable UTF-8 support in the Linux console?
Right now, it looks like this:
The difference between deb versus deb-src in sources.list
I don’t understand the difference between these two lines in my sources.list, please explain:
How to create a bootable Debian USB drive using Windows
I am running Windows 10 and am starting to learn how to boot from USB devices.
Cannot update APT list: “repository no longer has a Release file”
I cannot run apt-get update as I encounter the following error:
How is unattended-upgrades started and how can I modify its schedule?
I’m wondering who starts unattended-upgrades in my debian-jessie:
Grub installation failed
I had a good running installation of Debian Jessie, but then I ran apt-get update && apt-get upgrade && apt-get dist-upgrade.
Can’t get Intel HD 5500 graphics to work with Debian
I’m using Debian 8, but my integrated graphics card does not seem to be used.
How can I find out what version of Debian a particular version of Ubuntu is based on?
My understanding is that Ubuntu is based on Debian. For example, on the Wikipedia page for Ubuntu it states “It is a Linux distribution based on the Debian architecture.” How can I find out what version of Debian a particular version of Ubuntu is based on (if any)?
Can not resolve .local domains internal to my office LAN
On Linux Debian 9 I am able to resolve a specific local domain e.g. my.sample-domain.local using some commands like nslookup or host, but not with some other commands like ping or the Postgres client psql.