Questions tagged [debian]
Debian GNU / Linux is the distribution upon which Ubuntu is based. Ubuntu uses the same packaging system as Debian. These questions should be about how Ubuntu and Debian work together from a workflow perspective.
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What Debian version are the different Ubuntu versions based on?
I have some software packages customised for Ubuntu 10.04, 10.10 and 12.10, but now I have to install them on Debian Squeeze. I have been unable to Google for a mapping between specific Ubuntu and ...
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What is the simplest Debian Packaging Guide?
I went to the Ubuntu wiki but got confused,there were too many ways. Please tell me an easy guide to Debian packaging.
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What does "${debian_chroot:+($debian_chroot)}" do in my terminal prompt?
In my terminal prompt definition in my .bashrc file, among other things, I have this snippet of code:
${debian_chroot:+($debian_chroot)}
What does this do, and do I need it?
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How is Ubuntu different from Debian?
Ubuntu is a derivative of Debian. It uses the same package format.
In what ways is Ubuntu different from Debian?
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Debian Stable vs Ubuntu LTS for Server? [closed]
Which is a better platform for a professional use server?
Debian Stable or Ubuntu LTS?
The third party software we plan to use, works on both. Which one is better on it own merits?
Take into ...
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What is the default Debian/Ubuntu console (TTY) font called?
I'm currently running Ubuntu and a few other Linux distributions on my computer and since I use the TTY a lot, a good font is pretty important!
Does anyone know the name of the default console/TTY ...
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How can a Debian package install Python modules from PyPI
This question tries to complement this one .
I have a python app which uses third party modules from PyPI. I want to package my app into a debian package, but don't know how to handle python ...
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Is running Ubuntu One on Debian 'possible'? [closed]
I read somewhere that Ubuntu One only runs on Ubuntu, which was a surprise (and I suppose it's just an official stance). What will it take for me to run it on Debian?
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"Ubuntu is an ancient african word, meaning 'I can't configure Debian.'" in Urban Dictionary
In Urban Dictionary, Ubuntu is defined as
Ubuntu is an ancient african word, meaning "I can't configure Debian".
I'm confused about the meaning. How true is this sentence? Are really ...
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How do I propose my project to be part of Debian too?
I have a new project hosted at launchpad.net. My project can be useful for both: Ubuntu and Debian. However, I can't find a documentation to start host my project at launchpad.net and get my package ...
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What is the difference between Debian contrib & non-free and how do they correspond to Ubuntu repositories?
I have been trying to understand the difference between Debian's contrib and non-free sections as described in Chapter 2 of the Debian Policy Manual.
Are contrib packages just wrappers around non-free ...
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What does dsfg as a part of package names mean?
I know the general format for package names in Debian and Ubuntu. Some packages have additions to the standard numbering scheme with obvious meaning like svn20090426 etc. But also quite a few packages ...
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What is the difference between Ubuntu and Debian server? [closed]
I know Ubuntu is basically Debian, and I know Ubuntu releases every 6 months, Debian every 2 years. However, I want to know more the advanced differences between Ubuntu server and Debian. If they have ...
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How is Ubuntu more updated than Debian?
I am reading Debian vs. Ubuntu vs. Linux Mint: Which Distribution Should You Use?
Ubuntu, on the other hand, is made to include a good combination of
new and stable ... Some packages can be used ...
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Adding Debian Sid as Package Repository?
I am running 12.04 Precise beta (upgraded from 11.10 Oneiric) and I added the following line to my /etc/apt/source.list:
deb http://http.us.debian.org/debian unstable main contrib non-free
In order ...
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Share installed libraries between Debian and Ubuntu
I'm trying to partition my harddisk and install Ubuntu and Debian. So, I have no need no need to preserve any old data. Latest editions of both OSs will be used.
I'm trying to understand how I can ...
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Rename a file during install of a Debian package
I have a python script that I want to package for Debian. I use a debian/install file where I wrote
auto_dice.py /usr/bin/
Linitan then complains about the .py extension (script-with-language-...
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What is the purpose of OpenVPN's /etc/openvpn/{client,server} directories?
Ubuntu/Debian OpenVPN package contains 2 mysterious directories:
dpkg -L openvpn
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/etc/openvpn/client
/etc/openvpn/server
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I'm wondering what is the purpose of those directories? All tutorials ...
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Emacs info manual missing in Ubuntu 17.10
On Ubuntu 17.10, installing Emacs via $sudo apt install emacs
and then trying to view the Emacs manual using C-h r fails with error "Info file emacs does not exist" The same set of instructions on ...
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How to have Debian packaging generate two packages given an upstream source archive?
I am packaging something for my PPA. The upstream source is a .tar.gz archive which is Makefile-based.
Since this package has a significant amount of architecture-independent data, it would be wise ...
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How to package a systemd service?
I'm trying to package a mono application to run as a systemd service.
I've followed the instructions here:
https://wiki.debian.org/Teams/pkg-systemd/Packaging
I've added dh-systemd (>= 1.5) to my ...
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How do I put a package into the Ubuntu repositories? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How to get my software into Ubuntu?
I've created a Python application for Ubuntu. How do I package it and submit it for possible inclusion in the universe repository?
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How to safely download and gpg verify a Debian source package?
I need specific (source or binary) packages from Debian.
Can I download the package using apt-get?
How can I add the Debian repository to my sources.list so it only gets used on a by case base? ...
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Root crontab not running
For some reason, my root crontab does not seem to be running.
Trying to reboot the device every night at midnight.
Should be the following as root:
crontab -e
Then add:
0 0 * * * /sbin/shutdown -...
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Error when modifying rules file in debian packaging
Trying to get my debian packaging to work as I want, I modified the debian/rules file (showing line numbers)
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is it possible to use Debian repositories in Ubuntu?
Since Ubuntu is a Debian derivative I thought maybe it's possible
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I've filed an ITP bug on bugs.debian.org - now how do I get the package into Ubuntu?
I've written a development library that I would like to include in the Ubuntu archives. From what I understand, the best way to do this is to first get the package into Debian and then request a ...
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What is Utnubu?
Not Ubuntu,I heard it on Planet Ubuntu but google doesn't tell me anything.
It is something related to Debian.
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what user/ file owner to use when creating debian packages?
We are creating a simple binary package for a war file and some scripts using dpkg-deb.
One issue is that say we are doing this as a local user called "goofy", then the files in the package will be ...
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How do I copy a package from Debian to my PPA?
I'd like to add the latest gourmet package from Debian sid to our team's PPA so Ubuntu users who would like to run an up-to-date version of Gourmet can add that PPA to their software sources. (...
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Is Kali Linux based on Ubuntu? [closed]
I remember reading in another thread (Is Backtrack is derivative of Ubuntu?) that Kali Linux is based on Debian. Can someone clarify?
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Add custom steps to source package's debian/package.postinst?
I have a package that incorporates an auto-generated debian/package.postinst.debhelper file into the generated binary. When I put my own code into a file at debian/package.postinst, the auto-generated ...
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How can I reset my GRUB background to default?
I installed some sort of software (I think it had to do with Gnome) that changed the splash image behind the GRUB boot interface from the standard purple background to a somewhat tacky Debian splash ...
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Do "package" and "application/software/program" mean the same thing?
Are these words used interchangeably in Linux?
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Which version of Debian are Ubuntu LTS releases based on?
This answer says:
The base of the operating system, Debian, comes in three versions: Stable, Testing and Unstable. Normally, Ubuntu is based on Testing; the LTS releases are based on Stable.
That ...
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Reserved UIDs/GIDs and semi-reserverd UIDs/GIDs
When installing a new system, depending on selected packages, some uids for some packages aren't always the same.
eg: 'sshd' may be UID 102, sometimes another value. On the other hand, 'www-data' is ...
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How can I create a simple debian package from binary?
I have been researching debian packaging, but I can't seem to figure out how to package a C# mono application made up of a single executable and a few resource files.
Can anyone help me figure out? ...
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What is the difference between deb file and ddeb file in linux?
I need to install SystemTap on Ubuntu 14 and I would need to install debug symbols for kernel . I need brief explanation about ddeb file , why it should have different extension ?
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Can I download Ubuntu 'Lite' - just the core?
As a bit of a personal project im wanting to create a very lightweight desktop environment with something like fluxbox.
As a start point im wanting to use something like a lightweight version of ...
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How to create init.d startup script
I just want to run a very simple command on startup. How can I do that? I've searched google and it has very complicated examples, but what I need is just run this script on startup. How can I do that?...
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create final deb file from multiple deb files
I have a packages deb file with all dependencies deb file.
Is it possible to create a final deb file (one file) using all. Say for example firefox.deb has 10 dependencies in another .deb file. So ...
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What is the equivalent of locales-all from Debian?
On Debian, I can have a package depend on locales-all to ensure that all locales are installed/available. There is no such package in Ubuntu.
It used to have belocs-locales-* which appeared to do the ...
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Technically speaking, what is different about Ubuntu compared to other Linux distributions? [closed]
This is a question that's puzzled me for quite a while (and refers to the differences between all distributions).
In my mind, a distribution is: a pre-configured OS, with some pre-installed packages, ...
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what is the purpose and role of rules file in debian packaging
I am trying to debian package my C++ application developed with aid of Netbeans 7.3. Here is bit of Makefile of it.
APPNAME=remotedevicecontroller
install:
install config.xml /etc/${APPNAME}.conf....
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How come the override_dh_build-indep sequence isn't run by debuild?
I'm having a bad time trying to generate some documentation for a shared library within debian/rules. I asked a question earlier about which target to use for generating the documentation.
My problem ...
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How do you add Debian experimental repo to Ubuntu, for those understanding the risks associated?
This question was asked previously, however the answers in this question are intent to tell why that is a poor idea.
How to add Debian experimental repo to Ubuntu?
No actual answer is actually ...
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How can I select default version of Netcat in ubuntu
When I checked netcat -h I found out that the -e and Version option is missing from my netcat. I use Ubuntu 15.10.
After searching from forums I found out a way to know the version installed and the ...
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Why do I get 'error while loading shared libraries: libGL.so.1: wrong ELF class: ELFCLASS64' when I run Mercury? [closed]
Using native OpenGL
/home/software/Mercury_3.3/c_linux/bin/mercury.x: error while loading shared libraries: libGL.so.1: wrong ELF class: ELFCLASS64
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Could I make Ubuntu a rolling distro?
From what I understand, Debian testing/unstable/experimental are rolling release, right? Since Ubuntu is based on Debian, could I the Debian testing repo to my software sources and make my Ubuntu a ...
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