1[00:05:02] <quadrathoch2> lenswipe if I remember correctly 9 -> 10 was the switch to systemd-resolved, which had dns leak issues. but I am not sure if they were ever fixed
121[01:35:51] <dpkg> If you have a question, just ask! For example: "I have a problem with ___; I'm running Debian version ___. When I try to do ___ I get the following output ___. I expected it to do ___." Don't ask if you can ask, if anyone uses it, or pick one person to ask. We're all volunteers; make it easy for us to help you. If you don't get an answer try a few hours later or on debian-user@lists.debian.org. See <smart questions><errors>.
122[01:37:07] <b1ack0p> what if i am just greeting?
166[02:16:19] <cuddylier> I have IPs bound to an interface called 'dummy1' but I'm unable to actually get any application to use them as their source IP, all applications externally show their source IP as the IP on the main interface (e.g. eth0). Any ideas why this might be?
168[02:17:01] <cuddylier> Inbound traffic to them is fine but any outbound requests e.g. if I use 'wget --bind-address=[IP] ipinfo.io/ip', it returns the primary interface IP rather than the IP I specified.
171[02:18:08] <cuddylier> The primary IP being 45.xx.xx.82
172[02:18:33] <RoyK> is the dummy1 address on the same network as the primary ip?
173[02:18:50] <cuddylier> What would you say 'network' means in this context?
174[02:19:17] <cuddylier> The dummy IPs are BGP announced IPs by bird on this same server. The primary IP is assigned to this server via a VLAN so external to this server.
175[02:19:33] <RoyK> as in if you had a network mask of /24 and the dummy1 address were on 45.x.x.240 or something
176[02:19:53] <RoyK> so the same IP subnet
177[02:20:27] <cuddylier> Ah okay, different IP subnets
180[02:21:23] <cuddylier> This server just has a single network uplink with one vlan yeah. The BGP announced IPs on the server aren't specified in the VLAN of course, just the primary IP /29
181[02:21:44] <cuddylier> Nothing outside the server though that would rewrite IPs/block anything.
182[02:22:05] <cuddylier> if anything was blcoking then I should have no connection with e.g. wget when using --bind-address
183[02:22:39] <cuddylier> it's the same with all applications, Nginx, wget etc all just show their source IP as the primary bond0 interface IP no matter what I specify in their configs.
184[02:22:55] <RoyK> I beleive I have seen that happen. Linux just uses the primary for everything outgoing. Anyway - mixing different IP networks on the same L2 network isn't really recommended
185[02:23:41] <RoyK> also - using a VM or container of sorts would probably separate things a wee bit better
186[02:23:56] <cuddylier> VM definitely 'fixes' this issue yeah
187[02:24:01] <cuddylier> I just can't use VMs in this case hmm
188[02:24:16] <RoyK> not a VM? not docker? not anything? why?
189[02:24:49] <RoyK> But please consider using different VLANs for different IP subnets - otherwise it'll just be a mess
190[02:24:54] <cuddylier> Well, I guess it may be possible to just use one large VM but it seems sorta pointless to introduce an overhead for such an issue but if it's really the only solution then maybe I've no choice.
191[02:25:00] <cuddylier> But the IPs aren't specified on the VLAN end.
192[02:25:09] <cuddylier> The BGp announced IPs aren't VLAN related at all
193[02:25:23] <cuddylier> The only IPs in a VLAN is the assigned /29 to bond0
195[02:25:54] <cuddylier> I don't trunk VLANs down to the server either
196[02:26:11] <RoyK> there isn't much overhead on a kvm vm these days and things like LXC or Docker are about zero on the overhead
197[02:26:24] <cuddylier> E.g. if I assign multiple subnets on a VLAN and add them to the server's bond0 interface, I can bind to those IPs totally fine, it's only an issue it seems with using a separate interface such as dummy1
198[02:26:27] <RoyK> well, do - it's not really hard to configure
199[02:26:58] <RoyK> or just setup a VM for each role the server plays
200[02:27:10] <RoyK> isolation isn't only about corona :D
201[02:27:49] <RoyK> may I ask what the different roles of this server are?
202[02:27:59] <cuddylier> Its sole purpose is running a Nginx proxy
203[02:28:39] <cuddylier> So traffic comes from remote web servers to the various IPs inbound then the server uses its primary interface IP to return the connection.
204[02:28:50] <RoyK> just setup a base system, rather minimal, and then two (or more) kvm VMs. Put them on different VLANs and you have good separation
205[02:29:18] <RoyK> the overhead really isn't much
206[02:29:34] <RoyK> modern CPUs just virtualise in the CPU itself
207[02:30:01] <cuddylier> Yeah, in this case though, I don't need any separation whatsoever, the current setup is perfect except I just need all outbound connections to use a single IP from the ones that are on the dummy1 interface, I just wanted to avoid more complexity if it wasn't necessary.
208[02:31:54] <RoyK> I beleive there are some iptables hacks to allow changing the source address, but I never managed to make that work (haven't tried in years, though). Just use some VLANs and VMs. It's easy and easy to document so that whoever takes over the machine management later can understand it without digging too far into things.
209[02:32:05] <RoyK> Sometimes simplicity helps a lot ;)
225[02:50:32] <RoyK> cuddylier: the point is, if you have two addresses on different ip networks and you send out a packet, it will be sent to the default gateway, of which you can only have one (at least in practice). It's possible to fix that with some tricky routing, but really, the best thing is to isolate the two in VMs on different VLANs
226[02:51:00] <cuddylier> I tried the iptables SNAT option but sadly that seems to not be changing the source IP either.
244[02:58:29] <annadane> ralink is generally packaged in debian, i'd probably try to find the debian package for it first before running make from a vendor's website
245[02:58:56] <RoyK> yeah
246[02:59:01] *** debhelper sets mode: +l 1142
247[02:59:06] <RoyK> I didn't know that was RALink, though
248[02:59:13] <jennie> its not connected to internet, i dont have any cable to connect this computer to internet
249[02:59:28] <jennie> i cant do anything on this debian until i get wifi usd work
250[02:59:44] <jennie> how do i copy text from terminal?
254[03:03:08] <annadane> i guess the thing to do if you have connection on a separate computer (and you must or you wouldn't be talking to us) is to download the .deb and transfer it via usb stick or something to the non-internet computer and install it that way
255[03:03:13] <annadane> unless i'm mistaken
256[03:03:32] <jennie> where is the .deb please tell me
257[03:03:32] <annadane> RoyK can back me up, or not
307[03:11:32] <annadane> just choose any (relatively local) mirror
308[03:11:53] <annadane> copy to usb, transfer it to the other machine, and dpkg -i it on that other machine
309[03:11:58] <NiDieu> they aren't critical logins, but lazy to paste them over to other instances
310[03:14:09] * annadane wonders what genom is
311[03:15:49] <annadane> jennie, the thing with vendor instructions is that yeah while you're getting the instructions from an "official" website as opposed to some shady thing, there's a lot of cheap hacks around linux and people will happily tell you to mix releases or sudo make or this or that; when in doubt, ask us first
312[03:16:13] <annadane> just because something is on the internet doesn't automatically make it correct, in the case of linux and specifically debian which has a well defined policy of where stuff goes
313[03:16:56] <annadane> or, the debian wiki (which is hit or miss, but still)
314[03:17:05] <jennie> dpkg - i firware.deb error
315[03:17:05] <dpkg> jennie: I don't know, could you explain it?
316[03:17:15] <jennie> ldconfig not found in PATH or not executable
320[03:17:33] <dpkg> When you get random packages from random repositories, mix multiple releases of Debian, or mix Debian and derived distributions, you have a mess. There's no way anyone can support this "distribution of Frankenstein" and #debian certainly doesn't want to even try. Ask me about <reinstall>
321[03:17:36] <jennie> expected programs not found
322[03:17:43] <annadane> i wonder if that's a su path issue
323[03:18:02] <RoyK> annadane: sudo -i
324[03:18:09] <jennie> root's path should usually contain /usr/local/sbin, ....
325[03:18:23] <dvs> sounds like "buster su"
326[03:18:36] <annadane> difference between /usr/sbin and /usr/local/sbin
327[03:18:44] <RoyK> jennie: erm - what do you have in /usr/local/sbin ?
328[03:18:44] <annadane> try becoming root via su - or su -l instead
329[03:18:56] <annadane> !buster su
330[03:18:56] <dpkg> In buster, su no longer overrides PATH by default, requiring that you use "su -" or "su -l" for login shells (which is not really a new thing at all...). To approximate the previous behaviour, put "ALWAYS_SET_PATH yes" in /etc/login.defs. See replaced-url
331[03:19:17] <jennie> RoyK its empty
332[03:19:23] <RoyK> it should be
333[03:19:34] <jennie> how to install? whats going on?
334[03:19:36] <RoyK> unless you have installed something by hand
335[03:19:54] <jennie> i did make file 1 hour ago on that driver which i downloaded earlier
336[03:19:57] <RoyK> jennie: sudo -i or su - and then, when you're root, dpkg -i <filename>
337[03:20:15] <jennie> i am at root@debian terminal
338[03:20:35] <dvs> and how did you get there?
339[03:20:35] <RoyK> echo $PATH
340[03:21:02] <jennie> dvs i did su 20minutes ago
341[03:21:15] <dvs> and hence buster su ^^^
342[03:21:17] <RoyK> jennie: as annadane pointed to above, you don't get root's environment with 'su' alone, you need 'su -' or 'su -l' to get that
347[03:22:43] <RoyK> jennie: what buster has reverted to has been the standard for 30+ years. There were only a version or two where su picked up root's environment without it being speicified before that.
349[03:22:55] <RoyK> jennie: was that $path or $PATH?
350[03:23:04] <jennie> $PATH
351[03:23:19] <RoyK> so dpkg -i thatfile
352[03:24:12] <annadane> and then because it's firmware a reboot is likely required before the wifi can work
353[03:24:18] <RoyK> btw, dpkg should be under /usr/bin so it should be available in the path of a normal user as well (but not with the rights to install or remove anything)
355[03:24:38] <jennie> ok, i rebooted it, now i am normal user, not root, i did sudo -i with normal user and entered password, and now its saying that user 'deb' is not in the sudoers file, i will be reported
356[03:24:58] <RoyK> jennie: then use su -
357[03:25:06] <RoyK> jennie: you can fix sudo later
358[03:25:13] <annadane> su - <enter> password <enter>
371[03:35:17] <annadane> (slackware probably would be a legitimate time to sudo make but no one includes slackware in their install instructions so...)
382[03:41:00] <annadane> every distro has its cheerleaders i suppose
383[03:41:13] <annadane> "i love slackware/debian/ubuntu/mint/gentoo/manjaro/openbsd and i wouldn't ever use anything else"
384[03:42:38] <RoyK> annadane: hehe
385[03:42:47] <jennie> how do i copy text from terminal?
386[03:43:09] <RoyK> annadane: I just use debian and sometimes ubuntu these days (but at work, mostly centos/rhel)
387[03:43:11] <annadane> there's a package for that but i don't recall what it is
388[03:43:59] <RoyK> jennie: just mark the text you want to copy and switch to the other window and press the mouse wheel if you have one to paste - or rightclick and choose paste
389[03:44:19] <RoyK> jennie: but please use a pastebin
390[03:44:39] <RoyK> jennie: pastebinit is a nice command to pipe data directly from a command to a pastebin
403[03:46:20] <RoyK> jennie: please understand that while some of us speak very directly, we all have to start somewhere and you have just started. Welcome :)
481[04:02:45] <RoyK> and preferably, add 'contrib' and 'nonfree' at the end of these lines
482[04:03:06] <jennie> what do you mean by comment out, are they already not commented out? i mean what I understand by commenting out is to put # in the beginning of the lines
483[04:03:07] <RoyK> so basically, just start from scratch in that file
484[04:03:39] <dvs> !tell jennie about buster sources.list
489[04:07:36] <annadane> a # at the start of a line means "this is just text not to be executed", essentially, or a comment (programmers can comment their code to make it more clear to people reading their code)
490[04:07:40] <annadane> so uncomment means remove the #
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557[05:11:05] <alexrelis[m]> I have a Thinkpad that supports booting from USB, but all the USB ports are 2.0. At the same time, I have an ExpressCard to USB 3.0 adapter, which allows me to utilize USB 3.0 peripherals at their full potential. Does anyone know if it's possible to boot a LiveUSB from the ExpressCard USB 3.0 port?
558[05:12:36] <annadane> no idea, i imagine so
559[05:12:44] <annadane> !tias
560[05:12:45] <dpkg> TIAS is "Try It And See".
561[05:13:25] *** Quits: Grldfrdom (uid391113@replaced-ip) (Quit: Connection closed for inactivity)
570[05:31:30] <Jmabsd> When you have a freshly installed Debian, may it have outdated packages repository, so that if you install the nonfree firmware for instance, you would get a *too old* version?
571[05:32:40] <Jmabsd> As in is there any advantage to "aptitude upgrade; aptitude update; aptitude install -y intel-microcode", *OVER* just doing "aptitude install -y intel-microcode"?
582[05:49:40] *** Quits: sklei4 (~sklei4@replaced-ip) (Quit: see you later space cowboy)
583[05:52:12] <nickdaly> Jmabsd: for the second case: if your packages are sufficiently outdated, the locally-known version may no longer exist on the package servers, and you'll get a can't-find-this-package error. Fix it by running the first case :)
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636[07:04:25] <bracham> so i'm not getting much time during the week to work on setting up my new server system, but at least it seems that each time i step back here for a few minutes i figure out something else i'm using on the old (ubuntu server) system that i'll have to set up on the new (debian) system, so that's a plus. although it's starting to feel like a bigger project!
641[07:07:14] <RoyK> bracham: I spent some time using ubuntu on servers and I went back to debian as well. I still use ubuntu on laptops and such, though
642[07:07:20] <RoyK> annadane: ROTFL
643[07:07:29] <RoyK> annadane: the mouseover there is brilliant
652[07:12:29] <RoyK> bracham: well, Randall usually releases three per week, so just go there and click backbackbackbackback :)
653[07:12:44] <bracham> when i came to linux from windows i started with ubuntu. i found i could fairly easily set up a home server, so i did that with ubuntu. now, as much as ubuntu is easy to use, i'm working on getting away from them as they're getting too much like windows, IMO
654[07:13:07] <bracham> RoyK, honestly i would, but as it is i already don't have enough hours in the day!
658[07:13:27] <search_social> ironically i found the arch linux wiki to be more helpful for installing debian than the debian wiki
659[07:13:33] * RoyK started off with slackware 2.1, but that was some time ago
660[07:14:01] <search_social> and the one extra tip is all kinds of things don't work for no reason (desktop, wirless) unless you upgrade from the included 4 kernel to a 5 kernel
661[07:14:27] <RoyK> ubuntu is nice for things like laptops, since it's more bleeding edge-ish
662[07:14:39] <RoyK> debian is nice for servers since it's more focused on stability
663[07:14:49] <bracham> i'm a simple guy though, i just want something that will work
664[07:14:58] <search_social> debian has supported all the hardware on my very new laptops .. AFTER using a usb stick to apt install the 5 kernel
665[07:15:04] <qman__> ubuntu server used to be a great system, but it got more and more bloated and buggy as time went on
666[07:15:29] <bracham> i will be happy when i get my debian server all set up and can switch to it!
667[07:15:30] <nkuttler> i find that running sid is far more stable than running ubuntu though
668[07:15:32] <qman__> particularly when they started adding stuff like plymouth, and the switch to systemd didn't go so well
670[07:15:48] <sponix> search_social: I take the lazy route and use MX Linux AHS branch
671[07:16:09] <search_social> i was annoyed at getting several "snaps" installed for no reason - for example gnome-calculator was a "snap" for some reason
672[07:16:18] <bracham> so with my debian server, should i be looking to upgrade the kernel?
673[07:16:32] <RoyK> bracham: not if you don't need to
677[07:16:43] <sponix> bracham: normal rule of thumb for kernels is -- if all hardware is working well - leave it alone
678[07:16:54] <bracham> sponix, that's kinda what i figured
679[07:17:04] <bracham> thanks guys
680[07:17:08] <RoyK> if it works, don't fix it!
681[07:17:11] <search_social> thanks sponix
682[07:17:20] <bracham> RoyK, exactly!
683[07:18:09] *** HellCatBluesyCat is now known as sleepingWellCat
684[07:18:25] <RoyK> And then, there's this spurious error in dmesg, should I upgrade? Probably not :)
685[07:18:34] *** sleepingWellCat is now known as spinningCat
686[07:18:36] <bracham> also, i'm kinda trying to take my time with this setup, as i've learned a few things in the meantime so i want to set some things up a whole lot differently
687[07:18:52] <RoyK> bracham: what sort of setup is this?
695[07:22:10] <bracham> apparently the mainboard only recognizes up to 4GB of ram, so that's a bummer, but if i have some spare cash laying around one day and / or i find 8GB of reasonably priced ddr2 ram, i might try it
696[07:23:03] <RoyK> ddr2 is the type of thing that people throw away
697[07:23:14] <bracham> it's just a home server for print, scan, media streaming, http, sftp, and more
698[07:23:28] <bracham> well that's what my board takes
701[07:23:54] <laidback_01> dang. I have a virtual that will drift time ... about a minute every 24 hours. I have to reboot it daily to keep it in sync. virtual is Debian running on FreeBSD bhyve. I put in the systemd.network NTP=, and they sync at boot now, but is there a way to keep the clock synced the way that ntp-client used to pre-systemd?
702[07:23:57] <RoyK> and for that use, probably not much need for memory either
703[07:24:21] <bracham> no i don't seem to ever be running out of memory
704[07:24:29] <laidback_01> is there an equivalent in the systemd world which will work like ntpd in the pre-systemd debian?
706[07:24:37] <bracham> although it would be nice to have more if i run into it and it works
707[07:24:40] <RoyK> laidback_01: hm - running ntpd or just systemd timesync?
708[07:25:03] <RoyK> some people prefer chrony
709[07:25:27] <laidback_01> well, I'm not used to timesync, but I have to use it because ntpd is not available in 10.4
710[07:25:35] <bracham> i looked through the compatibility list on the manufacturer site and max is 4GB. if that's up to date, that sucks. oh well, it's old.
711[07:25:40] <laidback_01> only if you are running a server do you want ntpd according to the docs now
712[07:25:40] <Abrax> the gentoo chan still exists
713[07:25:46] <RoyK> ntpd is a wee bit touchy for drifting "hwclock", which can be rather lousy on a vm
714[07:25:53] <Abrax> woops
715[07:26:11] <RoyK> chrony is the preferred thing on rhel/centos 7 and 8 for that reason
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758[08:25:46] <colo_work> is there a "tiny" httpd implementation in Debian (like thttpd once was) that can be configured to serve up directory listings and files from only the command line, and that offers proper support for byte-range requests?
767[08:30:28] <rudi_s> colo_work: You coul always write a minimal Go program; Go has a powerful built-in webserver; all you need is http.Handle("/", http.FileServer(http.Dir("."))) and http.ListenAndServe(":80", nil) to serve static files from the current directory
768[08:30:52] <rudi_s> I also haven't tested if it supports byte-ranges but I suppose so
769[08:30:57] <colo_work> sponix2ipfw, it requests the server to serve only a number of subsets of the resource requested. think, like, the first 100 bytes of a 10GB file, instead of everything in one go.
770[08:31:12] <colo_work> rudi_s, I think I'll go with replaced-url
774[08:31:42] <rudi_s> colo_work: A (not-well tested) web-server in C, are you crazy?
775[08:32:16] <rudi_s> From a person learning C "I am reading Computer Systems: A Programmer's Perspective. It teachers me how to write a tiny web server in C." ...
776[08:32:34] <colo_work> don't panic; I use it to stream video via a browser browser from host A to host B for a few minutes at a time ;)
777[08:32:57] <colo_work> (on my LAN)
778[08:33:00] <rudi_s> Still, why would you use such a software.
779[08:33:12] <alexrelis[m]> annadane: I've tried but it won't boot. I'm guessing it could be possible if I had another flash drive that went inside the USB 2.0 port that booted to the ExpressCard USB 3.0 port.
846[09:11:04] <ratrace> ws2k3: and really, twiced a day is too much. with default 30 or less to expiration, weekly is more than enough, though I prefer daily checks with 15 days to expiration
886[09:58:16] <ueb> from Debian: dig +short myip.opendns.com @resolver1.opendns.com
887[09:58:29] <ratrace> ueb: only if there's NAT going on
888[09:58:45] <ueb> this command responds with 154 (same of win dev)
889[09:58:56] <ratrace> ueb: now wait, you've introduced a whole different concept, DNS, into the story
890[09:59:00] <ratrace> !xy
891[09:59:00] <dpkg> Slow down for a bit! Are you sure that you need to jump through that particular hoop to achieve your goal? We suspect you don't, so why don't you back up a bit and tell us about the overall objective... We know that people often falsely diagnose problems because they are too close to them -- it's easy to miss that there is a better way to proceed. See replaced-url
892[09:59:36] <ueb> curl ifconfig.co, responds with 153
894[09:59:50] <ueb> dpkg ok, what do you suggest then?
895[09:59:51] <dpkg> ueb: are you using Windows?
896[10:00:12] <ratrace> oh this should be fun.... do we tell them.... :)
897[10:00:15] <ueb> dpkg on dev machine Windows, on prod server Debian
898[10:00:15] <dpkg> ueb: I'm not sure, is it larger than a breadbox?
899[10:00:26] <ratrace> ueb: dpkg is a bot here :)
900[10:00:39] <ueb> hehehe :)
901[10:00:52] <ratrace> _anyway_ ... you're mixing DNS and IP addresses into the same problem, so perhaps start at the beginning. HOW are you testing WHAT exactly
902[10:01:16] <ratrace> "public" (ie. subnets "outside" your LAN/WAN gateway) would see your "public" IP __only__ if there is NAT going on at the WAN gateway
905[10:02:06] <ratrace> and if you can ping an external subnet, and get your "LAN" IP visible there? then you don't have NAT at all, and you're NOT on a RFC-1918 non-routable IP subnet
911[10:03:47] <ratrace> okay, the word "caller" does not exist in networking, so we're talking about sources and destinations here. what's your source subnet, and what's the destination subnet?
923[10:06:07] <ueb> with that php script I checked the IP of caller machine, with variables HTTP_CLIENT_IP, HTTP_X_FORWARDED_FOR and REMOTE_ADDR
924[10:06:51] <Unit193> whatismyip.com and ifconfig.me are two handy sites for that, yep.
925[10:07:32] <ratrace> ueb: so what are the IP addresses here? if they're RFC1918 subnets, you don't have to censor and you can post them here
926[10:08:01] <ueb> no they're not subnets
927[10:08:41] <ratrace> there are always subnets involved....
928[10:09:01] *** debhelper sets mode: +l 1157
929[10:09:16] <ratrace> eg. if your IP is 192.168.1.3, you're in a 192.168.0.0/16 subnet, or a 192.168.1.0/24 subnet, or some other segmentation, but there's _always_ subnetting involved.
930[10:09:20] <ueb> 2.X.X.153 (Debian)
931[10:09:28] <ueb> 2.X.X.154 (Windows)
932[10:09:53] <ueb> 192.168.1.42 (Debian)
933[10:09:54] <ratrace> alright, so 2.x.x.x is a routable IP. oyu probably don't have any NAT going on at the WAN gateway
934[10:10:02] <ueb> 192.168.1.109 (Windows)
935[10:10:51] <ratrace> 192.168.1.* are non-routable IPs, so you'll need NAT going on the WAN gateway.... so which IP address you get, when you "call" from your Debian box, to a public site?
936[10:11:54] <ratrace> by "public" I mean something "outside" of your LAN, something not in the 192.168.0.0/16 subnet
937[10:11:56] <ueb> dig +short myip.opendns.com @resolver1.opendns.com (replies with 2.X.X.154)
938[10:12:07] <ratrace> no, don't use dig. leave DNS aside for now.
939[10:12:21] <ueb> curl ifconfig.co (replies with 2.X.X.153)
940[10:12:36] <ratrace> from which box?
941[10:12:44] <ueb> from Debian
942[10:12:56] <ratrace> the one that has 2.x.x.153 public IP on its network interface?
956[10:18:53] <ratrace> ueb: okay, so that box is only in the 192.168.0.0 subnets. there's probably NAT going on if it translates to 2.x.x.153 public IP .... so far so good. so what exactly is the problem here?
958[10:19:51] <ratrace> ueb: so maybe your network setup is such that you have multiple public IPs in the 2.x.x.y subnet, and your router is NAT'ing individual public IPs to individual LAN IPs
960[10:20:53] <ratrace> you'll have to query the windows box for same data as `ip a` on Debian (I think it's `ipconfig` in a windows terminal) , I don't know windows networking really, and see if behaves the same: has only 192.168.x.x address(es) assigned.
961[10:21:09] <ratrace> then you check your router config/admin-panel/whatever and see how NAT'ing is set up
1030[11:11:04] <dpkg> Bug Tracking System for Debian packages, replaced-url
1031[11:11:11] <ratrace> debian doesn't have Bugzilla
1032[11:11:34] <xvilka> Yeah, quite sad. And while you have Salsa you seem not to use it.
1033[11:11:47] <xvilka> You should move eventually to something more user-friendly
1034[11:12:32] <ratrace> which ain't gitlab
1035[11:12:49] <enyc> xvilka: i don't think reportbug is that complex myself
1036[11:13:01] <ratrace> infact, I like Bugzilla very much. it also supports hooks and email based APIs so hardliners can still manage bugs from their mutts :)
1037[11:13:01] <enyc> colects some key information
1038[11:13:15] <xvilka> ratrace: Bugzilla is fine. BTS is not
1039[11:13:31] <ratrace> yup
1040[11:13:37] <enyc> xvilka: become a debian developer an make the bridge/update ?
1041[11:14:07] <ratrace> you can't without committee involving, voting and entire dev community deciding, which they won't.
1062[11:26:42] <Azrael_-> i'm running debian 9 with full system encryption. if i want to upgrade the whole system, do i have to look out for caveats or can i just start the upgrade with apt?
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1092[11:54:25] <martinus__> apt question : I want to pin a package from a third party repository (gitlab-ce), and force the admin to do something specific when it's time to upgrade. I thought about pinning the package but then I don't see how I can use the '-t' option to force apt to upgrade
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1109[12:06:05] <eblip> ok i have found a version 79 of google chrome...if i uninstall version 83 and install version 79,..when i update it will resort back to 83 ..how do i stop this
1130[12:23:10] <ksk> eblip: why would you want to install an older version of the browser?
1131[12:23:38] <eblip> ksk becasue some programs i need to run wont work on this new version
1132[12:23:41] <ksk> also, chrome is third party, not part of Debian. You would need to redirect your support request to google please.
1133[12:24:00] <TuxCrazy> are other distros based on Debian as secure as Debian?
1134[12:24:10] <ksk> !based on Debian
1135[12:24:10] <dpkg> Your distribution may be based on and have software in common with Debian, but it is not Debian. We don't and cannot know what changes were made by your distribution (compare replaced-url
1136[12:24:20] <ksk> TuxCrazy: We cannot (do not want to) tell.
1137[12:24:27] <TuxCrazy> there are so many lesser known distros based on Debian.
1139[12:25:03] <TuxCrazy> how can I get packages of newer versions on Debian stable?
1140[12:25:05] <ksk> I personally would put some thinking into the "how does this forks dev team look like compared to debian, debian-security"-question
1141[12:25:14] <ksk> !backports
1142[12:25:15] <dpkg> A backport is a package from a newer Debian branch, compiled from source for an older branch to avoid dependency and <ABI> complications. replaced-url
1144[12:25:43] <TuxCrazy> for example, if I need a newer or the latest version of LibreOffice and I am using Debian stable.
1145[12:26:04] <ksk> TuxCrazy: In general: I would not get newer version of XY just because (shiny new things syndrom, I dont recall the bots trigger for that, right now..)
1146[12:26:17] <EdePopede> !sns
1147[12:26:17] <dpkg> Shiny New Shit Syndrome is a serious disorder, which usually breaks out into an epidemic every time something new is released. If you have SNS, ask me about <backports> and <ssb>; these are better options than upgrading to <testing> because it is a <moving target>.
1148[12:26:46] <eblip> ksk ..we use debian for business systems, programming, lots of stuff..debain should not struggle to handle 3rd party stuff...most companies require them to some extent
1156[12:28:26] <ksk> TuxCrazy: If you _really_ need version XY you could always look into getting it from upstream (as in: Does libreoffice supply debian packages/mirrors, or an installer for linux?)
1157[12:28:43] <TuxCrazy> are packages from debian backports as reliable and secure as those from debian stable?
1158[12:28:45] <ksk> You are leaving the Debian ecosystem at that point of coure.
1215[13:08:52] <nlpqda> encrypted debian hdd failed to boot, tested with smartmontools no problem, ext4magic no problem, but not able mount partitions when I boot from other drive! tried to replace superblocks showing errors and but not least cryptsetup luksOpen is not doing any good
1254[13:48:14] <ksk> nlpqda: can you share details? paste.debian.org if you have a network-enabled system running (use for example pastebinit (install via apt))
1255[13:48:22] <ksk> !paste
1256[13:48:22] <dpkg> Do not paste more than 2 lines to this channel. Instead, use for text: replaced-url
1313[14:27:56] <ConnectingMedia> I asked this question over in ##kernel and was pointed here. How can I set the maintainer for the .deb package when compiling a kernel with `make deb-pkg`?
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1356[15:05:12] <ws2k3> so im having a kind of weird thing.when i run dig ns mydomain +short returns emty while on some other domains it works just fine
1374[15:14:51] <ws2k3> ksk: no domain is in production just fine
1375[15:15:06] <ws2k3> domain works in the broser i can ping it etc that looks fine
1376[15:15:08] <greycat> I believe ksk is trying to say, "point dig directly @ the authoritative server for this domain"
1377[15:15:57] <ws2k3> greycat: ksk did that. still emty
1378[15:16:06] <greycat> ws2k3: it is impossible to help you if you do not reveal enough information for people to duplicate your results. We would need to know the actual domain name you are resolving. If it's private (inside some corporate firewall where we can't see it), we can't help.
1379[15:16:27] <ksk> I would then think you dont have NS records for that domain. I was asking for the domain so I could check myself if I found anything odd about it.
1404[15:22:04] <ksk> (and spoiler: have fun configuring that in bind!)
1405[15:22:04] <deadrom> hi
1406[15:22:05] <greycat> ws2k3: at this point we are trying to figure out what MISUNDERSTANDING you are holding on to that is preventing you from seeing reality
1408[15:22:44] <greycat> Did you think, perhaps, that if you do an NS query for foo.bar.com and get no-such-thing as an answer, it will recurse and try bar.com instead?
1409[15:22:50] <ws2k3> let me explain a bit more. we use dig ns domain @1.1.1.1 +short to check if we manage the dns for that domain. cause if so. then ican renew its ssl certificate by dns
1417[15:24:19] <ws2k3> greycat: can i pm it to you if you realy want to know. irc is getting logged and i would like to not be associated with the domain to much
1418[15:24:26] <greycat> *plonk*
1419[15:24:55] <ws2k3> greycat: i think the domain is not relevant to the issue cause bla.google.com is showing the same behavior
1420[15:25:06] <ksk> Do you read what I write at all?
1421[15:25:11] <greycat> I'm going to take that as a "yes" on the "I thought dig NS bla.google.com would be equivalent to dig NS google.com" theory.
1422[15:25:15] <greycat> It's not.
1423[15:25:36] <deadrom> I run a 6 drive NAS, and it's a bit noisy and draws power all the time, drives need to wake up when I need it etc. So my plan: move RAID server to attic, build a small system with only one 16TB drive and cron that machine to WoL the raid server as a backup facility and rsync to it, then shut it down. voila, silence and finally proper backup. any
1424[15:25:37] <ws2k3> greycat: yes I thought dig NS bla.google.com would be equivalent to dig NS google.co
1431[15:28:14] <ksk> deadrom: you can still cut out the small system and let your computer like wakeup at $date and run this wakeup and backup from there? I dont see the point of addind a second server here.
1433[15:29:08] <ksk> ws2k3: what does "manage the dns" mean? its not 100% portable to dns ressource records.
1434[15:29:37] <deadrom> ksk: "cut out the small system and let your computer like wakeup at $date and run this wakeup and backup from there" <- sorry, what?
1435[15:29:42] <ws2k3> ksk: we have alot of domain. if we manage the dns for the domain. that means we can renew it by dns
1438[15:31:17] <ksk> either do that on a per server basis (hello letsencrypt, certbot, traefik, whatnot) - or do it centralized. for the latter do rely on a list of domains you own, which is stored in a central place in your logic, do not query dns to find domains you own!?
1439[15:31:47] <ksk> deadrom: Why do you need the "small Server"? What are you really trying to do?
1440[15:32:33] <ksk> Why cant you just move the NAS into the basement and keep copying backups from your personal computer to it, just like you do now? (ignoring the fact that it is, in fact, in a different location)
1442[15:32:49] <deadrom> ksk: 1disk-miniserver is supposed to sit in living room and be a media center while at it. so silent operation is key. 2nd server: backup.
1446[15:34:23] <deadrom> ksk, 2nd machine does not exist yet. that riad server sits in my living room and is quite a bit loud. I don't have a basement, only attic. the requirements are somewhat fixed, there is no good place other than the attic for a noisy machine.
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1519[16:16:30] <unborn> DJDan: is your key having correct permissions on your system? is it deployed correctly? normally you should not have had any issues.. it should just work..
1520[16:17:02] <greycat> I'm guessing "oh finally yay" means "I found my mistake and fixed it"
1540[16:25:02] <deadrom> DJDan : your system has to be up against an attack whether it is visible or not. hiding from ping sweeps simply is security by obscurity.
1541[16:25:03] <DJDan> because when i view my icmp traffic people are trying to udp find/attack sip and other stuff
1542[16:25:08] <unborn> DJDan: what icmp attacts could do to you or your platform in those days... think about it
1543[16:25:34] * themill has fond memories of the ping of death
1544[16:25:58] <DJDan> i have notice alot of activity when tcpdump icmp looking for various udp ports and sip etc...
1545[16:26:20] <unborn> DJDan: and?
1546[16:26:52] <greycat> If you have a *web server*, that means people know you exist, so why would they need to probe for your existence with ping?
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1548[16:27:03] <deadrom> DJDan, your system is on the internet, people scan it.
1549[16:27:22] <DJDan> well you could have various other services. does portscanners use icmp
1550[16:29:48] <greycat> ...
1551[16:29:48] <unborn> DJDan: they will scan it for sake to see how capable your services are and what you can offer as well.. its normal
1556[16:29:48] <greycat> The best thing I can say at this point is, at least you switched from completely wrong statements, to clueless questions. Questions are an improvement.
1557[16:29:48] <unborn> DJDan: not true...
1558[16:29:48] <deadrom> DJDan: if I look for a target of opportunity I'd rather see what kind of service my tool set is able to attack and scan for those.
1559[16:29:48] <greycat> Oh, whoops, you switched back to absolutely wrong statements again.
1568[16:29:48] <unborn> DJDan: if I would scan anything I would do for my knowledge as novadays everything
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1570[16:29:57] <deadrom> greycat and fuck you double, you miserable asshole
1571[16:30:05] <greycat> !icmp
1572[16:30:05] <dpkg> i heard icmp is Internet Control Message Protocol. or DO NOT BLOCK ALL ICMP or someone will thwack you and you will have deserved it., or use --state RELATED in iptables to selectively block and still have legal icmps pass
1573[16:30:11] <deadrom> I remember when you were helpful
1574[16:30:13] <unborn> is filtered.. no one scans you for attack that's insane
1581[16:30:27] <DJDan> i asked weither i should block icmp cause someone mentioned he did on his vps and i thought it was stupid cause then you couldnt check if your server is actually active when your webserver is down
1600[16:32:51] <unborn> DJDan: i asked weither i should block icmp cause someone mentioned he did on his vps - goes same with me as I am diabetes type 1 shall I stop sugar rise and potatoes? - you can see, it all depends on your personal settings - you should not ask here.. do your research about this..
1604[16:34:27] <unborn> DJDan: do as you pleased, you are in control of your own thingy.. also this should not be even asked here as its off topic.. btw as I am saying
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1613[16:37:09] <greycat> Saw that the web page in question was http, switched it to https in my browser, the window didn't change, pasted the https URL into the factoid, and *then* my window gave a timeout error.
1615[16:39:12] <unborn> same here.. also js blocked then and meh, time outed as well on my end
1616[16:39:29] <greycat> even though some people think I'm "not helpful"
1617[16:39:49] <greycat> funny how the ones who say that aren't helping anyone, either
1618[16:40:13] <beardy> !helpful
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1620[16:40:54] <beardy> !hurry
1621[16:40:54] <dpkg> it has been said that hurry is Please be patient, we're all just fellow users, mostly with other things going on.
1622[16:40:57] <unborn> anyway, man is own god, he can control whatever he wants out there.. let it (him) be in its own world.. how would you speak to me in slovak when you cannot...
1623[16:42:00] <beardy> That used to be more helpful.
1624[16:42:04] <unborn> - I can say and claim - I am not help here.. possibly it will give me an ban, been there and got used to it.
1626[16:43:04] <unborn> anyway folks lets be helpful and lets focus on issues with debian again :)
1627[16:43:08] <deadrom> greycat: I've known herer you for 10 years or more and while your lectures were always harshly dealt they were worth listening to because one actually learned from it. these days you lash out at people at the slightest irritiation as if they pissed on your shirt. look at the above right now. and then at a small hint that your aggresion is
1628[16:43:09] <deadrom> unnecessary you return "fuck you".
1633[16:45:24] <unborn> deadrom: hes been harsh and he had changed.. I can say it from person by my self. - and his advice touch seen it be harsh, he actually helped me.
1636[16:47:41] <deadrom> unborn: I've been coming here since the the early 2000s and observe the change was for the worse. the above pattern I observed a lot lately.
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1644[16:51:15] <deadrom> on-topic: how to prevent bit rot? I thought: if a file system would hashsum files while writing and enter that data in the file system's metadata one could scrub at file system level: hash the file: is the hash the same? no? has mtime changed? yes? all good, probably. if it diffres, the kernel says "I did not write to that file at al", but yet the
1645[16:51:16] <deadrom> hash changed -> possible rot. haven't fully fleshed out the idea yet.
1647[16:51:39] <deadrom> but maybe I'm beind the cutting edge and there are FS that do that already?
1648[16:51:51] <unborn> deadrom: same here.. I've been banned most of the times or perhaps muted but since forced alone I learned a lot also everyone should be realising that this channel is nice and good but official debian channel is somewhere else.. I can agree with you but I would stand in defence of greycat - that guy showed me my potential regards the bash and linux it self. I still think even same observation on both of out ends - some respect is need to paid on... he
1649[16:51:51] <unborn> is dealing with others by his own way and its good.
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1651[16:53:46] <deadrom> we can discuss this to no end but I see no gain in it. It's just that setting people on ignore disrupts the communication flow so I try to avoid that. this is no official debian channel anymore?
1652[16:54:27] <unborn> often I was here with idiotic questions - how often someone can be annoyed by them? - we are all humans - end of the day I love greycat even his uglyness in a same way I love you and my beloved code or our os.
1653[16:55:34] <deadrom> we have attitude free, stone cold logic templates for this, like "how to ask smart questions". there is no need to be ugly.
1657[16:56:22] <deadrom> pointing out people being annoying results in either of two: they go away, rebuffed by the scolding or they introspect and better.
1658[16:56:48] <deadrom> differently worse or better?
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1660[16:57:03] <greycat> Since there was actually a question asked, I will try to answer it. "does portscanners use icmp" -- No, a port scan cannot use ICMP, because ICMP does not use or have any concept of port numbers.
1662[16:57:18] <unborn> deadrom: for me I would ask as much as I need within my brain capability - as english is not mi 1st language I often was sounding here very offending - and tush been banned but its okay
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1666[16:59:37] <deadrom> unborn: if your native language is listed in DeepL my advice is to use their translations. the quality of their translations exceeds google/translate quite a bit, even for complex structures.
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1673[17:01:06] <greycat> irc.debian.org is an alias for irc.geo.oftc.net.
1674[17:02:32] <unborn> deadrom: I kindly passed issue of my own language issues, now I speak fluently 8 languages as human so - thank you for advice.. I do not use google as well since 2007..
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1686[17:05:10] <beardy> However, people doing portscans (portscanners) very often sends an ICMP Echo request (ping), and awaits a reply. If no reply, some of them skips doing a scan of TCP and UDP ports.
1687[17:07:03] <greycat> In the best possible case, all that would do is avoid a little bit of extra traffic from the most stupid wannabe hax0rs. Any competent person would not be deterred by this.
1735[17:31:33] <b1ack0p> in image 2 it holds and counts the seconds until it finishes at " A start job is running for /dev/disk/by-uuid/xxxxxxx (16s / 1min 30s)
1736[17:31:45] <b1ack0p> what can i do about these?
1737[17:32:30] <b1ack0p> sorry for the bad images. they look normal in image viewer but after uploaded to imgur they changed position
1738[17:33:29] <b1ack0p> i didnt notice on my earlier debian installs.. i noticed them after my fresh install yesterday
1739[17:33:42] <b1ack0p> what are they about i dont know.
1740[17:34:08] <dob1> but ls -la doesn't distinguish case, is this the point maybe
1741[17:34:10] <b1ack0p> i want to boot and shutdown debian quick as before
1742[17:34:13] <unborn> b1ack0p: nothing will change on igmur - its raw as you would post it.. I would have look at the script which would take that much time ( I did not look at your images - please note ) however if you not need those scripts remove them.. if you are not sure what they are doing - refer to your script creator..
1743[17:34:19] <greycat> dob1: depends on your locale.
1748[17:34:45] <greycat> In the C locale, ls will use traditional ASCII ordering. In the en_US locale, for example, it will treat "A" and "a" the same.
1749[17:34:56] <intx> how to find a debian mirror with testing sources?
1750[17:35:00] <greycat> Because this is how locales (LC_COLLATE) work.
1751[17:35:10] <intx> I tried like 10 different ones none of them work
1752[17:35:16] <b1ack0p> where is /scripts/local-block directory?
1753[17:35:17] <greycat> !testing sources.list
1754[17:35:17] <dpkg> Using "testing" instead of the current codename (e.g. bullseye) in your sources.list isn't as bad as using stable in your sources.list; you will just seamlessly continue to track the "testing" distribution following a release. Note that for a few months just after a release, testing can be a pretty bumpy ride... perhaps running stable would be a better idea? See also <stable sources.list>, <bullseye sources.list>.
1756[17:35:31] <unborn> dob1: wen you log into system you should be fine to see it with default setting in mc
1757[17:35:35] <beardy> dob1: The difference is that mc's default is Name, and case sensitive. Uncheck "Case sensitive" and it will sort as ls's default.
1758[17:35:38] <greycat> well, that was a disappointing factoid
1759[17:35:54] <annadane> did you try deb.debian.org?
1760[17:35:58] <annadane> !bullseye sources.list
1761[17:35:59] <dpkg> A suitable /etc/apt/sources.list for "Bullseye" has three lines: "deb replaced-url
1786[17:41:11] <annadane> intx, when you say "none of them work", what output do you get? paste.debian.net
1787[17:41:40] <intx> ahh okay. you guys are right, dns isn't working. will need to look into why
1788[17:42:00] <intx> thanks!
1789[17:42:13] <b1ack0p> in forum somebody addressed swap partition: replaced-url
1790[17:42:22] <b1ack0p> "Recently I've encountered a similar problem of repetitive "local-block", and it turned out to be a modified swap partition UUID which need to be updated in /etc/initramfs-tools/conf.d/resume."
1791[17:42:46] <b1ack0p> so both issues are related each other?
1792[17:43:01] <b1ack0p> script/local-block and running job uuid..
1837[18:07:05] <dpkg> extra, extra read all about it, su is switch/set user. It is used to change User ID's and/or gain super user access. Since Debian Buster, "su -" or "su -l" is needed to access programs located in /sbin (see <buster su>). It provides an root environment as if the superuser had logged in directly. See "man su".
1838[18:07:29] <Scou_moune> yea i have read that
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1841[18:10:38] <Scou_moune> I have make a /var /tmp /home / /boot, but that first time i make a /var /tmp in other partition
1842[18:11:11] <Scou_moune> Maybe the error: command failed: Too many open files in system (-23) due to that ?
1843[18:11:19] <Scou_moune> or that a bug with iw
1844[18:13:39] <Scou_moune> RoyK: ok su - root lol
1867[18:21:16] <tharkun> RoyK: :) Be safe. I suppose it eventually will be but I need to configure it connecting directly to it using the usb connection But I do not know the tool to do so. I currently use it through the usb port but it is not an option for other devices.
1870[18:22:17] <RoyK> Scou_moune: that's normal - it just means everything is using the defaults
1871[18:22:35] <Scou_moune> "In the future iw will become the canonical command line tool for wireless configuration and iwconfig/wireless-tools will no longer be required. See /usr/share/doc/iw/README.Debian for a more detailed overview of iw. "
1872[18:22:47] <Scou_moune> yea for me iw bug actualy xD
1873[18:22:59] <Scou_moune> RoyK: ok
1874[18:24:25] <tharkun> !tell Scou_moune about lsof
1901[18:44:41] <Scou_moune> i have only the error: command failed: Too many open files in system (-23), when i use this cmd: iw phy phy0 interface add wlp4s0 type managed
1902[18:44:54] <Scou_moune> So at this moment i have 0 file open
1903[18:45:44] <greycat> You do NOT have zero files open.
1904[18:45:52] <greycat> You have LOTS of files open. At least 3 per process.
1905[18:46:42] <greycat> However, it might be IMPLIED that you are running that iw command AS ROOT. (It would be nice if you SAID so, especially after other people talked to you about checking the number of open files for the USER having the issue.)
1906[18:46:58] <greycat> Per-user system resource limits on open files probably aren't in effect for root. Maybe.
1931[18:51:45] <EdePopede> Scou_moune: every program you run opens files. just look into the number subdirectories of /proc, in their fd subdirs the links all point to open files
1932[18:52:07] <EdePopede> just like you don't have to start a single program after boot but a lot are running already
1936[18:52:52] <RoyK> Scou_moune: try to run ulimit -n 30000 or something before running that command
1937[18:52:58] <tharkun> I think there is a language barrier here. Scou_moune What is your natural language?
1938[18:53:00] <RoyK> as root, obviously
1939[18:53:18] <EdePopede> maybe a primer on the topic: replaced-url
1940[18:53:20] <Scou_moune> yea i'm french but i try to understand
1941[18:53:55] <Scou_moune> and i'm scary i have missed the install, but that can't possible
1942[18:53:57] <RoyK> Scou_moune: all programs have open files, streams etc. Some open a *lot* of them. You just don't see it.
1943[18:54:15] <Scou_moune> ok
1944[18:54:27] <greycat> For the record, on my system right now, if I do "lsof -u root | wc -l" I get 1328 open files *JUST* as root. 33 of them are from lsof itself (verified by sudo lsof -u root | grep -c ^lsof).
2067[19:32:31] <c-c> - Now, I got tired of figuring it out, and just selected autopartitioning from the same GUI installer from the same Live Buster 10.4 image, and that just does its thing like it is supposed to.
2070[19:33:39] <c-c> I've been through debian installs few dozen times (I was working on a jessie lite-desktop installer so many many installs), and can figure this out. But I wonder if a GUI installer should give some error message when it dies.
2075[19:35:09] <rgwu> Which is more useful, catching an exception and printing an error message, or blowing up and creating a core dump for a programmer to analyze?
2082[19:37:12] <c-c> I guess I should have hunted for the core dump, now that I think of that
2083[19:38:25] <shtrb> Could some one remind me what is the proper way to declare mode switch ? I created a file in /etc/udev/rules.d/file.conf with "ATTR{idVendor}=="XXXX", ATTRS{idProduct}=="YYYY", RUN+="usb_modeswitch '%b/%k'" but the /dev/sr0 is stil present
2084[19:39:44] *** Quits: tmroland (~tmroland@replaced-ip) (Remote host closed the connection)
2089[19:45:14] <c-c> shtrb: my modeswitch-fu is basically nonexistent, so I'm bit confused by your details, but can you, at your own risk of listening to my sillyness $ eject /dev/sr0
2090[19:45:33] *** Quits: dvs (~hibbard@replaced-ip) (Remote host closed the connection)
2111[19:57:20] <shtrb> I have a Marvell(?) usb modem , normally when I just plug such a device it will switch blindly to the ethernet mode and I surf . but here what ever I try that /dev/sr0 is still there (and SPAMMING me about blk_update_request: I/O error, dev sr0, sector 0 op 0x0:(READ) flags 0x0 phys_seg 1 prio class 0 until I do eject /dev/sr0)
2136[20:13:12] <c-c> shtrb: I think my best input was already shared, maybe someone else can help: I have problems with unstable system so its bit diff to help
2150[20:24:31] <maniqui> Since yesterday (and likely after dpkg got upgraded to v 1.20.4 on my Debian Sid, system), I noticed that some plain text files (related to apt/dpkg processes) are getting badly corrupted.
2151[20:24:33] <RoyK> maniqui: probably this one
2152[20:24:40] <RoyK> !debian next
2153[20:24:46] <RoyK> hm
2154[20:25:14] <sney> !#debian-next
2155[20:25:14] <dpkg> #debian-next is the channel for testing/unstable support on the OFTC network (irc.oftc.net), *not* on freenode. If you get "Cannot join #debian-next (Channel is invite only)." it means you did not read it's on irc.oftc.net. See also replaced-url
2163[20:27:44] <sney> it's "when it breaks, you get to keep all the pieces." It doesn't always break. I prefer the mild filter of testing though, personally.
2170[20:29:44] <maniqui> 1. dpkg/apt seems to be somehow involved with the files getting corrupted.
2171[20:29:57] <lupulo> in gentoo the op bans after one person breaks the rules
2172[20:30:03] *** spinningCat is now known as spinningCat-away
2173[20:30:16] <sney> if you think it's a hardware problem, try to rule that out before getting into the weeds with software. many disk manufacturers offer diagnostic tools, and there's smartctl and various bootable vendor-agnostic tools as well
2174[20:31:02] <maniqui> 2. the new contents for a corrupted file seem to be coming from the same source: a very, very large hosts.block file (managed by the hostsblock script, an ad/malware/xxx sites blocker). And the corrupted file gets converted from plain text into binary.
2176[20:32:00] *** Quits: voidSurfr (~todd_dsm@replaced-ip) (Quit: My MacBook has gone to sleep. ZZZzzz…)
2177[20:32:39] <maniqui> sney yes, I''ve it pending to do some further SSD testing. At least, smartctl shows an attribute in red ("Media Wear Out Indicator").
2178[20:33:24] <maniqui> Can't join #debian-next, it seems one needs to be invited there.
2236[21:20:53] <lifostack> hi all i'm trying to update my nvidia drivers and it's warning me that i have an x server running and that it MUST be closed before updating, is this as simple as CTRL+ALT+F2 or do i actually need to kill the process?
2246[21:22:42] <lifostack> it may not be a quadro, i thought it was though
2247[21:22:52] <lifostack> most certainly is legacy though, this Dell is from like 2010
2248[21:23:02] <sney> the nvs series was branded as quadro iirc. are you using the debian package for the driver?
2249[21:25:22] <lifostack> well i didnt know there was a debian package, i just downloaded a .run file from Nvidia, which i found out was an incompatible version so it threw an error telling me to go download the legacy .run file and warned me about the x server and that it must be closed to update
2250[21:25:39] <sney> !why nvidia installer sucks
2251[21:25:39] <dpkg> nvidia-installer works fine for you today, granted. Let's say tomorrow Xorg is updated -- the nvidia driver will break. If you try to uninstall nvidia (nvidia-installer --uninstall), then you break Xorg badly. nvidia-installer overwrites files at random, and has NO CONCEPT of package management. We recommend against using it based on extensive experience. USE THE DEBIAN PACKAGES. Ask me about <nvidia>.
2252[21:25:52] <lifostack> only reason im even bothering with the update is because when i run a simple hello world app in android studio with the AVD virtual emulator im getting a soft freeze
2263[21:27:36] <lifostack> i get no response or update from the screen, no mouse movement etc
2264[21:28:17] <sney> the free nouveau driver supports most features of most nvidia gpus but it does fall short in some situations. installing the proprietary driver will probably fix your issue
2265[21:28:19] <lifostack> only when i compile the program and in turn launch AVD emulator and the emulator settings wont let me change the Emulator GFX settings from Auto to CPU only so as to disable GPU rendering of the emulator
2266[21:29:31] <lifostack> sney, any way i can check which nvidia drivers are currently installed on my system?
2267[21:29:41] <lifostack> sorry if that sounds ultra noob
2268[21:29:41] *** Quits: Grldfrdom (uid391113@replaced-ip) (Quit: Connection closed for inactivity)
2271[21:30:22] <sney> lspci -k would show you a list of devices and what drivers they are using, yes. or lsmod. you most likely have only the nouveau driver, which comes with debian
2272[21:30:54] <sney> and if you install the nvidia legacy driver as per the instructions on that wiki page, it will automatically clean up any messes left by the nvidia .run file and also disable nouveau for you.
2273[21:32:22] <lifostack> ok i'm almost finished reading that wiki page
2357[22:36:23] <tharkun> Good $DAY, be safe everyone. I need to install a wifi printer which is an hp2545 Someone earlier today suggested installing hplip which I did. I am unable to still access the printer to configure the wifi and set up the wifi-password on it so it is available for other devices. Any suggestions. I ran out of options on my google skills.
2362[22:39:40] <sney> tharkun: it sounds like you have a few things going on there. the wifi on the printer will need to be enabled before you can connect to it from your computer
2363[22:40:13] <sney> it's usually pretty easy to find the service manual for a given hp model, if you're locked out of the control panel or something
2396[23:12:33] <jhutchins> tharkun: iirc you often have to connect with a cable, then browse to a pre-set IP. If it's pure wifi, then you need to connect to it's preconfigured network. I would be surprised if you could not find setup instructions on the web, specifically at the HP support site.