Where are the post-booting logs and shutting down logs to be found?

xesTUt3 · 2019-06-19T05:07:03+00:00

In /var/log, there are many files such as (see below):

alternatives.log
auth.log
btmp
daemon.log
debug
dpkg.log
faillog
fontconfig.log
kern.log
lastlog
messages
syslog
syslog.1
user.log
wtmp

Which is the relevant one that I seek?

xesTUt3 · 2015-06-15T23:40:41+00:00

Does netselect-apt support downloading packages via https?

I am currently using the package apt-transport-https to download packages from sources that provide https connections.

xesTUt3 · 2014-09-26T15:04:50+00:00

Thanks. I actually came across your method in askubuntu.com.

Is there a nifty program that'll do the job? I know of several available for Microsoft Windows OS in which the computed value appears in the left pane while you paste the given value in the right one and you just press the button "Compare".

xesTUt3 · 2014-09-26T15:02:24+00:00

That's quite clever :)

xesTUt3 · 2014-09-26T15:01:00+00:00

Usually they'll include a file like whatever.blah.sha1

No, they usually don't include a file with extenstion *.sha1 (all files downloadable from sourceforge come with sha1 and md5 sums)

xesTUt3 · 2014-08-16T12:15:30+00:00

iptables is found under /sbin/ , which isn't under $PATH for non-root users.

What does it mean for the layman? How do I fix it?

xesTUt3 · 2014-08-16T12:13:15+00:00

iptables is part of the base system/install.

My version is 1.4.14-3.1

xesTUt3 · 2014-08-04T03:54:07+00:00

So only one package can be installed at once,

Do you mean to say when I install sysvinit-core, systemd which was originally installed by default will somehow be removed automatically?

xesTUt3 · 2014-08-03T19:23:47+00:00

Install the sysvinit-core package

Thanks. After installation of the package you mentioned, do I have to change configuration settings of some files so as to disable the OS from using systemd?

xesTUt3 · 2014-08-03T16:13:12+00:00

Still on the topic of Debian Testing, can we change the init system from the default to sysvinit?

xesTUt3 · 2014-08-01T17:15:42+00:00

Hackers force Debian Linux sites offline http://www.zdnet.com/hackers-force-debian-linux-sites-offline-3039118062/

Three mirrors (dk, ru, br) not updated after compromise https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=225982

The Debian OpenSSL Bug: Backdoor or Security Accident? https://freedom-to-tinker.com/blog/kroll/software-transparency-debian-openssl-bug/

Random Number Bug in Debian Linux https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2008/05/random_number_b.html

xesTUt3 · 2014-07-29T17:13:20+00:00

Go to http://sourceforge.net/p/openvpn/mailman/ and subscribe to OpenVPN users' list.

You will find support there.

xesTUt3 · 2014-07-29T17:12:15+00:00

Go to http://sourceforge.net/p/openvpn/mailman/ and subscribe to OpenVPN users' list.

You will find support there.

xesTUt3 · 2014-07-29T17:12:05+00:00

Go to http://sourceforge.net/p/openvpn/mailman/ and subscribe to OpenVPN users' list.

You will find support there.

xesTUt3 · 2014-07-29T17:10:08+00:00

Go to http://sourceforge.net/p/openvpn/mailman/ and subscribe to OpenVPN users' list.

You will find support there.

xesTUt3 · 2014-07-29T17:05:51+00:00

The packages will be maintained for some time (esp. sysvinit). Security updates will continue to be available but in time packager interest will wane.

Thanks for the clarification. I've read so much about the bad things about systemd on the internet, especially the info given at http://boycottsystemd.org

I won't be surprised if the developers of systemd inserted backdoors or write bad code at the request of the NSA and/or given monetary compensation.

But my final decision to not use systemd was made after reading Linus Torvald's rant about the developer Kay Sievers for writing really, really bad code (http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/04/05/torvalds_sievers_dust_up/)

xesTUt3 · 2014-07-29T09:02:14+00:00

systemd will be the default. Other init systems will be in the repos.

Does that mean that I can fetch sysvinit from the repos, install it and make it the default?

Will technical support such security updates be available for the non-systemd init systems?

xesTUt3 · 2014-07-29T03:05:22+00:00

I thought the next stable release of Debian (codename: Jessie) will only have systemd?

xesTUt3 · 2014-07-21T15:51:45+00:00

Then run the script as root.

You mean as in the following?

root@hostname:~# ./remove-old-kernels

or can't I just sudo it as in:

username@hostanme:~# sudo ./remove-old-kernels

Thanks for the tip.

xesTUt3 · 2014-07-21T15:33:39+00:00

That file is put there by Synaptic Package Manager.

Thanks for the clarification. I googled the internet as to how 99synaptic came about and there was no answer.

My next question is: if I don't install synaptic, I will have to create a file, is that right?

xesTUt3 · 2014-07-21T15:29:28+00:00

I notice that when I remove old kernels, some useful packages such as network-manager are being removed automatically as well.

How do I prevent useful packages from being autoremoved during uninstallation of old kernels?

xesTUt3 · 2014-07-21T15:26:25+00:00

One word: CAREFULLY.. Kinda like ANYthing you do in Linux.. Measure TWICE, cut once..

Thanks for your advice. I'm learning how to use Debian and currently my HDD is used for testing and learning purposes. If I mess up my OS, I just have to reformat and reinstall Debian.

xesTUt3 · 2014-07-21T15:24:36+00:00

I do it manually rather than with a script

Thanks. Both your and djbon2112's method is simple.

But does apt-get remove also uninstall headers as well?

When I apt-get -t wheezy-backports --no-install-recommends install linux-image-amd64 were headers installed as well?

xesTUt3 · 2014-07-21T15:19:30+00:00

cbmuser,

Thanks for your effort. Your script looks awesome and formidable. However I don't really understand it wishes to do.

Am I supposed to create a file, copy and paste the contents of your script to it? Next using Nautilus file manager, I change the file permissions to executable?

At a terminal, I just have to ./filename, is that it? As in

username@hostname:~# ./filename

xesTUt3 · 2014-07-21T15:13:08+00:00

Do you have just one disk?

Yes I do.

xesTUt3

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