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Questions tagged [debian-lenny]

Lenny is the development codename for Debian 5.0. This tag should be used in preference to [Debian] if the question is specific to this version.

Lenny is the development codename for Debian 5.0. It was initially released on February 14th, 2009. Security support for the version ended on February 6th, 2012.

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How to reinstall a package using 'apt-get'?

It seems that my aptitude is somehow broken: sudo aptitude update 0% [Working]Segmentation fault dmesg [223282.616599] aptitude[30972]: segfault at 67707f ip 7f954dcfae5d sp 7ffff5a5f950 error 4 in…
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Did Debian lenny repositories vanish?

Today, I tried to install packages through apt-get, but I encountered a lot of 404 errors. My sources.list was fully working last Friday (no changes to my knowledge), now I get: W: Failed to fetch…
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Bash Auto-complete Adds Trailing Slash After Filename

I recently upgraded my system from Etch to Lenny. Now when I use auto-complete, file names (not directories) appear with a trailing slash on the command line. It seems to be related to multiple (all?) commands. I tried a few: aj@mmdev0:~/loadtest$…
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What port needs to be open for Debian to get updates?

I was considering deploying my web application on a Debian virtual machine. However, I want to lock it down as tight as possible (i.e. traffic in/out). I was wondering which, if any, port I needed to leave open to allow for updates.
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Identify OpenVZ virtual machine from inside

Is there any way for me to identify which OpenVZ container I am in, from inside the container? I am working on a setup where OpenVZ machines shall boot the same (read-only) disk image, so I can not configure them individually in the file system. I…
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Troubles using apt-get install with home on NFS share

I am trying to install a bunch of packages using apt-get install on a VM running Debian 5.0.9 (Lenny). What makes this endeavor frustrating and difficult is the fact that my home directory on this machine is in fact a mounted NFS share. My local…
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How do I create an Ubuntu live usb using Debian?

I have Debian (Lenny) installation on a Dell Vostro v13. The laptop doesn't have a CD/DVD-ROM drive so the only way for me to install Ubuntu on it is via USB- unless I attach an external CD/DVD-ROM. How can I create an Ubuntu live USB on my Debian…
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How to turn off laptop speakers when headphones plugged in on Debian?

I'm running Debian Lenny on Toshiba P200-10C and whenever I plug in the headphones small laptop speakers won't turn off. Kernel version is 2.6.18-5-686, alsa version is 1.0.16-2. Speakers turn off like they should in Vista.
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Assign Port to specific user

I need to be able to assign specific ports to a given user to listen at. Say I have user X, I want him to be able to only listen on port 500. User Y only on port 501. How can I do this? Im working on a debian lenny. Edit: User X and Y should not be…
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What email server should I choose?

I need a secure email server installed in Debian Lenny with users in a MySQL table. The users are from multiple domains. Quota should be in MySQL or a global variable for all users. What are my options?
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apt-get update 404 Debian 5.0.4

Hi I have a NAS(My book live) with Debian 5.0.4 and when I run apt-get update I get the following error: Err http://ftp.us.debian.org squeeze/main Packages 404 Not Found [IP: 128.30.2.26 80] Err http://ftp.us.debian.org wheezy Release Here is…
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Intel G41/GMA X4500 supported in Debian Lenny OOTB?

I'm trying to find out if the Intel G41 Chipset, especially the integrated Intel GMA 4500 video chipset is supported out of the box by Debian lenny. If it doesn't work OOTB any additional information on how to get it working would be appreciated!
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Upgrade php from 5.2 to 5.3 on lenny

I (among other things) manage an older debian Lenny server - and now have a need to update PHP from version 5.2 to 5.3 (we currently have 5.2.26 installed). This is required to support some of the functionality that 5.2 doesn't support,…
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Server deinitializes dvb card

I have a problem with my home server. It deinitializes my dvb card after an unspecific time. Everything was fine, but i don't know what changed. My kernelversion is 2.6.32-bpo.5-openvz-686 on a debian-lenny system. Here is the output of dmesg |…
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CPAN install to many directories

When I install stuff locally (not as root) with CPAN, it ends up putting things in a multitude of places. So much so, that I have to set PERL5LIB to five directories! Here's the CPAN settings where I tell it where to install to: 'makepl_arg' =>…
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