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by Gerowen
2024-08-24 22:11
Forum: Beginners Questions
Topic: [Solved] How can I update to Debian 12.2 from Debian 12?
Replies: 20
Views: 32951

Re: [Software] How can I update to Debian 12.2 from Debian 12?

I think that the issue sounds similar to this recent thread . The TLDR is that the file times got out of whack somehow, which stopped the updates from happening and used these commands to fix them: #mv /var/lib/apt/lists/ /var/lib/apt/lists-SAVE/ #apt update I hate to resurrect a thread, but I just...
by Gerowen
2024-05-10 12:56
Forum: Beginners Questions
Topic: [Installation] Installing radar omega
Replies: 2
Views: 408

Re: [Installation] Installing radar omega

Right click it, click properties, then under I believe the permissions tab should be a checkbox to allow running it as an executable. Check that box, then you should have the option to run it.
by Gerowen
2024-05-09 02:46
Forum: Beginners Questions
Topic: [Installation] After choosing to install a web server during the installation process, what happends?
Replies: 3
Views: 367

Re: [Installation] After choosing to install a web server during the installation process, what happends?

As has been stated; it's apache2. The default location of web directories is /var/www and your apache config is in /etc/apache2 . You also have auxiliary commands to modify apache's config: - a2enmod - Enables the specified module - a2dismod - Disables the specified module - a2ensite - Enables the s...
by Gerowen
2024-05-09 02:34
Forum: Beginners Questions
Topic: Which laptop do YOU run Debian on?
Replies: 43
Views: 4822

Re: Which laptop do YOU run Debian on?

Up until recently I was using like a 2017-2018 model Lenovo Ideapad 330S with a Ryzen 5 2500U. It did great, but I needed more RAM and the plastic chassis wasn't holding up that well any more. I recently upgraded to a Lenovo Ideapad 82SG with a Ryzen 7 5825U, double the RAM and a metal chassis; only...
by Gerowen
2024-01-28 05:10
Forum: General Questions
Topic: Does rBash Apply to SystemD Services?
Replies: 1
Views: 276

Does rBash Apply to SystemD Services?

I have no immediate security concerns or anything, I'm just curious and thinking out loud. One of the services I host on my personal/home server is a Minecraft Java Edition server. I have it publicly available because a handful of friends also play on it. I created a separate user account specifical...
by Gerowen
2023-09-10 06:43
Forum: General Questions
Topic: Considering the Switch to ZFS, Educate Me Please
Replies: 5
Views: 1014

Re: Considering the Switch to ZFS, Educate Me Please

I ended up just sticking with mdadm+LUKS+EXT4 . It's what I've been using so I know it works and Debian's implementation already checks a lot of the same boxes, even if I'm using multiple different products to do it. I also ended up returning the drives because they came from a third party and were ...
by Gerowen
2023-08-13 21:06
Forum: General Questions
Topic: Considering the Switch to ZFS, Educate Me Please
Replies: 5
Views: 1014

Re: Considering the Switch to ZFS, Educate Me Please

Hi there, I don't have much experience with RAID or ZFS so I can't say much about performance but I think I can answer some of your questions. ZFS handles disk failure a lot better, however, it is not maintenance free. You need to scrub the system regularly (I recommend once a month because it puts...
by Gerowen
2023-08-08 15:03
Forum: General Questions
Topic: Considering the Switch to ZFS, Educate Me Please
Replies: 5
Views: 1014

Considering the Switch to ZFS, Educate Me Please

So I've got three new drives on the way to upgrade my server. The old ones are going to get repurposed or sold. My home server is running headless Debian that I've set up and configured the way I like and what I've been doing is: mdadm (RAID 5) -> LUKS encrypted container -> EXT4 filesystem This has...
by Gerowen
2023-08-01 07:05
Forum: Hardware
Topic: Changing Vanity Name of an MDADM Array
Replies: 2
Views: 545

Re: Changing Vanity Name of an MDADM Array

cds60601 wrote: 2023-07-25 10:59 check your /etc/fstab to ensure that the mappings are correct. Tweak if needed but in your case, nothing may need to be changed there
I use the UUID in fstab instead of the "/dev/mapper/whatever" name, so that's good to know.
by Gerowen
2023-07-25 07:03
Forum: Hardware
Topic: Changing Vanity Name of an MDADM Array
Replies: 2
Views: 545

Changing Vanity Name of an MDADM Array

Title pretty much says it all. Right now with mdadm -D /dev/md0, and when reading /etc/mdadm/mdadm.conf , the name of the array is name=adams-server:0 . Is changing the name of the array as simple as editing mdadm.conf and rebooting, or do I need to do something else to actually write that name into...
by Gerowen
2023-07-23 02:30
Forum: General Questions
Topic: Help Me Understand Cryptography A Little Better Please
Replies: 1
Views: 332

Help Me Understand Cryptography A Little Better Please

So, as somebody who isn't a cryptography expert, let me see if I understand something right. I hope y’all don’t mind me trying to educate myself, and would appreciate some high level/layman type feedback so that I can at least have a big picture idea of how the encryption is working, and what is or ...
by Gerowen
2023-05-14 03:30
Forum: Hardware
Topic: PCIe USB Expansion Card Breaks Ethernet
Replies: 2
Views: 503

Re: PCIe USB Expansion Card Breaks Ethernet

Could this be an issue with running out of PCIe lanes? Yes it could be. The card in question is not relevant but more likely how the motherboard handles that x16 slot. Look for a block diagram of the motherboard and note the choices. Better motherboards may have pci-e bifurcation settings. Cheaper ...
by Gerowen
2023-05-13 19:45
Forum: Hardware
Topic: PCIe USB Expansion Card Breaks Ethernet
Replies: 2
Views: 503

PCIe USB Expansion Card Breaks Ethernet

Debian stable (bullseye). Older hardware; an Alvorix motherboard and an AMD Phenom II x6 1045t CPU. System is acting as a home server/NAS and is headless; no GUI installed. The on-board ethernet is only 100Mbps, so some years ago I installed a PCIeX1 gigabit card. I also just installed a PCIeX1 SATA...
by Gerowen
2022-11-28 18:46
Forum: System and Network configuration
Topic: Allow Firewall Ports Only for Certain Users
Replies: 2
Views: 591

Allow Firewall Ports Only for Certain Users

Let's say I've allowed a range of ports and forwarded that same range in my router. Is there a way to specify a firewall rule where that range of ports is only accessible to processes running under a certain username? Like, let's say I have opened port 80 in my firewall, that the user www will use i...
by Gerowen
2022-10-30 21:48
Forum: General Questions
Topic: "Resilvering" an Active Drive?
Replies: 2
Views: 633

Re: "Resilvering" an Active Drive?

(..) Say, over the entirety of the drive, read the contents of a sector into memory, then overwrite that sector with its own data as if it were new data to "refresh" that information and prevent bit rot with data that isn't accessed very often. Take a full breath and forget about this ide...
by Gerowen
2022-10-30 18:27
Forum: General Questions
Topic: "Resilvering" an Active Drive?
Replies: 2
Views: 633

"Resilvering" an Active Drive?

Is there a way to "resilver" a drive without data loss in order to prevent bit rot? Not really a concern, just curious and seems like something that would be a good idea every year or two. Say, over the entirety of the drive, read the contents of a sector into memory, then overwrite that s...
by Gerowen
2022-10-22 20:46
Forum: General Questions
Topic: [SOLVED] Recent stable kernel update broken (5.10.0-19)
Replies: 21
Views: 4259

Re: Recent stable kernel update broken (5.10.0-19)

I thought I would go ahead and post some photos of what I see under the working and now non-working boot conditions. Here's what I see with a normal boot using 5.10.0-18, leading up to entering my LUKS password. normalboot.jpg Here is what I see if I try to boot with 5.10.0-19. It takes a solid 30 ...
by Gerowen
2022-10-22 14:01
Forum: General Questions
Topic: [SOLVED] Recent stable kernel update broken (5.10.0-19)
Replies: 21
Views: 4259

Re: Recent stable kernel update broken (5.10.0-19)

canci wrote: 2022-10-22 07:55 BTW, if you just remove the -19 kernel and remove the linux-image-amd64 meta package, grub will automatically pick the -18 kernel and you don't have to edit grub manually.
Yeah but then you won't get kernel updates automatically and will have to manually check for and install them.
by Gerowen
2022-10-21 16:25
Forum: General Questions
Topic: [SOLVED] Recent stable kernel update broken (5.10.0-19)
Replies: 21
Views: 4259

Re: Recent stable kernel update broken (5.10.0-19)

I thought I would go ahead and post some photos of what I see under the working and now non-working boot conditions. Here's what I see with a normal boot using 5.10.0-18, leading up to entering my LUKS password. normalboot.jpg Here is what I see if I try to boot with 5.10.0-19. It takes a solid 30 s...
by Gerowen
2022-10-21 15:56
Forum: General Questions
Topic: [SOLVED] Recent stable kernel update broken (5.10.0-19)
Replies: 21
Views: 4259

Re: Recent stable kernel update broken (5.10.0-19)

Update. I just installed the updated kernel on my home server with an AMD Phenom II X6 and it rebooted without issue. I have other PCs in the house but they're all Intel, and my desktop is running an AMD FX 8370, though it's running testing since I use it for gaming. The only computer in the house s...