Questions tagged [debian-lenny]

Debian-Lenny is the codename for Debian GNU/Linux version 5.0.

Debian GNU/Linux version 5.0 (codenamed Lenny) is a free operating system which supports a total of twelve processor architectures and includes the KDE, GNOME, Xfce, and LXDE desktop environments. It also features compatibility with the FHS v2.3 and software developed for version 3.2 of the LSB. As of Jan 3, 2012, the current stable Debian version is 6, or "Squeeze". Version 7, "Wheezy" is in active development.

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Can't install perl-suid on Debian 5

I'm trying to install perl-suid needed for some script I've downloaded and getting the following $ sudo apt-get install perl-suid The following packages have unmet dependencies: perl-suid: Depends: perl (= 5.10.0-19lenny3) but 5.10.1-17 is to be…
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Bacula over s3fs

We are constantly running out of space on our backup server so I want to move the backups to S3. Does it make sense to run Bacula on top of s3fs? Does anybody have experience with that? Is it reliable? What about bandwidth use? Can I expect s3fs to…
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apt-get fails to, well, apt-get

I'm working on a virgin debian 5 image on a VPS. To be honest, this may not be the brightest VPS provider in the world and I suspect their image isn't perfect. apt-get fails for everything: # apt-get -y install gcc Reading package lists...…
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How to upgrade apache, php, mysql

I'm looking to update our web server, and my experience with updating is slim. I have done clean installs of apache, php, and mysql, but this will be my first time upgrading. Hoping someone can give me detailed instructions on how to do this. I'm on…
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Wrong permissions and wrong ownership

I created several websites where some directories are set to the permission 755 and set the owner to "www-data" and group to "www-data". This is so that I could prevent setting permisson to 777 for those directories and still make them writeable by…
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Debian Lenny Bastille Alternative

as the Debian Lenny (5.0) repository version of Bastille does not support version 5.0, I was wondering if there is an alternative. Kind regards, Benjamin.
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Where can I find a good guide to setup VSFTPD on Debian?

I tried 3 different guides, and they were either outdated or they didn't work. Most of the Google results were for Ubuntu, so it didn't really apply to me because I was using Debian. I don't really know this stuff well, so when I see a guide that…
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Squid and Webmin - the 'all' acl

In older versions of versions of squid, you had to define an acl 'all'. acl all src 0.0.0.0/0.0.0.0 You use this for http_access allow all http_access deny all etc. In Squid 3.0 and above, the 'all' ACL is built-in, you cannot (& need not) define…
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How can I put restrictions on a user?

I want to give a developer access to my VPS, but only to 1 directory. I don't want him to be able to do anything other than create, edit, and delete files. I just want to keep my server safe.
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Configure exim4 on Debian

I've just configured exim4 using 'dpkg-reconfigure exim4-config', and it works as expected but there are several things i want to add to the standard configuration: exim should allow incoming mail but only process outgoing mail for local requests…
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Monitor web server usage on Linux Debian PER DOMAIN

I have been using munin and monit to monitor the overall details of my web server, but as it hosts multiple sites, I would like to know how to monitor per-domain hosted, or something similar. The main statistics I'd like to see are bandwidth, RAM…
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After updating debian lenny, ps stops recognising my users

Since upgrading my debian lenny box with apt-get, ps seems to be behaving strangely, and also if i run top i see under the user column the ids, not the names. whoami => foo ps -U foo => ERROR: User name does not exist. I get this output when I run…
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how to install openvz on debian lenny 32 bit

I know there are plenty of tutorials for Etch, but I could not find any that is devoted to installing OpenVZ on Lenny. There official guide mixes Etch and Lenny and thus was unhelpful.
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How to install kvm in Debian (Lenny) over powerpc

I want to install kvm on debian(lenny). I have learnt that packages kvm and qemu-kvm are not available for powerpc architecture. I have found two packages(kvm-source & qemu) and installed it. Now, how do I install kvm. Do I need to install…
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How to install python 2.6 on lenny

I would like the easiest way possible to install 2.6 on Lenny. I get really frustrated with compiling from source cause i can never get it right. any help will be great! Thanks