Questions tagged [debian]
Debian is an operating system that is based on GNU/Linux. It was previously recommended by the Raspberry Pi Foundation as the standard distribution, but Raspbian is now being recommended.
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Force hdmi audio output
Quick question i have a rp4 project that sends video and audio through HDMI on tv.
late at night i turn off the TV and go to sleep the next morning the raspberry reboots at 7:15 everyday and starts ...
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"FILE...is not a Debian format archive"
EDIT: I downloaded a Debian package from debian.org website (via wget "ftp.us.debian.org/debian") however the package downloads as a text file and not *.deb on my Debian Buster. Why is that?
I was ...
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Raspberry Pi Headless start question
Can I remove the 2 headless start files which are located in /boot? Specifically, can I remove ssh and wpa_supplicant.conf after I've finished the first boot and reconfigured everything with raspi-...
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python code runs fine outside, does nothing on Raspberry Pi
As the title suggests, I have a code that runs perfectly on my laptop. It connects to my solar inverter, grabs the information, and writes(appends) them to a CSV file.
When I run the same code ...
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Bluetooth sound off
after upgrading to debian 10, have encountered problems with the sound transmitted to my bluetooth headphones. The pairing between the RPI and the headphones is done, once from the audio menu I ...
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Unmet dependencies when installing Cockatrice
I am somewhat new to Linux and raspi's in general, so it would be helpful to keep answers simple and well-versed. I am trying to install a debian package on my raspi (raspbian), which is Cockatrice. I ...
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Raspberry pi 3 indicates booting, but no USB or HDMI output [duplicate]
I'm new to stack exchange so my question might not be the best.
My raspberry pi 3 b+ 2015 (I have had it for 4 years) that I use regularly has a problem with booting.
I booted it up this morning and ...
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Adding Debian Security Repository GPG key
I'm kinda new when it comes to working with adding GPG keys. I am trying to use the debian security repository to the sources.list to further add security to my Pi but I am getting this error below. I ...
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How to restart ssh and Samba after a temporary network disconnection?
I have a Raspberry Pi (Raspbian GNU/Linux 10 (buster)) connected to my home WiFi, which I primarily use as a Samba file server to access files on my other devices.
I occasionally have to reboot my ...
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Make error / Enable monitor mode in Raspberry Pi 3B with Nexmon
I would like to add monitor mode for my raspberry pi 3B (Not B+) by using Nexmon.
I am trying the part of [Build patches for bcm43430a1 on the RPI3/Zero W or bcm434355c0 on the RPI3+/RPI4 using ...
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Enable /dev/ttyAMA0 on Debian (not Raspbian)
I have an RaspberryPI 3+ with Debian installed on it. I'am trying to connect a serial device (Raspbee) via the GPIO pins like this. Under Raspbian this worked by enabling UART in raspi-config after ...
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display command not working in command line
I am running debian v10.0 on a raspberry pi. I have a directory of pictures with jpg, png and jpeg extensions. When I try to use display image.extension on any of them I get the error
display-im6.q16:...
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cTrader crash my browser (Chromium and Firefox) [duplicate]
I tried to run cTrader on Chromium on my RPI but during this night my browser crashed and I don't know why, same problem on my VPS in Debian 10.
An other guy have the same problem here:
Website ...
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Why the message "raspberrypi dhclient: send_packet: Network is unreachable"?
I am having a raspberry pi jessie OS. I configured it as ethernet to ethernet router. eth0 is connected to a modem and eth1 is actually a usb to eth converter. Rpi get internet through the eth0 ...
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Scanning WiFi Signals as regular user
As per this: https://linux.die.net/man/8/iwlist I understand that scanning of WiFi Networks requires root access. If you are a regular user than you can only see the Wifi Network you are connected ...
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One volume does a *full* fsck every boot, even though it's clean
As the subject says, I have a Raspbian system (Buster, and this happened with the prior Raspbian version too) that runs a full fsck on one particular volume every time it boots. And this only happens ...
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Use actual MySQL on Raspbian Stretch instead of MariaDB
I have a web based project which I wrote with NodeJS. I moved the project to my Raspberry Pi which runs on Raspbian Stretch. The project has a lot of lines of code which deal with MySQL connections. ...
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Pi - own python startup script in the wrong order
I've written a python script to connect to mysql & insert the current time then close. The use case is if my Pi browns out/restarts (often does) the time of this event will be logged. The script ...
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Multiple USB modems issue with HUB external power
When I connect 6 modems ZTE WCDMA Technologies MSM into USB hub Terminus Technology Inc. Hub everything works fine.
Modems are detected as eth0, eth1, eth2, eth3, eth4, eth5
When one more modem is ...
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What is the difference between Raspbian Lite and Debian?
I have read the official page but still cannot figure out the difference between Raspbian Light and Debian.
The difference between Raspbian and Debian or between Raspbian and Raspbian Light can be ...
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Proper configuration of /etc/network/interfaces
I'm trying to make my Raspberry Pi into Wifi access point, where the internet connection is provided by Android device attached to it. I'm trying to achieve this by mildly configuring this guide, and ...
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Watchdog configuration Raspberry pi 3
My plan is to configure the file /etc/watchdog.conf to detect if the process that I want is down and reboot the system to run again. For example, I work on a Raspberry Pi 3 in Debian 9. I would like ...
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sources.list broken in Raspbian
I have updated the /etc/apt/sources.list file and ended up breaking it. I've restored it to its original contents from my backup as follows
deb http://raspbian.raspberrypi.org/raspbian/ stretch main ...
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Moving sd card to a larger one
I'm sure there are lots and lots of people asking this but I couldnt find a good answer.
How should i move my x GB sd card content to the new XX gb sd card since i have multiple partitions?
I ...
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Unable to install a Map Tile Server on Raspberry Pi
I have a Raspberry Pi 3 B+ running Raspbian
uname -a
Linux raspberrypi 4.14.98-v7+ #1200 SMP Tue Feb 12 20:27:48 GMT 2019 armv7l
cat /etc/os-release
PRETTY_NAME="Raspbian GNU/Linux 9 (stretch)"
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Raspberry Pi Desktop, Guest Additions: Access denied under root
I've been trying to install Guest Additions for Raspbian Desktop on VirtualBox hosted on Linux. The script won't run even under root. How is it possible?
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RPI access point and how to share the internet with connected devices
I want to share the Internet from my USB modem stick on my raspberry pi to other devices by turning my pi into a WiFi access point. I am using a pi 3 model B+ running raspbian stretch and I am able to ...
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No default gateway with dhcpcd
I hope some can help me. I installed dhcpcd (to be able to use WiFi) on a custom Debian build for a Raspberry (so I can have a 64 bit OS). It seems to work all fine. The WiFi link is getting ...
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Using debian repositories for Raspberry Pi
Can we use Debian armhf .deb newer packages instead of Rapbian official repository packages?
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Debian RPi distro that can automatically backup itself regularly
I'm looking for either a complete Raspberry Pi distro or something that I can install on top of a Raspberry Pi distro that can do the following:
-Automatically make backups of itself to either the ...
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debian PXE server don't boot twice
I'm planning to do a Debian server which can deliver picore pxe to RPI 3/3+.
I have dnsmasq which gives a correct IP in the range and will provide the correct tftpboot option with the "Raspberry Pi ...
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"sudo apt-get install xstlproc" returns "E:Unable to locate package xstlproc"
I'm following
https://www.raspberrypi.org/forums/viewtopic.php?t=196010#p1226096
to install a mosquitto server on Raspberry Pi 3 Model B
sudo apt-get install libc-ares-dev uuid-dev libwebsockets-...
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Best 64 bit OS for Pi 3 without screen [closed]
So I've been running my Pi 3 with Raspbian Jessie Headless and I've run into some issues with the fact that Raspbian seems to be 32bit and MongoDB requires 64bit.
So I am looking for the best (...
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wlan0: link is not ready
I have had my pi3 for a while now all of a sudden I start to get
IPv6: ADDRCONF (NETDEV_UP): wlan0: link is not ready
IPv6: ADDRCONF(NETDEV_CHANGE): wlan0: link becomes ready
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Is it safe to configure unattended-upgrades to use Debian security updates on Raspbian Lite?
When setting up Raspbian Lite and installing unattended-upgrades, the origins list defaults to this:
"o=Debian,codename=${distro_codename},label=Debian-Security";
Is it safe (or wise) to use this, ...
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Show me how to a start a background process and then be able to kill it at later time [closed]
Can someone please show me an example of starting a simple background process on the command line; and then later maybe have to open a new command line and then kill the background process?
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Missing cpu.cfs_period_us cgroup subsystem in Raspbian Stretch on Raspberry Pi Zero
I'm dabbling about with cgroups on my Raspberry Pi Zero using the latest version of Raspbian Stretch and I was surprised to see only the following cpu cgroup subsystems available:
cgroup....
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Securing Raspberry Pi 3B+ Web Server with NAS [closed]
I have been researching about the security threats to a web server. It makes me want to secure my own on my Raspbian OS system. What are the list of things that are recommended or optional to install ...
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"bash: rbenv: command not found" and "bash: nodenv: command not found"
After trying to install this script using these commands:
$ git clone git://github.com/mislav/dotfiles.git ~/dotfiles
$ ~/dotfiles/script/bootstrap
I restarted my Raspberry Pi and I'm seeing these ...
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Audioinjector streaming over RTP input errors: "hw:0,0: Protocol not found", "Unknown input format: 'alsa'"
Using a RPI 3B running Debian Jessie, I've been trying to get a simple stream of the "flatmax" audioinjector's onboard mic over RTP to a VLC player. I've tried many different commands such as:
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LIRC Doesn't detect remotes
I've got some data that I want to send through IR, and I've got one remote working, with this config file. However, this is the only config file that LIRC recognizes. I've been putting all files into /...
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Install "libssl1.0-dev" package on Raspbian Stretch
I'd like to install telegram (Github Link) on my RPi 3 B+ (running the newest stretch) but I get an error when compiling.
I asked on GitHub (Link) and was told I need to install the "libssl1.0-dev" ...
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How do I connect my Debian 9 computer to my Raspberry pi 2 using the ethernet connection to share the pi2 wireless?
I have the recent version of Debian in my computer and a recent version of raspbian in my PI2. I want to connect Debian to Raspberry pi 2 using an ethernet cable, connecting my Debian to share ...
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Linux modules mismatch version
I have a very unusual condition, perhaps a partial update or unknown condition.
#>uname -a
Linux sip02 4.14.30-v7+ #1102 SMP Mon Mar 26 16:45:49 BST 2018 armv7l GNU/Linux
#>uname -r
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Raspberry Pi LED Not Turning On With Button
So, I am trying to use the raspberry pi model 2b with Debian to control a LED light using a button. But, when I run the python script (made with python2 btw), it brings up no errors, but instead when ...
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boot hang on random: crng init dome
I have kernel 4.9.80 (arm64) installed on a Debian stable system. This is on a RPI 3b. When the kernel gets to the line random: crng init done, it stops and never continues. I have read other articles ...
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Error while loading shared libraries: foo.so: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory
I have cross compiled c++ code for raspberry pi.
Below is process I followed:
1) Cloned the official toolchain from raspberry pi github. Set the environment variable of arm-linux-gnueabihf-c++ (in ....
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How to export a Linux instance from VirtualBox to a plain text filesystem?
For example, Raspberry Pi images can be "burned" to an SD card from an image file that contains a simple plain-text file tree that is the Raspbian (a Debian sub-flavor) filesystem (e.g., as discussed ...
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Could not open lock file /var/lib/dpkg/lock - open (13: Permission denied)
I'm trying to execute the command sudo apt-get -y install linux-headers-rpi to install this driver for a pm sensor. However, my raspi gives me this output every time when I execute this command:
E: ...
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Running a script after an internet connection is established
I am trying to run a very small python script AFTER internet has been established. I am currently editing /etc/network/if-up.d/upstart by adding the following code directly under all_interfaces_up():
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