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Vincent: maintenance scripts

2017-10-10T07:35:39Z

maintenance scripts

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 NOTIFY_HOLDS="0"
 NOTIFY_NEW="0"
 </syntaxhighlight>
 [[Category:Debian Release]]
 [[Category:Linux Server]]

Vincent: Stretch

2017-06-24T10:41:14Z

Stretch

← Older revision		Revision as of 10:41, 24 June 2017
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	<syntaxhighlight lang="sources.list">		<syntaxhighlight lang="sources.list">
	# Standard Debian repository		# Standard Debian repository
	deb ~~http~~://~~httpredir~~.debian.org/debian ~~jessie~~ main contrib non-free		deb https://deb.debian.org/debian stretch main contrib non-free
	deb-src ~~http~~://~~httpredir~~.debian.org/debian ~~jessie~~ main contrib non-free		deb-src https://deb.debian.org/debian stretch main contrib non-free

	# Security updates		# Security updates
	# No mirror is used here to avoid issues with propagation delay		# No mirror is used here to avoid issues with propagation delay
	deb ~~http~~://security.debian.org/ ~~jessie~~/updates main contrib non-free		deb https://security.debian.org/ stretch/updates main contrib non-free
	deb-src ~~http~~://security.debian.org/ ~~jessie~~/updates main contrib non-free		deb-src https://security.debian.org/ stretch/updates main contrib non-free

	# stable-updates repo		# stable-updates repo
	# Contain some package that are known to change frequently like antivirus or timezone data		# Contain some package that are known to change frequently like antivirus or timezone data
	deb ~~http~~://~~httpredir~~.debian.org/debian ~~jessie~~-updates main contrib non-free		deb https://deb.debian.org/debian stretch-updates main contrib non-free
	deb-src ~~http~~://~~httpredir~~.debian.org/debian ~~jessie~~-updates main contrib non-free		deb-src https://deb.debian.org/debian stretch-updates main contrib non-free

	# Backport repo		# Backport repo
	# Contains packages from the next release that where modified to work on the current one		# Contains packages from the next release that where modified to work on the current one
	# Note that security is not assured by security team so updates might be slower than for other packages		# Note that security is not assured by security team so updates might be slower than for other packages
	deb ~~http~~://~~httpredir~~.debian.org/debian ~~jessie~~-backports main contrib non-free		deb https://deb.debian.org/debian stretch-backports main contrib non-free
	deb-src ~~http~~://~~httpredir~~.debian.org/debian ~~jessie~~-backports main contrib non-free		deb-src https://deb.debian.org/debian stretch-backports main contrib non-free

	# Testing		# Testing
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	# Be very careful when installing these as they might bring incompatibility with the rest of the system		# Be very careful when installing these as they might bring incompatibility with the rest of the system
	# Security is the lowest of the sources here. No security team, and updates might get blocked waiting for other migrations		# Security is the lowest of the sources here. No security team, and updates might get blocked waiting for other migrations
	deb ~~http~~://~~httpredir~~.debian.org/debian ~~stretch~~ main contrib non-free		deb https://deb.debian.org/debian buster main contrib non-free
	deb-src ~~http~~://~~httpredir~~.debian.org/debian ~~stretch~~ main contrib non-free		deb-src https://deb.debian.org/debian buster main contrib non-free
	</syntaxhighlight>		</syntaxhighlight>

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	# Select the default release. Check /etc/apt/preference for more flexibility		# Select the default release. Check /etc/apt/preference for more flexibility
	# Only needed when non-standard sources are present like backport or testing		# Only needed when non-standard sources are present like backport or testing
	APT::Default-Release "~~jessie~~";		APT::Default-Release "stretch";

	# When adding new sources in sources.list, you can hit the APT cache limit		# When adding new sources in sources.list, you can hit the APT cache limit
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	Explanation: We make it explicit		Explanation: We make it explicit
	Package: *		Package: *
	Pin: release o=Debian, n=~~jessie~~		Pin: release o=Debian, n=stretch
	Pin-Priority: 990		Pin-Priority: 990

	Explanation: Assign the same priority than stable release so these are picked if they are newer		Explanation: Assign the same priority than stable release so these are picked if they are newer
	Package: *		Package: *
	Pin: release o=Debian, n=~~jessie~~-updates		Pin: release o=Debian, n=stretch-updates
	Pin-Priority: 990		Pin-Priority: 990

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	Explanation: Higher than testing, we prefer to install from backports than testing.		Explanation: Higher than testing, we prefer to install from backports than testing.
	Package: *		Package: *
	Pin: release o=Debian Backports, n=~~jessie~~-backports		Pin: release o=Debian Backports, n=stretch-backports
	Pin-Priority: 900		Pin-Priority: 900

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	Explanation: Higher than 500 so it's still preferred over external sources		Explanation: Higher than 500 so it's still preferred over external sources
	Package: *		Package: *
	Pin: release o=Debian, n=~~stretch~~		Pin: release o=Debian, n=buster
	Pin-Priority: 700		Pin-Priority: 700
	</syntaxhighlight>		</syntaxhighlight>

Vincent: Remove aptitude config + better description

2017-01-02T08:18:05Z

Remove aptitude config + better description

← Older revision		Revision as of 08:18, 2 January 2017
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	The file is referencing versions names instead of the ''stable'' and ''testing'' aliases. The reason is that we don't want a massive uncontrolled upgrade on the day of the release of the next stable.		The file is referencing versions names instead of the ''stable'' and ''testing'' aliases. The reason is that we don't want a massive uncontrolled upgrade on the day of the release of the next stable.
	<syntaxhighlight lang="sources.list">		<syntaxhighlight lang="sources.list">
			# Standard Debian repository
	deb http://httpredir.debian.org/debian jessie main contrib non-free		deb http://httpredir.debian.org/debian jessie main contrib non-free
	deb-src http://httpredir.debian.org/debian jessie main contrib non-free		deb-src http://httpredir.debian.org/debian jessie main contrib non-free

			# Security updates
			# No mirror is used here to avoid issues with propagation delay
	deb http://security.debian.org/ jessie/updates main contrib non-free		deb http://security.debian.org/ jessie/updates main contrib non-free
	deb-src http://security.debian.org/ jessie/updates main contrib non-free		deb-src http://security.debian.org/ jessie/updates main contrib non-free

			# stable-updates repo
			# Contain some package that are known to change frequently like antivirus or timezone data
	deb http://httpredir.debian.org/debian jessie-updates main contrib non-free		deb http://httpredir.debian.org/debian jessie-updates main contrib non-free
	deb-src http://httpredir.debian.org/debian jessie-updates main contrib non-free		deb-src http://httpredir.debian.org/debian jessie-updates main contrib non-free

			# Backport repo
			# Contains packages from the next release that where modified to work on the current one
			# Note that security is not assured by security team so updates might be slower than for other packages
	deb http://httpredir.debian.org/debian jessie-backports main contrib non-free		deb http://httpredir.debian.org/debian jessie-backports main contrib non-free
	deb-src http://httpredir.debian.org/debian jessie-backports main contrib non-free		deb-src http://httpredir.debian.org/debian jessie-backports main contrib non-free

	# ~~testing~~		# Testing
			# For package that are not backported but where you want the new version
			# Be very careful when installing these as they might bring incompatibility with the rest of the system
			# Security is the lowest of the sources here. No security team, and updates might get blocked waiting for other migrations
	deb http://httpredir.debian.org/debian stretch main contrib non-free		deb http://httpredir.debian.org/debian stretch main contrib non-free
	deb-src http://httpredir.debian.org/debian stretch main contrib non-free		deb-src http://httpredir.debian.org/debian stretch main contrib non-free
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	The file <code>/etc/apt/apt.conf</code> stores settings of apt. You can create the file if it doesn't exist.		The file <code>/etc/apt/apt.conf</code> stores settings of apt. You can create the file if it doesn't exist.
	<syntaxhighlight lang="properties">		<syntaxhighlight lang="properties">
			# Select the default release. Check /etc/apt/preference for more flexibility
			# Only needed when non-standard sources are present like backport or testing
	APT::Default-Release "jessie";		APT::Default-Release "jessie";

			# When adding new sources in sources.list, you can hit the APT cache limit
			# This line increases its size
	APT::Cache-Limit "100000000";		APT::Cache-Limit "100000000";

	~~aptitude "";~~
	~~aptitude::Keep-Unused-Pattern "";~~
	~~aptitude::Delete-Unused-Pattern "";~~
	~~aptitude::UI "";~~
	~~aptitude::UI::Menubar-Autohide "true";~~
	~~aptitude::UI::Minibuf-Download-Bar "false";~~
	~~aptitude::UI::InfoAreaTabs "true";~~
	~~aptitude::UI::Package-Header-Format "%N %n #%B %u %o";~~
	~~aptitude::UI::Package-Status-Format "%d #%D %I";~~
	~~aptitude::UI::Package-Display-Format "%c%a%M%S %p #%t %Z %r %D %v %V";~~
	</syntaxhighlight>		</syntaxhighlight>

Vincent: sudo

2016-12-20T22:26:03Z

sudo

← Older revision		Revision as of 22:26, 20 December 2016
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	By default, Apt is able to use http sources but not https ones. This might cause problem with some external repositories.		By default, Apt is able to use http sources but not https ones. This might cause problem with some external repositories.
	<syntaxhighlight lang="console">		<syntaxhighlight lang="console">
	# apt install apt-transport-https		$ sudo apt install apt-transport-https
	</syntaxhighlight>		</syntaxhighlight>

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	It will also warn you in case the system need to be restarted.		It will also warn you in case the system need to be restarted.
	<syntaxhighlight lang="console">		<syntaxhighlight lang="console">
	# apt install needrestart		$ sudo apt install needrestart
	</syntaxhighlight>		</syntaxhighlight>

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	<syntaxhighlight lang="console">		<syntaxhighlight lang="console">
	# apt install reboot-notifier		$ sudo apt install reboot-notifier
	</syntaxhighlight>		</syntaxhighlight>
	You can configure the destination email address in <code>/etc/default/reboot-notifier</code>.		You can configure the destination email address in <code>/etc/default/reboot-notifier</code>.
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	=== apt-listchanges ===		=== apt-listchanges ===
	Parse changelogs when you upgrade a package and display it. It will also send a copy by email so you can have a look latter in case you missed something.<syntaxhighlight lang="console">		Parse changelogs when you upgrade a package and display it. It will also send a copy by email so you can have a look latter in case you missed something.<syntaxhighlight lang="console">
	# apt install apt-listchanges		$ sudo apt install apt-listchanges
	</syntaxhighlight>		</syntaxhighlight>

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	<syntaxhighlight lang="console">		<syntaxhighlight lang="console">
	# apt install apticron		$ sudo apt install apticron
	</syntaxhighlight>		</syntaxhighlight>
	To configure apticron, edit <code>/etc/apticron/apticron.conf</code> and changes the following settings<syntaxhighlight lang="ini">		To configure apticron, edit <code>/etc/apticron/apticron.conf</code> and changes the following settings<syntaxhighlight lang="ini">

Vincent: HTTPS

2016-03-20T07:46:27Z

HTTPS

← Older revision		Revision as of 07:46, 20 March 2016
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	== Configure ==		== Configure ==

			=== HTTPS ===

			By default, Apt is able to use http sources but not https ones. This might cause problem with some external repositories.
			<syntaxhighlight lang="console">
			# apt install apt-transport-https
			</syntaxhighlight>

	=== sources.list ===		=== sources.list ===

Vincent: Category:Linux Server

2016-03-11T06:42:50Z

Category:Linux Server

← Older revision		Revision as of 06:42, 11 March 2016
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	</syntaxhighlight>		</syntaxhighlight>
	[[Category:Debian Release]]		[[Category:Debian Release]]
	[[Category:~~Install~~]]		[[Category:Linux Server]]

Vincent: Pinning

2016-03-10T08:24:00Z

Pinning

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 Here is the <code>/etc/apt/sources.list</code> for a Debian Jessie distribution.
-The file is referencing versions names instead of the ''stable'' and ''testing'' aliases. The reason is that we don't want a massive uncontrolled upgrade on the day of the release of the next stable.<syntaxhighlight lang="sources.list">
+The file is referencing versions names instead of the ''stable'' and ''testing'' aliases. The reason is that we don't want a massive uncontrolled upgrade on the day of the release of the next stable.
 deb http://httpredir.debian.org/debian jessie main contrib non-free
 deb-src http://httpredir.debian.org/debian jessie main contrib non-free
-deb http://security.debian.org/ jessie/updates main
+deb http://security.debian.org/ jessie/updates main contrib non-free
-deb-src http://security.debian.org/ jessie/updates main
+deb-src http://security.debian.org/ jessie/updates main contrib non-free
 deb http://httpredir.debian.org/debian jessie-updates main contrib non-free
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 === apt.conf ===
-The file <code>/etc/apt/apt.conf</code> stores settings of apt. You can create the file if it doesn't exist.<syntaxhighlight lang="properties">
+The file <code>/etc/apt/apt.conf</code> stores settings of apt. You can create the file if it doesn't exist.
 APT::Default-Release "jessie";
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 aptitude::UI::Package-Status-Format "%d #%D %I";
 aptitude::UI::Package-Display-Format "%c%a%M%S %p #%t %Z %r %D %v %V";
 </syntaxhighlight>

Vincent: Category Install

2016-03-06T10:40:22Z

Category Install

← Older revision		Revision as of 10:40, 6 March 2016
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	</syntaxhighlight>		</syntaxhighlight>
	[[Category:Debian Release]]		[[Category:Debian Release]]
			[[Category:Install]]

Vincent: Vincent moved page APT to Apt: correct capitalisation

2016-03-06T10:36:57Z

Vincent moved page APT to Apt: correct capitalisation

← Older revision	Revision as of 10:36, 6 March 2016
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Vincent: Add link to instal mail server

2016-03-06T07:37:05Z

Add link to instal mail server

← Older revision		Revision as of 07:37, 6 March 2016
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	~~{{WIP}}~~

	== Configure ==		== Configure ==

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	After a successful upgrade, needrestart will check if any daemon need to be restarted. If so, it will show a dialog where you can choose which ones should be restarted automatically.		After a successful upgrade, needrestart will check if any daemon need to be restarted. If so, it will show a dialog where you can choose which ones should be restarted automatically.

	It will also warn you in case the system need to be restarted.<syntaxhighlight lang="console">		It will also warn you in case the system need to be restarted.
			<syntaxhighlight lang="console">
	# apt install needrestart		# apt install needrestart
	</syntaxhighlight>		</syntaxhighlight>

	=== reboot-notifier ===		=== reboot-notifier ===
	Sends you a daily email in case your server need to be restarted<syntaxhighlight lang="console">		Sends you a daily email in case your server need to be restarted

			'''Important:''' Your server needs be able to [[Emails\|send Emails]] before you install this.

			<syntaxhighlight lang="console">
	# apt install reboot-notifier		# apt install reboot-notifier
	</syntaxhighlight>You can configure the destination email address in <code>/etc/default/reboot-notifier</code>.		</syntaxhighlight>
			You can configure the destination email address in <code>/etc/default/reboot-notifier</code>.

	=== apt-listchanges ===		=== apt-listchanges ===
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	=== apticron ===		=== apticron ===
	Apticron will check for updates and send you emails with changelogs<syntaxhighlight lang="console">		Apticron will check for updates and send you emails with changelogs

			'''Important:''' Your server needs be able to [[Emails\|send Emails]] before you install this.

			<syntaxhighlight lang="console">
	# apt install apticron		# apt install apticron
	</syntaxhighlight>To configure apticron, edit /etc/apticron/apticron.conf and changes the following settings<syntaxhighlight lang="ini">		</syntaxhighlight>
			To configure apticron, edit <code>/etc/apticron/apticron.conf</code> and changes the following settings<syntaxhighlight lang="ini">
	EMAIL="youremail@example.org"		EMAIL="youremail@example.org"
	NOTIFY_HOLDS="0"		NOTIFY_HOLDS="0"