Category Archives: Debian

Debian: apt error NO_PUBKEY

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on newer debian/ubuntu system the “apt-key” (/etc/apt/trusted.gpg.d and /etc/apt/gpgtrusted.gpg) should no longer be used because in newer debian versions and is marked as insecure because a (correct) signed package is accepted from all respositories and should only be accepted from the original publisher.
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rsyslog: Configure TLS/SSL

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to setup a remote syslog server TLS encryption is strongly recommended.

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Debian: Enable apt debug logging

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for troubleshooting purposes (i.e. certificate issues) it is sometimes to enable the debug logging of apt.
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Debian: Disable certificate crl check for apt

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there is an issue in the openssl libraries < version 3 that an crl check of an certificate fails if the file size of the crl file is greater then 100kB.

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Linux/systemd: Set default runlevel to console

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for server systems it isn’t necessary to start a graphical user interface because they usually run headless.
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