This is the complete repository of all manpages contained in debian. The resolvconf u command only updates nf from resolvconf s own database. Package was purged, and reinstall isnt possible as aptget cant resolve sources anymore. Maintainers for resolvconf are resolvconf team you might like to refer to the resolvconf package page, to the package tracking system, or to the source package src. This cookbook maintains etcnf using the resolvconf package, which is installed by default on debian ubuntu. Below is an email i got from one of the resolvconf guys on the debian bugs list explaining what the problem may be.
To install the resolvconf package as shown in the next section, you need to first of all manually set the following name servers in the etcnf file, so that you access the fqdms of ubuntu repository servers on the internet. Resolvconf is a framework for keeping up to date the systems information about name servers. From what i understand resolvconf a package found in the repos is suppose to act as the gatekeeper to etcnf and all programs must go thru it to update nf. This is stable and well tested software, which changes only if major security or usability fixes are incorporated. Debian details of package resolvconf in jessie debian packages. Bug reports developer information debian changelog copyright file.
History this implementation of resolvconf is called openresolv and is fully command line compatible with debian s resolvconf, as written by thomas hood. The resolvconf package comprises a simple database for runtime nameserver information and a simple framework for notifying applications of changes in that information. Original maintainers usually from debian resolvconf maintainers mail archive. Download resolvconf packages for arch linux, debian, kaos, mageia, openmandriva, pclinuxos, ubuntu. View package lists view the packages in the stable distribution this is the latest official release of the debian distribution. That happens behind the scenes when you run ifup or ifdown. It also works well for many desktop and server systems, so long as the network infrastructure is perfect. Neither is needed on a system where such information remains static. Ubuntu details of package resolvconf in xenial ubuntu packages. Debian user forums view topic problem with a debian package. Solving debian 8 jessie nf update issues apt get life.
This workaround needs a program resolvconf to be installed in your system. Red hat fedora how to install the resolvconf package. How to set permanent dns nameservers in ubuntu and debian. It sets itself up as the intermediary between programs that supply this information such as ifup and ifdown, dhcp clients, the ppp daemon and local name servers and programs that use this information such as dns caches and resolver libraries. You can download the requested file from the poolmainrresolvconf subdirectory at any of these. The package should be updated to follow the last version of debian policy standardsversion 4. This smells like the resolvconf package screwing things up. I add the appropriate lines into nf but it is overwritten on each restart. When it is, it includes various configuration files for other package such as iscdhcpclient.
Any package that autogenerates overwrites etcnf will cause dns to fail. To update the database you have to call resolvconf with the a or d option. To install the resolvconf package as shown in the next section, you need to first of all manually set the following name servers in the etc nf file, so that you access the fqdms of ubuntu repository servers on the internet. How to make changes in nf permanent in ubuntu quick. Debian details of package resolvconf in sid debian packages.
By default, on debian 9, dig uses the etcnf file to find out which dns server to use. Once you have made sure that the resolvconf is installed, edit the configuration. When it is, it includes various configuration files for other package such as isc. These will be read in order, with later files overriding earlier ones. The bts contains patches fixing 1 bug, consider including or untagging it. Ubuntu details of package resolvconf in bionic ubuntu packages. Ordinarily, the nf 5 file is managed dynamically by various network service daemons. Resolvconf thus sets itself up as the intermediary between programs that supply nameserver information and applications that use that information.
To install the resolvconf package as shown in the next section, you need to first of all manually set the following name servers in the etcresolv. Deboostraping debian stretch arm64 rootfs for raspberry pi 3. Put back calling resolvconf during configuration, to immediately apply it after package installation. Now install dnsutils package with the following command. Ubuntu developers mail archive please consider filing a bug or asking a question via launchpad before contacting the maintainer directly.