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also check the file /etc/hostname (not hosts) and see that it has a name, to prevent potential problems further down the road

Any error messages in /var/log/dpkg.log?

Edit: The script might require hostname to be set. Make sure that a name (default is "bubba" without "") is set in the file /etc/hostname

Try (source: http://www.us.debian.org/doc/manuals/ap ... ros-comuns)

Regarding 2, If you can't find it in any repository and really want it, you can install it from source. (as root) apt-get install make gcc g++ libncurses5-dev wget http://ftp.gnu.org/pub/gnu/emacs/emacs-23.1.tar.gz tar -xvf emacs-23.1.tar.gz cd emacs-23.1 ./configure --without-x --without-makeinfo m...

I think rsync is the usual way to go, but I have never set it up myself. http://everythinglinux.org/rsync/

We know that mod rewrite is loaded, but either the config is not read, or it doesn't work as it should. .htaccess files are per directory configuration snippets, which means that they only work for that directory. If you are going to redirect all requests to https you have to set the rewrite rules t...

Make sure you have something as follows in httpd.conf (mod_rewrite support): LoadModule rewrite_module modules/mod_rewrite.so The load line is available in /etc/apache2/mods-available Using the command "a2enmod rewrite" should make a symlink from mods-available to mods-enabled. While the ...

modrewrite should already be enabled, but use the command "a2enmod rewrite" to be sure. Try setting the rewrite in /etc/apace2/apache2.conf, before the virtual host config is loaded (last line). (I think this one looks the most tidy) RewriteEngine On RewriteCond %{HTTPS} off RewriteRule (....

The ventrilo binaries are compiled for a different cpu architecture, and (most likely) won't work.

I used wakeonlan instead of etherwake. I don't know if there's any big difference, but wakeonlan did not require me to log in as root.

I think it has to be enabled within a directory directive; (in apache2.conf or the virtual hosts files)

<Directory /path/to/files>
AllowOverride all
</Directory>

Hi, enabled mods are found in /etc/apache2/mods-enabled (available mods are in mods-available). To enable a mod use the command and then restart apache with (mod_rewrite is enabled by default)

Edit: also, apache2.conf is used instead of httpd.conf

Use the following command at the shell to set the password to empty (note the double ' at the end)

Try to set the mysql root password to blank while performing the upgrade.