We’ll walk you through the simple process of clearing the Apt Cache in Ubuntu, Debian, and Linux Mint in this guide. Which Linux distributions based on Debian employ the command-line package manager apt (Advanced Package Tool)?

It is used for Linux operating system software package management. Using a command-line interface, apt is used to install, update, upgrade, and delete programs from the system.

Generally, packages are stored in the Cache folder being installed on the system. Most of the packages are stored in the Cache directory which is located at ‘/var/cache/apt/archives’. Apt stored packages in the cache for future purpose as the some of the other apps or software might need to use it.

Many packets accumulate in the Cache as the system ages, taking up space. It is therefore preferable to practice emptying the store and Apt Cache.

How To Clear Apt Cache In Ubuntu 24.04 LTS, Debian, And Linux Mint

Ubuntu, Debian, and Linux Mint have several methods for clearing the Apt Cache.

1. Using Apt Autoclean Command

Run the following command to remove the packages from Cache.

sudo apt autoclean

2. Using Apt Clean Command

Run the following command to delete the apt-cache.

sudo apt clean

Pro Tips: If you run ‘apt clean‘ with a parameter called ‘–dry-run‘, then it will show you the directories from which packages will be deleted that will easy and convenient for you to monitor the process.

 sudo apt clean --dry-run

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There are several methods to add a Debian repository to your Debian. Before adding a Debian repository, let’s go through the basic steps so that you can easily add a Debian repository.

How To Add A Debian Repository In 2024

Install the Prerequisites On Debian

Run the following command to install the prerequisites on a Debian.

sudo apt install software-properties-common

Now run the following command to update the Debian packages.

sudo apt-get update

There are several methods to add a Debian repository.

1. Add a Debian Repository Using the Sources. List File

You can add a Debian repository using the sources.list file. You can do it by adding the repository information to the /etc/apt/sources.list file.

To do this, open the file in a text editor as root and add the repository line to the end of the file.

deb http://deb.debian.org/debian/ stable main

2. Add a Debian Repository Using the Add-Apt-Repository Command

You can add a Debian repository  using the apt-add-repository command. The “add-apt-repository” command is a utility that can be used to add a repository to the /etc/apt/sources.list file without manually editing the file. To use the command, simply run the following command, replacing “repository-URL” with the URL of the repository you want to add:

sudo add-apt-repository [repository-url]

Replace [respository-url] with the desired repository URL.

Now, Run the following command to update the package list after adding the repository.

apt-get update

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Without any explanations, let’s jump into the tutorial post on how to mount windows 11 shares on Debian Linux on 2024.

How To Mount Windows 11 Shares on Debian Linux In 2024

There are multiple ways to mount Windows 11 shares on Debian Linux. In this post, we will have a look into the two methods to mount Windows 11 shares.

Mount Windows 11 Shares On Debian Automatically

Automate the Mounting Process (fstab)

In this method, you need to add an entry to your /etc/fstab file so that the Windows share can be mounted automatically at boot. Open the /etc/fstab file in a text editor with administrative privileges with the following command:

sudo nano /etc/fstab


After opening the file, you need to add a line at the end of the file in the following format:
//server/share
/path/to/mount/point cifs
username=yourusername,password=yourpassword,uid=yourlinux_username,gid=yourlinux_usergroup
0 0

Save the file and exit the text editor.

Mount the Share:

Run the following command in the linux terminal to mount the share defined in /etc/fstab with the use of the mount command without any arguments. The following command  will read the /etc/fstab file and mount all entries specified there.

sudo mount -a
Now, your Windows 11 share will be automatically mounted on the everytime you start  Linux distro.

In another method, You can use the cifs-utils package. It is the set of the tools and utilities for mounting Windows shares via the SMB/CIFS protocol.

Mount Windows 11 Share On Debian Linux using cifs-utils package.

Install cifs-utils:

sudo apt-get update

sudo apt-get install cifs-utils


Create a mount point:

You need to create a directory on your Linux system where you can mount the Windows 11 share.

mkdir ~/dir_to_mount

Mount the Windows Share:

Run the mount.cifs command to mount the Windows Share.

Replace the placeholders with your Windows share details (e.g., //server/share, username, and password):
sudo
mount -t cifs //server/share ~/dir_to_mount -o
username=yourusername,password=yourpassword,uid=yourlinux_username,gid=yourlinuxusergroup


• //server/share: Replace this with the UNC path to the Windows share you want to mount.
• ~/dir_to_mount: This is the local mount point to share that you created earlier.
• username=yourusername and password=yourpassword: Replace these with your Windows username and password.
• uid=yourlinux_username and gid=yourlinuxusergroup: Replace these with your Linux user’s username and group

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Linux Mint Debian Edition 6 “Faye”  is based on the Debian GNU/Linux 12 “Bookworm” operating system series. It is now available for public beta testing.  Linux Mint Debian Edition 6 is powered by the Linux 6.1 LTS kernel series. You will find the latest Cinnamon 5.8 desktop environment. You can find the latest changes from Linux Mint 21.2. LMDE 6 is available for both 64-bit and 32-bit systems.

LMDE 6 is available for both 64-bit and 32-bit systems.

Linux Mint Debian Edition 6 “Faye” Is Now Available For Download

LMDE version will have a support life cycle of two years whereas the  Linux Mint versions ( Ubuntu based) will be supported for five years.

Some of the features that you can find on LMDE 6 “Faye”:

• PipeWire as the default audio backend.
• Improved support for Flatpak apps, and a global Dark Mode setting to support GTK4/libadwaita apps.
• full support for HEIF and AVIF images.
• Pix image viewer app uses the gThumb 3.12.2 image viewer

You can download the Linux Mint Debian Edition 6 “Faye” from the following link:

• Download LMDE 6 Beta (64-bit
• Download LMDE 6 Beta (32-bit)

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How To Fix The “sudo: command not found” Error On Linux

One and only solution to fix this error is by installing sudo in your Linux.

For Ubuntu or debian based operating system:

Run the following command to install sudo on Ubuntu or debian Linux:

apt install sudo

Now you need to add your user to the sudo group with the following command:

usermod -aG sudo your_username

For Arch-based systems:

Run the following command to install sudo on Arch based Linux operating system:

pacman -S sudo

Then, run the following to add the user to the wheel group on arch based distro:

usermod -aG wheel your_username

For Fedora and other RHEL-based distros

Run the following command to install sudo on RHEL based Linux operating system :

dnf install sudo

Then, add your user to the sudo group by running  the following command:

usermod -aG wheel your_username

Summary: This tutorial will guide you through the solution to fix “sudo: command not found” error on Linux. Let us know if there is any issues while running commands mentioned in this post.

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Nitrux 2.5 is now available for download. Nitrux is based on Debian. Uri Herrera announced today the general availability of Nitrux 2.5. The latest version of Nitrux 2.5 is powered by Linux 6.0. Nitrux 2.5 features the latest software updates along with bug fixes, performance improvements, and ready-to-use hardware support. You can download Nitrux 2.5 right now from the official website of the Nitrux.

What’s New On Nitrux 2.5?

• Nitrux 2.5 will featured KDE Plasma 5.26, KDE Frameworks 5.99.0, and KDE Gear 22.08.2.
• Nitrux 2.5 ships with the proprietary NVIDIA 520.56.06 graphics driver for the Wayland session. Meanwhile, The minimal ISO does not include the Nvidia Proprietary driver, to keep the size of the ISO image small.
• Nitrux 2.5 ships with an updated KDE Neon repository to coincide with their latest release.
• It will feature the Bismuth KWin plugin to transform KDE Plasma’s window manager into a tiling window manager.
• AMD Open Source Driver updated for Vulkan (amdvlk).
• Package Linux-firmware removed from the minimal default installation in favor of a smaller ISO file
• Minimal ISO will have the same base as the main release.
• Firefox 106.0.2. included.
• Distrobox is included with the default installation (excluding minimal).

Download Nitrux 2.5 ISO

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If you are a Debian user and trying to execute the ifconfig command in your terminal then sometimes you might go through the issue like below:

-bash: ifconfig: command not found

One of the reasons for the error “ifconfig command not found on Debian” is that ifconfig is deprecated for the new IP command. Yes, you heard it right as there is no such command like ifconfig for Debian-based operating system.

How To Install ifconfig On Debian : ifconfig Command Not Found On Debian

You can’t install ifconfig alone as it is now integrated with the net-tools package. So you need to install net-tools package to get the ifconfig command on Debian based operating system.

Run the following command to install ifconfig command on Debian.

sudo apt install net-tools

Summary: This is our comprehensive tutorial to install ifconfig on Debian which has been deprecated. You should use the IP command.

IP command is a replacement for the old ‘ifconfig’ command. It is easy to use IP command in debian. We have listed out some of the basic IP commands that you might need.

Command to list of various options and objects of IP command.

ip--help

Command to list all the available interfaces on your Debian :

 ip link show

If you want to bring any interface down then run the following command:

  ip link set ‘iface’ down 

Similarly, run the following command to bring up any interface in your Debian.

 ip link set 'iface' up  

Run the following command to troubleshoot errors while establishing network connectivity:

 ip-s link 

Run the following command to display the IPv4 route table entries:

ip route

Run the following command to a temporary IP address to a given interface:

 sudo ip addr  add   ip_address to be assigned  dev  interfacename

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