On Debian 13 (Trixie) and Debian 12 (Bookworm), ping is provided by the iputils-ping package. Install it with sudo apt install iputils-ping and test it with ping -c 4 debian.org. Minimal server and container images often ship without it, which is why you may see ping:...
A static IP address keeps a Debian machine reachable at the same address after every reboot, which is what you want for a server, a NAS, a remote desktop host or anything you connect to by IP. You can check the address it has right now with our guide to finding your...
The “Package” in Linux is also known as the “Application Software”. Users can install these packages from official and unofficial (using repositories) sources. While installing a package, users find it necessary to check if the application software is already...
nslookup asks a DNS server what a name resolves to. It is the quickest way to check whether a domain points where you expect, which mail servers handle a domain, or whether your Debian machine can resolve names at all. If you are troubleshooting connectivity, pair it...
Quick answer: netstat is not installed by default on Debian 13 (Trixie) or Debian 12 (Bookworm). It comes from the legacy net-tools package, so run sudo apt install net-tools. For listening ports you do not need to install anything on most systems: ss -tulpn (from...
dig (Domain Information Groper) sends a DNS query and shows you the full answer: which server replied, how long the record will be cached, and every section of the response. It is the standard tool for checking DNS changes, debugging mail records and confirming a...
