This works. I had the same problem on Beowulf because I use a kernel from backports. After spending a lot of time trying to repair Windows 8.1, I began to suspect that the problem is not in the guest but on the host. I decided to try rebooting with the previous kernel, and when I did the problem was gone.

I don't think that's really necessary. On a live system it doesn't make sense to have anacron running. However, once the system has been installed, having anacron running is the normal and expected behavior. IMO, asking the user to OK the fix is asking for trouble since some users will likely be confused by this.

I recommend giving FireHOL a try. It uses a simple, human-readable configuration file.

Package name: firehol

More info:
https://firehol.org/
https://packages.debian.org/stable/firehol

For most desktop and laptop computers, the default configuration should be sufficient. For a server you would need to configure the firewall according to the services that are running on it.

I have LibreOffice installed and a search for "log4j" found nothing. However, I am selective about what I install and don't allow software to install recommended packages by default. It looks like I installed LibreOffice Writer and then later installed LibreOffice Math. Those are the only parts of LibreOffice that I installed because I really don't have a need for the rest of it. Because of LibreOffice's bloat, I've long preferred to use AbiWord and Gnumeric instead.

My result:

$ apt list | grep installed | grep java

WARNING: apt does not have a stable CLI interface. Use with caution in scripts.

javascript-common/oldstable,now 11 all [installed,automatic]
libjavascriptcoregtk-4.0-18/oldstable-security,now 2.34.6-1~deb10u1 amd64 [installed,automatic]

Here's another option worth considering:
https://portableapps.com/apps/office/li … legacy-5.4

I sometimes use that in a Windows XP VM.

Speaking of Google Chrome, I just saw this article today:

Google makes the perfect case for why you shouldn't use Chrome

I would boot from a live CD/DVD/USB system and use partclone to clone the partitions. I would use Refracta or the Devuan live DVD and install partclone using apt. Alternatively, you could use the GParted live CD, which comes with partclone. However, the GParted live CD seems a little rough around the edges, and is based on Debian Sid, so I'd recommend that you not use it.

Download links for Devuan:
https://www.devuan.org/get-devuan

Download links for Refracta:
https://get.refracta.org/

Info about the GParted live CD:
https://gparted.org/livecd.php

Download links for the GParted live CD:
https://sourceforge.net/projects/gparte … ve-stable/

Unless I did something wrong, it looks like your key has expired.

$ gpg --verify SHA256SUMS.txt.asc SHA256SUMS.txt
gpg: Signature made Tue 16 Nov 2021 09:35:28 AM EST
gpg:                using RSA key 67F5013216271E85C251E480A73823D3094C5620
gpg: Good signature from "fsmithred (aka fsr) <fsmithred@g***l.com>" [expired]
gpg: Note: This key has expired!
Primary key fingerprint: 67F5 0132 1627 1E85 C251  E480 A738 23D3 094C 5620

Thank-you. I need to upgrade that system soon, and having the multi-boot menu break is a problem that I don't need.

No, not yet. I am reluctant to do so since I don't have much hope that it will work, and since what I have now is working, I really don't want to mess with it. I probably won't try it until after I upgrade to Chimaera.

When I want a Chromium-based web browser, I install Vivaldi:

https://vivaldi.com/

The first time I installed it, the UI was kind of weird, and it wasn't long before I uninstalled it. However, I gave Vivaldi a second chance later on, and they had clearly improved it a lot.

That's a pity, because I have run into cases where GRUB did not work, or refused to install, but LILO installed and worked just fine. I'd rather use GRUB, but it's nice to have an alternative to fall back on when needed.

Note: It appears that LILO is still in Sid.

https://packages.debian.org/sid/lilo