Please post your sources.list and any repos enabled under sources.list.d.
Also, post the output of apt-get install sshfs and dpkg -l *ssh*

Where did you set that?

That's what I do on my 12-year-old Dell laptop. There always seems to be a wall outlet nearby, and I don't have to worry about working too long and running down the battery.

You'll also need to install the linux-headers-<version> that matches your running kernel.
apt-get install linux-headers-$(uname -r)

My first guess is that the uuid in the resume file in your initrd needs to be changed. Try running update-initramfs -u and see if that fixes it.

Yes, install the wireless firmware after you install the system to hard drive. I forget which iso you're using, too. If you're using one of the installer isos, you could use an ethernet cable during the installation and pull packages from the repository. The live-isos just install from the media.

uname -r is a command that returns the version number of the running kernel. Putting it in the package name like that is using command substitution, and you can run that apt-get command exactly the way I posted it. Bash will substitute the kernel version, and you'll get the right linux-headers package. It's also possible to represent it like this: linux-headers-`uname -r`. It does the same thing, and it's easier to type, but it's less visible in a forum post.

Oh, I didn't realize you have an ethernet port. You're all set. Plug in, then

apt-get update
apt-get upgrade
apt-get install broadcom-sta-dkms linux-headers-$(uname -r) build-essential

You might need to reboot to get it to work.

Maybe the local coffee shop will let you plug in with a wire. Then you don't have to wait for the next visit to a hotel.

While you're there, you can install whatever php packages you need. You should already have ncurses. I don't understand the part about matching versions - I didn't think they were related in any way. ncurses-base in ascii is 6.0+20161126-1+deb9u2 and php7.0 is 7.0.30-0+deb9u1.

A search for 'php-ncurses debian' brings up a a few hits. This one from 2015 looks promising, but my browser is timing out trying to get there. http://grosan.co.uk/how-to-install-php- … on-debian/

1, ctrl-alt-backspace hasn't worked in a long time. (maybe not since squeeze)
    Use alt-SysRq-k instead (SysRq is probably the same key as PrntScr.)

2. I don't know. I have been able to type those characters in a terminal when I was testing, but I can't tell you how I got there, and I don't remember the key combinations I used. Try the xfce4 keyboard plugin to switch layouts. (xfce4-xkb-plugin)

Un-set wlan0 as the default wireless device, either in wicd preferences or in manager-settings.conf, and wlan0 will not be configured. When you want to connect to wireless (or if you get a sudden urge to see what wireless signals you can get) you'll need to set the default wireless device to wlan0 again.

Another option might be rfkill to turn it off.

I think you have to go back to squeeze to find --root-directory in the grub-install man page. Pretty sure it still works, though. These days, I tend to chroot into the system to install grub, so I don't use that option.

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dpkg-reconfigure locales

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I can imagine a future google service that warns you if someone is standing behind you when you're about to enter a password.