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DaveT

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Registered: 2019-09-22

Posts: 10  

[SOLVED] DNS stopped working on Devuan Ceres

February 24th 2026 DNS stopped working on my Devuan Ceres laptop.
I was also setting up a new Devuan arm install, and that had the same problem. DNS not working but ping worked.

There are a LOT of 'do this to make DNS work' posts on the internet and quit a few here.
After trying the many alternatives this is the only thing that worked on both computers:-

/etc/resolvconf.conf    becomes:-

# Configuration for resolvconf(8)
# See resolvconf.conf(5) for details
resolvconf=NO
# If you run a local name server, you should uncomment the below line and
# configure your subscribers configuration files below.

/etc/resolv.conf        becomes:-

# no longer generated by resolvconf
# entered manually
search lan
nameserver 8.8.8.8

/etc/NetworkManager/NetworkManager.conf   becomes:-

[main]
plugins=ifupdown,keyfile

[ifupdown]
managed=false

I have no idea why Ceres stopped working, it might be because my internet provider is BT in the UK.

golinux

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Registered: 2016-11-25

Posts: 3,661  

Re: [SOLVED] DNS stopped working on Devuan Ceres

I have no idea why Ceres stopped working, it might be because my internet provider is BT in the UK.

LOL! Maybe it is because Ceres is "unstable" and always in flux until it is officially released as "stable"?

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DaveT

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Registered: 2019-09-22

Posts: 10  

Re: [SOLVED] DNS stopped working on Devuan Ceres

I used Debian Sid (unstable) for many years. There were occasional hiccups but apart from the changeover from Grub V1 to Grub V2 which was 'fraught!' it made a perfectly good OS for my laptop.

I put off moving to Devuan Ceres for a long time, but in the 6 months so far it has been an easy ride - apart from the DNS hassles!
The arm is being used as a server so that is running Excalibur.