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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: 3,662  

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.

zapper

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Registered: 2017-05-29

Posts: 1,246  

Re: [SOLVED] DNS stopped working on Devuan Ceres

Bold of you to use Ceres, the one time I tried it, I ran into LOTS of issues.

I learned my lesson lol.

Honestly if you want to do a rolling release os there are better options out there then devuan.

Voidlinux & artixlinux both fit that bill.

But yeah, I second what golinux said. That is what unstable does.

Surprised you haven't had more hiccups.

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abower

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Registered: 2024-04-19

Posts: 28  

Re: [SOLVED] DNS stopped working on Devuan Ceres

People running Ceres/Freia helps make Freia good!

zapper

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Registered: 2017-05-29

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Re: [SOLVED] DNS stopped working on Devuan Ceres

@abower I would trust testing LONG before I trusted unstable

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fanderal

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Registered: 2017-01-14

Posts: 130  

Re: [SOLVED] DNS stopped working on Devuan Ceres

I used Debian Sid (unstable) for many years. There were occasional hiccups but ... it made a perfectly good OS

Same experience here, and true for a while after Devuan became my default. These days, 1 to a dozen pkgs might be held until dependency issues are resolved... with a window mgr, no DE. Unstable isn't as stable as it once was, but it's certainly living up to its name today.