Re: 127.0.1.1 line, was Re: chrome web browser worthless

[David Christensen <dpchrist@holgerdanske.com>]

On 8/2/23 16:34, Greg Wooledge wrote:
> > On Wed 02 Aug 2023 at 16:00:24 (-0400), gene heskett wrote:
> > > On 8/2/23 15:15, Brian wrote:
> > > > Where is the line with 127.0.1.1? Debian always provides that.
> > > True, but I've never seen a description of what that does or what its
> > > for.
>
> https://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/debian-reference/ch05.en.html#_the_hostname_resolution
>
> One click away from the first result of my first Google search on the
> topic.  Not hard to find at all.
>
> When you see something that you don't understand and your first reaction
> is "let's remove that!" it's no wonder you have so many problems.


Thank you -- that answers my question:

https://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/debian-reference/ch05.en.html#_the_hostname_resolution

The IP address 127.0.1.1 in the second line of this example may not be 
found on some other Unix-like systems. The Debian Installer creates this 
entry for a system without a permanent IP address as a workaround for 
some software (e.g., GNOME) as documented in the bug #719621.


David