Package: debian-reference
Version: 2.50
Severity: normal
On debian-devel ML:
Date: Mon, 5 Aug 2013 13:08:28 -0400
From: Thomas Hood <jdth...@gmail.com>
To: debian-de...@lists.debian.org
Subject: Fwd: /etc/hosts and resolving of the local host/domainname - 127.0.0.1
vs. 127.0.1.1
Sorry I'm a bit late contributing to this discussion.
Christoph Anton Mitterer wrote:
> The eventual result[1] was that Debian nowadays ships
> /etc/hosts like these per default:
>
> 127.0.0.1 localhost
> 127.0.1.1 <host_name>.<domain_name> <host_name>
>
> As also described in the Debian reference[2].
That's not entirely accurate. Wheezy and Ubuntu Desktop install
an /etc/hosts like the following, without a domain_name.
127.0.0.1 localhost
127.0.1.1 <host_name>
The Debian Reference is out of date.
I should update with mDNS description.
... pending in VCS
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