On 2026-09-30 15:15:57 +0100, Joe wrote: > Not more commonly as a Debian default. A great many years ago, Debian > switched to using 127.0.1.1, and I cannot remember the reason given.
At https://lists.debian.org/debian-devel/2009/12/msg00770.html Steve Langasek said: |No, the hostname should be set on a *separate* line, mapped to 127.0.1.1, |as we've been doing for years now. Setting an equivalence between localhost |and the hostname causes all manner of problems due to hostname |canonicalization. -- Vincent Lefèvre <[email protected]> - Web: <https://www.vinc17.net/> 100% accessible validated (X)HTML - Blog: <https://www.vinc17.net/blog/> Work: CR INRIA - computer arithmetic / Pascaline project (LIP, ENS-Lyon)
