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Can one disable the IPv6 stack on Debian Linux, especially Wheezy? If so how do I know if it's disabled on a system?

JohnnyFromBF
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To check if IPv6 is disabled through sysctl :

sysctl -a|grep disable_ipv6
Skippy le Grand Gourou
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Yes, you can:

echo net.ipv6.conf.all.disable_ipv6=1  > /etc/sysctl.d/disableipv6.conf 
sysctl --system

But you might need to do several other things, as described in the related article in the Debian wiki. The description for squeeze should still be valid for Wheezy.

jofel
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