Re: [Astlinux-users] Pi-hole 6 update in an AstLinux LXC container

[Michael K. <li...@mk...>]

Hi David,

good point!

I was able to create a working Pi-hole container on Proxmox 8 ( Linux 6.8.12-43-pve) with a Debian 12 template (which doesn't work for me on AstLinux).

Michael

https://mksolutions.info

> Am 02.09.2026 um 19:43 schrieb David Kerr <da...@ke...>:
> 
> Have you tried in an LXC container on a different host (non-AstLinux)?  Just to narrow down if the problem is AstLinux or something else.
> 
> Does Pi-hole 6 require a specific kernel version?  One of the "features" of containers like LXC is that they build upon the kernel of the host.  AstLinux is on a 5.x kernel, so if Pi-hole needs something from a newer kernel then it might not work.
> 
> David.
> 
> On Wed, Sep 2, 2026 at 1:03 PM Michael Keuter <li...@mk...> wrote:
> Hi list,
> 
> when I today tried to update a running Pi-hole 6 installation running in a LXC container on AstLinux, I was asked for my github username and password:
> 
> ----
>   [i] SELinux not detected
>   [✓] Update local cache of available packages
>   [✓] Building dependency package pihole-meta.deb
>   [✓] Installing Pi-hole dependency package
> 
>   [i] IPv4 address: 192.168.99.46/24
>   [i] Unable to find IPv6 ULA/GUA address
>   [i] IPv6 address:
>   [i] Using upstream DNS: Google (ECS, DNSSEC) (8.8.8.8, 8.8.4.4)
>   [i] Installing StevenBlack's Unified Hosts List
>   [i] Query Logging on.
>   [i] Using privacy level: 0
>   [✗] Check for existing repository in /etc/.pihole
>   [i] Clone https://github.com/pi-hole/pi-hole.git into /etc/.pihole...Username for 'https://github.com': ^C
> ----
> 
> I tried out different things for quite some time.
> 
> But I ended up creating a new LXC container with Debian 13 Trixie, installed Pi-hole and imported the "Teleporter" export I created before I started the update.
> The same error appeared on a newly created Debian 12 container :-(. All on the latest AstLinux 1.5.15-dev version.
> 
> Michael