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by Fossy
2024-04-17 05:16
Forum: General Questions
Topic: Latest kernel update (2024-04-11)
Replies: 2
Views: 268

Re: Latest kernel update (2024-04-11)

Aki wrote: 2024-04-16 17:52
Fossy wrote: 2024-04-15 22:17 what happened to version "19" … no trace of it anywhere ?
Was the version 19 stopped for testing after the xz attack was discovered ?
found it ?
https://lists.debian.org/debian-kernel/ ... 00062.html
by Fossy
2024-04-15 22:17
Forum: General Questions
Topic: Latest kernel update (2024-04-11)
Replies: 2
Views: 268

Latest kernel update (2024-04-11)

have you noticed it too ? :
~$ uname -a
6.1.0-20-amd64 #1 SMP PREEMPT_DYNAMIC Debian 6.1.85-1 (2024-04-11) x86_64 GNU/Linux

what happened to version "19" … no trace of it anywhere ?
by Fossy
2024-04-09 15:36
Forum: Docs, HowTos, Tips & Tricks
Topic: [HowTo] Enable Autologin
Replies: 7
Views: 385

Re: [HowTo] Enable Autologin

..... LightDM - Cinnamon, Mate, XFCE, LXDE. Open /etc/lightdm/lightdm.conf for editing with elevated privileges. Search for autologin-user= ; uncomment line (remove #) and add username; also uncomment next line ( autologin-user-timeout=0 ). Save file, close text editor, and reboot to test. Cinnamon...
by Fossy
2024-04-03 10:30
Forum: General Debian
Topic: Uunnecessary and unfriendly requirements
Replies: 20
Views: 1060

Re: Uunnecessary and unfriendly requirements

The dogs are barking , the caravan passes by : bookworm@bookworm-k54hr:~$ inxi -Fxpmrz System: Kernel: 6.1.0-18-amd64 arch: x86_64 bits: 64 compiler: gcc v: 12.2.0 Desktop: Cinnamon v: 5.6.8 Distro: Debian GNU/Linux 12 (bookworm) Machine: Type: Laptop System: ASUSTeK product: K54HR v: 1.0 serial: <s...
by Fossy
2024-03-12 14:50
Forum: Installation
Topic: upgrade method.
Replies: 14
Views: 904

Re: upgrade method.

sunrat wrote: 2024-03-12 00:24
I did it myself; it can't be that hard! :mrgreen: ... ( sic erat scriptum ) ... :wink:
by Fossy
2024-03-02 23:51
Forum: General Debian
Topic: [Discussion] What change, if implemented, would cause you to leave Debian?
Replies: 25
Views: 1846

Re: [Discussion] What change, if implemented, would cause you to leave Debian?

Edit : Since Buster, the Debian Developers have made sure that I have a Live Cinnamon ISO available with which I have been able to successfully complete all my installations so far (fingers crossed) without any problems. I can only hope that the path the developers have taken is one of no way of ret...
by Fossy
2024-02-17 11:31
Forum: Beginners Questions
Topic: update screwed
Replies: 30
Views: 7232

Re: update screwed

@Rita G. Please do NOT follow what @Fossy .... said, it is wrong. Fossy's suggestion to use the Nouveau drivers instead of the much better NVidia drivers will result into an unstable system whose desktop constantly crashes and whose 3D performance is slow. His proposal is based on ideology, not tec...
by Fossy
2024-02-15 14:01
Forum: Beginners Questions
Topic: update screwed
Replies: 30
Views: 7232

Re: update screwed

so . . is there a fix for this? or do i just boot the previous kernel from grub? Hello. Just boot to the previous kernel and remove the nvidia proprietary driver. You can remove all packages on your system with nvidia in the name by running (as root): apt purge "*nvidia*" And then reboot ...
by Fossy
2024-02-13 12:18
Forum: Beginners Questions
Topic: [Solved] Latest linux upgrade 6.1.0-18-amd64 failed
Replies: 48
Views: 13698

Re: Latest linux upgrade 6.1.0-18-amd64 failed

No issue with nouveau here. Year uptime is no problem. Neither here : Nvidea & “ nouveau “ driver , nothing but Nvidea & “ nouveau “ driver GL753VD Kernel: 6.1.0-18-amd64 arch: x86_64 bits: 64 compiler: gcc v: 12.2.0 Desktop: Cinnamon v: 5.6.8 Distro: Debian GNU/Linux 12 (bookworm) UEFI: Am...
by Fossy
2024-02-12 09:41
Forum: Beginners Questions
Topic: [Solved] Latest linux upgrade 6.1.0-18-amd64 failed
Replies: 48
Views: 13698

Re: Latest linux upgrade 6.1.0-18-amd64 failed

pwzhangzz I don't think " Debian users " here would benefit from an AMD versus Nvidea discussion . Thanks for keeping this topic free for the people who face the problem and would like to be informed on how to fix it . One of the possible solutions appears to be using a nouveau driver ins...
by Fossy
2024-02-11 10:01
Forum: Beginners Questions
Topic: [Solved] Latest linux upgrade 6.1.0-18-amd64 failed
Replies: 48
Views: 13698

Re: Latest linux upgrade 6.1.0-18-amd64 failed

Aki and sunrat Given my respectable age and lack of technical knowledge, the upgrade Gods have apparently spared me from upgrade problems so far ; All (5) of our laptops have now been upgraded without any problems : Why am I , on several laptops , spared from this problem ? Maybe you will find the ...
by Fossy
2024-02-10 17:54
Forum: Beginners Questions
Topic: [Solved] Latest linux upgrade 6.1.0-18-amd64 failed
Replies: 48
Views: 13698

Re: Latest linux upgrade 6.1.0-18-amd64 failed

Hello, The latest current kernel is : 6.1.0-17-amd64 #1 SMP PREEMPT_DYNAMIC Debian 6.1.69-1 (2023-12-30) x86_64 GNU/Linux @Fossy: Well … for about the next 3 days. Debian package for kernel version 6.1.0-18 should be released soon with the next point release . Hi Aki Done , went smoothly and withou...
by Fossy
2024-02-07 21:25
Forum: Beginners Questions
Topic: [Solved] Latest linux upgrade 6.1.0-18-amd64 failed
Replies: 48
Views: 13698

Re: Latest linux upgrade 6.1.0-18-amd64 failed

To be honest Steve, I don't even remember adding the backports repo. I didn't force it, I just commented out proposed-updates. What is the current kernel for bookworm? I suppose I'll need to try to figure out how to dump 6.5 and the remnants of 6.1.0-18. " Latest linux upgrade 6.1.0-18-amd64 f...
by Fossy
2024-02-03 08:53
Forum: General Questions
Topic: Opera browser for Debian, best way to install?
Replies: 15
Views: 967

Re: Opera browser for Debian, best way to install?

Diesel330 wrote: 2024-02-02 16:42 Debian comes with FF ESR so I don't see any reason to look for any other browser, stay with the provided by the OS software as much as you can since you are concerned about privacy and security
+1
by Fossy
2024-01-25 16:04
Forum: Beginners Questions
Topic: Should I recommend Debian to a friend who has no Linux experience?
Replies: 43
Views: 2974

Re: Should I recommend Debian to a friend who has no Linux experience?

I was 62 there , now 73 , barely understood IT / ICT , when I showed Microsoft the door and adopted Linux as the operating system on our 4 daily driver laptops ( one on reservation for test purposes ) . Albeit by trial and error , started with Linux Mint , a month or so with LMDE 4 , since Buster ex...
by Fossy
2024-01-24 17:33
Forum: Beginners Questions
Topic: Mozilla Firefox horrible default font
Replies: 3
Views: 622

Re: Mozilla Firefox horrible default font

I don't see the problem Firefox ESR version 115.7.Oesr-1~deb12u1 : https://i.postimg.cc/Lqcc7fxb/Schermafdruk-van-2024-01-27-17-56-20.png PDF view : https://i.postimg.cc/LnkKPFRQ/PDF.png Does this look “horrible “ ? Perhaps your problem is " DE " related (I use Cinnamon ) ? Translated with...
by Fossy
2024-01-22 15:25
Forum: Installation
Topic: Free firmware only
Replies: 24
Views: 31911

Re: Free firmware only

In the sources.list the recommended settings is non-free firmware. Can Debian be set to only free firmware ? Considering that this is elementary matter regarding installing Debian as an operating system , extensively documented and the fact that it is a small effort to gain knowledge about this , I...
by Fossy
2024-01-11 18:20
Forum: Hardware
Topic: [Solved] Asus gl753vd / USB ports issue on the right side
Replies: 5
Views: 25251

SOLVED Asus gl753vd / USB ports issue on the right side

[ It seems this USB controller is recognized by Debian for sure So I suspect that these ports are simply damaged ( Or the connector tape disconnected - it also happens) Amazing but true : SOLVED ! Indeed ,the controller connection strip of the right USB unit was not connected to the motherboard ! h...
by Fossy
2024-01-11 16:35
Forum: Hardware
Topic: [Solved] Asus gl753vd / USB ports issue on the right side
Replies: 5
Views: 25251

Re: Asus gl753vd / USB ports issue on the right side

Hetzer wrote: 2024-01-11 14:05
So I suspect that these ports are simply damaged (Or the connector tape disconnected - it also happens)
Then all that remains is to take a look inside , we pick up the screwdrivers and get started .
Here's to victory.
I will keep you informed!
by Fossy
2024-01-11 13:34
Forum: Hardware
Topic: [Solved] Asus gl753vd / USB ports issue on the right side
Replies: 5
Views: 25251

Re: Asus gl753vd / USB ports issue on the right side

Do ye rebember if these ports have ever worked at all? Was that laptop dismantled before? There's possibilty that something wasn't connected properly, so it doesn't work I highly doubt if it's a system-level problem, since nearly every USB controller hub is recognizable by linux Concerns a laptop I...