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I discovered today that after a recent apt update && apt upgrade, my kernel was upgraded to 6.1.119-1 and upon boot, my WiFi chipset no longer...

Yesterday I installed the proposed software updates on Debian 12, including Chromium, and that made Chromium disappear. Trying to install it again...

Hello. I tried to install the above mention iso on a HP laptop. Everything seemed to be going fine until I got the Installing base system section. I...

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I tried enabling ZRam on my debian 12.8 KDE 64 bits desktop computer (Dell Otiplex op3020 CFF). Installation was succesful. I cooul...

Kernel 6.11.7 and 6.11.9 hangs intermittently while booting
Console displays the following message

sd 2:0:0:0: No Caching mode page found
sd...

I have an Asus Vivobook X1704VA laptop: my keyboard locks up randomly. At first I thought the problem might be with the xserver-xorg-input-libinput...

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I am running Debian 12 and
ii open-iscsi 2.1.8-1 amd64 iSCSI initiator tools

Target is configured to automatic startup...

Today I tried the most recent netinstall testing (2024-12-03) but each time I tried to install my system with it the installer I stumbled over the...

I have just configured Cinnamon and when using the Nemo file manager, navigation is extremely slow. I take 5 seconds to move between folders even if...

os: debian 12 kde plasma.
In '/etc/grub.d/40_custom' I have the following menuentry:
menuentry USB disk {
insmod chain
set root=(hd5)
chainloader...

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I am not able to install Intel's ice iavf and mellanox driver at the same time as there is dependency on auxiliary driver.
Getting below...

Is the idea only evil when on Windows(TM) ?

Why do I constantly delay security updates for a day or three, searching forums for adverse response...

chromium disappears!
tried to re-install . .
get:
:~$ su -
Password:
:~# apt install chromium
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency...

Hey, today I tried updating as usual and was asked about some repositories updating which could lead to problems.
This had happened before and was...

Hi, I have same problem he describes , but disabling PCIe ASPM Support in the BIOS didn't help. I also tried different settings in /etc/default/grub...

I'm getting some weird flickering white lines on windows and around buttons on some apps with GNOME on a 2007 iMac. (See attached image.) It seems...

Hello,
I am trying to salvage an old Macbook pro 2010 for a friend and have installed LMDE 6 based on Debian 12.1. Everything is working...

I usually install Debian using the minimal netinstall then do the following:

- Install a minimal Plasma desktop with baseapps and spectacle
-...

I really don't like gnome3 on my laptop.
I'm looking for a more classic ( gnome2) style.
So i've switched to gnome classic but it lacks of...

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I recently upgraded to Debian 12 from 11 a couple months ago and everything works great, with the sole exception of my wifi frequently...

I didn't even know that this exists.
Is this AMD only or does Intel have it's own equivalent?
How do i know if a Vendor uses it or not? Is it...

Hey all.

I've just installed Debian 12 (cinnamon desktop) on my ageing Razer Laptop.

I have a non-functioning windows key and escape key.

My...

I had not received a notification to update my system for quite some time.

When I tried to update, I received this message from synaptic (received...

I know this is a common issue, but I was wondering if there is a solution to this problem.

I had Debian installed for two weeks, and I tried apt...

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I performed an apt update and apt upgrade and did not pay attention and pressed yes on everything and then realized that chromium got removed...

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I am using Debian 12 KDE 64 bits desktop version on my Dell optiplex 3020 CFF desktop hardware. I do try to update my system...

I am self-learning on set up home weather logger running 24/7.

Which CPU family are popular choice by professional 24/7 users? Is Intel CPU has more...

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As one of those oldtimers who's run openbox since their Crunchbang days I'm experimenting with Wayland using labwc as a window...

I am regretting not taking notes when I was looking over some README.Debian.gz involving disk encryption, because I can no longer locate it. The...

I am unsure if my desktop PC Debian 12 Kernel: 6.1.0-27-amd64 + KDE usage requires qemu packages, though these are quite often updated:...

After a nightmarish day after installing Debian 12 (32bit); I thought I'd go and do the checksums before continuing- just in case an OS that seemed...

Hi for many packages, the latest release is the best and most stable, as opposed to being more risky. For example, wayland environments such as sway...

When 2FA started years ago I put it on everything that would allow it. It worked great and many security or password apps supported the feature as...

I have recently installed standard Debian 12 with both gnome and LXQt desktops. I wanted to use a bluetooth device and that was easy to do in gnome...

Concerns :
webkit2gtk security update :
For the stable distribution (bookworm), these problems have been fixed in
version 2.46.4-1~deb12u1.

All...

Using Debian 12 32 bit on a low spec. laptop*; only installed a few days ago. Initiating a video in YouTube or from my files results in a phht sound...

Seasons Greetings to all!
Will Debian 13 (Gnome) finally have Fractional hidpi settings 100-125-150-175 etc.?
Thanks,
Hannu

I have a serious memory leak in my program. I am trying to debug it with valgrind, but I cannot make it display lines of code for some specific...

Hello, to upgrade to a much newer kernel, we enable the bookworm-backports source and upgrade the kernel. I noticed that when doing this, it also...

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I'm looking for a tool that could create keyboard shortcuts for ANY software menu item !

if you take only Dolphin per ex. there are...

Hello!
I have a Thinkpad X200 (pretty old I know, but I like it), with Debian GNU/Linux 12 (bookworm), and I'd like to put a custom firmware on it....

My question is if Debian developers have a picture of what is going on in the Linux kernel that they ship with their distribution, or they blindly...

Hi,

I recently tried to do a sudo apt update and received the following system response.

$ sudo apt update
password for stuart:
Hit:1 bookworm...

I'm on Debian 12 using XFCE.
When I open the lid of my laptop and it wakes from sleep, it briefly shows the screen before prompting me for the...

I will install (offline) DEBIAN xfce with debian-12.8.0-amd64-DVD-1.iso (in a usb stick).
Is it possible to be installed some packages (eg chromium,...

I have just installed Debian 12 on a Dell Latitude 5550 and everything was working fine, but the HDMI output will not work. The monitor I was trying...

I have this error everytime when I try to install a any apt on my debian, I dont know how to solve, I don t what to do, please can someone help me...

This is hardly a crisis. I'd just like to understand the why of it.

I am currently running nine VM's of Debian 12.8.
I have six hardware devices...

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I'm just another poor unfortunate soul that has no sound after installing Debian 12 Cinnamon... I am attempting to use the built in...