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

All...

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 discovered that conky running on wayland (sway) does not function. Based on my readings this appears to be because conky on Sid is not...

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 am attempting to run azote on Wayland Sway using sid. The following error is being thrown.

Any help is appreciated.

mark@debian ~
╰─➤ azote...

Hi all, is there a way to disable 'grub-install' during 'apt upgrade' ?

If I rename it, during the upgrade what apt does ?

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 bought a new laptop with an nvidia rtx 4070 dgpu and i was trying to install Q4OS Plasma (based on debian + kde plasma) and ran into a problem.
I...

Hi,

I want to create/build an ISO Debian 12 with using preseed file to made an unattended installation on VMWare infrastructure.

I use the note to...

I am having a hard time with Linux to be honest. Everything is just so complicated compared to Windows and I feel I am getting too old for all this...

After six years of stalled development, it appears a new developer(s) will be picking up rkhunter .

I had wondered why rkhunter hadn't been...

system: debian 12 kde
I have an Intel AX200 wifi card in my pc. This cards works ok but I see a small issue in the output of teh command 'dmesg |...

I am looking forward to retiring my ThinkPad T440s, so I am wondering what do you think is the best Debian laptop, according to the following...

Please help install Debian 12 on Apple Xserve.

I installed Debian x64 netbook to a USB. It loads on the xserver. I can get the installer going by...

During boot of my Debian 12 I get the following error:
lis 13 11:39:27 pluton kernel: integrity: Loaded X.509 cert 'Microsoft Windows Production PCA...

Hullo!
I Am considering migrating from X to Wayland, mostly for quite specific reasons and blah blah blah,
but also because it seems fairly...

Hi, I recently obtained a Ryzen 7 laptop. It is a new laptop from a new Chinese company called N-One who have been making mini PCs before and now...

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...

F.T.C. Launches Antitrust Investigation Into Microsoft

(click the link, it is not behind a paywall)

Regulators are demanding information from the...

Hi, I recently installed debian 12 on my 16 yo computer. I am using XFCE and disabled some startup services namely-Power manager, Print Queue Applet,...

I have been setting up a new VM on my machine and been running into an issue.
$ sudo dmesg | grep IOMMU
DMAR: IOMMU enabled
AMD-Vi: AMD IOMMUv2...

Hello guys,
I have an issue with my Intel WiFi 6 AX201 (rev11) on Bookworm

The wifi option doesn't show up in settings or ip a

I installed Debian...

Hello,

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

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...

Hi guys! I've checked this up online but i can't find a straight forward answer. I have this line of code running in Kidalog answer=$(kdialog...

I updated the various qemu packages last weekend (2024.09.28). I have been running a Windows 10 guest quite successfully for several years but since...

I want to run an '𝕏 Spaces' on 𝕏.

In their Help Center it says:

Spaces is a way to have live audio conversations on X. Anyone can join, listen,...

Hello,

I have currently a dual boot with windows and debian 10.

I have to migrate from debian 10 to debian 12, so I tried to install...

I found this from Gnome. A flow chart showing the expected behavior of Gnome Software Updates on the Gnome Wiki. Basically, if automatic updates is...

Because I've had it happen on two machines. The first one I noticed was originally installed a Neptune OS install from Summer 2023 that I upgraded to...

Hi,
we have seen the issue of intermittent disk IO write stuck a few times per day, and would like to get some help here.

Issue : the metric shows...

I'm running Debian 12 with MATE on a Ryzen 9 7900 on a PRIME B650M-A WIFI II motherboard and 32G of RAM. When I built the system 1.5 years ago, I had...

Hi Folks,
Here is my OS specs:
PRETTY_NAME= Debian GNU/Linux 12 (bookworm)
NAME= Debian GNU/Linux
VERSION_ID= 12
VERSION= 12 (bookworm)...

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...

Ubuntu's iso sizes 2006-2024. The bloat is painful to watch... it's only a desktop operating system, not a mission to Mars :lol:

This is why Mint...

Last week there was an upgrade which was installed. After the upgrade I did the . Upon running the command there were some packages which were...

I am using an MSI CX62 6QD model laptop, and the fan is constantly at 100%. There is no fan setting in the BIOS, and in Windows, I could control the...

I'm using a MacBook Pro with the latest stable Debian. My network adaptor is Broadcom Inc. and subsidiaries BCM4322 802.11a/b/g/n Wireless LAN...

My cousins are in a state where they have blocked reddit, telegram, discord, twitter and other messaging apps. Certain vpns with servers in the...

Hi,

I am trying to get my preseed partitioning expert recipe working using LVM. However, i always run into some type of error, i have build close to...

Hello everybody,
I installed Debian Main in september on a Minisforum Z83-F, and everything works except for the sound (earphones).
The soundcard is...

Hi Guys,
I'm about to get a Plus X Snapdragon Lenovo Laptop equipped processor. The simple question is whether there's a working debian distro in...

Does deleting the contents of the directory /var/lib/apt/lists help in any way? Or is there something else that we should look at? For example a file...

Is there any tool or command or simpler/faster way of doing something that you wish you'd known about when starting out on Debian? Or when starting...

I have done something very stupid. I upgraded to Debian 9 and was having issues getting X to work. After tons of troubleshooting, I saw that one of...

Debian's Community on discord is back after it was nuked.
Feel free to join

So I was on void linux for several years until I really really needed pipewire for something. Every post I ever saw bragged about how its such an...

Hello!

For the purposes of visiting this forum I generally use Firefox on MacOS. I use EFF Privacy Badger and NoScript. Privacy badger shows 'no...

Hello everyone. I would like to formally introduce myself to the community. I did a full Debian 12 install on my spare device. So for I'm enjoying...

The other day my HDD completely crashed. I tried to go into system recovery to run fsck /dev/sdb5 but was denied permission as the OS was unable to...