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[Announcement] Evolution benchmark for Linux

Last post by Technologov « 2025-02-10 12:04
Posted in Debian Development Discussion
Replies: 1
by Technologov » 2024-12-09 19:50 » in Debian Development Discussion

Hi All,

We at Waverian decided to rewrite the ancient Livermore Loops for modern OSes, write both a CLI , a lib, and a GUI for it + publish the...

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Last post by Technologov
2025-02-10 12:04
[Software] Computer freezes during boot

Last post by marcusdavanco « 2025-02-10 11:39
Posted in General Questions
Replies: 4
by marcusdavanco » 2025-02-10 10:43 » in General Questions

Hello,

I've recently had an issue with my laptop that was overheating, which required a visit to a technician for some cleaning, replacing the...

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Last post by marcusdavanco
2025-02-10 11:39
[UNSOLVED] External QHD monitor not detected with MacBook Pro mid 2012 (nouveau driver)

Last post by jssilva « 2025-02-10 11:10
Posted in Graphical Environments & Desktops
Replies: 9
by jssilva » 2025-02-07 22:10 » in Graphical Environments & Desktops

I am (was) using Debian bookworm + Gnome 43.9 lately (I started with FreeBSD v3.0 a long time ago) on a MacBook Pro 9,1 (mid 2012) with an external...

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Last post by jssilva
2025-02-10 11:10
Touchpad and Touchscreen not working

Last post by kalle123 « 2025-02-10 10:44
Posted in Hardware
Replies: 1
by Usaya » 2025-02-10 09:31 » in Hardware

Hello y'all,

I recently installed Debian 12 on my Laptop. So far, most things work fine but two. After wandering through countless discussions and...

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Last post by kalle123
2025-02-10 10:44
xserver failure (no gdm) after migrating from debian 11 to debian 12

Last post by debianero « 2025-02-10 09:19
Posted in Graphical Environments & Desktops

by debianero » 2025-02-10 09:19 » in Graphical Environments & Desktops

Hello,

After upgrading to debian 12 (bookworm), I have no display manager running. Black screen and only with console available after ctrl-alt-F4...

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Last post by debianero
2025-02-10 09:19
Acer Chromebook Plus 514 (model N23Q18) no sound

Last post by FreewheelinFrank « 2025-02-10 09:16
Posted in Hardware
Replies: 35
by ivar0 » 2025-01-31 23:50 » in Hardware
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Hi all,

Have the above mentioned Chromebook (the i3-N305 one) that I with the help of mrchromebox and a SusieQ managed to liberate from the clutches...
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Last post by FreewheelinFrank
2025-02-10 09:16
installing another desktop - remove kde

Last post by torran_serra « 2025-02-10 08:08
Posted in Graphical Environments & Desktops
Replies: 36
by torran_serra » 2025-01-01 07:04 » in Graphical Environments & Desktops
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I've had privacy issues with KDE. I have to AL --> places ---> frequently used --> forget all, used constantly. Then, an app called 'bleachbit' in...
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Last post by torran_serra
2025-02-10 08:08
[Kernel] Has Linux Kernel 6.6 .x been patched

Last post by Aki « 2025-02-10 07:53
Posted in System and Network configuration
Replies: 1
by DebianFox » 2025-02-10 07:48 » in System and Network configuration

A Debian security advisor had suggested to upgrade the kernel to 6.1.0-31/6.1.128-1. Have those fixes been incorporated into the kernel branch of...

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Last post by Aki
2025-02-10 07:53
Will Debian get Plasma 6.3?

Last post by RedGreen925 « 2025-02-10 07:52
Posted in General Debian
Replies: 1
by td211 » 2025-02-10 05:32 » in General Debian

Considering that transition and toolchain freeze on 15 March for Debian 13: does this mean if Plasma 6.3 doesn't make it to testing before that,...

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Last post by RedGreen925
2025-02-10 07:52
"Dock" in Xfce

Last post by Bloom « 2025-02-10 07:42
Posted in Graphical Environments & Desktops
Replies: 2
by happydog500 » 2025-02-10 04:22 » in Graphical Environments & Desktops

In almost every dock in an OS, including all the Linux OS I've used, I can add programs by dragging them to the dock, right click, add to dock,...

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Last post by Bloom
2025-02-10 07:42
[Software] sda1 Full - how to safely clear it?

Last post by DebianFox « 2025-02-10 07:41
Posted in Beginners Questions
Replies: 24
by strontium_dog » 2024-11-12 00:28 » in Beginners Questions
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I'm running Debian 12 on a Minifree laptop. Updates are installed via Discover but of late, one update will not install - the following message is...
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Last post by DebianFox
2025-02-10 07:41
OpenVPN in Debian 12, does not ping the server.

Last post by Aki « 2025-02-10 07:31
Posted in System and Network configuration
Replies: 21
by anndreih » 2025-01-23 20:08 » in System and Network configuration
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Hi all! I have been a linux user for some years although I'm very new to the networking aspects. This is the first time I will use OpenVPN and I have...
21 Replies

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Last post by Aki
2025-02-10 07:31
Eye strain: New hardware and possibly linux is responsible, I need drivers and tools for further testing

Last post by td211 « 2025-02-10 06:59
Posted in Graphical Environments & Desktops
Replies: 7
by larienna » 2025-01-21 19:49 » in Graphical Environments & Desktops

I tried several monitors and hardware to come to conclusion of the Eye strain is not the monitor, but rather modern hardware. For example, I recently...

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Last post by td211
2025-02-10 06:59
[Software] Can anyone please help me install kvantum?

Last post by stevepusser « 2025-02-10 06:58
Posted in General Questions
Replies: 3
by Moanteq » 2025-02-08 20:18 » in General Questions

Today I wanted to step up my customization game, and while searching for ways to have one of those cool looking desktops, Istumbled upon kvantum. So...

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Last post by stevepusser
2025-02-10 06:58
[Solved] Parametric VNC to start different app

Last post by jimmi « 2025-02-10 06:29
Posted in Graphical Environments & Desktops
Replies: 1
by jimmi » 2025-02-09 02:56 » in Graphical Environments & Desktops

I configured my Raspberry to run Pianoteq or Organteq and show their graphic interface via VNC without DE. I launch their app adding in xstartup line...

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Last post by jimmi
2025-02-10 06:29
[Off-Topic] DeepSeek

Last post by bbbhltz « 2025-02-10 06:16
Posted in Off-Topic
Replies: 9
by sdibaja » 2025-02-07 02:08 » in Off-Topic

I have been playing with DeepSeek on a throwaway install of Sid.
kinda fun...
I prefer to stick with Only stuff in the Debian repos...
Question: is...

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Last post by bbbhltz
2025-02-10 06:16
Install on multiple disks, with RAID, encryption, and LVM

Last post by pbear « 2025-02-10 05:34
Posted in Installation
Replies: 1
by carrousel748 » 2025-02-09 19:20 » in Installation

Hi all,

I am setting up a NAS/home server, and I'm struggling to understand how to correctly configure the storage, especially in which order I...

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Last post by pbear
2025-02-10 05:34
[Best-Of] Threads for the week.

Last post by Best_Threads « 2025-02-10 04:18
Posted in Docs, HowTos, Tips & Tricks
Replies: 72
by Best_Threads » 2023-02-13 00:46 » in Docs, HowTos, Tips & Tricks
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Each week here on the forum we highlight some threads which share Instruction, How-To, have lots of Information, or something that may be humorous....
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Last post by Best_Threads
2025-02-10 04:18
OpenVPN works from command line, but not as service.

Last post by anndreih « 2025-02-10 03:50
Posted in System and Network configuration
Replies: 8
by anndreih » 2025-02-08 12:46 » in System and Network configuration

I got OpenVPN working quite smoothly following this debian wiki . I did all the steps, from the raw testing connection, the static key, and finally...

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Last post by anndreih
2025-02-10 03:50
[Testing - Trixie] hyprland

Last post by james80 « 2025-02-10 02:33
Posted in Testing And Unstable

by james80 » 2025-02-10 02:33 » in Testing And Unstable

Hi

Using Trixie with Cinnamon DE, and I would like to try hyprland, I guess I could install it and try it and if I don't like it, just leave it...

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Last post by james80
2025-02-10 02:33
[Software] [Solved] How do I run a script at startup?

Last post by eamanu « 2025-02-10 02:11
Posted in Beginners Questions
Replies: 18
by diningroom » 2025-02-03 02:46 » in Beginners Questions

I have a script in /usr/local/sbin that I would like to run everytime the PC (and Debian) starts.

I have ...

-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 185 Feb 2 19:23...

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Last post by eamanu
2025-02-10 02:11
[Solved] sudo apt update not working

Last post by eamanu « 2025-02-10 01:59
Posted in Beginners Questions
Replies: 9
by neuralblob » 2025-02-08 12:03 » in Beginners Questions

When I try to do sudo apt update it shows the following:

root@Silver:~# sudo apt update
Ign:1 cdrom:// bookworm InRelease
Err:2 cdrom:// bookworm...

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Last post by eamanu
2025-02-10 01:59
[Software] missing program

Last post by eamanu « 2025-02-10 01:48
Posted in General Questions
Replies: 1
by rac8006 » 2025-02-09 16:54 » in General Questions

I've been using a Debian 12 in a virtual PC on windows 10. A few week ago I installed keepass2 on the debian system. It has been running fine until...

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Last post by eamanu
2025-02-10 01:48
Where to find the kernel change logs for the stable bookworm 12?

Last post by eamanu « 2025-02-10 01:45
Posted in Beginners Questions
Replies: 3
by GroudonandKyogre » 2025-02-09 16:49 » in Beginners Questions

Hi, I am curious about the changes to the kernel in debian so I want to know where to find the changelogs at, I can't seem to find it on the...

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Last post by eamanu
2025-02-10 01:45
[Off-Topic] Watching Super Bowl LIX Live with an Immutable Debian

Last post by pwzhangzz « 2025-02-10 01:02
Posted in Off-Topic

by pwzhangzz » 2025-02-10 01:02 » in Off-Topic

Super Bowl LIX is streamed live (and free) at tubi.com. (I think Fox News must have gotten at least 10 million new sign-ups--also free--for this...

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Last post by pwzhangzz
2025-02-10 01:02
Well, that was painless

Last post by RedGreen925 « 2025-02-09 23:55
Posted in General Debian
Replies: 7
by Silent Observer » 2025-01-25 19:02 » in General Debian

I saw a post about updating to Debian 12.9 -- and my reaction was, more or less, What?! There's already a point release? because I just installed...

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Last post by RedGreen925
2025-02-09 23:55
debian doesn't finish boot

Last post by mrmazda « 2025-02-09 23:39
Posted in Installation
Replies: 5
by CompuServe » 2025-02-03 19:44 » in Installation

I was very curious about whether my first time installing debian would be a success, but unfortunately it wasn't.
#1: As I learned in one of my...

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Last post by mrmazda
2025-02-09 23:39
[Software] Is there a way to disable touchpad automatically when a mouse is plugged?

Last post by 4D696B65 « 2025-02-09 20:24
Posted in General Questions
Replies: 1
by Moanteq » 2025-02-09 19:58 » in General Questions

Like that one option on windows. When you unplug the mouse the touchpad turns back on and when you plug it back in it turns it off again.

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Last post by 4D696B65
2025-02-09 20:24
[HELP] Debian on RaspberryPi5

Last post by craigevil « 2025-02-09 19:15
Posted in Beginners Questions
Replies: 1
by xkeyscoreprism » 2025-02-09 15:52 » in Beginners Questions

Is it possible to install debian on the raspberry pi5?
If yes, how? What version of debian do i download? How does the installation work?
Are there...

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Last post by craigevil
2025-02-09 19:15
Display brightness cannot be fully adjusted on HP laptop after resuming from sleep mode

Last post by cds60601 « 2025-02-09 17:41
Posted in Hardware
Replies: 3
by worm-b0y » 2025-02-05 04:09 » in Hardware

Hello, the brightness control on my laptop has not been working properly lately (I don't remember when it started not working or what package update...

3 Replies

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Last post by cds60601
2025-02-09 17:41
Which laptop do YOU run Debian on?

Last post by ann_droid « 2025-02-09 13:10
Posted in Beginners Questions
Replies: 71
by cmdr_x » 2024-04-09 13:58 » in Beginners Questions
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Hi.
I am in the process of getting a used laptop to install Debian bookworm onto it.
I have been reading about some laptops having difficulties with...
71 Replies

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Last post by ann_droid
2025-02-09 13:10
Upgrading 6.1.0-30->6.1.0-31 - SDDM doesn't show login screen

Last post by kajasie « 2025-02-09 12:15
Posted in Installation

by kajasie » 2025-02-09 12:15 » in Installation

My machine is:
Operating System: Debian GNU/Linux 12
KDE Plasma Version: 5.27.5
KDE Frameworks Version: 5.103.0
Qt Version: 5.15.8
Kernel Version:...

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Last post by kajasie
2025-02-09 12:15
Increase limit on ttyACMx devices on BeagleBone?

Last post by Aki « 2025-02-09 09:06
Posted in Hardware
Replies: 8
by updog » 2025-02-06 23:25 » in Hardware

Hi all,

How do I get Debian to simultaneously connect to more than 6 ttyACMx USB serial devices simultaneously?

Setup:
BeagleBone Black
Pre-built...

8 Replies

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Last post by Aki
2025-02-09 09:06
problem with kvm configuration

Last post by korbielow « 2025-02-09 08:58
Posted in Beginners Questions
Replies: 2
by korbielow » 2025-02-08 20:07 » in Beginners Questions

Hello

I have some issue during kvm installation and configuration.

When I try to create a virtual machine I see error:

Unable to complete...

2 Replies

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Last post by korbielow
2025-02-09 08:58
Broken install from upgrading bullseye to bookworm

Last post by Hallvor « 2025-02-09 07:16
Posted in Installation
Replies: 1
by ghosteraser » 2025-02-08 23:42 » in Installation

Hi,
I have Debian 11.11 installed on an SBC. I started the upgrade process to bookworm recently, and followed the upgrade guide. However, there were...

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Last post by Hallvor
2025-02-09 07:16
[O/S] "please use the -a switch"

Last post by sunrat « 2025-02-09 06:44
Posted in Beginners Questions
Replies: 3
by Reese2500 » 2025-02-08 02:52 » in Beginners Questions

i try to look up things before coming to a forum, this one i found nothing

im afraid this question will have a silly, simple answer lol. im not...

3 Replies

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Last post by sunrat
2025-02-09 06:44
Possible to circumvent any low level malware?

Last post by pbear « 2025-02-09 05:40
Posted in Off-Topic
Replies: 11
by BillClinton69 » 2025-01-09 22:20 » in Off-Topic

Is there any way to safeguard against low level malware such as a BIOS with backdoors?

11 Replies

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Last post by pbear
2025-02-09 05:40
Some Steam Games Don't Output Sound (kind of...)

Last post by timmy79089 « 2025-02-09 02:48
Posted in Graphical Environments & Desktops

by timmy79089 » 2025-02-09 02:48 » in Graphical Environments & Desktops

I am running with KDE Plasma as my desktop environment and I use the Focusrite Clarett+ 8pre as my audio interface.

I have been able to get all my...

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Last post by timmy79089
2025-02-09 02:48
TigerLake system doesn't detect microphone after recent dist-upgrade

Last post by andrewperrin « 2025-02-09 01:17
Posted in Testing And Unstable
Replies: 4
by andrewperrin » 2025-02-05 03:35 » in Testing And Unstable

Running debian trixie/sid, 6.12.11-amd64 #1 SMP PREEMPT_DYNAMIC Debian 6.12.11-1 (2025-01-25) x86_64 GNU/Linux

This is a Lenovo X1 laptop,...

4 Replies

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Last post by andrewperrin
2025-02-09 01:17
[Solved] How to update Dell laptop BIOS?

Last post by arzgi « 2025-02-08 16:17
Posted in General Questions
Replies: 9
by Moanteq » 2025-02-08 00:06 » in General Questions

I have a Dell G15 5520 laptop and the specs are:

CPU: 12th Gen Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-12700H
GPU: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Mobile
OS: Debian...

9 Replies

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Last post by arzgi
2025-02-08 16:17
[Solved] Is There An App For Cinnamon Debian That Centers Active Windows?

Last post by NFT5 « 2025-02-08 15:22
Posted in Beginners Questions
Replies: 3
by Jack Sparrow » 2025-02-07 03:37 » in Beginners Questions

As the title suggests, I'm looking for an app that centers an active window, but for Cinnamon Debian. The closest thing I found was this , but that's...

3 Replies

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Last post by NFT5
2025-02-08 15:22
[Solved] Installing PgAdmin4 on Debian 12 Bookworm

Last post by cspaul « 2025-02-08 08:40
Posted in General Questions
Replies: 1
by cspaul » 2025-01-29 08:24 » in General Questions

Hello,

I'm trying to install pgadmin4-web on my Debian 12 operating system but so far without any success.
What I did:
1. follow instructions from...

1 Replies

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Last post by cspaul
2025-02-08 08:40
[Testing - Trixie] Bad news after reinstalling (but good news follow)

Last post by TiberiusKG « 2025-02-08 08:13
Posted in Testing And Unstable
Replies: 9
by TiberiusKG » 2024-10-31 11:12 » in Testing And Unstable

Hi there,

Needed a fresh install on my laptop; everything went smooth, but when I started installing my usual stuff, the first shock came when...

9 Replies

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Last post by TiberiusKG
2025-02-08 08:13
[Solved] System only does not boot after "coldstart"

Last post by mcdaniels « 2025-02-08 06:49
Posted in General Questions
Replies: 17
by mcdaniels » 2025-01-29 06:23 » in General Questions

Hi folks,
I have got a weird problem.

First I have to say that this happened at Debian stable too. Out of curiosity I switched to sid now. This...

17 Replies

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Last post by mcdaniels
2025-02-08 06:49
ROCm Packages in Plasma's Discover

Last post by charlesrkiss « 2025-02-08 03:44
Posted in Off-Topic
Replies: 3
by charlesrkiss » 2025-02-07 20:46 » in Off-Topic

Hi Everyone,

I've been using Debian since the 1990s :shock: and I used to use apt and switched to aptitude and now I'm running Discover, checking it...

3 Replies

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Last post by charlesrkiss
2025-02-08 03:44
[Off-Topic] Linux/DistroWatch Facebook Ban

Last post by RedGreen925 « 2025-02-08 01:32
Posted in Off-Topic
Replies: 16
by bbbhltz » 2025-01-27 21:17 » in Off-Topic

Update: it appears that some of this information is without merit and it is possible to share Linux content on Facebook

I don't have a Facebook...

16 Replies

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Last post by RedGreen925
2025-02-08 01:32
[Forum] is totally locked out from reach even using VPN

Last post by donald « 2025-02-07 20:10
Posted in Forum information, requests, and feedback.
Replies: 1
by nikobit » 2025-02-06 20:19 » in Forum information, requests, and feedback.

Have no idea how it is possible but I got locked out of forum and couldn't reach it even with VPN use. More than strange taking into consideration...

1 Replies

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Last post by donald
2025-02-07 20:10
[Software] HELP Kdenlive Vosk install issue

Last post by IConradie « 2025-02-07 18:56
Posted in General Questions

by IConradie » 2025-02-07 18:56 » in General Questions

I recently installed a fresh OS of Debian 12 with Kdenlive as I will need to be doing a lot of video editing, however, I cannot get vosk to work....

0 Replies

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Last post by IConradie
2025-02-07 18:56
[Testing - Trixie] OpenGL applications having poor performance with Intel Arc A380

Last post by farooqkz « 2025-02-07 18:04
Posted in Testing And Unstable
Replies: 12
by farooqkz » 2025-02-02 19:52 » in Testing And Unstable

Hello. I've got an Intel Arc A380 and OpenGL applications have got poor performance. I wonder if I have a driver missing or something. Vulkan...

12 Replies

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Last post by farooqkz
2025-02-07 18:04
Default Audio volume stuck at 40%

Last post by Aki « 2025-02-07 18:00
Posted in System and Network configuration
Replies: 6
by dech » 2025-02-04 11:51 » in System and Network configuration

This is useless with the tiny speakers on my laptop; I've spent about two hours and entered around 50 command lines using ChatGPT's advice and mostly...

6 Replies

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Last post by Aki
2025-02-07 18:00

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