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Why does my sleeping laptop do so many things by night?

Last post by sunrat « 2024-09-13 23:54
Posted in General Questions
Replies: 6
by Texlee » 2024-09-10 13:13 » in General Questions

Hello, with the command sudo journalctl | grep suspend I noticed that every now and then the laptop wakes up by itself from standby (not...

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Last post by sunrat
2024-09-13 23:54
WiFi Ralink RT3592 2T/2R not working properly

Last post by sunrat « 2024-09-13 23:45
Posted in Hardware
Replies: 1
by kjellinux » 2024-09-13 20:02 » in Hardware

I have an hp ProBook 4330s running Debian 12 stable with Gnome desktop environment. It is equipped with a Ralink RT3592 2T/2R for WiFi connection....

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Last post by sunrat
2024-09-13 23:45
[Feedback] Login/Logout issues?

Last post by sunrat « 2024-09-13 23:25
Posted in Forum information, requests, and feedback.
Replies: 1
by donald » 2024-09-13 20:35 » in Forum information, requests, and feedback.

For some time I constantly get logged out of the forum even with the 'remember me' option checked, my browser is set to store cookies yet I have to...

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Last post by sunrat
2024-09-13 23:25
Logout problems

Last post by sunrat « 2024-09-13 23:20
Posted in Forum information, requests, and feedback.
Replies: 5
by ComputerBob » 2024-09-13 13:30 » in Forum information, requests, and feedback.

For many years, I visited these forums once every several days, with no problems.

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Last post by sunrat
2024-09-13 23:20
No can hibernate when running Live USB?

Last post by ruwolf « 2024-09-13 23:14
Posted in System and Network configuration
Replies: 1
by pwzhangzz » 2024-09-10 17:08 » in System and Network configuration

Is there any way to do hibernate when booting from a live usb? Suspend (to RAM) is no problem. I have created a swap partition on the same USB the...

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Last post by ruwolf
2024-09-13 23:14
[Solved] Lost network capability after upgrading from 10 to 11

Last post by sunrat « 2024-09-13 23:13
Posted in Beginners Questions
Replies: 5
by Danfinn » 2024-09-13 14:19 » in Beginners Questions

My system is recognised on the router giving and ip address ending .0.111. I sucessfully upgraded yesterday evening and all was ok.

Today I have no...

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Last post by sunrat
2024-09-13 23:13
Trying to upgrade Debian 10 VM to 11 on Google Cloud Platform

Last post by NathanWarawa « 2024-09-13 23:11
Posted in Installation
Replies: 5
by NathanWarawa » 2024-09-06 04:15 » in Installation

Side question: can you go straight from 10 to 12? Is it even recommended?

Anyway, trying to run the update logging in via CLI. Changed all mention...

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Last post by NathanWarawa
2024-09-13 23:11
[Software] How to install regular FireFox (not ESR) in such a way so it updates automatically (Debian 11)

Last post by sunrat « 2024-09-13 23:07
Posted in Beginners Questions
Replies: 26
by Diesel330 » 2024-09-11 17:58 » in Beginners Questions
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I decided that I don't trust Brave any more, there's something wrong with it, but I need a second browser along with FF ESR which is preinstalled and...
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Last post by sunrat
2024-09-13 23:07
[Software] Fuse uninstallable on Sid

Last post by fabien « 2024-09-13 21:35
Posted in Testing And Unstable
Replies: 8
by 2handband » 2024-09-12 21:32 » in Testing And Unstable

There appears to be an outdated dependency: libfuse2t64. Does anyone know if this is in the pipeline for a near-term fix, or should I implement a...

8 Replies

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Last post by fabien
2024-09-13 21:35
How to properly package for multi-arch?

Last post by Aki « 2024-09-13 21:15
Posted in Programming
Replies: 1
by seasoned_geek » 2024-09-13 20:35 » in Programming

All,

I would like to be pointed to a documentation link for how to properly package a C++ cross platform library for multi-arch? Specifically, what...

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Last post by Aki
2024-09-13 21:15
installing gcc4 on Debian 12.6

Last post by blackbird « 2024-09-13 19:48
Posted in Programming
Replies: 2
by LMHmedchem » 2024-09-12 23:23 » in Programming

Hello,

I am building an older application on Debian 12.6 and am having some issues with gcc-12. The last time I built this on linux was using gcc...

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Last post by blackbird
2024-09-13 19:48
Tmpfs disk savers, from ~/.profile

Last post by CwF « 2024-09-13 19:35
Posted in General Debian
Replies: 18
by CwF » 2024-09-05 17:41 » in General Debian

In ~/.profile I have expanded the past thumbnail tmpfs to the entire ~/.cache, still on watch.
#create tmpfs disk savers
systemd-mount -t tmpfs -o...

18 Replies

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Last post by CwF
2024-09-13 19:35
Apt-get update failing to retrieve

Last post by fabien « 2024-09-13 16:17
Posted in Installation
Replies: 1
by ByronMcG » 2024-09-13 13:14 » in Installation

Hi,

I am very new to Linux servers however I am trying to get some software installed and I am unable to run sudo apt-get update to completion I get...

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Last post by fabien
2024-09-13 16:17
Capture controls in Alsamixer locked to zero

Last post by kjellinux « 2024-09-13 16:05
Posted in Off-Topic
Replies: 3
by kjellinux » 2024-08-18 03:08 » in Off-Topic

I have an IBM ThinkPad 600X on which I have installed Debian based antiX 23.1. Initially, the system could not find any driver for the audio device....

3 Replies

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Last post by kjellinux
2024-09-13 16:05
[Software] Failed to open /EFI/debian - Not found

Last post by Aki « 2024-09-13 15:55
Posted in General Questions
Replies: 12
by GREAT-DNG » 2024-09-08 04:42 » in General Questions

Hello.
When booting the system, before the GRUB menu, the following error appears:

Failed to open /EFI/debian - Not found

I tried reinstalling...

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Last post by Aki
2024-09-13 15:55
[Software] How to move apt cache to RAM

Last post by jmgibson1981 « 2024-09-13 15:10
Posted in General Questions
Replies: 3
by DebianFox » 2024-09-13 08:01 » in General Questions

APT and Aptitude uses cache on the disk. The following are the directories are used

/var/cache/apt/archives A directory where downloaded packages...

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Last post by jmgibson1981
2024-09-13 15:10
no default Bluetooth controller

Last post by mazda1 « 2024-09-13 11:00
Posted in Hardware
Replies: 1
by mazda1 » 2024-09-12 07:38 » in Hardware

hello,

I'm trying to get Bluetooth to work, to no avail. So I ask for help.

~$ inxi -E
Bluetooth:
Device-1: IMC Networks Wireless_Device type:...

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Last post by mazda1
2024-09-13 11:00
forgot password

Last post by EthnFlare « 2024-09-13 10:55
Posted in General Questions
Replies: 7
by EthnFlare » 2024-09-11 18:43 » in General Questions

Hi everyone. I'm using version 9.13 and forgot my password. Is there a way to reset it, or would it be easier to reinstall the system?

7 Replies

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Last post by EthnFlare
2024-09-13 10:55
[Hardware] Missing AMDGPU firmware warnings during update-initramfs

Last post by ash « 2024-09-13 04:08
Posted in Beginners Questions
Replies: 4
by ash » 2024-09-10 01:37 » in Beginners Questions

Hi,
I am running Debian GNU/Linux Bookworm 12.7, running kernel 6.1.0-25-amd64 on a Victus Laptop with an AMD Ryzen 5 7535HS CPU and integrated AMD...

4 Replies

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Last post by ash
2024-09-13 04:08
[Software] How do I backup samsung phone

Last post by NFT5 « 2024-09-13 04:04
Posted in General Questions
Replies: 4
by urdrwho10 » 2024-09-12 12:03 » in General Questions

I have the program on Windows to backup my phone to the PC. How do I do the same thing using Debian 12 ? I went to the Samsung site and they only...

4 Replies

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Last post by NFT5
2024-09-13 04:04
[SID - Unstable] Kernel 6.10.x - long boot time?

Last post by maloosheck « 2024-09-13 00:53
Posted in Testing And Unstable
Replies: 16
by maloosheck » 2024-08-15 00:07 » in Testing And Unstable

Is it just me or the 6.10.4 (and 3) kernel boots much longer than 6.8.x?

16 Replies

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Last post by maloosheck
2024-09-13 00:53
[Software] How to install AddressSanitizer?

Last post by watchintv « 2024-09-12 23:24
Posted in General Questions
Replies: 8
by watchintv » 2024-09-11 05:56 » in General Questions

Hey guys, I have a clean install of Debian 12.6 (64bit) running in VirtualBox.

I have installed build-essential. However, I am unfamiliar with the...

8 Replies

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Last post by watchintv
2024-09-12 23:24
[Software] jpilot on Debian 12

Last post by rick71 « 2024-09-12 22:39
Posted in General Questions
Replies: 3
by rick71 » 2024-09-11 04:16 » in General Questions

Anyone know how to get jpilot running on Debian 12?
I have DLed and installed jpilot, jpilot-plugins and lipisock9 from buster. I have pilot-link but...

3 Replies

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Last post by rick71
2024-09-12 22:39
[Software] gnome-control-center timeout

Last post by ruwolf « 2024-09-12 20:10
Posted in General Questions
Replies: 1
by cph_asap » 2024-09-09 01:26 » in General Questions

I am running Debian 12 on a MacPro 5,1 and after installing and merrily beginning to set it up to use for a daily driver, I was confronted with a...

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Last post by ruwolf
2024-09-12 20:10
[Solved] ASUS Zenbook 14 Q425M (Intel Meteor Lake) Speaker Problem

Last post by pwzhangzz « 2024-09-12 17:48
Posted in Hardware
Replies: 2
by pwzhangzz » 2024-09-12 06:45 » in Hardware

One of our staff members bought an Asus Zenbook 14 Q425M for home use. We tested it with Debian Testing Live USB (weekly build, 09/09/2024). Things...

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Last post by pwzhangzz
2024-09-12 17:48
Shared install instability

Last post by Stuarte « 2024-09-12 17:12
Posted in Installation

by Stuarte » 2024-09-12 17:12 » in Installation

Hi,

I have just used the same dvd to install Debian Bookworm 12.6 on a pair of laptops. Both laptops had their hdd's completely(!) reformatted with...

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Last post by Stuarte
2024-09-12 17:12
System start up slow

Last post by lindi « 2024-09-12 17:09
Posted in System and Network configuration
Replies: 3
by Gonzalo_VC » 2024-09-12 15:32 » in System and Network configuration

Dear friends, I am running Debian GNU/Linux 10 (buster) with Gnome 3.30.2 in a Core i7 Positivo-Vaio from Brazil (not the best hardware). This...

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Last post by lindi
2024-09-12 17:09
[Solved] Errors when trying to install: Out of memory / Kernel Panic - not syncing

Last post by dwpk20 « 2024-09-12 14:04
Posted in Installation
Replies: 4
by dwpk20 » 2024-09-11 16:27 » in Installation

Hello,

I am getting two errors when trying to install debian.
I used debian-12.7.0-amd64-netinst.iso to create a bootable USB with Rufus.
I restart...

4 Replies

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Last post by dwpk20
2024-09-12 14:04
[Solved] Is there a beginners guide or handbook?

Last post by kc1di « 2024-09-12 13:22
Posted in Beginners Questions
Replies: 7
by duck_one » 2024-08-22 13:29 » in Beginners Questions

I've been caught out a few times. Searching has provided the answers but I'd like a user manual/guide type of thing. Advice please.Thanks.

7 Replies

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Last post by kc1di
2024-09-12 13:22
Issue installing Firefox from Mozilla repo

Last post by Danielsan « 2024-09-12 11:36
Posted in Graphical Environments & Desktops
Replies: 15
by Danielsan » 2024-09-10 03:41 » in Graphical Environments & Desktops

Hi guys,

I am trying to install Firefox from mozilla repo, but it fails:

Errors were encountered while processing:
firefox
E: Sub-process...

15 Replies

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Last post by Danielsan
2024-09-12 11:36
Unable to install apps

Last post by sunrat « 2024-09-12 11:00
Posted in Installation
Replies: 3
by rhawkins58 » 2024-09-12 06:34 » in Installation

Hi all, every time I try to install something like 'Hardinfo' using 'apt install foo', I get the following error message Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg...

3 Replies

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Last post by sunrat
2024-09-12 11:00
[HowTo] Move browser profile and cache to RAM

Last post by bin « 2024-09-12 06:24
Posted in Docs, HowTos, Tips & Tricks
Replies: 12
by sunrat » 2023-03-14 05:44 » in Docs, HowTos, Tips & Tricks

A simple how-to for set up of the profile-sync-daemon package which I found is an easy way to achieve moving browser profiles to RAM, and how-to move...

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Last post by bin
2024-09-12 06:24
[Software] LVM adding drives to mirrored 1:1 volume group

Last post by ebiaz88 « 2024-09-12 03:04
Posted in General Questions

by ebiaz88 » 2024-09-12 03:04 » in General Questions

How can I best add drives to my volume group and keep things mirrored?

My current setup has a volume group containing two drives, within the group I...

0 Replies

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Last post by ebiaz88
2024-09-12 03:04
[Solved] Can't boot Debian 12. Security Policy Violation

Last post by phaedral « 2024-09-12 02:42
Posted in Installation
Replies: 35
by djfrogster3000 » 2024-08-13 23:08 » in Installation
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Wanted to install Debian but can't even boot from the flash drive. I get this error message that disappears after a couple of seconds and the...
35 Replies

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Last post by phaedral
2024-09-12 02:42
Debian 12 Stable freezes randomly

Last post by soaringowl2145 « 2024-09-12 00:57
Posted in General Questions
Replies: 12
by soaringowl2145 » 2024-09-11 19:26 » in General Questions

So my installation of Debian 12 stable with Gnome froze randomly. Can someone please tell me why this keeps happening

ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. PRIME...

12 Replies

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Last post by soaringowl2145
2024-09-12 00:57
Fresh install debian 12, black screen on Alder Lake N100 (i915)

Last post by ChairmanFaust « 2024-09-11 21:23
Posted in Installation
Replies: 6
by ChairmanFaust » 2024-08-29 17:22 » in Installation

I picked up one of those generic 8 micro laptops ( Amazon Link ) and after a new install with KDE plasma, grub will display and then I get a blank...

6 Replies

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Last post by ChairmanFaust
2024-09-11 21:23
[Testing - Trixie] i915 related crashes with kernel 6.9 onwards

Last post by dmr1848 « 2024-09-11 20:23
Posted in Testing And Unstable
Replies: 7
by dmr1848 » 2024-08-26 21:45 » in Testing And Unstable

Hi,

I'm running testing on a Beelink U59 mini pc. It has been fine until the 6.9 kernel but since then, within a minute or two of booting I get...

7 Replies

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Last post by dmr1848
2024-09-11 20:23
[SID - Unstable] AX210 don't show 6 Ghz in Network-Manager

Last post by SkilleR666 « 2024-09-11 17:48
Posted in Testing And Unstable
Replies: 4
by SkilleR666 » 2024-09-10 13:48 » in Testing And Unstable

Hi,

I'm on latest debian sid fully up-to-date. My laptop is MSI Delta 15, which support WIfi 6E.
On my router, 6 Ghz band show up as active, but in...

4 Replies

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Last post by SkilleR666
2024-09-11 17:48
[Software] xscreensaver /etc/shadow ownership requirements

Last post by lindi « 2024-09-11 14:25
Posted in General Questions
Replies: 1
by theprez » 2024-09-11 09:21 » in General Questions

Hello,

I run debian bookworm on a work pc that is then managed by a policy agent (jumpcloud).
One of the policies checks /etc/shadow ownership and...

1 Replies

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Last post by lindi
2024-09-11 14:25
[Solved] [Sound] Crackling speakers

Last post by reformedhatter « 2024-09-11 13:26
Posted in General Questions
Replies: 6
by reformedhatter » 2024-09-04 08:34 » in General Questions

Over the last few weeks, I've noticed a crackling sound from the speakers. It is not continuous and seems to mainly happen when I am browsing. It may...

6 Replies

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Last post by reformedhatter
2024-09-11 13:26
[Software] appimages in preferred applications?

Last post by None1975 « 2024-09-11 11:49
Posted in Beginners Questions
Replies: 1
by hthi » 2024-09-11 06:21 » in Beginners Questions

debian 12
system -> control center -> preferred applications.
Can you get an appimage into the menu of preferred applications? Thank you.

1 Replies

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Last post by None1975
2024-09-11 11:49
[Software] How to know if my swap partition is big enough?

Last post by DebianFox « 2024-09-11 09:36
Posted in General Questions
Replies: 35
by Enigma83 » 2024-06-23 03:17 » in General Questions
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I have a Dell XPS 13 9360, which has 16GB RAM. It is soldered to the board and not replaceable or upgradable. I knew this when I bought it and was OK...
35 Replies

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Last post by DebianFox
2024-09-11 09:36
xfce4-screensaver missing

Last post by FreewheelinFrank « 2024-09-11 08:30
Posted in General Questions
Replies: 3
by ape_din » 2024-09-10 22:20 » in General Questions

While installing the XFCE desktop environment, I noticed that xfce4-screensaver is missing. It also doesn't seem to be available in the official...

3 Replies

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Last post by FreewheelinFrank
2024-09-11 08:30
Debian XFCE with PipeWire Default Audio Installation

Last post by ape_din « 2024-09-11 07:14
Posted in Installation
Replies: 3
by ape_din » 2024-09-10 22:16 » in Installation

Is it possible to set up Debian with the XFCE desktop environment and PipeWire as the default audio server directly through the installation process?...

3 Replies

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Last post by ape_din
2024-09-11 07:14
After installation of Debian 12, problems with UEFI boot

Last post by mrmazda « 2024-09-11 06:22
Posted in Installation
Replies: 2
by JackJanssen » 2024-09-10 09:48 » in Installation

After using Kubuntu for years in my HP laptop I installed Debian 12. I can't boot properly. I've set the BIOS to boot via UEFI, but every time I end...

2 Replies

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Last post by mrmazda
2024-09-11 06:22
[Video] mp4 files crashes vlc

Last post by hthi « 2024-09-11 06:13
Posted in Beginners Questions
Replies: 6
by hthi » 2024-08-18 17:01 » in Beginners Questions

debian 12 main firmware=never installation

since about debian 8 I have not encountered this error before.

Searching the internet I noticed others...

6 Replies

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Last post by hthi
2024-09-11 06:13
exim4 config "corrupted" following normal update

Last post by Aki « 2024-09-10 19:17
Posted in System and Network configuration
Replies: 2
by graemev2 » 2024-09-08 22:32 » in System and Network configuration

I've never seen this behaviour before, so I took careful note of files and timestamps. (famous last words)

In the past, I've had updates which...

2 Replies

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Last post by Aki
2024-09-10 19:17
[Solved] Migrating a VPS

Last post by Aki « 2024-09-10 18:52
Posted in General Questions
Replies: 2
by Roken » 2024-09-10 15:01 » in General Questions

Hi all,

I've been using the same VPS provider since 2013, though in the past couple of years (I assume a consequence of Brexit) my direct debit for...

2 Replies

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Last post by Aki
2024-09-10 18:52
Xfce - messed up config

Last post by Augie77 « 2024-09-10 18:34
Posted in Graphical Environments & Desktops
Replies: 3
by nomad101 » 2024-09-10 09:03 » in Graphical Environments & Desktops

Hi

I'm new to debian with Xfce.

Late at night I was trying to increase the borders around windows, and did something silly (can't recall!), and now...

3 Replies

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Last post by Augie77
2024-09-10 18:34
[Software] Why does swap never empty itself even after closing programs using it?

Last post by CwF « 2024-09-10 16:24
Posted in Beginners Questions
Replies: 14
by Chaussettes » 2024-08-27 01:28 » in Beginners Questions

I've used linux for many years now and have never found an easy to understand answer to this question. Say for example I open many programs at once...

14 Replies

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Last post by CwF
2024-09-10 16:24

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