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I resize the active window by the following simplified script:
window_id=$(xdotool getactivewindow)
new_width=100
new_height=100
xdotool windowsize...

Recently, I wanted to set up an old PC with a Dual Boot using Debian 12 and Window 7 Pro. Because I’m never sure what combination of OS I will want...

Dear all,

I am on a Debian 12 server.

My problem is that the server keeps freezing. When it freezes it does not allow SSH connections. Then I have...

Even with sites like

it can still be confusing what can or cannot be done with certain licenses. Here is the situation.

I am a solo developer,...

Hello. I've got an Intel Arc A380. I'm trying to compute pytorch computations to the XPU device on it. However, the guides from Intel are for Ubuntu...

Hello,

Setting up a system with NetworkManager, the best solution to control ports and protocols is via firewalld. Unfortunately, I am unable to...

That's something Valve designer, Lawrence Yang, told us during our hands-on time with the Deck when we asked about the switch from Debian to Arch....

nvidia-driver of Debian is late, I even asked the question

The solution:
nvidia-driver of Nvidia (565.57.01-1 at this time) in
or...

Hi everyone,

I’m trying to set up HIP for Blender on Debian. Here’s my current setup:

GPU: RX 7900 XTX (RDNA2 series)

Blender Version: Latest...

Hello, I have some questions regarding remastering Debian 12. If I want to create a remastered version of Debian based on the official Debian 12...

Semi-newbie here. Been using Debian 12 for a while and tonight, I did my usual apt update && apt upgrade and noticed an error about 'Bad exit status...

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google-chrome.zip
Write /etc/apt/sources.list.d/google-chrome.list & /etc/apt/trusted.gpg.d/google-chrome.gpg.
apt update
or
Synaptic:...

Hi folks,

I am just fiddeling around with my Nvidia RTX 4080 SUPER and Debian 12. As far as I noticed so far the nvidia-driver (535) from the repos...

This one took me several days - but then ...

Under Firefox (both = ESR from the Debian repository and Flatpak) and Chrome (Flatpak), I observed...

I have a machine without any VGA card with it, so I cannot install anything on it that relies on monitor feedback.
I want to create a Debian USB...

Hello,

I read somewhere that there is now a rolling version in Debian, 12.9?.

Could someone say if it is the same as Tumbleweed?.

I want to try...

I run Debian 12 KDE and I check for updates basically every day. A couple of days ago, I saw kernel 6.1.0.29 was available, so I installed it. All...

Fresh chroot installation. List of packages installed from apt command directly with no flags for avoiding some dependencies.

asunder
bc...

Hello,

I set up a raspberry 4i with Debian 11 to run jeedom software (domotic service), the Debian 12 has not yet supported.
PHP7.4 is required but...

I'm running Debian 12.1 using Vagrant on HyperV and connecting to a network using a virtual switch.
If I try to access resources on the public...

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I have used autofs for the computer to recognise and mount USB thumb drives.

When I have clicked on the thumb drive icon in the file...

I needed to do a fresh install for my little mini computer home server after a borked upgrade from stable to testing necessitated by a hardware...

Pretty dam amazed at the foul up at SpiderOak One. Yeah, so their focus has shifted to near earth orbit sats security and all that. I did file a bug...

I've had privacy issues with KDE. I have to AL --> places ---> frequently used --> forget all, used constantly. Then, an app called 'bleachbit' in...

Hello, on Debian 12, the sudo apt upgrade shows:

The following packages were automatically installed and are no longer required:...

hello all, i'm new so go easy.

I'm currently running a headless deb 12 plex server with 64Gigs of ram. i created a 32G ramdisk under /mnt (so it's...

Hi,

Installation for both - Debian 12 and Testing stops at mirror selection . It just hangs and installation doesn't move forward.
I'm using net...

debian 12
Running an update returned:
the volume boot has only 4mb disk space remaining
zstd: error 70 : Write error : cannot write block : No space...

I've been at this for a while now, and can't seem to figure out how the icons in the Notification Area on the XFCE panel are set. Occasionally a...

I installed phpmyadmin for my local host on my Debin 12. Whenever I enter the phpmyadmin via by user name as `root` and its password I assigned' two...

So, in nautilus, I have gone to Other Locations, and at the bottom I have managed to connect to my server. It shows up in the left hand panel and is...

Hi all!

Hope I'm doing this right now... I might have comited a greate mistake. Today I run a apt full-upgrade, however it exited with an error and...

Hello,

While preparing an upgrade, I read the relevant chapter in the Debian Wiki. Here's what it says:
Obtain a text shell.

On desktop machines,...

My /etc/initramfs/post-update.d/zz-ukify (there isn't /etc/kernel/postinst.d/zz-ukify):
#!/bin/sh
ukify build --linux=/vmlinuz --initrd=/initrd.img...

Hello,

I have upgraded to Debian 12.9 with kernel 6.1.0-29-amd64, but I am experiencing a problem. Every time I try to restart or power off the...

I intend to buy below for setting up Debian CLI server .

Intel i5-14500,
32GB DDR5 5600 MT/s (MHz) RAM,
Samsung 990 PRO NVMe SSD,
ASUS ROG Strix...

I have had an issue twice now, where trying to upload the MRI DICOM folder, which contain image files in an unknown format to me, from a read only CD...

Hi,

A few weeks ago I had to do a complete reinstall of Debian Bookworm from a Debian Bookworm 12.5 Live ISO/DVD. Since then the laptop has not been...

Dears, appealing to this forum wisdom to help me recover my loved Debian. Please be nice with me on any mistakes below, I'm just an amateur Debian...

During the upgrade to the 12.9 point release I got the following popup window

It looks like the affected package is only used in my system by...

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Was installed Debian 12 in a HP laptop.

The original /etc/apt/sources.list file was:

deb cdrom: / bookworm contrib main...

Hello friends

For a laptop HP Pavilion g4-1387la was installed Debian 12 Desktop

The ethernet and wifi connections are possible.

But when only...

I am following the manual guide for installation of clonezilla live , and in step 5 there is something unclear to me:

To make your USB flash drive...

Hi all,

I really tried to get it working and I'm stuck, so maybe someone can help me or give me a hint where to proceed.

I'm on a 11th gen...

dmidecode and lshw commands are not displaying the correct SMBIOS data on my Linux machine. Most of the fields are showing up as NONE .

System...

I'm testing trixie alpha release and trying system feature which i use in current Bookworm KDE. And what i find, smb support on dolphin disabled on...

Just got this in debian-devel-announce The Debian Installer team is pleased to announce the first alpha
release of the installer for Debian 13 Trixie...

Hello everyone!

I'm trying to install Debian alongside Windows 10 and a couple of other things. I decided to manually partition my drive, using a...

After upgrading to 6.12.x I had been experiencing the lockup during boot bug on nvidia cards ( I decided to go back to 6.11.7 and wait it out,...