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When I try to sudo from a user (non-root) to run an updateroot it does not work. If I su to root it works. Using Debian 11 kernel 5.10.0-20-686-pae...

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...

Installed using apt install lxqt sddm . After starting sddm, it defaults to KDE desktop (I presume kwin packages pulled in the entirety of KDE?). Is...

Anyone seen this error when running apt update?
Error: Repository ' experimental InRelease' changed its 'Codename' value from 'experimental' to...

I'm new to Debian (Linux in general). I have used Linux Mint before, but there I find no guide about SSD optimization. But in this forum I found SSD...

I have a LattePanda 3 Delta with Bullseye installed. I did a network install, and no driver was installed for the Intel UHD GPU. My display works,...

Hello everyone, this is the first time i need to ask a question at a forum since i switched to debian a lots of years ago, i have being googling a...

I installed a TPlink PCI wireless card on a desktop running Debian 11 AMD64, post that the suspend to RAM feature stopped working and the OS used to...

I recently installed Debian 11 Bullseye with Mate`
I have several other computers including W10, W11, and RPOS (raspberry pie Debian).
I can connect...

How to install the accelerated graphics driver in debian 9 using asus ah3450 card? Do I need to compile the source code?

Hi forum, I have grub with a fixed resolution of 800x600 and there is no way to change it. I want to change it to 1024x768. I hope someone can help...

buenas noches eh estado intentando instalar kali linux que segun lo que eh leido parece que es un derivado de debian entonces el problema es el...

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I set up my (11th Gen Intel test) machine with 3 DEs: KDE Plasma, GNOME, and Xfce. These are the options I have when logging in:

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I've tried changing the system fonts so that the context menu font size is not so large but when I do that all other font sizes in menus and...

Yesterday I re-installed Debian 12 Alpha2: I'd been having problems with Nvidia drivers. While I was updating the system and installing drivers,...

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I have to use IPv6 to access my debian 10 server using SSH.

Here is the current output of iptables-save, which works still well in IPv4...

I am using a Chromebook with a Linux VM running Debian. I am using LMMS from the appimage. I have installed Wine using terminal and I have created a...

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using the fingerprint reader i run into a weird problem. First i will describe the typical use of my labtop, it's a lenovo x395 with debian...

I am using a Chromebook with a linux VM running Debian (Bullseye I think) and I am trying to manually install some audio plugins. According to my...

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I have a headless Debian server that's been offline since 2017 that I'd like to get updated and start using again. I'd love to get upgraded...

Is there a way to get an automatic login on Debian 10 (MATE)? I'm building a system for a person with limited mobility, and the only thing I've left...

I have a Lenovo Thinkpad Carbon X1 running Bookworm. Kernel 6.1.0-6

I bought a lightning-HDMI adapter, HDMI cable, and and HDMI-USBc to plug into...

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Newbie to the forum but not Debian. I figure this has to be a FAQ but didn't see it when looking around prior to creating this topic.

I have a...

I performed a full upgrade to Bookworm recently. I had been able to choose between LXQT or Sway via SDDM on Buster previously. I can use tty to get...

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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I'm naive to Debian/Linux, hope you can assist me here. I configured the proxy during the OS install ( FYI - Please see the attached...

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Sorry for the silly question. I am new to the Debian ecosystem. I would like to download Debian Testing ISO file with non-free firmware. I think...

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Looking to migrate my work machine from Ubuntu 22.04.2 Gnome to Debian Testing (bookworm), KDE. I would like to practice the install on a KVM...

Hi :) , Unsure whether to post this as a beginners Question or here. No doubt someone will move the post if necessary.

I am trying to get mouse keys...

I've been using Debian for a few months now and noticed that there are some software, including some FOSS software, that are unavailable in Debian...

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I have a Chromebook that only has a backspace key, no delete key. I would like to tweak it to where either ALT+Backspace, CTRL+Backspace, or...

after I reinstalled debian from bullseye to bookworm, my second display stopped working. I actually use 2 displays on both windows and mac osx. the...

Hello, i have recently upgraded a bullseye installation to bookworm. It mostly went well, but under debian 12 the same system is using about twice...

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I have a Debian testing host with kde desktop and a kvm virtual machine with debian testing using kde or gnome sessions.

I have...

why at debian xscreensaver needed much more dependincies than at arch?
debian apt say that cant find needed list of dependincies
but i can find this...

There's a recent update to DXVK and VK3D which breaks a lot of games running under Wine. The error messages are not very informative (if you get one...

Hi, I recently bought a laptop and installed Debian 11.
Although everything is running smoothly, I can't help but notice these errors during...

I have been struggling with an issue for 2 months. After Debian resumes from sleeping, I immediately get a password prompt and the desktop appears as...

I have a friend who is an older man that has never gotten himself online. I'm trying to get him set up with a desktop.

I have an older HP TouchSmart...

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I am just about to spend my own money for the first time on a computer that I will put Debian on from the start. I have installed it quite...

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I am not sure if this is the right place to ask this question, but i could nowhere find anything about this problem.
On my notebook I am using...

As the title suggests, a lot of cmake projects were failing. Upon inspection I found that running PGK_CONFIG_PATH=/usr/lib/x86-64-linux-gnu cmake .....

Seems hddtemp is referenced, but does not exist?

On the assumption it's been replaced and somebody knows by what, could they show me their workings?...

I've used LXDE/Openbox in some form since about 2007, I haven't always been aware of what I was dealing with. At some point I discovered I could...

sound was previously working under bullseye but not since i upgraded to bookworm

perhaps this has to do with pipewire vs pulseaudio ?

here's what...

As per docs to solve screen tearing issue
I followed these steps

Add this line to the end of /etc/modprobe.d/nvidia.conf:
options nvidia-drm...

I have a strange isssue with an old laptop.

Every second boot the ethernet device is not recognized/found.

Output of lspci when et0 is recognized:...

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I have asus X450LD ,NVIDIA GeForce 820M, debian sid.

I installed...