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A Guide to Debian Community Discord

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Security features warning on Firefox

Last post by emek « 2024-12-04 17:05

by emek » 2024-12-04 17:05

Hi,

I recently got a message on Firefox that says:
Some of Firefox’s security features may offer less protection on your current operating system”...

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2024-12-04 17:05
[SECURITY] [DSA 5823-1] webkit2gtk security update :

Last post by None1975 « 2024-12-04 16:51
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by Fossy » 2024-12-04 14:15

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

All...

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Last post by None1975
2024-12-04 16:51
custom firmware for thinkpad x200, which one and what to expect?

Last post by loaExMachina « 2024-12-04 16:44

by loaExMachina » 2024-12-04 16:44

Hello!
I have a Thinkpad X200 (pretty old I know, but I like it), with Debian GNU/Linux 12 (bookworm), and I'd like to put a custom firmware on it....

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Last post by loaExMachina
2024-12-04 16:44
waking from sleep issue xfce

Last post by arzgi « 2024-12-04 13:44
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by ape_din » 2024-12-02 23:34

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...

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Last post by arzgi
2024-12-04 13:44
[Software] Update problem

Last post by arzgi « 2024-12-04 13:11
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by Stuarte » 2024-12-04 11:41

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...

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Last post by arzgi
2024-12-04 13:11
Android Virtual/Emulator

Last post by sunrat « 2024-12-03 21:20
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by yesh » 2024-08-20 04:08

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,...

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Last post by sunrat
2024-12-03 21:20
[Software] Is this the demonstrated behavior of Gnome Software Updates?

Last post by Shamak « 2024-12-03 16:31
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by Shamak » 2024-11-30 22:47

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...

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Last post by Shamak
2024-12-03 16:31
[Software] Intermittent disk IO write stuck

Last post by Aki « 2024-12-03 15:52
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by kamida » 2024-11-26 20:40

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...

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Last post by Aki
2024-12-03 15:52
[Software] Nemo is slow and takes a lot of ram

Last post by arzgi « 2024-12-03 13:23
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by larienna » 2024-12-03 13:15

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...

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Last post by arzgi
2024-12-03 13:23
[HowTo] Change fan speed with msi laptop

Last post by arzgi « 2024-12-03 12:29
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by thegoat » 2024-12-03 07:25

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...

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Last post by arzgi
2024-12-03 12:29
[Software] Snapdragon X Processors Debian Support

Last post by DebianFox « 2024-12-03 05:40
Replies: 11
by deltalin » 2024-10-18 14:35

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...

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Last post by DebianFox
2024-12-03 05:40
Encrypted debian testing HDD crashed

Last post by CwF « 2024-12-02 20:01
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by tharumus » 2017-08-07 23:41

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...

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Last post by CwF
2024-12-02 20:01
remove grub theme

Last post by CwF « 2024-12-02 18:00
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by ape_din » 2024-12-02 13:35

Hello guys can anyone help me find a way to remove the debian 12 grub theme and just have a default grub black and white screen?

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Last post by CwF
2024-12-02 18:00
Kill Automatic Updates

Last post by cyberpunk2077 « 2024-12-01 16:19
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by user1213213 » 2024-11-26 16:20

Is there a way to Kill Automatic Updates?

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Last post by cyberpunk2077
2024-12-01 16:19
Has anyone replaced (or added) systemd-boot over grub

Last post by Greg_M « 2024-11-30 22:42
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by my2we9dy » 2024-05-04 16:34

Thinking of installing systemd-boot over grub (or have them both for some time before eventually getting rid of grub).
Anyone installed systemd-boot...

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Last post by Greg_M
2024-11-30 22:42
[Software] How to display a video game at its native resolution in full screen ?

Last post by jebez « 2024-11-30 20:05
Replies: 8
by jebez » 2024-11-27 09:13

Without zooming if the native resolution of the video game is lower than the resolution of the screen , the image centered at screen with black...

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2024-11-30 20:05
[Software] [Solved] How to use aplaymidi?

Last post by TiberiusKG « 2024-11-29 20:58
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by TiberiusKG » 2024-11-29 12:05

Hello there,

I am trying to use aplaymidi to play a midi file, but I am not able to get any sound, even though it looks like it is playing.

The...

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Last post by TiberiusKG
2024-11-29 20:58
[Solved] How to disable word splitting in bash

Last post by manmath « 2024-11-29 14:01
Replies: 2
by manmath » 2024-11-29 08:47

These days I spend most of my time reading pure text files on init 3. I use less or cat for reading. Both the commands lead to word split. Can I...

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Last post by manmath
2024-11-29 14:01
Network Help

Last post by DebianFox « 2024-11-29 05:07
Replies: 11
by Azhar » 2024-11-25 14:38

Recently my network has slowed down a lot, i mainly use ping to understand network and ping rates are very high and sometimes alot of packets have...

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Last post by DebianFox
2024-11-29 05:07
Old Laptop; Debian 12 kernel not installing on upgrade

Last post by Aki « 2024-11-28 20:13
Replies: 6
by makh » 2024-11-24 11:38

Hi
I recently upgraded an unused laptop to Debian 12:

Setting up linux-headers-6.1.0-27-amd64 (6.1.115-1) ...
/etc/kernel/header_postinst.d/dkms:...

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Last post by Aki
2024-11-28 20:13
[Software] KDE Crash Handler stuck "Submitting bug report..."

Last post by postcd « 2024-11-28 12:39

by postcd » 2024-11-28 12:39

Please how to discover why Debian 12 bug reporting (KDE Crash Handler) says: Submitting bug report... for a hour+ ?

Package: reportbug
Version:...

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Last post by postcd
2024-11-28 12:39
[Solved] System not booting correctly

Last post by dilberts_left_nut « 2024-11-28 10:30
Replies: 8
by Stuarte » 2024-11-27 10:26

Hi,

Since my last full install of Debian Bookworm, I have had a small problem with accessing /dev/sda7 which is my /usr partition. Somehow, this...

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Last post by dilberts_left_nut
2024-11-28 10:30
KRDC: RDP-Session crashes in file transfer to client

Last post by FrankBusse « 2024-11-28 09:01
Replies: 12
by FrankBusse » 2024-11-07 08:15

Under Bullseye, I used to work on a Windows-Server, using KRDC with RDP and OpenVPN. In KRDC, a shared local directory is defined for file transfer...

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Last post by FrankBusse
2024-11-28 09:01
Bleachbit- Shred- Fail?

Last post by PDA123 « 2024-11-27 20:48
Replies: 2
by PDA123 » 2024-11-27 18:24

I used Bleachbit (shred) to shred a series of files.
They no longer appear in the directory where they were deleted.

However- when using the...

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Last post by PDA123
2024-11-27 20:48
Rescue system with RAID 0

Last post by Aki « 2024-11-27 19:36
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by Darth9590 » 2024-11-19 18:24

Hello,

Booting into my previously working system, it only boots into GRUB. I have tried to restore or fix it, but I may have no idea what I am...

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Last post by Aki
2024-11-27 19:36
[Solved] How To Configure Exim4 For External Email

Last post by Dryst « 2024-11-27 17:18
Replies: 1
by Dryst » 2024-11-27 13:38

I spent a few days attempting to get this to work. I finally got it successfully working today. I am posting this to help anyone else struggling to...

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2024-11-27 17:18
[Software] How would you back up a mobile phone?

Last post by NFT5 « 2024-11-27 14:11
Replies: 4
by donald » 2024-11-27 03:56

Recently I discovered one of my accounts through my cell phone was compromised which seemed to allow another application to be compromised. My attack...

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Last post by NFT5
2024-11-27 14:11
Documents folder gone (with three years of work...)

Last post by ChristianMorris « 2024-11-27 01:00
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by F0 0F C7 C8 » 2020-09-24 10:15
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Hello everyone,
My Documents folder is missing from my file manager (dolphin) and from my hdd . In system settings, in Location for Personal Files ,...
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2024-11-27 01:00
[Software] Any way to use mesa-amber on Debian Stable?

Last post by arzgi « 2024-11-26 22:48
Replies: 3
by C96Cyrix_D620 » 2024-11-26 01:33

Hello all!

I've got an older Core2 laptop as secondary, with a GM945 (GMA 950), running Debian 12 stable. Modern Mesa sometimes renders apps with...

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Last post by arzgi
2024-11-26 22:48
Right Click Shred?

Last post by PDA123 « 2024-11-26 20:19
Replies: 2
by PDA123 » 2024-11-26 16:33

I've used shred at command line but want to be able to use Caja to right click on a file and then have the option of selecting shred .

Bleachbit...

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Last post by PDA123
2024-11-26 20:19
[Software] [Solved] evemu-event works only in console

Last post by jebez « 2024-11-26 16:37
Replies: 4
by jebez » 2024-11-26 15:20

E.g.
evemu-event /dev/input/event2 --type EV_KEY --code 58 --value 1
( Caps Lock ) works only in console , not as a .desktop file , as a .sh file ,...

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Last post by jebez
2024-11-26 16:37
Cant boot after installing NVIDIA driver

Last post by jens42 « 2024-11-26 15:20
Replies: 2
by jens42 » 2024-11-22 09:32

I have been running Debian on my Macbook A1297 for more than 10 years. Decided to make a fresh install of the latest Stable Debian this week but as...

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2024-11-26 15:20
Current best practice suggestions for data recovery after complete data loss (supposedly update-induced)

Last post by DebianFox « 2024-11-26 05:08
Replies: 2
by airmed » 2024-11-25 13:55

Hi there!

A friend lost all his data after performing what he says was a regular system update, prompted by the update mechanism. He is currently...

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Last post by DebianFox
2024-11-26 05:08
SOLVED: libc6 update fails halfway with segfault

Last post by josiahthelinuxguy « 2024-11-26 00:15
Replies: 12
by fz0dbx » 2013-11-01 12:51

There is a bad bug that bit me on two AMD nvidia machines. The debian bug # is 722217. For the details see the bug report. In general, what happens...

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Last post by josiahthelinuxguy
2024-11-26 00:15
Discrete Graphics

Last post by arzgi « 2024-11-25 14:47
Replies: 6
by user1213213 » 2024-11-22 10:22

Sorry. I have to rephrase the question.
I have a CPU with no Integrated Graphics. I wonder if there's any way to install Debian without a Graphics...

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Last post by arzgi
2024-11-25 14:47
find: ‘/run/user/1000/doc’: Permission denied

Last post by fabien « 2024-11-25 13:00
Replies: 6
by moha » 2024-11-24 13:34

Running the following script leads to the error Check failed with unexpected exit code: 1 .
Script:
Output of running the the script in debug mode...

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Last post by fabien
2024-11-25 13:00
[Hardware] mounting of new drive

Last post by dilberts_left_nut « 2024-11-25 06:22
Replies: 18
by b1-66er » 2024-08-19 11:09

i formatted the drive, created the mount point, edited the fstab file and reloaded systemctl like you're supposed to but it didn't work.. trying to...

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Last post by dilberts_left_nut
2024-11-25 06:22
[Solved] LUKS+TPM2 unattended boot on Debian 12

Last post by reddot « 2024-11-24 18:53
Replies: 5
by bascule » 2024-03-12 18:27

I'm attempting to store the LUKS password for LVM encryption/FDE in a TPM2 as part of unattended boot for a server, i.e. allowing a server with a...

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2024-11-24 18:53
[Solved] [Hardware] Setting up Hibernate and Sleep on PC

Last post by Greg_M « 2024-11-24 04:38
Replies: 13
by cspaul » 2024-01-12 18:28

Hello,

I want to set my computer to hibernate or sleep.

Actually, I want to set up hibernation to the hard disk.

My computer and operating system...

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Last post by Greg_M
2024-11-24 04:38
[Solved] Clamav -freshclam fails

Last post by TruWrecks « 2024-11-24 00:41
Replies: 4
by TruWrecks » 2024-11-18 21:48

Greeting fellow Debian users and masters.

When I try to run clamav -freshcam to force an update of the virus database I get the following error:...

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Last post by TruWrecks
2024-11-24 00:41
got synaptic running under wayland :)

Last post by wizard10000 « 2024-11-23 19:09

by wizard10000 » 2024-11-23 19:09

Well, sort of working - you have to launch it from a terminal but I plagiarized and modified a short script - it looks like this: #!/bin/bash

xhost...

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2024-11-23 19:09
[Solved] Video playback on Samsung TV

Last post by Aki « 2024-11-23 17:16
Replies: 7
by brios73 » 2024-11-22 08:03

Hello!

My system is Debian 12, Cinnamon.
I have an MP4 video that I want to watch on my Samsung TV.
They are on the same wifi network.
How can I...

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Last post by Aki
2024-11-23 17:16
[Software] NO_PUBKEY B7B3B788A8D3785CFailed to fetch http://repo.mysql.com/apt/debian/dists/bullseye/InRelease

Last post by kevinpaul007 « 2024-11-22 03:15
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by kevinpaul007 » 2024-11-21 02:41

Hello,
Please help me to resolve the NO_PUBKEY issue which appears when I run the Synaptic Package Manager. I am using Debian 12, which was the...

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Last post by kevinpaul007
2024-11-22 03:15
Privacy browser for debian

Last post by wizard10000 « 2024-11-21 12:40
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by vryni » 2024-06-18 09:18
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Based on privacy browser testing results

posted on

which browser would you recommend ?

It is too complex for me

I'd appreciate your insights
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Last post by wizard10000
2024-11-21 12:40
Backup before shutting down

Last post by wizard10000 « 2024-11-21 11:58
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by reformedhatter » 2024-11-20 13:47

I have very, very limited knowledge of the command prompt, and would like a command to back up certain folders in my home directory to my server when...

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2024-11-21 11:58
[Software] Synaptic Package Manager missing 'download from' address

Last post by Uptorn « 2024-11-21 01:12
Replies: 4
by kevinpaul007 » 2024-11-20 00:40

I broke my Synaptic Package Manager (Debian 12) trying to resolve an issue with repositories, when I deleted the download from: within the Software...

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Last post by Uptorn
2024-11-21 01:12
[Solved] xfce-terminal -- some files greyed out

Last post by mpz_t « 2024-11-20 22:46
Replies: 5
by mpz_t » 2024-11-20 17:38

I often cp -a a file before making changes and I usually assign a suffix of .bak to those files. But later, when I want to display files with ls ,...

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Last post by mpz_t
2024-11-20 22:46
[Solved] GRUB menu does not show up

Last post by danielhz « 2024-11-20 10:12
Replies: 2
by danielhz » 2024-11-20 08:26

Some days ago, I was traveling, and I needed to turn off the computer, I was taking long, so I did a hard power off. Then, the system does not show...

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Last post by danielhz
2024-11-20 10:12
[Solved] debian 12 - cinnamon , sound settings

Last post by lindis68 « 2024-11-20 07:25
Replies: 3
by lindis68 » 2024-11-19 12:17

Hi all debians.. i encountered a problem and would need some pro assistance.

im running debian12 with cinnamon , everything else works like a charm...

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Last post by lindis68
2024-11-20 07:25
CLAMAV

Last post by bw123 « 2024-11-19 17:18
Replies: 6
by user1213213 » 2024-11-18 17:23

sudo apt install clamav
Returns:
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree... Done
Reading state information... Done
The following...

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2024-11-19 17:18

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