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Debian Celebrates 31 years!

Last post by distro-nix « 2024-09-10 11:47
Posted in Debian News
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by donald » 2024-08-17 01:34 » in Debian News

Bits from Debian

Debian Celebrates 31 years!
On Fri 16 August 2024 with tags debian birthday anniversary debianday
Written by Donald Norwood, Paul...

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Last post by distro-nix
2024-09-10 11:47
[Feature] Choose the Debian User Forums theme

Last post by donald « 2024-06-29 07:44
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by donald » 2024-06-05 20:04
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It is everyones favorite time of the year which is when we review the board theme, select a new theme, or drop under used styles:

We had last year...
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Last post by donald
2024-06-29 07:44
[Announcement] AI Generated Content

Last post by sunrat « 2024-04-25 04:16
Posted in Debian Development Discussion

by sunrat » 2024-04-25 04:16 » in Debian Development Discussion

For the benefit of our members and readers, the administration team will be closely monitoring and removing any AI-generated posts which are...

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Last post by sunrat
2024-04-25 04:16
Forum guidelines. Please read before first post!

Last post by 4D696B65 « 2021-07-23 23:07
Posted in General Debian

by 4D696B65 » 2021-07-23 23:07 » in General Debian

Before you start using Debian User Forums, please observe the following guidelines:

Do not cross post. Posting the same topic in more than one...

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Last post by 4D696B65
2021-07-23 23:07
Debian Code of Conduct

Last post by saulgoode « 2014-04-30 22:50
Posted in Debian Development Discussion

by saulgoode » 2014-04-30 22:50 » in Debian Development Discussion

A resolution instituting a Code of Conduct for Debian has been passed by the general membership.

Debian Code of Conduct

Be respectful
In a...

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Last post by saulgoode
2014-04-30 22:50

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[Forum] How to keep your thread(s) from getting removed, moved, or locked.

Last post by donald « 2023-01-05 04:17
Replies: 2
by donald » 2023-01-05 03:51

How to keep your thread(s) from getting removed, moved, or locked.

Sometimes threads on the forums will be locked, moved, or removed by the Forum...

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Last post by donald
2023-01-05 04:17
[Forum] [Read-Me] Forum information, requests, and feedback -Forum use.

Last post by donald « 2022-10-13 16:32

by donald » 2022-10-13 16:32

Hi, my name is Donald and I will be your subforum moderator here. I'd like to take this time to share a few points with you so that we can all work...

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Last post by donald
2022-10-13 16:32
New registered member - at last!!

Last post by Diesel330 « 2024-08-31 22:53
Replies: 6
by ajgreeny » 2024-08-30 20:36

For quite a long time (several months) I have been trying to register to this Debian Forum as a user but I could never get the registration system to...

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Last post by Diesel330
2024-08-31 22:53
[Request] What's gone wrong with the New Posts filter?

Last post by donald « 2024-08-14 03:07
Replies: 26
by bin » 2024-07-07 05:55
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My default action for accessing the forum is and has been for a long time

Up until a couple of weeks back that gave me what I expected - posts...
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Last post by donald
2024-08-14 03:07
Notification Issue

Last post by donald « 2024-08-13 18:54
Replies: 2
by DebianMan » 2024-08-13 18:32

Hi,

I received two email notifications today for old posts. The notifications do not show up on my debian forum profile and I only received the two...

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Last post by donald
2024-08-13 18:54
[Discussion] If and how to post translation requests?

Last post by CwF « 2024-07-09 16:47
Replies: 1
by buhtz » 2024-07-09 07:36

Hello,
I am an upstream maintainer and wonder if it is allowed to post translation requests in this forum and which sub forum would be the best fit...

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Last post by CwF
2024-07-09 16:47
[Feature] Debian feature requests section

Last post by wizard10000 « 2024-07-07 10:45
Replies: 2
by jebez » 2024-07-07 10:06

Why not creating the Debian feature requests section ?

I've 2 .

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Last post by wizard10000
2024-07-07 10:45
[Feedback] Brittle posting editor window, bleh.

Last post by CwF « 2024-07-06 12:14
Replies: 2
by dick_freebird » 2024-07-06 02:36

Kind of sucky that the post editing window discards
everything you typed, if you get redirected (like to
the login-you-must that appears when you...

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Last post by CwF
2024-07-06 12:14
[Feedback] forum header image of we_universal board theme is missing, text of links are semi-readable.

Last post by ruwolf « 2024-07-04 11:06

by ruwolf » 2024-07-04 11:06

Few days (I do not know exact, I think less than a week) we_universal board theme seems strange on the top.
There was big logo with headline with...

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Last post by ruwolf
2024-07-04 11:06
invaded again

Last post by pbear « 2024-06-30 05:48
Replies: 1
by bw123 » 2024-06-29 20:25

same as last time, bots and trolls ty

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Last post by pbear
2024-06-30 05:48
Forum for Security related discussions

Last post by friendlysalmon88 « 2024-06-28 16:28
Replies: 13
by DebianFox » 2024-06-11 08:23

We have a forum for Installation, Graphical Environments & Desktops, System and Network configuration, HW, etc. But we do not seem to have a forum...

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Last post by friendlysalmon88
2024-06-28 16:28
[Request] Don't find the Edit Signature option in the UCP

Last post by Curius « 2024-06-27 19:10
Replies: 16
by Curius » 2024-06-26 15:19

Hello,

I don't find the Edit Signature option in the Profile tab of the User Control Panel .

In the Linux Mint forum site which is of exactly the...

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Last post by Curius
2024-06-27 19:10
[Forum] Thank you sunrat! Thank you administrators!

Last post by friendlysalmon88 « 2024-06-26 14:03
Replies: 3
by donald » 2024-04-25 03:48

Hi Everyone,

The forums recently suffered a networking issue (DDoS if you must know) and in the background the admin team scrambled like eggs....

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Last post by friendlysalmon88
2024-06-26 14:03
[Request] Forum navigation tree?

Last post by sunrat « 2024-06-25 23:08
Replies: 9
by M22 » 2024-03-08 02:29

Hi, not sure if I am missing something but..

Is there a way to navigate back to the previous section of the forum by clicking on a forum directory...

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Last post by sunrat
2024-06-25 23:08
[Request] Not receiving email notifications.

Last post by ealfonsoy « 2024-06-23 12:41
Replies: 2
by ealfonsoy » 2024-06-21 18:36

I'm not sure if this is the right place to report a possible issue with forums.debian.com

I appear to be subscribed to email notifications for any...

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Last post by ealfonsoy
2024-06-23 12:41
Rules Forcing Posts to Be Reviewed

Last post by ftb « 2024-06-17 11:03
Replies: 17
by carlarogers » 2023-11-05 07:14

I've search and looked around, but no luck finding an answer.

I understand that posts from new members have to be read, to look for spam and other...

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Last post by ftb
2024-06-17 11:03
Scheduled Forum update, upgrade, maintenance planned: 1800 UTC - May 28.

Last post by donald « 2024-06-03 18:36
Replies: 19
by donald » 2024-05-23 18:38

Please take into consideration that the forums will undergo maintenance starting Tuesday, May 28 at 1800 UTC.

Timing :
This update addresses a few...

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Last post by donald
2024-06-03 18:36
[Forum] Verification emails not received - GMail

Last post by donald « 2024-06-03 18:06
Replies: 22
by FreewheelinFrank » 2024-02-07 06:25
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There is currently an issue with forum membership verification emails not being received to GMail email accounts.

This is due to a change made by...
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Last post by donald
2024-06-03 18:06
[Feature] Inline code markup

Last post by sunrat « 2024-04-29 22:15
Replies: 8
by /usr/ » 2024-03-17 10:22

This BB-code creates a new line:

Would be ace to have an inline alternative, e.g. , similar to `` in markdown.

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Last post by sunrat
2024-04-29 22:15
[Comment] Forum Mods Support Harassment

Last post by wizard10000 « 2024-04-21 19:55
Replies: 4
by Linuxgaming1824 » 2024-04-21 18:49

Hi guys, I just wanted to point out that I have been a Linux user for a long time, and have tried my best
to support the communities throughout the...

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Last post by wizard10000
2024-04-21 19:55
[Feedback] Credit where it's deserved.

Last post by Tigg « 2024-04-20 13:48

by Tigg » 2024-04-20 13:48

Credit where it's deserved.

Whilst I have installed Linux operating systems on various machines for several years, I'm not, in any sense of the...

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Last post by Tigg
2024-04-20 13:48
[Feedback] plain text attachments not acceptable

Last post by sunrat « 2024-04-07 21:57
Replies: 1
by mrmazda » 2024-04-07 16:40

Why? Multiple binary types are allowed, but not .txt. This is puzzling, and differs from other forums I frequent. I ask to see an OP's Xorg.0.log or...

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Last post by sunrat
2024-04-07 21:57
Sad news: Alan Rochester @arochester has passed away.

Last post by donald « 2024-02-18 18:35
Replies: 6
by donald » 2024-01-18 10:07

Dear Community,

Yesterday the forum emailer sent me an email notification for a PM that I received on the Debian User Forums. The subject was Alan...

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Last post by donald
2024-02-18 18:35
Please welcome our silent new mod ... fabien!

Last post by Hallvor « 2024-02-01 18:30
Replies: 8
by donald » 2023-12-13 12:58

Okay.

Here on the forums we post, solve, inform, instruct, and pretty much do AMAZING things in regard to documentation, how-tos, guides, and...

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Last post by Hallvor
2024-02-01 18:30
Purple and Black bars on X-Creamy forum theme.

Last post by bin « 2024-01-23 07:23
Replies: 3
by jimb1963 » 2024-01-20 20:05

It looks like the X-Creamy theme has some extra color.
ss1.jpg
I didnt notice it a week or two ago.

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Last post by bin
2024-01-23 07:23
cant select quick links since today

Last post by donald « 2024-01-23 00:38
Replies: 7
by arzgi » 2024-01-18 12:20

Noticed change in the forum layout, usually I use firefox, but now the Debian swirl is above Quick Links menu, and it cant be opened.

In chromium...

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Last post by donald
2024-01-23 00:38
[Suggestion] Derivatives and Mixes apart of Off-Topic

Last post by CwF « 2024-01-18 16:24
Replies: 6
by ruwolf » 2024-01-17 01:50

I know, that FrankenDebian Monsters are strongly reprobated, but they can be very cute and useful. :D

(I used them for years with minor dependency...

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Last post by CwF
2024-01-18 16:24
Registration

Last post by donald « 2024-01-17 01:09
Replies: 8
by enesha » 2024-01-15 21:45

Hiya all -
So I am new to the forum - just registered earlier today to try and get some help as I migrate from the *Buntu to deb. I just have a few...

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Last post by donald
2024-01-17 01:09
Why do people respond to questions with "google it"?

Last post by steve_v « 2024-01-04 10:38
Replies: 45
by johnc0123456789 » 2015-04-23 06:03
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Hi all. Maybe somebody can fill me in on forum etiquette here, because I hardly ever use these things. What do people hope to accomplish by...
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Last post by steve_v
2024-01-04 10:38
[Forum] Sorry for the downtime.

Last post by donald « 2023-12-29 09:07

by donald » 2023-12-29 09:07

Earlier today I did a quick backup and was stress testing the server for apparently a much longer than I thought the timeframe would be, my apologies...

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Last post by donald
2023-12-29 09:07
[Discussion] Best threads of the week....

Last post by donald « 2023-12-12 01:17
Replies: 14
by donald » 2023-02-10 05:01

Over the past few months there have been here some absolutely amazing threads filled with knowledge and tidbits that get overlooked.

I was thinking...

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Last post by donald
2023-12-12 01:17
[Feature] Implement a feature equivalent to Syntax Higlight

Last post by mrnordio2 « 2023-11-27 12:47
Replies: 14
by PsySc0rpi0n » 2023-11-12 10:40

Hi...

As far as I know, in the Programming section, it is still not possible to have Syntax Highlight for programming languages. I think this could...

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Last post by mrnordio2
2023-11-27 12:47
Visit your profile to choose a flag.

Last post by Uptorn « 2023-11-21 03:04
Replies: 57
by kedaha » 2022-10-13 20:27
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Hi,
After login I get an Information: Please take a moment and visit your profile to choose a flag pop-up.
The chosen flag is for my nationality, my...
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Last post by Uptorn
2023-11-21 03:04
[Forum] New sub-forum: Debian News

Last post by donald « 2023-11-15 10:15
Replies: 1
by donald » 2023-11-02 00:56

We have a new subforum under the DEBIAN DEVELOPMENT main forum, the new forum is Debian News .

There is a feedbot that will pick up news from Debian...

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Last post by donald
2023-11-15 10:15
[Forum] Scheduled Forum update, upgrade, and maintenance, planned for 2023-11-02.

Last post by happyfeet8827 « 2023-11-05 17:20
Replies: 4
by donald » 2023-03-18 00:16

Please take into consideration that the forum will be unavailable for planned maintenance Thursday of NEXT week: 2023-03-23 .

The timeframe will be...

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Last post by happyfeet8827
2023-11-05 17:20
[Feedback] How can I contact the admin?

Last post by donald « 2023-10-31 08:34
Replies: 8
by hack3rcon » 2023-10-28 09:04

Hello,
Some of my posts are not posted for unreasonable reasons. How can I contact the admin?

Thank you.

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Last post by donald
2023-10-31 08:34
[Feature] Dark theme

Last post by artytux « 2023-09-30 08:32
Replies: 5
by fch » 2023-09-22 15:47

Is it possbile to set a dark theme for the forum page?

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Last post by artytux
2023-09-30 08:32
[Suggestion] Forum Search Results by Topic/Thread

Last post by limotux « 2023-09-13 09:34
Replies: 10
by limotux » 2023-09-12 02:33

If I do a search in the forum, I get the search results showing single posts containing the search term, so this is sort of redundancy, as well, it...

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Last post by limotux
2023-09-13 09:34
[Forum] User Projects Section added

Last post by donald « 2023-08-24 20:59

by donald » 2023-08-24 20:59

We have added a new sub-forum for members to show their creative side and works, both software and media. The rules for the subsections are very well...

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Last post by donald
2023-08-24 20:59
[Forum] Just checking (about rule 1)

Last post by S12 « 2023-08-12 16:32
Replies: 2
by S12 » 2023-08-12 14:24

Are crossposts between sites ok?

I just wanted to check that the no crossposting rule only applies when making duplicates within this site on...

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Last post by S12
2023-08-12 16:32
robots.txt — blocking Bytespider & GPTBot

Last post by donald « 2023-08-10 03:23
Replies: 1
by Head_on_a_Stick » 2023-08-09 13:42

I've just noticed that this site's robots.txt attempts to disallow the Bytespider bot — that bot doesn't read robots.txt so you'll have to block the...

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Last post by donald
2023-08-10 03:23
[Feature] RSS Feeds ... we has it.

Last post by R1F « 2023-07-30 18:16
Replies: 11
by donald » 2022-10-10 09:14

Today, Debian User Forums strikes against the hegemony of social media despots and declares our sovereign ability to reach the masses via ATOM/RSS...

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Last post by R1F
2023-07-30 18:16
[Request] Account removal

Last post by 4D696B65 « 2023-07-30 17:45
Replies: 1
by ojio_san » 2023-07-30 17:39

Please delete my account and all associated posts.

Thank you

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Last post by 4D696B65
2023-07-30 17:45
[Closed] What ablout "Experimental"?

Last post by donald « 2023-07-17 15:56
Replies: 23
by cds60601 » 2023-07-15 19:45
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It's nice that we have Testing and Unstable. Should we even consider Experimental?
I myself dabble in that repo (Thunderbird) and I don't know how...
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Last post by donald
2023-07-17 15:56
{SOLVED} [FEATURE] Thread Prefixes. We gets them.

Last post by donald « 2023-07-13 19:53
Replies: 30
by donald » 2022-10-11 22:32
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Hi,

Over the next week we are going to TRY these neat thread Topic Prefixes.

When starting a thread there is a drop down that will list a prefix...
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Last post by donald
2023-07-13 19:53
[Feedback] XMPP/JID does not accept enough characters

Last post by donald « 2023-07-09 01:09
Replies: 1
by CynicalDebian » 2023-07-03 09:56

Since JIDs look like this
user@website.org
Most XMPP names will be longer than the 20 character limit in the field in the User Control Panel.

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Last post by donald
2023-07-09 01:09
[Discussion] Which phpBB does this site run?

Last post by celeron « 2023-06-29 10:57
Replies: 9
by chealer » 2023-06-20 02:51

My friend has been hosting a forum which we migrated to phpBB more than 15 years ago. It's still powered by Debian's phpbb3 package, which was...

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Last post by celeron
2023-06-29 10:57
[Discussion] avatar size limit

Last post by sunrat « 2023-06-24 22:05
Replies: 15
by kent_dorfman766 » 2023-01-25 19:50

So, with respect, is the 10KB avatar size limit suppose to be some kind of test to see how crafty we are in getting an image in under that limit?...

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Last post by sunrat
2023-06-24 22:05
[Feedback] Broken (empty) breadcrumbs

Last post by Random_Troll « 2023-06-24 18:01
Replies: 1
by chealer » 2023-06-24 17:36

The breadcrumbs at the top are empty except for the root ( Board index ) in the default theme (AllanStyle-SUBSILVER). They work fine in prosilver...

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Last post by Random_Troll
2023-06-24 18:01
Page titles start with always-same "Debian User Forums ...

Last post by donald « 2023-06-20 04:08
Replies: 17
by debiman » 2018-03-17 10:05

... and that's a waste of horizontal space. The relevant information (thread title usually) is lost when you have more than a few tabs open:
img...

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2023-06-20 04:08

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