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

Last post by donald « 2023-01-05 04:17
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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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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
[Feature] Dark theme

Last post by artytux « 2023-09-30 08:32
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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
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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
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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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2023-08-12 16:32
robots.txt — blocking Bytespider & GPTBot

Last post by donald « 2023-08-10 03:23
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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
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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
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by ojio_san » 2023-07-30 17:39

Please delete my account and all associated posts.

Thank you

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2023-07-30 17:45
[Closed] What ablout "Experimental"?

Last post by donald « 2023-07-17 15:56
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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
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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
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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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Last post by donald
2023-06-20 04:08
[Best-Of] Threads for the week.

Last post by Best_Threads « 2023-06-18 06:21
Replies: 12
by Best_Threads » 2023-02-13 00:46

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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Last post by Best_Threads
2023-06-18 06:21
[Suggestion] Ya know what would be really cool?

Last post by steve_v « 2023-06-16 02:22
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by kent_dorfman766 » 2023-06-15 19:42

If we could get rid of that we use cookies popup without opening up our browsers to cookies that last across browsing sessions. I mean, the...

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Last post by steve_v
2023-06-16 02:22
up your game

Last post by Random_Troll « 2023-06-15 04:51
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by bw123 » 2023-06-15 00:59

I'm a little shocked, also humbled somewhat. I'm watching you guys and thinking,, Wow, I answered that same question to that same poster 5 yrs ago,...

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Last post by Random_Troll
2023-06-15 04:51
Visit your profile to choose a flag.

Last post by donald « 2023-05-29 10:18
Replies: 39
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 donald
2023-05-29 10:18
[Forum] Maintenance update May 20 2023 - Completed

Last post by kromaz « 2023-05-21 20:19
Replies: 5
by donald » 2023-05-20 22:53

Apologies for the brief downtime today. The server and forum software were updated to the most recent versions.

No other changes we made.

We did...

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Last post by kromaz
2023-05-21 20:19
[Request] account deletion

Last post by donald « 2023-05-20 22:56
Replies: 2
by lucyferu » 2023-05-18 08:08

hello!

how do i delete my account?
i cant find the option in the user control panel.

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Last post by donald
2023-05-20 22:56
[Request] Mark as read

Last post by kent_dorfman766 « 2023-04-26 02:19
Replies: 2
by kent_dorfman766 » 2023-04-25 21:02

Unless I'm not seeing it, a super useful feature would be a mark as read button on the unread posts page...and I don't mean make all as read , since...

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Last post by kent_dorfman766
2023-04-26 02:19
Where are my draft posts stored? [Solved]

Last post by sunrat « 2023-04-04 03:28
Replies: 5
by davidcarass » 2015-11-02 23:04

Working on a post, figured it would be a good idea to save as draft - now when I click on 'View your posts' - I don't see it. Where are my saved...

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Last post by sunrat
2023-04-04 03:28
[Forum] Scheduled Forum update, upgrade, and maintenance, planned for 2023-03-23.

Last post by donald « 2023-03-18 16:50
Replies: 2
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 donald
2023-03-18 16:50
[Suggestion] Search Result Citation by DATE

Last post by donald « 2023-03-11 03:45
Replies: 2
by JeSuisFlaneur » 2023-03-10 19:00

IMO It would be useful to put the date of the original post in the search results. Some material is so dated, for my problem, that any result more...

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Last post by donald
2023-03-11 03:45
[Forum] Welcome Aki!

Last post by Hallvor « 2023-02-13 14:56
Replies: 6
by donald » 2023-02-12 21:50

Check out the brand new nifty blue colour that enhances Aki 's username, which denotes their new rank and title which of Section Moderator status!...

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Last post by Hallvor
2023-02-13 14:56
[Discussion] Best threads of the week....

Last post by donald « 2023-02-11 01:19
Replies: 13
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
2023-02-11 01:19
[Discussion] Free Hardware Discussion Thread

Last post by donald « 2023-02-03 10:22
Replies: 11
by NFT5 » 2023-01-24 06:35

Original thread:

I'm not sure I'm comfortable with the concept of the donor having to wear the transportation costs. I have heaps of hardware,...

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Last post by donald
2023-02-03 10:22
[Feature] Advanced BBcode

Last post by sunrat « 2023-01-17 03:32
Replies: 24
by donald » 2022-10-16 20:55
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We have installed a new forum extension which adds a lot of BBCode functionality to the board:

I'm not 100% on the video option, we may have to...
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Last post by sunrat
2023-01-17 03:32
[Suggestion] DE's yes, WM ? OPEN FOR COMMENT - UNTIL 1/11/23

Last post by oswaldkelso « 2023-01-15 20:32
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by cds60601 » 2023-01-05 02:12
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While I do see a board for Desktop environments, should there also be a Windows Manager board?
That may not be something very popular as many of the...
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Last post by oswaldkelso
2023-01-15 20:32
[Forum] Scheduled Forum update, upgrade, maintenance planned for 2023-01-12.

Last post by donald « 2023-01-15 06:15
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by donald » 2023-01-09 06:57

Please take into consideration that the forums will be down for maintenance Thursday of this week.

We plan to accomplish :
Database cleanup....

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2023-01-15 06:15
[Suggestion] Question and/or Suggestion

Last post by donald « 2023-01-14 21:37
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by cds60601 » 2023-01-14 16:44

Hi there!

Q1 - is this forum supported by its name-sake? Meaning, Not only in an official manner as in an official support outlet, but as in...

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Last post by donald
2023-01-14 21:37
[Discussion] Javascript free

Last post by donald « 2023-01-09 23:11
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by fch » 2023-01-09 22:22

I see a message as attached that JS is required for the website, come on guys, it's the debian forum, I see a connection also to ajaxgoogleapis.com

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2023-01-09 23:11
[Forum] Welcome FreewheelinFrank!

Last post by canci « 2023-01-08 10:33
Replies: 6
by donald » 2023-01-05 08:14

Apparently, as the expression goes, Good things come in 3's.

Check out the brand new nifty blue colour that enhances FreewheelinFrank 's username,...

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Last post by canci
2023-01-08 10:33
[Forum] Welcome canci!

Last post by wizard10000 « 2023-01-08 10:31
Replies: 5
by donald » 2023-01-07 21:28

Check out the brand new nifty blue colour that enhances canci 's username, which denotes their new rank and title which of Section Moderator status!...

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Last post by wizard10000
2023-01-08 10:31
[Forum] Welcome p.H!

Last post by Hallvor « 2023-01-05 08:12
Replies: 4
by donald » 2023-01-04 23:51

Check out the brand new nifty blue colour that enhances p.H 's username, which denotes their new rank and title which of Section Moderator status!...

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Last post by Hallvor
2023-01-05 08:12
[Forum] Welcome CwF!

Last post by cds60601 « 2023-01-05 01:22
Replies: 3
by donald » 2023-01-04 23:44

Check out the brand new nifty blue colour that enhances Cwf 's username, which denotes their new rank and title which of Section Moderator status!...

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Last post by cds60601
2023-01-05 01:22
[Request] [Solved] broken forum page field?

Last post by kent_dorfman766 « 2022-12-18 00:04
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by kent_dorfman766 » 2022-12-16 14:19

Shouldn't this actually show the subforum the post exists in, and not just the top-level Board Index?

What I see is Board index < < instead of...

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Last post by kent_dorfman766
2022-12-18 00:04
[Request] [Solved] Quick links for "Your posts" and "Search" does not work anymore in the forum

Last post by Aki « 2022-12-14 04:43
Replies: 4
by Aki » 2022-12-13 18:10

Hello,
It seems that the Quick links for Your posts and Search does not work anymore in the forum. When the Your posts is activated or a search in...

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Last post by Aki
2022-12-14 04:43
[Feature] Colour Blind Style/Theme option enabled

Last post by cds60601 « 2022-12-10 22:31
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by donald » 2022-12-10 06:15

We added this theme some time ago, it was spoken about in a thread but never globally announced. Now we correct that.

There is a theme that we have...

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Last post by cds60601
2022-12-10 22:31
unwanted WEB services

Last post by donald « 2022-12-06 03:33
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by LE_746F6D617A7A69 » 2022-12-02 23:17

Simple question:
After recent updates of this forums webpage, I get (customized) www warnings about *unexpected* web access, the problem boils down...

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Last post by donald
2022-12-06 03:33
[Forum] [Feature] Opt-in Cookies and 3rd party content

Last post by donald « 2022-11-13 21:21
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by donald » 2022-11-13 10:55

Debian User Forums does not use trackers or share information with any party at all with no exception , our forum software does use required cookies...

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2022-11-13 21:21
[Forum] Welcome wizard10000!

Last post by donald « 2022-11-09 02:46
Replies: 3
by donald » 2022-11-01 16:24

Check out the brand new nifty blue colour that enhances wizard10000 's username, which denotes their new rank and title which of Section Moderator...

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Last post by donald
2022-11-09 02:46
[SID - Unstable] Forum theme change?

Last post by wizard10000 « 2022-11-05 15:26
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by Dai_trying » 2022-10-30 09:23

After posting about this forum's theme and how I find it too garish to read comfortably I was asked to create a poll to see if there are others (and...

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2022-11-05 15:26
[Forum] Forum downtime today: 2:35 - 2:44 UTC

Last post by donald « 2022-11-04 02:46

by donald » 2022-11-04 02:46

We moved the forum order around and to prevent any mishaps the board was taken offline during the period of time. We also used that opportunity to...

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Last post by donald
2022-11-04 02:46
[Suggestion] Thread templates

Last post by Fossy « 2022-11-03 13:56
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by NFT5 » 2022-11-02 01:12

In another of the now seemingly endless stream of threads about the new sid/unstable section I made a suggestion that threads could have a template...

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Last post by Fossy
2022-11-03 13:56
[Request] Forum Styles (vote)

Last post by donald « 2022-11-03 04:57
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by donald » 2022-10-20 21:46
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We have over 19 separate styles/themes for the forums which are winding up to be quite a bit of work to deal with. Ideally we can get them down to 5...
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Last post by donald
2022-11-03 04:57
Some forum threads don't honour personal style

Last post by dilberts_left_nut « 2022-10-31 09:28
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by ralph.ronnquist » 2022-10-28 06:01
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It appears that threads in the Sid's something or other forum ignores my theme selection.
Is that really necessary?
Or maybe it's done on purpose so...
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Last post by dilberts_left_nut
2022-10-31 09:28
[Suggestion] “ help and support “ section

Last post by Fossy « 2022-10-29 14:23
Replies: 2
by Fossy » 2022-10-29 11:30

I note that the categorys Beginners Questions & General Questions account for about 30,000 topics and 200,000 posts ... and therefore ask myself the...

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2022-10-29 14:23

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