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Debian Celebrates 31 years!

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

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2024-06-29 07:44
[Announcement] AI Generated Content

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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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[Read-Me] How to post a thread here

Last post by Hallvor « 2022-10-14 08:46

by Hallvor » 2022-10-14 08:46

This text provides tips and expectations for those who are thinking of posting a how-to.

1. Before writing
Know your readers, know your stuff and...

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2022-10-14 08:46
Forum guidelines. Please read before first post!

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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

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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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[HowTo] Install and configure Debian bookworm

Last post by Hallvor « 2024-01-11 06:31
Replies: 17
by Hallvor » 2023-09-02 11:21

Table of contents

1. Who is this for?
2. Advantages and drawbacks of Debian
3. Installation
3.1 Checksum
3.2 Make a bootable USB-stick
3.3 Disk...

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Last post by Hallvor
2024-01-11 06:31
[howto] navigating Debian's documentation

Last post by wizard10000 « 2022-11-23 13:22

by wizard10000 » 2022-11-23 13:22

Debian is extensively documented and navigating that documentation can be a little daunting at times so we've created this short guide to help folks...

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2022-11-23 13:22
[Read-Me] External resources and use of this subforum

Last post by Hallvor « 2022-10-13 19:09

by Hallvor » 2022-10-13 19:09

If you are new here, my name is Hallvor and this is the Docs, Howtos, Tips & Tricks subforum of the Debian User Forums. As the name implies, this is...

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2022-10-13 19:09
[HowTo] Move browser profile and cache to RAM

Last post by bin « 2024-09-12 06:24
Replies: 12
by sunrat » 2023-03-14 05:44

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...

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Last post by bin
2024-09-12 06:24
[Best-Of] Threads for the week.

Last post by Best_Threads « 2024-09-08 23:07
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by Best_Threads » 2023-02-13 00:46
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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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2024-09-08 23:07
Bookworm "Point Release Number" - How to fetch it.

Last post by Augie77 « 2024-09-03 15:14
Replies: 4
by flatroncom » 2024-08-31 22:02

For anyone struggling to display their currently installed Debian point release for version 12 (Bookworm),
this will do it...

Open a terminal,
cat...

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Last post by Augie77
2024-09-03 15:14
[HowTo] Install and use Wine on Debian

Last post by Uptorn « 2024-08-26 19:27
Replies: 19
by CynicalDebian » 2023-04-23 00:20

For many of us the transition from Windows to Linux can be a painful process. Proprietary Windows software hooks into your life and makes you...

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Last post by Uptorn
2024-08-26 19:27
[HowTo] System backup with rsync

Last post by sunrat « 2024-08-21 12:49
Replies: 13
by pbear » 2024-07-05 01:59

There are many ways to backup a Linux system. A few years ago, I settled on file level backup using rsync because it's robust and flexible (can be...

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Last post by sunrat
2024-08-21 12:49
[HowTo] Debian testing KDE installation by debootstrap from a live testing

Last post by jebez « 2024-08-06 11:07
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by jebez » 2024-07-30 15:24

EFI stub ( by efibootmgr ) version :

Done on 5/8/2024 .

PC : 64-bit
Motherboard : Gigabyte B450M DS3H
CPU : 12 × AMD Ryzen 5 2600 Six-Core...

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Last post by jebez
2024-08-06 11:07
[HowTo] Change permantly CPU scaling governor

Last post by sickpig « 2024-07-20 02:31
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by panpan » 2024-03-16 15:15

Whatever you try with your system, always first Backup!

1. First, at the terminal, check the current governor with:
cat...

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Last post by sickpig
2024-07-20 02:31
[HowTo] Command line basics for beginners

Last post by donald « 2024-07-17 15:36
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by Hallvor » 2024-07-17 14:24

1. Why bother?
Because command line interface is the most powerful and efficient tool on your computer. It is such a waste not knowing the basics....

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Last post by donald
2024-07-17 15:36
[Tips] How to remove control characters from terminal recording (i.e. by script command)

Last post by CloisteredNeuron « 2024-06-28 21:46
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by Aki » 2024-05-03 02:57

Hello,

Just a tip on how to remove control characters from terminal logs (i.e. generated with the script [ 1 ] command).

The ansi2txt program is...

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Last post by CloisteredNeuron
2024-06-28 21:46
Selectively block internet access via Apparmor

Last post by m4c-attack « 2024-06-27 03:10
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by sickpig » 2019-07-10 22:42

Objective - achieve selective blocking of network access of individual apps via apparmor in debian

there is general misconception that debian's...

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Last post by m4c-attack
2024-06-27 03:10
[HowTo] Fast and easy image upscaling

Last post by alice2024 « 2024-06-25 14:28
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by PeterB » 2024-03-30 16:00

Debian package xbrzscale can be used to upscale png files with good results.
Its quick, usually a second or two on files of modest size.

xBRZ is a...

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Last post by alice2024
2024-06-25 14:28
[HowTo] Install a kernel from Backports

Last post by sunrat « 2024-06-02 13:48
Replies: 2
by sunrat » 2024-06-02 03:16

There are various Backports guides in random places but as the most common reason for Backports is to install a kernel more recent than the one in...

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2024-06-02 13:48
[Challenge] Assignment 2: Speed tests from the command line

Last post by donald « 2024-05-27 00:52

by donald » 2024-05-27 00:52

In the admin subforum sometimes we tweak or educate another admins commands mirroring what is done largely in the user forums when someone comes...

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Last post by donald
2024-05-27 00:52
[Challenge] Q1. Process/Port location and kill

Last post by fabien « 2024-05-17 23:52
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by donald » 2024-05-12 03:02

In the admin subforum sometimes we tweak or educate another admins commands mirroring what is done largely in the user forums when someone comes...

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Last post by fabien
2024-05-17 23:52
[HowTo] Getting Started with Virt-Manager & QEMU-KVM

Last post by CwF « 2024-05-08 15:33
Replies: 17
by pbear » 2024-04-22 05:27

There are several options for running virtual machines in Linux. Early on, I went with VirtualBox because I was still mostly a Windows user and VBox...

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Last post by CwF
2024-05-08 15:33
[Tips] PSA - Sound on Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon

Last post by arzgi « 2024-04-22 15:46
Replies: 1
by sickpig » 2024-04-21 17:43

My debian 12 got a new home in Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon G9 i5 1135G7 2.4GHz 16GB 512GB 14 Touch. Moved from latitude 5500. Everything worked as it...

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Last post by arzgi
2024-04-22 15:46
Auto login and `startx` without a display manager (systemd)

Last post by seamusdemora « 2024-04-14 03:26
Replies: 59
by Head_on_a_Stick » 2015-07-18 01:06
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This Howto is aimed at users who wish to automatically login to their Debian stable system and start the X server without having to enter startx at...
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Last post by seamusdemora
2024-04-14 03:26
auto login and startx without a display manager - lenny

Last post by seamusdemora « 2024-04-13 01:46
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by MeanDean » 2008-07-31 14:33
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for auto login

edit /etc/inittab and change
1:2345:respawn:/sbin/getty 38400 tty1
to make it look like
#1:2345:respawn:/sbin/getty 38400 tty1...
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Last post by seamusdemora
2024-04-13 01:46
[HowTo] How do I install Qtile on Bookworm

Last post by None1975 « 2024-04-11 12:50
Replies: 2
by None1975 » 2024-04-11 12:02

This is a guide for those who want to install and try the Qtile window manager.

Since Bookworm and later don't accept installing Python stuff using...

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Last post by None1975
2024-04-11 12:50
[HowTo] Enable Autologin

Last post by pbear « 2024-04-09 22:07
Replies: 7
by pbear » 2024-04-09 04:59

Procedure varies depending on which display manager is being used, but it's pretty simple in each case. For purposes of these instructions, I assume...

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Last post by pbear
2024-04-09 22:07
[HowTo] Get Wi-FI working on host and guest if you're using LXQT/connman/Virt Manager

Last post by Enigma83 « 2024-04-06 06:31

by Enigma83 » 2024-04-06 06:31

OK, so, a few months ago I ran into an issue where Internet connectivity stopped working on host/guest OSes, while using the combo of LXQT, connman,...

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Last post by Enigma83
2024-04-06 06:31
[HowTo] Get Cisco ASDM Working in Bookworm

Last post by rotero « 2024-04-01 20:49
Replies: 1
by cogitech » 2023-11-17 17:22

Hello folks! I am in the midst of selecting a new distro, running Bookworm Live on USB right now.

One of the first things I do when trying a new...

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Last post by rotero
2024-04-01 20:49
[HowTo] Automatically run scripts on a desktop/laptop with Anacron

Last post by Hallvor « 2024-03-25 17:25

by Hallvor » 2024-03-25 17:25

Why automate commands?

Automation saves time and effort by getting repetitive tasks out of the way. This means you are getting more time for...

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2024-03-25 17:25
[EDITED] firmware: failed to load iwl-debug-yoyo.bin (-2)

Last post by lookus « 2024-02-03 13:11
Replies: 15
by ticojohn » 2021-07-28 19:10

I don't know if others are seeing the message, but on my Intel NUC, running Bullseye amd64, I have been seeing these messages at startup for quite...

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Last post by lookus
2024-02-03 13:11
[HowTo] Bookworm: Play Commodore 64 (C64) games with VICE

Last post by Hallvor « 2024-02-01 18:10

by Hallvor » 2024-02-01 18:10

What is VICE?

VICE is a program that runs on a Unix, MS-DOS, Win32, OS/2, BeOS, QNX 4.x, QNX 6.x, Amiga, Syllable or Mac OS X machine and executes...

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Last post by Hallvor
2024-02-01 18:10
[HowTo] Bookworm: Set up a headless torrentserver with Web/App control

Last post by Hallvor « 2024-01-25 10:51
Replies: 4
by Hallvor » 2024-01-24 09:48

1. General info

Following this guide, you will get a headless server running the BitTorrent file sharing protocol.

This HowTo is written for those...

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Last post by Hallvor
2024-01-25 10:51
[HowTo] Install Firefox as a .deb Package on Debian

Last post by Alt+F4 « 2024-01-24 13:18

by Alt+F4 » 2024-01-24 13:18

Starting with Firefox 122, Mozilla now provides official .deb packages for Linux users. To install the .deb package through the APT repository, do...

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2024-01-24 13:18
How_To set up Fluxbox from the default Debian Desktop Environment

Last post by Enigma83 « 2024-01-23 12:21
Replies: 3
by Trihexagonal » 2022-07-18 02:13

A member was putting much more work into attempting to get Fluxbox set up than it takes so I thought this may be of help to others. This is to get...

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Last post by Enigma83
2024-01-23 12:21
[HowTo] Your first Debian server

Last post by DebianNovice « 2024-01-17 16:42
Replies: 41
by Hallvor » 2022-12-31 00:36
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This how-to is written for those who would like to set up their first Debian server. It is written for Debian Bullseye, but the...
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2024-01-17 16:42
[Tips] Debian boot hanging at 'started cups scheduler'

Last post by pugwall « 2023-12-23 13:16
Replies: 1
by atommo999 » 2023-07-30 08:13

Thought it was worth posting this as just had to go through a troubleshooting session. To summarise the issue:

- Debian 12 that was up to date and...

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Last post by pugwall
2023-12-23 13:16
Update your BIOS (ThinkPad)

Last post by arochester « 2023-12-15 10:30
Replies: 4
by Hallvor » 2021-07-10 21:06

Disclaimer: This procedure may brick your computer. Consider yourself warned.

Our dear oswaldkelso has reported that the T520 (and possibly other...

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Last post by arochester
2023-12-15 10:30
[HowTo] Change system default fonts

Last post by donald « 2023-12-12 01:15
Replies: 1
by fabien » 2023-11-25 22:20

If you're unhappy with the system's default fonts, or want to try something else, or for any other reason, it's easy to do.

For a system-wide...

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Last post by donald
2023-12-12 01:15
[HowTo] Solve transparency issue in XFCE4-panel - window buttons

Last post by fabien « 2023-11-23 01:25

by fabien » 2023-11-23 01:25

Problem:
After upgrading from XFCE4 4.16 (Bullseye) to 4.18 (Bookworm), you may experience a loss of transparency issue if your window buttons use...

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Last post by fabien
2023-11-23 01:25
[HowTo] Debian Live installation with BTRFS, Subvolume, Snapper rollout

Last post by cogitech « 2023-11-21 00:03
Replies: 7
by robertocannito » 2023-08-24 13:58

This tutorial has the purpose to install Debian with BTRFS file system, automatic subvolumes and Snapper rollout.

As you know Debian Live use...

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Last post by cogitech
2023-11-21 00:03
[HowTo] Download from https://paste.debian.net with a bash script

Last post by Aki « 2023-11-18 18:19

by Aki » 2023-11-18 18:19

Hello,

You can download a known paste/post from with the following command (the wget or curl package must be installed):

PASTE_ID= 1298072 sh -c...

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Last post by Aki
2023-11-18 18:19
How-To Documentation requests.

Last post by CwF « 2023-10-04 16:14
Replies: 10
by donald » 2023-08-29 21:47

While we do our best in the Help sections and supplemental knowledge in our Docs, HowTos, Tips & Tricks section with amazing reads, we want to ask...

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Last post by CwF
2023-10-04 16:14
[HowTo] Install Pipewire on Mate Desktop Envirenment

Last post by mrmazda « 2023-09-30 11:42
Replies: 8
by lospala » 2023-09-25 11:12

In Debian Bookworm, with Mate Desktop Environment Pulseaudio is the audio server installed by default. I had some troubles when trying to connect my...

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Last post by mrmazda
2023-09-30 11:42
SearXNG - Privacy Search Engine

Last post by LloydLynx « 2023-09-22 20:26
Replies: 1
by SerW » 2023-09-17 12:29

Hello guys!
You can add SerXNG to Firefox by simply installing the unofficial extension:

Screen shot of the results page:

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Last post by LloydLynx
2023-09-22 20:26
[HowTo] use i3 with xfce4

Last post by Head_on_a_Stick « 2023-08-06 13:06
Replies: 3
by Phantorm » 2023-08-06 09:32

1. Open your terminal and paste:
- to change your window manager to i3:

xfconf-query -c xfce4-session -p /sessions/Failsafe/Client0_Command -t...

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Last post by Head_on_a_Stick
2023-08-06 13:06
Linux ports of OpenBSD's ksh

Last post by Head_on_a_Stick « 2023-07-16 21:36
Replies: 19
by Head_on_a_Stick » 2019-04-12 16:19

Although bash is a fine shell with many useful features, it does have it's problems:
BUGS
It's too big and too slow.
OpenBSD uses their own...

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Last post by Head_on_a_Stick
2023-07-16 21:36
Prevent installation of raspi-firmware

Last post by Random_Troll « 2023-07-15 11:18

by Random_Troll » 2023-07-15 11:18

The Debian 12.0 live images add the raspi-firmware package and cause upgrade problems afterwards.

This kernel command line parameter removes the...

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2023-07-15 11:18
[HowTo] File permissions and ownership

Last post by CynicalDebian « 2023-07-14 02:52
Replies: 2
by Hallvor » 2023-07-13 11:07

Introduction

Linux was created as a multi-user system from day one. Different permissions and ownership was therefore a necessity to make the...

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Last post by CynicalDebian
2023-07-14 02:52
[MATE Desktop} How to install Ayatana Indicators

Last post by None1975 « 2023-07-12 13:25
Replies: 4
by johnsonmt01 » 2022-03-22 18:10

As described in the official wiki, “Ayatana is a collective effort to improve the user experience of software in and for Ubuntu.” Projects included...

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Last post by None1975
2023-07-12 13:25
[HowTo] DistroHopper data management

Last post by jmgibson1981 « 2023-07-03 18:59

by jmgibson1981 » 2023-07-03 18:59

This is a simple thing I wanted to share. I have a tendency to distro hop quite often yet I don't like sharing /home/ $USER between different distros...

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Last post by jmgibson1981
2023-07-03 18:59
[HOWTO] - Access CP/M Floppy's via libdsk & cpmtools

Last post by lkraemer « 2023-07-03 12:27
Replies: 15
by lkraemer » 2014-03-04 23:38

- Access CP/M Floppy's created with Teledisk using libdsk & cpmtools

This HOWTO: will explain how to Install libdsk Version 1.3.5 & cpmtools...

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Last post by lkraemer
2023-07-03 12:27
[HowTo] [Software] Enable EPUB and MOBI Thumbnails in Debian 11 (Tested with MATE/caja)

Last post by Hallvor « 2023-06-29 16:05
Replies: 1
by vixxkigoli » 2023-06-29 12:54

Hi! Guys, I was searching for package that enable epub and mobi thumbnails in Debian 11 but I found one for Debian 12 named gnome-epub-thumbnailer,...

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Last post by Hallvor
2023-06-29 16:05
Howto: Installing and configuring Debian Buster

Last post by Hallvor « 2023-06-28 16:48
Replies: 32
by Hallvor » 2020-03-08 11:16
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This howto is aimed at beginners, but assumes a little knowledge of GNU/Linux, but no experience of Debian should be necessary....
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2023-06-28 16:48

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