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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.

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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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2022-10-13 16:32
[Discussion] how do you install

Last post by fabien « 2023-02-01 17:32
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by lucyferu » 2023-01-26 18:16

im not a veteran of the linux and im brand-new with debian.
i've had a couple of issue in the past with some apps/software and, sometimes, the fault...

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Last post by fabien
2023-02-01 17:32
What does your desktop look like?

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2023-02-01 14:30
What does your non-Debian desktop look like?

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Last post by None1975
2023-02-01 14:23
Share your Debian SCRIPTS

Last post by Zoot « 2023-01-31 11:20
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by fabien » 2022-04-09 14:42
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Share your Debian scripts !
Why keep those valuable pieces of code out of sight?
Being of personal use, their polish is perhaps not as high as if...
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Last post by Zoot
2023-01-31 11:20
Which Browser do you use?

Last post by steve_v « 2023-01-31 04:10
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by donald » 2021-11-30 22:35
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Which Web Browser is your primary?

The poll is limited to 10 options, if you use another use the 'Other' selection and leave a comment.
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2023-01-31 04:10
[Off-Topic] Enable Quad9 private DNS on Netguard firewall - on Android

Last post by Trihexagonal « 2023-01-30 11:29
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by vryni » 2023-01-28 07:21

I've had Quad9 private DNS configured on my Android phone - for several months
and it seems to work fine.
Yesterday i installed Netguard firewall and...

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Last post by Trihexagonal
2023-01-30 11:29
[Discussion] vnc performance degradation

Last post by jmechnich « 2023-01-29 16:05
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by kent_dorfman766 » 2023-01-03 05:12

Apparently I'm not the only one to notice it, based on my web search. There is a noticable slowdown of vnc client response in debian 11 compared to...

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Last post by jmechnich
2023-01-29 16:05
Many connections on my OpenWrt router

Last post by steve_v « 2023-01-28 15:34
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by DebbieMebbie » 2023-01-26 19:44

Hi

Should my OpenWrt router look like this?

Seems like a lot of connections when only my phone, wife's phone and TV are on the network..

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Last post by steve_v
2023-01-28 15:34
[Discussion] [Solved] Debian Mailing Lists - Unsubscribing due to no MX record

Last post by epp « 2023-01-27 17:23
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by epp » 2023-01-26 21:38

I received a reply to a post I made in the SID/Testing forum, but did not receive an e-mail from the site indicating there was a reply and the same...

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2023-01-27 17:23
[Discussion] Free Hardware Discussion Thread

Last post by donald « 2023-01-26 21:43
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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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2023-01-26 21:43
[Hardware] "Free as in Free Beer" hardware donations, part II.

Last post by donald « 2023-01-25 22:46
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by donald » 2023-01-23 23:39

Some time ago, user /tmp started the original - Free as in Free Beer Hardware /home - thread where users could donate and send hardware or computing...

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Last post by donald
2023-01-25 22:46
[Discussion] avatar size limit

Last post by kent_dorfman766 « 2023-01-25 19:50

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 kent_dorfman766
2023-01-25 19:50
Visit your profile to choose a flag.

Last post by donald « 2023-01-23 18:22
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by kedaha » 2022-10-13 20:27

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
2023-01-23 18:22
Light reading from the archives

Last post by CwF « 2023-01-21 21:05
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by CwF » 2022-12-21 20:33

In this season I have often been the setup crew. I no longer handle 'new' stuff so to relive the activity I decided to upgrade an i386 installation...

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2023-01-21 21:05
[Industry] GitHub sunsetting Subversion in 2024

Last post by canci « 2023-01-21 13:17
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by donald » 2023-01-20 23:33

As of January 8, 2024 (about a year from now), we will sunset Subversion support completely on GitHub.com. A release of GitHub Enterprise Server...

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Last post by canci
2023-01-21 13:17
Windows Start Menu

Last post by el_koraco « 2023-01-20 11:09
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by canci » 2023-01-19 10:26

It’s interesting how something like this would be a reason for many to give up on a free desktop made by 10s of people, but even though we’re...

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Last post by el_koraco
2023-01-20 11:09
PDF application that can export Bookmarks

Last post by oswaldkelso « 2023-01-18 13:09
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by MedricCedric » 2023-01-12 11:02

I am looking for an application that export bookmarks.

I have a great android app called Librera pro that allows you to copy text in the app,...

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Last post by oswaldkelso
2023-01-18 13:09
[Feature] Advanced BBcode

Last post by sunrat « 2023-01-17 03:32
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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
[Discussion] Whats the main responsibilities for maintainers on Debian

Last post by lindi « 2023-01-16 16:12
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by Narodnaya Volya » 2023-01-16 08:09

Whats the main responsibilities for maintainers on Debian
How advance in coding you should be. Can someone that doesn't know coding can aid?
How...

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Last post by lindi
2023-01-16 16:12
[Discussion] How often, if you do, change your passwords?

Last post by donald « 2023-01-15 22:49
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by donald » 2023-01-15 00:32

Just wondering for the sake of discussion how often people actually change passwords?

Do you have a baseline of days, weeks, or months?

Do you...

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Last post by donald
2023-01-15 22:49
[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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Last post by donald
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
Hardware & Usage

Last post by canci « 2023-01-11 22:22
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by hihashi » 2022-06-19 22:23

I thought about posting this in Hardware , while I thought the topic more about apprising people about a serious & valid argument so to maybe...

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Last post by canci
2023-01-11 22:22
[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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Last post by donald
2023-01-09 23:11
[Forum] Welcome FreewheelinFrank!

Last post by canci « 2023-01-08 10:33
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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
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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
[Discussion] Bookmark management?

Last post by canci « 2023-01-07 10:46
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by donald » 2023-01-02 18:50

I tend to have a lot of tabs open, read a lot, or while researching something save and bookmark the tabs. It's near impossible to find anything in...

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Last post by canci
2023-01-07 10:46
What does your REAL desktop look like?

Last post by cds60601 « 2023-01-07 01:48
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by Hallvor » 2021-08-06 21:02
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Inspired by the what does your desktop look like -thread and bester69's post about his desk, I'm inviting you to post an image of your physical...
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2023-01-07 01:48
[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
micro$oft launche$ final ver$ion $earch engine

Last post by Fossy « 2023-01-04 15:30
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by Fossy » 2023-01-03 15:49

After two year$ of tinkering, it i$ finally here: $oftware and internet giant micro$oft ha$ fini$hed it$ new $earch engine. In doing $o, the company...

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Last post by Fossy
2023-01-04 15:30
Fvwm3 package

Last post by None1975 « 2023-01-03 13:45
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by rasat » 2022-04-14 18:36

The new Fvwm3 has been released two years ago, for some reason, there is no Debian package. Is this the right place to ask to get it added?

If you...

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Last post by None1975
2023-01-03 13:45
How to Brick a 1 TB SSD

Last post by donald « 2023-01-02 18:35
Replies: 29
by PDA123 » 2022-12-31 13:11
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Be an optimist- like on the Titanic.

I've had the pleasant experience of bricking 2- 1tb SSDs in a few hours or so.

One of the SSD was a Western...
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Last post by donald
2023-01-02 18:35
Windows making me laugh yet again...

Last post by pwzhangzz « 2022-12-29 16:52
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by jmgibson1981 » 2022-12-24 01:05
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Today I wanted to play skyrim. Apparently the new experimental proton doesn't work with. So I reboot to Windows.

First my pci card for an extra sata...
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Last post by pwzhangzz
2022-12-29 16:52
SELinux - default users

Last post by efd « 2022-12-28 20:45
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by efd » 2022-12-25 07:14

Hi all,

Hope you all have/had a good Xmas… 🎄

I have a question about SELinux, and the default users. What I know, the default users on install is...

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Last post by efd
2022-12-28 20:45
[Software] Cinnamon problem at login!

Last post by 4D696B65 « 2022-12-28 03:12
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by joellapointe1717 » 2022-12-28 03:10

Hi,

I have Spiral linux installed since 2 months with cinnamon. My spiral version is based on Debian 11.
I rebooted my computer. Once at the login...

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Last post by 4D696B65
2022-12-28 03:12
Merry Christmas !

Last post by FreewheelinFrank « 2022-12-25 11:27
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by sip » 2022-12-25 09:03

Hi friends.! :)
I want to wish everyone a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year 2023! :) Peace to you and your families, calm and confident...

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Last post by FreewheelinFrank
2022-12-25 11:27
Should I contribute?

Last post by cds60601 « 2022-12-24 17:36
Replies: 5
by MiracleDinner » 2022-12-24 14:12

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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Last post by cds60601
2022-12-24 17:36
[Hardware] [硬件] How to Fix pulseaudio Failed to set switch of Headphone: Input/Output error?

Last post by ovo-Tim « 2022-12-24 06:43
Replies: 2
by ovo-Tim » 2022-12-24 04:12

I'm a students from China.I have a problem.Please help me.Thanks

I tried use

systemctl --user restart pulseaudio.service

Now I can find my...

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Last post by ovo-Tim
2022-12-24 06:43
[Software] Handling IP addresses on Linaro OS

Last post by cds60601 « 2022-12-23 23:05
Replies: 5
by Stemmo » 2022-12-22 10:25

Hi all,
I'm configuring a Linaro OS (Debian for ARM).

I need to understand which is the simplest way to switch the OS from DHCP to static network...

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Last post by cds60601
2022-12-23 23:05
It's time for us to concede defeat

Last post by kent_dorfman766 « 2022-12-23 17:03
Replies: 28
by BeeThank » 2022-06-05 15:48
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Everyone, rejoice! Our dreams of liberation have been smashed to the ground!

- Despite some success on the desktop, the free software movement has...
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Last post by kent_dorfman766
2022-12-23 17:03
Snap updates happen without user consent

Last post by LE_746F6D617A7A69 « 2022-12-21 14:24
Replies: 35
by canci » 2022-12-08 14:51
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The update channel for Snap is independent from the KDE updater (on Kubuntu), and seemingly the Gnome updater (on Ubuntu). If you consent to applying...
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Last post by LE_746F6D617A7A69
2022-12-21 14:24
Poettering is at it again

Last post by kent_dorfman766 « 2022-12-19 00:07
Replies: 11
by ticojohn » 2022-10-29 18:51

Yikes! As I see it, while the idea might have some merit, it is something else to make Linux more like Windows. :evil:

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Last post by kent_dorfman766
2022-12-19 00:07
[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
[Hardware] Porting OS X Audio Interface Drivers to Linux

Last post by sunrat « 2022-12-17 21:59
Replies: 8
by ctphifer » 2022-12-16 23:11

I've been out of the Linux world for a while and am jumping back in. I have an audio interface that is made by Tascam and only currently has drivers...

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Last post by sunrat
2022-12-17 21:59
[Software] Share a folder with virtualbox

Last post by Peet « 2022-12-17 14:32
Replies: 4
by Peet » 2022-12-16 19:24

Hi All!

I want to share a folder with virtualbox, but I can't do it. My host is a Debian 11, the virtualbox has a windows 8. How to share your host...

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Last post by Peet
2022-12-17 14:32
FNOG here (introduction)

Last post by donald « 2022-12-16 10:14
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by kent_dorfman766 » 2022-12-16 07:12

Don't really see a specific board for introductions but this looked like the closest fit.

So I'm an FNOG (freakin-new-old-guy) who has been playing...

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2022-12-16 10:14

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