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A Guide to Debian Community Discord

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Beginner's Guide (Revised 2024)

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This guide revised and updated Sept 2024

Table of contents

1) Intro:
A beginners guide to Debian

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2.1) basic...
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[Networking] How to configure Integrated NIC 1: Intel(R) GbE 4P I350-t rNDC

Last post by CwF « 2024-12-04 17:23
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by ekaiser » 2024-12-04 15:59

Hi,

I am new to configuring a 4 port NIC on Debian 12. The hardware in which Debian is installed is a Dell R630 with a Integrated NIC 1: Intel(R)...

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Last post by CwF
2024-12-04 17:23
[O/S] What is the correct way to format a drive and mount it in fstab?

Last post by CwF « 2024-12-04 17:00
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by Martek » 2024-12-03 17:54

I am having a hard time with Linux to be honest. Everything is just so complicated compared to Windows and I feel I am getting too old for all this...

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Last post by CwF
2024-12-04 17:00
[O/S] Couldn't parse dbx signatures

Last post by rmps « 2024-12-04 08:44

by rmps » 2024-12-04 08:44

During boot of my Debian 12 I get the following error:
lis 13 11:39:27 pluton kernel: integrity: Loaded X.509 cert 'Microsoft Windows Production PCA...

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Last post by rmps
2024-12-04 08:44
[O/S] Debian 12 Stable with Ryzen 7 8845HS

Last post by M22 « 2024-12-04 07:08
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by M22 » 2024-12-04 04:28

Hi, I recently obtained a Ryzen 7 laptop. It is a new laptop from a new Chinese company called N-One who have been making mini PCs before and now...

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Last post by M22
2024-12-04 07:08
[Solved] Using apt autoremove command

Last post by mumpkie « 2024-12-03 12:58
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by mumpkie » 2024-12-03 12:28

Last week there was an upgrade which was installed. After the upgrade I did the . Upon running the command there were some packages which were...

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2024-12-03 12:58
Emulator related questions for Debian

Last post by cyberpunk2077 « 2024-12-03 08:11
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by cyberpunk2077 » 2024-12-01 16:45

My cousins are in a state where they have blocked reddit, telegram, discord, twitter and other messaging apps. Certain vpns with servers in the...

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2024-12-03 08:11
[Installation] [Installation (i guess)] Help me get debian running on my computer.

Last post by stevepusser « 2024-12-03 02:14
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by SomeGuy1234 » 2024-12-02 01:37

So I was on void linux for several years until I really really needed pipewire for something. Every post I ever saw bragged about how its such an...

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2024-12-03 02:14
0% [Connecting to ftp.us.debian.org

Last post by sunrat « 2024-12-02 15:06
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by cyrilNste » 2016-06-28 14:45

Hello,

# apt-get update
0% ........... is freezing.

# ping ftp.us.debian.org
PING ftp.us.debian.org (128.61.240.89) 56(84) bytes of data.
64 bytes...

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2024-12-02 15:06
[Installation] First software update has crashed my browser

Last post by arzgi « 2024-12-02 10:43
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by silverrope » 2024-11-28 09:24

Debian newbie, first forum post. I have installed debian 12 on a old 32-bit laptop. It worked fine for a while and have been happy. Due to the low...

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Last post by arzgi
2024-12-02 10:43
Which laptop do YOU run Debian on?

Last post by harritapio « 2024-12-02 10:13
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by cmdr_x » 2024-04-09 13:58
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Hi.
I am in the process of getting a used laptop to install Debian bookworm onto it.
I have been reading about some laptops having difficulties with...
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Last post by harritapio
2024-12-02 10:13
can i install android emulator in debian

Last post by peer « 2024-12-02 08:39
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by ritzael » 2018-04-13 07:40

if in debian can be installed android emulator, as in windows xeplayer, can not xeplayer on windows install on debian, thanks

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Last post by peer
2024-12-02 08:39
VM in live debian usb

Last post by cyberpunk2077 « 2024-12-02 06:51

by cyberpunk2077 » 2024-12-02 06:51

Is it possible to run VM in live debian gnome usb?
If tor proxies are set up in live debian gnome then will they be auto setup in the VM too? I tried...

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Last post by cyberpunk2077
2024-12-02 06:51
[Sound] No sound on headphones

Last post by Oliverloveslinux « 2024-12-02 05:55
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by fch » 2023-01-14 12:12
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Hello I recently installed Debian stable on a machine, with gnome DE and I can't make the headphones work. I am running the latest kernel, it's a...
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Last post by Oliverloveslinux
2024-12-02 05:55
[O/S] Running apps in a separate user account compared to a Virtual Machine?

Last post by CwF « 2024-11-30 18:25
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by Martek » 2024-11-30 18:14

I am sure this is probably a stupid question but I am still new to Linux. I have some software I want to run on my system that I don't necessarily...

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Last post by CwF
2024-11-30 18:25
C-states off vs Performance governer in Debian 12? Any performance difference?

Last post by GroudonandKyogre « 2024-11-30 12:23

by GroudonandKyogre » 2024-11-30 12:23

Hi, I am new to debian after using linux mint for a while. And I just wanted to know what if the I use C-states off instead of the performance...

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Last post by GroudonandKyogre
2024-11-30 12:23
[Software] Download/Install TOR

Last post by donald « 2024-11-30 07:15
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by mumpkie » 2024-11-28 18:21

Never used TOR but would like to try it. Where should one go to download TOR? At the TOR site and follow their instructions or at a debian...

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Last post by donald
2024-11-30 07:15
This is no Evolution!

Last post by DebianFox « 2024-11-29 05:29
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by UberPrutser » 2024-11-27 14:49

My uncle gave my an old Windows 8 computer, and I just installed Debian 12 on it :)
I noticed that Evolution was running some processes in the...

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Last post by DebianFox
2024-11-29 05:29
can't update system and all

Last post by bw123 « 2024-11-27 22:10
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by Waldo Jeffers » 2024-11-26 10:42

Just found out the deb12 didn't update at all last months.
Get this error
E: The repository ' bookworm-security Release' does not have a Release...

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Last post by bw123
2024-11-27 22:10
[SOLVED] Missing items in System Settings?

Last post by almoendaledeb « 2024-11-27 13:24
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by almoendaledeb » 2024-11-21 05:20

I have a Linux Mint Debian Edition running dual-boot with Debian 12 Bookworm; both have Cinnamon DE; however the LMDE shows me 4 items under System...

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Last post by almoendaledeb
2024-11-27 13:24
[Hardware] Swappiness on servers

Last post by steve_v « 2024-11-26 12:43
Replies: 18
by fch » 2024-11-16 01:57

I have some doubts of swappiness and how to better set it up on servers. I set it to zero on my servers as I have more RAM than needed and have been...

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Last post by steve_v
2024-11-26 12:43
Do you run Debian directly or under Windows 11 WSL, etc?

Last post by kent_dorfman766 « 2024-11-26 00:35
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by sam71623 » 2024-11-17 10:16

Would it be nice to have flexiable control by using WSL (Windows Subsystem for Linux) to run multiple Debian?

1. Do you run Debian directly on real...

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Last post by kent_dorfman766
2024-11-26 00:35
Quick app launch and app search in GNOME Flashback

Last post by Aristocat « 2024-11-25 12:42
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by umayer » 2024-07-24 23:40

I use Debian 12 with GNOME Flashback. I have been trying to customize the desktop environment, but there are two things I haven't been able to do...

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Last post by Aristocat
2024-11-25 12:42
[Hardware] What is the recommended way to automatically mount Google Drive as a network drive

Last post by milomak « 2024-11-24 15:28
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by bjvca » 2024-11-24 12:07

Hi all

I have been experimenting a bit with mounting google drive as a network drive using rclone. I can mount and unmount manually in the CLI, but...

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Last post by milomak
2024-11-24 15:28
[Solved] Where is my usb drive?

Last post by sunrat « 2024-11-21 20:58
Replies: 3
by mumpkie » 2024-11-21 12:42

Whenever a usb drive is plugged into the computer should it not show on the desktop? I want to copy files which were downloaded into the /Downloads...

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Last post by sunrat
2024-11-21 20:58
[Hardware] [SOLVED] "No Wi-Fi Adapter Found" after Debian 12 installation

Last post by TiberiusKG « 2024-11-21 07:49
Replies: 8
by jaylcee » 2023-11-05 16:16

SOLVED: see post #4

Hello,

I just switched from Ubuntu Studio to Debian 12. I used the weekly Netinstall with gnome-core as a Desktop Environment....

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Last post by TiberiusKG
2024-11-21 07:49
Gnome terminal keyboard shortcut [SOLVED]

Last post by clessalvein « 2024-11-21 05:54
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by cleef » 2013-06-02 03:06

Hi

I was wondering what the easiest way would be to create a keyboard shortcut to the terminal?

Thanks

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Last post by clessalvein
2024-11-21 05:54
[Software] When zooming with the accesibility feature, the page scrolls in chrome.

Last post by juribel « 2024-11-20 21:17
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by Energybender » 2024-11-20 18:59

I installed debian 12 with xfce as the de. I enabled the accessibility settings and super + mouse wheel now zooms in and out. However, when I want to...

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Last post by juribel
2024-11-20 21:17
[O/S] Frequent and random freezing

Last post by vocs « 2024-11-20 18:42
Replies: 5
by vocs » 2024-11-20 01:18

Experience doesn't seem tied to any specific application. Cursor stops moving and then laptop reboots after ~30 seconds of being frozen. Happens...

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2024-11-20 18:42
[O/S] RAID1 BOOTING

Last post by Aki « 2024-11-20 16:37
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by jcizzo » 2024-11-20 00:18

hello all,

I don't understand how mdadm raid1 boot install works..

I went through the installation of debian 12 on 2 Sata ssds raid1 mirrored. this...

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Last post by Aki
2024-11-20 16:37
[软件] housini20.5Start the crash

Last post by MeibingCheng « 2024-11-20 14:41

by MeibingCheng » 2024-11-20 14:41

The newly installed debian12 cannot start the houdini20.5 version and keeps crashing on the startup interface. Both houdini20.0 and houdini19.5 can...

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Last post by MeibingCheng
2024-11-20 14:41
Keyboard issues (laptop) after updates

Last post by sunrat « 2024-11-20 02:27
Replies: 3
by 1987cp » 2024-11-19 19:57

Debian user here, but by no means an expert. I can pretty much handle anything doable by apt install or sometimes flatpak or dpkg, but I get confused...

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Last post by sunrat
2024-11-20 02:27
[Software] Unknown TCP connection in nethogs?

Last post by Energybender « 2024-11-19 12:32
Replies: 4
by Energybender » 2024-11-18 20:10

I run Debian 12 as my desktop os, I saw 192.168.1.111:32996-192.0.73.2:443 once running with the root user id(I am not using the root account).
After...

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Last post by Energybender
2024-11-19 12:32
[Networking] Can't connect to Ethernet on Debian Live version

Last post by FreewheelinFrank « 2024-11-19 06:19
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by Wanadeb » 2024-11-11 10:01

I'm currently in the process of getting rid of Microsoft and trying to experiment with Debian.
To try and run Debian a bit I used the stable live...

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Last post by FreewheelinFrank
2024-11-19 06:19
[Installation] [Solved] Can't change logon screen

Last post by almoendaledeb « 2024-11-18 16:58
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by almoendaledeb » 2024-11-18 16:14

{Love to show screenshots, not sure how, not a client of imgur?}
No matter which DE I choose (Cinnamon/GNOME Wayland/GNOME Classic, etc.) at the...

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2024-11-18 16:58
[SOLVED] Appreciate pointer to info on installation on RPi5 with NVMe

Last post by sam71623 « 2024-11-17 10:29
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by sam71623 » 2024-11-15 12:26

Totally new. Sorry for asking simple question.

Would appreciate pointers to self learning info on installation of Debian 12 or 11 on Raspberry Pi 5...

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2024-11-17 10:29
[SOLVED] Can Debian 12 or 11 runs under Windows 11?

Last post by sam71623 « 2024-11-17 09:54
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by sam71623 » 2024-11-15 18:31

All new to these.

Can Debian 12 or 11 runs under Windows 11 (as a Windows application/task/process or similar name)?

Is Windows 11 home edition...

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2024-11-17 09:54
[Solved] set correct keyboard mapping.

Last post by lindis68 « 2024-11-16 16:08
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by lindis68 » 2024-11-14 16:05

Hi everyone.

I have a acer chromebook r11 cb5-132t that i succeeded installing debian 12 on , the only working distro on this laptop. ( sound issues...

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2024-11-16 16:08
[O/S] Keyslot requires more than available memory

Last post by vng2022 « 2024-11-16 10:48
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by EthylFish2 » 2024-05-16 20:30

Hi - I'm a new Debian user and have installed a pretty bare bones version of 12.5 as a virtual machine.

During install I chose a bit of a cumbersome...

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2024-11-16 10:48
Shrink data partition and create encrypted SWAP Partition at the end of disk

Last post by FreewheelinFrank « 2024-11-16 08:31
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by simon_kungen » 2024-10-15 12:18

Hi

My current encrypted installation of Debian 12 doesn't have a SWAP space because my assumption of SWAP space was that it was just a fallback if...

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2024-11-16 08:31
How do you know when a new version of a package is ready?

Last post by mazda1 « 2024-11-16 06:27
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by mazda1 » 2024-11-15 15:55

hello,
To solve my asus X1704VA keyboard problem for good, I need a patched version of the xserver-xorg-input-libinput package. The current version...

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2024-11-16 06:27
Restoring Clonezilla Partition Image to Disk

Last post by friendlysalmon88 « 2024-11-16 03:15
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by user1213213 » 2024-11-10 11:19

When restoring a Clonezilla Partition Image to a Disk. Where the partition amounts to 30% of the entire hard drive space. Can I expand the partition...

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2024-11-16 03:15
Problem with CUPS (SOLVED)

Last post by burtfaceman « 2024-11-15 17:20
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by daver1953 » 2022-03-10 18:52

Love Debian, does everything I want except for one major issue. I have an ancient Ricoh SP-211 laser printer which is not directly supported in...

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Last post by burtfaceman
2024-11-15 17:20
[O/S] Disabling suspend doesn't seem to work

Last post by lindi « 2024-11-14 11:19
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by Martek » 2024-11-13 08:56

I have gone into the system settings app and on the Power section I have set Screen Blank to Never and turned off Automative Suspend. However, the...

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2024-11-14 11:19
[Software] sda1 Full - how to safely clear it?

Last post by strontium_dog « 2024-11-14 06:20
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by strontium_dog » 2024-11-12 00:28

I'm running Debian 12 on a Minifree laptop. Updates are installed via Discover but of late, one update will not install - the following message is...

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2024-11-14 06:20
[Software] Recommend Security Applications

Last post by Trihexagonal « 2024-11-14 00:57
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by distro-nix » 2024-11-10 03:18

Can anyone suggest a battle-tested, either paid or open source, GUI-based application or suite that protects against and removes viruses, malware and...

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2024-11-14 00:57
How to shop for and setting up 24/7 server?

Last post by sam71623 « 2024-11-13 20:23
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by sam71623 » 2024-11-10 15:42

New to Linux.

How to properly setting up a 24/7 non-stop server running CLI OS and a few self-developed applications to achieve best-practice up...

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Last post by sam71623
2024-11-13 20:23
[O/S] [SOLVED] How to stay on stable and avoid getting on debian testing?

Last post by TerjeN « 2024-11-13 17:43
Replies: 7
by TerjeN » 2024-11-12 13:00

Hello, sorry for the noob question, but I recently installed debian on my work computer. I dont know how it happened, but now it seems i am on Debian...

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2024-11-13 17:43
[O/S] How to mount a secondary drive at startup?

Last post by arzgi « 2024-11-13 16:20
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by Martek » 2024-11-08 14:46

I've been all round the houses trying different distros but have ended up coming back to Debian as the keeper . I have a secondary drive in my PC...

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2024-11-13 16:20
[O/S] Just uninstalled a Flatpak app via Software app but it is still running

Last post by kc1di « 2024-11-13 15:41
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by Martek » 2024-11-13 10:46

I had installed Cryptomator via the Software app in Gnome. It was a Flatpak version. I found out that using the Flatpak version means you don't get...

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2024-11-13 15:41
[O/S] UI becomes unresponsive in apps

Last post by Hallvor « 2024-11-13 12:39
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by Martek » 2024-11-13 10:56

This is happening randomly in multiple different apps. For no reason, the UI in apps will stop working. Clicking icons does nothing, the window can't...

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2024-11-13 12:39

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