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A beginners guide to Debian

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[Solved] Is there some way to feed the contents of a text file into "apt-get install"?

Last post by CwF « 2023-11-28 16:22
Replies: 5
by TryingOutDebian » 2023-11-28 12:32

I have a simple txt file that is just a plain list of all the Debian packages which I've installed manually, mainly to make it easier for me to...

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Last post by CwF
2023-11-28 16:22
[O/S] Default access to other partitions

Last post by CwF « 2023-11-28 15:48
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by erwinmaas » 2023-11-27 09:15

I am a complete noob in Linux and I have tried some distros dual-booting with Windows.
I am the single user of my machine, nobody will ever use it....

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2023-11-28 15:48
[Software] Need Help Configuring OS for Keyboard Functionality in VM

Last post by CwF « 2023-11-27 21:00
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by Manifesto4217 » 2023-11-27 17:17

Hello,

I am running a VM on my Mac with Debian 12. The issue I am experiencing is that the VM does not properly recognize the function of my...

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Last post by CwF
2023-11-27 21:00
Xorg login not working

Last post by Raffa « 2023-11-27 20:59
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by Raffa » 2023-11-25 20:37

Hi,

I'm new to Debian. I have installed it a few days ago with dual boot. Now I ran into a problem. I try to login with x and it does not work. I...

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Last post by Raffa
2023-11-27 20:59
Regain control of hanging desktop

Last post by mrspuck « 2023-11-27 07:28
Replies: 5
by mrspuck » 2023-11-25 19:44

Hello,

When one of the fabulous Linux desktop programs has managed to hang the Gnome/Wayland desktop in Debian 11, how can I regain control without...

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Last post by mrspuck
2023-11-27 07:28
[Networking] phpmyadmin is not compatible with php7.4 and earlier versions

Last post by sphin « 2023-11-26 10:20
Replies: 3
by rahmed » 2023-10-18 10:58

I have debian 12 and I installed phpmyadmin and it gives me the error:

Fatal error: Uncaught Error: Call to undefined function...

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2023-11-26 10:20
[Installation] No LSB modules are available.

Last post by Aki « 2023-11-26 08:36
Replies: 3
by evilroach » 2023-11-22 02:55

After I installed Debian 12, I see a message No LSB modules are available. when I issued the command lsb_release -a on a terminal.
But if I redirect...

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Last post by Aki
2023-11-26 08:36
[Solved] Can I set different languages for different users on my computer?

Last post by Aki « 2023-11-25 19:20
Replies: 9
by TryingOutDebian » 2023-11-25 11:21

Is it possible to set different languages for different users on the same computer?

In my case, the situation is this: I'm German and speak German...

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Last post by Aki
2023-11-25 19:20
[Solved] More options to configure the Mate clock applet?

Last post by dlu2021 « 2023-11-25 18:18
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by TryingOutDebian » 2023-11-24 17:00

Hi, I just installed Debian today, kind of on a whim, after using various other distros for the past 18 years. The Mate version of Bookworm, to be...

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2023-11-25 18:18
[Software] Install piper

Last post by dashek « 2023-11-24 22:03
Replies: 4
by froda » 2023-11-08 09:52

Hi,

I am trying to install piper on my Debian 10 but it will not work. I have tried installing ratbagd and aptitude before piper but there are a...

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Last post by dashek
2023-11-24 22:03
Trying to install codeblocks in debian bookworm

Last post by Stuarte « 2023-11-24 10:28
Replies: 7
by Stuarte » 2023-11-21 11:23

Hi,

I am trying to get codeblocks ide installed in debian bookworm but I am having problems with this. To be clear, a recent svn version of the ide...

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Last post by Stuarte
2023-11-24 10:28
[Networking] wifi doesn't resume after hibernate debian 12

Last post by Aki « 2023-11-23 17:46
Replies: 7
by bill_p » 2023-11-20 14:34

I've been trying to figure out why my laptops, running Debian 12, after hibernate then resume, cannot connect Wifi.
This one is an Acer Aspire, my...

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Last post by Aki
2023-11-23 17:46
SOLVED Desktop Environment arrange icons etc

Last post by WacoJohn « 2023-11-23 12:25
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by WacoJohn » 2023-11-22 21:25

Debian 64-bit version and Desktop environment:

owner@AspireDebian:~$ lsb_release -a
No LSB modules are available.
Distributor ID: Debian...

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Last post by WacoJohn
2023-11-23 12:25
[Solved] Backports Kernel 6.5

Last post by cogitech « 2023-11-22 19:05
Replies: 10
by Dr Cheeto Cornchip » 2023-10-20 23:54

Will the Bookworm-Backports repository get the 6.5 kernel? I'm looking with `apt search -t bookworm-backports linux-image` and I'm only seeing 6.1...

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Last post by cogitech
2023-11-22 19:05
[Solved] Web Scraping and Character Encoding

Last post by limotux « 2023-11-21 06:33
Replies: 12
by limotux » 2023-11-16 19:51

I made a little web scraping script. I do web scraping in 2 languages, English and Arabic.

I had the script on a previous Debian KDE Plasma...

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2023-11-21 06:33
[Hardware] Completely uninstall the driver of keyboard and reinstall it on Debian 12

Last post by zhenyu « 2023-11-19 11:48
Replies: 11
by zhenyu » 2023-11-09 07:16

Hello,

On Debian 12 system, my laptop's keyboard sometimes becomes unresponsive. I have tried to solved this problem for several months. Now, I knew...

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Last post by zhenyu
2023-11-19 11:48
[Solved] Gnome DE gone after executing "purge Pipewire"

Last post by sunrat « 2023-11-17 10:36
Replies: 14
by jaylcee » 2023-11-12 19:29

Hello,

yesterday I uninstalled Pipewire through the terminal (sudo apt purge pipewire) and then did an autoremove like the terminal suggested,...

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Last post by sunrat
2023-11-17 10:36
How can you configure "nftables" to appear as the application name in syslog for firewall events?

Last post by mrnordio2 « 2023-11-16 15:05
Replies: 1
by pop_pop_ret » 2023-11-07 01:12

Title says it all. Not sure if it is possible or feasible. Any advice is appreciated.

All the resources I've been able to find have referenced ulogd...

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Last post by mrnordio2
2023-11-16 15:05
[Networking] 10GBE NIC with 4-ports

Last post by shaffin « 2023-11-15 13:57
Replies: 2
by shaffin » 2023-11-11 15:19

Hello,

I am new to Debian 12 so please bear with me my lack of knowledge. I have a server with a 10GBE NIC adapter that has 4 ports. I want to...

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Last post by shaffin
2023-11-15 13:57
Errors appear after grub

Last post by SAVVYSCLUTTER « 2023-11-12 21:20
Replies: 2
by SAVVYSCLUTTER » 2023-11-12 19:35

My Acer Aspire E 15 has UEFI disabled. These errors appear after grub at boot then disappear. Installing a BIOS update and intel-microcode fixed...

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Last post by SAVVYSCLUTTER
2023-11-12 21:20
[Solved] Can't properly close Seamonkey

Last post by MakeTopSite « 2023-11-12 19:04
Replies: 10
by MakeTopSite » 2022-11-19 09:40

I start it from terminal, Ctrl-C is needed to close Seamonkey. Can it please be fixed ?

Debian 11 32 bit.
No apparent problem in log which BTW seems...

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Last post by MakeTopSite
2023-11-12 19:04
[Software] ACPI errors at boot

Last post by Aki « 2023-11-12 10:01
Replies: 5
by Stuarte » 2023-11-09 17:51

Hi,

For some time the first thing that appeared on screen at boot up were three ACPI errors followed by a line of auto-generated d s. To get...

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Last post by Aki
2023-11-12 10:01
[Solved] [Software] Want to start Xampp service on startup

Last post by sunrat « 2023-11-11 00:08
Replies: 3
by Asim Ali » 2023-11-10 14:00

Hello, i want to start Xampp service on startup,
i am new to linux, install xampp correctly and it is working with this command sudo...

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Last post by sunrat
2023-11-11 00:08
[Solved] - Losing sessions data when switching from Cinnamon to i3

Last post by Aki « 2023-11-10 22:09
Replies: 5
by marcusdavanco » 2023-07-21 23:37

As I previously stated here , I've installed i3 and I'm using both Cinnamon and i3 interchangeably depending on my needs and everything is working...

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Last post by Aki
2023-11-10 22:09
[Software] Open Dolphin as root doesn't work in Debian 12 KDE

Last post by artytux « 2023-11-09 23:22
Replies: 12
by Kandinsk1 » 2023-07-09 19:34

The service open dolphin as root doesn't work in Debian 12 KDE. It worked on Debian 11 KDE. Does anyone have any idea what it could be?...

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Last post by artytux
2023-11-09 23:22
[Networking] No DHCPOFFERS received error while trying to connect through ethernet

Last post by lewulff « 2023-11-09 11:07
Replies: 1
by psarominas » 2023-11-08 14:51

So i am a total noob with linux , decided to download debian on an old computer to see if i can build a server on my own , and I have been stuck on...

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Last post by lewulff
2023-11-09 11:07
[Software] Can't login with desktop environment

Last post by pbear « 2023-11-09 02:07
Replies: 1
by juanmac » 2023-11-09 01:28

I'm having problems yo login in my debian 12 with desktop environments. When I Enter the password for my user it tries to log in and then goes back...

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Last post by pbear
2023-11-09 02:07
Debian 12 i386 install with further add amd64 arch

Last post by None1975 « 2023-11-08 12:55
Replies: 1
by candidosobrinhosa » 2023-11-08 02:52

I installed a Debian 12 i386 then added the adm64 architecture via dpkg and it installed several :amd64 packages.

$ dpkg --add-architecture amd64
$...

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Last post by None1975
2023-11-08 12:55
[Software] Issues with the nvidia proprietary drivers installation

Last post by Puffer « 2023-11-08 11:47
Replies: 15
by Puffer » 2023-11-02 02:40

Greetings everyone!

I have a fresh Debian install in my laptop, the following information might be relevant:

dGPU: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060...

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Last post by Puffer
2023-11-08 11:47
[Software] How to install Simplenote on Debian 12?

Last post by zhenyu « 2023-11-08 02:22
Replies: 8
by zhenyu » 2023-08-11 13:08

Hello,

I try to install Simplenote on Debian 12 with Appimage and deb file from the link , but all fail.

From the deb file, the result is:...

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Last post by zhenyu
2023-11-08 02:22
[Software] Not sure where to install lib32-gnutls

Last post by SplatSys « 2023-11-07 23:03
Replies: 2
by SplatSys » 2023-11-07 20:46

Hey there! I'm using Debian 11 / Bullseye on an HP Chromebook x360— I'm quite new to it as well— and am trying to use Snickerstream (through Wine) to...

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Last post by SplatSys
2023-11-07 23:03
[Software] Poor font resolution Windows app with Wine

Last post by bin « 2023-11-07 15:06
Replies: 5
by mikedeb » 2023-11-05 20:45

hi,
I installed Wine on my Debian 12 lxde to run little Windows exe app in linux too.
It works, but font resolution is very poor and kind of hurts...

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Last post by bin
2023-11-07 15:06
[Software] [Solved] Way to install and update a single package from a third party repository? Solution: apt pinning

Last post by cerement « 2023-11-07 00:24
Replies: 3
by cerement » 2023-11-06 16:33

Recently made the switch from Pop_OS to Debian Stable – didn’t really pay attention to how I was installing stuff under Pop, but with a fresh Debian,...

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2023-11-07 00:24
Automatic login

Last post by lindi « 2023-11-06 07:56
Replies: 4
by UberPrutser » 2023-10-13 21:07

I configured Debian 12 using xfce and lightdm to auto login. Autologin works but I still need to enter a password for a keyring. How do I make this...

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Last post by lindi
2023-11-06 07:56
[Software] Install OpenCL and Syntax

Last post by abbatrombone « 2023-11-06 04:16
Replies: 2
by abbatrombone » 2023-10-01 18:07

Hello,

I am trying to get openCL on my system in order to try and resolve an issue with a program of mine not seeing my GPU and had heard that might...

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2023-11-06 04:16
[Software] Recovering Space from 100% Full Partition

Last post by pbear « 2023-11-06 01:32
Replies: 8
by carlarogers » 2023-11-05 00:24

QUESTION:
Is there a way to recover space from partition sda2 that is 100% full?

BACKGROUND
Debian instance running as a virtual machine hosted by...

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Last post by pbear
2023-11-06 01:32
[Hardware] [SOLVED] "No Wi-Fi Adapter Found" after Debian 12 installation

Last post by jaylcee « 2023-11-05 20:16
Replies: 3
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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2023-11-05 20:16
[Networking] nameserver is not updated in resolv.conf

Last post by mikedeb « 2023-11-05 19:08
Replies: 9
by mikedeb » 2023-11-05 09:47

Hi everyone,
Debian 12 LXDE runs on my laptop.
This morning I couldn't browse internet.
I ran a ping and figured out that it was a DNS issue.
I then...

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Last post by mikedeb
2023-11-05 19:08
[Software] Is Command Line Reachable from here?

Last post by carlarogers « 2023-11-04 21:20
Replies: 2
by carlarogers » 2023-11-02 23:40

For about 9 years,I have been running debian virtual servers on my network at home and on the public internet. Whenever creating a new instance of...

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2023-11-04 21:20
Installing snap/skype

Last post by manyroads « 2023-11-04 13:59
Replies: 6
by UberPrutser » 2023-11-03 10:04

I want to use Skype on Debian 12 but I'm getting an error message while using this tutorial:

Screenshot of the error see attachment.

Looks like...

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Last post by manyroads
2023-11-04 13:59
[Solved] How to change restart/logout timer

Last post by Gas_6432 « 2023-11-01 16:36
Replies: 3
by Gas_6432 » 2023-10-31 21:01

Hi, sorry if this is too basic but maybe someone else is wondering . I'm new too all this. :roll:
When I choose Restart or Logout from the...

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2023-11-01 16:36
[Installation] [SOLVED] Use KDE or XFCE

Last post by artytux « 2023-10-31 13:36
Replies: 8
by Gas_6432 » 2023-09-24 06:19

Well, which desktop would you choose, KDE or XFCE?
Thanks

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2023-10-31 13:36
[Solved] [Sort of...] Still possible to do UEFI install ?

Last post by Stuarte « 2023-10-30 16:05
Replies: 9
by Stuarte » 2023-10-16 13:08

Hi,

I am currently using Debian 12.1 Bookworm on a laptop where the InsydeH20 Setup Utility is set to use the machine's UEFI in its CSM/legacy BIOS...

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Last post by Stuarte
2023-10-30 16:05
Need to build my own repository

Last post by kreemoweet « 2023-10-30 04:23
Replies: 2
by sabahsawor » 2023-10-27 15:18

Hi All,

I'm wondering if there is a way to build my own repository and add it to the source list, so I can choose updated packages and through them...

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Last post by kreemoweet
2023-10-30 04:23
[Video] Debian feels a bit laggy.

Last post by stevepusser « 2023-10-29 18:29
Replies: 1
by Dhruv » 2023-10-29 15:47

I recently installed Debian 12 and it feels a bit laggy. I am using 75 hz monitor and it is enabled from settings , but somehow it feels low refresh...

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Last post by stevepusser
2023-10-29 18:29
[O/S] Not including user in sudoers file

Last post by serviteccompleto « 2023-10-28 21:34
Replies: 4
by serviteccompleto » 2023-10-28 18:18

Hi everyone, I just have installed Debian 12 after being using Debian 11 for some time, now I haven't included my user account in the sudoers file,...

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Last post by serviteccompleto
2023-10-28 21:34
[O/S] Suspension and hibernation in Debian 12

Last post by just_a_debian_newbie « 2023-10-26 08:58
Replies: 13
by just_a_debian_newbie » 2023-10-14 08:37

Hello everyone, I'm fresh new here so I ask pardon if I make some mistake. But let's dive into the problem and what I found.

I just passed on Debian...

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2023-10-26 08:58
[Software] Wanting to install package from stable being on oldstable

Last post by artytux « 2023-10-24 23:00
Replies: 6
by postcd » 2023-10-16 08:23

Hello,

before i upgrade from Debian 11 Bullseye (oldstable) to 12 Bookworm (stable) - i am a bit worried about it now since my computer is working...

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2023-10-24 23:00
Install Nvidia driver for GT710

Last post by mehmetkay-sudo « 2023-10-24 17:04
Replies: 11
by mehmetkay-sudo » 2023-10-20 10:47

Hi,

i tried to install nvidia-470xx on Debian 12, because i have an old graphic card GT 710.

I failed installing it, although i checked the...

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Last post by mehmetkay-sudo
2023-10-24 17:04
[Solved]Update to kernel 6.4

Last post by Dr Cheeto Cornchip « 2023-10-24 02:36
Replies: 7
by Luiz1965 » 2023-10-20 18:12

Hello everybody! Sorry for my noob question...
If I enable the Backports repository, and use synaptic to change the kernel version from Debian 12 to...

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2023-10-24 02:36

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