Beginners Questions • [Software] External monitor
Hello can anyone please offer any suggestions on a problem I have with Debian.I am running the latest Debian on an HP laptop.I am running it with an external monitor plugged into the USB C port. My...
View ArticleGeneral Questions • Install Node.js over Tor
This is something that I hope people updating their Debian machines over tor (which is a must if you care for your privacy and security) could find courious and useful.But only if also they need...
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System and Network configuration • [Solved] Buster: booting slowed down after...
Hi, I installed Debian Buster in sda7 several years ago but thought it is high time to install Bookworm in a free partition sda2. I downloaded the 64 netinst iso, copied it to a USB stick ("cp...
View ArticleOff-Topic • Install Node.js over Tor
This is something that I hope people updating their Debian machines over tor (which is a must if you care for your privacy and security) could find courious and useful.But only if also they need...
View ArticleSystem and Network configuration • IPv6 broken after migrating nvme drive to...
Since my old Thinkpad T480s died, I bought a new laptop (an asus vivobook s14 flip). Since that one came with a small 512 GB nvme drive, I moved the 1 TB drive from the Thinkpad to this new machine....
View ArticleSystem and Network configuration • OverlayFS & /usr
Hello.I have problem to set/usr as overlayFS using fstab config file. Error say about try mount /usr into /root/usr but in fstab I do not have such patch. How to fix the issue? My fstab file is:Code:...
View ArticleSystem and Network configuration • zram: Can't change algorithm for...
System SpecsOS: Debian GNU/Linux 12 (bookworm) x86_64 (stable)Kernel: 6.1.0-17-amd64Shell: bash 5.2.15DE: GNOME 43.9WM: MutterWindowing System: Waylandsystemd version:systemd 252...
View ArticleGeneral Questions • Is it possible to reconnect a disconnected live boot...
Hello,I am using a live image of “bookworm” 12.2 (kernel 6.1.0). I booted from a USB memory stick and have used the system for several days without problem. Then, upon resuming from standby, it looks...
View ArticleHardware • No HDMI output
Hello,I have an Acer Nitro 5 laptop with a pretty generic install of Debian 12.4, no special nVidia drivers or anything.It has the geforce rtx 4050 chip. It appears it also has an Intel video...
View ArticleGeneral Questions • [Software] Error while compiling Sdorfehs's source
Hi, I'm trying to compile Sdorfehs (Window Manager) from the source > Sdorfehs's GitHub.But I have an error.Code: $ makecc -O2 -Wall -Wunused -Wmissing-prototypes -Wstrict-prototypes `pkg-config...
View ArticleInstallation • Debian 12 - GRUB problem
Hello,Debian 12 install fails at GRUB. It shows the following error.Install the GRUB boot loader .. Unable to install GRUB in dummy .. Executing 'grub-install dummy' failed. This is a fatal error.I'm...
View ArticleSystem and Network configuration • rkhunter daily cron job not sending emails
I have three systems on bookworm, all with the same rkhunter configuration. Two of them are sending daily email reports from the daily cron job, the third one is not. I would like the third system to...
View ArticleTesting And Unstable • [SID - Unstable] Problem ungrading kerne
Hello Everyone.I am have a real problem with updating the current kernel.Code: root@debian:~# uname -aLinux debian 6.6.9-amd64 #1 SMP PREEMPT_DYNAMIC Debian 6.6.9-1 (2024-01-01) x86_64...
View ArticleGeneral Questions • More applications in software centre
Hi Everyone, Can you advise on how I can have more applications to choose from please? I just searched for Skype, Microsoft Teams and Zoom inside "Software" (Gnome version of current Debian), and it...
View ArticleGeneral Questions • Can't register for forum using Gmail account
I just tried to register to this forum using a Gmail account, but the verification email containing the all-important link was never received. Because I had this problem on another phpBB forum, I...
View ArticleHardware • [Hardware] Debian on Dell Precision M6700 laptop?
I have an old Dell Precision M6700 laptop that I recently successfully changed from Win 10 to Ubuntu 24.0 LTS. However, I want to use this to do some program development for a particular application,...
View ArticleBeginners Questions • Mozilla Firefox horrible default font
Hi AllI have used Firefox for years, mostly on Windows.Recently i moved to Debian 12 as my daily driver, and it works great, but the default Firefox font looks horrible on pretty much all websites,...
View ArticleGeneral Questions • [Software] Firefox forgets google logins after update
Everytime firefox gets an update in debian (bookworm) it forgets my google user logins. I have to go through the two step google login verification for it to remember my user account again.anyone else...
View ArticleBeginners Questions • Should I recommend Debian to a friend who has no Linux...
So, I have a friend, who recently aquired a Dell gaming laptop. It came preinstalled with Windows 10, which he upgraded to Windows 11. In a recent conversation with him, he says he is tired of...
View ArticleBeginners Questions • I accidentally broke my Debian
Hello guys,I started to use Debian Stable a couple of weeks ago. So far it was very fast and reliable. I didn't even know that there was a problem. Everything has started with me trying to install...
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