Off-Topic • [Off-Topic] Linux/DistroWatch Facebook Ban
Update: it appears that some of this information is without merit and it is possible to share Linux content on FacebookI don't have a Facebook account anymore, and I know that lots of folks here don't...
View ArticleGraphical Environments & Desktops • KDE Plasma xServer issues
Note: No, I'm not logged in as root. I escalate to do admin tasks. Also, sorry this is a bit of a mess. I'm new to linux gui's.I recently reinstalled my Debian 12 operating system and chose KDE Plasma...
View ArticleGeneral Questions • [Software] Is there a list of Debian package changes
Typically to update packages in Debian the following commands, or subset of these, are given Code: apt updateapt upgradeapt full-upgrade This lists out a full set of packages that have changed. What I...
View ArticleInstallation • What is recommended way to install packages locall
I was going through the Debian Mailing list for Debian port to x86-64 architecture. In this I came across this thread from a few months ago about installing packages locally, i.e. not from the Debian...
View ArticleHardware • Mate sound preferences: device flagged as "disabled" ?
Hey,Been a debian user for ages (debian sid most of the time), maintained various machines, PCs, etc over the years. Lately, I got something strange from my mate install: whenever I plug my old MBox 2...
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Debian Development Discussion • [Discussion] How can I download and compile...
As I said, I want to download, edit and compile the Debian source code. But how can I do it? I know how to use terminal. Statistics: Posted by Akcaoren — 2025-01-28 14:40 — Replies 5 — Views 92
View ArticleTesting And Unstable • Debian Trixie Kernel Version [Solved]
Currently using Stable on my main machine and very happy with it. Wanted to experiment with Testing on one of my laptops (T430 Thinkpad) to understand how this would affect my preferred window manager...
View ArticleInstallation • To keep LVM partitions or to install anew from backup?
Hello all! I'm intended to upgrade from Bulleye to Trixie. The main issue here is my partitions. They are distributed among two OSes: Windows and Debian. There's two HDDs. Main SSD of 512 GB and HDD...
View ArticleGraphical Environments & Desktops • Wayland
I've been running KDE Plasma with wayland for some time on an Intel machine with Intel GPU, running Sid. This has worked well until today when I did an update, got a new kernel, and rebooted....
View ArticleInstallation • installing GRUB bootloader
Hi,I'm installing debian 12 and I can't find any useful webpages that desribe how to install dual-boot with GRUB.What do I need to think about? Where can I find information? Can u guys help me? I'm...
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