Installation • Why does php need apache2 now?
I just installed two Debian 12 servers. A month and a half ago I got a server up and running my standard lighttpd/php/php-fpm - it all installed with no troubles. Today I can't for the life of me get...
View ArticleSystem and Network configuration • Debian apt installation/upgrade:...
Hello,during Debian 11 (with IIRC latest 5.x kernel) to Debian 12 apt update/upgrade/dist-upgrade, I have noticed:Setting up udev (252.30-1~deb12u2) ...configuration error - unknown item 'NONEXISTENT'...
View ArticleHardware • W: Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/rtl_nic/rtl8156*.fw for...
After Debian Linux 11 upgrade to Debian 12, I have received some warnings:$ sudo update-initramfs -uupdate-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-6.1.0-25-amd64W: Possible missing firmware...
View ArticleGeneral Questions • System Freezing After Installation or When Using Live...
Symptoms:Post-Installation Freezes:After successfully installing the OS, the system freezes during boot or shortly after login.The system becomes entirely unresponsive—no TTY switching (e.g., Ctrl +...
View ArticleGeneral Questions • [Software] RClone or rsync or ssh?
I have a ProtonDrive "cloud" account. I am trying to make a first copy of my /home to the cloud and thereafter sync objects. For weeks I've been reading what the Internet has to offer on this subject....
View ArticleInstallation • [Solved] Fresh Debian install: "Error,...
SOLVED: see post #5, installing aptitude and using it to install gnome-core solved the problem.Hello,I have just bought a second hand Lenovo Thinkpad T570 and have installed the latest weekly build of...
View ArticleGraphical Environments & Desktops • Can't login to KDE Wayland session
Just backs out to the display manager after a few seconds. X11 KDE works without issues.journalctl -xb shows:https://pastecode.io/s/v4avqv2yAny suggestions?Statistics: Posted by Spaceboy60 —...
View ArticleProgramming • Question about installation of Ipvanish on Bookworm
Hello World. So I am a prior Windows user. I've been playing with different Linux distros on 4 different laptops, so you can imagine that I'm having tremendous fun experimenting. It's also incredibly...
View ArticleBeginners Questions • Disable Middle Mouse Button Paste
I have recently discovered random text in my LibreOffice Writer. I have discovered it is pasting when I scroll. Many people find this great, but I would like to disable it. I have tried disabling it...
View ArticleProgramming • [Python] Web-browsers for Python and Selenium? (in testing...
Which web-browsers can be controlled by python3-selenium?Debian package recommends chromium-driver, I know, it works.When I have installed PyPasser by pipenv, it worked with FireFox, too.There are...
View ArticleTesting And Unstable • [Testing - Trixie] listbugs proxy error?
I have recently been getting the following error when installing packages via aptitude:Error retrieving bug reports from the server with the following error message:E: connect to ssl proxy failed with...
View ArticleTesting And Unstable • [Testing - Trixie] QEMU/KVM: Windows10 guest freezes...
I updated the various qemu packages last weekend (2024.09.28). I have been running a Windows 10 guest quite successfully for several years but since the upgrade, Windows freezes after only a few...
View ArticleGeneral Questions • [Software] Clapper no close
Hi,I have installed clapper and it works fine,but when I close it stays in the background and I have to kill it in the system monitor.If I launch it from gnome terminal it doesn't give an error and I...
View ArticleBeginners Questions • [Networking] inet install localhost names issue
Hello,Upon install Debian 12 (64-bit PC netinst iso) when selecting no desktop I cannot use local hostnames (ie ping somecomputer.local) it returns no hostname availiable, also if I try to use the...
View ArticleGraphical Environments & Desktops • krunner missing/non working shortcut...
I have been told:krunner? Just click anywhere on the desktop and start typing and it should appearbut on previous Debian 11 (from which I have upgraded to current Debian 12 - everything updated to...
View ArticleProgramming • [Bash] Output changelog for upgradeable packages?
Low priority, but for curiosity's sake, I occasionally want to know what has changed when I upgrade my system and would like to have a terse aliased option to knock it out.I started writing it out and...
View ArticleBeginners Questions • [O/S] Nepali and Hindi languages doesn't render correctly
Hello everyone,I could be called a relatively new Linux user, but fortunately I found Debian soon and have been really happy with the experience since I migrated to Linux from Windows. But one...
View ArticleSystem and Network configuration • Network Configuration -...
Hello, People.I'm configuring Debian 12(Bookworm) on a physical server and I have a problem while setting up my network info.I tried to set up a very basic /etc/network/interfaces configuration but...
View ArticleGeneral Questions • [Software] Firefox 128.3.0 esr lost url completion function
I recently upgraded to firefox 128.3.0 esr. I have found that the url completion function that appends .com etc to the end of a url typed in the url bar with no suffix... For example, typing startpage...
View ArticleGraphical Environments & Desktops • Black screen after suspension
Hi people!Running Debian 12 XFCE here on my laptot hp255-g5. I'm facing a little but very annoying issue: when i close the laptot's lid the system goes to the suspension mode. But when i reopen it,...
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