General Questions • 2 Monitors?
I'd like to use two monitors so that on one screen I can use Firefox and on the other screen Email (Thunderbird). Must be able to jump back and forth between the monitors so that I can work on the web...
View ArticleBeginners Questions • How to read linux-hardware.org probe reports
New to Linux. Is below correct understanding of the https://linux-hardware.org/ reports?For matching driver, is PCI “8086:7af0:8086:0074” an unique identifier for hardware chip?I would like to buy...
View ArticleSystem and Network configuration • File system check on system startup
The message in journal is this:Code: file system check on root device was skipped because of an unmet condition checkWhat is the cause of this message and is it something to aware of?Statistics:...
View ArticleSystem and Network configuration • iwlwifi sorry - debug buffer is only 4096k...
Hello all,I recently reinstalled Debian 12, after switching from Gnome to KDE. Since the reinstall, I started having issues with the iwlwifi firmware. On boot, I would receive the "failed to load...
View ArticleTesting And Unstable • [Testing - Trixie] Audio through HDMI not working on...
After upgrading to 6.12.x I had been experiencing the lockup during boot bug on nvidia cards (viewtopic.php?p=813854#p813854). I decided to go back to 6.11.7 and wait it out, figuring it was a...
View ArticleHardware • Onboard GPU for Haswell CPU (HD4600) and VAAPI
I'm trying to confirm that I have the Intel HD 4600 working on my server. It's headless and getting a display connected to it is trouble because it's VGA only and I don't even had a VGA cable, never...
View ArticleGeneral Questions • [Software] [Solved] Lost keyrings - unable to update
Hi,A few weeks ago I installed Firefox (non-ESR version). Since then, Debian Bookworm has not been able to do any updating. Whenever I open Synaptic an error dialog appears containing the following...
View ArticleOff-Topic • Software licenses for solitaire programmers
Even with sites like https://www.tldrlegal.comit can still be confusing what can or cannot be done with certain licenses. Here is the situation.I am a solo developer, I want to make some libraries...
View ArticleOff-Topic • [Feature request] /media/username/ID or path etc/ instead of UUID
https://github.com/storaged-project/udisks/issues/1337They don't seem to care...Statistics: Posted by jebez — 2025-01-04 13:00 — Replies 5 — Views 152
View ArticleHardware • [Hardware] What B650 based motherboard works the best with Debian...
I've been researching B650 motherboards to find one that minimizes issues during my upgrade. My plan is to transfer my M.2 drive from an old Haswell motherboard to the new setup.It seems that nearly...
View ArticleBeginners Questions • [Installation] Trying to fix boot record - Boot-Repair
After doing some reading I came across a tool called "BOOT-REPAIR" which has brought me to this User Forum, I am hoping someone here can help me fix my boot issues... currently I can only boot into...
View ArticleOff-Topic • God Mode Gaming On Debian Guide 2025
This is going to be a very short, but comprehensive guide, to turning Debian into a gaming system on par with Microsoft Windows. That is to say, Debian can be customized to get similar performance to...
View ArticleBeginners Questions • [O/S][Solved] Too many mounts
My virtual server had the following output for the mount command and I am pretty sure this is wrong.I did not do anything manually with the mounts and normally only use "apt-get...
View ArticleInstallation • GRUB and System - on different disks (on computer with BIOS)?
Computer with BIOS. I assume, but I'm not sure. I don't want to try it unnecessarily. What will happen to the MBR record on the system disk if I install the system on the SSD, and GRUB on the USB?...
View ArticleBeginners Questions • [O/S] System becomes unresponsive with Debian version...
Linux version 6.1.0-28-amd64 (debian-kernel@lists.debian.org) (gcc-12 (Debian 12.2.0-14) 12.2.0, GNU ld (GNU Binutils for Debian) 2.40) #1 SMP PREEMPT_DYNAMIC Debian 6.1.119-1 (2024-11-22)I am running...
View ArticleTesting And Unstable • [Software] Trixie Alpha
I'm testing trixie alpha release and trying system feature which i use in current Bookworm KDE. And what i find, smb support on dolphin disabled on trixie version and sid version. Like i understand by...
View ArticleGeneral Questions • How to generate controlled load for Debian web server?
How can I generate controlled request to test the loading effect on the Debian server? That is to generate variable/controllable, nnnn refresh per minute.I need to test Debian CLI server loading for a...
View ArticleGeneral Debian • Why did Valve switch from Debian stable to Arch Linux for...
https://www.pcgamer.com/this-is-why-val ... -linux-os/That's something Valve designer, Lawrence Yang, told us during our hands-on time with the Deck when we asked about the switch from Debian to...
View ArticleTesting And Unstable • [O/S] System not booting/logging in
Recently I updated my kernel (I think it's the kernel) from debian 6.11.10-amd64 (which was working fine) to debian 6.12.6-amd64, but it looks like the update has broke my OS, It boots up, show the...
View ArticleGeneral Debian • [Discussion] Just to say hello and introduce myself.
Hi thanks for allowing me to join the forum.I am a old hand at Linux , started 1992 and still use Debian to this day.Yes in the years I have done a lot of distro hopping, I think I have tried most out...
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