Beginners Questions • [Software] What is the function of cp debian.iso /dev/sdX?
Hi:Since I used Rufus or balenaEtcher to create USBMedia before, I recently saw the official Debian document(https://wiki.debian.org/DebianInstaller/CreateUSBMedia) , which uses Linux commands to...
View ArticleGeneral Questions • [Software] ALSA - Performance issues
Hi, I have a problem with ALSA-playback (fresh install - Debian 12).I used two usb-dacs for testing (Hiby R5 ii + Ifi Hip-Dac) and am able to get bit-perfect playback with strawberry. The audio is...
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Beginners Questions • Root password strength
I read Debian Administrator's handbook now. And there are such words: The root user's password should be long (12 characters or more) and impossible to guess. Indeed, any computer (and a fortiori any...
View ArticleInstallation • After installing Debian on USB stick, stick does not boot on...
My goal is to install Debian to be bootable from a usb stick on a MacBook with two usb ports. To do so I booted from Debian Live flash on the first usb port. Next I used to Debian installer to install...
View ArticleGraphical Environments & Desktops • [Solved] Lightdm doesn't show my...
I just installed debian 12 and I didn't want to have to input my user's name every time, so I found that I need to uncommend the line:"greeter-hide-users=false" in lightdm conf in "[Seat:*]" section....
View ArticleGeneral Questions • [Software] i386 install (not download) progress very slow
Hi,Debian Bookworm 32 bit, on real hardware, AMD 5700 G CPU (16 threads), sata SSDs, fast ethernet connection, kernel with 'nomodeset' parameter.If I do an apt-get, then an apt-update, the downloads...
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Graphical Environments & Desktops • Plasma turns weird
Hi all,Since my last apt update yesterday my Plasma desktop turns weird with black squares instead of borders, icons or buttons. Look at the screenshot! It occurs only on kde applications, everything...
View ArticleInstallation • huge package conflict
Hello out there, I have a really huge package conflict on my Debian testing system. This is my sources.list:deb http://deb.debian.org/debian experimental main contrib non-freedeb...
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Testing And Unstable • Plasma turns weird
Hi all,Since my last apt update yesterday my Plasma desktop turns weird with black squares instead of borders, icons or buttons. Look at the screenshot! It occurs only on kde applications, everything...
View ArticleTesting And Unstable • huge package conflict
Hello out there, I have a really huge package conflict on my Debian testing system. This is my sources.list:deb http://deb.debian.org/debian experimental main contrib non-freedeb...
View ArticleGeneral Questions • [Software] crontab record to establish IPsec vpn connection
Hi all, I'm trying to set crontab record to establish IPsec vpn connection on system boot:Code: crontab -l* * * * * /usr/sbin/ipsec status | /bin/grep -q 'ESTABLISHED' || /usr/sbin/ipsec...
View ArticleOff-Topic • [Off-Topic] Just discorvered that I can do youtube without going...
I found this project. https://invidious.io/I've always had this nagging feeling that I shouldn't let google keep tabs on my viewing habits,and them constantly feeding me all sorts of algorithmic crap...
View ArticleSystem and Network configuration • [Update issue] libffi install issue
Dear TeamThanks for reading my problem. I have googled the problem and tried to find out solutions at various platforms. But, no concrete answer I could find that would resolve the issue and remove my...
View ArticleSystem and Network configuration • Syntax error on line 24 of...
root@Programing-PC:~# journalctl -xeu apache2.service░░ Subject: A start job for unit apache2.service has begun execution░░ Defined-By: systemd░░ Support: https://www.debian.org/support░░ ░░ A start...
View ArticleOff-Topic • [Off-Topic] The oldest file that you have in your possession?
Do you have a file sitting on your storage which dates back years or decades? Something which has followed you from one computer to the next? What is it?I am most certain that the oldest file of mine...
View ArticleOff-Topic • Sharing space for the Mint. Virtual Machine for Windows...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=37XeFwHi3mU&rco=1 I'm already leaning towards Linux not being for me. Or Linux hates me very much.The problem is, no matter how hard I try to make an effort to use...
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System and Network configuration • Flawed implementation of automated e2scrub?
After discovering this service, I ended up with the question “What happens if e2scrub_all finds errors? Or if it can’t run because there is not enough unallocated space?”But this time, rather than...
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Off-Topic • [Derivatives][Unofficial Respin] Devuan 5.0 xfce 'init-diversity'...
I would like to present an 'init-diversity' spin of the current xfce release of Devuan 5 Daedalus.Download link:Devuan-5.0_xfce_init-diversity-edition_amd64_UNOFFICIAL_20240319.iso& torrent...
View ArticleGeneral Questions • [Software] Apparent Directory Corruption
As a normal user I copied some files to a directory (/var/www/rfq-include/tpl) but the files were not able to be opened PHP through apache.The folder shows as:Code:...
View ArticleGeneral Questions • [Software] aptitude safe-upgrade
hi,I use traditionnaly the standard process :aptitude update sudo aptitude safe-upgradeyesturday afternoon it faild and proposed to redo it with a --full-resolver option , until that all is...
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