Beginners Questions • [Software] Trouble finding folder for custom...
I want to make custom colour-themes for the "gedit" text-editing app.Both this page and this page seem to be telling me that the colour-schemes are stored in a folder...
View ArticleDocs, HowTos, Tips & Tricks • [HowTo] Fast and easy image upscaling
Debian package xbrzscale can be used to upscale png files with good results.Its quick, usually a second or two on files of modest size.https://github.com/atheros/xbrzscalexBRZ is a new generation...
View ArticleBeginners Questions • Unable to use Wayland after switching to nvidia...
Hi,I recently installed debian 12, then I wanted to use the nvidia proprietary drivers instead of the noveau drivers. But after installing the drivers and cuda. I'm unable to use the three fingers...
View ArticleGeneral Questions • How can one set time to GMT and KEEP it that way?
Hello all. Happy Easter. I am not in a good mood today because my Debian w/MATE 1.26 has suddenly decided to set the time forward to GMT+1 and it is quite an inconvenient time for such stupidity.Can...
View ArticleHardware • SRS Labs Software Sound Card
On Windows we have:Code: ; SRSPremSound.inf -- SRS Labs Software Sound Card Installer setup file; Copyright (c) 2006 SRS Labs, Inc.; Manufacturer: SRS Labs,...
View ArticleBeginners Questions • Filesystem for Apache with MariaDB for Web-based ERP
Hello,I don't have so much expirence with linux.Now I have to install a VM for Dolibarr ERP System.It require a Apache Webserver with a MariaDB.Which file system should I use?BTFS?Thanks,...
View ArticleSystem and Network configuration • ISC DHCP and BIND9 DDNS with subdomains
Hello,I've been trying to set up a dynamic DNS zone that will accept subdomain clients using Debian 12.I currently have an ISC DHCP server and BIND9 DNS server with a single zone that updates...
View ArticleGeneral Questions • [Software] Rust cargo stable packages
Rust with its cargo repository has been a point of frustration for me. Hardly any project that I attempt to compile is ever satisfied with the crates provided by Debian stable's cargo package. They...
View ArticleInstallation • Bookworm grub not boot proper to second OS
Debian 12 - Bookworm : My grub has gotten, well...grubby. I have a dual boot with Mint on the second partition and Bookworm on the third partition. When in Debian and rebooting for the grub to go to...
View ArticleGeneral Questions • [Software] initrd.img sizes
So, fiddling with various things installing various packages, every now and then she wants to rebuild my initrd.img and the sizes have varied from 123Mb down to 18Mb. The latter was produced during...
View ArticleGeneral Questions • WINE: installation problem
Hi i'm trying to install this program https://www.myfaba.it/content/da.html via WINEwhen i launch the installation command: wine myFabaNew2.1.29.exe i've got this...
View ArticleGraphical Environments & Desktops • KDE desktop environment not loading...
Hi there,Relative beginner here. Here's the basic information for my setup. I'm sure thatthere is more I should/could be providing but I'm not sure what's most useful. I'm using KDE as the desktop...
View ArticleInstallation • libvirt will not start Debian 12
I installed from usb stick a new install of Debian 12 about a week ago. I installed KVM/QEMU today and libvirt will not start:output of sudo service libvirtd status;Code: sudo service libvirtd status○...
View ArticleGeneral Questions • FreeCAD 21.2 on Bookwoom
Hello,The latest stable version of FreeCAD is 21.2 on their website. In the Bookworm apt sources, the latest is an older version. Is there a way to get FreeCAD 21.2 onto my Debian computes? Perhaps...
View ArticleGeneral Questions • [Software] Evolution Warnings/Erros - Should I be concerned
Running Evolution 3.46.4-2 in bookworm Mate environment (straight, essentially unaltered from 12.5 repos). Should Ibe concerned about the following messages:1) Upon Evolution startup:Code: **...
View ArticleGeneral Debian • Uunnecessary and unfriendly requirements
Hi,Just like registering in this forum, where a strong password was required to have access a forum of posts, no sensitive data, in the same fashion as I was registering at a bank or the IRS site, so...
View ArticleProgramming • [Bash] Script to auto shutdown/wake no longer works after move...
For some background, I've recently moved from Ubuntu server to Debian, something I've wanted to do for some time.The server is purely for home use, and runs Jellyfin, TVheadend and Samba. Running...
View ArticleGraphical Environments & Desktops • Force Xfce Upgrade
Is it possible to force the upgrade of Xfce 4.16 to 4.18 on Bullseye?Statistics: Posted by KitchM — 2024-04-01 19:03 — Replies 1 — Views 30
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Off-Topic • [Off-Topic] Help wanted: Writing a beginner's book to Debian
Hi all!Having written a couple of books before, I will attempt to write a beginner's book to Debian. I firmly believe that a beginner's book could attract new users, and also that attracting new users...
View ArticleGeneral Questions • [Software] Old Java Web Start Application Fails to...
I manage a lot of old servers that have Supermicro motherboards. They provide a remote console (Aten iKVM) in the form of a Java Web Start application (JNLP file), which requires a particularly old...
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