Hardware • Lenovo T480 throttling bug
Hi.I am considering to get a used Lenovo T480 to install Debian on it.I have found reports from several years ago that this model and others have a problem with the controlling of the processor. When...
View ArticleBeginners Questions • [Solved] LibreOffice 7.6 on Debian 12 stable replacing...
Hi,Using Debian 12 stable which comes with LibreOffice 7.4. Unfortunately Calc has a bug where the cell height doesn't auto-expand to fit a multi-lines content. I was told that this has been fixed in...
View ArticleTesting And Unstable • After sleep pulse sound problem on trixie/sid
Hi there! Some strange after-sleep pulse sound problem on my trixie/sid running on x13 yoga gen1. Started with all interfaces being disappeared besides dummy after waking up. Searched for a solution,...
View ArticleProgramming • Can OpenGL be mixed with other game libraries
The objective is to draw a 1st person 3D maze on the background and draw additonnal information in a user interface on the top of that 3D maze. Performance is not an issue as the game does not have...
View ArticleForum information, requests, and feedback. • [Feedback] plain text...
Why? Multiple binary types are allowed, but not .txt. This is puzzling, and differs from other forums I frequent. I ask to see an OP's Xorg.0.log or bootinfoscript output by attaching, and instructing...
View ArticleTesting And Unstable • [Testing - Trixie] Upgrade to either testing or...
Hi,I'm attempting to install testing from a clean stable install and am running into an issue after rebooting the system. The main symptom is that there is no video output. At the end of the apt...
View ArticleSystem and Network configuration • [Solved] Download is performed unsandboxed...
Debian 12 Bookworm.I have been following https://kernel-team.pages.debian.net/ke ... n-official but I have run into a snag.When I run "apt-get source linux"W: Download is performed unsandboxed as root...
View ArticleSystem and Network configuration • Tunnel ssh with systemd service does not work
Hello All,On Debian 11, for the first time, I want to establish a permanent postgresql connection between 2 servers via an ssh tunnel.My CLI command works.My service is running but my journal shows a...
View ArticleSystem and Network configuration • Lost System Timing...Is this NTP...
This past Friday, little Miss Bookworm, had a tantrum and tossed all her timing toys out the pram. She was put into time-out for a while until I read enough to figure it out. Luckily this involved...
View ArticleGraphical Environments & Desktops • [Solved] Looking for command line...
I am looking for a good command line tool to access the settings used by mate-control-center, at least those for the mouse/touchpad dialog box.xinput (at least with my understanding of it) does not...
View ArticleHardware • Graphics card and monitor won't work with displayport.
One day i decided to buy new displayport cable to use freesync.Plugged displayport to displayport on RX550(2gb) and a AOC G2460V monitor.No signal.I then took a dock station and used it's displayport...
View ArticleDocs, HowTos, Tips & Tricks • [HowTo] Enable Autologin
As far as I can tell, the official documentation doesn't explain how to enable autologin, nor is there a forum tutorial. Procedure varies depending on which display manager is being used, but it's...
View ArticleHardware • Installing new kernel after compile + secure boot
I needed to patch the kernel for ACS override and I found this process to be unexpectedly complicated and difficult in debian.If I had just downloaded the tarball from kernel.org and done it the old...
View ArticleInstallation • Latest Debian Stable won't install on Asus Prime B450M-A2
Hello....I don't know where to start here. I'm not new to Debian, been using it exclusively since Sarge in 2005, and installed it to literally dozens of desktops and laptops over the years, but this...
View ArticleGraphical Environments & Desktops • [ Solved] All my desktop icons are gone?
Last winter I installed Debian 12 on my laptop with the xfce desktop. The Gnome desktop is also installed, but I'm not sure if that's relevant.Anyway, this has running just fine, no complaints...
View ArticleTesting And Unstable • [Solved] [Testing - Trixie] Grub Syntax error
I can't upgrade GRUB.Update-grub2 also gives the same error.How do I find a file where the error exists?How can I test the syntax of files individually?I think the problem is UEFI.error:Code:...
View ArticleBeginners Questions • Which laptop do YOU run Debian on?
Hi.I am in the process of getting a used laptop to install Debian bookworm onto it.I have been reading about some laptops having difficulties with Linux e.g. Thinkpad T480 throttling issue (if it...
View ArticleGraphical Environments & Desktops • Can't acces to the graphical...
Hi, I wanted to use a phone as a second screen for my PC, but when I tried to restart, I no longer had a graphical interface (I can access the terminal via super+F1). I use SDDM and Debian 12. Here is...
View ArticleGeneral Questions • [Software] which kernel flavor for Music
I have been a long time Debian user and also do some music recording with Konfyt, RoseGarden, Qsynth, Hydrogen, Shotcut etc.,Which kernel is best for this purpose?I use the default kernel and notice...
View ArticleInstallation • Language
Hi,I'm new to Debian (12) and would like my system to be in English. However, I am using a German Keyboard and surprisingly, the installation process didn't let me combine English as a system language...
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