Hardware • No sound on Debian 12 Bookworm with Cherry Trail Device
I recently bought the Notebook Positivo Motion Gray Q4128C and I am pretty sure that it has a Linux version called Q4128CI with Debian 10, that was a strong indicator to me that I would have no issue...
View ArticleGeneral Questions • How do I install w/o optical drive
Hi,I'm currently running Debian11/Mate. How do I netinstall Debian12 on another machine that doesn't have an optical drive?I presume I do it with a USB stick but I've never done that. I've always...
View ArticleInstallation • Untangling My Mind on Subject of Debian Firewall Software
I feel my head is getting smacked from several directions as I try to have a coherent understanding of Debian firewall software. At this point, i am looking for a few pointers regarding current use or...
View ArticleHardware • Pickit 2 (pk2cmd) command
Hi EveryoneI wish you all Happy New Year!!I have an issue with my PicKit 2 programmer.I installed pk2cmd software but I need to use all command as a root.Is it possible to give permission to my...
View ArticleBeginners Questions • [Hardware] Issue with Trusted Platform Module (TPM)
Dear Debian forumites,I am running Debian 12 on my machine and today, after updating my system (but maybe not because of it) and restarting my machine, I got the following screen message:There is an...
View ArticleHardware • Bluetooth connection to the soundbar is lost randomly
I have a Dell Studio laptop (I know, it is old) and I use a Plugable BT 4 dongle to connect to a soundbar. Randomly, the sound is lost when:- I change the focus from the sound source software...
View ArticleGraphical Environments & Desktops • Activate both two/three-finger-clicks...
With xorg-input-synaptics I wasn't able to configure taps, just clicks. Thus I've removed xserver-xorg-input-synaptics and am trying to configure everything via xorg-input-libinput.Here's my...
View ArticleHardware • sdcard often not seen (debian 12)
Hi!I have a new "old" notebook, installed my usual dual boot configuration with Debian, installed my usual packages, software etc. without any problems. But I have a strange problem with the built-in...
View ArticleInstallation • Cannot Find Sound Card on Dell Precision 5480
Hi,I'm trying to install Debian 12 on a new Dell Precision 5480, but I can't find the soundcard. I'm able to find the HDMI outputs without issue, and audio works over bluetooth, so the upper level...
View ArticleGeneral Questions • [Software] Update a legacy BIOS boot to use UEFI?
I have an old Lenovo Thinkpad (1st gen x1 carbon) that I've been running Debian on for quite some time (since Squeeze). When I initially installed, UEFI was still relatively new (at least in...
View ArticleProgramming • Apt can't find "kernel-package"
Greetings folks.I'm looking into building a kernel and using a patch file to get my sound working on my new laptop. Looking at https://www.howtoforge.com/kernel_compilation_debian it calls for me to...
View ArticleGeneral Questions • [Hardware] 2.5 g ethernet pci-e recommendation
I recently bought a 2.5 G switch and USB Ethernet adapters. I am now interested in buying a pci-e ethernet card. Anybody have recommendations for cards readily available in the U.S.. perhaps from...
View ArticleInstallation • Stuck on "Loading initial ramdisk" on fresh install
I recently acquired a Dell PowerEdge R820 which I'm trying to get an operating system running on. I've tried installing both Proxmox and bare Debian.Here's just about everything I know:- I used the...
View ArticleDebian User Projects - Software • SbK LXQt 124 release
I am happy to announce the release of SbK Debian LXQt 1/24. The SpinsbyKilz.com watermark is not present in the installed OS. SbK Debian spins are built and follow the testing branch. They are rolling...
View ArticleBeginners Questions • New to Debian
New Debian user here, 1st forum post. When i registered it took over 4 hrs for the activation email to show up in Gmail, i was starting to think i'd never get it. And so was unable to log into the...
View ArticleBeginners Questions • [O/S] SUDOERS file
When using KONSOLE, it asks "Password for Bob:"When I enter the password, it returns "Bob is not in the sudoers file. This incident will be reported."What have I done wrong? Can I fix...
View ArticleGeneral Questions • Execute script on resuming from sleep (laptop)
Hi all,Do you folks know how I can execute a script when my laptop resumes from sleep?I tried searching for power management but couldn't find anything for Debian 12 apart from systemd-sleep.conf...
View ArticleSystem and Network configuration • Internet network service using USB phone
HelloI just installed Debian Linux from a DVD disk without Internet so the network installation is not configured yetI want to use iPhone cellular data as a internnet connexion source to reach...
View ArticleGeneral Questions • ~/.profile use for delay control systemd automounts
When it comes to nfs I found the same behaviour via upgrade or install, in that my systemd automount units were being triggered by pool and/or gvfs-udisks2-volume-monitor several times at boot/login,...
View ArticleBeginners Questions • Debian 12 or Proxmox or ? as a (S)Workstation?
I have a PC with a Threadripper Pro and 128GB of RAM. I do some web development, as well as graphic design and photo editing.I like to use Adobe Suite (Windows, of course) for the photo/video editing,...
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