System and Network configuration • Network-Manager OpenVPN connection using...
I am trying to connect to an OpenVPN server that uses a certificate plus username and password to authenticate, using the Network-Manager.The connection cannot be established because the system is...
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Installation • 'Disabling NetinstCD in sources.list'
Hi all...I just tried installing Debian Bookworm Edu from the offline installer: https://wiki.debian.org/DebianEdu/Statu ... tion_mediaOnce in the desktop, I tried doing sudo apt update but was unable...
View ArticleSystem and Network configuration • IPTABLES HELP
I am setting up iptables on a Raspberry Pi with Bookworm (Debian 12)I've never done this before. I am doing this to teach High School Computer Science students and for myself.There are a lot of...
View ArticleTesting And Unstable • Secure boot is unsupported unless "discard...
Hi,I have a weird situation. I have a dual boot setup with Debian sid and Windows 11. All updates are done in both. UEFI and secure boot is enabled in BIOS.The thing is:- If I boot Windows directly...
View ArticleGraphical Environments & Desktops • Publicly available scripts for...
I’ve found there is a lack of light weight wayland desktop environments which run well in VirtualBox. As Gnome and KDE on wayland function well on VirtualBox a lighter weight version of each would be...
View ArticleGeneral Questions • [Software] All flatpak programs open slowly
I recently enabled the flatpak flathub repository using the instructions from the debian wiki - https://wiki.debian.org/Flatpak?action= ... ng_FlatpakAll programs installed via flatpak work, but I've...
View ArticleGraphical Environments & Desktops • KDE - stop saving recent files,...
I managed to find in system settings: recent files - don't remember. Also, clipboard is to set to one slot. I can't figure how to turn off everything recorded. I'm working on secure documents(private...
View ArticleInstallation • Debian 12.5 DVD Install, no network, only has DVD in sources.list
During the installation of debian-12.5.0-amd64-DVD-1.iso I chose to pull all apps from the DVD, no network. All went well until I tried to install htop. It wanted access to the DVD and I found I...
View ArticleGraphical Environments & Desktops • Is GNOME still to heavy for old...
I have searched around online to find an answer to my question if GNOME is still much heavier than the other Desktops out there in 2024. Answering this question is particularly relevant to me right...
View ArticleBeginners Questions • [Software] Question about the legality of out of the...
Hello there,I have a question regarding the legality of:- the out of the box codecs (gstreamer - specifically those labeled as "ugly" or "bad")- the procedure to make a WIFI dongle work (Ex....
View ArticleTesting And Unstable • [SID - Unstable] Boxes QCOW2 ?
I have a virtual drive Win11.qcow which has been working fine in SIDToday, 8 June 2024, Boxes wants to open a qcow2 file. Is this going to be the new standard, in which case how do I convert qcow to...
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System and Network configuration • Recording not working
i am using Debian 12 with Pipewire and the Volume control shows sound activity but the tab for "recording" shows " no applications is currently recording audio" even though I have tried several...
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General Questions • [Software] File integrity monitoring paranoia
I monitor my devices with Debian's integrit file integrity monitoring program. Join me on an investigation (that I DEFINITELY want to be doing at 4 AM! *forced smile* )!Usually, integrit's database...
View ArticleHardware • CPU frequency wrong. BIOS settings ignored. CPU Xeon W3680....
The CPU frequency is not set correctly in Debian 12 on my PC. The CPU ratio set in the BIOS is seen as the turbo/boost ratio. I have Speedstep and Turbo disabled in the BIOS, so it shouldn't be seeing...
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Installation • Debian 12 on Macbook Pro 2015
Hi forumI need your help for installing Debian 12 on a Macbook Pro 2015. The configuration of the notebook is described here:https://everymac.com/systems/apple/macb ... specs.htmlThe installation...
View ArticleGeneral Questions • kaspersky
Has anyone tried this virus removal tool Link RemovedStatistics: Posted by dirtydog — 2024-06-09 15:43 — Replies 3 — Views 97
View ArticleSystem and Network configuration • tidy EFI setup prior to Secure Boot setup
A bit of an all-over-the-place inaugural question regarding my 12 year old macbook pro and EFI.## Current setup```bashlsb_release -aNo LSB modules are available.Distributor ID:DebianDescription:Debian...
View ArticleSystem and Network configuration • Encrypted boot setup, grub tries to...
Hi,I just set up Debian 12.5 and wanted to setup "full encryption" (encrypted boot as well as data) as I have done in the past on Ubuntu. After a full day of battling, I have everything set up and...
View ArticleGeneral Questions • [Software] Hibernation with encrypted swap and secure boot
I am using Debian bookworm and I have secure boot enabled with full disk encryption. My swap partition is also encrypted (confirmed by `fwupdmgr security --force`). However, the kernel lockdown is...
View ArticleGeneral Questions • [Software] Sleep failed despite having 2x the amount of...
Code: █[debian-x1-7th][dotfiles][0]$ free -h total used free shared buff/cache availableMem: 15Gi 4.4Gi 9.3Gi 430Mi 2.3Gi 10GiSwap: 31Gi 886Mi 31GiI noticed I had two swap files and that the smaller...
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