Beginners Questions • [Solved] Trouble connecting to Wi-Fi
EDIT: SOLVEDHello!I will preface this post that I am pretty new to Linux. I've tried to use Linux-Mint, but there were some things that didn't suit me so I decided to make the switch upstream to...
View ArticleGeneral Questions • [Software] Firefox telemetry
I have a question about Firefox.I noticed a very annoying behaviour of the browser.I like to adjust the Privacy and Security settings so that "Firefox Data Collection and Use" section (basically the...
View ArticleGeneral Questions • [Software] Jami blues
I am posting this in hope somebody else is using jami (formerly Ring), a secure and distributed voice, video and chat platform.I have been experiencing an issue with the software's graphical interface...
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Graphical Environments & Desktops • No KDE Plasma desktop after upgrade
After the usual update followed by upgrade, the desktop disappeared after rebooting. Meaning the Desktop folder no longer displayed, the wallpaper/background was gone, and conky scripts didn't show...
View ArticleGeneral Questions • Problem with dualbooting my hp omen 2016 laptop
Hi everyone,I have a windows 10 on 500GB SSD, and Have installed latest debian on the other SSD which is 250GB. The problem is whenever I reboot, I have to manually press F9 and then go to EFI files...
View ArticleSystem and Network configuration • mod rewrite breaks Apache
With a brand new installation of Apache2, Code: a2enmod rewrite causes:Code: Job for apache2.service failed because the control process exited with error code.See "systemctl status apache2.service"...
View ArticleInstallation • No suitable video mode during installation
Hello,I have a problem installing Debian 12 on an old HP Elitedesk. I installed Debian 11 on it before and there were no problems. Now during installation I get an error: No suitable video mode....
View ArticleGeneral Questions • [Software] state of my system after failed dkms setup for...
Hello, I'm new here and always trying to learn some more about linux/debian in general.A few days ago I attempted to upgrade to the 6.9.7 kernel backport. Surprisingly the process failed. It appears...
View ArticleBeginners Questions • [Software] Help choosing backup software for OLS server
Hi,I am testing Debian/Linux for the first time. The goal is to build my own server to host some websites I have. I will install OLS and host wordpress websites on it.I am trying to build all the...
View ArticleInstallation • Unable to Boot From Encrypted /boot on mdadm luks lvm
After doing a test Debian install in a vm from the standard installer with mdadm raid1 > luks > lvm, booting into it, and converting it have encrypted boot with the following commandsCode: cp...
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General Questions • Is Krusader file search available to Dolphin
The Dolphin default file search is not as good as the Krusader file search. Dolphin can download and use other file search modules. Is there a way to use the Krusader file search with Dolphin, or is...
View ArticleGeneral Debian • [Discussion] Microphone issues in Debian 5.10.221-1
Hi Everyone,I am currently struggling to enable microphone recording in a GCP VM of configuration- Debian 5.10.221-1 (2024-07-14) x86_64 GNU/Linux.uname -a gives: configuration is -...
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Graphical Environments & Desktops • Krusader missing icons on Debian...
The image shows missing Krusader icons. Any ideas on why some icons are missing and how to display the missing icons?I have a Debian 12.5/KDE VM where all Krusader icons are displayed.Statistics:...
View ArticleOff-Topic • Back In Time 1.5.1 released
Hello,I am glad to announce the release of version 1.5.1 of Back In Time today.- This release increase the Qt version used from 5 to 6.- As a new feature SSH proxy (aka jump host) can be used.- EncFS...
View ArticleBeginners Questions • [Networking] Intel Centrino Wireless N100 - can't connect
Hello,I'm trying to ditch windows (for the usual reasons) and I gave debian 12 a try via live ISO.I cannot see any wifi network to connect to - of course wifi is turned on, airplane mode is off. The...
View ArticleBeginners Questions • [Installation] How to find which path is application...
If we were to install an application/package from a local .deb file, not from the Debian repository, using the command given below, then how can one know which path will be used to install the...
View ArticleHardware • Poor Bluetooth connection with AX210
I have a new computer and after installation I notice poor Bluetooth reception/communication, there are 'two' issues and can't seem to find a solution:When downloading/uploading the Bluetooth latency...
View ArticleProgramming • [Software] getservbyname panics if portname not present in...
I have observed that calling getservbyname with a portname that is not present in /etc/hosts causes a fault that terminate a program. The man page for getservbyname() [netdb.h] saysRETURN VALUE The...
View ArticleGeneral Questions • [Software] writing data to NTFS partition in Unix and...
Hi I am Rupesh from India and I brought a new desktop pc with ryzen 5500GT cpu and Asus prime b450 motherboard. I installed Linux freebsd along with windows 11 and everything is working fine except I...
View ArticleBeginners Questions • how to mark a topic as solved?
After the issue I asked for help about was solved I couldn't find the way to mark my topic solved however hard I was looking for the button or intuitive cue. Is there a way to mark it as answered,-not...
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