Installation • nft Firewall problem, 12.5
Having moved a DT PC to Debian 11 and liked the results, I decided to swap a laptop over to Debian 12it went like this;-Using a debian-12.5.0-amd64-netinst.iso where the SHA512 and signature verified...
View ArticleInstallation • Re: nft Firewall problem, 12.5
Why do you want a firewall?What are you trying to mitigate?Statistics: Posted by dilberts_left_nut — 2024-06-01 01:05
View ArticleHardware • General Purpose Mouse on VirtualBox
"The default mouse emulated by QEMU and VirtualBox has severe problems in both gpm and x with positioning and clicking." (wiki.archlinux.org/title/General_purpose_mouse). The package in Debian is gpm...
View ArticleHardware • Re: Thinkpad X13 AMD Gen 1 - go to sleep after entering acount...
Hi,I just uncpommented (and adjusted) :Code: HandleLidSwitchExternalPower=ignoreHandleLidSwitchDocked=ignoreAnd it's working fine.Thank you !Statistics: Posted by megagolgoth — 2024-06-01 01:39
View ArticleBeginners Questions • Re: Portable Apps on Linux
Hey Steve,Yep. The Talking Potato YouTubers are probably terrified their Surfing Great White VPN affiliate marketing will dry up if they talk about anything too real - buy a VPN for this OS where...
View ArticleInstallation • Re: RTL8821CU on Debian 12
The Linux kernel database shows this device is supported by the RTW88_8821CU driver since kernel 6.2 - https://cateee.net/lkddb/web-lkddb/RTW88_8821CU.html . Your solution may be as simple as...
View ArticleForum information, requests, and feedback. • Re: Scheduled Forum update,...
I'm heartened that you are treating your cat well @donald . Did you give the server a tummy rub as well? I'm certain that helps sometimes. Statistics: Posted by sunrat — 2024-06-02 02:31
View ArticleDocs, HowTos, Tips & Tricks • [HowTo] Install a kernel from Backports
There are various Backports guides in random places but as the most common reason for Backports is to install a kernel more recent than the one in Stable for hardware support, here's a specific...
View ArticleGraphical Environments & Desktops • Labwc (Wayland Compositor) Fails to...
I've installed Labwc (labwc.github.io/getting-started.html - packages.debian.org/trixie/labwc) on a Debian 6.7.12-1 VirtualBox VM. The project's site labwc.github.io/getting-started.html...
View ArticleProgramming • Re: gtkmm: radio button group status is not a property?
Hello,Did you sorted it out ?note: moved to "Programming" sub-forum.Statistics: Posted by Aki — 2024-06-02 06:22
View ArticleSystem and Network configuration • Re: WIFI problem when configuring prior to...
I found that the issue is if you choose "create a new WIFI network" from the network manager applet 1.30.0 it does not work. But if you use "edit connection and click on the plus sign then enter the...
View ArticleOff-Topic • Re: Portable Apps on Linux
Those clay tablets were quite impressive back in the day.Statistics: Posted by CloisteredNeuron — 2024-06-03 02:23
View ArticleTesting And Unstable • Re: Labwc (Wayland Compositor) Fails to Start
......My understanding is Lxqt does not support wayland (wiki.debian.org/Wayland#Testing_Wayland). Did you install Labwc on a system running Lxqt/XORG and now have the ability to switch between Lxqt...
View ArticleGeneral Debian • Re: [Off-Topic] Iterating an Immutable Bookworm for...
(In Taiwan attending Computex 2024*)No big deal. We (me & most forum members) have major differences in backgrounds and drives for using Debian/Linux. Totally expected. Really appreciate your...
View ArticleGeneral Questions • Re: [Software] How can I run a script just before xfce4...
Research the following files and their differences/etc/bash.bashrc/etc/profile /etc/bash.bash_logoutYou can even use systemd-runStatistics: Posted by amin11 — 2024-06-03 06:06
View ArticleGeneral Questions • Difference between aptitude and apt/dpkg for managing...
There are multiple commands that are used to manage Debian packages. Two of the most common are 1) apt2) aptitudeWhat is the difference between both of these? And when should one be preferred over the...
View ArticleSystem and Network configuration • Re: [Solved] Skype apt-key deprecated problem
504 Gateway Time-out is a problem on their server. Probably nothing you can do about it but wait. Also nothing to do with Linux headers.Statistics: Posted by sunrat — 2024-06-04 05:21
View ArticleInstallation • Re: Implications of hardening /usr partition
Note that generally in order to write in /usr you need to be root, and if you're root, you're just one "mount -o rw,remount /usr" away from writing whatever you want in /usr.If you want to protect...
View ArticleGeneral Questions • Re: Difference between aptitude and apt/dpkg for managing...
dpkg is Debian's lower-level package manager, and both APT and Aptitude are frontends to it. APT is command-line while Aptitude provides TUI interface and minesweeper game. Both run in terminalI think...
View ArticleSystem and Network configuration • Re: How can be removed safely from Debian...
Apparently sudo gives more permissions to the user than root itself, because you can run easier applications than root, consequently to damage by mistake your system as user. Also, I noticed even if I...
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