General Questions • Re: [solved] removing swap partition
@Dude Guyman well said....I interested in using zram... What's involved beyond the install ?... Do I have to set-up a config file to use it as a swap file replacement ? After the install how can I...
View ArticleBeginners Questions • Re: [Software] Two problems after installation (NTFS...
I've managed to organise everything to my OCD liking, this time successfully altering the fstab file for automatic mounting, but there's one thing that still annoys me (red arrow):Partitions.pngHow do...
View ArticleGraphical Environments & Desktops • [Solved] XFCE4 panel clock does not...
NOTE: I have now marked this issue as "[Solved]" because I have now solved it. See my follow-up message, below, for an explanation of my solution.I recently installed Debian 13.2.0 with XFCE4 onto one...
View ArticleGraphical Environments & Desktops • Re: XFCE4 panel clock does not update...
Oh! I fixed it!In the XFCE4 panel clock preferences, I had "Date Only" set under "Clock Preferences". When I changed that to "Time Only" and used the same %a %d %b %H:%M:%S custom format, now the...
View ArticleGraphical Environments & Desktops • Re: MATE weather not showing
In re OP:My Mate weather applet works after a fresh, bare metal reinstall of Deb 13.x (for any of several issues), then the weather applet fails some weeks in, never to return. No matter if I choose a...
View ArticleGeneral Questions • Debian lying about file transfer speed (write caching?)
Since Debian 13, when moving a file from an internal drive to my external, USB, 1TB HDD (in an enclosure), Debian is "lying" to me about how fast the file transfers.Let's say I am sending a larger...
View ArticleInstallation • Re: “Warning: Target” “configured multiple times” in sources...
If you need the .bak file, just remove the .bak extension from the filename using either rm or a GUI file manager.Again, I just don't understand, and searching DuckDuckGo for "debian how to use a .bak...
View ArticleOff-Topic • New Year User Resolutions
I will use ‘apropos’ and 'man' to see what the computer sitting in front of me knows.I will try to understand the google.I will attempt to make sense of the regurgitated word sequence AI puts out and...
View ArticleGeneral Questions • Under Debian, can Timeshift be used to clone one system...
I'm running Debian 13.2.0 with XFCE4.I have installed it from the official *.iso onto my laptop, and I have then configured it and installed a lot of software. It's working well.I have another...
View ArticleGeneral Questions • Re: Debian lying about file transfer speed (write caching?)
Not much we can do.I only use usb for a phone passed to a vm and in that case the 'file transfer in progress' dialog seems accurate. In other cases it's way off. It seems to be a varied issue with...
View ArticleSystem and Network configuration • Re: Openvpn doesnt work for Trixie but...
This issue has occurred on anothe rDebian Trixie machine. The Openvpn configuration was confirmed on another workstation as well as the network.Statistics: Posted by compis4 — 2026-01-01 04:12
View ArticleGeneral Questions • Looking for apt-installable python-3.14 under trixie
I'm running Debian 13.2.0 ("trixie").I'm looking for an apt repo in which I can find a *.deb file for python-3.14 ... preferably python-3.14.2.I found some repos on line with python-3.14, but not for...
View ArticleGeneral Questions • Re: Under Debian, can Timeshift be used to clone one...
Why don't you just try it??I would take the disk out of the second laptop and connect it to the first laptop. Then I would use clonezilla or dd from a usb-stick with a live iso ( I use the...
View ArticleBeginners Questions • Re: [Networking] Block unnecessary ARP
I try to understand how it works and got some strange result. Current host is 10.10.1.1, some host in network 10.10.1.2, i have next rule:Code: table arp arp_filter{ chain input { type filter hook...
View ArticleGeneral Questions • [Newb] GRUB won't load Debian after crash
I'm sorry if this forum isn't the right place to ask to be hand-held. I use an HP laptop and Debian 12 encrypted with LUKS2 on a hard drive. Last night I very foolishly opened a krita file that was...
View ArticleGraphical Environments & Desktops • [Solved] Intermittent cursor...
Hey everyone!While I was writing the original post (see below), I finally thought about trying disconnecting keyboard. The problem has been eliminated. So, there is the possibility that the...
View ArticleGeneral Questions • The -g option with journalctl
hello,How can we explain these commands outputs, which should normally be identical, at least from my point of view:Code: ~$ journalctl -S "2026-01-01 11:00:00" -g 'sshd'......-- No entries --~$...
View ArticleGeneral Questions • Re: The -g option with journalctl
Hello,Perhaps the journal entries were generated after the second command had been completed ?Statistics: Posted by Aki — 2026-01-01 11:22
View ArticleGeneral Questions • Re: Looking for apt-installable python-3.14 under trixie
Hello,I'm looking for an apt repo in which I can find a *.deb file for python-3.14 ... preferably python-3.14.2.[..]If not via apt, is there any python-3.14 *.deb file anywhere that I can install...
View ArticleGeneral Questions • Re: Ssh very slow to copy .mozilla or .thunderbird
Well that's not good! There should an entry for every time ssh sneezes...It seems I have a problem with this command. I'm trying to look into it. viewtopic.php?p=836203#p836203Statistics: Posted by...
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