General Questions • Re: [Software] Nvidia Drivers
I reinstalled Trixie this morning on the desktop machine, typing on my laptop with Trixie and the Nvidia drivers.I edited the sources.list to this.deb http://deb.debian.org/debian/ trixie contrib main...
View ArticleBeginners Questions • Old Stable and Proposed Updates.
I think I understand this but I thought I'd check with those more experienced than I. Hopefully that's you:On my laptop I'm still running Bookworm, aka old stable. In the sources I have bookworm,...
View ArticleBeginners Questions • Re: Old Stable and Proposed Updates.
so no 12.13 or 12.14 etc.12.13 may be here next week. 12.14 in mid-May.Statistics: Posted by CwF — 2026-01-03 19:14
View ArticleGeneral Questions • Re: [Software] Trouble extracting RAR files.
"unrar-free" (works with right-click extract here...) complained about "-e" not being valid. Switched to "unrar" (doesn't seem to work at all) and...THIS is why people "fear" the command line. It even...
View ArticleGeneral Questions • Re: [Software] Got error with pdfposter
What you are seeing is normal for Python. It can get annoying but in this case the thing you want to install could be installed using pipx instead of pip.On my computer I did this:Code: python3 -m pip...
View ArticleGraphical Environments & Desktops • Re: KDE Plasma - Taskbar transparency
Right click on the empty part of the panel between the icons and the systray. Select "Show Panel Configuration".Statistics: Posted by bobhwasatch — 2026-01-03 20:51
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Forum information, requests, and feedback. • Re: [Feedback] Where is posted...
Hello Donald!Happy New Year to you as well. There are a few reasons behind the group staying private: I inherited both groups about 2 years ago and the only one that needed a help was the private one...
View ArticleTesting And Unstable • Re: [SID - Unstable] Some programs do not start
For more info:Code: inxi -GCode: apt list --installed | grep glxCode: glxinfoStatistics: Posted by eriefisher — 2026-01-03 22:11
View ArticleGeneral Questions • Re: [Software] Trouble extracting RAR files.
The first time for years I see anyone using rar. Valid, but linux world is so much to gz.Yeah, I only do it because a lot of my stuff gets 'shared' with my Windows install (think like a big archive...
View ArticleHardware • Re: Nvidia GT1030 not working
Thank you for all of your great responses. I feel the love. I believe I added nonfree firmware to my apt config file. If I remember correctly, my intention was to use intel's microcode. I was...
View ArticleGeneral Questions • Re: Ssh very slow to copy .mozilla or .thunderbird
I noticed something strange when using verbose > file. According to the manual:Code: Rsync finds files that need to be transferred using a "quick check" al‐ gorithm (by default) that looks for...
View ArticleBeginners Questions • FTP server vsftpd installation
I started FTP server vsftpd installation, but got a warning (in bold) I cannot understand:antonio@antonio-m32cd4k:~$ sudo apt install vsftpdLettura elenco dei pacchetti... 0% Installazione:...
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Hardware • Epson ET-1810 printer setup & suspected bug
The printer is connected to the network using the Epson app. There is also an option to connect with WPS by pressing various buttons according to the paper instructions, but my router doesn't have...
View ArticleHardware • Re: Epson ET-1810 printer setup & suspected bug
I wonder why cups-filters is stuck at 1.... while the rest of the stack is at 2....... As you mentioned, the 2... version is out there and available.Statistics: Posted by eriefisher — 2026-01-04 11:23
View ArticleBeginners Questions • Re: [Solved] Old Stable and Proposed Updates.
As a follow up question: When do the point releases end? Do they end after the first 3 years, or continue on with the LTS team?Statistics: Posted by KeithXL — 2026-01-04 11:24
View ArticleBeginners Questions • Re: [Newb] why did Debian freeze? can't understand logs
I use an old PC assembled from IntelCore i7 860 processor, 8 GB RAM, motherboard ThinkCentreM90p Lenovo 5498AG5 (i read somewhere that this motherboard can only support up to 8GB of RAM but I have to...
View ArticleHardware • Re: Wireless internet problem with debian13
I use iwd instead of wpasupplicant. iwd uses kernel stack, so should a bit lighter load.First would try what @stevepusser suggested.Hi! I switched from vpa_supplicant to iwd too. In the meantime, I'll...
View ArticleGeneral Questions • Re: [Solved] Trouble extracting RAR files.
Understood.I used a 'guillotine method'. Modem card broke, so went to a computer shop, asked for a iron modem, that would work with Linux too.Windows did not recognize the modem, but Linux on a CD...
View ArticleGeneral Questions • [Software] Why the "inxi" command is not...
Hello FriendsWhy the inxi command is not installed by default in Debian 12 and 13?I confirmed that in Peppermint and Ubuntu (both based on Debian have this command available by default)Of course it...
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