Beginners Questions • Re: Check whether a package is installed
You can use dpkg-query without grep quite efficiently:Code: $ time dpkg-query -Wf '${db:Status-Status}' aptinstalledreal0m0.030suser0m0.023ssys0m0.007sStatistics: Posted by lindi — 2024-05-31 22:37
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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 ArticleBeginners Questions • Re: Portable Apps on Linux
Hey Hetzer,"It's like giving the only home keys to random company... "Yes! "only" is the key word. The system creates super long and complex passwords but you're probably not going to remember them so...
View ArticleInstallation • Re: Login without user name
Presuming I have understood your question properly, let me offer this link for a file you can edit after the install. I don't recall if during the install I was asked for auto login or not, but I do...
View ArticleForum information, requests, and feedback. • Re: Scheduled Forum update,...
Updates so nice that we decided to do them again! In sincerity my apologies for the system disruption, there were a few things going while I was already logged into the server, while there I finished...
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Installation • RTL8821CU on Debian 12
Hello everyone,My name is Thomas and I knew to working with Linux. Debian 12 is my first OSI'm coming from a Windows environmentAnd I started with the current version number 12. I'm running a Lenovo...
View ArticleGraphical Environments & Desktops • Re: Windows Manager using less...
Hey Steve.Thanks for following up on the JWM.Statistics: Posted by CloisteredNeuron — 2024-06-01 23:26
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Installation • Re: nftables Firewall problem, with 12.5
@reinobThanks for your help, your suspicions were correct about “- su” .“Did you install debian at all?” ah, whilst you spotted my errors you missed reading the first post which said; Selected Xfce...
View ArticleInstallation • Re: RTL8821CU on Debian 12
Before buying hardware, check its compatibility with GNU OS. Do not use Nvidia and RTL products.I did not find your device name in the supported devices by firmware-realtek.Give it back if you can.Or...
View ArticleTesting And Unstable • Re: Labwc (Wayland Compositor) Fails to Start
Hi fabien.Good call on wizard10000's post. Definitely some good stuff there. That post lists the labwc documentation which I used to get to this point. And good point that I'm using test. I'm going to...
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General 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 ArticleGraphical Environments & Desktops • Re: [Solved] Windows Manager using...
Hi oswaldkelso,I wish there were more options for wayland. I'd give CAT a go there.For your oldest PC take a look at PuppyLinux. I needed a completely offline system with no wireless hardware. I...
View ArticleGeneral Questions • [Software] How can I run a script just before xfce4...
I have a few things I want to get done before xfce4 starts. And a few more things I want to do before it quits. Is there some point at which I can add a script to the chain of execution?Statistics:...
View ArticleSystem and Network configuration • Re: change log not available
The first command yield no details on the change loggst-plugins-base1.0 (1.22.0-3+deb12u1) bookworm-security; urgency=medium * GST-2023-0001 / GST-2023-0002This update is marked [security] so I was...
View ArticleGeneral Questions • Re: [Solved] update-grub fails (use rEFInd instead!)
There are many paths through the forest. I like the Grub custom.cfg method; that's why I use it. rEFInd also works nicely, though, and has the virtue of being well documented in one place.To each his...
View ArticleSystem and Network configuration • Re: clamav scan file 1 day old
Hello @rick71,Please, use code tags to include commands and/or their logs in the body of a message. I did it for you in your first post.If I may answer the presumably rhetorical question: Of course...
View ArticleGeneral Questions • Re: [Software][Solved] Failure to load kernel modules
I unfortunately confirm that the kernel 5.10.0-30-amd64 is having the same issue with respect to the nvidia modules:From /var/lib/dkms/nvidia-current/470.223.02/build/make.log:Code: stef@alucard:~$...
View ArticleInstallation • Re: Cannot rebuild network-manager source package
Please use code tags for terminal text, not preformatted. Fixed for you this time.Statistics: Posted by sunrat — 2024-06-03 22:27
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