Off-Topic • Re: [Software] Mouse menu
I see. I assumed you were using Raspberry Pi OS which used Openbox until Bullseye.My bad. I think (and I could be wrong) that right-click menus are handled by the WM, so I guess we need to know wha...
View ArticleSystem and Network configuration • Re: Installing Linux RT without NVidia and...
I have happily used Liquorix kernels for years. The only gotcha is it is best to not allow automatic kernel updating when using nvidia driver as occasionally the kernel version gets ahead of nvidia...
View ArticleHardware • Re: NVIDIA laptop GPU is always unused
For Optimus it is generally easiest to run applications on Nvidia using PRIME Render Offload - https://wiki.debian.org/NVIDIA%20OptimusSetting separate drivers per power state sounds more...
View ArticleSystem and Network configuration • Re: wlp2s0 device not available
Thank you for reminding me to check that.I just tried with Ubuntu 22.04 LTS and Wi-Fi was unavailable. Gnome said Wi-Fi Off and wouldn't turn on when I clicked on it. Then I played with the airplane...
View ArticleBeginners Questions • Re: Installing a needed package that isn't in Debian repos
Last time I checked users could get root privileges if they were allowed to mount veracrypt containers. From memory, root authorization was required for the mount, with default settings anyway. Not...
View ArticleGeneral Questions • Unable to get into BIOS after setting shimx64.efi as a...
Hi guys,I recently installed Debian alongside windows on my Acer laptop. Both OSs are in different drives and have separate efi positions. And hence after the installation I couldn't boot into debian...
View ArticleInstallation • Re: Debian 12.4 amd64 installer bootia32.efi (Mac Pro 1,1 2,1)...
Machine installs and boots with "noefi" kernel parameter. This parameter wasn't needed for a while only in the early days of efi32 booting see ubuntu wiki, still unknown what triggered this dependency...
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Programming • How to create new Start Menu Category and Entry with .deb Package?
I'm trying to do this on the current Linux Mint Ubuntu Cinnamon Version but i want this to ideallywork on any debian based distribution.I have programmed a linux application. Currently it's only...
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Beginners Questions • Re: [O/S] Can't shutdown because of udev-worker/modprobe
Just some ideas what may have an impactHow are the devices mounted?Does anyone else use the system or device when you try to shutdown?When booting wait for a longer period of time before ever trying a...
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Docs, HowTos, Tips & Tricks • Pimp your Gimp with Fancy Fonts
If you use Gimp on a daily basis like I do sometime you want to make a statement with a font that does not come installed by default. Here's how to add free fonts that will be available for use...
View ArticleBeginners Questions • Re: Installing Debian on a Raspberry Pi
I don't think you'll be happy using this as a desktop computer; the hardware is too weak to run modern desktop environments and web browsers in a sensible manner. As a headless server of some sort,...
View ArticleGraphical Environments & Desktops • Re: Firefox ESR (vanilla Debian...
By managing your Firefox settings through a user.js template, you avoid having settings silently changed without your knowledge or consent.I was thinking on this today, the state of browsers and how...
View ArticleGeneral Questions • Re: Opera browser for Debian, best way to install?
@Uptorn is there someone named "dig deeper" that is well-known? I wasn't aware. I'm referring to a style of writing that sends someone down a rabbit-hole because of incorrect information. I've been...
View ArticleBeginners Questions • Re: Should I recommend Debian to a friend who has no...
As somebody who has experience of helping Windows users online and in person, that is not the picture that comes to mind. I had to deal with failed updates, a fragile file system, a malware-ridden...
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Debian User Projects - Software • SbK Xfce-Compiz 224 release
I am happy to announce the release of SbK Debian Xfce-Compiz 224. The SpinsbyKilz.com watermark is not present in the installed OS. Sorry about the delay, real life got in the way of releasing this...
View ArticleGeneral Debian • Re: Share your Debian SCRIPTS
Never say never (which I didn't)updated apt-fly from v.3.2 to v.3.3- if the Release file of a Debian (apt) repository does not contain the'No-Support-for-Architecture-all: Packages' field, clients...
View ArticleGeneral Questions • Re: [Solved] where does the console get its keyboard...
This is an old bug that never has been fixed.https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=33670https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/xkeyboar ... /issues/44And it's not in console data, it's in...
View ArticleGeneral Questions • Re: [Software] Debian 12 can't resolve fqdn via curl wget...
I do not know, but I would try compare hosts: lines in /etc/nsswitch.conf at first.Statistics: Posted by ruwolf — 2024-02-07 20:41
View ArticleSystem and Network configuration • Re: Broadcom bcm4352 wl operation not...
Hello,I'm having no luck getting my wifi driver installed. I'm at the point where I have broadcom-sta-dkms and dkms installed. I try loading the driver using sudo modprobe wl and I get this error....
View ArticleSystem and Network configuration • Re: [Solved] how to display a mesage to...
Thanks for sharing the solution.Statistics: Posted by Aki — 2024-02-07 20:51
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