Questions tagged [debian]
Debian GNU/Linux is a widespread Linux distribution focusing on stability, security, and the free software philosophy.
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Whence is XScreenSaver getting a lock request when I close the laptop lid?
I have a ThinkPad X1 Carbon (Gen 4) on which I'm running Debian 12 and a fairly minimal X11 setup with fvwm2 as a window manager and a few other programs, including xscreensaver, started from my ....
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How to increase number of workspaces in Debian 12?
I have a Debian 12 system and am wondering how I can increase number of workspaces from 4 to N.
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How can I get back my grub menu after Windows update?
I have a dual boot installation on my laptop, I have both Debian 12 and Windows 11 installed. I updated Windows 11 yesterday and my laptop boots directly into Windows after the update, no grub menu is ...
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Modem Manager can't find Mobile Broadband
I have Debian 11 running on a computer. I have a ZTE MF79U dongle with a vodafone simcard in it.
I plug it in and then I am able to configure the dongle by going to 192.168.0.1 in the browser and ...
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What is loadlin.exe in Debian installation image(.iso) explained for a newbie?
So I opened the Debian .iso image and in a directory "tools" there were loadlin.exe and loadlin.txt. I tried researching but everything was from 2005-ish. What does it do? What happens if I ...
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Calibre viewer doesn't fill window
I've tried every configuration I can imagine to solve this, I just can't figure out why Calibre refuses to fill the viewer window. I'm using i3 in Debian, if that is of any relevance. This is what the ...
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Debian and TCL TV
I'm running Debian 12 with Cinnamon on a TCL 98S550G TV (HDMI-0, connected to HDMI 1 on the TV). The desktop is always on, with screensaver after 5 mins and screen off after 45 mins.
With my old TV, I ...
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How do I configure 2 public IP addresses on Debian and enable NAT traversal on one?
I got 2 IP addresses from my hosting company, xx.xx.xx.109 and xx.xx.xx.110, both in the same subnet. The subnet mask is 255.255.255.192 and the gateway is xx.xx.xx.20
I have a Proxmox server and ...
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Laptop Keyboard disabled after suspend or sleep Debian 12, How do i fix it?
My Dell laptop has Debian 12, every after I suspend or sleep the laptop the keyboard is disabled when I wake it back. even after using on-screen keyboard to log in, it stays disabled.
I tried changing ...
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SoundCore P25i works on Ubuntu, but on Debian it disconnects and connects with the same sound settings. Why?
SoundCore P25i works on Ubuntu, but on Debian it disconnects and connects with the same sound settings. Why?
SoundCore P25i is a bluetooth headphone
Is there a package installed in Ubuntu that is not ...
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Wine not being given proper permissions?
After updating to Ubuntu 22.04 wine stopped working. I noticed some other things I did not like about Ubuntu so I went over to Debian 12. Wine still did not work. I asked in the wine forums but no one ...
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How can I use up all my CPU/RAM for testing purposes? [closed]
I want to bring up my CPU and memory usage all the way up to 100% for testing purposes. How can I do this effectively?
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nftables does not catch a packet it has already seen
I setup a segmented local network, where each segment is VLAN'ed and the switch at the root of all VLANs also acts as router between all IP segments/VLAN (the switch is the Dell S4810 Running DNOS 9....
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How to Identify and Terminate Idle tmux Sessions on a Debian Server
I have a Debian server with multiple tmux sessions running. Some of these sessions are idle and not running any active processes. How can I identify and terminate all tmux sessions that are not ...
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Matrox G200eW3 fails on Debian 12.5
I do have a server with Matrox G200eW3 (on-board) on Debian Bookworm, but graphic display fails. There is a small _ in the top left corner, but that's all. Still the terminals (ctrl-alt 2/3/4/5) are ...
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