General Questions • [Software] Keyboard mapping edit
I have a Lenovo laptop keyboard and the indicator light on the keyboard microphone does not light when pressed to mute or unmute the microphone.The keyboard functions its just that indicator light....
View ArticleHardware • USB is not able to be written or formatted
the media is worn out, and is being locked into RO mode even though the kernel thinks it is RW.Statistics: Posted by kent_dorfman766 — 2025-03-04 20:50 — Replies 7 — Views 202
View ArticleHardware • mpd on virtual machine - Migration from bluetooth speaker to 3.5 jack
I can't decipher the real issue?Keep the device paths clear and understood as separate. The VM and the Host are functionally two computers with a magic connection, spice maybe. Don't cross that magic...
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Off-Topic • [Off-Topic] Watching Super Bowl LIX Live with an Immutable Debian
Sorry that an innocent comment of mine caused you so much trouble. What I was thinking, probably naively, was to simply download the trixie-gnome hybrid live iso, burn it (or rsync it) to a usb, then...
View ArticleSystem and Network configuration • phpmyadmin - not loading - error 500
I found the solution.The apache2 configuration file for my Debian 12 setup which is:/etc/apache2/conf-available/phpmyadmin.conf was left over from a prior attempt that I had made at installing...
View ArticleTesting And Unstable • [Testing - Trixie] Cannot change reresolution via...
It says i am on 1280x720 even though i am not.I see nothing to that effect in your inxi output.So i really don't know what to doFor one thing, report a regression bug. After all, Trixie has not yet...
View ArticleOff-Topic • [Off-Topic] Google's assault on Invidious and yt-dl
You still get penalized for escaping jail even if you were illegally there in the first place.Very sad, but unfortunately, true.(A) does an illegal act that forces (B) to do an illegal act in defense....
View ArticleForum information, requests, and feedback. • [Forum] Please welcome bbbhltz,...
Congrats and thanks for your contributions...Statistics: Posted by mark-bboy — 2025-03-05 03:52 — Replies 11 — Views 68338
View ArticleGeneral Questions • [Software] Returns to Login Screen after Login
Thank you for the advice: I was able to sign in with <CTRL><ALT><F3>. So it doesn't seem to be a password issue.$df -h revealed that I have 39% free space on sda1 (the only...
View ArticleInstallation • [Solved] Dual boot: Force boot files/grub to proper EFI/ESP...
I used the standard installer. Can't say about Calamares.Thanks. I should mention, almost all my experience with this issue is in the context of full install to USB drive, which I have done many times...
View ArticleGeneral Questions • [Solved] Can't update debian
Sorry for wasting everyone's time.After doing some digging, I found that the problem was a result of me trying to create a FrankenDebian several months ago. I had APT::Default-Release "stable"; inside...
View ArticleBeginners Questions • Release upgrades and Flatpaks
Flatpaks aren't directly integrated like normal .deb packages are. Your flatpaks won't affect anything on a system upgrade. The idea behind them as well as snaps and appimages is that they will run...
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Testing And Unstable • [Testing - Trixie] [SOLVED] Cannot change resolution...
It says i am on 1280x720 even though i am not.I see nothing to that effect in your inxi output.So i really don't know what to doFor one thing, report a regression bug. After all, Trixie has not yet...
View ArticleInstallation • unable to do a net boot + install of debian 12.9
I don't know what to do next. I've never attempted anything like what you have in mind, but maybe this will help. Are you aware Debian has two installers? The live ISOs use Calamares. If the latter...
View ArticleBeginners Questions • [Software] Is snap less secure on debian than in ubuntu?
Security questions in the abstract don't mean anything. Secure against what? Are you worried about integrity of the app or unauthorized access to content? "Tell me everything I should know" is not...
View ArticleSystem and Network configuration • Help with Bluetooth? Can't get it working...
Hi friends,I'm on a pretty fresh Debian install (bookworm, with 6.11.10 kernel) and installed a bunch of non-free-firmware packages, but whatever I do, I can't seem to make Bluetooth work reliably?...
View ArticleGraphical Environments & Desktops • Gnome errors in Logs
This is what i am seeingCode: Mar 06 03:58:27 tux gnome-session[2583]: gnome-session-binary[2583]: WARNING: Could not parse desktop file xapp-sn-watcher.desktop or it references a not found TryExec...
View ArticleHardware • Using a low profile card to avoid Eye Strain
HDMI was originally designed and intended for television use, not computers, and remains its primary target use. DisplayPort was designed and intended for computer use, so likely the best path to take...
View ArticleGeneral Questions • ACPI BIOS Error
Kernel is trying to tell you that your BIOS is buggy. You probably cannot do much about it.Statistics: Posted by lindi — 2025-03-06 05:00 — Replies 1 — Views 36
View ArticleBeginners Questions • [O/S] Does Debian have future plans for Wayland,...
Gnome has used wayland protocol by default since at least debian 12.Statistics: Posted by lindi — 2025-03-06 05:01 — Replies 1 — Views 32
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