The original post: /r/debian by /u/Zery12 on 2024-12-27 19:58:20.

i really like how testing updates come: first sid, then it goes to testing, then freezing period for like 6 months, and it starts all again.

i am fine to deal with troubleshooting, and after trixie releases, i would go to the next testing version (which would take a few months ig.)

The original post: /r/debian by /u/Wasted-Friendship on 2024-12-27 18:37:54.

I have been loving me some Debian on my ProxMox cluster. I am ready to take the next step in my relationship and go to dual boot.

However, when I go to install, I can’t find the W11 NVME. So, I dropped in a SSD. The install works, but I can’t find the main drive to install the boot loader.

I thought it was just a secure boot issue, so I turned it off and tried again…nothing. Any ideas what I may be doing wrong?

The original post: /r/debian by /u/Fast_Aardvark_7405 on 2024-12-27 17:16:37.

error on when creating an os image file;

grub-mkrescue: error: `mformat` invocation failed

.

can anyone fix it? if not, i tried.

The original post: /r/debian by /u/oiramxd on 2024-12-27 16:40:09.

The original post: /r/debian by /u/Gdiddy18 on 2024-12-27 15:45:35.

Hi Team

Managed to get my gaming pc to deb but now the wifi card is playing up, it seems slow and if i download a game from steam it litally stops working but still shows as connected.

I have disabled fast boot in Windows 11 and all i can find is soultion for arch i have gone to /etc/modprobe.d/iwlwifi.conf but this file is empty.

If im just browsing its fine it just seems to happen when downloading from steam?

The original post: /r/debian by /u/Desperate-Warthog-15 on 2024-12-27 14:53:36.

Hi guys, I want to create a custom os based on debian but i don’t know how to do. Give me a proper guide or provide me a link of a good guide in order to I can make my own os

The original post: /r/debian by /u/Marc_Bomur on 2024-12-27 14:22:30.

Hey guys,

I'm using a .json config file (with an equalizer in it) for presetting the output audio of EasyEffects 7.2.1.

I'd like to use a copy of it for presetting the input audio. But an error message stubbornly speaks about a wrong format without further information.

Could you help?

Thanks for reading!

Marc

The original post: /r/debian by /u/_BEER_Sghe on 2024-12-27 14:09:33.

Hi again, the journey to finish my new PC setup is proceeding.

I'd like to "migrate" my old Windows 10 SSD + storage HDD to make it accessible from the new build, which uses Debian as a primary OS.

I have tried following the first part of this wiki but when accessing the GRUB page at startup the only boot option is Debian.

I have never dual booted, but is this option feasible? How can I detect the other SSD and add its Windows 10 to the GRUB startup boot menu?

Thank you!

The original post: /r/debian by /u/Noisuli on 2024-12-27 13:40:40.

Does anyone know how to make timeshift to require my user(sudo) password and not my root password?

The original post: /r/debian by /u/the_unknown161 on 2024-12-27 13:13:55.

The original post: /r/debian by /u/sofuego on 2024-12-27 12:40:42.

Has this happened to anyone else on Debian 12 (X11). xandr only shows 1 display (although I'm not sure if nvidia drivers intercepted it before and that is normal behavior). The NVIDIA settings menu is now very bare and missing the multi-monitor configuration settings.

LLM suggested using nvidia-xconfig (which isn't installed having just checked). The description says deprecated. Could that be the issue or is there something I'm missing?

The original post: /r/debian by /u/vishwaravi on 2024-12-27 12:28:49.

i have trouble to connect wifi in my debian. pls anyone help me. and my wifi adapter is realtek semi conducter. device : lenovo V15 G4 AMN

https://preview.redd.it/kiuky386xd9e1.png?width=1920&format=png&auto=webp&s=258b1a91ca953f5d5f5534034ce40fd133edf89b

The original post: /r/debian by /u/Wise_Stick9613 on 2024-12-27 11:25:39.

I have only found guides on how to build packages (.deb), but that is not what I am looking for.

The original post: /r/debian by /u/Hawkeye_2706 on 2024-12-27 11:23:02.

The original post: /r/debian by /u/Kyuusaki on 2024-12-27 10:49:23.

Heya! I have to admit, i am quite a noob, when it comes to linux stuff. So please be patient.

I have some home-server running with OpenMediaVault installed on top of debian. But Latley i got an issue with my kernel. When I boot, i need to go in advanced options and select the oldest kernel, to run my server, else i will get:

Kernel panic - not syncing: VFS: Unable to mount root fs on unkown-block(0,0)

See attached photo for more details.

Any one got an idea how to fix?

https://preview.redd.it/umc6croped9e1.png?width=1280&format=png&auto=webp&s=e4987ff81704cc89446b52180eba5dfda1c2a531

In Advanced options i have the following options. I select

Debian GNU/Linux, with Linux 6.1.0-0.deb11.7-amd64

for booting

https://preview.redd.it/om8es6qjfd9e1.png?width=1280&format=png&auto=webp&s=14628dfe1dd89ffa70fdfda5684fbdea0c3c61a1

output of df -h

Dateisystem    Größe Benutzt Verf. Verw% Eingehängt auf
udev             32G       0   32G    0% /dev
tmpfs           6,3G    3,0M  6,3G    1% /run
/dev/sda1       116G     47G   64G   43% /
tmpfs            32G       0   32G    0% /dev/shm
tmpfs           5,0M       0  5,0M    0% /run/lock
tmpfs            32G    4,0K   32G    1% /tmp
/dev/sdb1       916G    581G  336G   64% /srv/dev-disk-by-uuid-05dacc9e-bc45-4783-b866-c29526d3c015
/dev/sdd1       7,3T    4,8T  2,5T   67% /srv/dev-disk-by-uuid-066c7a64-1746-4d3f-8aea-605de3dfa289
/dev/sde1       7,3T     48K  7,3T    1% /srv/dev-disk-by-uuid-0e978f83-16c2-4906-af03-cc9fda3958c6
/dev/sdc1       3,6T    3,6T   78G   98% /srv/dev-disk-by-uuid-74a5b560-6a4c-41fe-85ba-deee7b3e7271
overlay         116G     47G   64G   43% /var/lib/docker/overlay2/77d3d94c5ecb8690fdb6ad2b7b1bb15c5d2a2d1979c07ae13114e07a9e1c98e4/merged
overlay         116G     47G   64G   43% /var/lib/docker/overlay2/9d812304e05c97f35a76e8130e54dc8fc279421ab6668935e672e846ed0f334e/merged
overlay         116G     47G   64G   43% /var/lib/docker/overlay2/4aaf3cd9ac5e3ad0741ce56cae87909b0263bc8ab0ed1f60159a02d41f45171a/merged
overlay         116G     47G   64G   43% /var/lib/docker/overlay2/edd6e05ee18a558db45df050720ffebdb08fd051267e7303294ad8882dc965e3/merged

output of ls -l /boot

insgesamt 153808
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root   258972  8. Okt 2023  config-6.1.0-0.deb11.13-amd64
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root   259010  6. Mai 2024  config-6.1.0-0.deb11.21-amd64
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root   259028 23. Apr 2023  config-6.1.0-0.deb11.7-amd64
drwxr-xr-x 5 root root     4096 30. Aug 08:39 grub
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 67417214  1. Okt 20:45 initrd.img-6.1.0-0.deb11.21-amd64
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 65224837 10. Aug 2023  initrd.img-6.1.0-0.deb11.7-amd64
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root       83  8. Okt 2023  System.map-6.1.0-0.deb11.13-amd64
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root       83  6. Mai 2024  System.map-6.1.0-0.deb11.21-amd64
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root       83 23. Apr 2023  System.map-6.1.0-0.deb11.7-amd64
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root  8060512  8. Okt 2023  vmlinuz-6.1.0-0.deb11.13-amd64
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root  8091584  6. Mai 2024  vmlinuz-6.1.0-0.deb11.21-amd64
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root  7891840 23. Apr 2023  vmlinuz-6.1.0-0.deb11.7-amd64

Should I try something like:

update-initramfs -c -k 6.1.0-21-amd64 ?

Thanks

The original post: /r/debian by /u/Spaceberryy on 2024-12-27 10:39:33.

Hello dear debian users!

I've been using mint for a little over two months now but due to unforseen circumstances, I've to reset my hard drive and I saw this as a very good opportunity to switch my distro!

Can you tell me about your experiences and another thing, how hard is it to install drivers on this? I've been having some trouble installing a driver on mint for a device called adafruit blinka mcp2221.

Back to the point, I'd love to hear your thoughts about this distro and if it's worth switching to. I program a lot tho so pls keep that in mind and I am comfortable in the terminal as well!

The original post: /r/debian by /u/PenDramatic1821 on 2024-12-27 07:09:16.

So I was following a tutorial to run kismet from virtualbox and I either did not complete all the steps or I followed a wrong set of steps. Now Im unable to use Sudo anymore. This is the error code I receive..please if somebody could help me resolve this. Google hasnt been super helpful. Im unable to just re-install I must fix it. Thank you guys so much for your time.

┌──(sdv㉿sdv)-[~]

└─$ sudo apt upgrade

[sudo] password for sdv:

Error: Type 'sudo' is not known on line 1 in source list /etc/apt/sources.list.d/virtualbox.list

Error: The list of sources could not be read.

Error: Type 'sudo' is not known on line 1 in source list /etc/apt/sources.list.d/virtualbox.list

Error: The list of sources could not be read.

///////////////////////////\\\\\\\\\\\\\///////////////////////////\\\\\\\\\\\//////////////////////////\\\\\\\

When I open my ETC/APT sources list in nano this is the only text it has in it.

See https://www.kali.org/docs/general-use/kali-linux-sources-list-repositories/

deb http://http.kali.org/kali kali-rolling main contrib non-free non-free-firmware

Additional line for source packages

deb-src http://http.kali.org/kali kali-rolling main contrib non-free non-free-firmw>

The original post: /r/debian by /u/_BEER_Sghe on 2024-12-27 02:20:58.

Hi all!

I recently assembled a new PC and wanted to try Debian distro (I'm new to Linux, been only using a little bit of Manjaro before).

So I installed Debian Bookworm with the graphical tool and it all went fine, but the problems started at the first reboot: it was stuck in a black screen and a blinking "_".

After some search I read that it has something to do with the GPU drivers (I have a GeForce RTX 4060), so went on a quest by reading some tutorials.

First, I haven't disabled secure boot since on the Debian Wiki it's not suggested.

When I disabled the integrated graphics in the UEFI I could start to reach the login, but everything on the screen is huge and with a low resolution.

I tried the two ways:

• using the drivers installer downloaded from Nvidia site (so the .run file), which if I got it correctly is a bad habit.

• using the regular "apt install nvidia-drivers" from another tutorial (not the official wiki procedure though).

Both these ways have been carried out with a fresh reinstall of the os, and both weren't succesful.

After the nvidia-drivers package installation the "nouveau drivers conflict" window appeared, but after rebooting I typed "nvidia-smi" to check if all went fine and THIS line appeared: "NVIDIA-SMI has failed because it couldn't communicate with the NVIDIA driver. Make sure that the latest NVIDIA driver is installed and running."; what does it indicate?

Now I'm stuck with the wiki guide at point 2 of the "Debian 12 Bookworm" section: after opening the "here" link of that point I installed the dkms package but there is no /var/lib/dkms/mok.key...

What am I missing, did the install process of some package go wrong?

Thank you in advance for your time and your patience :)

Edit: error message prompts after nvidia-smi, not during pre-login screen.

The original post: /r/debian by /u/Peenerforager on 2024-12-27 01:26:34.

Is there a way to control my monitor brightness through powerdevil on a desktop PC? I used a more recent kde version that allows you to do this in power devil but is there a way to do this in KDE 5.27?

The original post: /r/debian by /u/AJR_2611 on 2024-12-27 00:04:54.

I just installed Debian 12 on an old laptop and when installing the OS it warned me about missing drivers so I installed them once finished, however I can't connect to the internet, can you help me?

https://preview.redd.it/qu6tnwyc8a9e1.jpg?width=1599&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=28475c44d769cab6c660be436862ecda978437d4

https://preview.redd.it/vz3pwwyc8a9e1.jpg?width=1599&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=155bfd25bb091e5efa3adc636e6c14c4a2e23cb6

https://preview.redd.it/q0qrf6zc8a9e1.jpg?width=1599&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=28ee6d9d6f7cea0979c4866923f230bba6bd670b

The original post: /r/debian by /u/Ok_West_7229 on 2024-12-26 21:56:19.

Title, - reading the official debian wiki, it says that it's risky to install Spotify because of the third party repos to be added.

EDIT for clarity after some replies: I'm not interested in using flatpaks—please don't suggest them. I don't use flatpaks and am not a fan. I'm asking specifically whether the Spotify repo might break Debian or cause stability issues. Please stay on topic and avoid hijacking my question with unrelated suggestions. Apologies if this sounds harsh, but I'd appreciate responses that address what I wrote.

My question is, can it really cause stability issues or even break debian in the long go?

For example, if I happen to upgrade from 12 to 13 in the future, and "forget" to disable the spotify's repo manually, would it cause big headaches?

Furthermore, I've been checking directly the spotify repo itself, and it seems all the required dependencies are thankfully in the official debian repos so they get pulled from there, and it only provides the spotify-client deb packages themselves (and I further inspected the .deb file also, and it creates its own separate folders under /usr/share/spotify and /bin so doesn't seem to overwrite anything).

This is the only third party repo I would have, because it seems that on any kind of Linux distro I tried, whenever I use the spotify-client (so, the program itself and not the website) I get no ads, even by not being premium subscriber lol. Yes, I know there's browser version + ublock workaround, but for me, the program itself is more convenient to use. I wanted to use some more straightforward approach, by using Clementine, because back in the times, it supported spotify also, which sadly no longer the case :/ (their website is outdated, they didn't remove spotify from their list)

TL;DR: anyone using spotify repos under debian, without experiencing any stability issues or breakages, and did main version upgrades (from 10 to 11, or 11 to 12) without issues by not disabling this repo?

The original post: /r/debian by /u/Snowars on 2024-12-26 20:50:47.

The original post: /r/debian by /u/immmas on 2024-12-26 20:15:07.

The original post: /r/debian by /u/Jeron_Baffom on 2024-12-26 17:53:01.

I'm trying to disable the display of my laptop with the following cli:

xrandr --output LVDS-1 --off

However, instead of disabling the display, the laptop is rebooting.

Any idea what might be happening?

Additional Info

• Notebook: Gateway NE56R
• CPU: Intel Pentium 2020M
• Operating System: Debian GNU/Linux 12.8

The original post: /r/debian by /u/Charming_Pie9000 on 2024-12-26 14:55:42.

newbie here just trying to setup an open source ERP system (ERPnext) for my business that i could access anywhere from this world.

i already own domain names and stuff but how do i actually go ahead and implement it

im doing this on VirtualBox with debian on my old laptop (which i thought id use it as a server)

Please share me some relevant information that i could put to use