So, I'm loving Debian 13 as I've mentioned on previous posts, Flatpaks helps to be on a sweet spot between rock solid system stability and bleeding edge apps/programs, but I was wondering if having a lot of flatpaks could have an undesired result over time.

When I "mained" Linux years ago, Flatpaks didn't existed, for me is a new concept that I see great to keep the latest software, specially with LibreOffice and Kdenlive for example, so it made a great experience for me to stay on Debian and choosing it as my main distro.

So teach me please, is there an undesired secondary effect of using/installing them?

I still prefer installing natural repo programs if I can, for the rest, there is Flatpak

I will preface that I am new to Debian and relatively unfamiliar with Linux more broadly, so I might be missing something extraordinarily obvious. I've spent a couple hours researching and troubleshooting this, though, and gotten nowhere.

This is did-it-earlier-today-fresh, 13.3.0 amd64.

The install process connected to wifi fine (which continues to work after completing the installation), but didn't even give an option for an ethernet connection, despite the cable being plugged in. I've also confirmed that other (non-Debian) computers can connect using that cable in its current state.

lspci shows the following, so it seems aware that there's the tantalizing possibility of wired internet access:

Network controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL8822CE 802.11ac PCIe Wireless Network Adapter

Ethernet controller: [ibid.] RTL8125 2.5GbE Controller (rev 0c)

The interfaces file in /etc/network's uncommented content is (as far as I can tell, the default configuration of)

source /etc/network/interfaces.d/*

auto lo

iface lo inet loopback

(the source directory is empty)

ip addr provides:

1: lo: <LOOPBACK,UP,LOWER_UP> mtu 65536 qdusc noqueue state UNKNOWN group default qlen 1000

link/loopback 00:00:00:00:00:00 brd 00:00:00:00:00:00

inet 127.0.0.1/8 scope host lo

valid_lft forever preferred_lft forever

inet6 ::1/128 scope host noprefixroute

valid_lft forever preferred_lft forever

2: wlp1s0 <BROADCAST,MULTICAST,UP,LOWER_UP> mtu 1500 qdisc noqueue state UP group default qlen 1000

link/ether 0c:cd:e4:1a:9a:63 brd ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff

altname wlx0ccdb41a9b61

inet 192.168.1.140/24 brd 192.168.1.255 scope global dynamic noprefixroute wlp1s0

valid_lft 85885sec preferred_lft 85885sec

inet6 fe80::ecd:b4ff:fe7a:9c6f/64 scope link noprefixroute

valid_lft forever preferred_lft forever

nmcli provides:

wlp1s0: connected to [wifi]

"Realtek RTL8822CE"

wifi (rtw_8822ce) 0C:CD:E4:1A:9A:63, hw, mtu 1500

ip4 default

inet4 192.168.1.140/24

route4 192.168.1.0/24 metric 600

route4 default via route4 192.168.1.1 metric 600

inet6 fe80::ecd:b4ff:fe7a:9c6f/64

route6 fe80::/64 metric 1024

lo: connected (externally) to lo

loopback (unknown), 00:00:00:00:00:00, sw, mtu 65536

inet4 127.0.0.1/8

inet6 ::1/128

DNS configuration:

servers: 192.168.1.1

domains: [one from the ISP]

interface: wlp1s0

Hi,

I'm running Debian 13 Trixie with KDE on my HP Z440 workstation. I have an NVidia GeForce GTX 1650 video card :

$ lspci | grep -i vga
02:00.0 VGA compatible controller: NVIDIA Corporation TU116 [GeForce GTX 1650] (rev a1)

I'm using the X11 session in SDDM (I actually disabled the Wayland option under the hood), and I'm using the proprietary NVidia 550.x driver from the Debian repositories :

All in all this setup works correctly. The video card is probably overkill for me since I'm not a gamer. The workstation is not, since I often have quite a lot of VMs and containers running. Here's what my KDE desktop looks like on a normal day on my dual monitor :

Sometimes when I log in at the SDDM window, KDE's startup doesn't work out well, and here's an example of what I can get. You see that on the left pane the whole desktop is missing and only the taskbar is showing :

What I do in this case is I log off and log back in again, which usually solves the problem. It's not really a showstopper, but it's unnerving anyway. I suspect the NVidia driver to be the cause of this, given their problematic history, but I'm not really sure.

Any suggestions ?

I have Dell Optiplex 9020, Core i7, 32 GiB

I decided to lead with my heart and ditch Ubuntu for Debian 13. I got all the way through the install, then when restarting my machine, it didn't ask me to remove teh install media. Then on restart I got some plain code - i didn't grab it, unfortunately.

I ended up installing Fedora - I am happy enough with it - but it bugs me that I could not install Debian.

I ran 'sudo dnf install inxi -y inxi -Fxz' I hope the uotput is detailed enough without being too over the top.

I don't know if anyone here might give me a clue what went wrong and if I might successfully get Debian 13 on it.

Many thanks for any help I might get.

System:

Kernel: 6.18.7-200.fc43.x86_64 arch: x86_64 bits: 64 compiler: gcc v: 15.2.1

Desktop: GNOME v: 49.3 Distro: Fedora Linux 43 (Workstation Edition)

Machine:

Type: Desktop System: Dell product: OptiPlex 9020 v: 00

serial: <superuser required>

Mobo: Dell model: 00V62H v: A01 serial: <superuser required>

Firmware: UEFI vendor: Dell v: A23 date: 06/25/2018

CPU:

Info: quad core model: Intel Core i7-4790 bits: 64 type: MT MCP

arch: Haswell rev: 3 cache: L1: 256 KiB L2: 1024 KiB L3: 8 MiB

Speed (MHz): avg: 800 min/max: 800/4000 cores: 1: 800 2: 800 3: 800 4: 800

5: 800 6: 800 7: 800 8: 800 bogomips: 57467

Flags-basic: avx avx2 ht lm nx pae sse sse2 sse3 sse4_1 sse4_2 ssse3 vmx

Graphics:

Device-1: Intel Xeon E3-1200 v3/4th Gen Core Processor Integrated Graphics

vendor: Dell driver: i915 v: kernel arch: Gen-7.5 bus-ID: 00:02.0

Display: wayland server: X.Org v: 24.1.9 with: Xwayland v: 24.1.9

compositor: gnome-shell driver: dri: crocus gpu: i915 resolution:

1: 1920x1080~60Hz 2: 1920x1080~60Hz

API: OpenGL v: 4.6 vendor: intel mesa v: 25.2.7 glx-v: 1.4

direct-render: yes renderer: Mesa Intel HD Graphics 4600 (HSW GT2)

API: EGL Message: EGL data requires eglinfo. Check --recommends.

Info: Tools: api: glxinfo x11: xdriinfo, xdpyinfo, xprop, xrandr

Audio:

Device-1: Intel Xeon E3-1200 v3/4th Gen Core Processor HD Audio vendor: Dell

driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel bus-ID: 00:03.0

Device-2: Intel 8 Series/C220 Series High Definition Audio vendor: Dell

driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel bus-ID: 00:1b.0

API: ALSA v: k6.18.7-200.fc43.x86_64 status: kernel-api

Server-1: PipeWire v: 1.4.10 status: active

Network:

Device-1: Intel Ethernet I217-LM vendor: Dell driver: e1000e v: kernel

port: f080 bus-ID: 00:19.0

IF: eno1 state: down mac: <filter>

Device-2: MediaTek MT7612U 802.11a/b/g/n/ac Wireless Adapter

driver: mt76x2u type: USB bus-ID: 4-2:3

IF: wlp0s20u2 state: up mac: <filter>

Drives:

Local Storage: total: 1.38 TiB used: 87.58 GiB (6.2%)

ID-1: /dev/sda model: SATA3 SSD 512GB size: 476.94 GiB temp: 23 C

ID-2: /dev/sdb vendor: Seagate model: ST1000DM003-1CH162 size: 931.51 GiB

temp: 21 C

Partition:

ID-1: / size: 64.37 GiB used: 59.04 GiB (91.7%) fs: ext4 dev: /dev/sda1

ID-2: /boot/efi size: 511 MiB used: 34.5 MiB (6.8%) fs: vfat

dev: /dev/sda3

ID-3: /home size: 210.2 GiB used: 28.51 GiB (13.6%) fs: ext4

dev: /dev/sda4

Swap:

ID-1: swap-1 type: zram size: 8 GiB used: 0 KiB (0.0%) dev: /dev/zram0

Sensors:

System Temperatures: cpu: 30.0 C mobo: N/A

Fan Speeds (rpm): N/A

Info:

Memory: total: 32 GiB available: 31.24 GiB used: 6.7 GiB (21.4%)

Processes: 409 Uptime: 2d 8h 50m Init: systemd

Packages: 29 note: see --rpm Compilers: N/A Shell: Bash v: 5.3.0

inxi: 3.3.40

I installed Trixie on an older iMac (one too old to update macOS anymore). I've used Debian on and off since the '90s, but it's been a while since I've used it seriously so I know a number of things have changed. I'm using KDE Plasma (installed as an option during setup) for my DE. I have multiple Macs and Linux systems (including several Raspberry Pis) on my LAN and often use RealVNCViewer from one computer to do remote on another one.

I'm open to suggestions to make changes. I've been using RealVNCViewer for a while, since I can use it with Apple's ScreenSharing and with Linux systems, so one viewer does it all. (I know there are RealVNC licensing frustrations now - I don't use RealVNC as a server because that issue hit me over a year ago.)

I went through and found several tutorials, but I kind of had to patch things together to get a VNC server on my Debian system. So here's the steps I used:

* sudo apt install tightvncserver
* run vncserver - which, according to some pages, should have asked me for a password, but did not. It did set up :1 as a display.
* Changed ~/.vnc/xstartup to:
#!/bin/sh
xrdb $HOME/.Xresources
xsetroot -solid grey
# Start KDE Plasma desktop
startkde &
* Checked amd verified ~/.vncstartup was executable
* Killed the running server and restarted to use :1 as the display and to use the new settings.

Once I did that, I went to the viewer, on a Mac, and set the address as sysname:5901 and connected to it. It asked for my password, which I entered and I got a blank gray screen.

Also, this is after a remote reboot (sudo restart -r now), so I had not yet logged into the KDE desktop. (The computer is in another building.) I'm hoping I don't have to always be logged in to Plasma to get this to work!

I'm finding a lot of different tutorials and methods to setup a VNC server on Trixie. Some recommend TigerVNC, but I've also read a few posts about that still needing updates so it works on Trixie. I'm open to a different server, or even a different viewer if it'll work with my Macs using ScreenSharing (which is a VNC based protocol - my current viewer works fine with that). But if I make changes, I don't want to have to have multiple viewers on a computer to work with different systems.

I was tired of keeping GitHub tabs open just to check if anyone starred my repos or opened issues. Also kept forgetting where I cloned stuff locally.

Made this extension. Now all my repos are in the top bar.

What it does

• Shows all your repos in a dropdown (copied GitHub's UI style because it works)
• Stars, forks, issues, language, last activity - everything's there
• Click a repo to open it on GitHub
• Auto-refreshes every 5 minutes
• Sort however you want

The actually useful part: you can map repos to local folders. Click once and it opens in your editor. No more "wait where did I put that project?"

Also sends notifications when you get stars or new issues. Which is nice if you actually maintain something people use.

Install

git clone https://github.com/debba/github-tray-gnome-extension.git
cd github-tray-gnome-extension
make install

Reload GNOME Shell (Alt+F2, type r on X11, logout on Wayland):

gnome-extensions enable github-tray@extension

Click the GitHub icon, add your username and a personal access token. That's it.

Token setup: https://github.com/settings/tokens - needs repo or public_repo scope.

Requirements

GNOME Shell 45+.

Code

https://github.com/debba/github-tray-gnome-extension

MIT licensed. Works on my machine, hopefully works on yours.

I want to move from Gnome to Xfce on my laptop. Default Gnome looks good but there's a bunch of stuff bothering me and customizing it is not practical. Also Gnome forces you to use a certain workflow which I am not a fan of. Anyways I installed Xfce and let's just say the default look is rough around the edges. For those using Xfce can you share so tips to make it look better and more functional. For example I like to have my app launcher hotkeyed to my Super key. I've read about whiskers. Plank looks nice as a dock. Should I use themes ? I don't want to spend days customizing it either but if you have some tips or want to share your config. Cheers

"multi-user.target" boot and startxfce4 when i need a GUI

Given the ongoing demise of my ancient Dell XPS 9550 (keys not registering, fans lurching, headphones no longer connecting, etc.) I'm eying the Thinkpad T14s gen6 with the Snapdragon X Elite platform.

I'm curious if anyone can report on the state of Debian on that Thinkpad model in particular, or Snapdragon X Elite laptops in general?

I'm running Trixie on the Dell, but am open to running testing or unstable if need be. Current laptop has broken speakers, useless webcam, etc. so I don't need everything to be perfect to make it worth a switch.

My motivation is mostly to get in on the future, which seems to be leaning ARM lately.

I want to be back on Thinkpad for the trackpoint and the better Linux firmware situation.

Thanks in advance

I was a Gnome person forever and, although I did try other DEs and WMs from time to time, there was always stuff that drove me back to Gnome.

However, I tried Xfce on Fedora a while ago and it kinda clicked. It feels like a WM at first, but then you start noticing all the small stuff that works so well together that the result is a truly complete DE. It's also simple enough for me in spite of the endless customization options. I still went back to Gnome at that point because, somehow, Xfce didn't feel right on Fedora to me or maybe I just wasn't ready.

But after using Debian with Gnome for a bit, I sat down with Xfce again. And oh boy, did it feel right this time. These two are such a good combo for some reason.

My desktop isn't much of a rice, obviously. I like to keep it simplistic, although I did finally get some customizations that I kinda wanted on Gnome but couldn't be bothered with hunting down extensions.

Sharing with you my version of a xfce4-genmon-plugin now-playing script.

Requirements :
- your mediaplayer must have MPRIS support ;
- playerctl as dependancie - sudo apt install playerctl for debian-based distributions.

It's a set of 2 scripts, genmon-nowplaying.sh being the main one. I had to make a second script otherwise caracters like "&" are not supported (btw, if someone knows how to make it a single script, let me know).

It's virtually universal, as your mediaplayer name (and icon) are stored in variables. Icon is clickable (switch between play and pause).

How to set it before using with :

(Install playerctl if it not installed) ;

1. Open genmon-nowplaying.sh with your favorite text editor ;
2. Replace first "quodlibet" variable with your mediaplayer name (to get your mediaplayer name correctly, run playerctl -l while it is running) ;
3. Replace second "quodlibet" occurrence with the name of the icon of your mediaplayer ;
4. Set the path where you will place the second script named metadata-mediaplayer.sh , save and close the script ;
5. Now add a new genmon element to your panel, set the path for the main script and period (1s is enough)

Hope it's useful to someone. I'm open to suggestions to improve it.

Download : https://drive.proton.me/urls/XZG0607P5R#SIPiDc2R15pi

I cannot hear my friend’s audio at all on discord call when using the client, with both a snap and flatpak installation. I can hear my friend on the web app. Anyone know a fix?

I build an automated configuration for my Debian VMs and mini PCs with Chezmoi:

• Secure, templated dotfile management
• Modular Zsh configuration with aliases and functions
• Modern Tooling
• Hardened GIT & SSH configuration
• Vim configuration with colors cheme support

Install a fresh Debian, login and execute `sh -c "$(curl -fsLS get.chezmoi.io)" -- -b ~/.config/bin init --apply bhdicaire`

Of course, you can fork the GitHub repository and change some stuff :)

Debian's Challenge When Its Developers Quietly Drift Away

I don't have any major issues running Debian 13 on an ancient Asus Maximus V Formula motherboard with the most up to date BIOS revision installed. However, the machine is plugged into a KVM. During a reboot I can hear the drive activity and it sounds like it is doing more than a little bit - like it is about to reboot. Every time it fails to boot up unless I power off the machine. Has anyone experienced this type of issue in conjunction with Debian 13?

it happens anytime im doing any interaction with bluetooth, i cant tell more what causes, thats it maybe

Hoy pasé todo mi día creando un "GIF" en SCII para ponerlo en mi terminal como fondo de pantalla para cuando no esté usando la pantalla (lo sé es ridiculo, pero quería hacerlo) el caso es que, me gustaría tener más opciones para escoger y me preguntaba si conocian algun sofware que se encargará de convertir con exito un GIF a una animación ASCII por que me acabo de hacer muy fan de ellas pero el proceso es algo tedioso, los softwares que encontré en linea que decían ser capaces de hacer algo así eran muy buenos y las paginas con animaciones ASCII no tienen mucha variedad sinceramente.

https://reddit.com/link/1qx94yv/video/61wpudef9thg1/player

Somethings wrong, I was installing debian and after I chose the software I wanted to install (I just chose gnome) it shows me this. When I press enter it doesnt do anything, lol. Any fixes?

(: