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This tutorial has the purpose to install Debian with BTRFS file system, automatic subvolumes and Snapper rollout.

As you know Debian Live use...

Just updated system firmware with fwupd in Linux for the first time. Was pretty neat, actually :)

Note that this is not for updating network or...

There are several options for running virtual machines in Linux. Early on, I went with VirtualBox because I was still mostly a Windows user and VBox...

There are many ways to backup a Linux system. A few years ago, I settled on file level backup using rsync because it's robust and flexible (can be...

Have you ever looked for a command in Bash history when using arrow up and arrow down and not found it? Here are a few Bash history tips:

1....

I spent some time yesterday cleaning up logfiles and configuring logrotate and journald and figured I'd write a howto on managing logfiles,

Two...

There are various Backports guides in random places but as the most common reason for Backports is to install a kernel more recent than the one in...

As of today, LibreWolf has changed repo and signing key. Instructions and details here - Debian Migration Guide

To get straight into it, here are...

While we do our best in the Help sections and supplemental knowledge in our Docs, HowTos, Tips & Tricks section with amazing reads, we want to ask...

Vim is a text editor intended for advanced uses. If you just want to occasionally edit text files, a simpler editor like nano is probably more...

A simple how-to for set up of the profile-sync-daemon package which I found is an easy way to achieve moving browser profiles to RAM, and how-to move...

For anyone struggling to display their currently installed Debian point release for version 12 (Bookworm),
this will do it...

Open a terminal,
cat...

For many of us the transition from Windows to Linux can be a painful process. Proprietary Windows software hooks into your life and makes you...

Done on 6/8/2024 .

PC : 64-bit
Motherboard : Gigabyte B450M DS3H
CPU : 12 × AMD Ryzen 5 2600 Six-Core Processor
GPU : NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660...

Whatever you try with your system, always first Backup!

1. First, at the terminal, check the current governor with:
cat...

1. Why bother?
Because command line interface is the most powerful and efficient tool on your computer. It is such a waste not knowing the basics....

Hello,

Just a tip on how to remove control characters from terminal logs (i.e. generated with the script [ 1 ] command).

The ansi2txt program is...

Objective - achieve selective blocking of network access of individual apps via apparmor in debian

there is general misconception that debian's...

Debian package xbrzscale can be used to upscale png files with good results.
Its quick, usually a second or two on files of modest size.

xBRZ is a...

In the admin subforum sometimes we tweak or educate another admins commands mirroring what is done largely in the user forums when someone comes...

In the admin subforum sometimes we tweak or educate another admins commands mirroring what is done largely in the user forums when someone comes...

My debian 12 got a new home in Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon G9 i5 1135G7 2.4GHz 16GB 512GB 14 Touch. Moved from latitude 5500. Everything worked as it...

This is a guide for those who want to install and try the Qtile window manager.

Since Bookworm and later don't accept installing Python stuff using...

Procedure varies depending on which display manager is being used, but it's pretty simple in each case. For purposes of these instructions, I assume...

OK, so, a few months ago I ran into an issue where Internet connectivity stopped working on host/guest OSes, while using the combo of LXQT, connman,...

Hello folks! I am in the midst of selecting a new distro, running Bookworm Live on USB right now.

One of the first things I do when trying a new...

Why automate commands?

Automation saves time and effort by getting repetitive tasks out of the way. This means you are getting more time for...

I don't know if others are seeing the message, but on my Intel NUC, running Bullseye amd64, I have been seeing these messages at startup for quite...

What is VICE?

VICE is a program that runs on a Unix, MS-DOS, Win32, OS/2, BeOS, QNX 4.x, QNX 6.x, Amiga, Syllable or Mac OS X machine and executes...

1. General info

Following this guide, you will get a headless server running the BitTorrent file sharing protocol.

This HowTo is written for those...

Starting with Firefox 122, Mozilla now provides official .deb packages for Linux users. To install the .deb package through the APT repository, do...

A member was putting much more work into attempting to get Fluxbox set up than it takes so I thought this may be of help to others. This is to get...

Thought it was worth posting this as just had to go through a troubleshooting session. To summarise the issue:

- Debian 12 that was up to date and...

Disclaimer: This procedure may brick your computer. Consider yourself warned.

Our dear oswaldkelso has reported that the T520 (and possibly other...

If you're unhappy with the system's default fonts, or want to try something else, or for any other reason, it's easy to do.

For a system-wide...

Problem:
After upgrading from XFCE4 4.16 (Bullseye) to 4.18 (Bookworm), you may experience a loss of transparency issue if your window buttons use...

Hello,

You can download a known paste/post from with the following command (the wget or curl package must be installed):

PASTE_ID= 1298072 sh -c...

In Debian Bookworm, with Mate Desktop Environment Pulseaudio is the audio server installed by default. I had some troubles when trying to connect my...

Hello guys!
You can add SerXNG to Firefox by simply installing the unofficial extension:

Screen shot of the results page:

1. Open your terminal and paste:
- to change your window manager to i3:

xfconf-query -c xfce4-session -p /sessions/Failsafe/Client0_Command -t...

Although bash is a fine shell with many useful features, it does have it's problems:
BUGS
It's too big and too slow.
OpenBSD uses their own...

The Debian 12.0 live images add the raspi-firmware package and cause upgrade problems afterwards.

This kernel command line parameter removes the...

Introduction

Linux was created as a multi-user system from day one. Different permissions and ownership was therefore a necessity to make the...