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A Guide to Debian Community Discord

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by Aristocat » 2024-11-17 20:38 » in General Debian

Hello everyone! If you're checking this thread, I am the server administrator (or owner) of the Debian Community Discord. You may have encountered a...

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2024-11-17 22:08
[Announcement] AI Generated Content

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[Discussion] US regulators seek to separate Chrome from Google, and other monopoly measures.

Last post by Uptorn « 2024-11-21 15:39
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by donald » 2024-11-21 08:35

Late Breaking News from the Associated Press:

Click the link and read please.

U.S. regulators want a federal judge to break up Google to...

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Last post by Uptorn
2024-11-21 15:39
HP EliteBook 860 16 inch G9 Notebook

Last post by Ziggi « 2024-11-18 13:19
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by Ziggi » 2024-11-17 16:22

Hello Debians,
My first post on this forum.
As I could not find this exact HP EliteBook 860 16 inch G9 Notebook (6T1B3EA) in your Debian Web Page HP...

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Last post by Ziggi
2024-11-18 13:19
[Discussion] KDE Linux: An immutable Arch-based distro from KDE

Last post by Aristocat « 2024-11-17 20:41
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by wizard10000 » 2024-11-12 20:30

Project Banana is an immutable, Arch-based build from KDE that I guess will replace KDE Neon.

Thought this would make for interesting discussion....

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Last post by Aristocat
2024-11-17 20:41
[Off-Topic] Computer monitors: What criterias affects eye strain?

Last post by larienna « 2024-11-17 13:18
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by larienna » 2024-07-12 18:10

I have bought a monitor recently (Samsung Odyssey G3 24 ), and after 30 minutes of use, my eyes are in pain. I thought I did my research...

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Last post by larienna
2024-11-17 13:18
Shink Debian 12 VM on Hyper-V

Last post by lindi « 2024-11-16 21:05
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by coppolino97 » 2024-10-21 20:06

Hi all,
I am running a Debian 12 Virtual Machine on Hyper-V Windows Server 2022 and I got this Debian 12 VM after P2V (physical to virtual process)....

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Last post by lindi
2024-11-16 21:05
[SID - Unstable] Broken packages

Last post by friendlysalmon88 « 2024-11-16 20:02
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by innerdemon » 2023-06-29 01:57

Hello, i am currently still facing this issue also.

sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade -y
Hit:1 kali-rolling InRelease
Reading package lists......

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2024-11-16 20:02
What helped/encouraged you to increase your Linux understanding?

Last post by friendlysalmon88 « 2024-11-16 04:42
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by m4c-attack » 2023-10-14 17:11
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Many people choose to use Linux as a FOSS app launcher and I don't blame them. Linux has become increasingly user-friendly (although there's always...
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2024-11-16 04:42
[Discussion] Psychoanalysing proponents of two wheels

Last post by Dr Cheeto Cornchip « 2024-11-14 23:47
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by Uptorn » 2024-02-14 01:44
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(Split from the discussion at Microsoft is Introducing Sudo for Windows )

A general quandary on the perception that is innate to many in which...
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Last post by Dr Cheeto Cornchip
2024-11-14 23:47
[Article] How true is it?

Last post by Dr Cheeto Cornchip « 2024-11-13 22:02
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by fch » 2024-10-26 18:35
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I found this article online and am wondering how true can it be?
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Last post by Dr Cheeto Cornchip
2024-11-13 22:02
Feature request : F2FS support for the BIOS

Last post by Aki « 2024-11-12 06:39
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by jebez » 2024-11-12 03:02

My PC has a GIGABYTE motherboard , its BIOS supports FAT & NTFS .

I sent to GIGABYTE - eSupport :

Hi

Feature request : F2FS support for the BIOS (...

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Last post by Aki
2024-11-12 06:39
[Solved] System stopped booting due to systemd failing to start some services, can't boot into recovery mode either

Last post by Aki « 2024-11-12 06:36
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by dexcy » 2024-11-09 11:57

My system stopped booting suddenly and I can't figure out the cause (have been using the system for quite some time just fine).Here's what it says...

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Last post by Aki
2024-11-12 06:36
[Discussion] How I came to Linux and Debian

Last post by friendlysalmon88 « 2024-11-12 02:53
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by Curius » 2024-06-28 09:11
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As I just arrived on the forum, this is only a way of presenting me and of talking about the history of Linux seen through the eyes of a complete...
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Last post by friendlysalmon88
2024-11-12 02:53
antix 23.1 runit squid install and config

Last post by klein « 2024-11-11 14:12
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by klein » 2024-11-09 19:20

good day all
i have installed antix 23.2 runit full 64bit.
and i have:

sudo apt install squid

Squid Cache: Version 5.7
i'm pretty sure it is...

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Last post by klein
2024-11-11 14:12
[Off-Topic] SOLVED-Firefox Minimize

Last post by Uptorn « 2024-11-06 01:34
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by mumpkie » 2024-11-04 12:19

With my installation of Debian 12 Firefox ESR does not have a minimize button which I always had. Why is this and can one be added via a hidden menu?

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Last post by Uptorn
2024-11-06 01:34
[Off-Topic] Sign in with Google-ANNOYING

Last post by Uptorn « 2024-11-04 14:47
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by mumpkie » 2024-11-03 13:57

Launching Firefox a window opens in the upper right hand corner asking to Sign in with Google . Click is needed to disappear which also stores that...

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Last post by Uptorn
2024-11-04 14:47
Generate auto-completion scripts using crazy-complete

Last post by Aki « 2024-11-02 19:54
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by CrazyComplete » 2024-10-26 07:07

Hello everyone!

First I want to say that I hope that my post doesn't violate the forum guidelines (no commercial/advertising).

My program is open...

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Last post by Aki
2024-11-02 19:54
[Off-Topic] Dramatically increasing bloat of Ubuntu since 2012 with stats

Last post by jmgibson1981 « 2024-10-28 16:55
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by greenelephant » 2024-10-28 03:28

Ubuntu's iso sizes 2006-2024. The bloat is painful to watch... it's only a desktop operating system, not a mission to Mars :lol:

This is why Mint...

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Last post by jmgibson1981
2024-10-28 16:55
What does your non-Debian desktop look like?

Last post by None1975 « 2024-10-24 15:33
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2024-10-24 15:33
[Discussion] wattOS forum requires phone number to register - which I refuse to give

Last post by greenelephant « 2024-10-24 10:23
Replies: 3
by greenelephant » 2024-10-24 02:09

Debian-based wattOS (which I really like and am now running) has a forum hosted by Discord. Discord - which hosts the forum - demands a phone number....

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Last post by greenelephant
2024-10-24 10:23
[Software]SOLVED- Linux Bible

Last post by Aki « 2024-10-23 07:06
Replies: 6
by mumpkie » 2024-10-18 21:33

Reviews of this book state it is geared to Red Hat. Are the commands and information contained in the Linux Bible 100% relevant to Debian? This is a...

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Last post by Aki
2024-10-23 07:06
[Off-Topic] Release Candidate for Back In Time 1.5.3

Last post by buhtz « 2024-10-20 12:36

by buhtz » 2024-10-20 12:36

Hello,

Please allow me to announce a new Release Candidate in preparation for the Back In Time (deb: backintime ) release version 1.5.3. Please...

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Last post by buhtz
2024-10-20 12:36
DMCA (Copyright) Complaint to Google

Last post by Trihexagonal « 2024-10-20 00:45
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by Trihexagonal » 2024-09-01 11:40

In 2021 I informed FreeBSD Admin the FreeBSD forums of today was not the same community I joined in 2012, the forums no longer represented my values...

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Last post by Trihexagonal
2024-10-20 00:45
Network-Manager OpenVPN connection using username and passwort fails to work

Last post by Termalator « 2024-10-19 14:08
Replies: 12
by Termalator » 2024-06-07 09:26

I am trying to connect to an OpenVPN server that uses a certificate plus username and password to authenticate, using the Network-Manager.
The...

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Last post by Termalator
2024-10-19 14:08
Which Browser do you use?

Last post by Trihexagonal « 2024-10-13 19:33
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by donald » 2021-11-30 22:35
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Which Web Browser is your primary?

The poll is limited to 10 options, if you use another use the 'Other' selection and leave a comment.
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Last post by Trihexagonal
2024-10-13 19:33
The system freezes, I'm on a debian fork, specifically loc-os, in antix it happens also

Last post by JhonJesus « 2024-10-12 01:09
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by JhonJesus » 2024-10-11 00:09

Hi guys, I am experiencing random system freezes, the forks are based on debian 12, in both fork forums they tried to help me, but it seems to be...

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Last post by JhonJesus
2024-10-12 01:09
HP Management Component Pack

Last post by madpanter « 2024-10-10 16:49
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by madpanter » 2021-03-17 16:32

Hi.

I am curently in process of configuring OMV on a HP gen8 microserver. As the server has ilo 4 advanced license and option to monitor the state...

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Last post by madpanter
2024-10-10 16:49
[Industry] Search Engines are the bane of the Internet. [Small Rant, V1, release 2].

Last post by Uptorn « 2024-10-07 00:55
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by donald » 2024-09-27 23:55

Cumlatively over the past year I have taken to note that the majority of online searches for information from the main cast of providers has gone...

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Last post by Uptorn
2024-10-07 00:55
Debian testing with Docker CE packages - apt hangs on updating to Docker 27.3.1?

Last post by fabien « 2024-09-22 14:23
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by victorhooi » 2024-09-22 13:33

I have a Debian testing (Trixie) machine, which has Docker installed from the official Docker repos:

```
> cat /etc/apt/sources.list.d/docker.list...

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Last post by fabien
2024-09-22 14:23
Impact of the current magnetic storm on PC, laptop, ... ?

Last post by MakeTopSite « 2024-09-22 09:35
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by MakeTopSite » 2023-12-01 17:22

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2024-09-22 09:35
An incremental backup tool with versioning.

Last post by 44100Hz « 2024-09-20 22:13
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by 44100Hz » 2024-09-20 19:49

After having troubles a few times to restore from a deja dup backup, I've decided to make my own tool with blackjack

It had to be simple enough, so...

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2024-09-20 22:13
Symlink and Archiving issue

Last post by fabien « 2024-09-20 12:00
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by Makhnoa » 2024-09-20 08:09

I am trying to understand what on earth is happening with linux archiving tools such as 7z.
My 'workflow' involves backing up a lot of symlinks. I've...

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Last post by fabien
2024-09-20 12:00
GUI to restore files out of dead btrfs

Last post by 44100Hz « 2024-09-18 20:17

by 44100Hz » 2024-09-18 20:17

Just in case you are unlucky to ever need such a thing

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2024-09-18 20:17
What does your Debian desktop look like?

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I've just been playing around today and came up with:
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Last post by unix_joe
2024-09-17 20:37
What does your REAL desktop look like?

Last post by unix_joe « 2024-09-16 22:28
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by Hallvor » 2021-08-06 21:02
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Inspired by the what does your desktop look like -thread and bester69's post about his desk, I'm inviting you to post an image of your physical...
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2024-09-16 22:28
[Off-Topic] Determine value of xades:IssuerSerialV2 (Solved)

Last post by dlacx « 2024-09-15 18:51
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by dlacx » 2024-09-08 13:29

Hello,

An absolutely off-topic, off-forum question. I hope there is an expert of digital signatures (ETSI xades).
In short: I'm looking for a method...

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Last post by dlacx
2024-09-15 18:51
[Off-Topic] Help wanted: Writing a beginner's book to Debian

Last post by Hallvor « 2024-09-14 20:30
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by Hallvor » 2024-04-01 19:32
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Having written a couple of books before, I will attempt to write a beginner's book to Debian. I firmly believe that a beginner's book could...
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Last post by Hallvor
2024-09-14 20:30
Capture controls in Alsamixer locked to zero

Last post by kjellinux « 2024-09-13 16:05
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by kjellinux » 2024-08-18 03:08

I have an IBM ThinkPad 600X on which I have installed Debian based antiX 23.1. Initially, the system could not find any driver for the audio device....

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2024-09-13 16:05
Time Sync

Last post by paragonrla « 2024-09-06 13:50
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by paragonrla » 2024-09-05 14:50

Hi...very new to linux and Debian...have Debian 12 Bookworm installed but having problem with time..
Had no internet when installed but otherwise was...

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2024-09-06 13:50
Problem during the installation of Kali Linux

Last post by Trihexagonal « 2024-09-05 08:50
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by caretaker22 » 2024-08-02 18:51

Hello everyone,
It's my first time writing a forum.
I have a problem during the installation of Kali Linux (Dual-Boot), I mean, two problems.
First...

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Last post by Trihexagonal
2024-09-05 08:50
Recover dual boot with W11 on separate disk

Last post by Aki « 2024-09-04 16:37
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by mkaag » 2024-08-18 16:15

Hi there,

I've installed Debian12 on a separate disk, next to an existing W11 instance. While booting the menu to boot the W11 has disappeared, most...

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Last post by Aki
2024-09-04 16:37
[Solved] Locale problem when connecting to Debian SSH server from MacOS

Last post by fabien « 2024-08-31 16:34
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by fred44nl » 2024-08-27 11:17

hey,

there seems to be someting wrong with my locales.
when I leave Aptitude, I get the exit-message not with lines around it, but with characters...

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Last post by fabien
2024-08-31 16:34
Packet Tracer 6 student Version

Last post by Aki « 2024-08-29 16:42
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by tarawneh » 2024-08-29 08:11

hi

i have install packet tracer 6 student version , but cant run ..

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Last post by Aki
2024-08-29 16:42
resize/increase root filesystem

Last post by lindi « 2024-08-28 14:48
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by donaldUNDdonald » 2024-08-25 09:57

I have pop os 22.04 with ext4 running as a guest in virtmanager.
The root filesystem is too small and should be enlarged. In virtmanager I increased...

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Last post by lindi
2024-08-28 14:48
ARP requests failing

Last post by Aki « 2024-08-27 19:22
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by Borbio » 2024-08-12 02:59

My Debian box is running a SMB server that is managed by open media vault (OMV).

For some reason, the server has stopped responding to ARP requests,...

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Last post by Aki
2024-08-27 19:22
Routing between two interface

Last post by aleled « 2024-08-27 13:25
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by aleled » 2024-08-19 18:57

Dear Experts,

I have a linux Debian 12 machine hosted on a virtual machine (linode).
It has two physical interfaces:
eth0 - WAN - with access to...

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Last post by aleled
2024-08-27 13:25
[Off-Topic] Trippin around the Linux Galaxy w/out systemd

Last post by NFT5 « 2024-08-22 15:17
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by cds60601 » 2024-08-19 17:18

For the last 3 months, I have been systemd-less. Started with OpenRC then converted to runit.
Was nowhere as bad as I imagined it to be. Granted, not...

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Last post by NFT5
2024-08-22 15:17
[Off-Topic] Fixing the time in Windows when it dualboots alongside Linux

Last post by lahoriali12 « 2024-08-22 07:17
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by Enigma83 » 2024-08-20 23:33

This has been a nagging issue I've been dealing with for years, but whenever I dualboot any versions of Windows and Linux (regardless of distro), the...

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Last post by lahoriali12
2024-08-22 07:17
[Solved] AMD processor codes

Last post by mlauronen « 2024-08-22 04:58
Replies: 13
by mlauronen » 2024-08-19 04:24

I thought here we have many programmers who could help me in the following question,
Where can I find a list of AMD processor's family, model and...

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Last post by mlauronen
2024-08-22 04:58
[Derivatives][Unofficial Respin] MX-23.2 KDE 'init-diversity' Edition

Last post by papahippo « 2024-08-18 21:14
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by Prowler_Gr » 2024-03-10 10:53

I would like to present an 'init-diversity' spin of the current release of MX Linux 23.2

Download link:...

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2024-08-18 21:14
[Off-Topic] Rant: Most distro system requirements are ridiculous

Last post by D2b2426R5d « 2024-08-15 07:53
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by vincentkanin » 2024-07-16 16:53

Many of you have probably heard about openSUSE and RHEL's switch to the x86-64-v2 requirement, but they still state that an 2,0 GHz Dual-core 64-bit...

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2024-08-15 07:53

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