So... I'm a windows 10 user. I hate everything about Windows (and i won't talk about the 11). So a year ago i did a dual boot with arch but went coming back to definitely on windows 10 after 1 month. But this time i think i'm going to stay. some days ago i chosen that it will be Debian. And for now, everything is great! As a very noob on linux/Debian, i would like to listen to any advises or ideas some peoples may say. And i really want to make it to best experience for me as an old windows user

the 2 debian logo's are placed differently so you can choose wich one to use

What is the "standard" iso? And how it's size 1.9 gb only?

Hey everyone!

Just jumped into pure Debian for the first time and installed Debian 13 LXQt on my 12-year-old laptop for daily use. Since deb.debian.org is blocked in my country, I've been using the limda and cloudfront mirrors to handle updates and package installs, and they work great.

The laptop has an old Nvidia card, but I’m just sticking with the integrated Intel HD graphics since I don't game on it anyway. Wi-Fi worked right out of the box too.

So far, I’m really enjoying Debian 😄

I have been using Debian for a couple months now. I switched to Debian because of all of Microsoft's telemetry with Windows. I'm the type of person who is perfectly fine with telemetry, as long as there is a way to turn it off. I tend to turn on telemetry for programs I like so I can help the developers, but if there's no way to turn it off, I find an alternative, even if I love the application. My question is, is there a way to turn on telemetry? I would love to support the Debian developers, but I can't find a way. If there's not a way, they need to make one lol because I don't have the money to donate, but I want to support.

Those errors appear on mint, debian and LMDE as well, I haven't tested in others distros. I tried look this shit up, but there's too little info on that. I heard ventoy might cause some errors, but I have tried it medicat, ventoy and by rufus, none of them changed the output. My theory is that mobo (gigabyte b650 gaming x ax v2) might be the problem, or GPU (rtx 4060ti). Help me i dunno what to do.

I only have this issue with debian, it has worked with other distros. Here is the output of lspci u/BlackBox  ~  lspci                                                           1 ↵  1014  18:41:21
00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation Xeon E3-1200 v6/7th Gen Core Processor Host Bridge/DRAM Registers (rev
02)
00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation HD Graphics 620 (rev 02)
00:14.0 USB controller: Intel Corporation Sunrise Point-LP USB 3.0 xHCI Controller (rev 21)
00:14.2 Signal processing controller: Intel Corporation Sunrise Point-LP Thermal subsystem (rev 21)
00:16.0 Communication controller: Intel Corporation Sunrise Point-LP CSME HECI #1 (rev 21)
00:17.0 SATA controller: Intel Corporation Sunrise Point-LP SATA Controller [AHCI mode] (rev 21)
00:1c.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation Sunrise Point-LP PCI Express Root Port #1 (rev f1)
00:1c.6 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation Sunrise Point-LP PCI Express Root Port #7 (rev f1)
00:1d.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation Sunrise Point-LP PCI Express Root Port #9 (rev f1)
00:1d.3 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation Device 9d1b (rev f1)
00:1f.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corporation Sunrise Point LPC/eSPI Controller (rev 21)
00:1f.2 Memory controller: Intel Corporation Sunrise Point-LP PMC (rev 21)
00:1f.3 Audio device: Intel Corporation Sunrise Point-LP HD Audio (rev 21)
00:1f.4 SMBus: Intel Corporation Sunrise Point-LP SMBus (rev 21)
00:1f.6 Ethernet controller: Intel Corporation Ethernet Connection (4) I219-LM (rev 21)
03:00.0 Unassigned class [ff00]: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTS522A PCI Express Card Reader (rev 01)
05:00.0 Network controller: Intel Corporation Wi-Fi 6E(802.11ax) AX210/AX1675* 2x2 [Typhoon Peak] (rev 1a)

So the reader is detected but nothing but my ssd shows with lsblk. I have tried loading the module via modprobe but no luck it still won't detect my sd card.

Hi, I’m having a problem installing Debian 13. Whenever I select either Graphical Install or Install, the screen goes black and nothing else happens.

I’ve installed Linux many times before, but this is the first time I’ve encountered this issue. I’m using an NVIDIA GPU for the first time, so I suspect it might be related to the graphics card or its drivers.

Has anyone experienced this issue or knows how to fix it?

Debian 12 repo aren't still update for CVE-2026-109619 and CVE-2026-109618

UPDATE : It's been updated @ 16:09 UTC - Use Debian repo first....
You can still use Sury Repo to get 8.4 or 8.5

There's a method to use Sury Repo
# Install Sury repo

sudo apt install -y apt-transport-https ca-certificates lsb-release curl
sudo curl -sSLo /usr/share/keyrings/deb.sury.org-php.gpg https://packages.sury.org/php/apt.gpg
echo "deb [signed-by=/usr/share/keyrings/deb.sury.org-php.gpg] https://packages.sury.org/php/ $(lsb_release -sc) main" | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/sury-php.list

# Update package list

sudo apt-get update

# Install all 8.2 upgrade (but it'll also install 8.4 and 8.5, and propose you to keep php.ini or install new one, make a copy of your php.ini is better)

apt-get install --only-upgrade php8.2*

# set 8.2 for php cli

sudo update-alternatives --set php /usr/bin/php8.2

# Restart apache (it stays on 8.2)

service apache2 restart

if you want to set apache on 8.4, but update the php.ini before :)

sudo a2dismod php8.2
sudo a2enmod php8.4

I kinda couldn't get this idea out of my head ever since I first tried Distrobox:

What if I could build a system that consists of a Debian Stable base and the latest versions of all of my apps from Arch?

The idea here is to have a fairly minimal, super boring Debian install - with only the stuff that's better left on the host (such as the DE, services, background apps etc.) - and all regular apps sitting in an Arch container on Distrobox instead.

Note: Loads of people obviously use Distrobox for individual (GUI) apps from another distro, but I wanted to take it a step further and see how things work out if you run virtually all apps in the container.

So, I did this little experiment in a VM and replicated a good part of my actual system. Here is what I did:

1. Set up a minimal install of Debian with no DE
2. Installed a bare bones Xfce environment (pretty much only the DE itself and some basic system tools + apps that need to constantly run in the background)
3. Set up Distrobox with an Arch container
4. Then continued to install all of my apps in the container, exporting them to the Debian host.

The result is pretty amazing: all the apps I tested - including some pretty complex stuff like Gnome Boxes (QEMU) - worked just fine and behaved exactly the same as if I had them installed on the Debian host. Not sure why some people keep saying Distrobox isn't that good for GUI apps... And there is the added benefit of having my apps in a container, so I can basically just copy that to a fresh install and everything will be magically there without setting it up first.

Honestly, I personally don't really need bleeding edge apps, so this was more of a fun experiment, but Distrobox is just so impressive :). And I think this could actually be usable if you have a use case for it, because the friction is surprisingly low from what I've seen.

In case anybody daily-drives something like this, please share your experience.

[ SOLVED ]

Hello... Suddenly I was going to update my system (mostly Niri with quickshell) on Sid and now it wants to install all from Cinnamon?

Trying to debug why is this happening, I found might be due to gir1.2-glib-2.0...? I don't think it would, but I would like if someone more experienced and knowladge could help me? I'm using apt update && apt full-upgrade (even apt upgrade pulls cinnamon)

Thanks in advance.

Edit: It seems my flatpak for some reason wanted to grab some portal I already have installed and does going into gdm3 and thus some x-session and thus bringing all Cinnamon together...

Using ```apt -o APT::Install-Recommends=false full-upgrade``` bring a much smoll and compact update to my system, actually just the dependencies was not installed (which was showing in the normal apt full-upgrade)

A year ago I finally switched to Linux. This has been my journey so far:

The final straw for me was when I was trying to figure out why 250 GB out of my 450 GB SSD were filled, according to Windows, with "something" I couldn’t even see or delete. I know this might sound like a trivial thing, especially after over 20 years of constant crashes and formatting just to keep my computers running "like new" for a couple of months, but that's when something clicked for me.

Deep down, I think a part of me had always wanted to understand how my operating system worked (or why it didn't work), but Windows wouldn't let me. I was so used to things failing that I didn't even stop to question if that was normal. To me, that was just how computers worked.

So, like so many others, I started by watching a couple of videos on getting started with Linux, asked AI a few questions, and finally made up my mind: I braced myself, prepared to step out of my comfort zone into murky waters, and installed… Linux Mint. It took me less than an hour, and I was honestly disappointed. I had mentally prepared myself for troubleshooting and endless issues, but everything just worked. No hurdles whatsoever.

I decided to gave it a couple of days to get used to it, but I was still missing that challenge. After digging a bit deeper, I read that Kubuntu might be slightly more complex. Once again, I felt disappointed. Installing my OS was just clicking "Next" repeatedly: I still felt like everything was too easy, like I wasn't making any real decisions and was just being guided on rails. Sure, using the terminal during those first days was exciting and felt like I was actually learning something new, but something still felt off. Everything was too smooth, I hadn't really had to put in any effort.

So, just 4 days after switching to Linux, I came to the conclusion that Debian, being the parent distro, was the logical next step to get closer to the source and cut through the wrappers. And here, Debian finally let go of my hand a bit. I installed KDE, tweaked a few things, enabled non-free-firmware, and felt like a true hacker.

It would have been the perfect journey if it hadn't been for NVIDIA. Issues everywhere: flickering, freezing, video and game crashes, you name it. Much to my regret, I had to abandon Debian on my main rig; though not before digging all my old computers out from under years of dust and installing Debian on every single one of them.

For my main setup, I ended up choosing CachyOS with KDE, and while it solved almost all my NVIDIA problems, I felt like I had lost that direct connection with my PC. So, while using CachyOS on my main machine, I decided to buy a second-hand HP ProDesk 800 G2 for €35 and put Debian on it. This time, I wanted to feel like I was building the distro piece by piece, so I skipped the DE altogether, left it bare-bones, and installed Sway without a display manager so I could always launch it straight from the TTY (I love logging in straight from the TTY!).

Although figuring out how all the pieces fit together was an arduous process full of trial and error, it was incredibly fun. I finally felt like I was choosing every single component that went into my system (even though quite a few things broke because, having installed everything with --no-install-recommends, I kept getting missing library errors I didn't understand yet). I loved using Debian on that second-hand driving school HP so much that I even stopped gaming on my CachyOS setup. My main computer just didn't feel entirely mine anymore. So a few months later, I sold my main PC and kept a much weaker machine, but one that undeniably felt like my own. Eventually, I was forced to buy a laptop because my decision wasn't very practical day-to-day. Naturally, I bought a used ThinkPad.

With this new laptop, I decided to leap into a distro built entirely on the DIY concept: Arch fit like a glove. I loved it from day one. The way packages fit together, how fast and lightweight it felt... and I was surprised that even running Hyprland and Sway, it gave me almost no trouble.

While I was happily running Arch on my ThinkPad, I installed Debian with KDE for my partner and all my friends on their computers. They fell in love with it immediately, computers that were about to be replaced due to performance issues were brought back to life, and within days, I saw them naturally using the terminal and feeling thrilled. For the first time, they were happy to tweak and tinker with their PC.

And yet, while everyone around me was enjoying Debian's peace of mind, I started asking myself if I really needed to be on the bleeding edge. Don't get me wrong, I’ve loved my time with Arch, I've learned a ton and it's undoubtedly an amazing distro and concept, but there was still something missing. Arch feels very fast-paced. For learning, it’s one of the absolute best, but now that the initial thrill of the new has settled, Debian's unhurried nature and reliability are what always keeps bringing my mind back.

At the end of the day, in a very personal way, Debian just feels like home.

Hello,

What is the proper/official way to make sure old and automatically installed kernels are purged from /boot ?

I manage a lot of laptops, with unattended-upgraded enabled to install all upgrades and purge unused kernels:

// Remove unused automatically installed kernel-related packages
// (kernel images, kernel headers and kernel version locked tools).
Unattended-Upgrade::Remove-Unused-Kernel-Packages "true";

// Remove any new unused dependencies after the upgrade has finished.
Unattended-Upgrade::Remove-New-Unused-Dependencies "true";

Yet, a lot of computers have their /boot full (size is 2 GB), so new kernels won't install. apt autoremove removes old kernels, unless they have been installed manually, of course.

I saw an additional unattended-upgrade option "Remove-Unused-Dependencies", but I don't think it would help.

I would like to avoid having to constantly ask users to run the apt autoremove command. I'm about to add a cron or systemd timer to run apt autoremove --yes. How risky/bad is it?

In the end, all I need is up-to-date computers.

I use flatpak for apps that I need to keep modern like my browser and steam but I like the stability of the system itself that's why I use debian

But I don't know what to use for dev packages and things that aren't apps in general Ive heard about nix and brew but I don't know which one to choose or if there is better alternatives

So I've been trying to fix this for days now and it's legitimately driving me crazy.

Nothing on my PC works. Not discord. Not steam. No browsers or internet tied stuff in general.

My laptop is fucked, I've tried everything to fix it outside of this.

I finally decided to pull the trigger and just reinstall it from my usb stick, but it turns out debian won't let me do that, and for some reason it won't let me install other operating systems either.

So out of both desperation and spite I need to completely nuke my laptop.

I am begging you, I need a simple, step by step guide on how to completely wipe it, or atleast let it boot from the usb again.

I am not a tech wiz, quite the opposite so please be patient.

Sorry for the manic tone, like I said this has been wearing me down for days.

Thank you and I hope to have this fixed soon.

Edit: Fixed! Thank you to everyone who tried to help my foolish self fix this issue!

dell xps 15 7590 - Kernel Linux 6.12.113+deb13-amd64 - FW. 1.9.1 - gome48 - wayland

Today i tried copy a file to a usb stick. The transfer seemed unusually fast...it took about 20 seconds, which didn’t seem possible for a file of that size. Nautilus then said the file had been copied.

When i tried to eject the stick, however, i got a message saying the device was still writing. couldn’t see any write activity or related process in the system monitor, so i removed it anyway.

checked the drive on another device and found that the file hadn’t been fully copied. tried other usb sticks and drives, but the same thing happened. also ran sudo apt update, sudo apt upgrade, and sudo apt autoremove, then restarted, but that didn’t help.

i tried copying it again in Nautilus and used a stopwatch this time. Nautilus said the copy was complete after about 20 seconds, but after i ejected the drive using the right-click menu, it took around six minutes for the “Device removed” notification to appear. That seems closer to the actual time needed to copy a file of that size.

Does anyone know what might be causing this? it only started happening today. is this a known bug, or is there something i can try?

I have spent two years writing a comprehensive Debian beginner’s handbook (582 pages). It is a step-by-step guide to help even absolute beginners install, configure, and use Debian. The book sounds a bit too comprehensive, but imagine showing how to do just about anything a beginner would want to accomplish in clear steps, and the pages add up like crazy.

To help anyone install and configure Debian, the first four chapters of the book can be read for free. Download it here: https://archive.org/details/debian-beginners-handbook-free-sample

The goal is to eventually release the entire book to the community under a free license, allowing anyone to read, share, update and improve it.

The book is under standard copyright, but you are free to share and upload the sample, provided that it is unaltered.

If you are a beginner and would like to try Debian, can you try to follow the steps in the chapters and give me feedback? If everything works, that is good to know. If you have run into problems, that is good to know. If something made you uncertain, that is also good to know. Finally, I hope these free chapters can make the transition smooth and easy. All the best.

Hi all.

Long time lurker here seeking some advice on a first time hardware build. Not strictly Debian related but I am running Debian 13 (and loving it!!)

Currently I have an Intel NUC which has been happily humming along for a few years and I think it's time I upgrade the hardware. Rather than buy an off the shelf system I thought I'd spec up something for my own requirements. Not looking for anything too powerful and it doesn't have to be latest and greatest, just something that will give me another 3-5 years. I mostly run things like Apache, Plex, DNS, Homebridge and a few other things. I'm looking to run a few VMs for homelab stuff and testing for work (I'm WFH). I also have 2 HDDs in a RAID1 that I'd like to move internally rather via USB. I'm looking for opinions/thoughts on compatibility. I'm in Australia so local recommendations are preferred.

Intel Core i5 14400 (Base:3.5GHz, Turbo:4.7GHz / 29.5MB / LGA1700 / 10 Core / 16 Threads / UHD Graphics 730 / 65W / Raptor Lake Refresh)

ASRock B760M-ITX GEN5 WIFI MB, B760, 2x DDR5, 1x PCI-E 5.0 x16, 2x M.2, 4x SATA3, 2x USB-A 3.2, 1x USB-C 3.2, DisplayPort 1.4, HDMI 2.1, Mini ITX, WiF

Corsair VENGEANCE RGB Grey 32GB (2x16GB), PC5-48000 (6000MHz) DDR5, 38-44-44, 1.35V, Dual Channel Kit, AMD Ready, Intel XMP and AMD EXPO Ready

ASUS PRIME AP201 Tempered Glass Black Micro ATX Case, Tempered Glass Side Window, No PSU, 2x USB 3.2, 1x USB-C 3.2, HD Audio, 1x 120mm Rear Fan Pre-in

Corsair CX Series CX650 650W Power Supply, 80 PLUS Bronze, 120mm Fan, 1x EPS, 2x PCIe (6+2pin), 3x SATA, 2x Molex, Low-Noise Fan

Thermalright Assassin X 120 Refined SE CPU Cooler, 120mm Fan, Compatible with Intel 115x, 1200, 1700, 1851, AMD AM5, AM4

Cheers,

Shan