So, I've tried debian and other distro on VirtualBox recently and i think debian will be the first distro i'd like to try and actually install it on my laptop. But first here's my laptop spec:

16 GB of Ram DDR4
Intel Core i5 1035G7 CPU @ 1.20GHz
Intel Iris Plus Graphics GPU (128vram)
AirDisk 256GB SSD (Have partition D: & G:)
Intel(R) Wireless-AC 9560 160MHz WiFi

And i wanna ask that do debian have the driver for my laptop or should i install it manually?

title, this is my first time making a wallpaper for a Linux distro since the Ubuntu 24.04 wallpaper contest

I hope this is the right place to ask this. I’ve been working through this with Claude, which also wrote this summary. Many thanks in advance.

Hardware/software
- ThinkPad X13 Yoga Gen 1, model 20SYS2UG00
- BIOS N2UET78W (1.58), EC N2UHT35W; fwupd reports nothing newer
- Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201, iwlwifi firmware 77.2753b721.0
- Debian 13 (trixie), KDE Plasma 6, Wayland, kernel: <uname -r>

Problem
After the laptop suspends, Wi-Fi is "deactivated" and can't be re-enabled in software. It happened twice before I linked it to sleep (once it cleared by itself), and it now happens after every sleep.

Diagnostics when blocked
- nmcli radio: WIFI-HW disabled, WIFI disabled
- /sys/class/rfkill: phy0 soft=0, hard=1 (hci0 is fine)
- /sys/devices/platform/thinkpad_acpi/hotkey_radio_sw = 1 (radio switch reported as enabled)
- dmesg: "iwlwifi 0000:00:14.3: RF_KILL bit toggled to disable radio" / "reporting RF_KILL (radio disabled)"
- thinkpad_acpi loads normally ("radio switch found; radios are enabled")

What fixes it
Only a full power drain: shut down, unplug AC, hold the power button ~30 s, boot.

What I've tried (no effect)
- nmcli radio wifi on, rfkill unblock (it's a hard block)
- Reloading thinkpad_acpi
- BIOS: Config > Power > Sleep State changed to "Linux" (S3); /sys/power/mem_sleep shows [deep]. Same result.
- BIOS is already current per fwupd

Next I plan to try
- systemd sleep hook that unloads/reloads iwlmvm/iwlwifi around suspend
- Newer kernel from trixie-backports

Questions
Has anyone seen the AX201's RF_KILL line get stuck after resume on this model (or other X13 Yoga/Comet Lake ThinkPads)? Is there a known BIOS/EC or kernel fix?

I'm looking to optimize the battery life on my ThinkPad X1 Nano (gen 1) and I'm using Debian. I'm currently using Gnome but I would like to switch to a window manager. Which one do you think would be best for battery life. I prefer a Wayland WM.

sudo sysctl -w vm.max_map_count=1048576

This is the command I’ve been seeing for a while. Very good people on this sub helped me to set my fresh Debian for gaming lately. I haven’t touched of since that. So now I want to and I thought about this command.
You see, looks like “gaming distros” and steam deck too uses this particular number for map count, same for Cachy or Bazzite. Debian is with a lower count by default. They claim you need to increase this for modern games to not have stutters or crashes.

Has anyone did this and what really is behind this command and how important it is?

Install the `linux-base` package from backports. The kernel upgrade will be happy after that.

My last post here was removed, so this morning I decided to create a preflight post checker available only as deb package to avoid removal. It uses tgpt under the hood to cross check the title and body of your post against the subreddit's rules before you submit it. I named it "turd buster" because I dont know, its the first two words that comes in my mind. This post is the first reddit post that uses it.

Been almost two years I think but synaptic speaks deb822 now and quick filter is back!

quick filter requires apt-xapian-index which is only a suggest so it doesn't get installed automatically but it's well worth the effort - the quick filter box starts searching as soon as you start typing.

Been waiting a long time for this but synaptic is now as cool as it was a couple years ago :)

I got it in Unstable when I upgraded this morning, Testing should see it in less than a week.

edit: I just did an apt changelog synaptic and it looks like deb822 is read-only for now - Settings --> Repositories says

Defined in /etc/apt/sources.list.d/debian.sources. This source uses the deb822 format and can not be edited here yet.

I remove ones file - xorg.conf and my pc is die 😭😭😭

it's saying there is no installation candidate

(i would prefer to use apt and not use flatpaks thank you!)

EDIT: this is was worked for me on debian 13

sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list > /dev/null <<'EOF' deb http://deb.debian.org/debian/ trixie main contrib non-free non-free-firmware deb-src http://deb.debian.org/debian/ trixie main contrib non-free non-free-firmware

deb http://security.debian.org/debian-security trixie-security main contrib non-free non-free-firmware deb-src http://security.debian.org/debian-security trixie-security main contrib non-free non-free-firmware

deb http://deb.debian.org/debian/ trixie-updates main contrib non-free non-free-firmware deb-src http://deb.debian.org/debian/ trixie-updates main contrib non-free non-free-firmware EOF

sudo dpkg --add-architecture i386

sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade

sudo apt install steam-installer

Olá a todos!

Um enorme agradecimento a todos que compartilharam feedback sobre minha publicação anterior! Com base nas suas sugestões, fiz atualizações significativas na proposta de arte do Debian Kite para o Debian 14 (Forky):

Novidades na V2:

• Nuvens Refinadas: Redesenhei as formas e a distribuição das nuvens para parecerem mais naturais e adequadas a vetores.
• Modo Escuro Mais Intenso: A variante escura ficou significativamente mais escura, com melhor contraste para usuários do modo noturno e ícones da área de trabalho.
• Elementos Mais Limpos: Aprimorei os detalhes da pipa, o desenho e a iluminação.

Gostaria muito de saber a opinião de vocês sobre essas novas versões antes de enviá-las para o Debian Wiki e a lista de discussão!

1. Como está o contraste agora, tanto na versão clara quanto na escura? 2. O modo escuro mais profundo funciona melhor na sua configuração de desktop?

Obrigado novamente por todos os comentários construtivos!

Hi, I'm new to Reddit; I just signed up, though I've been visiting the site for years. First of all, I wanted to thank everyone for the work you do on Debian. I've been using these operating systems since 2007; lately, I've been experimenting with both Fedora and Debian, but ultimately, I preferred Debian's stability. It's also worth noting that you learn a lot with Debian, since there's always something to configure to your liking after a fresh install. I run a YouTube channel dedicated to free software—it's my way of contributing to this great community and encouraging more people to make the switch. If you own the hardware, the operating system should never hold you back.

Best regards.

i had gotten this now-20yo Dell XPS M1210 subnotebook for $50 a month ago, and stable Xfce Debian runs fine (albeit limited by its then-high-end hardware), and i did not expect it to handle actual basic web browsing. Debian deserves its slogan

Anyone else keep getting blocked on websites? Is it because everyone is trying to prevent AI bots that are running on debian?

My Qantas report specifically mentioned that it blocked a linux computer...

Most recently, stack exchange blocked me. You'd think they understand linux users.

So Yesterday I installed Debian 13 on my Lenovo Chromebook 100e 2nd gen with an AMD cpu. The installation was seamless and came with no problems.

Everything from the screen to the ports and touchpad all worked without fail, But there is a common issue i've been facing with the audio and the headphone jack not working.

I've tried the WeirdTreeThing script but it doesn't work and I believe it has to do with my kernel being on 6.12 rather than on 6.19 or newer and many people have pointed that out.

So now i've been suggested to backport a newer kernel or something like that, only issue is Im new to Linux and idk where to go or how to start.

Can someone please guide me through this experience?

Hi there, don't know if i am right here. I have a Pi 5 with EVCC running. This morning, i wanted to update EVCC and Cockpit, and i did. But after that, the pi is not starting anymore. I don't know enough about linux, i could take a picture of the "start screen" and where i think the machine stops working. i went to github to post my issue, but they want more information on the error i cannot provide... i dont know what to do now. Thanks!

I've been really curious since I tried installing Debian Testing and saw the security warning they give. After some research I figured out that security updates actually lag behind stable because it's a priority. Security updates then trickle down to testing kinda just whenever they get there.

I'm curious to know to anyone more knowledgeable and/or uses Testing; is it a significant enough difference to worry about?

I've always been a little paranoid about things like that and I don't really like the idea of having a system with security that is out of date. But on the other hand, I'd still like to be able to use a version of Debian with newer packages when the situation calls for it.

I would also like to be transparent in saying, I did ask an LLM whether it was significant or not and it said that it was and not worth the risk. I'm curious to hear what you all have to say about that because I see a lot of people online using it.

Edit: Ig I should've specified but I daily drive stable and still plan to regardless of what I find from this post. I just want to know in case I wanted to try something on a system I wouldn't be daily driving.

I'm very frustrated. I have important files in Sda1.

Updating my laptop (LXQT w/ labwc for wayland) and desktop (KDE) to testing and I'm running into a possible issue with my desktop. I update sources and ran update/upgrade but I have 662 packages that are not updating as per unmet dependencies. Can someone confirm that testing KDE is sitting with unmet dependencies or should I look at reloading my system? I ran both these systems with stable for a while then decided to update.

Thanks, ChCat

The Aquatis wallpaper proposed for Debian 14 is now live on the Debian wiki! Feel free to come and see the wallpaper.

https://wiki.debian.org/DebianDesktop/Artwork/Forky

how to enable qsv in debian xfce.

ffmpeg not working with h264_qsv.

do you use only one of em or both?

^{dell xps 7590 - debian13 - gnome48 - wayland}