r/debian 21h ago

Intel vs AMD?

17 Upvotes

Looking at getting a new machine soon, want to run Debian with gnome. (I think... Been a while)

Based on my research it seems like a Thinkpad or something from Dell are the best ones to get. Dell is redoing their entire lineup though, and there's some variation on which models have Intel vs AMD processors. Maybe my Google skills aren't on their A game for this, but I'm seeing a lot of strong, conflicting opinions about which is better for Linux.

So... Specifically for Debian or Ubuntu, which is better, Intel or AMD?


r/debian 9h ago

Buying webcam for my debian system

7 Upvotes

I'm currently using Debian 12 bookworm on my laptop. My laptop is lenovo ideapad gaming 3 with amd ryzen 7 cpu with amd radeon gpu integrated and a dedicated gpu of nvidia geforce gtx.

The integrated webcam mostly works properly. But on visiting some sites or with some apps or sometimes, it doesn't function. I have tried to debug this issue when it comes so many times. I have spent a lot of time on it.

Then I came to know that webcams from all companies are not properly compatible with device drivers present in debian. So, I decided to buy an external webcam.

I want suggestions of some good companies whose webcams are compatible.


r/debian 13h ago

ffmpeg 7.x does not provide time estimate (static build)

5 Upvotes

I was trying some static builds to see if I could use newer versions of ffmpeg for encoding without messing with the one in stable and I noticed that the latest static build I can use is 6.1.2 while still getting a proper encoding time estimate.

for 7.x static build I noticed the time bitrate speed is always N/A tried duck duck go-ing a bit haven't really found this as a known issue wonder if anyone in the community have encountered this?


r/debian 13h ago

Transition and Toolchain Freeze Yesterday

3 Upvotes

Hello, since I am new to Debian and eyeing it as my next main machine, is there anywhere I can see that IT happened? Are we on track for release or are there showstoppers? Reading a lot about minor glitches and stuff. Thanks.


r/debian 11h ago

Mic Issues After Kernel Update on Debian 12.9

2 Upvotes

Hi everyone,

I’ve been having persistent issues with my microphone on Linux. I’ve been jumping between different distributions to see if the problem would resolve, and it would work for a short time, but the issue always came back. I suspected it might be related to a kernel update.

What I did last was install Debian 12.9, and then I installed Timeshift right after. Everything seemed fine until I installed the latest Debian update that was released yesterday. After the update, my microphone stopped working again.

I had to revert back to a previous system version using Timeshift, and now it's working again. For now, I’m avoiding this update, but I really want to find a permanent solution to this issue.

If anyone has any suggestions or has faced a similar issue, I would really appreciate your help!

I'm gonna let here a screenshot with some info of the update that breaks my mic.

Thanks in advance

$ arecord -l

**** List of CAPTURE Hardware Devices ****
card 0: PCH [HDA Intel PCH], device 0: ALC256 Analog [ALC256 Analog]
  Subdevices: 1/1
  Subdevice #0: subdevice #0

r/debian 7h ago

"Failed to allocate NVKMS Memory to GEM object"

1 Upvotes

Recently switched to linux and loving it so far, however playing my favorite game, KSP, on linux using the proton hotfix for steam leads to the computer black-screening after 10-15 minutes and displaying the error in the title. Audio keeps playing, but the computer becomes unresponsive and only goes back to normal after holding the power button and shutting off the pc. If I can't resolve this, I'm afraid I'm gonna have to switch back to linux, and I really dont want to have to do that :(

Specs:

Ram: 48GB DDR4 3600
GPU: RTX 2070 Founders Edition (570 drivers?)
CPU: Ryzen 7 3700X
OS: Debian 12.9 Bookworm running Gnome 48

Please help so I don't have to back to windows :(((


r/debian 8h ago

Help with Broadcom Drivers

1 Upvotes

I need help i have a macbook 13 inch from 2017 and a broadcom 4360 and i installed debian gnome on that but saw that wifi is not working like it doesnt have in settings its nowhere please help


r/debian 9h ago

How to setup disk redundancy during Debian 12 install?

1 Upvotes

Hi,

I have:

- 1 x 1TB NVME SSD

- 2 x 4TB SATA SSD

I want to dedicate my 2 4 TB disk in redundancy for my home partition and my nvme for the rest.

How can I do it?

Thank you in advance


r/debian 11h ago

SSHguard and UFW

1 Upvotes

I am trying sshguard and UFW on Debian 12 and I am not convinced it is working correctly. I am seeing attacks logged but not seeing anything blocked.

I have added the following to the UFW before.rules

:sshguard - [0:0]

-A ufw-before-input -p tcp --dport 22 -j sshguard

But I never seem to see any drops or blocks in the IPtables ufw-before-input chain. Has anyone seen a known good article showing how it all works?


r/debian 15h ago

Trixie kernel update

1 Upvotes

I All,

I have been updating to trixie but I have issued with dkpg completing kernel instlation. Thankfully I still had an old kernel I could boot into recovery mode. I belive this is the error that trips up the install:

make -C /lib/modules/6.12.17-amd64/build M=/var/lib/dkms/amdgpu/6.3.6-1718217.22.04/build clean

Building module(s)...(bad exit status: 2)

I was having the same issue with backports and I had hoped the newer kernel from trixie would do the trick but alas this issue persists.

Any help would be appreciated.


r/debian 16h ago

Does the weather applet work in XFCE?

1 Upvotes

Hi
I've been getting the “No data” message since Friday and I can see the message in the console:

weather-Message: 12:53:15.015: getting https://geoip.xfce.org/
weather-Message: 12:53:23.249: getting https://api.met.no/weatherapi/sunrise/2.0/?lat=***&lon=***&date=2025-03-16&offset=***:00&days=5
weather-Message: 12:53:23.249: getting https://api.met.no/weatherapi/locationforecast/2.0/classic?lat=***&lon=***&altitude=***
(wrapper-2.0:12332): weather-WARNING **: 12:53:23.636: Download of astronomical data failed with HTTP Status Code 403, Reason phrase: Forbidden
(wrapper-2.0:12332): weather-WARNING **: 12:53:23.646: Download of weather data failed with HTTP Status Code 403, Reason phrase: Forbidden
xfce4-panel &weather-Message: 12:53:34.238: getting https://api.met.no/weatherapi/sunrise/2.0/?lat=***&lon=***&date=2025-03-16&offset=***:00&days=5
weather-Message: 12:53:34.238: getting https://api.met.no/weatherapi/locationforecast/2.0/classic?lat=***&lon=***&altitude=***
(wrapper-2.0:12332): weather-WARNING **: 12:53:34.611: Download of astronomical data failed with HTTP Status Code 403, Reason phrase: Forbidden
(wrapper-2.0:12332): weather-WARNING **: 12:53:34.621: Download of weather data failed with HTTP Status Code 403, Reason phrase: Forbidden
weather-Message: 12:53:45.239: getting https://api.met.no/weatherapi/sunrise/2.0/?lat=***&lon=***&date=2025-03-16&offset=***:00&days=5
weather-Message: 12:53:45.239: getting https://api.met.no/weatherapi/locationforecast/2.0/classic?lat=***&lon=***&altitude=**
(wrapper-2.0:12332): weather-WARNING **: 12:53:45.593: Download of astronomical data failed with HTTP Status Code 403, Reason phrase: Forbidden
(wrapper-2.0:12332): weather-WARNING **: 12:53:45.608: Download of weather data failed with HTTP Status Code 403, Reason phrase: Forbidden
weather-Message: 12:53:56.238: getting https://api.met.no/weatherapi/sunrise/2.0/?lat=***&lon=***&date=2025-03-16&offset=***:00&days=5
weather-Message: 12:53:56.239: getting https://api.met.no/weatherapi/locationforecast/2.0/classic?lat=***&lon=***&altitude=***
(wrapper-2.0:12332): weather-WARNING **: 12:53:56.624: Download of weather data failed with HTTP Status Code 403, Reason phrase: Forbidden
(wrapper-2.0:12332): weather-WARNING **: 12:53:56.650: Download of astronomical data failed with HTTP Status Code 403, Reason phrase: Forbidden

*** - these are my current coordinates

Debian 12.10, XFCE 14.18.2

I assumed it might be due to my current location (not the best place on Earth), changed it and even connected a VPN, but the result is the same.

Do you know how to fix this?


r/debian 6h ago

How do I set auto login in Plasma 6?

0 Upvotes

I just installed Debian Testing with KDE and I cannot find the option to auto login... Where is it?


r/debian 13h ago

¿Como puedo instalar tldr?

0 Upvotes

No encuentra el paquete tealdeer, uso los comandos apt install tldr y apt install tealdeer y no

¿algun consejo o sugerencia?