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Multiple Core Processor Notebook frequently hangs :linked: :social:
"...i nstalled OS Trixie there are frequent issues of single type: key presses, clicks on starter, but nothing starts after seconds of waiting"
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"...i nstalled OS Trixie there are frequent issues of single type: key presses, clicks on starter, but nothing starts after seconds of waiting"
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[Solved] Multiple Core Processor Notebook frequently hangs - Debian User Forums
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January 19, 2026 at 8:00 PM
Multiple Core Processor Notebook frequently hangs :linked: :social:
"...i nstalled OS Trixie there are frequent issues of single type: key presses, clicks on starter, but nothing starts after seconds of waiting"
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"...i nstalled OS Trixie there are frequent issues of single type: key presses, clicks on starter, but nothing starts after seconds of waiting"
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[Solved] XFCE4 panel clock does not update seconds regularly
Is there any way to get the XFCE4 panel clock to "tick" every second under Debian 13.2.0?
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Is there any way to get the XFCE4 panel clock to "tick" every second under Debian 13.2.0?
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[Solved] XFCE4 panel clock does not update seconds regularly - Debian User Forums
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January 19, 2026 at 5:31 PM
[Solved] XFCE4 panel clock does not update seconds regularly
Is there any way to get the XFCE4 panel clock to "tick" every second under Debian 13.2.0?
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Is there any way to get the XFCE4 panel clock to "tick" every second under Debian 13.2.0?
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[Solved] KDE Plasma - Taskbar transparency
"...For the the life of me I can't get the taskbar to be transparent. I have tried blur and transparency"
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"...For the the life of me I can't get the taskbar to be transparent. I have tried blur and transparency"
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[Solved] KDE Plasma - Taskbar transparency - Debian User Forums
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January 18, 2026 at 8:16 PM
[Solved] KDE Plasma - Taskbar transparency
"...For the the life of me I can't get the taskbar to be transparent. I have tried blur and transparency"
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"...For the the life of me I can't get the taskbar to be transparent. I have tried blur and transparency"
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So the live distro's Calamares installer doesn't setup up everything? And should be… avoided?
"... simple stuff like network time sync isn't even setup by this installer,(greyed out), I'm told the normal installer optionally does that..."
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"... simple stuff like network time sync isn't even setup by this installer,(greyed out), I'm told the normal installer optionally does that..."
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So the live distro's Calamares installer doesn't setup up everything? And should be… avoided? - Debian User Forums
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January 18, 2026 at 8:15 PM
So the live distro's Calamares installer doesn't setup up everything? And should be… avoided?
"... simple stuff like network time sync isn't even setup by this installer,(greyed out), I'm told the normal installer optionally does that..."
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"... simple stuff like network time sync isn't even setup by this installer,(greyed out), I'm told the normal installer optionally does that..."
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[Solved] Debian 13.2 installer driving me nuts
"If you're using UEFI then you need a boot partition."
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"If you're using UEFI then you need a boot partition."
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[Solved] Debian 13.2 installer driving me nuts - Debian User Forums
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January 15, 2026 at 1:10 AM
[Solved] Debian 13.2 installer driving me nuts
"If you're using UEFI then you need a boot partition."
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"If you're using UEFI then you need a boot partition."
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“Warning: Target” “configured multiple times” in sources lists
"Debian is moving to the new sources format, and we are here to help ..."
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"Debian is moving to the new sources format, and we are here to help ..."
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[Solved] “Warning: Target” “configured multiple times” in sources lists - Debian User Forums
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January 15, 2026 at 1:10 AM
“Warning: Target” “configured multiple times” in sources lists
"Debian is moving to the new sources format, and we are here to help ..."
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"Debian is moving to the new sources format, and we are here to help ..."
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[Solved] The -g option with journalctl
"I can now see the lines containing ssh. If I read it as, I get the"
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"I can now see the lines containing ssh. If I read it as
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[Solved] The -g option with journalctl - Debian User Forums
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January 15, 2026 at 1:09 AM
[Solved] The -g option with journalctl
"I can now see the lines containing ssh. If I read it as, I get the"
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"I can now see the lines containing ssh. If I read it as
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[Software] Get w and who working in trixie? :social: :linked:
"I haven't been able to figure out how to get the who and w commands to work again Any suggestions?"
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"I haven't been able to figure out how to get the who and w commands to work again Any suggestions?"
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[Software] Get w and who working in trixie? - Debian User Forums
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January 12, 2026 at 7:30 PM
[Software] Get w and who working in trixie? :social: :linked:
"I haven't been able to figure out how to get the who and w commands to work again Any suggestions?"
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"I haven't been able to figure out how to get the who and w commands to work again Any suggestions?"
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[Solved] How to stop program (KeepassXC) fromauto start at system startup? :linked: :social:
"I switched from X11 to pretty much Wayland only. KeepassXC autotype function is problematic"
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"I switched from X11 to pretty much Wayland only. KeepassXC autotype function is problematic"
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[Solved] How to stop program (KeepassXC) fromauto start at system startup? - Debian User Forums
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January 12, 2026 at 7:15 PM
[Solved] How to stop program (KeepassXC) fromauto start at system startup? :linked: :social:
"I switched from X11 to pretty much Wayland only. KeepassXC autotype function is problematic"
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"I switched from X11 to pretty much Wayland only. KeepassXC autotype function is problematic"
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[Solved] how to mount external disk from cli :linked: :social:
(was "What commands does Thunar use to mount drives?")
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(was "What commands does Thunar use to mount drives?")
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[Solved] how to mount external disk from cli (was "What commands does Thunar use to mount drives?") - Debian User Forums
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January 11, 2026 at 7:48 PM
[Solved] how to mount external disk from cli :linked: :social:
(was "What commands does Thunar use to mount drives?")
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(was "What commands does Thunar use to mount drives?")
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[Solved] I seem to be stuck at 13.1 :linked: :social:
"When I look at /etc/debian_version, it says 13.1. ... I'm not sure how to diagnose fixing this, any suggestions?"
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"When I look at /etc/debian_version, it says 13.1. ... I'm not sure how to diagnose fixing this, any suggestions?"
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[Solved] I seem to be stuck at 13.1 - Debian User Forums
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January 11, 2026 at 7:48 PM
[Solved] I seem to be stuck at 13.1 :linked: :social:
"When I look at /etc/debian_version, it says 13.1. ... I'm not sure how to diagnose fixing this, any suggestions?"
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"When I look at /etc/debian_version, it says 13.1. ... I'm not sure how to diagnose fixing this, any suggestions?"
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[Solved] network.service not starting with ifupdown
"I commented out the whole #set route to network part and rebooted the server."
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"I commented out the whole #set route to network part and rebooted the server."
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[Solved] network.service not starting with ifupdown - Debian User Forums
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January 9, 2026 at 7:30 PM
[Solved] network.service not starting with ifupdown
"I commented out the whole #set route to network part and rebooted the server."
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"I commented out the whole #set route to network part and rebooted the server."
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[Solved] Is my swap really encrypted?
"When the entire LVM is encrypted, swap is not separately encrypted. Everything is encrypted/decrypted at the same time."
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"When the entire LVM is encrypted, swap is not separately encrypted. Everything is encrypted/decrypted at the same time."
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[Solved] Is my swap really encrypted? - Debian User Forums
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January 9, 2026 at 6:15 PM
[Solved] Is my swap really encrypted?
"When the entire LVM is encrypted, swap is not separately encrypted. Everything is encrypted/decrypted at the same time."
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"When the entire LVM is encrypted, swap is not separately encrypted. Everything is encrypted/decrypted at the same time."
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[Solved] Kde Disk Widget show 0% Disk after partition resizing
"KDE System Monitor uses the internal the ksystemstats package that uses the libkf6solid6 library that, uses an internal backend that queries fstab & udisks2 (via udisksd daemon using dbus)"
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"KDE System Monitor uses the internal the ksystemstats package that uses the libkf6solid6 library that, uses an internal backend that queries fstab & udisks2 (via udisksd daemon using dbus)"
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[Solved] Kde Disk Widget show 0% Disk after partition resizing - Debian User Forums
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January 9, 2026 at 3:01 PM
[Solved] Kde Disk Widget show 0% Disk after partition resizing
"KDE System Monitor uses the internal the ksystemstats package that uses the libkf6solid6 library that, uses an internal backend that queries fstab & udisks2 (via udisksd daemon using dbus)"
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"KDE System Monitor uses the internal the ksystemstats package that uses the libkf6solid6 library that, uses an internal backend that queries fstab & udisks2 (via udisksd daemon using dbus)"
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[Solved] How to stop apt installing suggested packages 
"Recommended packages however often contain functionality which is expected for the requested installed package. Recommends are installed in a default Debian setup, whereas suggests are not [...]"
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"Recommended packages however often contain functionality which is expected for the requested installed package. Recommends are installed in a default Debian setup, whereas suggests are not [...]"
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[Solved] How to stop apt installing suggested packages - Debian User Forums
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January 8, 2026 at 7:11 PM
[Solved] How to stop apt installing suggested packages 
"Recommended packages however often contain functionality which is expected for the requested installed package. Recommends are installed in a default Debian setup, whereas suggests are not [...]"
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"Recommended packages however often contain functionality which is expected for the requested installed package. Recommends are installed in a default Debian setup, whereas suggests are not [...]"
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[HowTo] How I got a 56% Temperature Drop with udev Rule -- No ACPI 
"I have just installed it on Debian 13, and it's dropping my temp from 95° to 42°C."
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"I have just installed it on Debian 13, and it's dropping my temp from 95° to 42°C."
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[HowTo] How I got a 56% Temperature Drop with udev Rule -- No ACPI - Debian User Forums
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January 8, 2026 at 7:10 PM
[HowTo] How I got a 56% Temperature Drop with udev Rule -- No ACPI 
"I have just installed it on Debian 13, and it's dropping my temp from 95° to 42°C."
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"I have just installed it on Debian 13, and it's dropping my temp from 95° to 42°C."
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[Software] how to make swap bigger?
"[...] incorrectly modifying root partition can end up in major failure, however if you're willing to risk or have confidence you can do it, I did it myself on 2 occasions so far with success
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"[...] incorrectly modifying root partition can end up in major failure, however if you're willing to risk or have confidence you can do it, I did it myself on 2 occasions so far with success
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[Software] how to make swap bigger? - Debian User Forums
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January 8, 2026 at 7:09 PM
[Software] how to make swap bigger?
"[...] incorrectly modifying root partition can end up in major failure, however if you're willing to risk or have confidence you can do it, I did it myself on 2 occasions so far with success
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"[...] incorrectly modifying root partition can end up in major failure, however if you're willing to risk or have confidence you can do it, I did it myself on 2 occasions so far with success
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[Solved] Debian won't shutdown
"Simply disconnecting USB drives can cause unintended consequences. They should be unmounted/ejected first."
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"Simply disconnecting USB drives can cause unintended consequences. They should be unmounted/ejected first."
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January 7, 2026 at 10:15 PM
[Solved] Debian won't shutdown
"Simply disconnecting USB drives can cause unintended consequences. They should be unmounted/ejected first."
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"Simply disconnecting USB drives can cause unintended consequences. They should be unmounted/ejected first."
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[HowTo] Add Mozilla repo and install latest Firefox using extrepo
"The extrepo tool is used to manage external repositories in Debian. More about it at the end."
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"The extrepo tool is used to manage external repositories in Debian. More about it at the end."
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[HowTo] Add Mozilla repo and install latest Firefox using extrepo
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January 7, 2026 at 10:14 PM
[HowTo] Add Mozilla repo and install latest Firefox using extrepo
"The extrepo tool is used to manage external repositories in Debian. More about it at the end."
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"The extrepo tool is used to manage external repositories in Debian. More about it at the end."
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[Solved] Can I check if Linux supports device ID code?
"[...] if the firmware file is missing from the Debian repositories, you can install it manually from the upstream source, any way."
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"[...] if the firmware file is missing from the Debian repositories, you can install it manually from the upstream source, any way."
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[Solved] Can I check if Linux supports device ID code?
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January 7, 2026 at 10:14 PM
[Solved] Can I check if Linux supports device ID code?
"[...] if the firmware file is missing from the Debian repositories, you can install it manually from the upstream source, any way."
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"[...] if the firmware file is missing from the Debian repositories, you can install it manually from the upstream source, any way."
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[Solved] (was Intel VT/iommu error) Debian + Asus N550JV + Atheros AR9485 = painfully slow wifi
"This GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="quiet intel_iommu=off" solved my problem."
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"This GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="quiet intel_iommu=off" solved my problem."
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January 7, 2026 at 10:14 PM
[Solved] (was Intel VT/iommu error) Debian + Asus N550JV + Atheros AR9485 = painfully slow wifi
"This GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="quiet intel_iommu=off" solved my problem."
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"This GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="quiet intel_iommu=off" solved my problem."
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Dual-boot messed up by Microsoft
"I found another neat tool that did the trick though, named rEFInd; it does install another boot manager on top of grub, but it does the job!"
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"I found another neat tool that did the trick though, named rEFInd; it does install another boot manager on top of grub, but it does the job!"
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January 7, 2026 at 10:14 PM
Dual-boot messed up by Microsoft
"I found another neat tool that did the trick though, named rEFInd; it does install another boot manager on top of grub, but it does the job!"
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"I found another neat tool that did the trick though, named rEFInd; it does install another boot manager on top of grub, but it does the job!"
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[Solved] (was Intel VT/iommu error) Debian + Asus N550JV + Atheros AR9485 = painfully slow wifi
"This GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="quiet intel_iommu=off" solved my problem."
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"This GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="quiet intel_iommu=off" solved my problem."
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[Solved] (was Intel VT/iommu error) Debian + Asus N550JV + Atheros AR9485 = painfully slow wifi
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January 7, 2026 at 10:14 PM
[Solved] (was Intel VT/iommu error) Debian + Asus N550JV + Atheros AR9485 = painfully slow wifi
"This GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="quiet intel_iommu=off" solved my problem."
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"This GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="quiet intel_iommu=off" solved my problem."
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[Programming] Educational board game for children
"I would like to share you a project I've made. In this case, is not a computer program, but a board game intended to help children to learn basic sorting algorithms without needing any computer at all."
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"I would like to share you a project I've made. In this case, is not a computer program, but a board game intended to help children to learn basic sorting algorithms without needing any computer at all."
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[Off-Topic] Programming educational board game for children
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January 7, 2026 at 6:20 PM
[Programming] Educational board game for children
"I would like to share you a project I've made. In this case, is not a computer program, but a board game intended to help children to learn basic sorting algorithms without needing any computer at all."
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"I would like to share you a project I've made. In this case, is not a computer program, but a board game intended to help children to learn basic sorting algorithms without needing any computer at all."
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[O/S] (SOLVED) [O/S] Around what time does Debian release updates?
"No need for new .iso files, it's just a few package updates. Updated kernel, 38 packages updated total."
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"No need for new .iso files, it's just a few package updates. Updated kernel, 38 packages updated total."
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[O/S] (SOLVED) [O/S] Around what time does Debian release updates?
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January 7, 2026 at 6:18 PM
[O/S] (SOLVED) [O/S] Around what time does Debian release updates?
"No need for new .iso files, it's just a few package updates. Updated kernel, 38 packages updated total."
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"No need for new .iso files, it's just a few package updates. Updated kernel, 38 packages updated total."
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