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      General Questions • Re: [Software] Can Hypnotix be installed on Bookworm ?

      news.woodpeckersnest.space / forums-debian-net:0 • 8 April • 2 minutes

    Does anyone have any idea how I can fix this ?
    A similar problem has been on my to-do list for a while. I decided to take this opportunity to work out a solution, which I then tested (successfully) with Hypnotix.

    Per Debian Wiki, I added LMDE's repo as a source, pinned it to low priority, then installed packages. LMDE rather than Mint regular edition, as the former is based directly on Debian. Be aware, this strategy entails risk. It's entirely the user's responsibility to evaluate each installation candidate for potential pitfalls and conflicts. The safer path in most cases would be to switch to the distribution (e.g., MX or LMDE) which has the packages one wants.

    1. Update the system and create a backup, e.g., a Timeshift snapshot. Be 100% certain you can restore the status quo if the modification goes sideways. Can be skipped if you don't mind reinstalling.

    2. Create a file in /etc/apt/sources.list.d with the target repo. For example:

    Code: 

    echo "deb http://packages.linuxmint.com faye main upstream import backport" | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/lmde.list
    The above works fine with Bookworm. When Trixie moves to Stable, the derivative LMDE version (when released) will be called Gigi. Also, I gather Trixie's source list format will be migrating to Deb822.

    3. Add Mint to Debian's verification keyring. Might be a better way to do this. The one I found was to download this deb file, then install it with GDebi. Once installed, the file can be deleted or moved to a convenient location.

    Code: 

    wget http://packages.linuxmint.com/pool/main/l/linuxmint-keyring/linuxmint-keyring_2022.06.21_all.deb
    Depending on how you installed Debian, it might be necessary to install wget (sudo apt install ... ). By the way, there's a way to sidestep verification, by adding [trusted=yes] to the repo entry, but it's not recommended (repos can be hacked).

    4. Set pin priority of the new repo. Per the linked wiki, I used 100, same as stable-backports. Create /etc/apt/preferences.d/lmde.pref with these contents:

    Code: 

    Package: *Pin: origin packages.linuxmint.comPin-Priority: 100
    5. Update package lists: sudo apt update. Confirm priorities: apt-cache policy. Do a trial installation, e.g., sudo apt install hypnotix -s. For context, I did all this in a Bookworm VM I use for testing (default packages only, a few settings modified but nothing outre, updates current). Reported would install 21 packages, remove none, and reported no conflicts. Ran again without -s. Completed without comment.

    As an example of how tricky this can be, apt installed Stable's version of yt-dlp (a dependency of Hypnotix), rather than the newer one available in Debian backports. If you want the backport version, you either need to install it before installing Hypnotix or reinstall it afterwards with sudo apt install --reinstall yt-dlp/stable-backports. Which is to say, the caution above isn't just boiler-plate. Installing from another repo can be complicated and/or create conflicts.

    Once finished, Hypnotix is on Menu and opens. Didn't test whether works, as I'm not familiar with it. The app I wanted to install (xed, a text editor) works fine.

    Hope that helps. Good luck.

    Statistics: Posted by pbear — 2025-04-07 22:27

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      General Questions • Re: [Software] initramfs failed after resizing/shrinking root partition

      news.woodpeckersnest.space / forums-debian-net:0 • 8 April

    Steps I have taken so far to try to fix while as chroot on the root partition:
    1. update/reinstall grub
    2. update-initramfs -u/-c
    How? I'd expect both things to require chroot from "outside" (e.g., a live session). And I'd expect both things to work if done that way.

    By the way, pretty sure I've never seen resize change a file system UUID. Maybe it changes the partition UUID (never thought to check), but that's not what's referenced in fstab.

    Statistics: Posted by pbear — 2025-04-07 22:02

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      Hardware • Re: Bluetooth not working on Acer One S1003 V1.11

      news.woodpeckersnest.space / forums-debian-net:0 • 7 April

    @tails

    I spent three days trying to get the on-board Bluetooth device (on my ASUS X550LA laptop) to be recognized without success. I did all the things you are doing now. Threw my hands up and dropped $35 at Staples for the Targus USB Bluetooth dongle. All I'll say is this: it just works. IMHO, save yourself the headache(s).

    Statistics: Posted by lintek214 — 2025-04-07 21:04

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      Graphical Environments & Desktops • Debian 12 - Gnome switch for bluetooth does not work

      news.woodpeckersnest.space / forums-debian-net:0 • 7 April • 1 minute

    Hello,
    i'm at Debian 12 with Gnome and i can't switch Bluetooth on. On command line i can see that Bluetooth is on. To test if the problem depends on Hardware i bootet a Linux Mint from USB Stick ( was the only bootable i have handy ) and bluetooth was working well as expected. Back on my standard i installed cinnamon and started the Gui with software rendering, bluetooth switched on and after a couple of seconds again off. So i expect that the problem is in my Debian installation. Until today Bluetooth within the Gui worked well, and was always switchable via GUI.

    Basically i supposed Gnome as the faulty part but now i think that something in my Debian system is damaged, but i have no clue where to search. I am thinking to do a clean install but, for sure, will not be happy cause some config's in the past was some kind of tricky, especially to configure login and lockscreen with pam yubikey.

    Hopefully i can get any help

    Thank you all in advance
    Reinhard

    Here's what i see in CLI with "service bluetooth status"

    Code: 

    ● bluetooth.service - Bluetooth service     Loaded: loaded (/lib/systemd/system/bluetooth.service; enabled; preset: enabled)     Active: active (running) since Mon 2025-04-07 22:40:02 CEST; 41s ago       Docs: man:bluetoothd(8)   Main PID: 1014 (bluetoothd)     Status: "Running"      Tasks: 1 (limit: 33306)     Memory: 3.1M        CPU: 46ms     CGroup: /system.slice/bluetooth.service             └─1014 /usr/libexec/bluetooth/bluetoothdApr 07 22:40:17 P14s bluetoothd[1014]: Endpoint registered: sender=:1.67 path=/MediaEndpoint/A2DPSource/aptx_ll_duplex_0Apr 07 22:40:17 P14s bluetoothd[1014]: Endpoint registered: sender=:1.67 path=/MediaEndpoint/A2DPSource/faststreamApr 07 22:40:17 P14s bluetoothd[1014]: Endpoint registered: sender=:1.67 path=/MediaEndpoint/A2DPSource/faststream_duplexApr 07 22:40:17 P14s bluetoothd[1014]: Endpoint registered: sender=:1.67 path=/MediaEndpoint/A2DPSink/opus_05Apr 07 22:40:17 P14s bluetoothd[1014]: Endpoint registered: sender=:1.67 path=/MediaEndpoint/A2DPSource/opus_05Apr 07 22:40:17 P14s bluetoothd[1014]: Endpoint registered: sender=:1.67 path=/MediaEndpoint/A2DPSink/opus_05_duplexApr 07 22:40:17 P14s bluetoothd[1014]: Endpoint registered: sender=:1.67 path=/MediaEndpoint/A2DPSource/opus_05_duplexApr 07 22:40:20 P14s bluetoothd[1014]: profiles/audio/avdtp.c:avdtp_connect_cb() connect to 1D:42:F4:94:1A:33: Software caused connection abort (103)Apr 07 22:40:20 P14s bluetoothd[1014]: profiles/audio/avdtp.c:avdtp_connect_cb() connect to F4:04:4C:08:6C:77: Software caused connection abort (103)Apr 07 22:40:27 P14s bluetoothd[1014]: Failed to set mode: Failed (0x03)

    Statistics: Posted by oida — 2025-04-07 20:57

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      Hardware • Re: ASUS X550LA doesn't load Bluetooth

      news.woodpeckersnest.space / forums-debian-net:0 • 7 April

    When all else fails just buy a dongle.

    inxi -E
    Bluetooth:
    Device-1: Realtek Bluetooth Radio type: USB driver: btusb
    Report: hciconfig ID: hci0 state: up address: 5C:F3:70:CD:3E:D6 bt-v: 3.0

    Happy days!

    Statistics: Posted by lintek214 — 2025-04-07 20:57

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      General Questions • Re: [Software] couldn't be accessed by user '_apt'

      news.woodpeckersnest.space / forums-debian-net:0 • 7 April

    Yes, I know.
    But what is their owner and access permissions?

    Statistics: Posted by ruwolf — 2025-04-07 20:50

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      General Questions • Re: [Software] Keyboard mapping edit

      news.woodpeckersnest.space / forums-debian-net:0 • 7 April

    How do you know that the problem was not caused by an incomplete system update?

    Statistics: Posted by ruwolf — 2025-04-07 20:46

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      Hardware • Re: Close switch

      news.woodpeckersnest.space / forums-debian-net:0 • 7 April

    I am using XFCE and I have suspend when laptop lid is closed in power managment. But it does not suspend.

    Statistics: Posted by compis4 — 2025-04-07 20:46

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      General Questions • Re: [Software] couldn't be accessed by user '_apt'

      news.woodpeckersnest.space / forums-debian-net:0 • 7 April

    The pacages where I see this error are downloaded locally as ".deb" files

    Statistics: Posted by compis4 — 2025-04-07 20:44