Containerized Debian package builds, artifact diffs, and automated maintenance, test running, new upstream imports and more. If you previously struggled with .deb work, this might make things a lot easier now.

Use case:

Start aptitude, search for foobar (/, foobar).

Start iterating through the list of packages found until somehow, someday, you can find something that is actually about foobar and not about Rust:

librust-foobar-bindings-0.19-a-git-dev
librust-foobar-bindings-0.19-b-git-dev
librust-foobar-bindings-0.19-c-git-dev
librust-foobar-bindings-0.19-c-git-latest-dev
librust-foobar-bindings-0.19-d-preview-dev
librust-foobar-bindings-0.20-a-git-dev
librust-foobar-bindings-0.21-a-release-dev
librust-foobar-bindings-0.21-b-hotfix-dev
librust-foobar-bindings-0.22-a-morecrap-dev
librust-foobar-graphics-0.19
librust-foobar-graphics-0.19-b
librust-foobar-graphics-0.19-c
librust-foobar-graphics-0.19-c-latest
librust-foobar-graphics-0.19-d
librust-foobar-graphics-0.20
librust-foobar-graphics-0.21
librust-foobar-graphics-0.21-hotfix
librust-foobar-graphics-0.22
librust-foobar-enums-0.19
librust-foobar-enums-0.20
librust-foobar-enums-0.21
librust-foobar-enums-0.22
librust-gstreamer-foobar-0.19
librust-gstreamer-foobar-0.20
librust-gstreamer-foobar-0.21
librust-gstreamer-foobar-0.22
librust-foobar-0.19-doc
librust-foobar-0.20-doc
librust-foobar-0.21-doc
librust-foobar-0.22-doc
librust-linter-foobar-0.19
librust-linter-foobar-0.19-a
librust-linter-foobar-0.19-b
librust-linter-foobar-0.19-c
librust-linter-foobar-0.19-c-latest
librust-linter-foobar-0.19-d
librust-linter-foobar-0.20
librust-linter-foobar-0.21-release
librust-linter-foobar-0.21-hotfix
librust-linter-foobar-0.22-morecrap
librust-abecedary-foobar-a
librust-abecedary-foobar-b
librust-abecedary-foobar-c
librust-abecedary-foobar-d
librust-abecedary-foobar-e
librust-abecedary-foobar-f
librust-abecedary-foobar-g
librust-abecedary-foobar-h
librust-abecedary-foobar-i
librust-abecedary-foobar-j
librust-abecedary-foobar-k
librust-abecedary-foobar-l
librust-abecedary-foobar-m
librust-abecedary-foobar-n
librust-abecedary-foobar-o
librust-abecedary-foobar-p
librust-abecedary-foobar-q
librust-abecedary-foobar-r
librust-abecedary-foobar-s
librust-abecedary-foobar-t
librust-abecedary-foobar-u
librust-abecedary-foobar-v
librust-abecedary-foobar-w
librust-abecedary-foobar-x
librust-abecedary-foobar-y
librust-abecedary-foobar-z
[...241 iterations later...]
librust-zstd-handler-foobar-0.19
librust-zstd-handler-foobar-0.20
librust-zstd-handler-foobar-0.21
librust-zstd-handler-foobar-0.22
foobar
foobar-data
glx-alternative-foobar
gtk-theme-foobar
foobar-mime-types

Any practical way of ridding of this spam in tools like apt or aptitude?

see also: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PHP2Shell

Since I'm a new moderator here I figured I should actually install Debian, but I decided to do it with a twist.

I got the idea from here: https://codeberg.org/Calamares/calamares/issues/1580

It's actually not too hard to install multiple Linux distros sharing the same Btrfs partition, which means you don't have to preallocate space.

Default Calamares mount.conf here https://codeberg.org/Calamares/calamares/src/branch/calamares/src/modules/mount/mount.conf#L50-L57

My 40_custom file:

#!/bin/sh
exec tail -n +3 $0
# This file provides an easy way to add custom menu entries.  Simply type the
# menu entries you want to add after this comment.  Be careful not to change
# the 'exec tail' line above.
menuentry "Kubuntu" --class kubuntu --class ubuntu --class os {
 insmod part_gpt
 insmod btrfs
 search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root c9710fb0-4ebb-4335-a58a-4176d894dcf9
 linux /@/boot/vmlinuz root=UUID=c9710fb0-4ebb-4335-a58a-4176d894dcf9 ro rootflags=subvol=@ quiet splash
 initrd /@/boot/initrd.img
}

I was disappointed that os-prober didn't work.

I installed debian for a friend who is not techy. They've been accepting the updates as and when offered. Now their /boot is full. I'm assuming they need to run

apt autoremove --purge

Or similar. But is there a way you automate this? Otherwise debian with a boot partition seems to have a self destruct timer!

Advice appreciated!

Dear Debianites

This is the official call for artwork proposals for the forky cycle. For the most up to date details, please refer to the wiki^1. At the same time, we would like to thank Elise Couper for creating the Ceratopsian theme for trixie^2.

So, if you would like (or know someone who would like) to create a desktop look and feel that will be seen by trillions of people, be sure to send in your artwork ASAP!

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/52344409

I'm learning traditional Chinese, the one used in Taiwan and an etymological dictionary is really a good idea to understand what each character is composed of.

I found zhongwen.com online and while it is a very good idea, it is so hard to read what each character is made of, because text is so small.

Furthermore, I cannot copy and paste text, as it's all an image, which is odd.

Is there any way to enlarge the characters?

I'm on debian 13.6, browser is firefox, sometimes I use librewolf

When looking at backports.debian.org, yt-dlp shows an upload of 2026.07.04-1~bpo13+1 (https://backports.debian.org/uploads/trixie-backports/)

Checking packages.debian.org, it shows the source package as the same 2026.07.04, but the packaged version as 2026.03.17 (https://packages.debian.org/trixie-backports/yt-dlp)

Does anyone know why the upload and source versions wouldn't match the packaged version?

I am on a dual boot Debian 12 / Win11 and I get a firmware upgrade in debian with this text:

_Some of the platform secrets may be invalidated when updating this firmware. Please ensure you have the volume recovery key before continuing.

This updates the list of forbidden signatures (the "dbx") to the latest release from Microsoft.

Some insecure bootloaders were added, due to security vulnerabilities that allowed an attacker to bypass UEFI Secure Boot. The additional entries were from: • Baramanudi Management Suite • EAZ EasyFix • Finland Matriculation Examination Board • NTC IT ROSA Linux • PC-Doctor • Spyrus WTGCreator • WhiteCanyon blancco • Some ancient shim releases for OpenSUSE, Oracle and Red Hat_

My questions are:

• Does dual boot have extra riscs?
• The volume recovery key: is that the luks encryption key?
• Any tips how to get it?

Any help much appreciated.

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It is due to sacrifice and love of many that we enjoy freedom, and that we need to preserve it against vested interest.