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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
We have read the manual.
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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
We have read the manual.
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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
We have read the manual.
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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
We have read the manual.
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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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[Software] Debian Sudo Bug?
"There's no bug. [...]That's an interesting question because it sheds some light on how the credentials [2] of processes are handled by the Linux kernel."
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"There's no bug. [...]That's an interesting question because it sheds some light on how the credentials [2] of processes are handled by the Linux kernel."
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[Solved] Debian Sudo Bug?
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January 7, 2026 at 6:17 PM
[Software] Debian Sudo Bug?
"There's no bug. [...]That's an interesting question because it sheds some light on how the credentials [2] of processes are handled by the Linux kernel."
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"There's no bug. [...]That's an interesting question because it sheds some light on how the credentials [2] of processes are handled by the Linux kernel."
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Black screen after successful (?) installation
"As usual, AI is partly right. It is often wrong in details."
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"As usual, AI is partly right. It is often wrong in details."
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[Solved] Black screen after successful (?) installation
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January 7, 2026 at 6:17 PM
Black screen after successful (?) installation
"As usual, AI is partly right. It is often wrong in details."
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"As usual, AI is partly right. It is often wrong in details."
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[Solved] Need help, cant connect to wi-fi after installing KDE 
"Checked with nmcli d status and it says that the wireless device is "unmanaged"" forums.debian.net/viewtopic.ph...
"Checked with nmcli d status and it says that the wireless device is "unmanaged"" forums.debian.net/viewtopic.ph...
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"Checked with nmcli d status and it says that the wireless device is "unmanaged""
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January 5, 2026 at 2:13 PM
[Solved] Need help, cant connect to wi-fi after installing KDE 
"Checked with nmcli d status and it says that the wireless device is "unmanaged"" forums.debian.net/viewtopic.ph...
"Checked with nmcli d status and it says that the wireless device is "unmanaged"" forums.debian.net/viewtopic.ph...
[Solved] Trusted Platform Module 2.0 (TPM) device not recognized
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[Solved] Trusted Platform Module 2.0 (TPM) device not recognized
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December 29, 2025 at 2:13 PM
[Solved] Trusted Platform Module 2.0 (TPM) device not recognized
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[O/S] - guest terminal
"For general color change in X, one can use xcalib. Experimenting with xcalib may be useful."
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"For general color change in X, one can use xcalib. Experimenting with xcalib may be useful."
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"For general color change in X, one can use xcalib. Experimenting with xcalib may be useful."
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December 22, 2025 at 2:13 PM
[O/S] - guest terminal
"For general color change in X, one can use xcalib. Experimenting with xcalib may be useful."
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"For general color change in X, one can use xcalib. Experimenting with xcalib may be useful."
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Are these commands to install element-desktop 'debian approved'?
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Are these commands to install element-desktop 'debian approved'?
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December 17, 2025 at 10:42 PM
Are these commands to install element-desktop 'debian approved'?
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[Solved] "Incase someone found this thread, the solution is to edit /etc/pulse/daemon.conf and remove the ';' in front of "flat-volumes = no", then change 'no' to 'yes'."
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[Solved] The volume is too low—can barely hear it when less than 50% - Debian User Forums
[Solved] The volume is too low—can barely hear it when less than 50%
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October 27, 2025 at 1:13 PM
[Solved] "Incase someone found this thread, the solution is to edit /etc/pulse/daemon.conf and remove the ';' in front of "flat-volumes = no", then change 'no' to 'yes'."
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[Solved] TTY7 at Lightdm :linked:
"After having received the latest kernel upgrade to version 6.12.48, I now can confirm that the above command which I had executed a few weeks ago, made the NVIDIA drivers compile and install correctly this time."
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"After having received the latest kernel upgrade to version 6.12.48, I now can confirm that the above command which I had executed a few weeks ago, made the NVIDIA drivers compile and install correctly this time."
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October 20, 2025 at 1:16 PM
[Solved] TTY7 at Lightdm :linked:
"After having received the latest kernel upgrade to version 6.12.48, I now can confirm that the above command which I had executed a few weeks ago, made the NVIDIA drivers compile and install correctly this time."
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"After having received the latest kernel upgrade to version 6.12.48, I now can confirm that the above command which I had executed a few weeks ago, made the NVIDIA drivers compile and install correctly this time."
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[Testing - Forky] [SOLVED] Systemd-boot / GRUB + Full Disk Encryption = No longer booting
"It needed to be converted from Argon2 to PBKDF2 ...since GRUB and systemd no longer support Argon2, or something?"
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"It needed to be converted from Argon2 to PBKDF2 ...since GRUB and systemd no longer support Argon2, or something?"
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[Testing - Forky] [SOLVED] Systemd-boot / GRUB + Full Disk Encryption = No longer booting
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October 14, 2025 at 8:02 PM
[Testing - Forky] [SOLVED] Systemd-boot / GRUB + Full Disk Encryption = No longer booting
"It needed to be converted from Argon2 to PBKDF2 ...since GRUB and systemd no longer support Argon2, or something?"
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"It needed to be converted from Argon2 to PBKDF2 ...since GRUB and systemd no longer support Argon2, or something?"
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[Software] Accessing "Shared folder" on W11 PC crashes Dolphin
"Now the only additional step [...] is that I open Smb4K, click on the bookmarks and let it mount the shared folder. After that, it is the same process as before [...]"
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"Now the only additional step [...] is that I open Smb4K, click on the bookmarks and let it mount the shared folder. After that, it is the same process as before [...]"
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[Software] Accessing "Shared folder" on W11 PC crashes Dolphin
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October 14, 2025 at 7:17 PM
[Software] Accessing "Shared folder" on W11 PC crashes Dolphin
"Now the only additional step [...] is that I open Smb4K, click on the bookmarks and let it mount the shared folder. After that, it is the same process as before [...]"
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"Now the only additional step [...] is that I open Smb4K, click on the bookmarks and let it mount the shared folder. After that, it is the same process as before [...]"
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[Solved] Fix GRUB or partial reinstall - dual boot dual drive
"Installing Wi11 probably rewrote the motherboard NVRAM boot entries. You may have been able to use an external boot loader like rEFInd to boot Debian and fix it."
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"Installing Wi11 probably rewrote the motherboard NVRAM boot entries. You may have been able to use an external boot loader like rEFInd to boot Debian and fix it."
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[Solved] Fix GRUB or partial reinstall - dual boot dual drive
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October 14, 2025 at 7:15 PM
[Solved] Fix GRUB or partial reinstall - dual boot dual drive
"Installing Wi11 probably rewrote the motherboard NVRAM boot entries. You may have been able to use an external boot loader like rEFInd to boot Debian and fix it."
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"Installing Wi11 probably rewrote the motherboard NVRAM boot entries. You may have been able to use an external boot loader like rEFInd to boot Debian and fix it."
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