We've removed systemd from our system. Or so we thought.

libsystemd0 is still installed, though.

Turns out apt depends on it?? coreutils depends on it??? None of those should have anything to do with systemd????

So what's up with that? Is there a way to actually remove libsystemd0 without breaking everything in half?

This bug report seems to indicate that libelogind0 at least used to Provides: libsystemd0, but it doesn't seem to anymore on our systems.

-- Ylfingr

I was wondering since I moved from Linux Mint to Debian, everyone said it's more for advanced users, it's barebones, it needs lots of adjusting....etc.

But I'm the contrary, my codecs where there and worked. It was more stable and intuitive. I only had to plugin my store to the flat hub. Nothing much I did of tinkering than I did in Mint.

I'm sorry if this has been asked before, I searched using different terms but couldn't find a similar question. I'm a noob. When using apt install sometimes it recommends a bunch of other packages. I read that GUI tools generally install them. I don't use GUI, I use the terminal. I know of the --no-install-recommends flag, but I am wondering whether and when to use it. Should I just let it do the default thing?

For example, this is the list of packages when I try to install Calibre:

Some of them seem useful based on names, but for example blt-demo?

[July - now not possible (except possibly with higher RAM)]

Wow! Congratulations!
Live Virtualization is possible in Kicksecure!

https://www.kicksecure.com/wiki/Dev/user-sysmaint-split
(Live | Persistent | Testing)
https://www.kicksecure.com/wiki/Grub-live

Development for greater stability needed #fundinternetfreedom
liblxqt5networka5t64
https://pkgs.org/download/libqt5-network
* [ALERT] Lxqt gui conflicts with Security-Misc!
(disable if upgrading and keep disabled if updating Trixie)
* Have you allocated enough disk space?
Size of Trixie upgrade appears to overwhelm resources.
recommend targeted updates:
apt install –only-upgrade <package>
* comment out non-free in Kicksecure repo
* consider disabling repo until “dummy” dependencies and other issues are cleared up

#Debian #tech #Privacy #Security #ConfidentialComputing #tor #Linux #Qemu #grub #virtualization
@debian @whonix

Want to contribute to Debian but stuck on packaging task? Welcome to Mentoring Mondays

With no end in sight for the global memory crisis, has anyone considered optimizing the kernel for rotational HDDs since SSDs are absurdly overpriced?

For instance
* overcommit memory doesn't make compiling #rustlang any faster. Ideas?
@rustaceans

We wrongly assumed the technology would make like Moore's Law. Instead, economic realities made the substrate of computation scarce for the long term. If so, the software of the People's future ought to be tunable to the contingencies of scarcity.

#MemoryCrisis #SSD #HHD #RAM #RAMpocalypse #ChipsAct #rust #AI #DigitalDemocracy #Tech

@jbz @fedora @fedora_fr @debian

cross-posted from: https://pawb.social/post/42178177

We're on Debian testing(+unstable) and running into update issues. apt upgrade doesn't touch anything, and apt full-upgrade wants to upgrade 2 libreoffice packages, not touch the 341 other upgrades, and remove the main libreoffice package.

How cursed of an idea is it to just sudo apt install $(apt-mark showmanual)? That looks like it would upgrade everything, while just removing a couple hopefully-inconsequential system libraries.

-- Frost

MariaDB's new AppArmor profile is now enforcing in Debian unstable. If you are a dba/sysadmin familiar with AppArmor and using MariaDB, check your logs and share feedback via the Debian bug tracker.

I just released v5.0.0 of my preconfigured Debian system for personal computers/workstations.

It's "just" a plain Debian system trying to stay close to upstream, with saner (in my opinion) config defaults and default packages selection. 10 minute offline installation, provides a ready-to-use system with a lean XFCE-based desktop and applications for common use cases. I've used it as a daily driver for years, and also to "fix" machines I don't really want to support except for the occasional dist-upgrade every few years.

This release is based on Debian 13.

The live system mode also works but is not the primary use case.

The full build tooling is provided for those who want to build their own custom Debian-based system.

Univeristy student keen to gain open source skills this summer? If you, or someone you know, want to contribute to Debian with Google's sponsorship, explore the GSoC 2026 project ideas now: https://wiki.debian.org/SummerOfCode2026/Projects

Applications open until end of March - look into project ideas already this weekend!

Hello all,

I ran into issues using Godot under Debian Trixie and Sway ( 1.10 )
These issues were fixed in 1.11.

Somebody on here recommended me the Debian Backports which look really cool. Unfortunately sway has no Backport as of right now, so I have used the Testing repository for this with a PinPriority so low it does not Update other packages.

This does work and all problems are resolved, my question now is:
When installing sway from testing it has naturally also installed its required dependencies from testing. Does having those dependencies installed which other packages (from stable) might depend on as well introduce weird behavior incompatible issues? I mean they are not in a special testing sandbox nor have some unique namespace, this sets my alarm off right away.

I have used a rolling release distro before and it was surprisingly stable all things considered so I am considering to go full testing on Debian. Does anybody on here do the same?

We gave our Christmas gifts to all Open Hardware enthusiasts and makers, we have published the PCB preview Top View Layout of our #openhardware Desktop board based on PowerPC processor
@osi @oshwassociation @openpowerfoundation @nxp @debian
https://www.powerpc-notebook.org/2025/12/first-pcb-desktop-layout/

Git is the industry standard for software development, but I thasn't been fully adopted in Debian packaging yet. I believe that git-based workflows could enhance collaboration, transparency, and productivity for one of the world's most vital open source projects.

Hello,

I am fairly new to Debian and only recently have switched from arch to Debian (sway). I really love it so far btw. feels a lot more stable.

Sound is also working. However I do not have a way to control the volume right now. On Arch I had PulseAudio with pactl. I would like to not use PulseAudio and just rely on PipeWire as it seems to be the future (at least for now). What kind of CTL do people on here have setup to control audio? I believe alsa-mixer works also, im just a bit scared of going of the beaten path and wanna do things right.

A maintainer's anouncement when it was uploaded to unstable/Sid

Plasma 6.5 uploaded to unstable and building. Most common architectures are already there and more niche ones are coming.

https://deb.li/plasma

Expect the migration to testing/forky somewhere next week.

I checked the packages and they have all migrated to 6.5, as of today.