If you're seeing articles about #chrome like https://www.thatprivacyguy.com/blog/chrome-silent-nano-install/, just be aware that #chromium in #debian (and #UngoogledChromium) removes this garbage (https://github.com/ungoogled-software/ungoogled-chromium/pull/3676). Stuff like this is why I don't think the answer to "how do I get the latest software in my distribution" is not "Just use a flatpak/snap! Upstream Knows Best!™ "

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@oscherler

That's very strange, indeed. Adding users to groups is a common admin task, and I never had any issue with that on my #Debian server farm. Logout/login of the affected user has always been enough.

If you can reproduce the error, you should report it to Debian!

@oscherler

That would be horrible, indeed, if it were true. Fortunately, it isn't.

#Debian

Adding a user to a group on a Debian server requires a reboot. How fucked up is that? #Linux #Debian

https://superuser.com/questions/1850304/adding-user-to-group-not-taking-effect-until-restart

@HolgerSchurig @abcdw @daviwil

That's true, however I strongly prefer to only install software that comes from my distribution. For many reasons 😉

#Debian

@debacle @abcdw @daviwil Your freedom to install and use software isn't limited by decisions done by some Linux distribution. You're always free to install e.g. zig, rust or Ghostty by means not designed by your distro.

Get zig here: https://ziglang.org/download/

Get Ghostty here: https://ghostty.org/docs/install/binary#debian

So, too good, #ghostty can be in your #Debian installation within 5 minutes!

BTW; I'm a happy Debian Sid user

@josch

I'll try to find out about the LTE bands…

If somebody is very likely to contribute to #freeSoftware (#Debian or otherwise), I'ld make a special price for the pocket reform. Will put it on the forum, thanks for the hint!

@maryjane

Note, that you also can

sudo apt install railway-gtk

on #Mobian and #Debian.
#trixie has version 2.7.3, #forky has 2.9.4.

@pauldoo @abcdw @daviwil

Oh, sure, but I prefer having "everything" from my favourite #appstore that is #Debian 🙂

@pauldoo @abcdw @daviwil

To have a proper #Debian package, the software must be build only with tools, that are also in Debian.

I.e. before anything written in #zig can officially be packaged, we need the #ziglang compiler in Debian main. People were working on it, but no update since ≈ one year.

https://bugs.debian.org/995670

I can't help, because -ENOTIME amd -ENOZIGFOO.

@abcdw @daviwil

Too bad, that #ghosttty will not be in #Debian any time soon, so neither will #ghostel 😞

Reason: We don't have #zig, and it doesn't look promising to me.

I'll stay with #eat and #vterm 🤷

#ziglang #Emacs

Not quite sure what to think of that reply to my #Debian #ZFS package bug report yet... need to let that sink in.
https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=1135579
It's the first time I'm hearing that an "apt get dist-upgrade" on Debian Sid is supposed to be a "self-created problem". That a user should do x steps first. But maybe the rules for "contrib" packages are different?
Anyway, that makes me even more seriously consider switching from ZFS to #btrfs...

@schenklklopfer I didn't expect periodic, *deliberate* breakage, even on #Debian Sid. Occasional breakages on Debian Sid=unstable, ok, but deliberate ones?

The "PS:" part I wrote would have been a compromise for me, the apt command should fail before it does anything, especially if conflicts are known in advance. Instead of creating a broken system after that command. But maybe I'm missing why that's somehow not possible.

#jabberEl 0.10.5, the one by @thanosapollo which speaks #OMEMO, is now in #Debian 13 #trixie via #backports!

sudo apt install -t trixie-backports elpa-jabber

#Emacs #Jabber #XMPP

@haraldschirmer @protonprivacy

Kann ich selbst nicht testen, da es das in meinem OS (#Debian) nicht gibt.

Ich bin mit #pass a.k.a. #passwordstore sehr zufrieden.

https://www.passwordstore.org/

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The USB-C port on my @nitrokey pro 3 just fell off completely after just over one year of use.

Looking at the soldering that doesn't look surprising. Can someone recommend a more sturdy replacement to hold #GPG keys, uses USB-C and works well on #Debian ?