Tag archives for xebian
Debian XFCE: stop blanking my screen and stop locking it!
In three types of Debian XFCE installations, I had different variations on the topics of (1) the screen going blank after 10 minutes, despite the XFCE Power Manager having “Display…
Why must Debian be the only distro that works?
My latest post on Ubuntu 26.10 flavors needed several updates, and the overall conclusion was dire: contrary to my expectations, 26.10 isn’t a better release than previous ones—quite the opposite.…
From noatime to Wayland: more Linux mysteries
I just added to my Small polish touches to Debian 13 installed via Xebian the 21st suggestion, Taking inspiration from MX: noatime,lazytime, so I wanted to make the same changes…
A question of time in XFCE
There was absolutely no time synchronization issue in my Debian XFCE installed from xebian-trixie-amd64.hybrid.iso, but I was made aware that in Xebian, trying to use the “Time and Date Settings”…
Stop drinking Kool-Aid regarding battery life in Linux
There is an open secret that a laptop’s battery life in Linux is worse than in Windows. At least, this was true for Win7-Win10, because Win11, I'm told, is worse,…
Small polish touches to Debian 13 installed via Xebian
Since the home page of Xebian insists that this Debian blend (not derivative!), “with only a thin layer for artwork and configuration that differs from Debian,” is “based on Debian Unstable/sid,” I…
Is Debian the Answer?
What I meant is this: Is Debian the Answer to the Ultimate Question of Life, the Universe, and Everything? The context is that of a new Linux local privilege escalation…
I’m with stupid technology
I want to summarily address a few topics I didn't want to write about, but given the overall feeling of being pissed off by everything (mostly politics, economy, and society),…
Dumbo SPECIAL: Crappy Wayland—stupid with GNOME, better but imperfect with KDE
This post is an attempt to summarize my experiences and adventures with Linux from the last two or three weeks. Before I finalized this post, Ubuntu 26.04 LTS had been…
SPECIAL: It’s distro-hopping time! (Is this a happy ending?)
In my various rants about Linux, I leaned towards Debian, as described for instance here. After I purchased another cheap but very decent laptop, I declared that it will be…
I did say I’ll be back, didn’t I?
After the last iteration through my tables from The futile quest for the last cheap laptop with enough RAM, I concocted another table, meant to help me really take a…
He’s not right, but he’s not exactly wrong, either
This is a quick and belated answer to Dedoimedo’s Why Ubuntu? And the answer is, why not. It's not a rebuttal. He’s not necessarily wrong. But he can't fundamentally be…
AI and Linux: comments and resolutions for 2026
Resolutions are meant to be broken, but I’m trying to simplify my life. I intend to stop the distro-hopping and even to stop caring about any new distros. Keeping up…
Wanderings around Debian
This is a long overdue, insignificant post on some wanderings I had while exploring some other distros based on Debian or Ubuntu. International events have delayed its writing. It all…