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 To easily find this page again just use either a search engine and search for "Make Debian fun again" and it will be one of the top results or use https://tinyurl.com/MakeDebianFun - either works fine. Email Peter (peter at allebone dot org) if you need help. He is a registered user here. To easily find this page again just use either a search engine and search for "Make Debian fun again" and it will be one of the top results or use https://tinyurl.com/MakeDebianFun - either works fine. Email Peter (peter at allebone dot org) if you need help. He is a registered user here.
  
-This is a site for Debian testing users to learn some additional things about Debian. If you need some guide that doesn't exist just ask and if someone can do it we will create one. You can email if need be.+This is a site for **Debian testing** users to learn some additional things about Debian. If you need some guide that doesn't exist just ask and if someone can do it we will create one. You can email if need be. Also using Debian Testing really helps make the OS more polished if you are happy to submit bugs and help developers resolve them. This is the version that is the final line of defense before stable, so you can make a difference.
  
-The objective of this kind of guide is to push the limits of what's possible on Debian and have fun learning.+The objective of this kind of guide is to push the limits of what's possible on Debian and have fun learning while being part of the Debian Testing crowd.
  
 I have also ensured when things did not work, instead of going and changing the instructions so you don't see what happened, I have instead corrected issues and problems so that you can fully see how to repair borked systems when need be. This should help you to troubleshoot better if in a situation where things break and need repair. The guide is for learning and its good to know how to fix things that are broken. I have also ensured when things did not work, instead of going and changing the instructions so you don't see what happened, I have instead corrected issues and problems so that you can fully see how to repair borked systems when need be. This should help you to troubleshoot better if in a situation where things break and need repair. The guide is for learning and its good to know how to fix things that are broken.
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 Also, anyone can contribute if you want. Its an open wiki so feel free. Also try to show different ways to do the same tasks from time to time not always the same way so everyone can see how many ways there are to do things under linux. Sometimes its nice to do things 'wrong' then show how to fix them as well, as it gives a better explanation as to what's happening and shows everyone how to recover from mistakes). Also, anyone can contribute if you want. Its an open wiki so feel free. Also try to show different ways to do the same tasks from time to time not always the same way so everyone can see how many ways there are to do things under linux. Sometimes its nice to do things 'wrong' then show how to fix them as well, as it gives a better explanation as to what's happening and shows everyone how to recover from mistakes).
  
-======= Debian Section =======+======= Debian Guide Starts Here =======
  
-===== The Initial fun stuff - install: =====+===== The Initial fun stuff - install (This leaves you with Debian Stable): =====
  
 === Step 1 : Find Media === === Step 1 : Find Media ===
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  >> >> [[Start:HelpExt4|HELP! I Didn't Follow Instructions And Installed With Ext4 Instead Section or have btrfs with incorrect subvolumes]]   >> >> [[Start:HelpExt4|HELP! I Didn't Follow Instructions And Installed With Ext4 Instead Section or have btrfs with incorrect subvolumes]] 
  
-===== The Initial fun stuff continues after the install: =====+===== Debian Testing Section Starts Here - The fun stuff continues after the install: =====
  
 === Upgrade === === Upgrade ===
-[[Start:Upgrade|How To Upgrade A Stable Version Of Debian To Testing (Or Debian+1/Debian next)]] +[[Start:Upgrade|Step 4: How To Upgrade A Stable Version Of Debian To Testing (Or Debian+1/Debian Next)]] 
  
-[[Start:UpgradeAgain|Once your testing version eventually 'becomes' stable you need to upgrade again to testing but take some precautions first]] +[[Start:UpgradeAgain|Future Step: Once your testing version eventually 'becomes' stable you need to upgrade again to testing but take some precautions first]]  
 + 
 +== Install steps complete, misc steps from now on ==
  
 === Firefox === === Firefox ===
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 [[Start:BackupGuide|How To Backup Debian Or Ubuntu]]  [[Start:BackupGuide|How To Backup Debian Or Ubuntu]] 
  
-=== Example Sources.list for Bookworm === +=== Example Sources.list for Trixie === 
-[[Start:BookwormSourceslist|This is an example sources.list file for Debian Bookworm in case you changed it]]+[[Start:BookwormSourceslist|This is an example sources.list file for Debian Trixie in case you changed it]]
  
  
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 === Swappiness === === Swappiness ===
 [[Start:Swappiness| How To Change Linux Swappiness]]  [[Start:Swappiness| How To Change Linux Swappiness]] 
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 +=== Improving memory management on modern systems (AKA stopping "freezing" issues) ===
 +[[Start:MemManagement| Improving memory management on modern systems]] 
  
 === Virt-Manager === === Virt-Manager ===
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 [[Start:ISSecureBootWorking|A Note On Secure Boot]]  [[Start:ISSecureBootWorking|A Note On Secure Boot]] 
  
-=== Rolling Rhino Note === +=== Rolling Sid Note === 
-[[Start:MovingToSidOrRhino|Once You Have Become An Expert, Why Not Upgrade To Sid or Rolling Rhino For Fun]] +[[Start:MovingToSidOrRhino|Once You Have Become An Expert, Why Not Upgrade To Sid For Fun?]] 
  
 === QUESTIONS === === QUESTIONS ===
 [[Start:DiscussionPage|If you have a question or comment thats not urgent you can leave it here]]  [[Start:DiscussionPage|If you have a question or comment thats not urgent you can leave it here]] 
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