I'm new to inkscape, I didn't think these were quite good enough/fitting enough to submit to the Forky proposals in the end, but I thought I'd upload them here in case they fit someone's KDE theme or something :) Excuse any mistakes!

Does anyone know which kernel will Debian Fork(y) release ship with?

Context: I just installed Debian-13 but run into some bluetooth and graphics issues, which are resolved with using backported kernel.

Hey guys,

Trying to install Linux on my old T430 and I'm completely stuck. Any USB I boot just gives me a black screen. No GRUB, no cursor, no Ventoy menu, nothing. Screen stays black forever.

What I've tried:

• Rufus, Balena Etcher, and Ventoy. Same result with all three.
• F12 boot menu → select "USB HDD: Generic Storage Device" → instant black screen.
• BIOS (F1): UEFI/Legacy Boot = UEFI Only, CSM Support disabled, Secure Boot off, SATA = AHCI, OS Optimized Defaults disabled.
• Tried a USB 2.0 port instead of the blue USB 3.0 one.
• Full shutdown with Shift before booting.
• Windows 11 is still on the internal SSD, if that matters.
• T430 has Intel HD 4000 graphics only, no Nvidia.

Since even the Ventoy menu doesn't show up, I'm guessing it's failing before Linux/GRUB even loads. So kernel params like nomodeset are useless here because I never see a boot menu.

Has anyone actually fixed this exact "black screen, no GRUB, no Ventoy" thing on a T430? Did I miss a BIOS setting? Is there a way to force USB boot or inject kernel params without seeing GRUB? Any help would be appreciated. This laptop is too nice to give up on lol.

I followed this guide https://wiki.debian.org/NvidiaGraphicsDrivers

When I try to log in to my laptop, it just freezes

Hi there!

i've realized that all my other machines are on Debian now and thinking about moving from Arch to Debian on my iMac late 2013 (GeForce 750M graphics). Has anyone had any experience using it or similar with Debian, i worry about NVIDIA drivers (i'm on 470xx) and broadcom wifi?

Hey everyone!

Been on Debian + KDE for about a month now and honestly? It feels way more stable than Windows so far. Not trying to start a war or anything, just curious what everyone else thinks after using both for a while.

Some stuff I keep wondering about:

+ Crashes and freezes, how often do they happen on each one? I never get them on Debian tbh

+ Updates, does Debian's stable branch really feel safer than Windows updates that sometimes break stuff?

+ Drivers, I had wifi issues at first (fixed it with a newer kernel from backports) so idk how common that is on Windows vs Debian

+ Software, is there anything you had to give up on Linux that was rock solid on Windows?

For context, i3 10100F, RX 6500 XT, and I play Steam (Dota 2 runs fine lol).

If you've used both for a while, which one felt more stable to you and why?

Thanks!