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    Differences between NVMe, AHCI, SATA, PCIe, and M2

    Thanks for the additional information everyone - this is helpful. I'll add these to my notes (I do have some paid CompTIA resources). I appreciate the help!
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    Differences between NVMe, AHCI, SATA, PCIe, and M2

    I've got to say this is one of the most disappointing responses I've had on this forum. I've read one of the articles Brickwizard linked and I've done plenty of my own research (on Google and otherwise), but I am still confused and seem to find contradicting information with some of the finer...
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    Differences between NVMe, AHCI, SATA, PCIe, and M2

    I would like to clarify my understanding regarding SSDs and motherboards for the CompTIA A+ exam. My simplistic understanding is that there are two types of SSD data transfer protocols - AHCI / SATA and PCIe / NVMe. Is it overly simplistic to say M2 AHCI / SATA always uses a B key and PCIe /...
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    Solved Installing Python IDLE

    Without upgrading my distro (which I'll do at some point), I ended up installing the package "idle" as "idle3" was marked as a transitional package. I've managed to get it running fine. Thanks for the help everyone :)
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    Solved Installing Python IDLE

    So you're saying that I'm better to upgrade to Debian 12 before trying this? It's on my to-do list so that's easy enough
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    Solved Installing Python IDLE

    Hey guys, I'm running Debian 11 and trying to locate / install IDLE for Python3. idle and idle3 both turn up nothing in the terminal: I've searched through the available packages and found few different versions, can you advise which one to install? Thank you! :)
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    Can I run fwupdmgr update with disk encryption?

    Okay now I'm confused. I checked my BIOS and ECP version directly and it displayed this: Those are the most up to date versions according to the Readme I downloaded from Lenovo's website: Does this mean the issue is actually with my Software programme? It's still showing the below message...
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    Can I run fwupdmgr update with disk encryption?

    Thank you for the information everyone. I'll try using this method to update both the BIOS and ECP: Manual Update Using fwupdmgr 1. Make sure the AC adapter is firmly connected to the target computer. 2. Launch Terminal. 3. Move to the directory where the cabinet file was placed. 4. Run...
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    Can I run fwupdmgr update with disk encryption?

    I appreciate the help guys. I thought I could manually grab the BIOS upgrade from Lenovo and install it that way. I went to their website and found my laptop model and the latest firmware update package for Linux -...
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    Can I run fwupdmgr update with disk encryption?

    Hey KGIII, I think I'm using UEFI. I was able to confirm that the /sys/firmware/efi directory exists, which I believe means I'm using UEFI?
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    Can I run fwupdmgr update with disk encryption?

    Thanks again Boltar! I appreciate your help. I've installed cabextract and I even tried turning off my VPN but still no luck. Interestingly after a reboot I was able to get an update message in the terminal: However I ran this command and restarted my machine (both twice) and it's still...
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    Can I run fwupdmgr update with disk encryption?

    Thank you Boltar. While that did fix Gnome Software (it now works normally), I've got a new error: How would I proceed from here?
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    Can I run fwupdmgr update with disk encryption?

    Thanks for the help :) As mentioned, the update button in Software doesn't seem to work - I've clicked it before and nothing has happened, even after a restart. I tried to run fwupdmgr but was met with this, any suggestions for how to proceed?
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    Can I run fwupdmgr update with disk encryption?

    Hey guys, I'm running Debian 11 on a Lenovo ThinkPad (4th Gen) and I'm getting a notification from Software that my firmware is out of date. During install I set up my hard-drive with full disk encryption and LVM. For some reason, I'm unable to update the firmware through the Software...
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    [SOLVED] Cannot add default user to sudoers file

    Guys I'm a knob - I just hadn't rebooted my PC before I tested my sudo privileges. This is what I already done and was all that was required: Thanks for everyone's input! Sorry for dragging this out haha
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    [SOLVED] Cannot add default user to sudoers file

    Thanks for the help guys. Would you be able to give me more specific instructions to create a file in /etc/studoers.d or modify the /etc/sudoers file? I get how to use visudo but don't know exactly what to modify. I've also come across these instructions from the Linux Foundation's Introduction...
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    [SOLVED] Cannot add default user to sudoers file

    Hey guys, I'm trying to give my default user account (named tim) sudo privileges on Debian 11 but I seem unable to. I've run the command as root: usermod -a -G sudo tim My account appears to be in the sudoers file (see below), but when I attempt to access sudo privileges I'm unable to. Can...
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    Fix broken VeraCrypt installation

    Thanks again Osprey and Boltar. I've run both of your suggestions, I think I've removed all the packages. I appreciate it!
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    Fix broken VeraCrypt installation

    Thanks for the help everyone. I tried this, but apparently I can't purge the packages using the file I installed them from; I need to purge them individually. See screenshot. How can I ascertain what packages I've installed from the .deb file?
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