I’m pretty sure it wasn’t installed by default in the previous version either, and maybe even the one before that. It’s a useful utility, after you locate it.

I need to do this, too. My server is still running Debian 11. Sounds like I need to update it to 12, then to 13 - ie do not directly go from 11 to 13.

This is interesting. I updated my laptop and had a network issue as well, but mine was different - it wanted to use dnsmasq, which I don’t need (being an end-point, not a server), and dnsmasq wasn’t picking up the dns from dhcp.

Solution turned out to be to disable dnsmasq using systemctl and reboot.

Updated my laptop from bookworm this morning. I had to configure dnsmasq, but otherwise it seems fine. (Wait, I think I configured it wrong… It’s okay for home, but name servers could be different if I’m somewhere else. I’ll have to check that.)

I know. Stop worrying about your computer and install Debian! It just works. It updates without a problem.

When I install a new application, I generally run it immediately. Having the new indicator might be nice to help find it - they don’t always drop into the menu where I expect.

I agree, I can’t see why it upsets the author so much. “You’ve installed a new app, here it is.” “YYYEEEAAAARRRRGGGGHHHHHHH!”

I “grew up” with Slackware, so I definitely understand the dependency issue.

I like flatpaks (and similar) for certain “atomic” pieces of software, like makemkv. For more “basic” software, like, say, KDE, I want it installed natively.

Hurd, I assume.

This isn’t really what you asked, but I feel the need to share my experience using an alternate layout.

I used to use the Dvorak layout - for several years, in fact, and I was pretty good with it. I switched back to Qwerty, because Dvorak just caused too many issues, especially at work, and any speed gains were lost in dealing with switching the layout for tech support and things like that. Sometimes they’d remote in and type, and it would translate their keypresses incorrectly.

Now I doubt they’d even let me switch the keyboard layout (a function they don’t expect people to need, so they lock it out to reduce the chance of someone accidentally triggering it).

Qwerty does the job, I guess.