Boot process does not result in starting X / a window manager

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  • July 8, 2019 at 3:57 am #24304
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      prox wrote:

      I guess it is safer to use a non-libre kernel because of all these patches for Intel and AMD processors, due to the security wholes these processors otherwise offer.

      I think this is a misunderstanding. The security patches are usually free. And the libre kernels get patched with them, too.

      But it is true that many machines fail to run with a libre kernel without all the non-free stuff. First things to fail are WiFi and graphics – especially Nvidia.

      July 8, 2019 at 4:58 am #24305
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        eugen-b, this is the vrms output of one of my boxes (Debian 9.x):

        Non-free packages installed on xxx

amd64-microcode                     Processor microcode firmware for AMD CPUs
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intel-microcode                     Processor microcode firmware for Intel CPUs
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        July 8, 2019 at 3:28 pm #24317
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          It seems a bit controversial whether a microcode update is necessary for Spectre and Meltdown mitigations. Debian Wiki (https://wiki.debian.org/DebianSecurity/SpectreMeltdown) says yes, some FOSS enthusiast say no (https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/guix-devel/2018-01/msg00219.html ).

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