I have a spare Sony XA2 lying around.
Any chance to get movuan on it?

It currently runs SailfishOS.
The number of running proceses is quite high, including some *name-not-to-mention-here*. And it's rpm-based not deb / apt.

At what point would I need a "clipboard manager"?

copy-on-mark and paste-on-middle-mouse-button just works.

I don't know the policy of archive.devuan.org, but snapshot.debian.org covers anything since lenny.

Hi,
VA-API is - as far as I know- hardware acceleration using Intel-Graphics.
There is a warper for nvidia GPUs for VA-API calls (nvidia-vaapi-driver).
No idea how or whether this is possible with Radeon graphics.

I'm feeling stupid to just post links ... .
The archlinux wiki is the 'unofficial linux docu': https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Backlight
Or maybe one of these: https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=213461 , https://forums.linuxmint.com/viewtopic.php?t=158087

That depends on your network configuration.

Some cases:
(a) static network settings in /etc/network/interfaces; then /etc/resolv.conf sets dns. Just edit to your needs.
Dynamic:
(b) plain dhcp: you can superseed (overwrite) the routers dns "suggestion".
(c) "network managers" there is a zoo of different tools. e.g. NetworkManager, connman, resolvconf, and what not; all with different gui and console tools for making changes.
Addional hardware:
(d) have a personal router - not the one from the Internet Service Provider. Set it up to your needs and any client will have the wanted dns server automatically.

a,b is good for static LAN, c for wireless-LAN or more dynamic setups (and for static LAN too, if you like).

Edit: Some typo. And the list is not complete, of course.

Nice tools, zapper!
Thanks for mentioning

The error messages don't ring a bell.
Are linux-headers-amd64 and firmware-nvidia installed? (assuming yes, but ...)

Which version of 'nvidia-driver' is installed for your card? 535, 525, 470, 418, 390 ? Maybe something version dependant.
The labtop might have "optimus" architecture, where you can switch between nvidia and intel graphics. This is needs special setup, I don't know at all.

Edit:
nvidia_current_open : Does this refer to nvidias new open source drivers (for RTX2000 and later)?

Hm, that is strange.
My std / non-customised daedalus install has the same 'sources.list' and 'nouveau' graphics driver too.

# apt-get update
# apt-get dist-upgrade
# apt-get install nvidia-detect
(...)
Unpacking nvidia-detect (535.216.01-1~deb12u1) ...
Setting up nvidia-detect (535.216.01-1~deb12u1) ...

devuan pkginfo says it's available on all distros. https://pkginfo.devuan.org/cgi-bin/poli … t&x=submit

Something in '/etc/apt/preferences.d/' ?
'apt policy' may give a hint.

Out of ideas by now.

I suggest to insert some filters

apt list | \
grep 'installed' | grep -v -e 'installed,local' -e 'installed,automatic' -e ^lib | \
awk -F"/" '{ print $1 }'  > package-list

^lib : removes all libraries (should be installed automatically), but also "libreoffice".
'installed,local' : packages not in the current sources.list. I would want to check those.

Edit:
Forgot to mention: To apply to a new installation

apt-get install $(cat package-list| tr -d '\n')

tr -d '\n' deletes end-of-line characters.

I like fsmithred's 'dpkg --get-selections' version; it includes de-installation of packages, which it not covered here.

Maybe

apt-get install blueman pipewire-pulse

Yes, this is also something pulseaudio ... .

Wifi and bluetooth are sharing the 2.4 GHz band. Using one chip for both is an option.

"Blacklisting nouveau" and "no proprietary nvidia driver installed" means the system uses a generic VESA or VGA drive (1024x768).

To install the proprieatary nvidia driver - as far as I remember:

apt-get install firmware-nvidia-graphics nvidia-driver linux-image-amd64 linux-headers-amd64

The full kernel source is not needed to compile the nvidia driver, headers are sufficient. If you want kernel updates, install "linux-image-amd64", not a specific version.
It needs a "xorg.conf" to function (create one with e.g. "nvidia-xconfig"; maybe to install additionally).

Just to mention:
In my cases, the nouveau driver just worked without any config (no acceleration of course).
And my computer spends some seconds with "Waiting udevd to be populated" too (no idea why).