# General Discussion

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## [NanoPi Zero2 missing CPU temp/freq](https://dietpi.com/forum/t/nanopi-zero2-missing-cpu-temp-freq/25414)

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**Author:** [@fencejens](https://dietpi.com/forum/u/fencejens)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [15 August 2026 22:10 UTC](https://dietpi.com/forum/t/nanopi-zero2-missing-cpu-temp-freq/25414 "2026-08-15T22:10:10Z")

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Hi there, Just finished moving my DietPi setup from an ancient Raspberry Pi Zero W to a newly ordered NanoPi Zero2. I used the latest Zero2 DietPi image from the website, downloaded today, and while it mostly seems to b…

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## [Radxa zero 3W with OV5647 not “working”](https://dietpi.com/forum/t/radxa-zero-3w-with-ov5647-not-working/25412)

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**Author:** [@james\_76](https://dietpi.com/forum/u/james_76)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [15 August 2026 11:14 UTC](https://dietpi.com/forum/t/radxa-zero-3w-with-ov5647-not-working/25412 "2026-08-15T11:14:04Z")

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Hello, I would like to record with OV5647 but it’s not detected. cat /boot/dietpiEnv.txt rootdev=UUID=179ca8f5-7f82-4c6c-8e68-7bc38b5bb0ee rootfstype=ext4 # The init system logs to the console defined last. consolearg…

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## [Renew(?) Expired Certificate](https://dietpi.com/forum/t/renew-expired-certificate/25409)

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**Author:** [@Torgo](https://dietpi.com/forum/u/Torgo)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [14 August 2026 19:00 UTC](https://dietpi.com/forum/t/renew-expired-certificate/25409 "2026-08-14T19:00:31Z")

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A couple months ago I set up an RPi as a test web server. A week ago, my Let’s Encrypt certificate expired and wasn’t renewed. This is my first time dealing with such things, and I’m not sure where to go from here. E.g.,…

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## [Thanks and Praise](https://dietpi.com/forum/t/thanks-and-praise/25399)

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**Author:** [@Falconcrest](https://dietpi.com/forum/u/Falconcrest)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [11 August 2026 16:00 UTC](https://dietpi.com/forum/t/thanks-and-praise/25399 "2026-08-11T16:00:13Z")

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Hi, I’d like to take this opportunity to express my thanks and praise to all the hardworking programmers at Dietpi. In version 10.6.2, under \`dietpi-banner\`, you can select \`systemd status\`, among other options, to dis…

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## [Samba shares Intel PC install](https://dietpi.com/forum/t/samba-shares-intel-pc-install/25398)

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**Author:** [@george1955](https://dietpi.com/forum/u/george1955)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [11 August 2026 10:42 UTC](https://dietpi.com/forum/t/samba-shares-intel-pc-install/25398 "2026-08-11T10:42:04Z")

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I installed Dietpi on an Intel NUC using a Debian image (stock images did not work) I cannot get Samba shares to work despite replicating (I think) the setup on another RPI running Dietpi This is my section from smb.co…

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## [DietPi v10.6.2 - Disk Usage - /mnt/\*](https://dietpi.com/forum/t/dietpi-v10-6-2-disk-usage-mnt/25387)

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**Author:** [@TRHH](https://dietpi.com/forum/u/TRHH)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [9 August 2026 16:54 UTC](https://dietpi.com/forum/t/dietpi-v10-6-2-disk-usage-mnt/25387 "2026-08-09T16:54:26Z")

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“Login banner” only shows: Disk Usage : - / : 45.4% : 416.3 GiB of 916.8 GiB despite: It worked ones (all 3 disk did show up), but than disappeart again. Did not return after reboot and poweroff/on ────────…

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## [Open Beta v10.6 | Please help testing and hardening our upcoming release](https://dietpi.com/forum/t/open-beta-v10-6-please-help-testing-and-hardening-our-upcoming-release/25373)

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**Author:** [@MichaIng](https://dietpi.com/forum/u/MichaIng)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [8 August 2026 22:20 UTC](https://dietpi.com/forum/t/open-beta-v10-6-please-help-testing-and-hardening-our-upcoming-release/25373 "2026-08-08T22:20:27Z")

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Open Beta v10.6 | Please help testing and hardening our upcoming release All info can be found on GitHub: https://github.com/MichaIng/DietPi/issues/8236 Many thanks to all testers in advance! :heart:

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## [Dietpi in odroid n2 on microsd card via petitboot](https://dietpi.com/forum/t/dietpi-in-odroid-n2-on-microsd-card-via-petitboot/25296)

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**Author:** [@tigersky](https://dietpi.com/forum/u/tigersky)\
**Replies:** 33\
**Last updated:** [8 August 2026 11:13 UTC](https://dietpi.com/forum/t/dietpi-in-odroid-n2-on-microsd-card-via-petitboot/25296 "2026-08-08T11:13:38Z")

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Good day to all, is there anyone booting dietpi on the micro SD card in odroid n2 via petitboot with or without emmc attached with other OSs. Also please let me know how to do it. I already have coreelec and android p…

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## [Argon Poly+ fan works in ON mode, but PWM mode never appears on I²C in DietPi 10.5.2](https://dietpi.com/forum/t/argon-poly-fan-works-in-on-mode-but-pwm-mode-never-appears-on-i-c-in-dietpi-10-5-2/25376)

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**Author:** [@KSofen](https://dietpi.com/forum/u/KSofen)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [5 August 2026 15:11 UTC](https://dietpi.com/forum/t/argon-poly-fan-works-in-on-mode-but-pwm-mode-never-appears-on-i-c-in-dietpi-10-5-2/25376 "2026-08-05T15:11:22Z")

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I’m trying to get the fan in an Argon Poly+ case for Raspberry Pi 4 working properly under DietPi, and I’m hoping someone here may have seen this before or can suggest a workaround. Hardware / system Raspberry Pi 4 …

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## [Quartz64-zero build](https://dietpi.com/forum/t/quartz64-zero-build/25351)

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**Author:** [@Dietpi](https://dietpi.com/forum/u/Dietpi)\
**Replies:** 12\
**Last updated:** [5 August 2026 12:52 UTC](https://dietpi.com/forum/t/quartz64-zero-build/25351 "2026-08-05T12:52:48Z")

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Creating a software or image request, pls use GitHub Any chance of a Quartz64-zero DTB ? the quartz64-a boots but usb is not working/ There people have the possibility to vote on your request :wink:

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## [Can I disable dietpi-banner?](https://dietpi.com/forum/t/can-i-disable-dietpi-banner/25366)

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**Author:** [@Torgo](https://dietpi.com/forum/u/Torgo)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [4 August 2026 20:21 UTC](https://dietpi.com/forum/t/can-i-disable-dietpi-banner/25366 "2026-08-04T20:21:55Z")

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When starting a new bash shell, dietpi-banner is called, but it’s not aliased in my .bash\_aliases or /etc/bash.bashrc. How is it invoked? Can I block/disable it? I’m trying to sort out some weird behavior in screen (com…

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## [IR LED on Pine Quartz64b](https://dietpi.com/forum/t/ir-led-on-pine-quartz64b/14368)

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**Author:** [@davejlong](https://dietpi.com/forum/u/davejlong)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [1 August 2026 16:51 UTC](https://dietpi.com/forum/t/ir-led-on-pine-quartz64b/14368 "2026-08-01T16:51:52Z")

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I’m working on trying to get the IR LED working on my Quartz64 Model B, but it looks like DietPi doesn’t enable it by default in the device tree. Has anyone used the IR LED in the Quartz64 model B with DietPi? If not, p…

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## [Disable Bluetooth for HA](https://dietpi.com/forum/t/disable-bluetooth-for-ha/25347)

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**Author:** [@FaultyAnt](https://dietpi.com/forum/u/FaultyAnt)\
**Replies:** 37\
**Last updated:** [1 August 2026 16:39 UTC](https://dietpi.com/forum/t/disable-bluetooth-for-ha/25347 "2026-08-01T16:39:25Z")

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I’m trying to disable Bluetooth on my Dietpi. When I go into the dietpi-config and Advanced, I see Bluetooth, but I can’t set it to off. New to Linux/Raspberry Pi. Thanks!

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## [Lightweight audio stream player for rpi zero w, not vlc, MPV works!](https://dietpi.com/forum/t/lightweight-audio-stream-player-for-rpi-zero-w-not-vlc-mpv-works/25345)

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**Author:** [@stevech](https://dietpi.com/forum/u/stevech)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [25 July 2026 13:52 UTC](https://dietpi.com/forum/t/lightweight-audio-stream-player-for-rpi-zero-w-not-vlc-mpv-works/25345 "2026-07-25T13:52:41Z")

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to counteract all the bs on the web (looking at you AI) about installing VLC player on the rpi zero W to play an audio stream from a url, it is a waste of time, it doesn’t work, and it adds so much garbage to the pi. in…

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## [Vaultwarden latest update](https://dietpi.com/forum/t/vaultwarden-latest-update/25355)

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**Author:** [@bunty](https://dietpi.com/forum/u/bunty)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [25 July 2026 12:11 UTC](https://dietpi.com/forum/t/vaultwarden-latest-update/25355 "2026-07-25T12:11:10Z")

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Hi Can we get an ETA on Vaultwarden v1.37.0? My desktop apps have updated to the latest version and my vault is coming up blank due to backend still being v1.36.0. Thanks

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## [For running dietpi, is it best to not login as root when able?](https://dietpi.com/forum/t/for-running-dietpi-is-it-best-to-not-login-as-root-when-able/25354)

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**Author:** [@Vars](https://dietpi.com/forum/u/Vars)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [25 July 2026 04:52 UTC](https://dietpi.com/forum/t/for-running-dietpi-is-it-best-to-not-login-as-root-when-able/25354 "2026-07-25T04:52:46Z")

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Hello, I am just getting Dietpi up and running on an old laptop of mine (not dual booting) and I have a question regarding security. My laptop is running Dietpi fine, and I plan to use this system for pi-hole (via docke…

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## [Grafana update error](https://dietpi.com/forum/t/grafana-update-error/25352)

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**Author:** [@jcw](https://dietpi.com/forum/u/jcw)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [23 July 2026 08:30 UTC](https://dietpi.com/forum/t/grafana-update-error/25352 "2026-07-23T08:30:55Z")

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in the latest dietpi-update, this error comes up: Get:1 https://apt.grafana.com stable/main arm64 grafana arm64 13.1.1 \[282 MB\] Fetched 282 MB in 49s (5,710 kB/s) (Reading database ... 63686 files and directories curren…

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## [Why is compaction disabled on the Rockchip kernel?](https://dietpi.com/forum/t/why-is-compaction-disabled-on-the-rockchip-kernel/25175)

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**Author:** [@urostor](https://dietpi.com/forum/u/urostor)\
**Replies:** 23\
**Last updated:** [20 July 2026 20:25 UTC](https://dietpi.com/forum/t/why-is-compaction-disabled-on-the-rockchip-kernel/25175 "2026-07-20T20:25:17Z")

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Hello, I am using dietpi with the kernel 6.1.115-vendor-rk35xx #1 SMP Mon Apr 6 11:36:06 UTC 2026 aarch64 GNU/Linux on Radxa Rock 5B. Recently I’ve been observing that some of my containers don’t see the full “availab…

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## [How to upgrade BirdNET-Go to latest nightly build on DietPi?](https://dietpi.com/forum/t/how-to-upgrade-birdnet-go-to-latest-nightly-build-on-dietpi/25050)

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**Author:** [@temp](https://dietpi.com/forum/u/temp)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [19 July 2026 15:36 UTC](https://dietpi.com/forum/t/how-to-upgrade-birdnet-go-to-latest-nightly-build-on-dietpi/25050 "2026-07-19T15:36:16Z")

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I’m running BirdNET-Go installed via DietPi-Software and would like to update it to the latest nightly / development version. From the docs, I see that the official way is to reinstall via: dietpi-software reinstall 12…

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## [Killswitch accept rule port doesn't match NordVPN .ovpn ports](https://dietpi.com/forum/t/killswitch-accept-rule-port-doesnt-match-nordvpn-ovpn-ports/25343)

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**Author:** [@Arzepp1](https://dietpi.com/forum/u/Arzepp1)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [17 July 2026 13:00 UTC](https://dietpi.com/forum/t/killswitch-accept-rule-port-doesnt-match-nordvpn-ovpn-ports/25343 "2026-07-17T13:00:04Z")

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Hi, When using the dietpi killswitch with NordVPN on a new dietpi install, I noticed in the iptables it would allow only port 1194, however the actual connection through the .ovpn file was ports 1231-1234. So obviously w…

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## [MIDI Sequencing](https://dietpi.com/forum/t/midi-sequencing/25342)

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**Author:** [@jondbennett](https://dietpi.com/forum/u/jondbennett)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [17 July 2026 11:54 UTC](https://dietpi.com/forum/t/midi-sequencing/25342 "2026-07-17T11:54:35Z")

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I’m hoping to use an Orange Pi Zero 2 and DietPi as an embedded computer in a liver performance MIDI sequencing tool. This leads me to two questions: Is it possible to compile DietPi with the PREMT\_RT kernel? What…

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## [OrangePi 6 Plus](https://dietpi.com/forum/t/orangepi-6-plus/25336)

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**Author:** [@Alu](https://dietpi.com/forum/u/Alu)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [15 July 2026 16:18 UTC](https://dietpi.com/forum/t/orangepi-6-plus/25336 "2026-07-15T16:18:36Z")

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Could you add system support for OrangePi 6 Plus hardware?

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## [Orange Pi 5+ How to Configure PWM Fan Kernel 6.18 (DietPi v10.5.2)?](https://dietpi.com/forum/t/orange-pi-5-how-to-configure-pwm-fan-kernel-6-18-dietpi-v10-5-2/25333)

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**Author:** [@macrae](https://dietpi.com/forum/u/macrae)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [15 July 2026 14:39 UTC](https://dietpi.com/forum/t/orange-pi-5-how-to-configure-pwm-fan-kernel-6-18-dietpi-v10-5-2/25333 "2026-07-15T14:39:47Z")

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I found problem similar with this post post with this solution is only working with kernel 5 refer to this pwm-fan source version 5.10 that based on this orange pi 5 plus wiki the pwm-fan structure like this fan: pwm…

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## [DietPi running on an Olimex A20 OlinuXino LIME2 embedded ARM Linux SBC](https://dietpi.com/forum/t/dietpi-running-on-an-olimex-a20-olinuxino-lime2-embedded-arm-linux-sbc/25314)

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**Author:** [@Tallis](https://dietpi.com/forum/u/Tallis)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [3 July 2026 20:11 UTC](https://dietpi.com/forum/t/dietpi-running-on-an-olimex-a20-olinuxino-lime2-embedded-arm-linux-sbc/25314 "2026-07-03T20:11:56Z")

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A long shot I realise, but has anyone managed to install DietPi on the Olimex A20 OlinuXino LIME2 embedded ARM Linux SBC \[based on the Allwinner dual core Cortex-A7\]? No images are available, so I guess one should/coul…

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## [Dietpi for in AI rig](https://dietpi.com/forum/t/dietpi-for-in-ai-rig/25312)

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**Author:** [@cotarelo](https://dietpi.com/forum/u/cotarelo)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [3 July 2026 19:42 UTC](https://dietpi.com/forum/t/dietpi-for-in-ai-rig/25312 "2026-07-03T19:42:00Z")

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Hello there, For years I’ve been running dietpi in i386 laptops. I’ve decided I will upgrade my setup to run local llms. I am considering to buy the framework desktop which is based in the AMD Ryzen AI Max 395 processor…

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## [An error occurred: Sorry, new users can only put 2 links in a post](https://dietpi.com/forum/t/an-error-occurred-sorry-new-users-can-only-put-2-links-in-a-post/25310)

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**Author:** [@stephant](https://dietpi.com/forum/u/stephant)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [3 July 2026 19:28 UTC](https://dietpi.com/forum/t/an-error-occurred-sorry-new-users-can-only-put-2-links-in-a-post/25310 "2026-07-03T19:28:25Z")

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An error occurred: Sorry, new users can only put 2 links in a post. This is a joke? You let me add all my bug description and then you spit in my face the above message. I did not have links in my post. Shame!

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## [Can´t flash u-boot on rock64 v2.0 spi](https://dietpi.com/forum/t/can-t-flash-u-boot-on-rock64-v2-0-spi/25308)

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**Author:** [@juan1920](https://dietpi.com/forum/u/juan1920)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [29 June 2026 19:35 UTC](https://dietpi.com/forum/t/can-t-flash-u-boot-on-rock64-v2-0-spi/25308 "2026-06-29T19:35:04Z")

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Hi, I have three Rock64 v2.0. They have been running different debian versions solid and stable as rock for years. Actually all them run debian 12 on micro sd cards. I’ve been updating for years from different debian ve…

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## [Running dietpi-update and dietpi-launcher as user dietpi](https://dietpi.com/forum/t/running-dietpi-update-and-dietpi-launcher-as-user-dietpi/25285)

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**Author:** [@dietnoob11](https://dietpi.com/forum/u/dietnoob11)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [22 June 2026 16:20 UTC](https://dietpi.com/forum/t/running-dietpi-update-and-dietpi-launcher-as-user-dietpi/25285 "2026-06-22T16:20:39Z")

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Is it okay to run these two commands when logged in as user dietpi or should I run them when logged in as root? If it’s okay to run them as dietpi, should I add sudo before the commands? Thanks.

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## [Should I use Apparmor](https://dietpi.com/forum/t/should-i-use-apparmor/25289)

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**Author:** [@Hazcrew](https://dietpi.com/forum/u/Hazcrew)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [21 June 2026 06:57 UTC](https://dietpi.com/forum/t/should-i-use-apparmor/25289 "2026-06-21T06:57:21Z")

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My Pi5 used as a local home server running (10.5) Nginx (local web testing) , Jellyfin and Nextcloud (with remote access) Recent updates suggest ‘apparmor’ as Recommended package. I know what apparmor is but the…

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## [Raspberry Pi 5 boot splash screen (pink/white) returns after abrupt power cycles despite disable\_splash=1](https://dietpi.com/forum/t/raspberry-pi-5-boot-splash-screen-pink-white-returns-after-abrupt-power-cycles-despite-disable-splash-1/25298)

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**Author:** [@Drakloed318](https://dietpi.com/forum/u/Drakloed318)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [20 June 2026 14:59 UTC](https://dietpi.com/forum/t/raspberry-pi-5-boot-splash-screen-pink-white-returns-after-abrupt-power-cycles-despite-disable-splash-1/25298 "2026-06-20T14:59:43Z")

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Hi everyone, I am developing an industrial system using a Raspberry Pi 5 (Raspberry Pi OS Bookworm). Because it is deployed in an environment with abrupt power cutoffs, I am facing an issue where the default pink and wh…

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