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Considering the ...Wed, 15 Jul 2026 09:41:22 -0400https://liberty.io/100-battery-show-as-71.htmlhttps://liberty.io/100-battery-show-as-71.htmlI have two potent batteries in my laptop The power settings presents it like this Battery 1: 100%, Battery 2: 100% Total Battery 71%. How should I understand these percentages? I didn't crop just......Wed, 15 Jul 2026 09:38:15 -0400https://liberty.io/how-to-extract-tgz-part-duplicate.htmlhttps://liberty.io/how-to-extract-tgz-part-duplicate.htmlI have several files as follow : multiview_action.tgz.part-aa multiview_action.tgz.part-ab ... ... multiview_action.tgz.part-ap I tried the following command : tar -zxvf multiview_action.t......Wed, 15 Jul 2026 09:36:52 -0400https://liberty.io/ubuntu-18-04-bound-to-ad-using-powerbroker-identity-services-open-pbis.htmlhttps://liberty.io/ubuntu-18-04-bound-to-ad-using-powerbroker-identity-services-open-pbis.htmlI'm encountering the issue stated on an Ubuntu 18.04 test VM. Previously, AD UIDs are the same on the user when logging in on Ubuntu but somehow it's not doing that recently. Configuration guide be......Wed, 15 Jul 2026 09:33:20 -0400https://liberty.io/how-to-uninstall-openjdk.htmlhttps://liberty.io/how-to-uninstall-openjdk.htmlI don't want OpenJDK installed on my Ubuntu 13.04 system, but trying to uninstall the openjdk-7-jre yields the following message: $ sudo apt-get purge openjdk-7-jre Reading package lists... Done ...Wed, 15 Jul 2026 09:30:14 -0400https://liberty.io/how-can-i-enable-a-realtek-usb-antenna.htmlhttps://liberty.io/how-can-i-enable-a-realtek-usb-antenna.htmlI have a USB antenna that I got here on Amazon, and unlike in How do I install a Realtek Wireless-N USB Adapter on my Linux OS laptop it doesn't appear that the driver is in the driver tree. Eithe......Wed, 15 Jul 2026 09:30:13 -0400https://liberty.io/signature-verification-error-for-wine-index-files-failed-to-download-c.htmlhttps://liberty.io/signature-verification-error-for-wine-index-files-failed-to-download-c.htmlWhen I sudo apt-get update I get the error shown below. W: An error occurred during the signature verification. The repository is not updated and the previous index files will be used. GPG error: ...Wed, 15 Jul 2026 09:25:21 -0400https://liberty.io/fastboot-not-detect-my-android-device-ubuntu.htmlhttps://liberty.io/fastboot-not-detect-my-android-device-ubuntu.htmlI have Lenovo Yoga Tablet PC 1051L. I try this : $ lsusb result : Bus 002 Device 006: ID 17ef:77a5 Lenovo then: $ adb devices result: List of devices attached Baytrail678EC0A0 device ......Wed, 15 Jul 2026 09:08:44 -0400https://liberty.io/cannot-access-hard-drive-even-though-it-appears-to-be-there.htmlhttps://liberty.io/cannot-access-hard-drive-even-though-it-appears-to-be-there.htmlI am baffled. I have been using linux since the 90s and Ubuntu forever. I am not a computer technical expert but have built several computers and gone through several HDD crashes but not one like t......Wed, 15 Jul 2026 09:07:50 -0400https://liberty.io/what-is-the-difference-between-lubuntu-and-lxde.htmlhttps://liberty.io/what-is-the-difference-between-lubuntu-and-lxde.htmlI am planning on using lubuntu, or lxde. One is a distro, one is a de, both are the same? I am confused. What would be the best way to go about installing? Fresh from terminal after installing ub......Wed, 15 Jul 2026 09:06:51 -0400https://liberty.io/log-from-sendmail-and-php.htmlhttps://liberty.io/log-from-sendmail-and-php.htmlIf I leave my default sendmail options set in php.ini it works fine and sends an email. 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Is there a way without using any software? I would like to know how....Wed, 15 Jul 2026 05:50:54 -0400https://liberty.io/chromium-installation-error-in-lubuntu-20-04.htmlhttps://liberty.io/chromium-installation-error-in-lubuntu-20-04.htmlI've installed Lubuntu 20.04 x64, and wanted to install chromium browser. I used the command- sudo apt-get install chromium-browser but it displayed- => Installing the chromium snap ==> ...Wed, 15 Jul 2026 05:37:48 -0400https://liberty.io/how-to-nicely-stop-all-postgres-processes.htmlhttps://liberty.io/how-to-nicely-stop-all-postgres-processes.htmlHow do you nicely stop all postgres processes with pg_ctl (or otherwise), when you don't recall what the database directory is, nor have the PGDATA environment variable defined?...Wed, 15 Jul 2026 05:37:22 -0400https://liberty.io/software-and-updates-stuck-on-applying-changes-after-i-select-the-driv.htmlhttps://liberty.io/software-and-updates-stuck-on-applying-changes-after-i-select-the-driv.htmlSo today I installed TOR from terminal as usual, but it simply won't show up...anywhere. Not even the Tor folder, which usually contains both the launcher and the files needed...but some days ago, ......Wed, 15 Jul 2026 05:33:34 -0400https://liberty.io/ubuntu-mate-pantheon-panel-minimized-applications-are-being-closed.htmlhttps://liberty.io/ubuntu-mate-pantheon-panel-minimized-applications-are-being-closed.htmlI've recently installed Ubuntu Mate 17.04, and I've selected Pantheon as my panel layout. I've noticed that every time I minimize an application, it's actually closed. (They are even not present i......Wed, 15 Jul 2026 05:22:49 -0400https://liberty.io/no-ttyacm0-for-arduino-nano-on-ubuntu-how-can-i-attach-it.htmlhttps://liberty.io/no-ttyacm0-for-arduino-nano-on-ubuntu-how-can-i-attach-it.htmlOn my Firefly-RK3399 (arm arch) I have installed their official ubuntu image for the board. I also installed Arduino IDE and when I connect my Arduino UNO then all fine, I can flash it and I see in......Wed, 15 Jul 2026 05:20:02 -0400https://liberty.io/how-to-enable-aptx-for-bluetooth-devices.htmlhttps://liberty.io/how-to-enable-aptx-for-bluetooth-devices.htmlThe answer here doesn't go over HOW to enable AptX if you have a compatible AptX dongle....Wed, 15 Jul 2026 05:18:39 -0400https://liberty.io/what-does-uninstall-wubi-exe-do.htmlhttps://liberty.io/what-does-uninstall-wubi-exe-do.htmlWhat does uninstall-wubi.exe do? Does it uninstall just wubi or complete Ubuntu? I installed Ubuntu 12.04 in Windows 7 and now have Windows 8 in place of Windows 7 and I want a fresh copy of Ubuntu......Wed, 15 Jul 2026 05:04:00 -0400https://liberty.io/how-to-sync-gnome-calendar-with-an-online-calendar.htmlhttps://liberty.io/how-to-sync-gnome-calendar-with-an-online-calendar.htmlI thought it was awesome that Ubuntu 16.04 shipped with gnome-calendar, but I noticed that holidays were not included. I also noticed that there is an option to sync the calendar with an online on......Wed, 15 Jul 2026 04:51:22 -0400https://liberty.io/video-analysis-software.htmlhttps://liberty.io/video-analysis-software.htmlIs there any software that can run on Ubuntu that has video "analyzing" capabilities? I have a video from my security camera and would like to zoom in. I have tried OpenShot but it doesn't really......Wed, 15 Jul 2026 04:39:08 -0400https://liberty.io/unable-to-install-mysql2.htmlhttps://liberty.io/unable-to-install-mysql2.htmlI tried to install mysql using below command gem install mysql2 -v '0.3.18' However I am getting the below error Fetching: mysql2-0.3.18.gem (100%) Building native extensions. This coul......Wed, 15 Jul 2026 04:31:27 -0400https://liberty.io/interface-captions-are-too-large-while-controls-are-small.htmlhttps://liberty.io/interface-captions-are-too-large-while-controls-are-small.htmlI migrated my system to a laptop computer which has like double the screen resolution than my original laptop had (ThinkPad T400 1440x900 → ThinkPad W541 2880x1620). I didn't reinstall Ubuntu or an......Wed, 15 Jul 2026 04:25:39 -0400https://liberty.io/problems-with-netbeans-8-1-on-ubuntu-16-04.htmlhttps://liberty.io/problems-with-netbeans-8-1-on-ubuntu-16-04.htmlNetBeans cached too many files in memory. So must relaunch IDE. 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Brand un......Wed, 15 Jul 2026 04:06:16 -0400https://liberty.io/how-to-enable-mod-rewrite-in-apache.htmlhttps://liberty.io/how-to-enable-mod-rewrite-in-apache.htmlI just installed the LAMP stack on my Ubuntu system. The redirection is not working for me. I don't know how to fix it. Can anyone help me?...Wed, 15 Jul 2026 03:59:05 -0400https://liberty.io/how-to-view-the-dns-address-assigned-by-dhcp.htmlhttps://liberty.io/how-to-view-the-dns-address-assigned-by-dhcp.htmlHow to view the DNS address assigned by DHCP? ifconfig can not show it. $ ifconfig -a eth0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 90:e6:ba:22:6a:f2 inet addr:192.168.1.111 Bcast:192.168.1.......Wed, 15 Jul 2026 03:54:45 -0400https://liberty.io/microsoft-sculpt-mouse-connection-issue.htmlhttps://liberty.io/microsoft-sculpt-mouse-connection-issue.htmlI recently updated to 18.04 and now I have problems with a mouse that I used before without any issues. I already tried updating my bluez Version to 5.50 but that didn't help. After the PC went to ......Wed, 15 Jul 2026 03:46:59 -0400https://liberty.io/how-does-one-burn-an-iso-image-to-a-dvd-using-windows-8-specifically-u.htmlhttps://liberty.io/how-does-one-burn-an-iso-image-to-a-dvd-using-windows-8-specifically-u.htmlI'm trying to create a bootable dvd for Ubuntu 12.04LTS using a Windows 8 machine. The download of the .iso went well, but now I need to burn it to a dvd. Instructions for Windows 7 say to right ......Wed, 15 Jul 2026 03:31:24 -0400https://liberty.io/visual-studio-code-saves-file-as-root-ownership-when-not-intended.htmlhttps://liberty.io/visual-studio-code-saves-file-as-root-ownership-when-not-intended.htmlI'm not sure if this is a bug or update/user setting change where on file save, it would change the file ownership to root, causing me to having to chown back to my own local user. Has anyone else ...Wed, 15 Jul 2026 03:25:11 -0400https://liberty.io/how-do-i-change-the-boot-partition-from-one-drives-partition-to-a-diff.htmlhttps://liberty.io/how-do-i-change-the-boot-partition-from-one-drives-partition-to-a-diff.htmlI have two hard drives each with one primary partition, each with their own Ubuntu 18.04 install sda1 40gb sdb1 512gb The only purpose of sdb1 is to hold compressed backups of sda1 Normally the ...Wed, 15 Jul 2026 03:24:25 -0400https://liberty.io/clementine-current-song-as-empathy-status.htmlhttps://liberty.io/clementine-current-song-as-empathy-status.htmlAny plugin available to set Clementine's current playing song as empathy status [update] I've tried it and was not succesful, here is my problem https://stackoverflow.com/questions/7671763/error-...Wed, 15 Jul 2026 03:24:12 -0400https://liberty.io/remap-a-key-combination-to-another-combination-e-g-altgr-c-ctrl-c-unde.htmlhttps://liberty.io/remap-a-key-combination-to-another-combination-e-g-altgr-c-ctrl-c-unde.htmlI basically want to ask this question, but for GNOME on Wayland. 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Then I try to uninstall it, however it is not shown in wine-uninstall. So I went to ~/.wine/folder and delete it. But when I right click ......Wed, 15 Jul 2026 01:52:16 -0400https://liberty.io/phpmyadmin-is-not-working.htmlhttps://liberty.io/phpmyadmin-is-not-working.htmlMySQL said: Documentation Cannot connect: invalid settings. mysqli::real_connect(): (HY000/2002): No such file or directory Connection for the control user as defined in your configuration failed. ...Wed, 15 Jul 2026 01:50:34 -0400https://liberty.io/real-time-audio-spectrum-analyser-for-ubuntu-duplicate.htmlhttps://liberty.io/real-time-audio-spectrum-analyser-for-ubuntu-duplicate.htmlI know "Sonic Visualiser", from the Ubuntu Software Center, and it is a very good tool! But... It works with pre-recorded audio files only. 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