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The magic command which allows me to perform this ...Mon, 27 Jul 2026 17:06:30 -0400https://liberty.io/how-to-install-mesa-20-1-devel-git-on-ubuntu-20-04.htmlhttps://liberty.io/how-to-install-mesa-20-1-devel-git-on-ubuntu-20-04.htmlTrying to run Cyberpunk 2077 on Ubuntu 20.04, the game requires 4.5 Mesa 21.0.0-devel (git-04c7fce799) How can I install that driver on Ubuntu 20.04?...Mon, 27 Jul 2026 17:05:27 -0400https://liberty.io/my-laptop-automatically-shuts-down-when-i-play-csgo.htmlhttps://liberty.io/my-laptop-automatically-shuts-down-when-i-play-csgo.htmlAs the title says my laptop immediately shuts down when I enter CS:GO game. I launch steam with "launch with dedicate graphic card" and play CS:GO from the library everything works fine i......Mon, 27 Jul 2026 16:52:24 -0400https://liberty.io/failed-to-restart-samba-after-modifying-smb-conf-closed.htmlhttps://liberty.io/failed-to-restart-samba-after-modifying-smb-conf-closed.htmlI am using Ubuntu 16.04 server and I installed samba by using apt-get install samba samba-common system-config-samba after that my another vm can successfully use smbclient to build connection and ...Mon, 27 Jul 2026 16:52:16 -0400https://liberty.io/how-to-determine-which-python-modules-were-installed-with-pip-and-whic.htmlhttps://liberty.io/how-to-determine-which-python-modules-were-installed-with-pip-and-whic.htmlI was trying to fix my problem with ReText (installed system-wide with pip3). Two of my 16.04 LTS systems have different output of pip3 list. 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I've seen on askubuntu that you were able to do that in 14.04 but now (with 18.04) it doesn't work: gsettings set org.compiz.inte......Mon, 27 Jul 2026 15:49:34 -0400https://liberty.io/install-and-use-mongodb-3-4-17-on-ubuntu-18-04.htmlhttps://liberty.io/install-and-use-mongodb-3-4-17-on-ubuntu-18-04.htmlI need to recover/read a database created in mongo 3.14. However currently I use the ubuntu 18.04 os. I tried following the steps given by the official guide: https://docs.mongodb.com/manual/tutor......Mon, 27 Jul 2026 15:41:02 -0400https://liberty.io/kerio-vpn-client-connect-but-not-work-in-21-04.htmlhttps://liberty.io/kerio-vpn-client-connect-but-not-work-in-21-04.htmlIn Ubuntu 21.04 latest version of the Kerio VPN client (kerio-control-vpnclient-9.3.6-5738-linux-amd64.deb) is connected but not work and even the gateway of VPN not reach. 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Over that decade, I've gotten married, bought a house, and had 3 kids, so due to lack of time involved, I never upgraded from 16.04 to 18.04. ...Mon, 27 Jul 2026 14:56:58 -0400https://liberty.io/can-039-t-access-recovery-mode-by-holding-shift-duplicate.htmlhttps://liberty.io/can-039-t-access-recovery-mode-by-holding-shift-duplicate.htmlI have Xubuntu 14.04 and I cannot access recovery mode via holding down the SHIFT key. I read almost everywhere that this is how you do it. Does that work for Xubuntu as well or just Ubuntu? The ...Mon, 27 Jul 2026 14:37:28 -0400https://liberty.io/how-does-external-hdd-with-ntfs-format-works-on-ubuntu.htmlhttps://liberty.io/how-does-external-hdd-with-ntfs-format-works-on-ubuntu.htmlI connected my external HDD which is formatted in NTFS file format, I was able to read as well as write to it. I have read that Linux can only read NTFS drives but can't write to them. 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Please make sure your LD_LIBRARY_PATH for 64-bit Linux distributions includes /usr/local/cuda-5.0/li......Mon, 27 Jul 2026 13:03:24 -0400https://liberty.io/can-no-longer-reach-the-internet.htmlhttps://liberty.io/can-no-longer-reach-the-internet.htmlGot a new router and my ubuntu computer is the only device on my network that can no longer connect to the internet. It's connected via ethernet. I'm on 18.04.3 LTS and here's what my ip addr show ...Mon, 27 Jul 2026 13:01:32 -0400https://liberty.io/installing-windows-programs-and-lexmark-x4650-printer-duplicate.htmlhttps://liberty.io/installing-windows-programs-and-lexmark-x4650-printer-duplicate.htmlI am using Ubuntu 12.04. What software do I need to so I can install Windows programs from CD or flash drive? Is this software in the Ubuntu Software Center or do I download it from a website? At one ...Mon, 27 Jul 2026 13:01:01 -0400https://liberty.io/is-there-a-tool-like-wifi-analyzer-for-ubuntu.htmlhttps://liberty.io/is-there-a-tool-like-wifi-analyzer-for-ubuntu.htmlWifi analyzer Is a thorough application on android for managing WAP, wifi strength signal etc. I was wondering if there was a similar tool for ubuntu...Mon, 27 Jul 2026 12:57:45 -0400https://liberty.io/explaining-the-contents-of-the-profile-file.htmlhttps://liberty.io/explaining-the-contents-of-the-profile-file.html# ~/.profile: executed by the command interpreter for login shells. # This file is not read by bash(1), if ~/.bash_profile or ~/.bash_login # exists. # see /usr/share/doc/bash/examples/startup-file......Mon, 27 Jul 2026 12:56:42 -0400https://liberty.io/no-sound-dell-xps-17-9700-ubuntu-21-10.htmlhttps://liberty.io/no-sound-dell-xps-17-9700-ubuntu-21-10.htmlI had a problem with headphone mic not working and as I was trying different solutions a sound completely stopped working. 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When I booted it up the next day, the resolution was stuck at 640x480 and it won't give......Mon, 27 Jul 2026 12:31:24 -0400https://liberty.io/how-to-check-bluetooth-status-via-terminal.htmlhttps://liberty.io/how-to-check-bluetooth-status-via-terminal.htmlI am looking for a way to check to see if the bluetooth is enabled or disabled on my laptop via the terminal. Is there a command that I can use to find this information...Mon, 27 Jul 2026 12:31:04 -0400https://liberty.io/how-do-i-paste-a-screenshot-to-writer.htmlhttps://liberty.io/how-do-i-paste-a-screenshot-to-writer.htmlWhen I take a screenshot with say Alt + Printscreen and Ctrl + V in LibreOffice Writer, out comes only text 'screenshot'. How do paste actual image to Writer? I know the screenshot is taken due the......Mon, 27 Jul 2026 12:19:33 -0400https://liberty.io/ssh-error-pty-allocation-request-failed-on-channel-0.htmlhttps://liberty.io/ssh-error-pty-allocation-request-failed-on-channel-0.htmlSuddenly I cannot access my server via ssh using my ssh-key. I can confirm that my ssh key is ok (tested with another server). For some reasons ssh asks user password, and even if I enter my passwo......Mon, 27 Jul 2026 12:13:22 -0400https://liberty.io/is-it-ok-to-just-add-a-script-to-rc6-d.htmlhttps://liberty.io/is-it-ok-to-just-add-a-script-to-rc6-d.htmlI just made a script to backup my files at shutdown and added it to init.d then linked it to rc6.d and I gave it the prefix or runlevel of "K01myscript". The question is, will it cause any problem......Mon, 27 Jul 2026 12:07:18 -0400https://liberty.io/questions-tagged-pae.htmlhttps://liberty.io/questions-tagged-pae.htmlQ&A for Ubuntu users and developers...Mon, 27 Jul 2026 12:07:15 -0400https://liberty.io/unable-to-install-hplip-for-hp-p1007-printer-in-ubuntu-12-04.htmlhttps://liberty.io/unable-to-install-hplip-for-hp-p1007-printer-in-ubuntu-12-04.htmlI am trying to install HPLIP in Ubuntu 20.04 release for HP P1007 Printer. but i am getting the following error when installing the HPLIP DEPENDENCY AND CONFLICT RESOLUTION -----------------------......Mon, 27 Jul 2026 12:06:17 -0400https://liberty.io/how-to-automate-changing-old-password.htmlhttps://liberty.io/how-to-automate-changing-old-password.htmlTo change the password, I can run the following echo "user:$npasswd" | chpasswd. ...but after executing this it asks me to enter the current password. 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