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But I read a while back that Linux switched from init.d to systemd, and since that Q&A are 6 years o......Sun, 19 Jul 2026 15:28:00 -0400https://liberty.io/status-failure-test-failed-io-error-the-network-adapter-could-not-esta.htmlhttps://liberty.io/status-failure-test-failed-io-error-the-network-adapter-could-not-esta.htmlCurrently, I'm using ubuntu 20.04 and I've tried so much but still not able to solve it....Sun, 19 Jul 2026 15:17:27 -0400https://liberty.io/gnote-ignoring-directory-sync-after-fresh-reinstallation-of-ubuntu.htmlhttps://liberty.io/gnote-ignoring-directory-sync-after-fresh-reinstallation-of-ubuntu.htmlAccording to the good folks over at gnome, the default and only version of gnote available for Ubuntu 20.04 is gnote 3.36.0. 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The first one is: can I put a terminal shortcut on an Ubuntu desktop and how (the double-click is supposed to launch the terminal window) The second is: is it possible to ...Sun, 19 Jul 2026 13:32:46 -0400https://liberty.io/check-how-space-is-distributed-on-a-linux-system.htmlhttps://liberty.io/check-how-space-is-distributed-on-a-linux-system.htmlI know how to check space left with: df -h and I know to check the space of a folder with: du -ch /path/to/folder/ But let's say I have a 500 GB HardDisk and 350GB are used: Wich is the best t......Sun, 19 Jul 2026 13:26:52 -0400https://liberty.io/in-this-picture-what-does-raspi3-mean-and-does-ext4-mean-it-supports-r.htmlhttps://liberty.io/in-this-picture-what-does-raspi3-mean-and-does-ext4-mean-it-supports-r.htmlenter image description here In this picture what does raspi3 mean and does -ext4 mean it supports raspberry pi 4...Sun, 19 Jul 2026 13:05:20 -0400https://liberty.io/usb-sound-adapter.htmlhttps://liberty.io/usb-sound-adapter.htmlI just bought a USB sound adapter 7.1 channel and it works well on windows but it doesn't work on Ubuntu as the sound is still getting out from the laptop speakers. 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There is a window, when Ubu......Sun, 19 Jul 2026 11:50:43 -0400https://liberty.io/how-can-i-uninstall-qt5-that-i-installed-from-run.htmlhttps://liberty.io/how-can-i-uninstall-qt5-that-i-installed-from-run.htmlI installed Qt from qt-linux-opensource-5.0.1-x86_64-offline.run file. It works fine, but I am unable to use KDE libs in it. So can anyone please say how to uninstall it?? I could also not find an......Sun, 19 Jul 2026 11:45:04 -0400https://liberty.io/what-are-039-nightly-039-builds.htmlhttps://liberty.io/what-are-039-nightly-039-builds.htmlWhen referring to the Ubuntu releases, I've come across something called 'nightly' builds. 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I have an 8GB USB flash drive onto which I am installing Ubuntu 11.10 so that I can have a personal bo......Sun, 19 Jul 2026 11:18:57 -0400https://liberty.io/kubuntu-missing-screen-lock-and-screen-saver-settings.htmlhttps://liberty.io/kubuntu-missing-screen-lock-and-screen-saver-settings.htmlI am using Kubuntu 18.04.1 and I am unable to find where to set options for screen locking or screen saver. Version of KDE framework:...Sun, 19 Jul 2026 11:17:28 -0400https://liberty.io/how-do-i-get-the-linksys-wusb6300-wireless-adapter-to-work-on-linux.htmlhttps://liberty.io/how-do-i-get-the-linksys-wusb6300-wireless-adapter-to-work-on-linux.htmlI've been using the Linksys USB6300 Adapter but when I switched to Ubuntu it stopped working since its only compatible with Windows. I've tried using ndiswrapper and although it says my windows dri......Sun, 19 Jul 2026 10:56:55 -0400https://liberty.io/command-not-found-cc-make-error-127.htmlhttps://liberty.io/command-not-found-cc-make-error-127.htmlI am trying to install shc on Ubuntu 18.04 wget http://www.datsi.fi.upm.es/~frosal/sources/shc-3.8.9b.tgz tar xvfz shc-3.8.9.tgz cd shc-3.8.9 make But receive the following error: cc -Wall sh......Sun, 19 Jul 2026 10:51:37 -0400https://liberty.io/how-can-i-run-command-in-a-folder-without-changing-my-current-director.htmlhttps://liberty.io/how-can-i-run-command-in-a-folder-without-changing-my-current-director.htmlmay be it seems strange for you, but I want to run command in a specific folder without changing the current folder in the shell. Example - this is what I usually do: ~$ cd .folder ~/.folder$ comm......Sun, 19 Jul 2026 10:38:04 -0400https://liberty.io/mounting-onedrive-on-ubuntu-linux-command-line.htmlhttps://liberty.io/mounting-onedrive-on-ubuntu-linux-command-line.htmlFor some requirement, I need to mount OneDrive instead of Syncing files through onedrive-d. Also, I need need a command line solution to automate something in my scripts. Can anyone help on this ? I ...Sun, 19 Jul 2026 10:34:20 -0400https://liberty.io/how-to-launch-android-studio-using-terminal.htmlhttps://liberty.io/how-to-launch-android-studio-using-terminal.htmlI've just installed Android Studio. After installing, I forgot to add in the launcher. I restarted the system. Now I want to launch Android Studio from Terminal. I've tried everything but didn't w......Sun, 19 Jul 2026 10:34:15 -0400https://liberty.io/ubuntu-20-04-change-background-to-solid-colour.htmlhttps://liberty.io/ubuntu-20-04-change-background-to-solid-colour.htmlThere was an option to change background to solid color. However, I notice that that option is no longer there. The only options available are to use existing image or to add picture. Was this sett......Sun, 19 Jul 2026 10:33:21 -0400https://liberty.io/bash-script-checking-if-specific-canon-printer-is-online.htmlhttps://liberty.io/bash-script-checking-if-specific-canon-printer-is-online.htmlObjective: Create a bash script that checks if a certain Canon printer is connected and online (connected: true/false) How can I do this in the terminal (or via python)? I have tried lpstat -p -d ......Sun, 19 Jul 2026 10:29:18 -0400https://liberty.io/can-039-t-get-startx-to-work-039-couldn-039-t-get-a-file-descriptor-re.htmlhttps://liberty.io/can-039-t-get-startx-to-work-039-couldn-039-t-get-a-file-descriptor-re.htmlthis is what I get when I try to: ubuntu@ip-172-31-25-76:~$ startx xauth: file /home/ubuntu/.Xauthority does not exist X.Org X Server 1.18.4 Release Date: 2016-07-19 X Protocol Version 11, Revi......Sun, 19 Jul 2026 10:27:55 -0400https://liberty.io/choose-languages-for-spellcheck.htmlhttps://liberty.io/choose-languages-for-spellcheck.htmlI speak a number of languages and switch between them all the time. The user interface usually stays set to English and I switch the spell-check to the appropriate language. To this end, I went to "...Sun, 19 Jul 2026 10:17:08 -0400https://liberty.io/how-do-i-type-on-the-next-line-in-the-terminal.htmlhttps://liberty.io/how-do-i-type-on-the-next-line-in-the-terminal.htmlI am using Ubuntu 12.10 and want to run a set of commands in the terminal, and from what i see in the instructions, these commands each start on a new line. I don't know how to do this in the termi......Sun, 19 Jul 2026 10:11:40 -0400https://liberty.io/how-do-i-save-files-edited-with-vim.htmlhttps://liberty.io/how-do-i-save-files-edited-with-vim.htmlI can't save changes after editing sudo vi /etc/network/interfaces Text before editing: auto lo iface lo inet ... Edited to: auto eth0 iface eth0 inet dhcp What key combination or sequence......Sun, 19 Jul 2026 10:02:54 -0400https://liberty.io/how-to-source-the-bash-profile.htmlhttps://liberty.io/how-to-source-the-bash-profile.htmlI was following this article to get rid of WARNING: pip is configured with locations that require TLS/SSL, however the ssl module in Python is not available. and whenever I'd do . ~/.bash_profile it ...Sun, 19 Jul 2026 09:48:54 -0400https://liberty.io/what-is-the-standard-text-editor-in-gnome.htmlhttps://liberty.io/what-is-the-standard-text-editor-in-gnome.htmlWhat is the standard text editor for GNOME in Ubuntu? (I tried searching for it on Google, but did not find the answer.)...Sun, 19 Jul 2026 09:45:00 -0400https://liberty.io/jenkins-git-ubuntu-server.htmlhttps://liberty.io/jenkins-git-ubuntu-server.htmlI am trying to install a completely working Jenkins on my old PC with Ubuntu Server 12.04. I think my installation of Ubuntu Server and Jenkins was succesfull. I can access the Jenkins page by inte......Sun, 19 Jul 2026 09:42:41 -0400https://liberty.io/how-to-import-numpy-as-standard-user-from-server.htmlhttps://liberty.io/how-to-import-numpy-as-standard-user-from-server.htmlI installed python, numpy, scipy as super user in server and I can import them without any errors. However, standard users (who connect with ssh) can not import them. How to fix it so that standard ...Sun, 19 Jul 2026 09:24:24 -0400https://liberty.io/how-to-auto-answer-to-a-multi-stage-command.htmlhttps://liberty.io/how-to-auto-answer-to-a-multi-stage-command.htmlI'm new in Ubuntu terminal. I have a command to connect to a VPN server. in first step I must type sudo vpn_command and so I must type root password, then in next step I must Enter "yes" and vpn us......Sun, 19 Jul 2026 09:16:26 -0400https://liberty.io/how-can-i-restart-iptables-in-ubuntu-20-04.htmlhttps://liberty.io/how-can-i-restart-iptables-in-ubuntu-20-04.htmlTo manage my firewall I use ufw. 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I am trying to install Ubuntu 22.04, the problem is that the wifi speed is not stable, the......Sun, 19 Jul 2026 08:51:57 -0400https://liberty.io/grep-the-asterisk-doesn-039-t-always-work.htmlhttps://liberty.io/grep-the-asterisk-doesn-039-t-always-work.htmlIf I grep a document that contains the following: ThisExampleString ...for the expression This*String or *String, nothing is returned. However, This* returns the above line as expected. Whether ......Sun, 19 Jul 2026 08:45:45 -0400https://liberty.io/replace-a-word-in-a-directory-name-and-in-the-filenames-in-that-direct.htmlhttps://liberty.io/replace-a-word-in-a-directory-name-and-in-the-filenames-in-that-direct.htmlI have a directory structure like this: Bookname Edition 1 Bookname Edition 1 type1.pdf Bookname Edition 1 type2.pdf Bookname Edition 2 Bookname Edition 2 type1.pdf Bookname Edition 2 type......Sun, 19 Jul 2026 08:44:02 -0400https://liberty.io/will-an-update-to-chrubuntu-damage-chrome-os.htmlhttps://liberty.io/will-an-update-to-chrubuntu-damage-chrome-os.htmlI am running Chrome OS 40 and Ubuntu 12.04 on my Toshiba Chromebook 2. I was wondering if updating to Ubuntu 14.04 will update my kernel and break Chrome OS. 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