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This seems a common problem with every other package, but I've never encountered a problem with the ...Thu, 30 Jul 2026 06:00:15 -0400https://liberty.io/opening-vector-files-in-ubuntu.htmlhttps://liberty.io/opening-vector-files-in-ubuntu.htmlIs there a way to open .ai, .eps and .svg files in Linux natively? Gimp can save in svg, but am not sure about the other file types...Thu, 30 Jul 2026 05:55:52 -0400https://liberty.io/openssh-server-can-039-t-connect-remotely.htmlhttps://liberty.io/openssh-server-can-039-t-connect-remotely.htmlI've got a fresh install of 16.04.3 desktop with openssh installed. I can connect to ssh on the same machine, but not across my internal network. ufw is inactive. The server host cannot be pinged......Thu, 30 Jul 2026 05:52:25 -0400https://liberty.io/does-gnome-support-desktop-widgets.htmlhttps://liberty.io/does-gnome-support-desktop-widgets.htmlDoes gnome support desktop widgets? Any analogue to KDE plasmoids, Vista/Win7 sidebar/desktop widgets, Mac OS X dashboard widgets, etc....Thu, 30 Jul 2026 05:48:38 -0400https://liberty.io/how-to-make-thunderbird-not-use-bing-as-search-engine.htmlhttps://liberty.io/how-to-make-thunderbird-not-use-bing-as-search-engine.htmlWhen I type something in Thunderbird's search bar, the first item that pops up is a Bing search for that term. Is there a way to remove Bing? I don't really need Thunderbird to be able to search th......Thu, 30 Jul 2026 05:48:26 -0400https://liberty.io/wine-but-for-mac-apps-duplicate.htmlhttps://liberty.io/wine-but-for-mac-apps-duplicate.htmlIs there such a program like wine, but one that runs Mac / OSX .app(s)? 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If I try launch gnome-terminal in vscode's terminal or via an extension then I get: Error creating terminal: ...Thu, 30 Jul 2026 05:23:09 -0400https://liberty.io/user-karthik-bhat-ask-ubuntu.htmlhttps://liberty.io/user-karthik-bhat-ask-ubuntu.htmlQ&A for Ubuntu users and developers...Thu, 30 Jul 2026 05:06:15 -0400https://liberty.io/no-photo-album-sharing-like-dropbox-in-ubuntu-one-duplicate.htmlhttps://liberty.io/no-photo-album-sharing-like-dropbox-in-ubuntu-one-duplicate.htmlPossible Duplicate: Online photo gallery for Ubuntu One? I would really like to be able to settle on Ubuntu One, but I can't find a way to share pictures/photos like I can with DropBox. DropBo......Thu, 30 Jul 2026 05:02:32 -0400https://liberty.io/sublime-text-3-show-whitespace-charcters.htmlhttps://liberty.io/sublime-text-3-show-whitespace-charcters.htmlI'm trying to edit the Sublime Text 3 user preferences (Preferences > Settings) to get it to show all formatting characters (including whitespace). 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I have tried these, and they don't do what I want: ls -l, which only displays the ......Thu, 30 Jul 2026 04:42:55 -0400https://liberty.io/iptables-rule-to-block-all-other-incoming-traffic-except-ssh.htmlhttps://liberty.io/iptables-rule-to-block-all-other-incoming-traffic-except-ssh.htmlI currently have the following rules to allow connections to my SSH server on port 2233: iptables -A INPUT -p tcp --dport 2233 -m conntrack --ctstate NEW,ESTABLISHED -j ACCEPT iptables -A OUTPUT -p......Thu, 30 Jul 2026 04:34:31 -0400https://liberty.io/installing-blackhat-on-ubuntu-16-04-conflicts-with-anaconda.htmlhttps://liberty.io/installing-blackhat-on-ubuntu-16-04-conflicts-with-anaconda.htmlI'm trying to install BlackHat on Ubuntu 16.04. I have no problem with qd but I can't configure BlackHat. I got Could not link test program to Python. Maybe the main Python library has been ins......Thu, 30 Jul 2026 04:31:15 -0400https://liberty.io/what-programming-language-is-ubuntu-terminal-written-in.htmlhttps://liberty.io/what-programming-language-is-ubuntu-terminal-written-in.htmlThis may seem like a very rookie question for you Linux-users, but I just started using Linux. 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I'm no......Thu, 30 Jul 2026 03:59:45 -0400https://liberty.io/unable-to-check-processes-running-on-gpu-with-nvidia-smi-command-not-f.htmlhttps://liberty.io/unable-to-check-processes-running-on-gpu-with-nvidia-smi-command-not-f.htmlim running on a DJI Manifold 2G (nvidia jetson tx2). However, i cant seem to access any nvidia tools. For instance,the nvidia-smi tool is missing, and i am unable to install it as well. OS details ......Thu, 30 Jul 2026 03:47:42 -0400https://liberty.io/failed-to-get-size-of-gamma-for-output-default-when-trying-to-add-new-.htmlhttps://liberty.io/failed-to-get-size-of-gamma-for-output-default-when-trying-to-add-new-.htmlI'm trying to adjust resolution on my new MSI GT70 2OC. In settings, only one resolution is available: 1920x1080. 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The subdirectory mounts, however,(\server\files\service\subfolder) no ...Thu, 30 Jul 2026 03:21:29 -0400https://liberty.io/desktop-files-how-to-specify-the-icon-path-duplicate.htmlhttps://liberty.io/desktop-files-how-to-specify-the-icon-path-duplicate.htmlI had a look at the .desktop files on my 12.04 Ubuntu system, and many of them do not have a full path specification for their icon file. It is rather something like: Icon=anjuta or Icon=vlc o......Thu, 30 Jul 2026 03:13:29 -0400https://liberty.io/why-do-df-and-du-commands-show-different-disk-usage.htmlhttps://liberty.io/why-do-df-and-du-commands-show-different-disk-usage.htmlI cannot access ubuntu system on my pc, the error message: "the system is running in low graphics mode" and I tried some commands I searched from internet. I found out a problems seems there is no ...Thu, 30 Jul 2026 03:13:08 -0400https://liberty.io/generate-rsa-key-in-ubuntu-20-04.htmlhttps://liberty.io/generate-rsa-key-in-ubuntu-20-04.htmlWhenever I create a public/private keypair using ssh-keygen in Ubuntu 20.04, I get an OpenSSH private key file instead. Even if I manually specify that I want to use rsa using the following command......Thu, 30 Jul 2026 03:08:32 -0400https://liberty.io/i-am-unable-to-change-brightness-of-my-laptop.htmlhttps://liberty.io/i-am-unable-to-change-brightness-of-my-laptop.htmli am new to ubuntu and using Ubuntu 14.04 and installed nvidia graphics driver in my sony vaio E-series VpCEH25en but I cant change the brightness....Thu, 30 Jul 2026 02:58:56 -0400https://liberty.io/firefox-sound-sometimes-playing-static-noise-20-04.htmlhttps://liberty.io/firefox-sound-sometimes-playing-static-noise-20-04.htmlThe thing is sometimes when I'm watching videos on youtube or wherever firefox has a delay in audio followed by static noise.This applies to firefox only, if I play a movie or something it works pr......Thu, 30 Jul 2026 02:52:15 -0400https://liberty.io/error-could-not-locate-dkms-conf-file.htmlhttps://liberty.io/error-could-not-locate-dkms-conf-file.htmlDuring a recent apt-get dist-upgrade of 12.10 I received the following error: Setting up linux-headers-3.5.0-19-generic (3.5.0-19.30) ... 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In order to log in a person just needs to use......Thu, 30 Jul 2026 02:10:13 -0400https://liberty.io/how-do-i-use-a-playstation-3-sixaxis-controller-with-ubuntu-to-control.htmlhttps://liberty.io/how-do-i-use-a-playstation-3-sixaxis-controller-with-ubuntu-to-control.htmlHow do I use a PlayStation 3 controller with Ubuntu?...Thu, 30 Jul 2026 02:04:17 -0400https://liberty.io/cannot-connect-xbox-360-wireless-controller-on-ubuntu-16-04-xboxdrv-ca.htmlhttps://liberty.io/cannot-connect-xbox-360-wireless-controller-on-ubuntu-16-04-xboxdrv-ca.htmlHello everyone I am trying to connect Xbox 360 wireless controller via Bluetooth on Ubuntu 16.04. First of all, I made sure that my pad was detected and paired by the system: img But these colored ...Thu, 30 Jul 2026 01:59:47 -0400https://liberty.io/invisible-text-in-menu-search-and-upper-navigation-bar.htmlhttps://liberty.io/invisible-text-in-menu-search-and-upper-navigation-bar.htmlI suddenly have all my text invisible in the menu, search and upper navigation bar including the time. See the following image for illustration:...Thu, 30 Jul 2026 01:59:17 -0400https://liberty.io/how-to-troubleshoot-high-cpu-problems-related-to-postgres-and-postmast.htmlhttps://liberty.io/how-to-troubleshoot-high-cpu-problems-related-to-postgres-and-postmast.htmlI'm using an open source(RHCE 6.2) based machine running SIEM software , when i do the top command i see postgress postmaster both eating 96% of cpu usage? 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It would seem that af......Thu, 30 Jul 2026 01:11:47 -0400https://liberty.io/mysql-job-failed-to-start.htmlhttps://liberty.io/mysql-job-failed-to-start.htmlI got an error while am up starting the mysql service. /etc/init.d/mysql start Rather than invoking init scripts through /etc/init.d, use the service(8) utility, e.g. service mysql start Since the ...Thu, 30 Jul 2026 01:10:07 -0400https://liberty.io/installing-mysqlclient-using-pip-problem.htmlhttps://liberty.io/installing-mysqlclient-using-pip-problem.htmlI am deploying Django on DigitalOcean using MySQL and Apache. I am following a step-by-step tutorial on Youtube and everything is fine until when I start installing the python package mysql-client.......Thu, 30 Jul 2026 01:06:56 -0400https://liberty.io/deepnest-app-image-worked-on-ubuntu-17-but-not-on-20-04.htmlhttps://liberty.io/deepnest-app-image-worked-on-ubuntu-17-but-not-on-20-04.htmlThe app image deepnest (a cad programme) will not work in Ubuntu 20.04. It worked in an earlier version (Ubuntu 17). I have tried the gui and some command line things but nothing so far works. (Ps I ...Thu, 30 Jul 2026 01:06:48 -0400https://liberty.io/something-broke-mid-update-is-there-any-way-to-recover.htmlhttps://liberty.io/something-broke-mid-update-is-there-any-way-to-recover.htmlI seem to have gotten myself in a huge mess, I'm hoping somebody here can help me sort it out. When I run sudo apt upgrade I get: Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading ...Thu, 30 Jul 2026 01:05:19 -0400https://liberty.io/bulk-export-embed-album-art-in-banshee.htmlhttps://liberty.io/bulk-export-embed-album-art-in-banshee.htmlI have a well structured music library in Banshee. I used to just use folders for years so I've always been pretty good at maintaining a strict filing system. 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