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When I press the "create" button this error is produc......Fri, 24 Jul 2026 20:25:45 -0400https://liberty.io/list-of-ubuntu-versions-with-corresponding-linux-kernel-version.htmlhttps://liberty.io/list-of-ubuntu-versions-with-corresponding-linux-kernel-version.htmlIs there a list of Ubuntu versions with default corresponding Linux kernel versions somewhere? I would specifically like to know the most recent version of Ubuntu that still used Linux Kernel 2.x....Fri, 24 Jul 2026 20:10:50 -0400https://liberty.io/problems-with-rendering-after-upgrade-to-ubuntu-14-04-on-chromebook-ac.htmlhttps://liberty.io/problems-with-rendering-after-upgrade-to-ubuntu-14-04-on-chromebook-ac.htmlToday I upgraded my Chrubuntu (Ubuntu 13.13) to Ubuntu 14.04 using the do-release-upgrade script. user@chrubuntu:~$ lsb_release -a No LSB modules are available. 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A fr......Fri, 24 Jul 2026 18:28:02 -0400https://liberty.io/convert-jpg-or-png-to-ico-using-terminal-and-back.htmlhttps://liberty.io/convert-jpg-or-png-to-ico-using-terminal-and-back.htmlIs there a command I can use to convert a .jpg or .png or other to extension to a .ico? If possible also to resize it to be a favicon size? 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I've opted out of sending ...Fri, 24 Jul 2026 16:30:06 -0400https://liberty.io/questions-tagged-color-management.htmlhttps://liberty.io/questions-tagged-color-management.htmlQ&A for Ubuntu users and developers...Fri, 24 Jul 2026 16:24:03 -0400https://liberty.io/after-updating-to-ubuntu-22-04-i-am-no-longer-able-to-access-jupyter-n.htmlhttps://liberty.io/after-updating-to-ubuntu-22-04-i-am-no-longer-able-to-access-jupyter-n.htmlWhen I try to launch Jupyter Notebook, the browser (firefox) launches and I get the following error: Access to the file was denied The file at /home/benjamin/.local/share/jupyter/runtime/nbserver-......Fri, 24 Jul 2026 16:12:48 -0400https://liberty.io/user-peter-blackman-ask-ubuntu.htmlhttps://liberty.io/user-peter-blackman-ask-ubuntu.htmlQ&A for Ubuntu users and developers...Fri, 24 Jul 2026 16:04:55 -0400https://liberty.io/problem-when-creating-bootable-usb-drive-for-windows-10-installation.htmlhttps://liberty.io/problem-when-creating-bootable-usb-drive-for-windows-10-installation.htmlWhen trying to create a bootable USB drive for Windows 10 on Ubuntu using WoeUSB and the Windows 10 iso, I'm getting this error after it attempts to install it to my drive. Some of it installs to the ...Fri, 24 Jul 2026 15:49:04 -0400https://liberty.io/extract-files-inside-folder-in-zip-archive-to-current-folder.htmlhttps://liberty.io/extract-files-inside-folder-in-zip-archive-to-current-folder.htmlcan I extract files from a specific folder inside a zip archive to a current folder? I tried to use unzip archive.zip folder/* But I got folder "folder" in my current directory. 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However, I can't seem to figure out how to get my wireless connection to work. The only way for my connection to......Fri, 24 Jul 2026 15:24:26 -0400https://liberty.io/how-can-i-install-just-security-updates-from-the-command-line.htmlhttps://liberty.io/how-can-i-install-just-security-updates-from-the-command-line.htmlsudo apt-get upgrade installs all updates, not just security updates. I know that I can use Update Manager to select only important security updates, but is there a way to do this from the command ......Fri, 24 Jul 2026 15:23:49 -0400https://liberty.io/how-folders-created-in-var-run-on-each-reboot.htmlhttps://liberty.io/how-folders-created-in-var-run-on-each-reboot.htmlIn recent ubuntus (specifically, what interests me the most is 12.04) /var/run is tmpfs, and thus I assume it starts empty with each reboot. Yet, I see there some folders, like /var/run/mysqld and ...Fri, 24 Jul 2026 15:02:29 -0400https://liberty.io/zenity-and-text-formating.htmlhttps://liberty.io/zenity-and-text-formating.htmlI just discovered that zenity support html tags. zenity --error --text "hello <b>world</b>" but how to make it work with entry type ? zenity --entry --text "hello &am......Fri, 24 Jul 2026 14:53:20 -0400https://liberty.io/var-cache-apt-archives-occupying-huge-space.htmlhttps://liberty.io/var-cache-apt-archives-occupying-huge-space.htmlI am in the process of cleaning up my system. And I see a lot of space occupied by this folder /var/cache/apt/archives (1.5GB). Is it absolutely necessary to keep all these archives?...Fri, 24 Jul 2026 14:50:29 -0400https://liberty.io/ubuntu-desktop-as-terminal-server.htmlhttps://liberty.io/ubuntu-desktop-as-terminal-server.htmlits possible to run Ubuntu as Terminal (?) server? I want to use my PC as Ubuntu desktop and sometimes use my laptop to connect to pc login to same account and run everything as on my pc. PC will b......Fri, 24 Jul 2026 14:50:27 -0400https://liberty.io/apply-powertop-settings.htmlhttps://liberty.io/apply-powertop-settings.htmlOn the powertop page of archlinux wiki it says: There are two ways to automatically apply the suggested settings: Recommended: You can apply these settings at boot by using module parameters, udev ...Fri, 24 Jul 2026 14:49:04 -0400https://liberty.io/setting-up-tensorflow-with-gpu-support-on-ubuntu-20-04.htmlhttps://liberty.io/setting-up-tensorflow-with-gpu-support-on-ubuntu-20-04.htmlI followed this link here to download tensorflow with gpu support on my Ubuntu 20.04 OS. Here is a snapshot of my .bashrc that I suspect may be the problem but I cannot verify this. # >>> ......Fri, 24 Jul 2026 14:39:56 -0400https://liberty.io/error-saving-to-pdf-from-jupyter-notebook.htmlhttps://liberty.io/error-saving-to-pdf-from-jupyter-notebook.htmlWhen I try to save my Jupyter Notebook as PDF, I get an "500 : Internal Server Error". Any ideas on how to fix that?...Fri, 24 Jul 2026 14:28:14 -0400https://liberty.io/unable-to-install-r-studio-duplicate.htmlhttps://liberty.io/unable-to-install-r-studio-duplicate.htmlI tried to install RStudio after installing R in Ubuntu. When I clicked to install via Ubuntu software, clicking the install button does nothing. But sometimes when I click it, it starts loading and ...Fri, 24 Jul 2026 14:24:26 -0400https://liberty.io/what-do-i-need-to-configure-if-an-input-device-is-attached-through-a-k.htmlhttps://liberty.io/what-do-i-need-to-configure-if-an-input-device-is-attached-through-a-k.htmlI've got a KVM switch from my employer (Aten CS782DP) which works fine as far as I can tell. However, it seems to be causing a problem with my input device (Thinkpad USB Compact Keyboard with Track......Fri, 24 Jul 2026 14:24:10 -0400https://liberty.io/lightspark-in-firefox-doesn-039-t-show-up.htmlhttps://liberty.io/lightspark-in-firefox-doesn-039-t-show-up.htmlI have installed LightSpark Flash Player alternative from what is called the official PPA: https://launchpad.net/~sparkers/+archive/ppa (I mean, I added this repository and then sudo apt-get install ...Fri, 24 Jul 2026 14:19:26 -0400https://liberty.io/what-does-startx-command-do.htmlhttps://liberty.io/what-does-startx-command-do.htmlWhile reading about Ubuntu I found the following statement..... If the display manager is not started by default in the default runlevel, you can start X a different way, after logging on to a t......Fri, 24 Jul 2026 14:09:39 -0400https://liberty.io/convert-memory-allocation-failed.htmlhttps://liberty.io/convert-memory-allocation-failed.html'''PYTHON3 bash = "width=`identify -ping -format '%w' {}` ".format('design_adjusted.png') bash += "height=`identify -ping -format '%h' {}` ".format('design_adjusted.png') ......Fri, 24 Jul 2026 14:03:42 -0400https://liberty.io/how-to-control-what-opening-the-laptops-lid-does.htmlhttps://liberty.io/how-to-control-what-opening-the-laptops-lid-does.htmlmy laptop's lid is a little broken and when i put it in it's bag it'll be open while i'm handling it and then it get's out of the suspend mode, how can i change what opening the lid does, i only fo......Fri, 24 Jul 2026 14:00:56 -0400https://liberty.io/simple-port-forwarding.htmlhttps://liberty.io/simple-port-forwarding.htmlI am in a bit of trouble as I am trying to setup a reverse proxy with and a second server. My idea was to get the firewall to forward https to the reverse proxy and port 29418 (gerrit ssh) to the s......Fri, 24 Jul 2026 13:57:13 -0400https://liberty.io/use-obs-studo-audio-output-as-a-microphone-source.htmlhttps://liberty.io/use-obs-studo-audio-output-as-a-microphone-source.htmlI cannot find a manual how to configure a virtual microphone from OBS to any linux app. Can somebody guide me how to send the audio from OBS audio mixer (with all the effects) to a virtual microphone....Fri, 24 Jul 2026 13:57:08 -0400https://liberty.io/elan-touchpad-is-no-longer-recognized-by-synaptics-after-updating-to-2.htmlhttps://liberty.io/elan-touchpad-is-no-longer-recognized-by-synaptics-after-updating-to-2.htmlAfter updating my system from 21.04 to 21.10 via do-release-upgrade, synaptics seems to either not load at all, or simply does not recognize my touchpad. 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