https://liberty.ioCurated star highlights with fresh energy.en-usThu, 16 Jul 2026 13:58:53 -0400https://liberty.io/is-it-bad-practice-to-git-init-in-the-home-directory-to-keep-track-of-.htmlhttps://liberty.io/is-it-bad-practice-to-git-init-in-the-home-directory-to-keep-track-of-.htmlI want to backup and sync my dotfiles using github. Since all the dotfiles resides in $home by default, should I just git init in my $home folder, or is that a bad idea? Having performed git init in $...Thu, 16 Jul 2026 17:54:25 -0400https://liberty.io/user-codear-ask-ubuntu.htmlhttps://liberty.io/user-codear-ask-ubuntu.htmlQ&A for Ubuntu users and developers...Thu, 16 Jul 2026 17:53:49 -0400https://liberty.io/how-to-make-a-complete-removal-of-python-3-9-in-ubuntu-16-04.htmlhttps://liberty.io/how-to-make-a-complete-removal-of-python-3-9-in-ubuntu-16-04.htmlI installed Python 3.9 on my Ubuntu 16.04 LTS system, in addition to the default 2.7 and 3.5 that come with the system. I can call it perfectly by typing python3.9, and also use pip3.9 commands. I ......Thu, 16 Jul 2026 17:48:30 -0400https://liberty.io/how-do-you-install-teamspeak-on-ubuntu-that-is-on-a-chromebook-using-a.htmlhttps://liberty.io/how-do-you-install-teamspeak-on-ubuntu-that-is-on-a-chromebook-using-a.htmlI am on a Chromebook that I use a chroot for Ubuntu on it and I have been trying to install TeamSpeak 3 on it, but it won't let me install it. Please help me figure out how to install it. I have tr......Thu, 16 Jul 2026 17:47:20 -0400https://liberty.io/installation-of-amdgpu-fails-packages-have-unmet-dependencies.htmlhttps://liberty.io/installation-of-amdgpu-fails-packages-have-unmet-dependencies.htmlI'm trying to install amdgpu according to the instructions found here: https://amdgpu-install.readthedocs.io/en/latest/install-installing.html Running the command: sudo amdgpu-install --usecase=...Thu, 16 Jul 2026 17:43:01 -0400https://liberty.io/how-to-join-text-files.htmlhttps://liberty.io/how-to-join-text-files.htmlI have saved many documents as txt. I want to print them together so first I want them together in a single file. The order doesn't matter in this case. I want a solution that does not involve ty......Thu, 16 Jul 2026 17:42:05 -0400https://liberty.io/finding-device-printer-039-s-device-uri-during-driver-installation.htmlhttps://liberty.io/finding-device-printer-039-s-device-uri-during-driver-installation.htmlI'm trying to install a printer from Brother (model MFC-J470DW). I've been to Brother's site, downloaded and unzipped the *.gz driver file. Now it's asking if I want to specify the device URI. Ot......Thu, 16 Jul 2026 17:40:57 -0400https://liberty.io/is-there-an-eraser-tool-in-inkspace-vector-graphics-editor.htmlhttps://liberty.io/is-there-an-eraser-tool-in-inkspace-vector-graphics-editor.htmlI am new to ubuntu.I tried to use inkspace vector graphics editor for graphic designing but could not find any eraser tool.Please help...Thu, 16 Jul 2026 17:40:54 -0400https://liberty.io/brother-hl-l2325dw-wifi-unable-to-locate-printer.htmlhttps://liberty.io/brother-hl-l2325dw-wifi-unable-to-locate-printer.htmlIt began with trying to install WiFi printer. After resolving that bug, new bug: Bug: Brother HL-L2325DW (WiFi) “Unable to locate printer” Installed driver tool from : https://support.brother.com/g/b/...Thu, 16 Jul 2026 17:40:15 -0400https://liberty.io/open-eog-preferences-panel-on-ubuntu-18-04.htmlhttps://liberty.io/open-eog-preferences-panel-on-ubuntu-18-04.htmlThis is a very odd one for me. I just installed a new system under ubuntu 18.04, and with it the last version of eog. I want to remove the automatic filtering when zooming it, and I know it is in the ...Thu, 16 Jul 2026 17:35:22 -0400https://liberty.io/best-way-to-get-nwipe-25.htmlhttps://liberty.io/best-way-to-get-nwipe-25.htmlI'm needed the latest version of NWipe as it logs serial numbers of wiped disks and the currently packaged version with 18.04 does not. I'm unsure how to go about doing this and I've not had much l......Thu, 16 Jul 2026 17:34:21 -0400https://liberty.io/could-not-get-lock-var-lib-apt-lists-lock.htmlhttps://liberty.io/could-not-get-lock-var-lib-apt-lists-lock.htmlwhen I try to apt-get update I'm getting the below error, E: Could not get lock /var/lib/apt/lists/lock - open (11: Resource temporarily unavailable) E: Unable to lock directory /var/lib/apt/lists/...Thu, 16 Jul 2026 17:33:10 -0400https://liberty.io/how-to-display-time-elapsed-since-last-system-boot-using-uptime.htmlhttps://liberty.io/how-to-display-time-elapsed-since-last-system-boot-using-uptime.htmlI want to display the time elapsed since last system boot using uptime, but I don't want it to display all that info. 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For backstory, I am running a LXC container on proxmox with ubuntu server 20.04, with all the ...Thu, 16 Jul 2026 17:13:31 -0400https://liberty.io/apache-maven-3-6-0-zip-permission-denied.htmlhttps://liberty.io/apache-maven-3-6-0-zip-permission-denied.htmlwhile running the below command i am facing this error wget http://us.mirrors.quenda.co/apache/maven/maven-3/3.6.0/binaries/apache-maven-3.6.0-bin.zip -O apache-maven-3.6.0.zip apache-maven-3.6.0.......Thu, 16 Jul 2026 17:13:15 -0400https://liberty.io/what-are-the-differences-between-su-sudo-s-sudo-i-sudo-su.htmlhttps://liberty.io/what-are-the-differences-between-su-sudo-s-sudo-i-sudo-su.htmlI already read it from manual but I can't see difference.. su - change user ID or become superuser sudo -s [command] The -s (shell) option runs the shell specified by the SHELL environment varia......Thu, 16 Jul 2026 17:12:40 -0400https://liberty.io/can-i-use-zesty-artful-bionic-packages-in-xenial-ubuntu.htmlhttps://liberty.io/can-i-use-zesty-artful-bionic-packages-in-xenial-ubuntu.htmlI have xenial Ubuntu and wanted to install espeak by this command: sudo apt-get install espeak-ng-espeak But I got this error message: E: Unable to locate package espeak-ng-espeak Then I went t......Thu, 16 Jul 2026 17:09:01 -0400https://liberty.io/file-aspx-on-ubuntu.htmlhttps://liberty.io/file-aspx-on-ubuntu.htmlI'm changing my server from Microsoft to Ubuntu. The current box hosts a website using an ASPX file (www.seaserchne.com). I've imported all the files and structure, and can view the home page, ho......Thu, 16 Jul 2026 17:08:54 -0400https://liberty.io/error-message-ubuntu-is-not-installed-on-this-virtual-machine-insert-t.htmlhttps://liberty.io/error-message-ubuntu-is-not-installed-on-this-virtual-machine-insert-t.htmlHi I am trying to install Ubuntu 20 on VMWare, Windows 10. I thought I had installed the ISO, but when running the VM, I get the error message in the title. The choice is between restarting (with s......Thu, 16 Jul 2026 17:02:27 -0400https://liberty.io/using-ubuntu-to-save-a-dying-hdd-disk-completely-unreadable-even-thoug.htmlhttps://liberty.io/using-ubuntu-to-save-a-dying-hdd-disk-completely-unreadable-even-thoug.htmlI have an old dying hard drive with loads of faulty sectors that I'm trying to save as much data from as I can (before ultimately throwing it out). Using ddrescue on my laptop on macOS did wonders,......Thu, 16 Jul 2026 16:41:55 -0400https://liberty.io/scp-command-returned-no-such-file-or-directory-error.htmlhttps://liberty.io/scp-command-returned-no-such-file-or-directory-error.htmlI am trying to copy files from my laptop to a host via ssh command: roberto@xxxxx1:~$ scp /home/roberto/Metagenoma_MEL_COLS/Mix-MEL_S10_L002_R1_001.fastq.tar.gz roberto@xxxx.xxx.xxx.es:/media/disk7/...Thu, 16 Jul 2026 16:31:35 -0400https://liberty.io/using-etc-environment-d-conf-to-set-global-environment-for-all-users.htmlhttps://liberty.io/using-etc-environment-d-conf-to-set-global-environment-for-all-users.htmlIs /etc/environment.d/*.conf a valid place to put environment config on Ubuntu 18.04 for all users? I've tried a file with the following contents: BRAD_TEST=true However, after logging in and ru......Thu, 16 Jul 2026 16:29:26 -0400https://liberty.io/brother-printer-mfc-l2710dw-not-working.htmlhttps://liberty.io/brother-printer-mfc-l2710dw-not-working.htmlI've connected my new printer, a Brother MFC-L2710DW, via wi-fi to my home network. It works smoothly on Windows, however I am encountering problems, on my Ubuntu 18.04 distribution. Whenever I try......Thu, 16 Jul 2026 16:23:59 -0400https://liberty.io/how-to-add-support-of-scala-syntax-highlighting-in-vim.htmlhttps://liberty.io/how-to-add-support-of-scala-syntax-highlighting-in-vim.htmlHow to configure VIM to be able to highlight scala language (.scala files extension)? Current VIM configuration (.vimrc file): :syntax on...Thu, 16 Jul 2026 16:19:50 -0400https://liberty.io/replacing-pulseaudio-with-pipewire-in-ubuntu-20-04.htmlhttps://liberty.io/replacing-pulseaudio-with-pipewire-in-ubuntu-20-04.htmlSince I have installed ubuntu 20.04 I am facing problems with my bluetooth headset microphone not detected by the system. My headset worked perfectly with Windows. Also, I am not able to switch to ......Thu, 16 Jul 2026 16:18:45 -0400https://liberty.io/pip-won-039-t-run-throws-errors-instead.htmlhttps://liberty.io/pip-won-039-t-run-throws-errors-instead.htmlI am running into problems when ever I run pip with any arguments or flags. 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Here are more details: Column editing is possible in emacs......Thu, 16 Jul 2026 15:46:17 -0400https://liberty.io/how-can-i-install-origin-software.htmlhttps://liberty.io/how-can-i-install-origin-software.htmlI need to install "Origin" software for graph plottings, analysis, etc. It is basically windows supported. But I have installed WINE, thereby installed few windows supported softwares and using it.......Thu, 16 Jul 2026 15:32:21 -0400https://liberty.io/how-to-edit-gnome-unity-menus-without-using-alacarte.htmlhttps://liberty.io/how-to-edit-gnome-unity-menus-without-using-alacarte.htmlAlacarte crashes every time I attempt to edit a submenu or move an item from one submenu to another and then I'd have to wipe the application.menu files or my gnomeshell desktop would be useless. Is ...Thu, 16 Jul 2026 15:15:54 -0400https://liberty.io/booting-android-with-grub-but-how.htmlhttps://liberty.io/booting-android-with-grub-but-how.htmlI have a small problem. I have seven partitions: Device Boot Begin End Blocks Id System /dev/sda1 * 206848 219013119 109403136 7 HPFS/NTFS/exFAT <-- ...Thu, 16 Jul 2026 15:15:49 -0400https://liberty.io/modulenotfound-no-module-named-039-imutils-039.htmlhttps://liberty.io/modulenotfound-no-module-named-039-imutils-039.htmli have already installed imutils using pip (which is upgraded to the last version), and imutils is supposed to be on PyCharm ExternalModules directly after installation , but the thing is this , w......Thu, 16 Jul 2026 15:11:46 -0400https://liberty.io/alternative-to-microsoft-outlook.htmlhttps://liberty.io/alternative-to-microsoft-outlook.htmlI recently switched to Ubuntu from Windows 10. I used to rely heavily on MS Outlook, and still do, and I want something similar in Ubuntu. I need an alternative that provides/supports/integrates ......Thu, 16 Jul 2026 14:56:54 -0400https://liberty.io/no-file-save-dialog-for-snap-applications.htmlhttps://liberty.io/no-file-save-dialog-for-snap-applications.htmlusing a fresh ubuntu 22.04 install i can no longer save or download any files in firefox. it did work when i first installed firefox, now it no longer does. File -> Save page as does not even o......Thu, 16 Jul 2026 14:53:16 -0400https://liberty.io/headset-microphone-not-working-while-internal-built-in-microphone-work.htmlhttps://liberty.io/headset-microphone-not-working-while-internal-built-in-microphone-work.htmlI have a Dell Inspiron 5759 laptop running Ubuntu 20.04.3 LTS. My laptop's internal in-built speakers and microphone works well. 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And when I do CTRL+A and......Thu, 16 Jul 2026 14:26:15 -0400https://liberty.io/bind9-unable-to-resolve-external-names.htmlhttps://liberty.io/bind9-unable-to-resolve-external-names.htmlEDIT: Now works, but please see comment below. I have setup bind9 following this tutorial. I am now able to ping my NS by name, as well as my main computer, each of which I correctly entered A &a......Thu, 16 Jul 2026 14:23:28 -0400https://liberty.io/updating-thunderbird-78-to-91-on-ubuntu-20-04.htmlhttps://liberty.io/updating-thunderbird-78-to-91-on-ubuntu-20-04.htmlI propably took a wrong way to update Thunderbird. I found in Ubuntu Software the TB icon for the new 91.4.0 version (December 29th 2021) and clicked the Install button. When restarting email, it s......Thu, 16 Jul 2026 14:22:58 -0400https://liberty.io/gimp-how-to-remove-background-of-scanned-text.htmlhttps://liberty.io/gimp-how-to-remove-background-of-scanned-text.htmlI have a scanned text with white background how can i remove the background so that as result, i would have the text on a transparent background? for example I have this scanned text And I want t......Thu, 16 Jul 2026 14:11:22 -0400https://liberty.io/cannot-enter-bios-after-setting-up-dual-ubuntu-boot-acer-aspire-5.htmlhttps://liberty.io/cannot-enter-bios-after-setting-up-dual-ubuntu-boot-acer-aspire-5.htmlI have an Acer Aspire 5 where I removed the existing hard drive partitions and installed two LUKS-encrypted instances of Ubuntu 20.04.2. (There is no Windows operating system or recovery disk anymo......Thu, 16 Jul 2026 14:06:13 -0400https://liberty.io/a-program-is-constantly-opening-and-closing-every-5-seconds-it-039-s-r.htmlhttps://liberty.io/a-program-is-constantly-opening-and-closing-every-5-seconds-it-039-s-r.htmlSo there is this program named "@!0,27;BDH" that's constantly opening and closing in the background and i don't know how to stop it. The problem is that, because the program opens, it's ...Thu, 16 Jul 2026 13:51:23 -0400https://liberty.io/how-do-i-stop-green-flashes-when-playing-video.htmlhttps://liberty.io/how-do-i-stop-green-flashes-when-playing-video.htmlI have Ubuntu 15.10, running Gnome Retro/Flashback/Fallback... whatever it's being called right now. I also have Compiz. When I play videos in either VLC or Gnome Media player, the screen frequently ...Thu, 16 Jul 2026 13:46:52 -0400https://liberty.io/how-do-i-let-only-specific-pcs-connect-to-via-ssh.htmlhttps://liberty.io/how-do-i-let-only-specific-pcs-connect-to-via-ssh.htmlI have an Ubuntu Server and I want only a few PCs to be able to connect to my server via SSH (on port 22). Is there a way that I can create an certificate that I would install on the few PCs that are ...Thu, 16 Jul 2026 13:33:04 -0400https://liberty.io/what-is-is-it-a-variable.htmlhttps://liberty.io/what-is-is-it-a-variable.htmlThe question is pretty straight forward. I can get the exit code of the previous command by using $?. But what exactly is it? I don't think it is a variable, because you can't have any special ...Thu, 16 Jul 2026 13:18:41 -0400https://liberty.io/pkg-config-path-environment-variable.htmlhttps://liberty.io/pkg-config-path-environment-variable.htmlConsider adjusting the PKG_CONFIG_PATH environment variable if you installed software in a non-standard prefix. What does this mean ?...Thu, 16 Jul 2026 13:18:40 -0400https://liberty.io/how-to-launch-sh-from-third-party-program.htmlhttps://liberty.io/how-to-launch-sh-from-third-party-program.htmlI have the program Lutris installed on my computer and I am going through adding all my linux games. However some are .sh execs others are .bins and executables which both added fine. the .sh ones ......Thu, 16 Jul 2026 13:17:37 -0400https://liberty.io/ubuntu-with-high-resolution-computer-have-very-small-title-or-header-b.htmlhttps://liberty.io/ubuntu-with-high-resolution-computer-have-very-small-title-or-header-b.htmlI have HP Envy laptop (15.6 inch with high resolution 1080P ). I have installed Ubuntu 16.10 and I find many application looks too small. I tried to increase the overall font of the system, but still ...Thu, 16 Jul 2026 12:52:32 -0400https://liberty.io/remove-mariadb-mysql-databases.htmlhttps://liberty.io/remove-mariadb-mysql-databases.htmlHow do I completly remove MariaDB so I can reset the root password?...Thu, 16 Jul 2026 12:51:30 -0400https://liberty.io/how-do-i-tell-ubuntu-not-to-use-certain-memory-addresses.htmlhttps://liberty.io/how-do-i-tell-ubuntu-not-to-use-certain-memory-addresses.htmlI'm sorry if this is poorly worded, but I've done a memory test on one of my computers, and certain memory addresses have errors. This is the first time I've searched. If you need more information,......Thu, 16 Jul 2026 12:50:32 -0400https://liberty.io/find-with-wildcard-path-and-export-the-result-to-a-file.htmlhttps://liberty.io/find-with-wildcard-path-and-export-the-result-to-a-file.htmlI need to find files that match this pattern: find root_folder/*/match_string/*.ext "*" means any levels of folders or files. So it means any file with an extention "ext" under root_folder or its......Thu, 16 Jul 2026 12:48:33 -0400https://liberty.io/intellij-idea-not-working-on-ubuntu-17.htmlhttps://liberty.io/intellij-idea-not-working-on-ubuntu-17.htmlI installed IntelliJ and it got installed successfully then when I tried to configure project structure, it wasn't working. I was clicking that option but nothing was happening. Also when I tried to ...Thu, 16 Jul 2026 12:45:57 -0400https://liberty.io/questions-tagged-i915.htmlhttps://liberty.io/questions-tagged-i915.htmlQ&A for Ubuntu users and developers...Thu, 16 Jul 2026 12:35:36 -0400https://liberty.io/blu-ray-vlc-problem.htmlhttps://liberty.io/blu-ray-vlc-problem.htmlI got a problem with blu-ray player in VLC Blu-ray error: Blu-ray Disc is corrupted. Your input can't be opened: VLC is unable to open the MRL 'bluray:///dev/sr0'. Check the log for details. It's......Thu, 16 Jul 2026 12:22:24 -0400https://liberty.io/what-does-039-h-039-flag-in-039-sudo-h-039-mean.htmlhttps://liberty.io/what-does-039-h-039-flag-in-039-sudo-h-039-mean.htmlWhen I was installing Python 3 on Ubuntu 18.04, I came across the command sudo -H pip install -U pip What does -H do?...Thu, 16 Jul 2026 12:20:11 -0400https://liberty.io/broadcom-bcm5880-ubuntu-compatibility.htmlhttps://liberty.io/broadcom-bcm5880-ubuntu-compatibility.htmlI have a question about the Broadcom bcm5880 fingerprint scanner. 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Can anyone show me where I can make sure that......Thu, 16 Jul 2026 11:55:55 -0400https://liberty.io/how-to-stream-mic-input-with-little-to-no-delay-over-lan.htmlhttps://liberty.io/how-to-stream-mic-input-with-little-to-no-delay-over-lan.htmlSeems the default answer is icecast + darkice but many people mention a delay of anywhere from 1-5 seconds. Is this due to hardware limitations?...Thu, 16 Jul 2026 11:53:34 -0400https://liberty.io/error-no-display-environment-variable-specified-when-using-x-server.htmlhttps://liberty.io/error-no-display-environment-variable-specified-when-using-x-server.htmlI am trying to access GUIs from my Ubuntu 22 server. On my Windows 11 cmd with Xming installed (which I don't think I need). I run ssh -X me@myserver. Then in bash I type firefox and get the follow......Thu, 16 Jul 2026 11:44:42 -0400https://liberty.io/filezilla-slowly-creeping-up-or-down-transfer-rate-plus-other-weird-be.htmlhttps://liberty.io/filezilla-slowly-creeping-up-or-down-transfer-rate-plus-other-weird-be.htmlI am not sure the issue is related with my current Ubuntu, it might. I am connecting with FileZilla the present laptop, with Ubuntu 20.04, as a client, to another desktop Win 10 PC (with a USB WiFi ...Thu, 16 Jul 2026 11:39:50 -0400https://liberty.io/how-to-change-fix-system-039-s-locale-when-you-setup-in-a-language-not.htmlhttps://liberty.io/how-to-change-fix-system-039-s-locale-when-you-setup-in-a-language-not.htmlHow do I set up a global locale for the computer? I have recently installed Kubuntu 14.04LTS in english but since I am in Spain, I chose Spain as a country and then changed locale options so that ......Thu, 16 Jul 2026 11:36:36 -0400https://liberty.io/is-it-possible-to-stop-windows-from-getting-focus-in-i3-window-manager.htmlhttps://liberty.io/is-it-possible-to-stop-windows-from-getting-focus-in-i3-window-manager.htmlIs it possible to stop windows (applications) from getting focus? For example when I launch discord, it steals focus multiple times, while I would like to be able to continue typing in my terminal,......Thu, 16 Jul 2026 11:27:04 -0400https://liberty.io/what-039-s-the-difference-between-dev-sg0-and-dev-sr0.htmlhttps://liberty.io/what-039-s-the-difference-between-dev-sg0-and-dev-sr0.html$ uname -srvmpio Linux 5.4.0-31-generic #35-Ubuntu SMP Thu May 7 20:20:34 UTC 2020 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux $ sudo cdrecord -inq Device was not specified. 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