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I'm new to ubuntu and ...Thu, 16 Jul 2026 06:55:00 -0400https://liberty.io/how-to-set-vim-keyboard-mapping-for-start-of-command.htmlhttps://liberty.io/how-to-set-vim-keyboard-mapping-for-start-of-command.htmlI often write the active Vim buffer with :w, then reload the buffer with :e to reset the undo/redo history. I do this so often, I've updated my .vimrc file with a command mapping for :we, to do bo......Thu, 16 Jul 2026 06:48:43 -0400https://liberty.io/what-is-the-use-purpose-of-the-ca-certificates-package.htmlhttps://liberty.io/what-is-the-use-purpose-of-the-ca-certificates-package.htmlI have always wondered what it's used for but I found little documentation about it....Thu, 16 Jul 2026 06:45:31 -0400https://liberty.io/how-to-get-the-latest-dnsmasq-version.htmlhttps://liberty.io/how-to-get-the-latest-dnsmasq-version.htmlI'd like to update to the latest version of dnsmasq (2.83). I used sudo apt update followed by sudo apt upgrade in an attempt to update the software and libraries installed on the machine. I then c......Thu, 16 Jul 2026 06:38:45 -0400https://liberty.io/what-is-the-meaning-of-1-in-bash.htmlhttps://liberty.io/what-is-the-meaning-of-1-in-bash.htmlI am actually playing with arguments and its happened. I just thought like to see what will happen if I type $$1 and I did it and got something below. raja@raja-BONEFISH:~$ $$1 19301: command not ......Thu, 16 Jul 2026 06:33:05 -0400https://liberty.io/error-using-eclipse-oxygen-windowbuilder-on-ubuntu-17-10.htmlhttps://liberty.io/error-using-eclipse-oxygen-windowbuilder-on-ubuntu-17-10.htmlI've installed swt windowdbuilder on eclipse oxygen but when I try yo use the design view I gent this error Designer [1.10.0.201712050731.201712061243]: No more handles No more handles And this ......Thu, 16 Jul 2026 06:26:13 -0400https://liberty.io/is-the-openjdk-r-ppa-trustworty.htmlhttps://liberty.io/is-the-openjdk-r-ppa-trustworty.htmlI've seen a ton of blogs saying Java 8 is now available to Ubuntu 12.04 & 14.04 through the ppa openjdk-r. My question is how trustworthy is this ppa? Is it run by people from openjdk or ubuntu......Thu, 16 Jul 2026 06:24:58 -0400https://liberty.io/how-do-i-revert-from-the-nvidia-381-driver-to-xserver-xorg-video-nouve.htmlhttps://liberty.io/how-do-i-revert-from-the-nvidia-381-driver-to-xserver-xorg-video-nouve.htmlI selected the recommended nvidia-381 driver from the Additional Drivers settings page in Ubuntu 16.10. After restarting, the system is stuck at the splash screen. I tried starting in recovery mod......Thu, 16 Jul 2026 06:20:02 -0400https://liberty.io/how-to-install-h-264-decoder.htmlhttps://liberty.io/how-to-install-h-264-decoder.htmlI tried playing videos in movie player but only the audio could be heard. I tried playing the video with dragon player but here also only the audio could be heard. A message box appeared showing the ...Thu, 16 Jul 2026 06:07:49 -0400https://liberty.io/cannot-boot-because-kernel-panic-not-syncing-attempted-to-kill-init.htmlhttps://liberty.io/cannot-boot-because-kernel-panic-not-syncing-attempted-to-kill-init.htmlThis is what I've got. I cannot boot and I see the two of three little lights on the keyboard blinking all the time and the cooling is working on full power, almost. I saw in other askubuntu topic ...Thu, 16 Jul 2026 06:02:20 -0400https://liberty.io/how-to-use-korean-hangul-and-a-virtual-keyboard-onboard.htmlhttps://liberty.io/how-to-use-korean-hangul-and-a-virtual-keyboard-onboard.htmlThis seems to be very badly documented, and while there are many questions similar to this one, none really deals with this exactly, nor seems there to be a solution. I am on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS usin......Thu, 16 Jul 2026 05:56:00 -0400https://liberty.io/how-to-play-brand-mp42-video.htmlhttps://liberty.io/how-to-play-brand-mp42-video.htmlOutout of file: VID_20190129_195553.mp4: ISO Media, MP4 v2 [ISO 14496-14] Output of ffprobe: [mov,mp4,m4a,3gp,3g2,mj2 @ 0x5589e5bb7e40] moov atom not found VID_20190129_195553.mp4: Invalid data fo......Thu, 16 Jul 2026 05:50:06 -0400https://liberty.io/understanding-dns-server-in-etc-resolv-conf-file.htmlhttps://liberty.io/understanding-dns-server-in-etc-resolv-conf-file.htmlI have installed ubuntu server in Virtual Machine. I started exploring about the network, and read a book for it. It says that my DNS server is given in /etc/resolv.conf file. This is my server'......Thu, 16 Jul 2026 05:21:46 -0400https://liberty.io/how-do-you-cd-into-the-first-available-folder-without-typing-out-the-n.htmlhttps://liberty.io/how-do-you-cd-into-the-first-available-folder-without-typing-out-the-n.htmlI was recently in a predicament where I was inside a folder, and I wanted to cd to a sub directory folder. There was only one folder, inside this folder and it was a really long name. Home (I am h......Thu, 16 Jul 2026 05:17:32 -0400https://liberty.io/how-can-i-find-the-latest-stable-kernel-for-ubuntu.htmlhttps://liberty.io/how-can-i-find-the-latest-stable-kernel-for-ubuntu.htmlI have gone through many posts, and many threads of the last 30 minutes reading about Linux kernels. The problem I am having is I upgraded to the latest mainline kernel back when it fixed the proce......Thu, 16 Jul 2026 05:11:38 -0400https://liberty.io/no-more-sound-in-ubuntu-18-04-hp-envy.htmlhttps://liberty.io/no-more-sound-in-ubuntu-18-04-hp-envy.htmlthis is the first time I am posting here but I am kind of desperate. I don't have any more sound on my laptop, only "Dummy output" whereas it was working fine yesterday. I tried several methods, ...Thu, 16 Jul 2026 05:10:22 -0400https://liberty.io/how-to-use-ubuntu-as-client-for-my-hikvision-surveilance-system.htmlhttps://liberty.io/how-to-use-ubuntu-as-client-for-my-hikvision-surveilance-system.htmlI have a HIKVISION DS-7216HGHI-SH/A with analogue cameras connected to it. In windows, Firefox requires a plugin (in .exe format) to display the videos. A plugin for linux on the website is rather ......Thu, 16 Jul 2026 05:06:09 -0400https://liberty.io/where-is-the-alias-for-ll-defined.htmlhttps://liberty.io/where-is-the-alias-for-ll-defined.htmlI often find myself using ll which is an alias. $ type ll ll is an alias for ls -lh I always wondered where this was defined as it works both on bash, zsh but not on sh: # THIS IS SH $ ll sh: 1:......Thu, 16 Jul 2026 04:50:37 -0400https://liberty.io/dolphin-kde-like-column-design-for-nautilus-or-an-alternative-file-bro.htmlhttps://liberty.io/dolphin-kde-like-column-design-for-nautilus-or-an-alternative-file-bro.htmlI'm now an Ubuntu user for several years but a friend of mine has Kubuntu installed and although I'm no fan of KDE i really liked the file Browser "Dolphin". Especially the Mac OSX like "columns de......Thu, 16 Jul 2026 04:37:20 -0400https://liberty.io/how-to-fix-read-failure-on-hard-drive.htmlhttps://liberty.io/how-to-fix-read-failure-on-hard-drive.htmlOne of my hard drives wasn't working properly when I was trying to install windows 10 on it, so I searched for the error and I checked HD for errors with Smartctl selftests. I tried some usual fixes ...Thu, 16 Jul 2026 04:35:37 -0400https://liberty.io/indicator-menu-from-gtk-builder-ui-string.htmlhttps://liberty.io/indicator-menu-from-gtk-builder-ui-string.htmlI've created an indicator that I think should work, but doesn't. I've added the UI interface from a glade file, loaded it and added the menu to appindicator. The following is the entire source code ...Thu, 16 Jul 2026 04:24:20 -0400https://liberty.io/beginner-gpu-passthrough-windows-host-to-ubuntu-guest-whats-kvm-i-use-.htmlhttps://liberty.io/beginner-gpu-passthrough-windows-host-to-ubuntu-guest-whats-kvm-i-use-.htmlI run win10 with 18.04LTS VM on virtual box. I am not experienced in VM's but have a need for Linux (personal use) so I thought vBox was the only solution. I have 2 discrete graphics cards so I wa......Thu, 16 Jul 2026 04:17:02 -0400https://liberty.io/18-04-sudo-prime-select-intel-gives-error-the-installed-packages-do-no.htmlhttps://liberty.io/18-04-sudo-prime-select-intel-gives-error-the-installed-packages-do-no.html18.04 Dell XPS 15 sudo prime-select intel gives ERROR the installed packages do not support PRIME Where can I find out more about how to proceed?...Thu, 16 Jul 2026 04:13:10 -0400https://liberty.io/microsoft-wireless-comfort-desktop-5000-keyboard-special-keys.htmlhttps://liberty.io/microsoft-wireless-comfort-desktop-5000-keyboard-special-keys.htmlI purchased a micrrosoft keyboard for its special keys such as XF86HomePage, while in my prvious model (the Microsoft Natural Ergonomic Keyboard 4000) all the keys were configurable, at the new 5000 ...Thu, 16 Jul 2026 04:12:04 -0400https://liberty.io/man-command-not-working-in-ubuntu-18-04.htmlhttps://liberty.io/man-command-not-working-in-ubuntu-18-04.htmlMy man command is not working at all on my Ubuntu 18.04 machine. Unlike most of the cases I have found described in the internet, where there is an error message after calling man, I do not get any ...Thu, 16 Jul 2026 04:08:15 -0400https://liberty.io/firefox-98-0-don-039-t-syncrhonise-or-save-password.htmlhttps://liberty.io/firefox-98-0-don-039-t-syncrhonise-or-save-password.htmlI have a dual boot windows10 - Ubuntu 20.04 with Firefox in each. I want to synchronise my logins and password from window but it doesn't work in Ubuntu side. There is more : Ubuntu Firefox don't s......Thu, 16 Jul 2026 04:08:10 -0400https://liberty.io/how-do-i-copy-cd-to-my-android-cellphone-using-lubuntu-18-10.htmlhttps://liberty.io/how-do-i-copy-cd-to-my-android-cellphone-using-lubuntu-18-10.htmlHow do I copy an audio CD to my Android 8.1.0 cellphone using Lubuntu 18.10?...Thu, 16 Jul 2026 03:57:55 -0400https://liberty.io/is-it-possible-to-modify-an-xml-file-in-terminal.htmlhttps://liberty.io/is-it-possible-to-modify-an-xml-file-in-terminal.htmlI got the following instructions: sudo nano /etc/tomcat7/tomcat-users.xml add a user who can access the manager-gui and admin-gui: <tomcat-users> <user username="admin" password="passwo......Thu, 16 Jul 2026 03:54:37 -0400https://liberty.io/main-cpp-1-10-fatal-error-sort-h-no-such-file-or-directory.htmlhttps://liberty.io/main-cpp-1-10-fatal-error-sort-h-no-such-file-or-directory.htmlI want to write makefile to compile my C++ codes. The tree of my files is this: . ├── include │   └── Sort.h ├── lib │   └── Sort.cpp └── src ├── main.cpp ├── makefile └── obj And this......Thu, 16 Jul 2026 03:54:09 -0400https://liberty.io/how-do-i-edit-php-ini-in-a-docker-container.htmlhttps://liberty.io/how-do-i-edit-php-ini-in-a-docker-container.htmlSo I'm running the wordpress docker container and I want to increase the upload file size limit set in php.ini. My problem is I can't find that file anywhere. I installed the container with a doc......Thu, 16 Jul 2026 03:39:30 -0400https://liberty.io/chrome-thinks-that-it-is-hangouts-and-now-postman.htmlhttps://liberty.io/chrome-thinks-that-it-is-hangouts-and-now-postman.htmlI am running Ubuntu 16.04 LTS and am having a persistent, obnoxious problem with Chrome and Hangouts. If I attach a Chrome shortcut to the launcher and/or search for Chrome, it insists that it is ...Thu, 16 Jul 2026 03:34:05 -0400