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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. 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I have ...Fri, 24 Jul 2026 12:20:37 -0400https://liberty.io/ubuntu-18-04-suddenly-has-become-jumpy-and-less-smooth-with-fan-noise.htmlhttps://liberty.io/ubuntu-18-04-suddenly-has-become-jumpy-and-less-smooth-with-fan-noise.htmlMy system was running fine for a few days after I installed it. 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I have installed ...Fri, 24 Jul 2026 11:47:53 -0400https://liberty.io/wsl-nano-scrolling-up-to-see-terminal.htmlhttps://liberty.io/wsl-nano-scrolling-up-to-see-terminal.htmlI run some commands on remote server (am connected with it via ssh using WSL ubuntu 20) and after running then I open nano editor, usually I was able to scroll up with my mouse witch allowed me to ......Fri, 24 Jul 2026 11:34:48 -0400https://liberty.io/apt-get-upgrade-does-not-work-after-updating-python-duplicate.htmlhttps://liberty.io/apt-get-upgrade-does-not-work-after-updating-python-duplicate.htmlI recently updated my python release from 3.8 to 3.10, using sudo update-alternatives --config python3, but this seems to have caused a problem with apt somewhere. 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