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What command should I write to get out of it? cd.. doesn't work...Mon, 03 Aug 2026 13:17:35 -0400https://liberty.io/installing-postgis-on-ubuntu-15-04.htmlhttps://liberty.io/installing-postgis-on-ubuntu-15-04.htmlWhen executing this command sudo apt-get install postgresql-9.4-postgis2.1 pgadmin3 to install PostgreSQL with PostGIS I get the following error: postgresql-9.4-postgis-2.1 : Depends: libgdal1 ......Mon, 03 Aug 2026 12:56:51 -0400https://liberty.io/colored-text-format-for-readme-or-simple-documentation-files.htmlhttps://liberty.io/colored-text-format-for-readme-or-simple-documentation-files.htmlI am looking for a colored format that is supported by ubuntu to write documentation files that can be displayed colored and bolded to be displayed on a text editor like gedit. I wanted to ask it b......Mon, 03 Aug 2026 12:53:28 -0400https://liberty.io/certificate-verify-failed-error.htmlhttps://liberty.io/certificate-verify-failed-error.htmlPython Django error: <urlopen error [SSL: CERTIFICATE_VERIFY_FAILED] certificate verify failed: unable to get local issuer certificate (_ssl.c:1131)> Exception Location: /usr/lib/python3.8/u......Mon, 03 Aug 2026 12:50:56 -0400https://liberty.io/auto-increment-increment-resets-after-mysql-restart-closed.htmlhttps://liberty.io/auto-increment-increment-resets-after-mysql-restart-closed.htmlI am setting the MySQL variable auto_increment_increment using the following command. mysql -u root -p -e "SET GLOBAL auto_increment_increment = 10;" And it all works, until I restart MySQL (usin......Mon, 03 Aug 2026 12:46:34 -0400https://liberty.io/physically-damaged-hard-disk-trying-to-mount-it.htmlhttps://liberty.io/physically-damaged-hard-disk-trying-to-mount-it.htmlI have a physically damaged hard drive (it fell down) which has very creepy noises when attached to a PC. I am trying to recover some data. My problem is that Ubuntu is not able to mount it. The h......Mon, 03 Aug 2026 12:37:50 -0400https://liberty.io/how-to-extend-the-compose-key.htmlhttps://liberty.io/how-to-extend-the-compose-key.htmlI was looking for a way to extend the compose key (from tweaks) ability to be able to type arbitrary Unicode characters with custom key combinations. ex. compose_key + 'l' + 'a' + 'm' = 'λ'...Mon, 03 Aug 2026 12:22:13 -0400https://liberty.io/ubuntu-boot-failed.htmlhttps://liberty.io/ubuntu-boot-failed.htmlI have Kubuntu 13.04 installed and it was working fine until today, it's failed to boot with mounting failed message. I've run the Boot Repair but didn't fix my problem. 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After I have partitioned my drive and stuff I ......Mon, 03 Aug 2026 11:53:25 -0400https://liberty.io/can-i-move-the-extended-pertition-and-resize-the-ext4-partition-to-the.htmlhttps://liberty.io/can-i-move-the-extended-pertition-and-resize-the-ext4-partition-to-the.htmli have cloned my 60 GB hard drive to a 640 GB but i can't resize the ext4 partition because the extended partition is in the way, so i would like to know if i can move it without braking something ......Mon, 03 Aug 2026 11:47:29 -0400https://liberty.io/unzip-error-end-of-central-directory-signature-not-found.htmlhttps://liberty.io/unzip-error-end-of-central-directory-signature-not-found.htmlI try to unzip a zip file, but got an error: $ unzip COCR2_100.zip Archive: COCR2_100.zip End-of-central-directory signature not found. Either this file is not a zipfile, or it constitutes ......Mon, 03 Aug 2026 11:46:07 -0400https://liberty.io/is-there-a-way-to-install-kde-neon-on-kubuntu-without-formatting-my-di.htmlhttps://liberty.io/is-there-a-way-to-install-kde-neon-on-kubuntu-without-formatting-my-di.htmlI'm searching for a way to install kde neon on my kubuntu without formatting my hard drive, but I could only find how to install the developer's edition, not the user one....Mon, 03 Aug 2026 11:27:39 -0400https://liberty.io/how-to-make-kde-applications-look-native-in-ubuntu-17-10.htmlhttps://liberty.io/how-to-make-kde-applications-look-native-in-ubuntu-17-10.htmlQt apps look out of place on my desktop. They use a different theme and color palate to the native GTK apps. 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Brother Solutions Center : Brother Driver for Linux Distributions And it was easy, and it works just fine with ...Mon, 03 Aug 2026 10:43:23 -0400https://liberty.io/unable-to-locate-package-linux-firmware-nonfree.htmlhttps://liberty.io/unable-to-locate-package-linux-firmware-nonfree.htmlI'm trying to resolve a problem with wireless connectivity on my Toshiba C55-C-184 laptop. I asked about this problem here. It looks like the problem is with the Intel Corporation Wireless 3160 n......Mon, 03 Aug 2026 10:40:51 -0400https://liberty.io/some-confusion-with-conda-pip-installations-of-pyqt5-on-my-ubuntu-20-0.htmlhttps://liberty.io/some-confusion-with-conda-pip-installations-of-pyqt5-on-my-ubuntu-20-0.htmlContext I wanted to install PyQt5 in my conda base environment, along with some other libraries. I have completed this task in different sessions. The problem is that when I went in Visual Studio C......Mon, 03 Aug 2026 10:38:05 -0400https://liberty.io/is-there-an-offline-command-line-dictionary.htmlhttps://liberty.io/is-there-an-offline-command-line-dictionary.htmlIs there any command line offline dictionary? I know that there are some like StarDict and Artha but how about one in the command line? Also, I tried dict but it is an online dictionary....Mon, 03 Aug 2026 10:35:26 -0400https://liberty.io/the-screen-is-too-small.htmlhttps://liberty.io/the-screen-is-too-small.htmlI am using Virtual Box 5.0.0(Windows Vista) to run Ubuntu 14.04. The screen is too small (640x480) but the screen can up to 1280x768. How can I resizing it?...Mon, 03 Aug 2026 10:34:00 -0400https://liberty.io/coolest-looking-terminal-irc-client-closed.htmlhttps://liberty.io/coolest-looking-terminal-irc-client-closed.htmlI am looking for a IRC client for the terminal that has colors, user list and just generally looks awesome ;) Any recommendations? There are loads of IRC clients in the repositories and I don't wan......Mon, 03 Aug 2026 10:29:31 -0400https://liberty.io/install-ubuntu-or-kubuntu-on-a-external-usb-drive.htmlhttps://liberty.io/install-ubuntu-or-kubuntu-on-a-external-usb-drive.htmlI have a few external hard drives (SSDs and Platters (SATA), is this possible that I can install Kubuntu 10.10 x64 or Ubuntu 10.10 x64 onto one of these external hard drives? My System supports boo......Mon, 03 Aug 2026 10:25:44 -0400https://liberty.io/14-04-inside-docker-term-environment-variable-not-set.htmlhttps://liberty.io/14-04-inside-docker-term-environment-variable-not-set.htmlI am running an ubuntu 14.04 inside a docker container. 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So I wonder if there's a possibility to automatically log in at home and password ...Mon, 03 Aug 2026 10:19:34 -0400https://liberty.io/how-do-i-resize-an-ext4-partition-beyond-the-16tb-limit.htmlhttps://liberty.io/how-do-i-resize-an-ext4-partition-beyond-the-16tb-limit.htmlWhen attempting to resize and old ext4 Partition that was created without the 64bit flag, resize2fs 1.42 will fail if the new size is or exceeds 16TiB. $ resize2fs -p /dev/mapper/target-device res......Mon, 03 Aug 2026 10:18:09 -0400https://liberty.io/booting-paravirtualized-kernel-on-bare-hardware.htmlhttps://liberty.io/booting-paravirtualized-kernel-on-bare-hardware.htmlI been reading dmesg and i found the line " Booting paravirtualized kernel on bare hardware " but I am not using Ubuntu in visualization I am using it on my laptop DELL N5110 the only OS I have on ......Mon, 03 Aug 2026 10:16:16 -0400https://liberty.io/kdenlive-snap-version-doesn-039-t-render-in-ubuntu-18-04.htmlhttps://liberty.io/kdenlive-snap-version-doesn-039-t-render-in-ubuntu-18-04.htmlWhen I'm trying to render a project, it just stuck on 'Waiting' and render never starts. Console log contains next error: starting kdenlive_render process using: "/snap/kdenlive/26/usr/bin/...Mon, 03 Aug 2026 10:16:07 -0400https://liberty.io/i-can-039-t-find-a-select-drive-option.htmlhttps://liberty.io/i-can-039-t-find-a-select-drive-option.htmlI'm running into some problems with installing ubuntu (ubuntu-22.04-desktop-amd64.iso). The problem. I found a few tutorials that told me that I can select a drive to install ubuntu on, but I can't......Mon, 03 Aug 2026 10:12:44 -0400https://liberty.io/open-a-specific-workspace-on-i3-when-launching-a-specific-app.htmlhttps://liberty.io/open-a-specific-workspace-on-i3-when-launching-a-specific-app.htmlThis week, I finally deciced to write in my i3 config file. Since I use firefox a lot I defined a shortcut for it (bindsym $mod+Shift+f exec firefox) and assigned firefox to a workspace (assign [cl......Mon, 03 Aug 2026 10:12:04 -0400https://liberty.io/how-to-roll-up-the-window.htmlhttps://liberty.io/how-to-roll-up-the-window.htmlAfter just having upgraded to 11.10, I wonder how i can change what happens when I double click a window title bar. I had it configured to roll up (I cannot remember the phrase in English, in Germa......Mon, 03 Aug 2026 10:02:00 -0400https://liberty.io/how-can-i-upgrade-major-kubuntu-versions-by-command-line.htmlhttps://liberty.io/how-can-i-upgrade-major-kubuntu-versions-by-command-line.htmlThe recommended way to upgrade Kubuntu versions is using kubuntu-devel-release-upgrade, which opens up a GUI window. Is there a purely command-line method for distribution upgrades? Background W......Mon, 03 Aug 2026 10:01:57 -0400https://liberty.io/installed-mysql-but-still-says-command-not-found.htmlhttps://liberty.io/installed-mysql-but-still-says-command-not-found.htmlI downloaded MySQL's rpm bundle from the site, converted it to a .deb file using alien and installed it by saying sudo dpkg -i mysql-server_5.6.14-2_amd64.deb. However, when I say mysql in the comm......Mon, 03 Aug 2026 09:49:35 -0400https://liberty.io/unable-to-select-nvidia-proprietry-driver-greyed-out.htmlhttps://liberty.io/unable-to-select-nvidia-proprietry-driver-greyed-out.htmlI have just completed a fresh installation of Ubuntu 20.04 LTS. I am using a minimal install and enabled the use of proprietary drivers during installation. Upon boot and logging in my resolution w......Mon, 03 Aug 2026 09:48:56 -0400https://liberty.io/how-to-concatenate-files-found-by-the-find-command-in-bash.htmlhttps://liberty.io/how-to-concatenate-files-found-by-the-find-command-in-bash.htmlSearching for files using the bash find command, I would like to concatenate the resulting files into a new file. For example, if the find command yields: find . -name "configuration_dev.txt" ./tmp/...Mon, 03 Aug 2026 09:41:08 -0400https://liberty.io/can-039-t-open-a-obj-file.htmlhttps://liberty.io/can-039-t-open-a-obj-file.htmlI am using Ubuntu 14.04 LTS. I downloaded a zip file online which contains codes for Abaqus. The UMAT code, named CMSG.obj . When I open it, this is what it says There is no application installed ......Mon, 03 Aug 2026 09:20:33 -0400https://liberty.io/unable-to-install-vmware-player-module-vpmc-power-on-failed.htmlhttps://liberty.io/unable-to-install-vmware-player-module-vpmc-power-on-failed.htmlI want to install Ubuntu on my VMware Player, but I facing the following error: Virtualized performance counters are not supported on the host CPU type. Module VPMC power on failed. Failed to star......Mon, 03 Aug 2026 09:19:01 -0400https://liberty.io/is-there-a-form-to-upload-files-to-mega-mega-co-nz-from-ubuntu-server-.htmlhttps://liberty.io/is-there-a-form-to-upload-files-to-mega-mega-co-nz-from-ubuntu-server-.htmlI was wondering if someones knows how to install a client, like megatools, in Ubuntu Server(SSH) to upload and download files to MEGA(mega.co.nz). 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I got these errors: E: Could not open lock file /var/lib/dpkg/lock-frontend - open (13: Permission denied) E: Unable to acquire th......Mon, 03 Aug 2026 08:49:56 -0400https://liberty.io/how-to-play-protected-youtube-videos-in-mpv.htmlhttps://liberty.io/how-to-play-protected-youtube-videos-in-mpv.htmlMpv is not playing all video files from youtube anymore, even though youtube-dl has no problem downloading them. I've tried with streamlink+vlc and it says that the video is protected so it gave me......Mon, 03 Aug 2026 08:46:52 -0400https://liberty.io/is-there-a-way-to-try-out-a-netplan-configuration-without-altering-the.htmlhttps://liberty.io/is-there-a-way-to-try-out-a-netplan-configuration-without-altering-the.htmlI work on remote servers, and its a painfull process to go into Rescue Mode everytime I screw something up when it comes to network configuraitons. Are there a way to implement something like: Ne......Mon, 03 Aug 2026 08:45:54 -0400https://liberty.io/create-a-text-layer-in-psd.htmlhttps://liberty.io/create-a-text-layer-in-psd.htmlIs there a command line to create a text layer (PSD format)? I checked gimp but wasn't able to do it. My expected output is a .psd file with one layer of text "hello world"....Mon, 03 Aug 2026 08:43:31 -0400https://liberty.io/can-039-t-save-bashrc-file-in-vim-the-swap-file-bashrc-swp-already-exi.htmlhttps://liberty.io/can-039-t-save-bashrc-file-in-vim-the-swap-file-bashrc-swp-already-exi.htmlI have problem with .bashrc file I can't save changes by command :wq. When I put command to terminal vim .bashrc I have message like below. And when I choose "Edit" I am in .bashrc but :wq isn't s......Mon, 03 Aug 2026 08:40:17 -0400https://liberty.io/mono-3-0-preview-monodoc-monodoc-browser-issue-closed.htmlhttps://liberty.io/mono-3-0-preview-monodoc-monodoc-browser-issue-closed.htmlI have a Ubuntu 13.04 box and I'd like to get Mono 3.0 installed. I found this blog-post here by one of the developers for the Ubuntu Mono group: https://www.meebey.net/posts/mono_3....Mon, 03 Aug 2026 08:33:20 -0400https://liberty.io/can-039-t-install-ubuntu-on-lenovo-yoga-3-pro.htmlhttps://liberty.io/can-039-t-install-ubuntu-on-lenovo-yoga-3-pro.htmlI have a new Lenovo Yoga 3 Pro but I can't install Ubuntu 14.04 on it. I tried working through the instructions for the Yoga 2, but after editing the grub boot line and pressing enter, the screen ......Mon, 03 Aug 2026 08:31:31 -0400https://liberty.io/problem-installing-winbugs-with-wine.htmlhttps://liberty.io/problem-installing-winbugs-with-wine.htmlOn 64-bit Ubuntu 14.04 (Linux kernel 3.13.0.30.36) I'm trying to install the WinBUGS Markov Chain Monte Carlo software with Wine 1.6, but after wine WinBUGS14.exe I get the following error messag......Mon, 03 Aug 2026 08:29:46 -0400https://liberty.io/user-ben-glasser-ask-ubuntu.htmlhttps://liberty.io/user-ben-glasser-ask-ubuntu.htmlQ&A for Ubuntu users and developers...Mon, 03 Aug 2026 08:15:01 -0400https://liberty.io/wsl-not-working-after-update-from-microsoft-store.htmlhttps://liberty.io/wsl-not-working-after-update-from-microsoft-store.htmlVersion Microsoft Windows [Version 10.0.19044.1586] WSL Version WSL 2 Kernel Version 5.10.16 Distro Version Ubuntu20.04LTS Other Software Docker Desktop (Windows), version 4.6.1 (76265) Docker Engi......Mon, 03 Aug 2026 08:02:29 -0400https://liberty.io/malformed-entry-in-sources-list-error-when-trying-to-install-albert-du.htmlhttps://liberty.io/malformed-entry-in-sources-list-error-when-trying-to-install-albert-du.htmlI had tried to install Albert on ubuntu by using the following codes. The Ubuntu version I have is 20.04 curl https://build.opensuse.org/projects/home:manuelschneid3r/public_key | sudo apt-key add - ...Mon, 03 Aug 2026 07:41:36 -0400https://liberty.io/how-to-disable-systemd-resolved-in-ubuntu.htmlhttps://liberty.io/how-to-disable-systemd-resolved-in-ubuntu.htmlHow can I disable systemd-resolved in Ubuntu 17.04? Disabling it with systemctl disable didn't work, the service seems to be restarted (by Networkmanager?)...Mon, 03 Aug 2026 07:41:24 -0400https://liberty.io/how-to-find-the-current-version-of-gnome.htmlhttps://liberty.io/how-to-find-the-current-version-of-gnome.htmlI'm using ubuntu 12.04. I tried $ gnome-about –gnome-version gnome-about: command not found $ gnome-session --version gnome-session 3.2.1 Why I need is because my desktop environment doesn't ......Mon, 03 Aug 2026 07:37:13 -0400https://liberty.io/how-can-i-view-a-text-file-with-chinese-characters-in-vim.htmlhttps://liberty.io/how-can-i-view-a-text-file-with-chinese-characters-in-vim.htmlI have a text file with Chinese characters. I can view it in gedit and it works fine, but when I try to open it with Vim I see things like: »¹Ã»ºÃºÃ¸ßËÑÑ©»¨ÕÀ·ÅµÄÆøºò£¬ÄôÀÚ¹âÈáÈõºì´øÉÏÀ­²»Éϵľ糡......Mon, 03 Aug 2026 07:35:23 -0400https://liberty.io/what-039-s-the-minimal-compatible-linux-kernel-version-required-to-run.htmlhttps://liberty.io/what-039-s-the-minimal-compatible-linux-kernel-version-required-to-run.htmlWhy older kernel? For whatever reason out there, you might be forced to run another kernel than the ones provided by Ubuntu. It may even take you back a few years for a kernel that is compatible w......Mon, 03 Aug 2026 06:59:22 -0400https://liberty.io/what-is-the-minimal-set-of-packages-required-to-transform-a-latex-file.htmlhttps://liberty.io/what-is-the-minimal-set-of-packages-required-to-transform-a-latex-file.htmlI have a plain LaTeX file which I want to compile to a PDF. I see that people suggest texlive-full for this task. At the same time, it weights ridiculous amount of memory. $ apt-get install texliv......Mon, 03 Aug 2026 06:50:59 -0400https://liberty.io/teamviewer-slow-on-ubuntu-without-monitor-16-04.htmlhttps://liberty.io/teamviewer-slow-on-ubuntu-without-monitor-16-04.htmlAfter restarting my server without a monitor connected, TeamViewer is extremely slow. But if I restart with a monitor it runs fine. How can I get it working like normal without a monitor attached?...Mon, 03 Aug 2026 06:48:30 -0400https://liberty.io/how-do-i-reenable-opening-jar-files-by-double-clicking-on-them.htmlhttps://liberty.io/how-do-i-reenable-opening-jar-files-by-double-clicking-on-them.htmlHow can I make "double click to run" the default behaviour of a jar-file on Nautilus? There is no "Open with OpenJDK Java 7 Runtime" on the "Open with" tab under Properties....Mon, 03 Aug 2026 06:42:51 -0400https://liberty.io/how-to-ping-the-internet-on-ubuntu.htmlhttps://liberty.io/how-to-ping-the-internet-on-ubuntu.htmlI need to ping Google to see my Internet status. In Windows we use: ping -t [websitename] In the run menu. How do I do this on Ubuntu?...Mon, 03 Aug 2026 06:27:19 -0400https://liberty.io/how-to-add-offline-dictionary-to-calibre.htmlhttps://liberty.io/how-to-add-offline-dictionary-to-calibre.html"I have recently installed calibre for ebook reading. To find the meaning of unknown words, the calibre has an option to look into the dictionary. I know to use an online dictionary with calib......Mon, 03 Aug 2026 06:25:29 -0400https://liberty.io/mapping-directories-path-to-another.htmlhttps://liberty.io/mapping-directories-path-to-another.htmlOk, so I have two programs which use the same MASSIVE data files, located in /public_mm/DB/ /public_semrep/DATA/DB/ Is it possible to map one of these paths to the other folder so I don't have t......Mon, 03 Aug 2026 06:18:00 -0400https://liberty.io/ppa-for-the-macbuntu-theme-in-ubuntu-20-04.htmlhttps://liberty.io/ppa-for-the-macbuntu-theme-in-ubuntu-20-04.htmlDoes the PPA still work for the Macbuntu theme in Ubuntu 20.04? If not what happened to the old Macbuntu theme that was compatible with earlier Ubuntu releases? Has the Macbuntu theme become a comp......Mon, 03 Aug 2026 06:17:19 -0400https://liberty.io/how-to-disable-bluetooth-on-startup-ubuntu-18-04-duplicate.htmlhttps://liberty.io/how-to-disable-bluetooth-on-startup-ubuntu-18-04-duplicate.htmlHow do you disable Bluetooth on startup? I found a few solutions but non of them worked, so I was wondering how can I create a script that will run on each system startup, and perform an action to ......Mon, 03 Aug 2026 06:11:50 -0400https://liberty.io/my-pc-shutdowns-randomly.htmlhttps://liberty.io/my-pc-shutdowns-randomly.htmlI'm using Ubuntu 18.04.2 LTS. My PC (not a laptop) shutdowns randomly after a few days it was on. The shutdowns occur while I didn't use the computer for few hours, after few days it was on. I du......Mon, 03 Aug 2026 06:10:48 -0400https://liberty.io/user-predator-os-ask-ubuntu.htmlhttps://liberty.io/user-predator-os-ask-ubuntu.htmlQ&A for Ubuntu users and developers...Mon, 03 Aug 2026 06:09:31 -0400https://liberty.io/ham0-interface.htmlhttps://liberty.io/ham0-interface.htmlI recently upgraded from Ubuntu 13.04 to 13.10 and a new interface appears in ifconfig: ham0 with ip address 25.130.234.51. 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So for example I SSH into the server and it display my username @ ec2 instance ip. example: username@ip-10.0.0.129 w......Mon, 03 Aug 2026 05:57:10 -0400https://liberty.io/how-to-get-list-of-installed-packages-with-installation-date-duplicate.htmlhttps://liberty.io/how-to-get-list-of-installed-packages-with-installation-date-duplicate.htmlHow can I output a list of all installed packages with installation date and additional information?...Mon, 03 Aug 2026 05:52:18 -0400https://liberty.io/unable-to-install-zoneminder-on-ubuntu-14-04.htmlhttps://liberty.io/unable-to-install-zoneminder-on-ubuntu-14-04.htmlI've tried to follow the instructions in the following two links, but to no avail: http://www.zoneminder.com/wiki/index.php/Ubuntu_12.04/13.04_Desktop http://www.zoneminder.com/wiki/index.php/...Mon, 03 Aug 2026 05:51:13 -0400https://liberty.io/getting-a-no-efi-system-partition-error-when-trying-to-dual-boot-insta.htmlhttps://liberty.io/getting-a-no-efi-system-partition-error-when-trying-to-dual-boot-insta.htmlI have Windows 10 on my computer currently and I'm trying to dual boot it with a Linux OS. Following a guide I found online, I have tried installing Ubuntu 20.04 from a bootable USB stick, but dur......Mon, 03 Aug 2026 05:49:12 -0400https://liberty.io/awk-to-replace-a-field-using-if-condition.htmlhttps://liberty.io/awk-to-replace-a-field-using-if-condition.htmlI have a text file with values record2 300 IN CNAME Value2 record3 30 IN CNAME Value3 record4 86400 IN CNAME Value4 record5 86400 IN CNAME Value5 record6 900 IN CNAME Value6 record7 1600 IN CNAME ......Mon, 03 Aug 2026 05:46:50 -0400https://liberty.io/is-039-apt-get-039-deprecated.htmlhttps://liberty.io/is-039-apt-get-039-deprecated.htmlLately, I've seen many people use sudo apt instead of sudo apt-get Also, Ubuntu keeps telling me to install things by sudo apt The program 'foo' is currently not installed. You can install it by ...Mon, 03 Aug 2026 05:34:06 -0400https://liberty.io/only-1-gb-of-ram-should-i-go-for-32-bit-lubuntu-or-64-bit.htmlhttps://liberty.io/only-1-gb-of-ram-should-i-go-for-32-bit-lubuntu-or-64-bit.htmlI know this has been explained very well in general, but I want to ask for advice on this particular situation. I hope it's not considered a duplicate. My friend has this old netbook with only 1 G......Mon, 03 Aug 2026 05:31:03 -0400https://liberty.io/how-do-i-increase-the-font-size-in-all-uxterm-windows-in-ubuntu-18-04-.htmlhttps://liberty.io/how-do-i-increase-the-font-size-in-all-uxterm-windows-in-ubuntu-18-04-.htmlHow do I increase the font size in all Uxterm windows I open in Ubuntu 18.04 with LXDE? I tried this: xterm -fn -misc-fixed-*-*-*-*-40-*-*-*-*-*-*-* Even though that increases the font size, it only ...Mon, 03 Aug 2026 05:28:13 -0400https://liberty.io/customise-window-border-for-chromium-ubuntu.htmlhttps://liberty.io/customise-window-border-for-chromium-ubuntu.htmlI have Chromium browser running on my ubuntu machine, having switched from Chrome because I wanted the native min-max-close buttons in the integrated title bar (Chromium has, Chrome currently doesn......Mon, 03 Aug 2026 05:25:16 -0400https://liberty.io/increase-font-size-of-putty.htmlhttps://liberty.io/increase-font-size-of-putty.htmlI am using putty for remote login in Linux in Ubuntu. The font size of terminal is very small. How can I increase it's font size....Mon, 03 Aug 2026 05:06:55 -0400https://liberty.io/working-with-local-session-and-then-switching-to-remote-rdp-connection.htmlhttps://liberty.io/working-with-local-session-and-then-switching-to-remote-rdp-connection.htmlSo I usually work with ubuntu on my local computer (regular ubuntu GUI, several tools open, ssh session set up and what not). From time to time I need to connect to it remotely, ideally to the same ...Mon, 03 Aug 2026 05:02:05 -0400https://liberty.io/what-is-the-detailed-process-of-resolving-shlibs-depends-when-creating.htmlhttps://liberty.io/what-is-the-detailed-process-of-resolving-shlibs-depends-when-creating.htmlMy recent work involves a lot of Debian packaging, and I'm using the Debian New Maintainers' Guide as my main reference. What I haven't fully understood is how the ${shlibs:Depends} is resolved into ...Mon, 03 Aug 2026 04:57:33 -0400https://liberty.io/mac-won-039-t-boot-into-os-x-after-update.htmlhttps://liberty.io/mac-won-039-t-boot-into-os-x-after-update.htmlI run an update today on my Mac and it updated GRUB. I select it to leave it and not update it however when I reboot, rEFIt didn't appear and went straight to GRUB. I can boot into ubuntu but not i......Mon, 03 Aug 2026 04:49:32 -0400https://liberty.io/mosquito-server-refuses-connections-ubuntu-18-04.htmlhttps://liberty.io/mosquito-server-refuses-connections-ubuntu-18-04.htmlThis is a fairly narrow issue, but I'm hoping the Ubuntu group can help. I asked on SO, but I am fairly sure the error I am getting is due to a missing setting in Ubuntu or an issue with my router ......Mon, 03 Aug 2026 04:48:32 -0400https://liberty.io/refind-boot-menu-gone-after-updating-mac-os-in-a-dual-boot-with-ubuntu.htmlhttps://liberty.io/refind-boot-menu-gone-after-updating-mac-os-in-a-dual-boot-with-ubuntu.htmlI have a dual boot - Ubuntu 16.04 in my Macbook Pro. I updated my macOS from Yosemite to Big Sur and the rEFInd boot menu is gone. So, I am not able to login to my Ubuntu, where I have all my files......Mon, 03 Aug 2026 04:46:45 -0400https://liberty.io/why-can-039-t-i-type-my-password-after-using-a-sudo-command-duplicate.htmlhttps://liberty.io/why-can-039-t-i-type-my-password-after-using-a-sudo-command-duplicate.htmlI am running Ubuntu 14.04 LTS. When I go to use a sudo command, it asks for my password. When I go to type my password, it doesn't let me type a password. If anyone could possibly help, I would r......Mon, 03 Aug 2026 04:40:33 -0400https://liberty.io/gksu-gtk-warning-cannot-open-display-0.htmlhttps://liberty.io/gksu-gtk-warning-cannot-open-display-0.htmlAll of the sudden gksu stopped working for me: ~$ gksu gparted (gpartedbin:24252): Gtk-WARNING **: cannot open display: :0 The same happens with gparted-pkexec: ~$ gparted-pkexec No protocol ...Mon, 03 Aug 2026 04:28:42 -0400https://liberty.io/getting-netgear-wnda3100-usb-adapter-working-on-ubuntu-15-10.htmlhttps://liberty.io/getting-netgear-wnda3100-usb-adapter-working-on-ubuntu-15-10.htmlI have been struggling with this problem for about 2 days now... Here is where I am: When I run ndiswrapper -l: bcmn43xx64 : driver installed device (0846:9011) present When I run ndiswrappe......Mon, 03 Aug 2026 04:25:46 -0400https://liberty.io/what-configuration-is-correct-for-static-ip.htmlhttps://liberty.io/what-configuration-is-correct-for-static-ip.htmlFirst, yes, this question's "question" will be an exact duplicate of static ip - what am I doing wrong? , but the question was never resolved in a way that helps. What I am trying to do is make my ...Mon, 03 Aug 2026 04:25:25 -0400https://liberty.io/moonlight-extension-not-working-with-new-firefox-versions.htmlhttps://liberty.io/moonlight-extension-not-working-with-new-firefox-versions.htmlThe web browser I use is Firefox (currently in version 8 in Oneiric). According the Compatibility Check information the Moonlight extension is not compatible with FF8. Anyway, I enabled this extens......Mon, 03 Aug 2026 04:18:51 -0400https://liberty.io/can-039-t-install-ubuntu-18-10-on-xps-15-efi-boot-mmx64-efi-not-found.htmlhttps://liberty.io/can-039-t-install-ubuntu-18-10-on-xps-15-efi-boot-mmx64-efi-not-found.htmlI tried to install Ubuntu 18.10 on my XPS 15 9570 earlier. Everything was working fine until I got to the partition selection part of the installation. That's when the installer crashed and I had t......Mon, 03 Aug 2026 04:15:53 -0400https://liberty.io/question-about-etc-hosts-and-my-dhcp-assigned-address.htmlhttps://liberty.io/question-about-etc-hosts-and-my-dhcp-assigned-address.htmlWhile reading about Linux I got: You can view your system’s hostname simply by typing hostname with no argument. anupam@JAZZ:~$ hostname JAZZ then I found this: The special hostname localho......Mon, 03 Aug 2026 04:11:12 -0400https://liberty.io/cannot-install-nvidia-390-driver-ubuntu-18-04.htmlhttps://liberty.io/cannot-install-nvidia-390-driver-ubuntu-18-04.htmlI accidentally uninstalled my active kernel as well as my graphics drivers using this command from a StackExchange suggestion: dpkg -l 'linux-*' | sed '/^ii/!d;/'"$(uname -r | sed "s/\(.*\)-\([^0-......Mon, 03 Aug 2026 03:54:39 -0400https://liberty.io/etc-sudoers-file-corrupted-and-i-can-039-t-run-039-pkexec-visudo-039-o.htmlhttps://liberty.io/etc-sudoers-file-corrupted-and-i-can-039-t-run-039-pkexec-visudo-039-o.htmlFollowing the instruction here I get: pkexec visudo ==== AUTHENTICATING FOR org.freedesktop.policykit.exec === Authentication is needed to run `/usr/sbin/visudo' as the super user Authenticating ......Mon, 03 Aug 2026 03:48:59 -0400https://liberty.io/sandisk-ssd-plus-half-the-performance-on-linux-than-on-windows.htmlhttps://liberty.io/sandisk-ssd-plus-half-the-performance-on-linux-than-on-windows.htmlI have two SSDs in my laptop: Crucial MX300 725GB --> /dev/sda SanDisk SSD Plus 240GB --> /dev/sdb Their performance reads on Linux and Windows like this: Crucial MX300 --> same on both OSs ......Mon, 03 Aug 2026 03:48:34 -0400https://liberty.io/udisks-part-id-timeout-error-in-tty.htmlhttps://liberty.io/udisks-part-id-timeout-error-in-tty.htmlI'm running 14.04 and I've gotten the following error when logging into a tty session after typing my password but before the command prompt showed up: [198877.466429] systemd-udevd[25302]: timeout '...Mon, 03 Aug 2026 03:41:38 -0400https://liberty.io/multiple-monitors-with-i3-window-manager.htmlhttps://liberty.io/multiple-monitors-with-i3-window-manager.htmlI just started using i3 (version 4.17.1), and cannot figure out how to get it working with 2 monitors. 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