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I have to open multiple terminals and start afresh every time I want to ...Tue, 21 Jul 2026 07:23:01 -0400https://liberty.io/qualcomm-atheros-qca9565-ar9565-wifi-problem-toshiba-satellite-c55-a-1.htmlhttps://liberty.io/qualcomm-atheros-qca9565-ar9565-wifi-problem-toshiba-satellite-c55-a-1.htmlI have the following problem with my WIFI. My laptop works fine on Windows 10, but when I boot on Ubuntu I can’t use my WIFI adapter properly. It is clearly a problem with the driver or any possible ...Tue, 21 Jul 2026 07:19:47 -0400https://liberty.io/is-there-a-way-extract-and-delete-zip-file-in-a-single-command.htmlhttps://liberty.io/is-there-a-way-extract-and-delete-zip-file-in-a-single-command.htmlIs there a way (preferrable via GUI, but may be via command line) to extract a zip file and delete the zip after extracted, all in a single command? (I remember I saw someone doing something like ......Tue, 21 Jul 2026 07:17:06 -0400https://liberty.io/can-i-use-ubuntu-12-04-on-a-laptop-with-768mb-ram-and-a-pentium-m-proc.htmlhttps://liberty.io/can-i-use-ubuntu-12-04-on-a-laptop-with-768mb-ram-and-a-pentium-m-proc.htmlMy Laptop has 768MB RAM and a Pentium-M 2.00 GHz processor. Can I use Ubuntu 12.04 on my Laptop? Will it slow down?...Tue, 21 Jul 2026 07:14:41 -0400https://liberty.io/how-to-install-h-265-hevc-codec-on-ubuntu-linux.htmlhttps://liberty.io/how-to-install-h-265-hevc-codec-on-ubuntu-linux.htmlI have seen that the new DivX Player 10 shows off H.265/HEVC playback, the successor of H.264. I wonder how I may get this support in Linux. Is there a need to install a codec specific for this for......Tue, 21 Jul 2026 07:11:53 -0400https://liberty.io/bash-cd-desktop-no-such-file-or-directory.htmlhttps://liberty.io/bash-cd-desktop-no-such-file-or-directory.htmlI'm trying to type: cd Desktop from the /root directory, but when I do it comes up with the error: -bash: cd: Desktop: No such file or directory What am I doing wrong?...Tue, 21 Jul 2026 07:07:56 -0400https://liberty.io/how-to-check-when-the-ubuntu-server-was-rebooted.htmlhttps://liberty.io/how-to-check-when-the-ubuntu-server-was-rebooted.htmlI need to know when my server was rebooted? I only see my last login when I login. Where is this info stored?...Tue, 21 Jul 2026 07:07:16 -0400https://liberty.io/how-to-seamlessly-upgrade-webkitgtk-in-ubuntu-18-04-and-20-04.htmlhttps://liberty.io/how-to-seamlessly-upgrade-webkitgtk-in-ubuntu-18-04-and-20-04.htmlWebkitgtk has released latest stable version 2.30.0 https://webkitgtk.org/2020/09/11/webkitgtk2.30.0-released.html However I dont see the same version updated in ubuntu 18.04 and ubuntu 20.04 repos......Tue, 21 Jul 2026 06:59:41 -0400https://liberty.io/error-when-trying-to-install-scip.htmlhttps://liberty.io/error-when-trying-to-install-scip.htmlI try to install scip package in Ubuntu 16.04 but I encounter this error: "bin/scip-3.2.1.linux.x86_64.gnu.opt.spx" not found. This is needed by ./check.sh to work. Check your $PATH ...Tue, 21 Jul 2026 06:43:31 -0400https://liberty.io/how-to-search-strings-in-certain-files-using-absolute-path-by-grep.htmlhttps://liberty.io/how-to-search-strings-in-certain-files-using-absolute-path-by-grep.htmlI want to search for a certain string in several files using absolute path, say that I want to find all occurrences of inheritDoc in sevral java files, I have tried the following command: grep -in......Tue, 21 Jul 2026 06:42:09 -0400https://liberty.io/graphics-problem-on-ubuntu-12-10-gnome-3.htmlhttps://liberty.io/graphics-problem-on-ubuntu-12-10-gnome-3.htmlI've been using 12.10 for about two weeks now with no problems. The whole time I have been using Gnome 3. Then suddenly the system spontaneously rebooted. When it came back up there were lots of ...Tue, 21 Jul 2026 06:37:49 -0400https://liberty.io/imagemagick-convert-on-a-multiple-files.htmlhttps://liberty.io/imagemagick-convert-on-a-multiple-files.htmlI have 3 files in a directory: aaa.jpg bbb.jpg ccc.jpg I can scale down an image using ImagkMagick convert: convert aaa.jpg -resize 1200x900 aaa-small.jpg I want to do all the images in......Tue, 21 Jul 2026 06:30:05 -0400https://liberty.io/what-file-permissions-should-i-set-on-web-root.htmlhttps://liberty.io/what-file-permissions-should-i-set-on-web-root.htmlI use Ubuntu Server 10.10 and have installed Nginx web server with apt-get install nginx. It creates a default web page at /var/www/nginx-default/ and that directory has the permissions drwxr-xr-x ......Tue, 21 Jul 2026 06:24:06 -0400https://liberty.io/how-can-vlc-be-made-to-stretch-a-video-such-that-it-fills-a-display.htmlhttps://liberty.io/how-can-vlc-be-made-to-stretch-a-video-such-that-it-fills-a-display.htmlI have a video of dimensions 960 x 720 (aspect ratio 4:3) and I have a display of 1920 x 1080 (aspect ratio 16:9). I want the video stretched -- with no respect given to its original aspect ratio -......Tue, 21 Jul 2026 06:21:48 -0400https://liberty.io/how-to-convert-document-from-google-docs-to-text-file.htmlhttps://liberty.io/how-to-convert-document-from-google-docs-to-text-file.htmlHow would I capture all the text in a document from Google Docs and convert it to a text file, preferably a way that can be used in a script? Would wget work? such as: wget https://docs.google.com/...Tue, 21 Jul 2026 06:21:44 -0400https://liberty.io/what-is-gateway-in-my-route-table.htmlhttps://liberty.io/what-is-gateway-in-my-route-table.htmlI just ran "route" on my laptop's terminal and see this line for the default entry in my route table: enter image description here In examples I am seeing in books and online, the default......Tue, 21 Jul 2026 06:20:50 -0400https://liberty.io/critical-differences-between-ubuntu-server-and-ubuntu-desktop-for-20-0.htmlhttps://liberty.io/critical-differences-between-ubuntu-server-and-ubuntu-desktop-for-20-0.htmlWhat are the actual meaningful differences between Ubuntu Server and Ubuntu Desktop, particularly for 20.04? I know people say among other things that Desktop has GUI by default and Server has text......Tue, 21 Jul 2026 06:18:35 -0400https://liberty.io/samba-setup-for-windows-domain-access.htmlhttps://liberty.io/samba-setup-for-windows-domain-access.htmlBackground: I am setting up a Linux box for a local accounting office. The purpose of the box is to alleviate the threat of viruses that have access to the network via USB drives. Please keep in......Tue, 21 Jul 2026 06:16:16 -0400https://liberty.io/nfs-permissions-get-reset-as-non-root-user.htmlhttps://liberty.io/nfs-permissions-get-reset-as-non-root-user.htmlNFS Question I'm trying to mount a network drive on a nearly fresh install of Ubuntu 18.04 Server, and I'm getting some puzzling behavior. I mount the drive as root, and list the permissions: # ......Tue, 21 Jul 2026 06:15:35 -0400https://liberty.io/can-039-t-install-apache2-again.htmlhttps://liberty.io/can-039-t-install-apache2-again.htmlI have previously had apache2 installed, I upgraded to php5.5 and this broke my install so i tried to fix a few files. But that didnt work, I autoremoved apache but I still get this error when I tr......Tue, 21 Jul 2026 06:12:35 -0400https://liberty.io/gtk3-themes-look-wrong-corrupted.htmlhttps://liberty.io/gtk3-themes-look-wrong-corrupted.htmlI recently lost access to my account due to a loss of permissions (for example .ICEauthority was owned by root). When I fixed everything, I recovered access to my account, but the gtk3 themes that ......Tue, 21 Jul 2026 06:11:27 -0400https://liberty.io/ubuntu-16-04-2-in-virtual-box-does-not-start.htmlhttps://liberty.io/ubuntu-16-04-2-in-virtual-box-does-not-start.htmlI wanted to install an Ubuntu Server in my Virtual Box, the installation works fine but after I reboot to start the VBox I get a black Screen. I already have tried reinstalling it but nothing works......Tue, 21 Jul 2026 06:10:03 -0400https://liberty.io/juju-fails-to-download-charm-with-proxy.htmlhttps://liberty.io/juju-fails-to-download-charm-with-proxy.htmlI've succesfully deployed juju-gui with : juju deploy --to 0 juju-gui and I add-machine as well juju statustibo@maas:~$ juju status environment: maas machines: "0": agent-state: started ...Tue, 21 Jul 2026 06:00:13 -0400https://liberty.io/iwlwifi-8000c-33-ucode-failed-and-iwlwifi-8000c-32-ucode-failed.htmlhttps://liberty.io/iwlwifi-8000c-33-ucode-failed-and-iwlwifi-8000c-32-ucode-failed.htmlI had installed Ubuntu 17.10 on my ASUS GL502VMK During the boot, i get KLINGON:~$ dmesg | grep wifi [ 4.408487] iwlwifi 0000:03:00.0: enabling device (0000 -> 0002) [ 4.412642] iwlwifi......Tue, 21 Jul 2026 05:56:49 -0400https://liberty.io/ubuntu-server-crash.htmlhttps://liberty.io/ubuntu-server-crash.htmlHello 1 of my 2 servers keeps crashing randomly. the latest uptime of the machine was 17days but it then it suddenly crashes without any warning. This is the log from kern.log http://paste.ubuntu.c......Tue, 21 Jul 2026 05:50:21 -0400https://liberty.io/logitech-mx-master-is-lagging-in-ubuntu-but-not-in-os-x-or-windows.htmlhttps://liberty.io/logitech-mx-master-is-lagging-in-ubuntu-but-not-in-os-x-or-windows.htmlI recently purchased a Logitech MX Master 2S, and have found that there is some mouse lag (input lag issues, and stuttering) on Ubuntu 18.04. I tried it on Windows and OS X to make sure that it was......Tue, 21 Jul 2026 05:48:00 -0400https://liberty.io/how-to-write-a-keyboard-symbol-e-g-with-a-key-combination-e-g-ctrl-fn.htmlhttps://liberty.io/how-to-write-a-keyboard-symbol-e-g-with-a-key-combination-e-g-ctrl-fn.htmlMy 1 key broke and I just used the key-mapper program to move this key to the one on the left (the ~ key). Or in other words - I remapped the ~ key to take the functionality of 1. My problem now is......Tue, 21 Jul 2026 05:45:34 -0400https://liberty.io/quick-method-to-wget-my-local-wiki-need-advice-without-dumping-mysql.htmlhttps://liberty.io/quick-method-to-wget-my-local-wiki-need-advice-without-dumping-mysql.htmlI need advice. I have a webserver vm (LAN, not on the internet), it has 2 wikis: http://lanwiki/GameWiki http://lanwiki/HomeworkWiki I want to wget only the homework wiki pages, without crawling ...Tue, 21 Jul 2026 05:37:13 -0400https://liberty.io/intel-centrino-wimax-6250-constant-slow-and-dropped-signal-ubuntu-13-1.htmlhttps://liberty.io/intel-centrino-wimax-6250-constant-slow-and-dropped-signal-ubuntu-13-1.htmlI've been surfing the forums for a while now, and I have hit a brick wall. I have a Sony Viao computer with the above mentioned Wireless Adapter. It constantly slows to speeds of under 20 kb/sec, g......Tue, 21 Jul 2026 05:31:46 -0400https://liberty.io/kadmin-client-not-found.htmlhttps://liberty.io/kadmin-client-not-found.htmlI'm attempting to join ubuntu 16.04 LTS to a windows AD. My goal is for this client machine to be able to log in with the Windows AD username and be able to access the Windows shares. I started by ...Tue, 21 Jul 2026 05:30:58 -0400https://liberty.io/ubuntu-18-04-stuck-at-verifying-the-installation-configuration.htmlhttps://liberty.io/ubuntu-18-04-stuck-at-verifying-the-installation-configuration.htmlI am installing Ubuntu 18.04 desktop (64 bit) on vmware player 12.5.9 using windows 10. 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