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I want to stop this is......Sat, 01 Aug 2026 05:07:08 -0400https://liberty.io/filter-output-and-set-variable.htmlhttps://liberty.io/filter-output-and-set-variable.htmlI would like to run a bash script which invokes a command and then sets a variable in the script with a part of the output from the first command. In my case I would like to set the variable URL to......Sat, 01 Aug 2026 04:57:58 -0400https://liberty.io/flv-metadata-editor-gui.htmlhttps://liberty.io/flv-metadata-editor-gui.htmlAre there any programs for Ubuntu 13.04 that allow the user to edit the metadata of FLV videos? I would prefer a graphical user interface. Command-lines are fine if that is all that exists....Sat, 01 Aug 2026 04:55:52 -0400https://liberty.io/how-to-change-the-lightdm-theme-greeter.htmlhttps://liberty.io/how-to-change-the-lightdm-theme-greeter.htmlI downloaded a couple greeters for LightDM, but I have not figured out how to enable them. 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