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I reached them and found the issue to be missing Adobe elements support with Ubuntu We use Adobe Flash Player and Adobe......Fri, 31 Jul 2026 01:10:11 -0400https://liberty.io/usb-stick-formated-on-an-android-tv-not-mounting-kubuntu.htmlhttps://liberty.io/usb-stick-formated-on-an-android-tv-not-mounting-kubuntu.htmlI am trying to view all the files on a USB that was formated and mounted on an android tv it appears in gnome disks but it won't appear in removable devices tab or in discover and i need to mount it ...Fri, 31 Jul 2026 01:03:48 -0400https://liberty.io/open-a-folder-in-file-manager-in-win10-wsl-while-in-ubuntu-command-lin.htmlhttps://liberty.io/open-a-folder-in-file-manager-in-win10-wsl-while-in-ubuntu-command-lin.htmlIn Ubuntu I usually do nautilus . to open the current folder in the GUI. How would I do this in Win10 WSL? 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Could I also use ...Thu, 30 Jul 2026 23:46:55 -0400https://liberty.io/ubuntu-12-04-google-chome-email-links-don-039-t-open-thunderbird.htmlhttps://liberty.io/ubuntu-12-04-google-chome-email-links-don-039-t-open-thunderbird.htmlJust upgraded to ubuntu 12.04 and installed Google Chrome and Thunderbird. When I click on an email address link in google chrome it does nothing most of the time but some of the time it opens a new ...Thu, 30 Jul 2026 23:44:44 -0400https://liberty.io/is-it-possible-to-run-a-windows-msi-installer.htmlhttps://liberty.io/is-it-possible-to-run-a-windows-msi-installer.htmlIs it possible to install a Windows program from an MSI installer so that the installed program can be run with the Wine program loader?...Thu, 30 Jul 2026 23:37:58 -0400https://liberty.io/connecting-to-3g-modem-with-command-line.htmlhttps://liberty.io/connecting-to-3g-modem-with-command-line.htmlI have a 3g Modem and it's my only way to connect to internet . 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It stops with the following message: * Stopping System V runlevel compatibility Give ......Thu, 30 Jul 2026 23:25:18 -0400https://liberty.io/playing-video-game-dvd-cds.htmlhttps://liberty.io/playing-video-game-dvd-cds.htmlI want to know if its at all possible to play a video game from your dvd drive with Ubuntu 14. I can play with windows but for some reason I can't get windows installed on my laptop ( \system32\hal......Thu, 30 Jul 2026 23:21:43 -0400https://liberty.io/ubuntu-netboot-usb-not-appearing-on-imac-startup-manager.htmlhttps://liberty.io/ubuntu-netboot-usb-not-appearing-on-imac-startup-manager.htmlApologies if this question is inappropriate for this forum I am not sure whether I should be on the Apple or Ubuntu StackExchange. 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I have an Ubuntu Server 16.04 running an FTP server to backup security video files. The files will be stored in folders like: ......Thu, 30 Jul 2026 22:47:26 -0400https://liberty.io/making-a-partition-with-gparted-unmount.htmlhttps://liberty.io/making-a-partition-with-gparted-unmount.htmlI need to create some space to that I can dual-boot with Windows. Looking at Gparted, it seems that to do that, I need to unmount my /dev/sda1 which contains my Ubuntu system. While searching onlin......Thu, 30 Jul 2026 22:41:59 -0400https://liberty.io/will-plymouth-allow-for-a-nice-boot-experience-with-proprietary-graphi.htmlhttps://liberty.io/will-plymouth-allow-for-a-nice-boot-experience-with-proprietary-graphi.htmlThe new graphical bootloader introduced in 10.04 (plymouth) looks amazing until I enable proprietary drivers for my video card. I then get a horrible flashy monster of a boot experience, which I ca......Thu, 30 Jul 2026 22:36:02 -0400https://liberty.io/in-youtube-there-are-just-360p-and-720p-options-no-240p-480p-and-1080p.htmlhttps://liberty.io/in-youtube-there-are-just-360p-and-720p-options-no-240p-480p-and-1080p.htmlA couple of days before, everything is working perfectly good. But After last Ubuntu update -also flash player has updated- (I just think that was occurred after update but maybe not) I can not watch ...Thu, 30 Jul 2026 22:22:55 -0400https://liberty.io/python-module-not-found-when-launched-in-cron.htmlhttps://liberty.io/python-module-not-found-when-launched-in-cron.htmlI am running a little ubuntu server (version 18.04) Before upgrading to 18.04 the cron was executing just fine. This is my crontab (sudo crontab -e) : */5 * * * * PYTHONPATH=/usr/bin/python......Thu, 30 Jul 2026 22:17:10 -0400https://liberty.io/how-to-enter-the-default-keyring-password-via-the-command-line.htmlhttps://liberty.io/how-to-enter-the-default-keyring-password-via-the-command-line.htmlIs there a way to enter the default keyring password using the command line? For instance: You have a remote setup of Ubuntu 10.10 thats set to auto login. You don't want to remove the keyring ...Thu, 30 Jul 2026 21:57:35 -0400https://liberty.io/bios-having-trouble-finding-the-os.htmlhttps://liberty.io/bios-having-trouble-finding-the-os.htmlWhen I boot my laptop (Dell vostro-3450) 9 times out of 10 I get the message from BIOS "Operation system not found" and I have to power cycle again. Eventually Ubuntu will load. I've checked in B......Thu, 30 Jul 2026 21:56:28 -0400https://liberty.io/for-unetbootin-on-ubuntu-19-04-ppa-gezakovacs-does-work-duplicate.htmlhttps://liberty.io/for-unetbootin-on-ubuntu-19-04-ppa-gezakovacs-does-work-duplicate.htmlWhen I attempt to install unetbootin on my Ubuntu 19.04 system, I get: "E: The repository 'http://ppa.launchpad.net/gezakovacs/ppa/ubuntu disco Release' does not have a Release file." message ----......Thu, 30 Jul 2026 21:53:11 -0400https://liberty.io/questions-tagged-handbrake.htmlhttps://liberty.io/questions-tagged-handbrake.htmlQ&A for Ubuntu users and developers...Thu, 30 Jul 2026 21:50:58 -0400https://liberty.io/adbd-cannot-run-as-root-in-production-builds.htmlhttps://liberty.io/adbd-cannot-run-as-root-in-production-builds.htmlI am trying to install Ubuntu Touch on my Galaxy Nexus, but it says adbd cannot run as root in production builds. I tried a lot of stuff, including a few instructions from Ask Ubuntu, nothing helps......Thu, 30 Jul 2026 21:49:26 -0400https://liberty.io/how-to-split-zip-files-and-join-them-in-windows.htmlhttps://liberty.io/how-to-split-zip-files-and-join-them-in-windows.htmlI need to split a .zip file in Ubuntu as .z01, .z02 etc... so that I would join them back in Windows. I don't have access to command prompt in Windows. How would I unzip files now?...Thu, 30 Jul 2026 21:41:55 -0400https://liberty.io/volume-buttons-not-working-in-14-04.htmlhttps://liberty.io/volume-buttons-not-working-in-14-04.htmlWhen using the volume buttons (+, -, mute) there is no reaction, neither on laptop keyboard nor on USB keyboard. No popup, no volume change, and no sound indication. 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