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Anyone have any ...Thu, 06 Aug 2026 11:02:28 -0400https://liberty.io/why-remmina-rdp-doesn-039-t-work-and-windows-remote-desktop-client-doe.htmlhttps://liberty.io/why-remmina-rdp-doesn-039-t-work-and-windows-remote-desktop-client-doe.htmlI usually connect to several different remote desktops using a VPN and Remmina (to many different OS, including win10), but for some reason, there is a specific Win 10 machine that Remmina does not......Thu, 06 Aug 2026 10:47:18 -0400https://liberty.io/how-do-i-add-swap-memory-to-already-installed-ubuntu-duplicate.htmlhttps://liberty.io/how-do-i-add-swap-memory-to-already-installed-ubuntu-duplicate.htmlI recently installed Ubuntu and in the process of completion i realized that i had not dedicated a swap memory during installation. 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Why is that?...Thu, 06 Aug 2026 09:09:05 -0400https://liberty.io/how-to-save-a-file-being-streamed-using-real-time-streaming-protocol.htmlhttps://liberty.io/how-to-save-a-file-being-streamed-using-real-time-streaming-protocol.htmlI want to save an mp4 video file which is being streamed using rtsp://. I have tried to save it using ffmpeg, but the result I got was with numerous mistakes. I tried VLC also, but the video and a......Thu, 06 Aug 2026 09:02:31 -0400https://liberty.io/how-to-identify-which-chrome-chromium-tab-is-using-up-cpu.htmlhttps://liberty.io/how-to-identify-which-chrome-chromium-tab-is-using-up-cpu.htmlI sometimes have a bunch of tabs opened in Google Chrome, which I believe creates a new process per tab. I would like to be able to identify the tab that is using up the CPU. 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How can i switch to the internal mc editor (mcedit)?...Thu, 06 Aug 2026 08:52:36 -0400https://liberty.io/how-to-configure-ubuntu-to-connect-to-a-tacacs-server.htmlhttps://liberty.io/how-to-configure-ubuntu-to-connect-to-a-tacacs-server.htmlI have two Ubuntu workstations which I want to configure to use our TACACS+ server for logon rather than their local accounts. 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On both of then PC's I installed openssh-server but from another Ubuntu computer I can not connect to my PC via SSH and I got this error:......Thu, 06 Aug 2026 08:30:52 -0400https://liberty.io/mouse-frequently-does-effect-of-right-click-when-i-do-single-left-clic.htmlhttps://liberty.io/mouse-frequently-does-effect-of-right-click-when-i-do-single-left-clic.htmlOn Ubuntu 20.04.1 LTS, my Logitech B100 mouse is frequently but not consistently doing the effect of a single right click (brings menu up) when I do a single left click. I only want to do right c......Thu, 06 Aug 2026 08:30:50 -0400https://liberty.io/how-to-make-sure-that-firewall-is-off.htmlhttps://liberty.io/how-to-make-sure-that-firewall-is-off.htmlI'm new to Ubuntu. 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This installation was somehow old (maybe 17.04), that I've been updating every new release; and also used it as LiveUSB in othe......Thu, 06 Aug 2026 08:14:20 -0400https://liberty.io/how-do-i-configure-swappiness.htmlhttps://liberty.io/how-do-i-configure-swappiness.htmlI need a step-by-step, simple and easy way to configure swappiness....Thu, 06 Aug 2026 08:11:46 -0400https://liberty.io/fatal-error-python-h-no-such-file-or-directory-unsolved-with-python-de.htmlhttps://liberty.io/fatal-error-python-h-no-such-file-or-directory-unsolved-with-python-de.htmlWhen trying to compile pycaffe on Ubuntu 16.04, with Anaconda 3.6 installed I get the following error: python/caffe/_caffe.cpp:1:52: fatal error: Python.h: No such file or directory I have tried to ...Thu, 06 Aug 2026 08:05:40 -0400https://liberty.io/where-all-the-ubuntu-enviroment-variables-stored-and-where-is-the-best.htmlhttps://liberty.io/where-all-the-ubuntu-enviroment-variables-stored-and-where-is-the-best.htmlWell I know that I can print all environment variables but I have a hard time to work with them for the past year I always edit my .bashrc or .zshrc file and add in the end the environment variables ...Thu, 06 Aug 2026 08:05:29 -0400https://liberty.io/no-option-to-select-operating-system-stuck-in-aptio-setup-utility-plea.htmlhttps://liberty.io/no-option-to-select-operating-system-stuck-in-aptio-setup-utility-plea.htmlI recently purchased an M1T Mini PC Desktop Computer Intel Celeron N4100 (I believe this is an SSD device) which came with pre-installed Windows 10. 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Now recently I've been l......Thu, 06 Aug 2026 07:33:28 -0400https://liberty.io/root-drive-is-running-out-of-disk-space-how-can-i-free-up-space.htmlhttps://liberty.io/root-drive-is-running-out-of-disk-space-how-can-i-free-up-space.htmlI'm using Ubuntu 11.04 and I want to free up some space in my root directory, which is overloaded. I especially want to change the path used for installing applications (they are getting installed ...Thu, 06 Aug 2026 07:22:56 -0400https://liberty.io/do-nothing-on-laptop-close-not-available-in-ubuntu-19-04.htmlhttps://liberty.io/do-nothing-on-laptop-close-not-available-in-ubuntu-19-04.htmlI'm running Ubuntu Studio, which is based on Ubuntu 19.04. I want it to do nothing when I close the laptop lid. I'm able to do this in Kubuntu 18.04 via the Power settings. 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After installation of many other software, U disk can not be ...Thu, 06 Aug 2026 07:15:30 -0400https://liberty.io/efibootmgr-samsung-laptop-bricked.htmlhttps://liberty.io/efibootmgr-samsung-laptop-bricked.htmlThis is more than likely my fault for messing with UEFI in the first place. tl;dr: I can't boot my Samsung RV520, the boot order is set in the BIOS/UEFI and I can neither boot from USB or DVD. What......Thu, 06 Aug 2026 07:12:05 -0400https://liberty.io/how-to-secure-erase-a-nvme-ssd.htmlhttps://liberty.io/how-to-secure-erase-a-nvme-ssd.htmlSince SSD has write amplification, I want to reset the SSD to the initial out-of-box performance. Most tutorials are for SATA SSD (hdparm --secure-erase), I want to know how to erase a partition of......Thu, 06 Aug 2026 07:08:55 -0400https://liberty.io/connect-a-windows-laptop-as-a-display.htmlhttps://liberty.io/connect-a-windows-laptop-as-a-display.htmlI have an Ubuntu laptop, but its screen is very small. 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