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In the image I am showing the file......Wed, 15 Jul 2026 00:29:16 -0400https://liberty.io/ubuntu-13-04-with-old-radeon-hd-4850-graphic-card.htmlhttps://liberty.io/ubuntu-13-04-with-old-radeon-hd-4850-graphic-card.htmlI've just installed Ubuntu 13.04 and I think I may have issues with the graphic card. Its fan is just running very fast (and noisy). I tried to check the temperature using sensors and got the follo......Wed, 15 Jul 2026 00:28:50 -0400https://liberty.io/lftp-over-sftp-data-corruption.htmlhttps://liberty.io/lftp-over-sftp-data-corruption.htmlI've got an issue with data transfers using lftp over sftp. I have a remote CentOS server on which I run Transmission (torrent client). Then I retrieve downloaded torrents from the server to some ...Wed, 15 Jul 2026 00:27:33 -0400https://liberty.io/how-to-install-jmol.htmlhttps://liberty.io/how-to-install-jmol.htmlI'm a student of chemistry and I'd like a piece of software to visualise molecules. 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It would be great if you could provide a road warrior setup for DNS as well as IP tunneling a......Tue, 14 Jul 2026 23:02:20 -0400https://liberty.io/unable-to-use-evolution-for-gmail-hotmail-zimbra-on-ubuntu.htmlhttps://liberty.io/unable-to-use-evolution-for-gmail-hotmail-zimbra-on-ubuntu.htmlI have correctly configured all the email accounts with IMAP settings. I believe it is due to the network proxy of my institute that is causing the hindrance. I have put proxy settings in the network ...Tue, 14 Jul 2026 22:59:30 -0400https://liberty.io/bad-speeds-transferring-files-over-a-gigabit-lan-to-a-windows-file-ser.htmlhttps://liberty.io/bad-speeds-transferring-files-over-a-gigabit-lan-to-a-windows-file-ser.htmlI'm hoping someone can help with an issue i've had for a couple years. 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