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When I start minicom I get this: james@dev2-NUC5i7RYH:/etc/minicom$ minicom minicom: cannot open /dev/ttyUSB1: No such file or dir......Tue, 04 Aug 2026 02:20:24 -0400https://liberty.io/instant-messenger-for-ubuntu-and-windows.htmlhttps://liberty.io/instant-messenger-for-ubuntu-and-windows.htmlDoes anyone know if there is an instant messenger that can (easily) be installed and work on both Windows (7) and Ubuntu?...Tue, 04 Aug 2026 02:16:10 -0400https://liberty.io/transfer-bookmarks-from-chrome-to-firefox.htmlhttps://liberty.io/transfer-bookmarks-from-chrome-to-firefox.htmlI have currently got Google Chrome and Firefox installed, but I want to switch to Firefox so I want to some how transfer my mass collections of bookmarks from Chrome to Firefox, so is there any way......Tue, 04 Aug 2026 02:14:53 -0400https://liberty.io/how-to-patch-the-heartbleed-bug-cve-2014-0160-in-openssl.htmlhttps://liberty.io/how-to-patch-the-heartbleed-bug-cve-2014-0160-in-openssl.htmlAs of today, a bug in OpenSSL has been found affecting versions 1.0.1 through 1.0.1f (inclusive) and 1.0.2-beta. Since Ubuntu 12.04, we are all vulnerable to this bug. In order to patch this ...Tue, 04 Aug 2026 02:08:42 -0400https://liberty.io/ufw-allow-range-of-ip-addresees.htmlhttps://liberty.io/ufw-allow-range-of-ip-addresees.htmlI can add a rule using UFW firewall to allow a single known IP 192.168.1.32 to access my test webserver (192.168.1.48 (on a local mostly trusted network) on Ubuntu 14.04 using: sudo ufw allow prot......Tue, 04 Aug 2026 02:04:12 -0400https://liberty.io/package-039-vncviewer-039-has-no-installation-candidate.htmlhttps://liberty.io/package-039-vncviewer-039-has-no-installation-candidate.html$ sudo apt-get install build-essential libreadline-dev libssl-dev libpq5 libpq-dev libreadline5 libsqlite3-dev libpcap-dev git-core autoconf postgresql pgadmin3 curl zlib1g-dev libxml2-dev libxslt1......Tue, 04 Aug 2026 02:02:32 -0400https://liberty.io/install-netflix-app-on-ubuntu.htmlhttps://liberty.io/install-netflix-app-on-ubuntu.htmlI would like to install Netflix app on Ubuntu. My goal is not only to watch Netflix, but to be able to download movies and watch them when I have no internet connection. Looking at the Netflix webs......Tue, 04 Aug 2026 01:59:07 -0400https://liberty.io/e-package-039-python-software-properties-039-has-no-installation-candi.htmlhttps://liberty.io/e-package-039-python-software-properties-039-has-no-installation-candi.htmlsudo apt-get install python-software-properties Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree... Done Package python-software-properties is not available, but is referred to by another pac......Tue, 04 Aug 2026 01:53:28 -0400https://liberty.io/how-can-install-vlc-2-1-6-on-ubuntu-16-04lts.htmlhttps://liberty.io/how-can-install-vlc-2-1-6-on-ubuntu-16-04lts.htmlI want to install vlc 2.1.6 on Ubuntu16.04.Can you help me ? The reason is explained in unsupported codec: mp3 . I dont have this problem When I used vlc2.1.6 on ubuntu 14.04....Tue, 04 Aug 2026 01:53:00 -0400https://liberty.io/disabling-touch-screen-only-temporarily-duplicate.htmlhttps://liberty.io/disabling-touch-screen-only-temporarily-duplicate.htmlMy touchscreen is cracked, so the pointer continuously clicks on the cracked area. That prevents me from using the computer normally. I have tried the xinput disable 'ELAN Touchscreen' command, ......Tue, 04 Aug 2026 01:48:28 -0400https://liberty.io/how-to-preserve-setsid-unity-command.htmlhttps://liberty.io/how-to-preserve-setsid-unity-command.htmlAfter upgrading from version 16.04 to version 17.04 navigation bar, windows, background, dash and generally whole unity stop working. What is helping is "setsid unity" command. But each restart is ...Tue, 04 Aug 2026 01:47:58 -0400https://liberty.io/what-do-the-letters-stand-for-in-apt-errors.htmlhttps://liberty.io/what-do-the-letters-stand-for-in-apt-errors.htmlIf I run apt-cache show nonexistent, I get this error: N: Unable to locate package nonexistent E: No packages found I know the E stands for "Error", and a W would stand for "Warning", but what do......Tue, 04 Aug 2026 01:24:48 -0400https://liberty.io/exec-format-error-with-data-file-format.htmlhttps://liberty.io/exec-format-error-with-data-file-format.htmlDoes anyone knows why it gives format error when i try to run echo through /bin/echo or /usr/bin/echo but works well if i just type echo in the command line bash: /usr/bin/echo: cannot execute binary ...Tue, 04 Aug 2026 01:10:47 -0400https://liberty.io/dns-leak-test-shows-other-google-isps-when-i-use-google-8-8-8-8-and-8-.htmlhttps://liberty.io/dns-leak-test-shows-other-google-isps-when-i-use-google-8-8-8-8-and-8-.htmlI am trying to fix a DNS leak. I have changed the nameserver settings to use Google's 8.8.8.8 and 8.8.4.4 public DNS servers. However, if I run a DNSleak test it lists the following servers: 74.......Tue, 04 Aug 2026 01:10:05 -0400https://liberty.io/how-to-automatically-run-two-commands-after-login-duplicate.htmlhttps://liberty.io/how-to-automatically-run-two-commands-after-login-duplicate.htmlI have these two commands that I need to manually run every time after login: autossh -M 2000 -N -f -q -D 127.0.0.1:7070 user@domain.com and sudo mkdir /media/C sudo mount /dev/sda2 /media/C I'......Tue, 04 Aug 2026 00:57:19 -0400https://liberty.io/cannot-open-visual-studio-code.htmlhttps://liberty.io/cannot-open-visual-studio-code.htmlI've installed VS Code on my laptop with Ubuntu 16.04 LTS. I've tried multiple installation methods with identical results; most recently, I followed the "new" instructions from Cactux here. I've t......Tue, 04 Aug 2026 00:49:44 -0400https://liberty.io/how-can-i-get-awesome-wm-to-recognize-config-awesome-rc-lua.htmlhttps://liberty.io/how-can-i-get-awesome-wm-to-recognize-config-awesome-rc-lua.htmlI've been trying different configurations on awesome wm, but suddenly awesome stopped loading ~/.config/awesome/rc.lua on startup, and now only loads the default configuration at /etc/xdg/awesome/r......Tue, 04 Aug 2026 00:46:09 -0400https://liberty.io/is-there-100-black-theme-for-ubuntu-20-04-lts-i-am-talking-about-darkn.htmlhttps://liberty.io/is-there-100-black-theme-for-ubuntu-20-04-lts-i-am-talking-about-darkn.htmlI know there are infinite dark themes available over internet and I have googled it so much and tried almost all dark themes. However, no theme is having 100% black colour, it is always a shade of ......Tue, 04 Aug 2026 00:29:53 -0400https://liberty.io/hebrew-subtitles-are-gibberish.htmlhttps://liberty.io/hebrew-subtitles-are-gibberish.htmlI tried adding subtitles to a video with gsubedit (gnome subtitles), but it's showing the subtitles as gibberish and also I opened the file and saw there gibrish. I used the subtitle also in windows ...Tue, 04 Aug 2026 00:26:53 -0400https://liberty.io/user-nate-gardner-ask-ubuntu.htmlhttps://liberty.io/user-nate-gardner-ask-ubuntu.htmlQ&A for Ubuntu users and developers...Tue, 04 Aug 2026 00:24:46 -0400https://liberty.io/what-is-meant-by-bash.htmlhttps://liberty.io/what-is-meant-by-bash.htmlI have been using Ubuntu for a short period of time. I have seen the term "bash" in many places, including a terminal. I have still not understood what it is. Can somebody please explain clearly?...Tue, 04 Aug 2026 00:23:18 -0400https://liberty.io/linux-man-pages-in-different-languages.htmlhttps://liberty.io/linux-man-pages-in-different-languages.htmlMy Ubuntu 18.04 is set to Spanish: But man pages are displayed in English, not according to the configuration (Spanish). $ man cp | head -n4 CP(1) User Commands ......Tue, 04 Aug 2026 00:22:41 -0400https://liberty.io/my-ntfs-partitions-are-being-showed-as-ldm-data-partitions.htmlhttps://liberty.io/my-ntfs-partitions-are-being-showed-as-ldm-data-partitions.htmlI've just installed Ubuntu and completely replaced my Windows 10 because I don't want to use it anymore. Installation went very well and everything is working fine but one issue is that I've instal......Tue, 04 Aug 2026 00:14:14 -0400https://liberty.io/fix-or-disable-dead-telegram-notifications-from-another-workspace-clos.htmlhttps://liberty.io/fix-or-disable-dead-telegram-notifications-from-another-workspace-clos.htmlI'm using Ubuntu MATE 16.04. When I receive a message in Telegram, I get a popup notification at the bottom right of the screen. Normally, I can click a 'close' box in the corner of the popup to d......Tue, 04 Aug 2026 00:10:04 -0400https://liberty.io/can-only-connect-to-google-services.htmlhttps://liberty.io/can-only-connect-to-google-services.htmlI am quite new to Ubuntu and Linux in general and have been experiencing the following issue for the last week or so: I am only able to connect to websites from Google when using a wireless connec......Tue, 04 Aug 2026 00:03:52 -0400https://liberty.io/how-to-unrar-using-ui-duplicate.htmlhttps://liberty.io/how-to-unrar-using-ui-duplicate.htmlHow can I unrar files? And please I want a program with UI... WinRAR would be the best (I have a license, I know, I'm like a unicorn). Ubuntu is so confusing and not user friendly at all imho. I just ...Tue, 04 Aug 2026 00:00:23 -0400https://liberty.io/ubuntu-desktop-12-04-and-virtualbox-is-it-possible-to-set-mobile-resol.htmlhttps://liberty.io/ubuntu-desktop-12-04-and-virtualbox-is-it-possible-to-set-mobile-resol.htmlI installed ubuntu desktop 12.04 with guest additions on virtualbox. I try to set resolution with custom /etc/X11/xorg.conf config. Section "Device" Identifier "Device0" Driver "vboxv......Mon, 03 Aug 2026 23:37:48 -0400https://liberty.io/why-do-the-video-players-make-no-sound.htmlhttps://liberty.io/why-do-the-video-players-make-no-sound.htmlI get sound just fine using Chrome (e.g. YouTube) or with Rhythmbox playing an MP3. However, VLC, Xine, and the default Ubuntu "Videos" make no sound, whether with MP4, FLV, or MP3. How do I fix......Mon, 03 Aug 2026 23:26:11 -0400https://liberty.io/how-to-use-custom-cursor.htmlhttps://liberty.io/how-to-use-custom-cursor.htmlI just switched to ubuntu from Windows and I had made a custom cursor for myself on windows and I'm trying to use that same one on ubuntu. All I can find is something about a cursor theme, but not ......Mon, 03 Aug 2026 23:25:49 -0400https://liberty.io/how-to-set-dns-server-address-temporarily.htmlhttps://liberty.io/how-to-set-dns-server-address-temporarily.htmlAt my workplace the DHCP server sometimes goes down. So I made a script that sets up the IP address and netmask using ifconfig and the default gateway using route. But I'm yet to find the command......Mon, 03 Aug 2026 23:18:48 -0400https://liberty.io/can-we-set-up-a-dns-server-to-override-the-router-dns-server.htmlhttps://liberty.io/can-we-set-up-a-dns-server-to-override-the-router-dns-server.htmlI am aware that when we type a domain name, unless it is cached in the pc or router, it requests the DNS to an external server, to get the IP address. Apparently, the DHCP server from the router is ...Mon, 03 Aug 2026 23:15:47 -0400https://liberty.io/what-does-r8169-can-039-t-disable-aspm-os-doesn-039-t-have-aspm-contro.htmlhttps://liberty.io/what-does-r8169-can-039-t-disable-aspm-os-doesn-039-t-have-aspm-contro.htmlI have this message in syslog and dmesg output: r8169 0000:03:00.0: can't disable ASPM; OS doesn't have ASPM control Is it a configuration problem or hardware issue?...Mon, 03 Aug 2026 23:13:30 -0400https://liberty.io/how-to-eliminate-noticeable-midi-latency-even-with-linux-lowlatency.htmlhttps://liberty.io/how-to-eliminate-noticeable-midi-latency-even-with-linux-lowlatency.htmlUbuntu 20.04.1 (upgraded from Ubuntu 16.04 -> 18.04 -> 20.04 if that matters)... I recently bought a USB MIDI keyboard (MAudio Hammer 88), with Yoshimi soft synthesizer I had noticeable lag b......Mon, 03 Aug 2026 23:12:07 -0400https://liberty.io/ubuntu-18-04-cannot-connect-to-windows-shared-network-folder.htmlhttps://liberty.io/ubuntu-18-04-cannot-connect-to-windows-shared-network-folder.htmlI've been attempted to hook up some kind of shared folder between my Ubuntu VM and Windows 7 Host, Guest Additions Shared Folder is absolute garbage, constantly having file in use issues / text fil......Mon, 03 Aug 2026 23:06:31 -0400https://liberty.io/how-can-i-limit-battery-charging-to-80-capacity.htmlhttps://liberty.io/how-can-i-limit-battery-charging-to-80-capacity.htmlI just learned that some Lenovo laptops include a utility that offers to limit battery charging capacity to within 0–80% in order to slow the attenuation of the battery lifespan: How can I do this......Mon, 03 Aug 2026 23:00:27 -0400https://liberty.io/how-to-get-my-ir-remote-to-work-lirc-can-039-t-see-it.htmlhttps://liberty.io/how-to-get-my-ir-remote-to-work-lirc-can-039-t-see-it.htmlI'm using Ubuntu 11.10 (amd64) and I'm trying to get my infrared remote control working. The IR device is a part of a DVB-T USB stick (Based on a RTL2832u chip). I'm using these drivers - it's the......Mon, 03 Aug 2026 22:58:31 -0400https://liberty.io/how-do-i-completely-wipe-my-hdd-duplicate.htmlhttps://liberty.io/how-do-i-completely-wipe-my-hdd-duplicate.htmlNot only i want to low level format it, i want to reinitialize it, factory reset style, like some kind of HDparm but in the deepest level, like, absolutely destroying every sector and or hard drive ...Mon, 03 Aug 2026 22:53:18 -0400https://liberty.io/how-to-boot-ubuntu-from-ssd-drive-which-cannot-be-selected-as-boot-dev.htmlhttps://liberty.io/how-to-boot-ubuntu-from-ssd-drive-which-cannot-be-selected-as-boot-dev.htmlI have freshly installed Ubuntu 12.10 (64 bits) on an Asus S405CM-WX117H laptop (similar to this one) which features a 24GB SSD drive and a regular 500GB hard drive. I placed the / (ext4) root file ...Mon, 03 Aug 2026 22:52:27 -0400https://liberty.io/software-updates-software-properties-gtk-039-eoferror-marshal-data-too.htmlhttps://liberty.io/software-updates-software-properties-gtk-039-eoferror-marshal-data-too.htmlI cannot open Software & Updates tool on 14.04 and get the following error: Here is the full output of apt-get update, it shows this warning: W: GPG error: http://dl.bintray.com Release: The ...Mon, 03 Aug 2026 22:48:31 -0400https://liberty.io/how-to-upgrade-rkhunter.htmlhttps://liberty.io/how-to-upgrade-rkhunter.htmlWhen running the command: sudo rkhunter --versioncheck I get the following output: [ Rootkit Hunter version 1.4.0 ] Checking rkhunter version... This version : 1.4.0 Latest version: 1.4.2 ...Mon, 03 Aug 2026 22:45:34 -0400https://liberty.io/wireless-operatin-of-hp-deskjet-3720.htmlhttps://liberty.io/wireless-operatin-of-hp-deskjet-3720.htmlHP Deskjet 3720 installs well on Lubuntu 16.04 through the USB connection. 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Usually when I start a ...Mon, 03 Aug 2026 22:34:20 -0400https://liberty.io/strange-errors-in-039-dmesg-039-output-related-to-mounted-partition.htmlhttps://liberty.io/strange-errors-in-039-dmesg-039-output-related-to-mounted-partition.htmlThere are some strange errors showing up in my dmesg output related to mounting sda4 on boot, which is an extended partition containing used logical volumes. The following is an extract of my dmesg ...Mon, 03 Aug 2026 22:30:35 -0400https://liberty.io/how-lsb-module-affects-system-and-can-be-made-available-to-the-system.htmlhttps://liberty.io/how-lsb-module-affects-system-and-can-be-made-available-to-the-system.htmlaks@aks-K55VD:~$ lsb_release -a No LSB modules are available. Distributor ID: Ubuntu Description: Ubuntu 12.04.1 LTS Release: 12.04 Codename: precise used the command lsb_release......Mon, 03 Aug 2026 22:26:18 -0400https://liberty.io/apple-music-on-ubuntu.htmlhttps://liberty.io/apple-music-on-ubuntu.htmlHow can I use Apple Music on Ubuntu, if its possible? Im thinking about switching over from spotify, but Im not sure if its worth it if I cant access the music from my desktop. Thank you!...Mon, 03 Aug 2026 22:22:30 -0400https://liberty.io/need-to-switch-dp-daisy-chained-monitors-on-off-to-get-xrandr-to-switc.htmlhttps://liberty.io/need-to-switch-dp-daisy-chained-monitors-on-off-to-get-xrandr-to-switc.htmlI'm running awesomewm on an Ubuntu laptop. I have two external monitors connected in DP daisy chain configuration, plugged into laptop's mini-dp port. xrandr detects both when they are plugged in. ...Mon, 03 Aug 2026 22:12:28 -0400https://liberty.io/is-switching-workplaces-supported-for-dual-monitor.htmlhttps://liberty.io/is-switching-workplaces-supported-for-dual-monitor.htmlI use dual monitor and I would like to switch workplaces in both monitors. Currently, when I move from one workplace to another, only the primary monitor changes. How can I setup Ubuntu to switch ...Mon, 03 Aug 2026 22:05:52 -0400https://liberty.io/what-is-a-post-installation-script-for-a-package.htmlhttps://liberty.io/what-is-a-post-installation-script-for-a-package.htmlI've seen a lot of questions on Ask Ubuntu about errors like this: foo post-installation script returned exit status 1 What is a post-installation script, exactly? Where are post-installation scri......Mon, 03 Aug 2026 22:04:18 -0400https://liberty.io/no-option-for-bluetooth-pins-for-pairing.htmlhttps://liberty.io/no-option-for-bluetooth-pins-for-pairing.htmlUpdate It appears possible to pair and communicate with the module without using a pin, but so far only using gatttool. I am still learning about BLE, and it is unclear to me whether this is a nor......Mon, 03 Aug 2026 22:02:58 -0400https://liberty.io/user-allie-carver-ask-ubuntu.htmlhttps://liberty.io/user-allie-carver-ask-ubuntu.htmlQ&A for Ubuntu users and developers...Mon, 03 Aug 2026 22:00:48 -0400https://liberty.io/how-to-convert-kilobytes-to-megabytes-or-gigabytes-through-terminal.htmlhttps://liberty.io/how-to-convert-kilobytes-to-megabytes-or-gigabytes-through-terminal.htmlI try to find the size of my disk, so i runned the below command $ sudo fdisk -s /dev/sda 976762584 It shows like above. I think the size(976762584) of the disk is shown in kilobytes. How do i c......Mon, 03 Aug 2026 21:56:35 -0400https://liberty.io/7z-command-line-with-highest-encryption-aes-256-encrypting-the-filenam.htmlhttps://liberty.io/7z-command-line-with-highest-encryption-aes-256-encrypting-the-filenam.htmlI had a question. Im trying to backup and encrypt files, but using the more recent aes256 or aes512 encryption. 1) I heard 7z defaults to aes128, I want to use the best one (aes256... i think?), h......Mon, 03 Aug 2026 21:55:19 -0400https://liberty.io/internet-disconnected-while-installing-hadoop-3-1-3-on-19-10-missing-d.htmlhttps://liberty.io/internet-disconnected-while-installing-hadoop-3-1-3-on-19-10-missing-d.htmlI had to install Hadoop on ubuntu 19.10 I had started the installation after some time it started downloading packages etc and connecting things from internet. I had left my laptop. I went to ......Mon, 03 Aug 2026 21:46:58 -0400https://liberty.io/mouse-039-s-forward-and-back-buttons-don-039-t-work.htmlhttps://liberty.io/mouse-039-s-forward-and-back-buttons-don-039-t-work.htmlI have two buttons on my mouse to go forwards and back: They used to work all right in Firefox, but now they don't any more. I've since switched to Google Chrome (the package from google.com/chrom......Mon, 03 Aug 2026 21:44:34 -0400https://liberty.io/sdk-manager-in-android-studio-not-available.htmlhttps://liberty.io/sdk-manager-in-android-studio-not-available.htmlI installed Android Studio through the terminal, opened the studio and wanted to run the SDK manager, but this is what I have: As you see, the SDK Manager is unclickable. As I read online, the man......Mon, 03 Aug 2026 21:33:15 -0400https://liberty.io/every-package-installed-with-pip-is-not-found.htmlhttps://liberty.io/every-package-installed-with-pip-is-not-found.htmlOn my pc, I can correctly install any package with pip without any errors. But when I try to run it with its command I always get the same "command not found" error. I have installed Pyth......Mon, 03 Aug 2026 21:31:32 -0400https://liberty.io/access-computer-on-internal-network-from-internet.htmlhttps://liberty.io/access-computer-on-internal-network-from-internet.htmlMy setup: Ubuntu 13.10 server with ufw, facing outside world on eth0, IP forwarding and masquerading working OK. Internal network 192.168.0/24 on eht1, no problem accessing the internet. I need to ......Mon, 03 Aug 2026 21:28:31 -0400https://liberty.io/cpu-frequency-scaling-stuck-2-80-ghz-and-it-039-s-not-going-down.htmlhttps://liberty.io/cpu-frequency-scaling-stuck-2-80-ghz-and-it-039-s-not-going-down.htmlI'm using Ubuntu 16.04 LTS with gnome desktop. I set the governor to "ondemand", but the CPU still runs at top frequency. I tried many things, but it's stuck at 2.80 Ghz for hours. "scaling_max_fr......Mon, 03 Aug 2026 21:23:13 -0400https://liberty.io/ethernet-internet-speed-stuck-at-100-mbps-for-gigabit-connection-ubunt.htmlhttps://liberty.io/ethernet-internet-speed-stuck-at-100-mbps-for-gigabit-connection-ubunt.htmlMy internet speed on Ethernet port is hard stuck at ~100 Mbps on wifi I get more than 500 Mbps my internet runs at Gigabit and I have full bandwidth on Pop OS live, windows on the same machine and......Mon, 03 Aug 2026 21:22:50 -0400https://liberty.io/official-ubuntu-18-04-image-for-aws.htmlhttps://liberty.io/official-ubuntu-18-04-image-for-aws.htmlI was waiting for release of Ubuntu 18.04 to upgrade my old server and want to create a fresh EC2 instance from Ubuntu 18.04. It's not available yet in "Quick Start" (official AMI) page. But I not......Mon, 03 Aug 2026 21:19:15 -0400https://liberty.io/how-to-download-large-google-drive-file-with-resume-support-in-ubuntu.htmlhttps://liberty.io/how-to-download-large-google-drive-file-with-resume-support-in-ubuntu.htmlMy prefered browser: Chromium My prefered download manager : uget+aria2 When I download a Google Drive folder shared to me, Chromium automatically downloads it by its default download manager. Pro......Mon, 03 Aug 2026 21:19:13 -0400https://liberty.io/how-to-quickly-find-the-deepest-subdirectory.htmlhttps://liberty.io/how-to-quickly-find-the-deepest-subdirectory.htmlThis self-answered question is more of a novelty or curiosity issue. I know this can be done with a bash script that recursively traverses all directories. However it probably takes many hours to......Mon, 03 Aug 2026 21:13:28 -0400https://liberty.io/questions-tagged-os-prober.htmlhttps://liberty.io/questions-tagged-os-prober.htmlQ&A for Ubuntu users and developers...Mon, 03 Aug 2026 21:13:01 -0400https://liberty.io/no-module-named-039-encodings-039-after-upgrading-to-16-04.htmlhttps://liberty.io/no-module-named-039-encodings-039-after-upgrading-to-16-04.htmlHi I upgraded my Ubuntu to 16.04 but whenever I try to run a Python program or pip install (both Python 2.7 or Python 3.5) I get the following error: ImportError: No module named 'encodings'...Mon, 03 Aug 2026 21:12:32 -0400https://liberty.io/how-to-install-golang-on-ubuntu-server-20-04-lts-cannot-execute-binary.htmlhttps://liberty.io/how-to-install-golang-on-ubuntu-server-20-04-lts-cannot-execute-binary.htmlI'm trying to install Golang on my raspberry pi running ubuntu server 20.04LTS and am having a lot of trouble. I could probably use advice on how to make sure I undo and uninstall any changes I made ...Mon, 03 Aug 2026 21:11:48 -0400https://liberty.io/firefox-version-check-shows-wrong-version.htmlhttps://liberty.io/firefox-version-check-shows-wrong-version.htmlWhen I run in the directory where firefox(Ver. 52.5) is located, I get this andy@7_~/Downloads$ firefox -v Mozilla Firefox 65.0.1 I do have 2 versions, but it should be reporting Ver. 52.5?...Mon, 03 Aug 2026 21:07:35 -0400https://liberty.io/alternatives-to-truecrypt-duplicate.htmlhttps://liberty.io/alternatives-to-truecrypt-duplicate.htmlPossible Duplicate: Is there a tool to encrypt a file or directory? Hello. Are there any alternatives to TrueCrypt that work out of the box and don't require any installation? I am looking for ...Mon, 03 Aug 2026 21:05:31 -0400https://liberty.io/cmake-can-not-find-zlib-on-ubuntu-20-04.htmlhttps://liberty.io/cmake-can-not-find-zlib-on-ubuntu-20-04.htmlI am running Ubuntu 20.04 on Windows Subsystem for linux. Cmake is version 3.16.3. I am trying to build a project with a zlib dependency, and I get the following error... Could NOT find ZLIB (mis......Mon, 03 Aug 2026 21:02:17 -0400https://liberty.io/is-it-possible-to-make-popper-mail-notification-working-on-ubuntu-16-0.htmlhttps://liberty.io/is-it-possible-to-make-popper-mail-notification-working-on-ubuntu-16-0.htmlIn Ubuntu 12.04 LTS I used Popper as e-mail checker. It supports POP/POP3 and IMAP without and with SSL. Has Thunderbird integration. and integrates into indicator-messages: - no new e-mails ......Mon, 03 Aug 2026 21:00:18 -0400https://liberty.io/mouse-pointer-keeps-shaking-when-ac-power-is-plugged-in.htmlhttps://liberty.io/mouse-pointer-keeps-shaking-when-ac-power-is-plugged-in.htmlWhen the system is plugged in the mouse pointer keeps shaking. It makes it really difficult to click on any desired icon. When the device is not charging the touchpad works fine. I am currently u......Mon, 03 Aug 2026 20:49:46 -0400https://liberty.io/my-adobe-flash-plugin-has-stopped-working-and-cannot-be-reinstalled.htmlhttps://liberty.io/my-adobe-flash-plugin-has-stopped-working-and-cannot-be-reinstalled.htmlMy Adobe Flash plugin has stopped working on Ubuntu 12.04. I cannot see any videos. When I try to install it again, the following things appear on my terminal: root@ubuntu:/home/salty# sudo apt-get ...Mon, 03 Aug 2026 20:32:31 -0400https://liberty.io/failed-to-start-raise-network-interfaces-after-upgrading-to-16-04.htmlhttps://liberty.io/failed-to-start-raise-network-interfaces-after-upgrading-to-16-04.htmlI just upgraded a virtual 14.04 server machine to 16.04. After rebooting the VM I see the following error: [FAILED] Failed to start Raise network interfaces. See 'systemctl status networking.serv......Mon, 03 Aug 2026 20:22:22 -0400https://liberty.io/logitech-mx-master-2s-on-ubuntu-20-04.htmlhttps://liberty.io/logitech-mx-master-2s-on-ubuntu-20-04.htmlI have recently switched to a dual boot system to get more into Linux, and have been using it mainly ever since. There is one problem, however, that prevents me from using it all the time. I cannot......Mon, 03 Aug 2026 20:20:05 -0400https://liberty.io/postfix-alias-not-working.htmlhttps://liberty.io/postfix-alias-not-working.htmlI have postfix to send mail using gmail. I have aliases set but things aren't working right if I send mail to someone at gmail.com it works crontab with MAILTO=root sends mail via gmail relay to ...Mon, 03 Aug 2026 20:12:48 -0400https://liberty.io/no-such-file-or-directory-error-on-dd-commands.htmlhttps://liberty.io/no-such-file-or-directory-error-on-dd-commands.htmlI'm trying to run DD commands to fix a cell phone issue in Ubuntu 14.04. I'm running Ubuntu from a DVD side-by-side with Windows 8 on a 64 bit machine and have automount disabled. For example w......Mon, 03 Aug 2026 20:11:44 -0400https://liberty.io/pingtest-net-gives-packet-loss-test-error.htmlhttps://liberty.io/pingtest-net-gives-packet-loss-test-error.htmlThis is what I get when trying the pingtest.net on Ubuntu 11.10 I don't have any firewall running on my router. Is there a firewall running on Ubuntu that I don't know about?...Mon, 03 Aug 2026 20:09:10 -0400https://liberty.io/problem-set-sql-mode-on-19-10.htmlhttps://liberty.io/problem-set-sql-mode-on-19-10.htmlI'm having some bad issues while im trying to set sql_mode for my 19.10 ubuntu with mysql 8.0.19. I need to set it as: sql_mode = ERROR_FOR_DIVISION_BY_ZERO,NO_AUTO_CREATE_USER,NO_ENGINE_SUBSTITU......Mon, 03 Aug 2026 20:07:48 -0400https://liberty.io/installing-a-nvidia-driver-manually-with-apt-update.htmlhttps://liberty.io/installing-a-nvidia-driver-manually-with-apt-update.htmlAs many will know, Nvidia drivers are a mess in Ubuntu. I have an Nvidia GeForce 9600GT (super old card, I know), and the default system offered driver for it (version 340.108) natively just doesn't ...Mon, 03 Aug 2026 20:02:31 -0400https://liberty.io/how-can-i-set-a-static-ip-on-a-fresh-installation-of-ubuntu-20-04-on-m.htmlhttps://liberty.io/how-can-i-set-a-static-ip-on-a-fresh-installation-of-ubuntu-20-04-on-m.htmlI have just installed Ubuntu 20.04 64-bit server on raspberry pi. I want to provide a static ip to it. I'm thinking of adding a configuration file under /etc/netplan/ (following these examples), but ...Mon, 03 Aug 2026 19:55:35 -0400https://liberty.io/cannot-disable-scroll-lock-in-libreoffice-calc-using-a-dell-xps.htmlhttps://liberty.io/cannot-disable-scroll-lock-in-libreoffice-calc-using-a-dell-xps.htmlI have a dell xps which has no scroll-lock key. Nevertheless, when I open libreoffice-calc the scrolllock mode is enabled and I can't disable it, which renders calc completely useless. Is there som......Mon, 03 Aug 2026 19:54:56 -0400https://liberty.io/what-does-selecting-previously-deselected-package-mean.htmlhttps://liberty.io/what-does-selecting-previously-deselected-package-mean.htmlWhenever I install software from the command-line using apt-get or aptitude, I see messages like this: Selecting previously deselected package foobar-cil-dev. I understand "downloading" and "sett......Mon, 03 Aug 2026 19:47:43 -0400https://liberty.io/how-to-open-ics-file-with-calendar.htmlhttps://liberty.io/how-to-open-ics-file-with-calendar.htmlFriends and businesses send me .ics file which contain dates for appointments. How can I import these files into the Calendar app?...Mon, 03 Aug 2026 19:44:42 -0400https://liberty.io/how-to-unlock-screen-in-ubuntu-14-04-lts-using-command-line.htmlhttps://liberty.io/how-to-unlock-screen-in-ubuntu-14-04-lts-using-command-line.htmlWhen I use Ubuntu 12.04, after I click the "Lock" button from status bar in desktop, it will show the locked screen. I use another computer to ssh to this locked computer. And use command export ...Mon, 03 Aug 2026 19:42:16 -0400https://liberty.io/permision-to-delete-any-file.htmlhttps://liberty.io/permision-to-delete-any-file.htmlThere are two files in my Ubuntu 18.04, left after uninstallation od MyChrome app, I am not able to delete without change of permissions,as: /var/lib/snapd/desktop/applications/mychrome_chrome.des......Mon, 03 Aug 2026 19:35:28 -0400https://liberty.io/ubuntu-16-04-apache-conf-file-issue.htmlhttps://liberty.io/ubuntu-16-04-apache-conf-file-issue.htmlToday I found that my existing apache.conf file rename to apache.conf.dpkg-old and generate a new apache.conf file in /etc/apache folder. what is the reason?...Mon, 03 Aug 2026 19:34:26 -0400https://liberty.io/emulate-mouse-click-when-hitting-a-key.htmlhttps://liberty.io/emulate-mouse-click-when-hitting-a-key.htmlI am trying to emulate left-mouse-down when Home key is down and left-mouse-up when Home key is released. The reason behind that is my touchpad's buttons are terrible and I like to use the track-......Mon, 03 Aug 2026 19:27:46 -0400https://liberty.io/how-do-i-perform-a-full-reinstallation-of-pip-and-pip3.htmlhttps://liberty.io/how-do-i-perform-a-full-reinstallation-of-pip-and-pip3.htmlI want out of my computer what everyone else wants: for it to work properly. Now on to the problem: I was trying to install a package via pip3 when I got a message indicating that I was using an ...Mon, 03 Aug 2026 19:18:31 -0400https://liberty.io/chown-not-working.htmlhttps://liberty.io/chown-not-working.htmlI am trying to take ownership of a directory recursively. sudo chown -R themes/ But I am getting the error: user@linux-main:/usr/share$ sudo chown -R themes/ chown: missing operand after ‘themes......Mon, 03 Aug 2026 18:51:34 -0400https://liberty.io/tar-cvfz-command-results-in-error-message-unless-i-omit-the-hyphen-bef.htmlhttps://liberty.io/tar-cvfz-command-results-in-error-message-unless-i-omit-the-hyphen-bef.htmlPossible Duplicate: sudo tar cvpzf exiting with failure due to previous error When I run the command tar -cvfz backup.tar.gz somedirectory I get the following sterr tar: Exiting with failure ...Mon, 03 Aug 2026 18:43:53 -0400https://liberty.io/what-is-my-ns-ip-address-is-it-my-isp-dns-address.htmlhttps://liberty.io/what-is-my-ns-ip-address-is-it-my-isp-dns-address.htmlIm setting up a static ip address in Ubuntu 20.04 and all is fine until i edit the name servers IP addresses in the configuration file. Is it the address of my router? Thank you....Mon, 03 Aug 2026 18:35:38 -0400https://liberty.io/how-can-i-install-and-run-mysqlworkbench-on-a-remote-ubuntu-server.htmlhttps://liberty.io/how-can-i-install-and-run-mysqlworkbench-on-a-remote-ubuntu-server.htmlI'm new to Ubuntu. I set up (currently only for testing and deploy) a remote Ubuntu Server 16.04.03. Is it possible to install mysqlworkbench? As far as I know, there isn't any GUI on Ubuntu Serv......Mon, 03 Aug 2026 18:26:29 -0400https://liberty.io/how-do-i-make-ubuntu-look-like-windows-98-or-xp.htmlhttps://liberty.io/how-do-i-make-ubuntu-look-like-windows-98-or-xp.htmlAfter Using LPS OS and feeling its very fast and simple, I got interested in transforming Ubuntu into this kind of desktop but I cannot find any article or tutorial on the Internet about it. I would ...Mon, 03 Aug 2026 18:26:02 -0400https://liberty.io/live-boot-casper-rw-issue.htmlhttps://liberty.io/live-boot-casper-rw-issue.htmlI created a live bootable USB for Ubuntu through Rufus 3.14 on Windows 10. I used the persistent storage available there and after booting into Ubuntu, I see a disk partition casper-rw present but ......Mon, 03 Aug 2026 18:08:33 -0400https://liberty.io/sed-command-replace-text-with-039-character.htmlhttps://liberty.io/sed-command-replace-text-with-039-character.htmlI have an very big sql file that I cant open in a gui editor. I need to replace the string 'user1'@'localhost' (note the ` character) by 'user2'@'localhost' but i am having troubles finding the r......Mon, 03 Aug 2026 18:07:50 -0400https://liberty.io/user-alaa-ali-ask-ubuntu.htmlhttps://liberty.io/user-alaa-ali-ask-ubuntu.htmlQ&A for Ubuntu users and developers...Mon, 03 Aug 2026 18:04:23 -0400https://liberty.io/why-system-keep-ask-to-enter-password-for-the-first-member-of-sudo-gro.htmlhttps://liberty.io/why-system-keep-ask-to-enter-password-for-the-first-member-of-sudo-gro.htmlWe have OS ubuntu 18.04. There are 2 users presented : user1, user2. user1 is administrative account and is member of sudo group: uid=1010(user1) gid=1010(user1) groups=1010(user1),27(sudo),110(lxd). ...Mon, 03 Aug 2026 17:47:46 -0400https://liberty.io/use-of-predictable-network-interface-names-with-alternate-kernels.htmlhttps://liberty.io/use-of-predictable-network-interface-names-with-alternate-kernels.htmlAlmost constantly, I use kernels from the Ubuntu kernel PPA, or kernels I have compiled myself, using the Ubuntu kernel configuration. The problem is when I am using the stock kernel it seems to d......Mon, 03 Aug 2026 17:46:03 -0400https://liberty.io/showing-all-installed-programs-in-ubuntu.htmlhttps://liberty.io/showing-all-installed-programs-in-ubuntu.htmlIn Ubuntu, where to see all programs just like the "program files" in windows, from which I can launch a program from a list of all program installed?...Mon, 03 Aug 2026 17:29:08 -0400https://liberty.io/cannot-run-nvidia-settings.htmlhttps://liberty.io/cannot-run-nvidia-settings.htmlI'm up to setting up some mining rigs running Ubuntu. I use Nvidia GTX 970 and GTX 780 GPUs. I installed the 16.04 LTS server distro and it's working fine. I can tweak some GPU params using nvidia-......Mon, 03 Aug 2026 17:07:21 -0400