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I installed Ubuntu 12.04 in Windows 7 and now have Windows 8 in place of Windows 7 and I want a fresh copy of Ubuntu......Wed, 15 Jul 2026 05:04:00 -0400https://liberty.io/how-to-sync-gnome-calendar-with-an-online-calendar.htmlhttps://liberty.io/how-to-sync-gnome-calendar-with-an-online-calendar.htmlI thought it was awesome that Ubuntu 16.04 shipped with gnome-calendar, but I noticed that holidays were not included. I also noticed that there is an option to sync the calendar with an online on......Wed, 15 Jul 2026 04:51:22 -0400https://liberty.io/video-analysis-software.htmlhttps://liberty.io/video-analysis-software.htmlIs there any software that can run on Ubuntu that has video "analyzing" capabilities? I have a video from my security camera and would like to zoom in. 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