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Eg it keeps scaring the **** out of me by taking a screen shot when I push the up arrow lolo......Mon, 20 Jul 2026 21:00:49 -0400https://liberty.io/play-h265-videos-in-firefox-and-or-chromium-in-ubuntu-20-04.htmlhttps://liberty.io/play-h265-videos-in-firefox-and-or-chromium-in-ubuntu-20-04.htmlIs there any way I can play h265 videos (with the HTML5 video player) in Firefox and/or Chromium in Ubuntu 20.04? I know the browsers themselves do not support this codec, but, if I understand it w......Mon, 20 Jul 2026 20:46:57 -0400https://liberty.io/tigervnc-throws-error-on-ubuntu-20-04-on-a-raspberry-pi-3.htmlhttps://liberty.io/tigervnc-throws-error-on-ubuntu-20-04-on-a-raspberry-pi-3.htmlI'm trying to run a VNC server on my Raspberry Pi 3 which is running Ubuntu 20.04.2, but the logs ~/.vnc/pi2\:1.log show the following error: vncext: VNC extension running! vncext: List......Mon, 20 Jul 2026 20:45:09 -0400https://liberty.io/battery-monitor-on-fluxbox.htmlhttps://liberty.io/battery-monitor-on-fluxbox.htmlI was using fluxbox on my notebook, but it missed battery indicator.Is there any battery monitor on fluxbox? 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Example: when command1 outputs 1234 I want to run command2...Mon, 20 Jul 2026 20:24:08 -0400https://liberty.io/manually-installing-ubuntu-on-an-older-desktop.htmlhttps://liberty.io/manually-installing-ubuntu-on-an-older-desktop.htmlI have been trying to install Ubuntu on an older machine, dell dimension e521 with upgraded bios, but the ubuntu-18.04.2-desktop-amd64.iso will not install due to the APIC problem. Unfortunately th......Mon, 20 Jul 2026 20:24:05 -0400https://liberty.io/is-there-a-software-to-record-audio-with-gui.htmlhttps://liberty.io/is-there-a-software-to-record-audio-with-gui.htmlWhile there are many ways to record audio from the microphone over the command line, is there such a software which has a GUI, and has a simple interface? I am looking for something that has a record ...Mon, 20 Jul 2026 20:21:40 -0400https://liberty.io/a-common-home-partition-for-multiple-linux-distributions.htmlhttps://liberty.io/a-common-home-partition-for-multiple-linux-distributions.htmlI have an Ubuntu installed in one partition, Debian on the other and now I am planning to install backtrack and SUSE also. Debian mounts a separate partition as its home mount point, whereas Ubuntu ...Mon, 20 Jul 2026 20:13:02 -0400https://liberty.io/root-file-system-requires-manual-fsck-duplicate.htmlhttps://liberty.io/root-file-system-requires-manual-fsck-duplicate.htmlWhenever I switch on Ubuntu I always see the following message. (Initramfs): /dev/sda1 contains a file system with errors, check forced. Inodes that were a part of a corrupted orphan linked lost......Mon, 20 Jul 2026 20:11:49 -0400https://liberty.io/warpinator-and-ufw.htmlhttps://liberty.io/warpinator-and-ufw.htmlI have UFW set up to accept traffic across Port 42000, which is what Warpinator is using. Is there a way I can restrict that further to only computers on the internal network instead of leaving that ...Mon, 20 Jul 2026 20:07:12 -0400https://liberty.io/how-can-i-change-the-default-port-of-remote-desktop-vnc.htmlhttps://liberty.io/how-can-i-change-the-default-port-of-remote-desktop-vnc.htmlLet's say I went to: System > Preferences > Remote Desktop And enable Remote Desktop. Now let's say I have another machine on the network that is also running a VNC server. I want to VNC......Mon, 20 Jul 2026 19:53:30 -0400https://liberty.io/outbound-ftp-backup-to-synology-server-from-plesk-fails-with-csf-activ.htmlhttps://liberty.io/outbound-ftp-backup-to-synology-server-from-plesk-fails-with-csf-activ.htmlI am running an Ubuntu server with Plesk. All of these are the latest version. I am also running CSF. I am trying to FTP to my Synology server. When CSF is active, I am not able to make a connection. ...Mon, 20 Jul 2026 19:53:21 -0400https://liberty.io/add-delay-to-microphone-using-pulseaudio.htmlhttps://liberty.io/add-delay-to-microphone-using-pulseaudio.htmlDoes pulseaudio have an option to add a custom delay to a microphone input? Background is, that I use a greenscreen with my webcam and this introduces an 1.5second delay. I found this post here: ......Mon, 20 Jul 2026 19:45:49 -0400https://liberty.io/how-to-resize-window-icons-min-max-close-ubuntu-18-04-gnome.htmlhttps://liberty.io/how-to-resize-window-icons-min-max-close-ubuntu-18-04-gnome.htmlI've tried all the tweaks I could find on the internet and I still can't resize the window icons (close, min, max). Everything else, I've been able to resize perfectly, but not even scale changes t......Mon, 20 Jul 2026 19:34:35 -0400https://liberty.io/how-to-show-java-plugin-console.htmlhttps://liberty.io/how-to-show-java-plugin-console.htmlIn windows, when I open a web page containing applet, icon of java plugin console is displayed in systray. But in Ubuntu, I don't find any way to show java plugin console. How can I open java plugin ...Mon, 20 Jul 2026 18:56:41 -0400https://liberty.io/problem-while-executing-a-makefile.htmlhttps://liberty.io/problem-while-executing-a-makefile.htmli'm installing the Rocket-Chip repository. I'm following the instructions from https://github.com/chipsalliance/rocket-chip. The instructions are: $ git clone https://github.com/ucb-bar/rocket-chi......Mon, 20 Jul 2026 18:53:29 -0400https://liberty.io/what-to-do-when-i-get-an-attempt-to-read-or-write-outside-of-disk-039-.htmlhttps://liberty.io/what-to-do-when-i-get-an-attempt-to-read-or-write-outside-of-disk-039-.htmlI tried to install Xubuntu 13.10 on an older computer. I noticed some difficulties during installation that may be relevant to my problems. Notably: The screen resolution was extremely low. The wi......Mon, 20 Jul 2026 18:40:21 -0400https://liberty.io/mount-nfs-connection-timed-out.htmlhttps://liberty.io/mount-nfs-connection-timed-out.htmlI am trying to mount a Synology NAS drive to my Ubuntu Server via NFS via this tutorial from Synology. I completed these steps but after sudo mount I only get mount.nfs: Connection timed outback. I ...Mon, 20 Jul 2026 18:37:21 -0400https://liberty.io/user-nafis-ahmad-ask-ubuntu.htmlhttps://liberty.io/user-nafis-ahmad-ask-ubuntu.htmlQ&A for Ubuntu users and developers...Mon, 20 Jul 2026 18:27:34 -0400https://liberty.io/how-to-change-lcd-brightness-from-command-line-or-via-script.htmlhttps://liberty.io/how-to-change-lcd-brightness-from-command-line-or-via-script.htmlTo work around bug #1005495 (changing LCD brightness via hotkeys impossible), I'd like to have one command line query for increasing and one for reducing the brightness of my LCD. I could then map a ...Mon, 20 Jul 2026 18:16:56 -0400https://liberty.io/asus-ac1200-usb-ac53-nano-wifi-adapter-does-not-work-on-ubuntu-18-04.htmlhttps://liberty.io/asus-ac1200-usb-ac53-nano-wifi-adapter-does-not-work-on-ubuntu-18-04.htmlI got a new USB Wi-Fi adapter (ASUS AC1200 USB-AC53 Nano) and have failed to make it work in Ubuntu 18.04. I've tried now a lot of possible solutions such as this and also installation from this re......Mon, 20 Jul 2026 18:13:57 -0400https://liberty.io/when-i-try-to-click-on-steam-latest-deb-nothing-happens.htmlhttps://liberty.io/when-i-try-to-click-on-steam-latest-deb-nothing-happens.htmlI downloaded the file and when I click it nothing happens?...Mon, 20 Jul 2026 18:13:50 -0400https://liberty.io/what-does-wine-really-stand-for-closed.htmlhttps://liberty.io/what-does-wine-really-stand-for-closed.htmlI know that this is not exactly the right place to ask, but it's the only place I know where it is at least sort-of-a-good-place to ask. I have already googled and searched here, but I got multiple ...Mon, 20 Jul 2026 18:11:24 -0400https://liberty.io/ubuntu-kernel-bump-release-and-build-kernel.htmlhttps://liberty.io/ubuntu-kernel-bump-release-and-build-kernel.htmlI am trying to build the kernel for Ubuntu Groovy 5.8.0-43-generic #49-Ubuntu as I have made some changes to the USB XHCI drivers. These are changes that have been suggested to fix an issue logged at ...Mon, 20 Jul 2026 18:01:23 -0400https://liberty.io/setup-localhost-site-in-apache.htmlhttps://liberty.io/setup-localhost-site-in-apache.htmlI've been searching for weeks on how to setup the localhost enviroment on ubuntu without any good solutions. This is what I want to achieve: I want to have My root folder as such /home/'username'......Mon, 20 Jul 2026 17:57:55 -0400https://liberty.io/manually-updating-gnu-elpa-keyring-for-emacs-25.htmlhttps://liberty.io/manually-updating-gnu-elpa-keyring-for-emacs-25.htmlI'm getting this error whenever I run M-x package-refresh-contents or M-x package-list-packages, which is related to Emacs keyring update: Failed to verify signature archive-contents.sig: No public......Mon, 20 Jul 2026 17:40:05 -0400https://liberty.io/monitor-goes-into-power-saving-mode-after-grub-selection.htmlhttps://liberty.io/monitor-goes-into-power-saving-mode-after-grub-selection.htmlI installed Ubuntu Server. It loads just fine to the grub selection screen but after making a selection, for some reason the monitor just goes into power saving mode and never wakes back up. I have......Mon, 20 Jul 2026 17:33:22 -0400https://liberty.io/what-is-the-correct-way-to-set-locale-on-server.htmlhttps://liberty.io/what-is-the-correct-way-to-set-locale-on-server.htmlOn my development machine (a vagrant box with ubuntu) with a php application runnning I have one language with swedish: sv_SE.utf8 And I'm setting the locale with this function - setlocale(L......Mon, 20 Jul 2026 17:32:36 -0400https://liberty.io/user-ivan-bombash-stokic-ask-ubuntu.htmlhttps://liberty.io/user-ivan-bombash-stokic-ask-ubuntu.htmlQ&A for Ubuntu users and developers...Mon, 20 Jul 2026 17:24:50 -0400https://liberty.io/kerberos-authentication-clock-skew-too-great.htmlhttps://liberty.io/kerberos-authentication-clock-skew-too-great.htmlWhen trying kinit viesturs@SERVER.COM I get viesturs@SERVER.COM's Password: kinit: krb5_get_init_creds: Clock skew too great What to do? Here is my timedatectl status $ timedatectl status ......Mon, 20 Jul 2026 17:16:49 -0400https://liberty.io/how-to-stop-a-pm2-process-from-systemctl.htmlhttps://liberty.io/how-to-stop-a-pm2-process-from-systemctl.htmlHere is my service file [Unit] Description=HTTP Hello World After=network.target [Service] User=mukund Environment=MY_HOST=localhost WorkingDirectory=/home/mukund/Work/nodejs/nodeExpTutorial ExecSt......Mon, 20 Jul 2026 17:12:34 -0400https://liberty.io/ubuntu-server-20-04-4-random-disconnects-from-lan-reboot-hangs.htmlhttps://liberty.io/ubuntu-server-20-04-4-random-disconnects-from-lan-reboot-hangs.htmlUbuntu Server 20.04.4, randomly disconnects from LAN, after disconnects, most of the time, all network related commands will result in a 'hang', meaning no error messages, just a blank line after c......Mon, 20 Jul 2026 17:10:43 -0400https://liberty.io/network-printer-print-data-error-receives-data-but-does-not-print-rico.htmlhttps://liberty.io/network-printer-print-data-error-receives-data-but-does-not-print-rico.htmlI've been tearing my hair out trying to figure this out. I just tossed WIN8.1 because I could not make any hardware work, but it had similar symptoms. First I tried with Ubuntu 12.04 32 bit Then I......Mon, 20 Jul 2026 17:10:02 -0400https://liberty.io/script-not-found-or-unable-to-stat-one-page-and-not-others-same-permis.htmlhttps://liberty.io/script-not-found-or-unable-to-stat-one-page-and-not-others-same-permis.htmlOn a new installation of Ubuntu 14.04, I copied several php files, they worked fine in another computer. The strange thing is almost all pages are showing right but with some of them I get 404 Not......Mon, 20 Jul 2026 17:07:22 -0400https://liberty.io/a-change-with-visudo-doesn-039-t-work.htmlhttps://liberty.io/a-change-with-visudo-doesn-039-t-work.htmlI issue visudo command, add this rule to the very end of the file, save the file and quit. newuser ALL=/usr/sbin/useradd However newuser is still able to run such commands as sudo passwd user......Mon, 20 Jul 2026 17:00:09 -0400https://liberty.io/eclipse-starting-tomcat-7-server-at-localhost-has-encountered-a-proble.htmlhttps://liberty.io/eclipse-starting-tomcat-7-server-at-localhost-has-encountered-a-proble.htmlI got this error just after getting an Ubuntu error with eclipse and it forced to close the program. Several ports (8005, 8080, 8009) required by Tomcat v7.0 Server at localhost are already in......Mon, 20 Jul 2026 17:00:03 -0400https://liberty.io/importerror-no-module-named-tkinter.htmlhttps://liberty.io/importerror-no-module-named-tkinter.htmlWhen I try to install tkinter using this command: sudo apt-get install python-tk I get this message meaning it is already installed: Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree ...Mon, 20 Jul 2026 16:59:55 -0400https://liberty.io/how-does-one-remove-applications-installed-through-python-setup-py-ins.htmlhttps://liberty.io/how-does-one-remove-applications-installed-through-python-setup-py-ins.htmlI have two applications that I attempted to install, but they didn't work and now I can't get rid of them. They were both installed through sudo python setup.py install so there aren't any actual p......Mon, 20 Jul 2026 16:50:18 -0400https://liberty.io/cant-mount-drive-could-this-be-a-zero-length-partition.htmlhttps://liberty.io/cant-mount-drive-could-this-be-a-zero-length-partition.htmlsudo mount /dev/sdc1 /media/k mount: /dev/sdc1: can't read superblock sudo mkfs.ext4 -n /dev/sdc mke2fs 1.42 (29-Nov-2011) /dev/sdc is entire device, not just one partition! Proceed anyway? (y,n) y ...Mon, 20 Jul 2026 16:36:02 -0400https://liberty.io/how-to-check-if-network-proxy-is-really-applied.htmlhttps://liberty.io/how-to-check-if-network-proxy-is-really-applied.htmlI'm trying to set Network Proxy to use my LAN's internet connection to update packages. while the proxy settings works on my firefox, but the package manager still cannot connect to Internet. I hav......Mon, 20 Jul 2026 16:13:41 -0400https://liberty.io/custom-display-resolution-immediately-goes-black-upon-activation.htmlhttps://liberty.io/custom-display-resolution-immediately-goes-black-upon-activation.htmlI'm new to Linux and my custom display resolutions aren't working. I'm currently using Lubuntu 17.04 on the machine in question and it has the default LXDE GUI desktop environment loaded. The red......Mon, 20 Jul 2026 16:13:15 -0400https://liberty.io/i-can-039-t-install-google-product-google-adwords-editor-via-wine.htmlhttps://liberty.io/i-can-039-t-install-google-product-google-adwords-editor-via-wine.htmlI updated Ubuntu to 15.10 and I can't install Google adwords editor (11.2.1) . When I try to do it via Wine (1.8) I have a info: Unable to connect to the Internet. If you're using firewall, please ...Mon, 20 Jul 2026 16:06:46 -0400https://liberty.io/how-to-use-fingerprint-reader-in-ubuntu-19-10.htmlhttps://liberty.io/how-to-use-fingerprint-reader-in-ubuntu-19-10.htmlI am using Ubuntu 19.10 in Asus X510UN. Using the lsusb command I can't find Fingerprint Device, and it's even showing no device found in fprintd-enroll. I have built-in fingerprint reader in my to......Mon, 20 Jul 2026 16:00:13 -0400https://liberty.io/libreoffice-spreadsheet-unable-to-reference-columns-by-name.htmlhttps://liberty.io/libreoffice-spreadsheet-unable-to-reference-columns-by-name.htmlIn Ubuntu 12.04, with Libreoffice Spreadsheet, I could name a column, say "PRICE" and then make formulas referencing cells by this name instead of the literal $letter$number format. This made formu......Mon, 20 Jul 2026 15:56:47 -0400https://liberty.io/additional-monitor-to-laptop-with-hdmi-to-vga-convertor-randomly-disco.htmlhttps://liberty.io/additional-monitor-to-laptop-with-hdmi-to-vga-convertor-randomly-disco.htmlI am ubuntu 18.04, with Intel® UHD Graphics 620 (WHL GT2) and since i had a spare old vga monitor lying empty i thought of using it as a dual monitor. I have purchased HDMI to VGA adapter to connec......Mon, 20 Jul 2026 15:50:35 -0400https://liberty.io/how-can-i-see-my-password-on-the-terminal.htmlhttps://liberty.io/how-can-i-see-my-password-on-the-terminal.htmlI can't see my password on the command line and even though I am sure that I enter my password correctly, sudo doesn't accept. How can I see my password on the terminal? Is there any way to change it?...Mon, 20 Jul 2026 15:12:30 -0400https://liberty.io/rt5390-wifi-card-suddenly-stopped-working-ubuntu-18-04.htmlhttps://liberty.io/rt5390-wifi-card-suddenly-stopped-working-ubuntu-18-04.htmlSpent a few hours on this one and it's driving me crazy. My dad has been running Ubuntu 14.04, 16.04 and now 18.04 on his laptop for ages and had no issues with the RT5390 WiFi Adapter. It was wor......Mon, 20 Jul 2026 15:09:44 -0400https://liberty.io/how-can-i-add-new-autostart-programs-in-lubuntu.htmlhttps://liberty.io/how-can-i-add-new-autostart-programs-in-lubuntu.htmlIn Lubuntu, there's no 'Add New Program...' button in Desktop Session Settings. Is there an easy way to add new autostart programs in Lubuntu?...Mon, 20 Jul 2026 15:04:01 -0400https://liberty.io/path-not-found-error-while-trying-to-install-photoshop-cs6-in-ubuntu-1.htmlhttps://liberty.io/path-not-found-error-while-trying-to-install-photoshop-cs6-in-ubuntu-1.htmlI am trying to install photoshop cs6 in Ubuntu 14.04 using PlayOnLinux and while clicking the install button am getting an error "Path not found". I have googled a lot on this issue, and I couldn't......Mon, 20 Jul 2026 15:03:58 -0400https://liberty.io/dns-error-bad-packet-during-join-ubuntu-to-domain.htmlhttps://liberty.io/dns-error-bad-packet-during-join-ubuntu-to-domain.htmlWhen I'm trying to join Ubuntu client machine to domain server I'm getting this error: Error: DNS_ERROR_BAD_PACKET [code 0x0000251e] A bad packet was received from a DNS server. Potentially the ...Mon, 20 Jul 2026 15:01:30 -0400https://liberty.io/unable-to-change-the-refresh-rate-to-60hz-with-xrandr.htmlhttps://liberty.io/unable-to-change-the-refresh-rate-to-60hz-with-xrandr.htmlMy monitor supports 1920×1080 @ 60hz (LG W2486L) and graphic card (GeForce 9400 GT) using Ubuntu 12.04. When I type xrandr -q I get this: xrandr -q xrandr: Failed to get size of gamma for output ...Mon, 20 Jul 2026 14:44:05 -0400https://liberty.io/how-do-you-run-cura-15-04-6-on-ubuntu-19-10.htmlhttps://liberty.io/how-do-you-run-cura-15-04-6-on-ubuntu-19-10.htmlI just installed Ubuntu 19.10. I am also very new to Linux; this is my first install ever. I need to be able to use my robo r1+ 3D printer from this computer. I have used Cura before and I am famil......Mon, 20 Jul 2026 14:23:41 -0400https://liberty.io/creating-new-database-on-oracle-database-11g-xe.htmlhttps://liberty.io/creating-new-database-on-oracle-database-11g-xe.htmlI installed Oracle Database 11g XE on Ubuntu 14.04 and at the time of installation, I created a default database with a SID XE. the thing is I can't get create a new database for a separate project......Mon, 20 Jul 2026 14:17:45 -0400https://liberty.io/is-there-any-way-to-connect-to-windows-powershell-from-the-terminal.htmlhttps://liberty.io/is-there-any-way-to-connect-to-windows-powershell-from-the-terminal.htmlI want to access a Windows machine from Ubuntu. I don't want to connect with to the GUI (rdesktop) - instead I want to connect to Windows PowerShell from the terminal. This is because I want to ...Mon, 20 Jul 2026 14:11:13 -0400https://liberty.io/ubuntu-18-04-is-stuck-at-loading-screen-after-new-installation.htmlhttps://liberty.io/ubuntu-18-04-is-stuck-at-loading-screen-after-new-installation.htmlI installed Ubuntu 18.04 from a bootable USB last night, but when I tried to login to the operating system I got stuck at a ubuntu loading screen with five dots on it. I have seen an older question ...Mon, 20 Jul 2026 14:11:10 -0400https://liberty.io/attributeerror-039-pyparsing-039-on-executing-the-update-manager.htmlhttps://liberty.io/attributeerror-039-pyparsing-039-on-executing-the-update-manager.htmlMy update-manager in Ubuntu 18.04. had been working fine, until it suddenly showed an error: AttributeError: module 'pyparsing' has no attribute 'downcaseTokens' How can I bring my Update Manager t......Mon, 20 Jul 2026 14:00:12 -0400https://liberty.io/what-does-prefix-do-exactly-when-used-in-configure.htmlhttps://liberty.io/what-does-prefix-do-exactly-when-used-in-configure.htmlSo I just had a simple question that's probably going to make me look dumb, but I'm learning When I do a ./configure --prefix/usr/bin/ What is the prefix doing ? Is this just installing the pa......Mon, 20 Jul 2026 13:59:58 -0400https://liberty.io/windows-10-ubuntu-dual-boot-factory-reset.htmlhttps://liberty.io/windows-10-ubuntu-dual-boot-factory-reset.htmlI’m trying to factory reset my Windows 10 Ubuntu dual boot laptop. What are the best steps for this? Do I need to delete Ubuntu before factory resetting on the windows side?...Mon, 20 Jul 2026 13:42:51 -0400https://liberty.io/how-do-i-run-python-code-as-a-script-duplicate.htmlhttps://liberty.io/how-do-i-run-python-code-as-a-script-duplicate.htmlI need help running python in ubuntu I can run python without a problem in my terminal but when I create a .py file I can't get it to run....Mon, 20 Jul 2026 13:37:32 -0400https://liberty.io/black-desktop-background-instead-of-picture.htmlhttps://liberty.io/black-desktop-background-instead-of-picture.htmlI would like to set the following picture as desktop background, but Gnome 3.28.2 (Ubuntu 18.04.2 LTS) doesn't recognize it. 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