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I'm a new Ubuntu user, first time in Linux switching from Win......Sat, 25 Jul 2026 10:25:44 -0400https://liberty.io/battery-thresholds-in-ubuntu-dell.htmlhttps://liberty.io/battery-thresholds-in-ubuntu-dell.htmlJust as the OP asked in the other question, I would like to have a battery threshold. However, for me, when I type into the terminal echo 80 | sudo tee /sys/class/power_supply/BAT0/...Sat, 25 Jul 2026 10:22:39 -0400https://liberty.io/reinstall-ubuntu-via-usb-duplicate.htmlhttps://liberty.io/reinstall-ubuntu-via-usb-duplicate.htmlNew to Linux. I put Ubuntu on my USB stick; installed Ubuntu while removing Windows 10. Currently on single-boot Ubuntu, but it's crashing very often not long after startup, requiring full reboot ......Sat, 25 Jul 2026 10:15:00 -0400https://liberty.io/upstart-to-automount-usb-in-ubuntu-server-20-04.htmlhttps://liberty.io/upstart-to-automount-usb-in-ubuntu-server-20-04.htmlI would like to have my home Ubuntu server automount USB devices. Currently, I mannually write sudo mount /dev/sda1 /media/library However, I tried to write an Upstart script, start-library.conf i......Sat, 25 Jul 2026 10:13:49 -0400https://liberty.io/how-to-increase-mouse-scroll-speed-explained-for-begginers.htmlhttps://liberty.io/how-to-increase-mouse-scroll-speed-explained-for-begginers.htmlI want to increase the mouse scroll wheel speed, and I found no answers for beginners (Ubuntu 21.04) with all the steps properly explained. EG: For example, I read a line beginning with sudo apt-get ...Sat, 25 Jul 2026 10:07:14 -0400https://liberty.io/i-cant-install-google-chrome-on-ubuntu-can-039-t-run-file.htmlhttps://liberty.io/i-cant-install-google-chrome-on-ubuntu-can-039-t-run-file.htmlI want to install Google Chrome on Ubuntu but I am not been able to do so. I know there are answers for my question on other posts but they didn't solve my problem. Problem is that after I dow......Sat, 25 Jul 2026 10:05:40 -0400https://liberty.io/remove-all-npm-links.htmlhttps://liberty.io/remove-all-npm-links.htmlI've linked few projects together and I'm getting some unpredictable behavior, so I want to remove all links and "start fresh" I've googled this for a while and can't seem to find something that ......Sat, 25 Jul 2026 10:03:48 -0400https://liberty.io/user-meowcat-ask-ubuntu.htmlhttps://liberty.io/user-meowcat-ask-ubuntu.htmlQ&A for Ubuntu users and developers...Sat, 25 Jul 2026 09:56:33 -0400https://liberty.io/status-of-ubuntu-for-lenovo-thinkpad-yoga.htmlhttps://liberty.io/status-of-ubuntu-for-lenovo-thinkpad-yoga.htmlI am strongly considering to buy a Lenovo Thinkpad Yoga 14 and since I will have to use it for work, I will have to partition it and install Ubuntu. 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No problem, so I used wget and downloaded the iso i......Sat, 25 Jul 2026 09:11:45 -0400https://liberty.io/screen-resolution-locked-at-800x600.htmlhttps://liberty.io/screen-resolution-locked-at-800x600.htmlI have reviewed the answers that exist. I trialed Ubuntu 14.04 on my Novatech U50SI1 and it ran perfectly albeit slowly, so I installed it in place of Windows XP. When I booted up 14.04 my scr......Sat, 25 Jul 2026 09:07:27 -0400https://liberty.io/i-can-039-t-compile-a-c-program-with-the-g-command.htmlhttps://liberty.io/i-can-039-t-compile-a-c-program-with-the-g-command.htmlIf I try compiling my C++ source file by the following command: g++ a.cpp it outputs: The program 'g++' can be found in the following packages: * g++ * pentium builder try: sudo apt-get intsa......Sat, 25 Jul 2026 09:04:12 -0400https://liberty.io/ctrl-key-not-working-thinkpad-sl510.htmlhttps://liberty.io/ctrl-key-not-working-thinkpad-sl510.htmlToday I got a new keyboard for my Thinkpad SL510, I noticed though that my Ctrl key wasn't working, I tried both and neither worked, but when I used both and pressed v also, it typed "5v" with othe......Sat, 25 Jul 2026 08:58:00 -0400https://liberty.io/user-hugh-perkins-ask-ubuntu.htmlhttps://liberty.io/user-hugh-perkins-ask-ubuntu.htmlQ&A for Ubuntu users and developers...Sat, 25 Jul 2026 08:54:27 -0400https://liberty.io/docky-can-039-t-open-apps-which-are-added-by-pin-to-dock.htmlhttps://liberty.io/docky-can-039-t-open-apps-which-are-added-by-pin-to-dock.htmlI just installed Docky on Xubuntu and for adding Home folder and Terminal to it, i opened these apps and clicked on their icons for "Pin to dock". 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Basically, I want the most up to date Ubuntu software working on my computer and with touch support....Sat, 25 Jul 2026 08:06:10 -0400https://liberty.io/how-to-zoom-in-zoom-out.htmlhttps://liberty.io/how-to-zoom-in-zoom-out.htmlWhile using 10.04 and the previous versions I used to put Ctrl+F6 to zoom in and subsequently Ctrl+F7 to zoom out. Now (using 11.10, Unity) I can't even find the options to zoom in and zoom out in ......Sat, 25 Jul 2026 08:04:11 -0400https://liberty.io/what-is-the-equivalent-of-windows-system-properties-or-device-manager.htmlhttps://liberty.io/what-is-the-equivalent-of-windows-system-properties-or-device-manager.htmlI am new to Ubuntu. In Windows, if I want to know my system properties/configuration, I can see it by going to Control Panel and clicking on the System icon. 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I want to shrink /dev/sdb1 which isn't a s......Sat, 25 Jul 2026 07:43:49 -0400https://liberty.io/xrandr-doesn-039-t-detect-hdmi-on-ubuntu-20.htmlhttps://liberty.io/xrandr-doesn-039-t-detect-hdmi-on-ubuntu-20.htmli bought new laptop install ubuntu and connect HDMI...dose not work. and i found this xrandr: Failed to get size of gamma for output default Screen 0: minimum 1920 x 1080, current 1920 x 1080, maxi......Sat, 25 Jul 2026 07:32:31 -0400https://liberty.io/how-to-actually-use-d-i-preseed-late-command.htmlhttps://liberty.io/how-to-actually-use-d-i-preseed-late-command.htmlI'm customizing an Ubuntu 22.04 installation, and using "pressed" I entered some information such as time zone (which works when you want hehehe), username and password, as well as groups......Sat, 25 Jul 2026 07:22:41 -0400https://liberty.io/how-to-extract-and-join-files-xxx-zip-xxx-z01-and-xxx-z02.htmlhttps://liberty.io/how-to-extract-and-join-files-xxx-zip-xxx-z01-and-xxx-z02.htmlI have these three files: 1.zip, 1.z01 and 1.z02. 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There are several external players (VLC, mplayer, minitube) that alleviate......Sat, 25 Jul 2026 06:32:51 -0400https://liberty.io/how-to-send-sms-on-the-skype-for-linux-8-10-0-4.htmlhttps://liberty.io/how-to-send-sms-on-the-skype-for-linux-8-10-0-4.htmlWell, from today, I discovered that I cannot use the old skype-4.3.0.37, where the SMS sending actually worked (that was apparently announced on End of Life of Skype for Linux 4.3); the Skype docs ......Sat, 25 Jul 2026 06:25:23 -0400https://liberty.io/adobe-reader-9-5-1-no-text-in-tab-menus.htmlhttps://liberty.io/adobe-reader-9-5-1-no-text-in-tab-menus.htmlI'm using Ubuntu 12.04. Download I used was version 9.5.1 and this was the version: AdbeRdr9.5.1-1_i386linux_enu.deb It was downladed from the adobe website and installed it using software c......Sat, 25 Jul 2026 06:23:29 -0400https://liberty.io/how-to-install-qemu-img-and-use-it-to-convert-a-qcow2-image-to-a-virtu.htmlhttps://liberty.io/how-to-install-qemu-img-and-use-it-to-convert-a-qcow2-image-to-a-virtu.htmlI have been asked to do some debugging work with gnome-continuous, but as this only comes in qcow2 format for qemu and I do not want to install qemu at this time so this may be slightly problematic, ...Sat, 25 Jul 2026 06:22:17 -0400https://liberty.io/ubuntu-20-04-cannot-connect-to-wifi-wifi-settings-not-visible.htmlhttps://liberty.io/ubuntu-20-04-cannot-connect-to-wifi-wifi-settings-not-visible.htmlI have a new laptop (MSI GE66 raider) and recently installed ubuntu (dual boot with windows 10). I noticed that my wifi download speed was slower on ubuntu than on windows 10. I tried reinstalling ......Sat, 25 Jul 2026 06:20:05 -0400https://liberty.io/world-of-warcraft-stuck-at-connecting.htmlhttps://liberty.io/world-of-warcraft-stuck-at-connecting.htmlI just got Linux and transfered my WoW folder from the Windows part of my HDD to the new Linux one. I have a problem while trying to play: -I manage to start up the game (using Wine) but it stops ......Sat, 25 Jul 2026 06:16:58 -0400https://liberty.io/how-do-i-install-snap-on-ubuntu-in-terminal-duplicate.htmlhttps://liberty.io/how-do-i-install-snap-on-ubuntu-in-terminal-duplicate.htmlHow do I install snap using the terminal? I would like this questions answer to be as comprehensive as possible. This is a very specific question, its not a duplicate! I want to have an answer p......Sat, 25 Jul 2026 06:12:00 -0400https://liberty.io/no-software-manager-in-xubuntu.htmlhttps://liberty.io/no-software-manager-in-xubuntu.htmlSorry for maybe a stupid question. But I am a beginner at using linux. I have installed xubuntu, but can't find software manager, image writter and program for erase of disks. In "usual" ......Sat, 25 Jul 2026 06:08:39 -0400https://liberty.io/how-to-install-xnviewmp-on-ubuntu-18-04-duplicate.htmlhttps://liberty.io/how-to-install-xnviewmp-on-ubuntu-18-04-duplicate.htmlIs there a way to install Image Viewer and converter XnViewMP (or Xnview and XnConverter) in Ubuntu 18.04? Other described ways ( 14.04, 16.04, 16.10 , 18.04 ) seem not to work for me. From How to ...Sat, 25 Jul 2026 06:05:43 -0400https://liberty.io/20-10-21-04-update-broke-gstreamer-039-s-plugins-rtsp-streams-over-vlc.htmlhttps://liberty.io/20-10-21-04-update-broke-gstreamer-039-s-plugins-rtsp-streams-over-vlc.htmlAfter updating to 21.04 (hirsute), my VLC broke as for the RTSP stream playback functionality. I suspect this to be related to my gstreamer plug-ins breaking down during the install. Running the RTSP ...Sat, 25 Jul 2026 06:05:43 -0400https://liberty.io/how-do-i-check-if-ubuntu-is-using-my-nvidia-graphics-card.htmlhttps://liberty.io/how-do-i-check-if-ubuntu-is-using-my-nvidia-graphics-card.htmlThe reason I'm asking is that none of the games I've installed through software center that require 3D accelartion like TORCS for instance will run. When I try to run then, nothing happens. I have ......Sat, 25 Jul 2026 06:02:32 -0400https://liberty.io/how-to-enable-system-title-bar-in-chrome-to-make-it-visible-on-every-w.htmlhttps://liberty.io/how-to-enable-system-title-bar-in-chrome-to-make-it-visible-on-every-w.htmlStarting two days ago (9/22/21) on both of my Kubuntu machines Chrome no longer displays system title bars and borders. The option in settings is enabled. Disable/re-enable/reboot hasn't fixed it. ......Sat, 25 Jul 2026 06:01:36 -0400https://liberty.io/how-to-access-var-www-html-folder-from-ubuntu-user-through-sftp.htmlhttps://liberty.io/how-to-access-var-www-html-folder-from-ubuntu-user-through-sftp.htmlI messed up with some permission level on /var/www/ and /var/www/html/folders by running some random commands through putty. Initially I want to add or edit some files in /var/www/html/ and I exec......Sat, 25 Jul 2026 05:50:00 -0400https://liberty.io/trying-to-install-isight-webcam-following-instructions-but-module-bcd-.htmlhttps://liberty.io/trying-to-install-isight-webcam-following-instructions-but-module-bcd-.htmlI'm a recently convert to Linux. Running Ubuntu 19.04 on an older Macbook 4.1 or 4.4, white model, September 2008. It has an iSight camera which is the only thing that didn't work out of the box.......Sat, 25 Jul 2026 05:45:45 -0400https://liberty.io/accidentally-ran-wget-o-and-it-outputted-stdout-to-terminal.htmlhttps://liberty.io/accidentally-ran-wget-o-and-it-outputted-stdout-to-terminal.htmlAccidentally ran wget -O- https://dev.mysql.com/get/Downloads/MySQL-8.0/mysql-boost-8.0.22.tar.gz with the -O- thing, and it outputted random stuff to terminal. Is it possible that it could've done ...Sat, 25 Jul 2026 05:40:25 -0400https://liberty.io/sound-not-working-on-an-intel-5-series-3400.htmlhttps://liberty.io/sound-not-working-on-an-intel-5-series-3400.htmllspci gives me these two devices: $ lspci | grep Audio 00:1b.0 Audio device: Intel Corporation 5 Series/3400 Series Chipset High Definition Audio (rev 05) 02:00.1 Audio device: ATI Technologies Inc ...Sat, 25 Jul 2026 05:23:45 -0400https://liberty.io/20-04-booting-iso-from-grub-menu.htmlhttps://liberty.io/20-04-booting-iso-from-grub-menu.htmlI'm trying to boot a Ubuntu .iso image from GRUB. In Full Circle magazine, #157 page 61, they describe how to do this. It doesn't work. I edited /etc/grub.d/40-custom, and added the following... # ......Sat, 25 Jul 2026 05:22:21 -0400https://liberty.io/how-do-i-completely-disable-my-dedicated-discrete-amd-ati-graphic-card.htmlhttps://liberty.io/how-do-i-completely-disable-my-dedicated-discrete-amd-ati-graphic-card.htmlThe graphic card is fried and I think that's what's causing the session to freeze every time after the computer warms up. Things I've tried so far... Adding radeon.modeset=0 to the line ...Sat, 25 Jul 2026 05:07:35 -0400https://liberty.io/resizing-my-ext4-partition-bet-keeps-reverting-back.htmlhttps://liberty.io/resizing-my-ext4-partition-bet-keeps-reverting-back.htmlthis will be my second question on ubuntu, a follow up on my first problem... as i use UBUNTU I am encountering a low disk space reminder, so I decided to extend the partition that is causing low d......Sat, 25 Jul 2026 05:06:33 -0400https://liberty.io/i-want-to-send-audio-via-bluetooth-to-an-android-phone-kubuntu-14-04.htmlhttps://liberty.io/i-want-to-send-audio-via-bluetooth-to-an-android-phone-kubuntu-14-04.htmlThere are a number of items that I found during the search, like: Ubuntu how can I send my audio output, to the mobile which is connected using bluetooth? There is an answer with +100, stating that ...Sat, 25 Jul 2026 05:06:28 -0400https://liberty.io/how-to-change-the-gedit-highlight-current-line-color.htmlhttps://liberty.io/how-to-change-the-gedit-highlight-current-line-color.htmlI'm using Ubuntu 14.10-gnome3.14. Here is the question. when I check the "highlight current line" check-box on the gedit, it highlight the current line, but the color is pure white I can barely see......Sat, 25 Jul 2026 05:04:04 -0400https://liberty.io/unable-to-purge-mysql-server.htmlhttps://liberty.io/unable-to-purge-mysql-server.htmlI am new to ubuntu. 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