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I can't se......Mon, 20 Jul 2026 00:16:27 -0400https://liberty.io/dual-boot-and-installing-ubuntu-on-f-drive.htmlhttps://liberty.io/dual-boot-and-installing-ubuntu-on-f-drive.htmlCurrently I have two hard disks , a. Local Disk C (where Windows is installed) b. 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I would ......Mon, 20 Jul 2026 00:05:17 -0400https://liberty.io/tty-1-6-lock-screen-after-delay-like-a-screensaver.htmlhttps://liberty.io/tty-1-6-lock-screen-after-delay-like-a-screensaver.htmlWhen using the virtual terminals on TTY 1-6 [*], it's sometimes easy to forget to log out: The screen goes blank after a while, but I'm still logged in - no password required, anyone can use my acc......Mon, 20 Jul 2026 00:01:40 -0400https://liberty.io/how-to-install-counter-strike-1-6-on-ubuntu-13-04-closed.htmlhttps://liberty.io/how-to-install-counter-strike-1-6-on-ubuntu-13-04-closed.htmlJust wanted to ask how can I install CS 1.6 on Ubuntu 13.04. I couldn't install by using Steam. 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These processes eat up a lot of ...Sun, 19 Jul 2026 23:34:39 -0400https://liberty.io/can-039-t-install-an-executable-file.htmlhttps://liberty.io/can-039-t-install-an-executable-file.htmlI downloaded wine to play games like Wizard101 & Pirate101, and I was able run the executable files like those games. But I had problems with other stuff on my computer and had to do a factory ......Sun, 19 Jul 2026 23:29:44 -0400https://liberty.io/how-to-put-executable-to-usr-local-bin-duplicate.htmlhttps://liberty.io/how-to-put-executable-to-usr-local-bin-duplicate.htmlI realise this is basic but I have read two pages of google answers and am still unclear 'How to put executable in /usr/local/bin?' I have downloaded a package and made the executable called profit. ...Sun, 19 Jul 2026 23:10:10 -0400https://liberty.io/nvidia-cuda-ubuntu-20-04.htmlhttps://liberty.io/nvidia-cuda-ubuntu-20-04.htmlI have installed cuda and cuda-toolkit-10.2 from Nvidia Cuda Toolkit repository on my Ubuntu 20.04 machine to make a custom build of FFmpeg to using NVIDIA hardware acceleration so when I try to ...Sun, 19 Jul 2026 23:09:19 -0400https://liberty.io/is-there-any-eraser-button-in-libreoffice.htmlhttps://liberty.io/is-there-any-eraser-button-in-libreoffice.htmlI know this looks like an idiotic questions. But I need to know. Before shifting to Ubuntu in Microsoft word theres a eraser button in doc menu which I used several times. But in Ubuntu libreoffice......Sun, 19 Jul 2026 23:06:35 -0400https://liberty.io/how-to-install-edubuntu-11-10-from-a-dvd-to-an-exisiting-ubuntu.htmlhttps://liberty.io/how-to-install-edubuntu-11-10-from-a-dvd-to-an-exisiting-ubuntu.htmlI have downloaded Edubuntu 11.10 ISO and Created a DVD with it, but I already have a PC with Ubuntu 11.10 Running. How can I install Edubuntu from DVD? My Ubuntu does not have an Internet connecti......Sun, 19 Jul 2026 23:02:54 -0400https://liberty.io/running-jar-as-a-service-problem.htmlhttps://liberty.io/running-jar-as-a-service-problem.htmlafter a few days of pondering around google I give up. Running Tika-Server with command line works fine and Tika-Server starts responding on http://localhost:9998: java -jar tika-server-2.0.0-SNA......Sun, 19 Jul 2026 23:02:43 -0400https://liberty.io/mounting-usb-stick-says-path-to-stick-doesn-039-t-exist-or-isn-039-t-a.htmlhttps://liberty.io/mounting-usb-stick-says-path-to-stick-doesn-039-t-exist-or-isn-039-t-a.htmlI don't know much about linux and I've been trying to mount a usb-stick. I looked at all the post and followed the instructions. I can find the stick with blkid /dev/sdf1: LABEL_FATBOOT="DIANE M&...Sun, 19 Jul 2026 23:02:19 -0400https://liberty.io/apahce-website-uploading-files-and-download.htmlhttps://liberty.io/apahce-website-uploading-files-and-download.htmlI just recently made an Apache Webserver for uploading my files. The website ip is 173.65.17.127. 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