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I would like to extract and join them into a single file, by right clicking 1.zip and selecting Extract Here. But then there comes an error: 7-Zip ......Sat, 25 Jul 2026 07:07:18 -0400https://liberty.io/i-039-m-trying-to-run-blender-on-ubuntu-20-04-3-lts-but-i-received-the.htmlhttps://liberty.io/i-039-m-trying-to-run-blender-on-ubuntu-20-04-3-lts-but-i-received-the.htmlA graphics card and driver with support for OpenGL 3.3 or higher is required. 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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. 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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. 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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? 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I am trying to uninstall mysql-server, while i'm doing it the purging process gets stuck at the line Renaming removed key_buffer and myisam-recover options (if present) and late......Sat, 25 Jul 2026 05:03:30 -0400https://liberty.io/how-to-install-node-js-without-sudo-access-but-with-npm-1-3-10-install.htmlhttps://liberty.io/how-to-install-node-js-without-sudo-access-but-with-npm-1-3-10-install.htmlI have little knowledge of Ubuntu 14.04. I need to install Node.js. The Ubuntu I am using is a big system for an organization so I don't have sudo access, but I found that npm 1.3.10 is installed......Sat, 25 Jul 2026 04:53:12 -0400https://liberty.io/caps-lock-as-control-no-longer-triggers-reliably-after-upgrade-to-20-0.htmlhttps://liberty.io/caps-lock-as-control-no-longer-triggers-reliably-after-upgrade-to-20-0.htmlSome years ago I mapped CapsLock to control to help treat a repetitive strain injury. This stopped working after updating to Ubuntu 12.04. 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I found this guide on ...Sat, 25 Jul 2026 04:27:57 -0400https://liberty.io/brother-printer-not-printing.htmlhttps://liberty.io/brother-printer-not-printing.htmlMy Lubuntu 15.04 OS in an HP Notebook can connect, detect and has the drivers for a Brother MFC-J625DW Inkjet Multi-function printer. The Printer is wireless and is connected to other non-Linux com......Sat, 25 Jul 2026 04:25:38 -0400https://liberty.io/permanently-stop-wpa-supplicant-on-ubuntu-18-04.htmlhttps://liberty.io/permanently-stop-wpa-supplicant-on-ubuntu-18-04.htmlI just started an AWS Ubuntu 18.04 instance using their default image. I was surprised to see this process running: $ ps auxww | grep wpa root 792 0.0 0.2 45232 5380 ? 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