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Rather than spend time diagnosing the ...Tue, 04 Aug 2026 13:11:18 -0400https://pop.com.sg/how-to-install-php-7.htmlhttps://pop.com.sg/how-to-install-php-7.htmlPHP 7 came out yesterday and I would like to give it a try. PHP 7.0.0 comes with a new version of the Zend Engine, numerous improvements and new features such as Improved performance: PHP 7 is up......Tue, 04 Aug 2026 13:10:56 -0400https://pop.com.sg/why-are-the-menu-buttons-not-working-in-mozilla-firefox.htmlhttps://pop.com.sg/why-are-the-menu-buttons-not-working-in-mozilla-firefox.htmlSo whenever I try to click a button in the menu option in firefox with my mouse it won't respond. I tried to reinstall firefox but it didn't help. 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I ...Tue, 04 Aug 2026 12:42:01 -0400https://pop.com.sg/apache-039-you-don-039-t-have-permission-to-access-on-this-server-039.htmlhttps://pop.com.sg/apache-039-you-don-039-t-have-permission-to-access-on-this-server-039.htmlI just install apache2 on ubuntu,the default www directory is /var/www/ ,I use ln to link it to '/media/Software/Program Files/wamp/www/' at the windows directory,but the apache shows 'You don't h......Tue, 04 Aug 2026 12:33:14 -0400https://pop.com.sg/reset-password-or-reinstall-ubuntu-without-access-to-the-bios-duplicat.htmlhttps://pop.com.sg/reset-password-or-reinstall-ubuntu-without-access-to-the-bios-duplicat.htmlI've had 20.04 on my old computer, that died, so I just bought a new computer. It has Nvidia hardware and had Windows 10. 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E.g. do you think I shou......Tue, 04 Aug 2026 09:57:24 -0400https://pop.com.sg/unable-to-connect-to-ethernet-ethtool-reports-unknown-speed-and-unknow.htmlhttps://pop.com.sg/unable-to-connect-to-ethernet-ethtool-reports-unknown-speed-and-unknow.htmlI am trying to receive an internet connection through ethernet. My desktop is running Ubuntu 16.04. The network manager applet reports as having connected to enp0s31f6, yet my computer has not rec......Tue, 04 Aug 2026 09:56:33 -0400https://pop.com.sg/how-do-i-download-old-ubuntu-versions.htmlhttps://pop.com.sg/how-do-i-download-old-ubuntu-versions.htmlI want to create VMs of old versions of Ubuntu, such as 10.10, 8.04, 4.10 and more. But how do I download old versions of Ubuntu? My main idea is The Wayback Machine. But is there anything more eas......Tue, 04 Aug 2026 09:52:42 -0400https://pop.com.sg/nvidia-rtx-3070-eth-overclock-in-ubuntu20-04-nvidia-settings-a-gpugrap.htmlhttps://pop.com.sg/nvidia-rtx-3070-eth-overclock-in-ubuntu20-04-nvidia-settings-a-gpugrap.htmlI am using Ubuntu 20.04 with 2 RTX 3070 GPUs, which I want to use for ETH mining, on an ASUS B250 Mining Expert motherboard. I have installed all needed software on a new Ubuntu 20.04 installation ......Tue, 04 Aug 2026 09:42:22 -0400https://pop.com.sg/directly-selecting-text-on-hyperlinks-in-windows-with-alternate-drag-c.htmlhttps://pop.com.sg/directly-selecting-text-on-hyperlinks-in-windows-with-alternate-drag-c.htmlIn Windows, if I hold Alt and select text by clicking and dragging, it works. In Linux, it moves the window of the browser like any other window. Selecting a hyperlink and dragging it usually doe......Tue, 04 Aug 2026 09:41:11 -0400https://pop.com.sg/usb-stick-detected-but-can-039-t-be-mounted.htmlhttps://pop.com.sg/usb-stick-detected-but-can-039-t-be-mounted.htmlI have a Kingston DataTraveler SE6 8GB USB stick which I use as a liveusb medium. The liveusb was created with UNetbootin and was working fine, I also enabled persistance in it. Today I connected......Tue, 04 Aug 2026 09:37:18 -0400https://pop.com.sg/how-to-force-youtube-dl-to-save-opus-encoded-audio-as-opus-files.htmlhttps://pop.com.sg/how-to-force-youtube-dl-to-save-opus-encoded-audio-as-opus-files.htmlI just want to download both audio and video streams of this video. (WARNING: Maternal Insults ahead) I always barred by errors like this: [youtube] hcQlNng606I: Downloading webpage [youtube] ...Tue, 04 Aug 2026 09:36:44 -0400https://pop.com.sg/printer-problem-since-upgrade.htmlhttps://pop.com.sg/printer-problem-since-upgrade.htmlI am new to Linux, but I have been using computers for many years. I'm running Ubuntu 16.04 LTS on a Dell Dimension E520 Dual partition with windows. Connected to an Epson NX400 via USB cable. The ...Tue, 04 Aug 2026 09:33:44 -0400https://pop.com.sg/problems-opening-swf-file.htmlhttps://pop.com.sg/problems-opening-swf-file.htmlI am new to Ubuntu, running 16.04, so forgive me if I've overlooked something simple or obvious. I've been on this thread How do I play .swf files? but nothing there has worked for me. I installed ...Tue, 04 Aug 2026 09:29:57 -0400https://pop.com.sg/ubuntu-live-usb-won-039-t-boot-failed-to-load-com32-file-menu-c32.htmlhttps://pop.com.sg/ubuntu-live-usb-won-039-t-boot-failed-to-load-com32-file-menu-c32.htmlI'm hoping to revive an old netbook I have laying around by installing Linux on it. I did what I gather most of us are supposed to do: I created a Xubuntu 14.10 Live USB with Unetbootin, plugged the ...Tue, 04 Aug 2026 09:25:22 -0400https://pop.com.sg/why-does-google-search-always-count-more-results-in-firefox-or-chrome-.htmlhttps://pop.com.sg/why-does-google-search-always-count-more-results-in-firefox-or-chrome-.htmlIt really puzzles me that any Google search counts far more "results" in Firefox or Chrome than in Chromium. Google says "About 1.460.000 results" for "natty narwhal" in Firefox or Chrome but only ......Tue, 04 Aug 2026 09:22:25 -0400https://pop.com.sg/why-is-the-font-spacing-on-some-websites-broken.htmlhttps://pop.com.sg/why-is-the-font-spacing-on-some-websites-broken.htmlI am using Ubuntu 12.04 on a Dell Studio 15 and so far am really impressed. I could not find a solution for my problem by googling. The fonts on some websites do not have proper spacing. they ove......Tue, 04 Aug 2026 09:16:41 -0400https://pop.com.sg/command-to-connect-huawei-e3272-hilink.htmlhttps://pop.com.sg/command-to-connect-huawei-e3272-hilink.htmlI have edited 40-usb_modeswitch.rules and added the device. When I plug it in, Ubuntu automatically connects it sometimes. However, it doesn't do anything other times. Restarting, reconnecting, ......Tue, 04 Aug 2026 09:13:32 -0400https://pop.com.sg/why-does-ls-show-wrong-permissions-for-the-group-when-using-acl.htmlhttps://pop.com.sg/why-does-ls-show-wrong-permissions-for-the-group-when-using-acl.htmlI have the following script for setting permissions for the Joomla CMS directory: #!/bin/bash if [ ! -d "$1" ]; then echo "Error: Folder does not exist or no folder given." echo "" exit 1 fi # ...Tue, 04 Aug 2026 09:10:05 -0400https://pop.com.sg/what-is-iommu-and-will-it-improve-my-vm-performance.htmlhttps://pop.com.sg/what-is-iommu-and-will-it-improve-my-vm-performance.htmlMy Motherboard's chipset supports this feature IOMMU, i've read (but not really understand) that it improves the VM performance by letting the VM make use of the actual physical hardware instead of......Tue, 04 Aug 2026 09:04:20 -0400https://pop.com.sg/no-free-space-on-ubuntu-16-04-running-on-virtual-box.htmlhttps://pop.com.sg/no-free-space-on-ubuntu-16-04-running-on-virtual-box.htmlI'm having hard times for a couple of weeks with this one... I'm using Ubuntu 16.04.2 LTS as a dev web server, it's running on virtualbox (win7) and these "no free space" available are coming again......Tue, 04 Aug 2026 08:50:06 -0400https://pop.com.sg/how-can-i-make-ubuntu-default-to-reboot-using-kexec-with-efi.htmlhttps://pop.com.sg/how-can-i-make-ubuntu-default-to-reboot-using-kexec-with-efi.htmlWhat would be the proper way to make Ubuntu reboot using kexec by default (especially when the reboot is initiated from the GUI)? I found this kexec reboot script, that when downloaded and run with......Tue, 04 Aug 2026 08:47:55 -0400https://pop.com.sg/terrible-webcam-resolution-in-dell-precision-5560-and-ubuntu-22-04.htmlhttps://pop.com.sg/terrible-webcam-resolution-in-dell-precision-5560-and-ubuntu-22-04.htmlI have got my new Dell Precision 5560. The webcam is Microdia Integrated_Webcam_HD It's specification says that the max resolution is 0.92 Megapixel, 1280 x 720 (HD) at 30 FPS. I'm running Ubuntu ......Tue, 04 Aug 2026 08:46:26 -0400https://pop.com.sg/how-can-i-install-a-library-from-github.htmlhttps://pop.com.sg/how-can-i-install-a-library-from-github.htmlI need to install the following library from github https://github.com/dmlc/dmlc-core However I do not know how to do it and there are no instructions. How can I do it? After having typed "make"......Tue, 04 Aug 2026 08:42:42 -0400https://pop.com.sg/nvidia-optimus-with-gtx-850m-not-working.htmlhttps://pop.com.sg/nvidia-optimus-with-gtx-850m-not-working.htmlI recently got a new notebook (Acer Aspire V5 573G) with a Nvidia Geforce GTX 850M and the Intel Haswell integrated graphics. Now I read through a lot of websites in order to find out what the best......Tue, 04 Aug 2026 08:40:46 -0400https://pop.com.sg/can-039-t-get-index-html-to-open-after-lamp-install-on-ubuntu-14-on-am.htmlhttps://pop.com.sg/can-039-t-get-index-html-to-open-after-lamp-install-on-ubuntu-14-on-am.htmlI can't believe I am struggling with this. I've set up ites on Centos but Apache on Ubuntu is so different. Running Ubuntu 14 on AWS. I want to setup joomla but I can't even get the default index.h......Tue, 04 Aug 2026 08:39:17 -0400https://pop.com.sg/user-j-doe-ask-ubuntu.htmlhttps://pop.com.sg/user-j-doe-ask-ubuntu.htmlQ&A for Ubuntu users and developers...Tue, 04 Aug 2026 08:36:04 -0400https://pop.com.sg/how-can-i-delete-numbered-files-in-a-given-range.htmlhttps://pop.com.sg/how-can-i-delete-numbered-files-in-a-given-range.htmlI have folderA that has some files with a number sequence starting with a_000000. What I want to do is to delete files starting from a specific number: let's say a_000750 till the end of files in t......Tue, 04 Aug 2026 08:32:48 -0400https://pop.com.sg/vmware-workstation-12-does-not-run-after-ubuntu-upgrade-to-17-10.htmlhttps://pop.com.sg/vmware-workstation-12-does-not-run-after-ubuntu-upgrade-to-17-10.htmlI have upgraded to Ubuntu 17.10 (from 17.04). Everything seems to work, however, VMware Workstation 12 does not startup anymore. No messages generated. Please help....Tue, 04 Aug 2026 08:26:50 -0400https://pop.com.sg/exporting-function-names.htmlhttps://pop.com.sg/exporting-function-names.htmlI have some functions defined in my .bashrc. I need some advice regarding the use of the command export -f func_name When is export of a function required?...Tue, 04 Aug 2026 08:26:10 -0400https://pop.com.sg/how-can-i-make-keyboard-shortcuts-register-on-key-release-rather-than-.htmlhttps://pop.com.sg/how-can-i-make-keyboard-shortcuts-register-on-key-release-rather-than-.htmlI want to have shortcuts like in Windows; Super opens the start menu, Super+S opens a search window, Super+E opens Thunar, etc. I know how to set keyboard shortcuts, but when I set Super to open ...Tue, 04 Aug 2026 08:16:55 -0400https://pop.com.sg/how-to-display-hidden-characters-in-vim.htmlhttps://pop.com.sg/how-to-display-hidden-characters-in-vim.htmlHow can I configure vim to display hidden characters like tabs or spaces ONLY while those characters are typed? 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I want this disabled I used to have a GNOME shell extens......Tue, 04 Aug 2026 08:06:12 -0400https://pop.com.sg/how-to-resolve-039-rtc-is-reset-bios-setup-default-has-been-loaded-039.htmlhttps://pop.com.sg/how-to-resolve-039-rtc-is-reset-bios-setup-default-has-been-loaded-039.htmlMy computer sometimes boots up automatically and and shows this error, and if I press F1 my Grub loads. if I turn it on my self then it doesn't give me this error. the problem is sometimes it hap......Tue, 04 Aug 2026 07:59:19 -0400https://pop.com.sg/no-login-screen-black-screen.htmlhttps://pop.com.sg/no-login-screen-black-screen.htmlHello and thank you for reading! After and update, Ubuntu asked for a reboot. However after this reboot, I can't login anymore : I have a black screen with a black cross as a mouse cursor... Ctrl+A......Tue, 04 Aug 2026 07:59:00 -0400https://pop.com.sg/vmplayer-drag-and-drop-issue-from-guest-to-host.htmlhttps://pop.com.sg/vmplayer-drag-and-drop-issue-from-guest-to-host.htmlI am having an issue with the drag and drop feature of VMware Workstation Player 15. I have vmtools installed as well, but perhaps there is an issue with the installation I am unaware of. I am using ...Tue, 04 Aug 2026 07:58:42 -0400https://pop.com.sg/software-to-read-a-qr-code.htmlhttps://pop.com.sg/software-to-read-a-qr-code.htmlI saw a QR code reading a book, but I don't have a smart phone to decode it. So I just took a picture of it and saved the picture to my PC. I downloaded libdecoderqr0, libdecodeqr-dev, and libdecod......Tue, 04 Aug 2026 07:50:14 -0400https://pop.com.sg/problems-with-running-atom-editor-via-terminal.htmlhttps://pop.com.sg/problems-with-running-atom-editor-via-terminal.htmlRecently, within the last day or so my ubuntu 16 system has been having trouble with running atom from the terminal. When I just click-launch the application I don't have any problems, but the system ...Tue, 04 Aug 2026 07:44:56 -0400https://pop.com.sg/can-039-t-poweroff-reboot-ubuntu-on-asus-rog-x13.htmlhttps://pop.com.sg/can-039-t-poweroff-reboot-ubuntu-on-asus-rog-x13.htmlIt shows the message "reached target reboot/poweroff" and halts. When I turned on udev debug information it showed "AMD Sensor Fusion Hub is taking too long". What can I do to g......Tue, 04 Aug 2026 07:39:22 -0400https://pop.com.sg/ssh-copy-id-returning-permission-denied.htmlhttps://pop.com.sg/ssh-copy-id-returning-permission-denied.htmlWhen I try to use ssh-copy-id -i /root/.ssh/id_ed25519 root@192.168.134.140, it always returns Permission denied, please try again I know that ssh-copy-id is a script in which scp and ssh is used. ......Tue, 04 Aug 2026 07:27:49 -0400https://pop.com.sg/gtk-warning-cannot-open-display-windows-ubuntu.htmlhttps://pop.com.sg/gtk-warning-cannot-open-display-windows-ubuntu.htmlAs a classroom for learning Unix/Linux, I'm using Microsoft's Ubuntu App in Windows 10. I want to run: gedit somefile.txt But I get the following: Failed to connect to Mir: Failed to connect to ......Tue, 04 Aug 2026 07:20:50 -0400https://pop.com.sg/wi-fi-is-off-my-hardware-switch-is-broken.htmlhttps://pop.com.sg/wi-fi-is-off-my-hardware-switch-is-broken.htmlI picked up a cheap laptop and threw Ubuntu 19.04 on it. 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Is there any v......Tue, 04 Aug 2026 07:01:31 -0400https://pop.com.sg/why-is-the-time-not-syncing.htmlhttps://pop.com.sg/why-is-the-time-not-syncing.htmlI want the time to sync, but it's not. I tried running the following commands, but it's still not syncing. # timedatectl set-ntp off # timedatectl set-ntp on # timedatectl status ......Tue, 04 Aug 2026 06:59:38 -0400https://pop.com.sg/recognize-and-use-hardware-raid-5.htmlhttps://pop.com.sg/recognize-and-use-hardware-raid-5.htmlShould I abandon this setup altogether and just use software RAID? I am running 20.04 LTS on a SSD and have 3 1TB drives setup with a RAID 5 array through Asus/AMD RAIDXpert. I can see all the driv......Tue, 04 Aug 2026 06:38:52 -0400https://pop.com.sg/ubuntu-18-04-lts-freezes-while-in-boot-in-wndows-virtual-box-solution.htmlhttps://pop.com.sg/ubuntu-18-04-lts-freezes-while-in-boot-in-wndows-virtual-box-solution.htmlI am Using Ubuntu in Virtual Box.. the Host OS is Windows10 with dedicated intel's Graphics. I have reinstalled twice, probably this starts due to sudden shutdown or some reason. Dnt know whats the ...Tue, 04 Aug 2026 06:33:21 -0400https://pop.com.sg/how-to-apply-chmod-777-command-to-gain-permissions-to-be-able-read-the.htmlhttps://pop.com.sg/how-to-apply-chmod-777-command-to-gain-permissions-to-be-able-read-the.htmlstudent@Ubuntu:/$ ls -l total 80 drwxr-xr-x 1 root root 4096 May 9 2021 bin drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Apr 24 2018 boot drwxr-xr-x 5 root root 360 Nov 23 19:50 dev dr......Tue, 04 Aug 2026 06:32:55 -0400https://pop.com.sg/can-i-ssh-into-a-mobile-device-via-usb.htmlhttps://pop.com.sg/can-i-ssh-into-a-mobile-device-via-usb.htmlI have a tablet with a USB connection to a host computer. (Ideally the host is running Windows, but if absolutely necessary I could switch the host to be Ubuntu also.) I want to be able to SSH int......Tue, 04 Aug 2026 06:25:14 -0400https://pop.com.sg/c-c-compiler-for-ubuntu-like-dev-c-duplicate.htmlhttps://pop.com.sg/c-c-compiler-for-ubuntu-like-dev-c-duplicate.htmlNeed a good c/c++ compiler for Ubuntu. I like coding or programming. I used Dev-C++ on Windows. Is there any good compilers like Dev-C++? I tried code::blocks ide but it seems a little buggy for me....Tue, 04 Aug 2026 06:14:08 -0400https://pop.com.sg/replace-chrome-os-and-install-ubuntu-on-an-lenovo-c330-arm-processor-l.htmlhttps://pop.com.sg/replace-chrome-os-and-install-ubuntu-on-an-lenovo-c330-arm-processor-l.htmlI have tried everything. Developer mode and cd;bash <(curl https://johnlewis.ie/flash_cb_fw.sh) which just restarts my laptop and beeps. I've tried booting from USB but it just beeps when I try ......Tue, 04 Aug 2026 06:03:27 -0400https://pop.com.sg/user-binw-ask-ubuntu.htmlhttps://pop.com.sg/user-binw-ask-ubuntu.htmlQ&A for Ubuntu users and developers...Tue, 04 Aug 2026 06:01:14 -0400https://pop.com.sg/how-can-i-see-folders-from-terminal.htmlhttps://pop.com.sg/how-can-i-see-folders-from-terminal.htmlHow can I list folders from within the terminal, which command should I use?...Tue, 04 Aug 2026 05:53:39 -0400https://pop.com.sg/is-there-a-gnuplot-gui.htmlhttps://pop.com.sg/is-there-a-gnuplot-gui.htmlIs there a Gnuplot GUI (equivalent to wgnuplot.exe) for Ubuntu ?...Tue, 04 Aug 2026 05:47:55 -0400https://pop.com.sg/gedit-autocomplete-plugin-c.htmlhttps://pop.com.sg/gedit-autocomplete-plugin-c.htmlIs there a gedit plugin that autocompletes based on c++ frequent words? Or that autocompletes based on a list....Tue, 04 Aug 2026 05:40:13 -0400https://pop.com.sg/nginx-to-enable-autostart.htmlhttps://pop.com.sg/nginx-to-enable-autostart.htmlI installed the docker container in my ubuntu 13.10. Along with this nginx webserver also installed.But every time i want to type this command service nginx restart. so how can i autorun the n......Tue, 04 Aug 2026 05:39:33 -0400https://pop.com.sg/pulseaudio-doesn-039-t-load-settings-on-startup.htmlhttps://pop.com.sg/pulseaudio-doesn-039-t-load-settings-on-startup.htmlI'm having a problem with Pulseaudio recently, every time i boot up my machine pulseaudio doesn't load the changes i made to default.pa nor system.pa, i created a remap-source module to load custom ...Tue, 04 Aug 2026 05:30:38 -0400https://pop.com.sg/command-039-uwsgi-039-not-found.htmlhttps://pop.com.sg/command-039-uwsgi-039-not-found.htmlI have installed "uwsgi" using pip method. But when I run uwsgi, I'm getting "Command 'uwsgi' not found, but can be installed with" error. If I again try to install using pip, I'm getting Collecting ...Tue, 04 Aug 2026 05:18:24 -0400https://pop.com.sg/problem-installing-deb-in-software-install-ubuntu-20-04.htmlhttps://pop.com.sg/problem-installing-deb-in-software-install-ubuntu-20-04.htmlI tried to install some .deb files in Ubuntu 20.04 from GitHub and other internet sources, but when I open it with Software Install it gives me this problem (Failed to install file: not supported).......Tue, 04 Aug 2026 05:18:24 -0400https://pop.com.sg/how-do-i-install-ms-office-2010-via-wine.htmlhttps://pop.com.sg/how-do-i-install-ms-office-2010-via-wine.htmlI am trying to install MS Office 2010 on Ubuntu 12.04 on my new MacBook Pro (15"). I already read and followed every existing threads on forums and followed every existing tutorial, but my problem......Tue, 04 Aug 2026 05:18:15 -0400https://pop.com.sg/can-039-t-find-httpd-conf.htmlhttps://pop.com.sg/can-039-t-find-httpd-conf.htmlI have installed Ubuntu 14.04 on a laptop and installed apache 2 (version 2.4.7) and PHP 5. I cannot find httpd.conf. I need to change it because when I try to open a .php page I see a download b......Tue, 04 Aug 2026 05:15:04 -0400https://pop.com.sg/youtube-causing-black-screen-in-chrome.htmlhttps://pop.com.sg/youtube-causing-black-screen-in-chrome.htmlThe issue started when I updated google chrome to the latest version; I'm not positive, but I think I went from version 31 to 38. When I go to youtube and click to play a video, the screen goes bla......Tue, 04 Aug 2026 05:05:40 -0400