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When I first ...Tue, 04 Aug 2026 17:54:22 -0400https://pop.com.sg/what-039-s-the-default-python-version-in-ubuntu-20-04.htmlhttps://pop.com.sg/what-039-s-the-default-python-version-in-ubuntu-20-04.htmlWhat's the default Python 3 version in the new Ubuntu 20.04? Is it still 3.6 or the latest Python 3.8? I'm developing a Python program that I later want to run on the new Ubuntu 20.04. I'm unsure ......Tue, 04 Aug 2026 17:36:24 -0400https://pop.com.sg/how-can-open-source-programs-make-money-closed.htmlhttps://pop.com.sg/how-can-open-source-programs-make-money-closed.htmlI am new to Ubuntu and I am really interested in making software that can work on it and I would like to make profit from these software. 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There are a number of PDFs which contain detailed 3D models such as this example: http://www.carare.eu/eng/content/download/2718/21413/versio......Tue, 04 Aug 2026 17:10:21 -0400https://pop.com.sg/adding-archlinux-to-dualboot-without-messing-up-grub.htmlhttps://pop.com.sg/adding-archlinux-to-dualboot-without-messing-up-grub.htmlRight now I have a dual boot setup with Windows 7 and Ubuntu 10.10, both 64 bit. I would like to try archlinux, but I'm afraid it will mess up my grub bootloader, so that I can't get into ubuntu or ...Tue, 04 Aug 2026 17:09:49 -0400https://pop.com.sg/gnome-network-manager-failing-to-connect.htmlhttps://pop.com.sg/gnome-network-manager-failing-to-connect.htmlI set up my network manager, and was able to set up a VPN, but when I go can click the on/off slider, it blinks and stays off. 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For example : ctrl+c in order to quit top ctrl+z in order to quit man ctrl+x in order to quit nano ctrl+c isn't suppose......Tue, 04 Aug 2026 16:44:30 -0400https://pop.com.sg/how-to-pass-a-pathname-with-a-space-in-it-to-cd-inside-of-a-script.htmlhttps://pop.com.sg/how-to-pass-a-pathname-with-a-space-in-it-to-cd-inside-of-a-script.htmlI am working on Windows 10 and am using the Ubuntu subsystem. Often I need to change between Windows directories and Linux ones, so I wanted to write a script that automatically converts a Windows ......Tue, 04 Aug 2026 16:42:03 -0400https://pop.com.sg/how-to-install-testdisk-in-ubuntu-13-10-duplicate.htmlhttps://pop.com.sg/how-to-install-testdisk-in-ubuntu-13-10-duplicate.htmlI am unable to install testdisk in Ubuntu 13.10 from Live Disk. I am using USB drive to run ubuntu 13.10. I want to recover some data from Windows partition. I am unable to install testdisk. It is......Tue, 04 Aug 2026 16:36:55 -0400https://pop.com.sg/running-google-home-on-ubuntu.htmlhttps://pop.com.sg/running-google-home-on-ubuntu.htmlGood Day I was wondering if I could install google home on ubuntu. I have seen people installing it on raspberry pi and on raspbian. I have a bluetooth speaker lying around and a Ubuntu system runn......Tue, 04 Aug 2026 16:36:45 -0400https://pop.com.sg/why-do-vim-and-less-have-such-similar-keybindings.htmlhttps://pop.com.sg/why-do-vim-and-less-have-such-similar-keybindings.htmlDo they share code, or is that just a tradition? Are there any other programs with similar keybindings?...Tue, 04 Aug 2026 16:16:28 -0400https://pop.com.sg/change-phpmyadmin-port-from-80-to-another-number.htmlhttps://pop.com.sg/change-phpmyadmin-port-from-80-to-another-number.htmlHow to change phpMyAdmin port from 80 to 99?...Tue, 04 Aug 2026 16:15:29 -0400https://pop.com.sg/crontab-random-wallpaper-issue.htmlhttps://pop.com.sg/crontab-random-wallpaper-issue.htmlI am trying to set up crontab to run a script that will pick a random image from a folder and set it as my wallpaper in the morning, and another script that will do the same thing at night. Goal is......Tue, 04 Aug 2026 16:04:51 -0400https://pop.com.sg/why-can-039-t-i-import-pygtk-with-python-3-2-from-pydev.htmlhttps://pop.com.sg/why-can-039-t-i-import-pygtk-with-python-3-2-from-pydev.htmlI have installed Eclipse + PyDev + Python 3.2. Now I have two Python interpreters in PyDev: Python 2.7 and Python 3.2. 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Its built in keyboard is ...Tue, 04 Aug 2026 15:37:54 -0400https://pop.com.sg/how-to-install-3rd-party-module-so-that-it-is-loaded-on-boot.htmlhttps://pop.com.sg/how-to-install-3rd-party-module-so-that-it-is-loaded-on-boot.htmlI have a third party module to go with a frame grabber. I've downloaded the kernel source, followed the vendor's instructions to compile it, and have the resulting module, arvdrv.ko, sitting in a ......Tue, 04 Aug 2026 15:16:50 -0400https://pop.com.sg/how-to-uninstall-a-theme-from-tmux-while-there-is-no-tmux-conf.htmlhttps://pop.com.sg/how-to-uninstall-a-theme-from-tmux-while-there-is-no-tmux-conf.htmlI installed tmux on my ubuntu using apt install tmux and than I cloned this theme repository from GitHub and just simply ran the theme script using ./tmux-power.tmux. Now that I want to uninstall the ...Tue, 04 Aug 2026 15:12:42 -0400https://pop.com.sg/how-do-i-access-localappdata-directory-if-i-039-m-on-linux-browsing-a-.htmlhttps://pop.com.sg/how-do-i-access-localappdata-directory-if-i-039-m-on-linux-browsing-a-.htmlI've installed Xubuntu 20.04 without installing rEFind and now I can't boot to Mac or Windows bootcamp. That's a separate issue I'm going to fix. But before I do, I want to backup some files to my ...Tue, 04 Aug 2026 15:09:17 -0400https://pop.com.sg/how-to-properly-copy-files-from-hard-drive-to-usb-flash-drive-in-tty4-.htmlhttps://pop.com.sg/how-to-properly-copy-files-from-hard-drive-to-usb-flash-drive-in-tty4-.htmlHow to properly copy files from hard drive to USB flash drive in tty4 terminal?(mount, copy, unmount, exit, etc) P.S.Can no exit from tty4 terminal via Ctrl+Alt+F7 command, only with Alt+SysRq+B(......Tue, 04 Aug 2026 15:08:22 -0400https://pop.com.sg/how-to-type-a-section-sign-into-the-minecraft-client.htmlhttps://pop.com.sg/how-to-type-a-section-sign-into-the-minecraft-client.htmlSo in Minecraft, the section sign (§) can be useful to make colors in text and so on. However, I can't seem to type it. I've tried pasting the character in using Ctrl-V as well as middle mouse. I've ...Tue, 04 Aug 2026 15:07:30 -0400https://pop.com.sg/install-ubuntu-20-04-on-asus-g15.htmlhttps://pop.com.sg/install-ubuntu-20-04-on-asus-g15.htmlI'm a frequent user of Ubuntu since 14.04. I have a hard time installing Ubuntu 20.04 on my new laptop. I have done the following. Disable Fast Boot in BIOS Disable Secure Boot in BIOS Make sure S......Tue, 04 Aug 2026 15:05:30 -0400https://pop.com.sg/how-can-i-download-part-of-a-playlist-from-youtube-with-039-youtube-dl.htmlhttps://pop.com.sg/how-can-i-download-part-of-a-playlist-from-youtube-with-039-youtube-dl.htmlI have been using youtube-dl -c -f 'bestvideo[height<=720]+bestaudio/best[height<=720]' https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLgsYTUetbpwNRmhee8yc_4o4MTY_naAmO to download a playlist from ...Tue, 04 Aug 2026 14:48:03 -0400https://pop.com.sg/dell-inspiron-600m.htmlhttps://pop.com.sg/dell-inspiron-600m.htmlJust wondering I want to install ubuntu on my ancient Dell Inspiron 600M is there any drivers I need to download and where can I download it? Thank you in advanced for all who help me on this. -Che......Tue, 04 Aug 2026 14:35:35 -0400https://pop.com.sg/how-to-execute-an-sh-file-duplicate.htmlhttps://pop.com.sg/how-to-execute-an-sh-file-duplicate.htmlI'm trying to install a driver using a shell file: yoav@yoav-System:~/Documents/WIFI_DRIVER$ ls android_ref_codes_JB_4.2 btcoex install.sh WiFi_Direct_User_Interface android_ref_codes_K......Tue, 04 Aug 2026 14:30:32 -0400https://pop.com.sg/decrypting-and-mounting-windows-bitlocker-drives.htmlhttps://pop.com.sg/decrypting-and-mounting-windows-bitlocker-drives.htmlI have a system that is dual booted with Windows 10 and Ubuntu 20.04. I have some partitions that Win10 automatically has bitlocker enabled, therefore i cannot read or write from Ubuntu. I followed......Tue, 04 Aug 2026 14:26:59 -0400https://pop.com.sg/amd-ati-radeon-hd-6870-drivers-not-working.htmlhttps://pop.com.sg/amd-ati-radeon-hd-6870-drivers-not-working.htmlNeed some help with this. I've searched for a few hours and found no answer that worked for me. When I try to install my drivers I get One or more tools required for installation cannot be foun......Tue, 04 Aug 2026 14:23:25 -0400https://pop.com.sg/error-is-same-is-not-a-member-of-std-when-build-c-project-in-ubuntu.htmlhttps://pop.com.sg/error-is-same-is-not-a-member-of-std-when-build-c-project-in-ubuntu.htmlI have a small project and i get an error ‘is_same’ is not a member of ‘std’ when building. this is some code: template <class T> T* UcmExportFactory::Unwrap (T* ptr) { Utils::IUcmWrapper* ...Tue, 04 Aug 2026 14:09:25 -0400https://pop.com.sg/dev-null-questions.htmlhttps://pop.com.sg/dev-null-questions.htmlso I was messing around with /dev/null mooving files to it like ... sudo mv test /dev/null and reading it ... :~$ cat /dev/null this is a file :~$ but then I made another file with the file sa......Tue, 04 Aug 2026 14:09:13 -0400https://pop.com.sg/difference-between-unity-and-gnome.htmlhttps://pop.com.sg/difference-between-unity-and-gnome.htmlI often come across the terms Unity and GNOME while reading about Ubuntu. I understand that Unity is the default desktop environment for Ubuntu. What is GNOME and how is it related to/different from ...Tue, 04 Aug 2026 14:05:32 -0400https://pop.com.sg/disk-image-mounter.htmlhttps://pop.com.sg/disk-image-mounter.htmlI am on Ubuntu 12.04 and I don't find Disk Image Mounter as an option when I right click on a ISO file. Can any help me with this? Thanks!...Tue, 04 Aug 2026 14:04:00 -0400https://pop.com.sg/telegram-at-startup.htmlhttps://pop.com.sg/telegram-at-startup.htmlI've installed the latest Telegram App (v 0.8.32) On my Ubuntu 14.04. I want Telegram to run minimized at startup in Tray and show me new messages but I can't because In the app settings there isn'......Tue, 04 Aug 2026 14:03:51 -0400https://pop.com.sg/what-is-the-x-server.htmlhttps://pop.com.sg/what-is-the-x-server.htmlI have been using Ubuntu for quite some time but, I have no idea what the X server is? I hear it quite often. I would like to know what the X Server is and what it does. How ~/.xinitrc file is use......Tue, 04 Aug 2026 13:53:10 -0400https://pop.com.sg/how-do-i-install-the-firefox-developer-edition.htmlhttps://pop.com.sg/how-do-i-install-the-firefox-developer-edition.htmlMozilla released the Firefox Developer Edition! How do I install it on Ubuntu? Source: Mozilla Releases 'Firefox Developer Edition' for Windows, Mac and Linux - OMG! Ubuntu!...Tue, 04 Aug 2026 13:47:56 -0400https://pop.com.sg/ubuntu-12-04-pci-and-cve-2015-5352.htmlhttps://pop.com.sg/ubuntu-12-04-pci-and-cve-2015-5352.htmlPCI compliance will fail when the CVE-2015-5352 vulnerability is present. OpenSSH 6.9 fixes this vulnerability, but none of the supported versions of Ubuntu (12.04, 14.04, 15.04 and 15.10) have been ...Tue, 04 Aug 2026 13:41:59 -0400https://pop.com.sg/replacing-chrome-os-on-asus-c300-for-ubuntu-duplicate.htmlhttps://pop.com.sg/replacing-chrome-os-on-asus-c300-for-ubuntu-duplicate.htmlI have a Asus C300 and I was wondering if it is possible to uninstall chrome OS and replace it with Ubuntu. If it is possible can I also have some instructions on how to do it....Tue, 04 Aug 2026 13:40:25 -0400https://pop.com.sg/how-to-pass-arguments-from-one-function-to-another-function-in-bash-sc.htmlhttps://pop.com.sg/how-to-pass-arguments-from-one-function-to-another-function-in-bash-sc.htmlI can do this in Python: def one(arg1): return arg1 def two(a,b): result=a+b return one(result) two(1,3) And it will work. But how do I do the same in a bash script?...Tue, 04 Aug 2026 13:39:42 -0400https://pop.com.sg/can-i-get-vlc-2-0-mac-skin-for-ubuntu.htmlhttps://pop.com.sg/can-i-get-vlc-2-0-mac-skin-for-ubuntu.htmlI'm not a big fan of Mac but the new vlc 2.0 for Mac looks seriously good. Both windows and ubuntu versions suck. So how can I/we make it look good ?...Tue, 04 Aug 2026 13:38:20 -0400https://pop.com.sg/unable-to-set-reset-ifs.htmlhttps://pop.com.sg/unable-to-set-reset-ifs.htmlI have Ubuntu 16.04.6 (Edit: Now updated to 16.04.7), with bash 4.3.48(1)-release (x86_64-pc-linux-gnu). I am not able to set/reset my IFS variable. I have tried to set is using the literal CTRL+V ......Tue, 04 Aug 2026 13:34:59 -0400https://pop.com.sg/raspberry-pi-diskless-cluster-using-ubuntu-20-04-1.htmlhttps://pop.com.sg/raspberry-pi-diskless-cluster-using-ubuntu-20-04-1.htmlI'm attempting to get Ubuntu 20.04 to boot diskless on a Raspberry PI so I can run Ubuntu on a cluster. So far, I moved the images from the boot partition on an installed RPi4b with Ubuntu installed, ...Tue, 04 Aug 2026 13:27:19 -0400https://pop.com.sg/command-to-rebuild-all-dkms-modules-for-all-installed-kernels.htmlhttps://pop.com.sg/command-to-rebuild-all-dkms-modules-for-all-installed-kernels.htmlOccasionally, my system gets into a state where some kernels are missing a module or two, because DKMS somehow forgot to compile those modules for that kernel. 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. The menu button is located on the top right side of ...Tue, 04 Aug 2026 12:53:33 -0400https://pop.com.sg/how-to-make-a-live-ubuntu-18-04-usb-with-a-persistent-storage-of-more-.htmlhttps://pop.com.sg/how-to-make-a-live-ubuntu-18-04-usb-with-a-persistent-storage-of-more-.htmlAfter many unsuccessful trials based on almost everything about this topic on the Internet, I decided to ask this question again. There is almost a perfect answer in this platform, but it did not w......Tue, 04 Aug 2026 12:51:35 -0400https://pop.com.sg/how-to-prevent-apt-get-aptitude-keeping-a-cache.htmlhttps://pop.com.sg/how-to-prevent-apt-get-aptitude-keeping-a-cache.htmlI have installed Apt-Cacher NG to provide a cache of packages for several machines. I therefore see no point in having aptitude/apt-get keeping their own (second) cache in /var/cache/apt/archives. 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. Of course I wanted to install Ubuntu, and instead of the LTS I chose the 21......Tue, 04 Aug 2026 12:28:11 -0400https://pop.com.sg/how-to-install-lubuntu-desktop-environment-and-only-the-desktop-enviro.htmlhttps://pop.com.sg/how-to-install-lubuntu-desktop-environment-and-only-the-desktop-enviro.htmlI have a slower computer that I would like to use the Lubuntu desktop environment with. However, I do not want to install any of the software that is not related to the desktop environment. I am ta......Tue, 04 Aug 2026 12:20:05 -0400https://pop.com.sg/how-do-i-install-nvidia-and-cuda-drivers-into-ubuntu.htmlhttps://pop.com.sg/how-do-i-install-nvidia-and-cuda-drivers-into-ubuntu.htmlEDIT: I have added a new answer below for Ubuntu 20.04 LTS and CUDA 11.1.1. See below. I have a system with a NVIDIA card that has a compute support of 3.5+ compared on https://developer.nvidia.......Tue, 04 Aug 2026 12:17:47 -0400https://pop.com.sg/ubuntu-bionic-18-04-fatal-error-zlib-h-no-such-file-or-directory-inclu.htmlhttps://pop.com.sg/ubuntu-bionic-18-04-fatal-error-zlib-h-no-such-file-or-directory-inclu.htmlI am relatively new to Ubuntu. I have set up a Ubuntu 18.04 subsystem on my Windows 10 PC for bioinformatics applications. During multiple application installations, I have received the following......Tue, 04 Aug 2026 12:17:22 -0400https://pop.com.sg/bash-configure-permission-denied.htmlhttps://pop.com.sg/bash-configure-permission-denied.htmlWhen I run the command ./configure in Ubuntu for installation of the siesta-3.2 software, bash complains with this: ./configure: Permission denied. How can I resolve this issue?...Tue, 04 Aug 2026 12:11:02 -0400https://pop.com.sg/got-servfail-reply-from-8-8-8-8-trying-next-server-ubuntu-14-04-digita.htmlhttps://pop.com.sg/got-servfail-reply-from-8-8-8-8-trying-next-server-ubuntu-14-04-digita.htmlAll started with a vps from digitalocean and the following documentation from ispconfig https://www.howtoforge.com/perfect-server-ubuntu-14.04-apache2-php-mysql-pureftpd-bind-dovecot-ispconfig-3 af......Tue, 04 Aug 2026 12:06:54 -0400https://pop.com.sg/how-to-access-a-shared-folder-in-virtualbox.htmlhttps://pop.com.sg/how-to-access-a-shared-folder-in-virtualbox.htmlI followed the steps for sharing folders between Windows 7 and Ubuntu in VirtualBox. Despite that the folder appears with a X sign and gives me the following message when a try to open it: The ......Tue, 04 Aug 2026 12:05:58 -0400https://pop.com.sg/photoshop-elements-duplicate.htmlhttps://pop.com.sg/photoshop-elements-duplicate.htmlI would like to run Photoshop Elements 14 on my Ubuntu 15.10 laptop. Has anyone had success in this? I am olllddd Windows user (1985) and have finally saw the light. New to ubuntu, but you can te......Tue, 04 Aug 2026 11:54:06 -0400https://pop.com.sg/screen-needs-mode-777-with-systemd-service.htmlhttps://pop.com.sg/screen-needs-mode-777-with-systemd-service.htmlI am trying to set up Minecraft to run in a screen session on start-up. but with the following service file, bellow is my status of my service. I am new to using the Systemd way of boot services ......Tue, 04 Aug 2026 11:50:40 -0400https://pop.com.sg/software-center-has-disappeared.htmlhttps://pop.com.sg/software-center-has-disappeared.htmlI'm an absolute newby for Linux / Ubuntu. Yesterday I installed Ubuntu 11.10 on an old computer. It seemed to work fine. However today when I started the computer again the software center had ...Tue, 04 Aug 2026 11:39:20 -0400https://pop.com.sg/wine-wont-open-windows-setup-exe.htmlhttps://pop.com.sg/wine-wont-open-windows-setup-exe.htmlI am trying to install Windows 10 from my cd in Linux but every time I click on the setup.exe my Wine app wont open it. It just loads for a little bit and then still does nothing....Tue, 04 Aug 2026 11:28:29 -0400https://pop.com.sg/user-namo-amitabha-ask-ubuntu.htmlhttps://pop.com.sg/user-namo-amitabha-ask-ubuntu.htmlQ&A for Ubuntu users and developers...Tue, 04 Aug 2026 11:22:01 -0400https://pop.com.sg/volume-low-even-at-maximum.htmlhttps://pop.com.sg/volume-low-even-at-maximum.htmlI have an Asus UL20FT-A1 laptop whose sound at maximum is not high enough. I have to open the Sound Settings menu and go over the limitation to get a high enough level. Any idea how I can fix this?...Tue, 04 Aug 2026 11:20:15 -0400https://pop.com.sg/landscape-server-smtp-configuration.htmlhttps://pop.com.sg/landscape-server-smtp-configuration.htmlI am still rather new to linux, but have set up a landscape server (free, on premise) to manage a number of other Ubuntu 16.04 Servers. During the install, I didn't specify any SMTP details, hence......Tue, 04 Aug 2026 11:15:35 -0400https://pop.com.sg/how-to-format-and-auto-mount-the-hdd-after-installing-os-to-ssd-closed.htmlhttps://pop.com.sg/how-to-format-and-auto-mount-the-hdd-after-installing-os-to-ssd-closed.htmlI made a clean install of Linux Mint 13 LTS on my SSD which is in the optical drive bay. Now, I will use the HDD for data storage and I don't want the old data there where I just have installed the ...Tue, 04 Aug 2026 11:04:27 -0400https://pop.com.sg/how-to-fix-doesn-039-t-look-like-an-efi-partition-with-winusb.htmlhttps://pop.com.sg/how-to-fix-doesn-039-t-look-like-an-efi-partition-with-winusb.htmlUsing WinUSB I get this error. I would appreciate any help as I'm trying to put Windows back on computer to please th' wifey, then dual boot so i can still use Ubuntu. Installation failed ! Exit c......Tue, 04 Aug 2026 11:04:17 -0400https://pop.com.sg/why-does-base-appear-in-front-of-my-terminal-prompt.htmlhttps://pop.com.sg/why-does-base-appear-in-front-of-my-terminal-prompt.htmlI'm wondering why I have (base) on the left of my terminal prompt. If I run source ~/.profile in the terminal, it disappears. If I close that terminal and reopen a new terminal, (base) is there a......Tue, 04 Aug 2026 10:57:16 -0400https://pop.com.sg/difference-between-alt-tab-and-alt-escape.htmlhttps://pop.com.sg/difference-between-alt-tab-and-alt-escape.htmlOn my GNOME + Ubuntu system, both Alt+Enter and Alt+Escape+ switch between windows. What exactly is the difference, if any, between them?...Tue, 04 Aug 2026 10:53:51 -0400https://pop.com.sg/how-to-recover-deleted-files.htmlhttps://pop.com.sg/how-to-recover-deleted-files.htmlAre there any tools, methods, incantations to recover recently deleted files on Ubuntu? If it makes any difference, I want to recover a Keepass 2.x database file. But would be better to have a met......Tue, 04 Aug 2026 10:45:21 -0400https://pop.com.sg/windows-10-disappered-from-boot-menu.htmlhttps://pop.com.sg/windows-10-disappered-from-boot-menu.htmlI have been running with dual boot between 20.04 and Windows 10 for some time, but now I can no longer boot into Windows. The option has mysteriously disappeared from the boot menu. The only thing ......Tue, 04 Aug 2026 10:39:53 -0400https://pop.com.sg/how-to-completely-remove-php.htmlhttps://pop.com.sg/how-to-completely-remove-php.htmlI need to clean up my server from PHP 5.3 packages (there are plenty of them) in order to be able to compile PHP 5.2. What is the easiest/safest method to get rid of them all?...Tue, 04 Aug 2026 10:36:01 -0400https://pop.com.sg/why-can-039-t-i-download-wine.htmlhttps://pop.com.sg/why-can-039-t-i-download-wine.htmlI wanted to play Wonderland Online, but it said I had to download wine. I went through all the steps but when I tried installing it the software center pops up and gives me this message: Not fo......Tue, 04 Aug 2026 10:30:40 -0400https://pop.com.sg/password-mismatch-between-the-command-line-and-the-graphical-environme.htmlhttps://pop.com.sg/password-mismatch-between-the-command-line-and-the-graphical-environme.htmlall, I am on an Ubuntu 20.04.3 LTS. Recently, I have been playing with ansible, and not knowing exactly what was happening, I modified my own system instead of the system I was configuring in the c......Tue, 04 Aug 2026 10:05:40 -0400