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I would use any tool that will keep qual......Fri, 07 Aug 2026 09:06:38 -0400https://pop.com.sg/how-to-share-two-keyboard-on-the-same-laptop-french-iso-layout-and-usa.htmlhttps://pop.com.sg/how-to-share-two-keyboard-on-the-same-laptop-french-iso-layout-and-usa.htmlI recently bought a "noppoo choc mini" with this specific ANSI US-INTERNATIONAL pc84 layout This specific keyboard only has 84 keys, a 60% (compact tenkeyless) reduced layout. My problem is simple, ...Fri, 07 Aug 2026 09:02:17 -0400https://pop.com.sg/what-039-s-the-sys-directory-for.htmlhttps://pop.com.sg/what-039-s-the-sys-directory-for.htmlA while ago I noticed this directory that I had not ever seen before, /sys. I researched a bit and read that "modern Linux systems" often have this directory, and that it manages devices. 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Then i updated the kernel and also updated to latest kernel......Fri, 07 Aug 2026 08:48:11 -0400https://pop.com.sg/running-a-bash-script-from-an-xsession-to-toggle-startup-programs.htmlhttps://pop.com.sg/running-a-bash-script-from-an-xsession-to-toggle-startup-programs.htmlSo I've got an interesting challenge in front of me, running Ubuntu 16.04. I originally created a .xsession file that ran Exec=google-chrome --kiosk http://some-url.com to boot as a kiosk device. ......Fri, 07 Aug 2026 08:35:42 -0400https://pop.com.sg/ubuntu-will-not-boot-on-new-asus-m51ac.htmlhttps://pop.com.sg/ubuntu-will-not-boot-on-new-asus-m51ac.htmlI installed the from the Live CD, and the installation worked. (I choose the 64 bit installation) but when I restart my computer it just goes into the BIOS system. When I select to boot from the dr......Fri, 07 Aug 2026 08:33:42 -0400https://pop.com.sg/how-to-install-steam-on-ubuntu-16-04-lts-i-039-ve-never-used-linux-bef.htmlhttps://pop.com.sg/how-to-install-steam-on-ubuntu-16-04-lts-i-039-ve-never-used-linux-bef.htmlI just set up my old computer with some new parts today and got it up and running. no old windows key so I used a friends USB drive to put Ubuntu on here hoping to just be able to use my computer u......Fri, 07 Aug 2026 08:29:50 -0400https://pop.com.sg/how-to-create-desktop-shortcuts-for-folders-in-ubuntu-20-04.htmlhttps://pop.com.sg/how-to-create-desktop-shortcuts-for-folders-in-ubuntu-20-04.htmlHow can you create desktop shortcuts for folders in Ubuntu 20.04? 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I know I need to use something like Postfix or Sendmail but fo......Fri, 07 Aug 2026 08:09:38 -0400https://pop.com.sg/what-does-dev-null-mean-in-a-shell-script-duplicate.htmlhttps://pop.com.sg/what-does-dev-null-mean-in-a-shell-script-duplicate.htmlI've started learning bash scripting by using this guide: http://www.tldp.org/LDP/abs/abs-guide.pdf However I got stuck at the first script: cd /var/log cat /dev/null > messages cat /dev/null ......Fri, 07 Aug 2026 07:58:15 -0400https://pop.com.sg/how-do-i-launch-a-remote-firefox-window-via-ssh.htmlhttps://pop.com.sg/how-do-i-launch-a-remote-firefox-window-via-ssh.htmlWhen I SSH to a remote box $ ssh -X remotebox then start firefox on the remote box remotebox$ firefox and I have firefox running on my local machine, a local firefox window will open. no firefox ...Fri, 07 Aug 2026 07:53:45 -0400https://pop.com.sg/itunes-to-synchronize-ipod-shuffle.htmlhttps://pop.com.sg/itunes-to-synchronize-ipod-shuffle.htmlI am a beginner of ubuntu 18.04 and I would like to synchronize music from my pc to my iPod shuffle Is there an alternative to iTunes via wine to transfer music-files pc to the ipod? I tested the ...Fri, 07 Aug 2026 07:38:30 -0400https://pop.com.sg/error-while-installating-pip-for-python3.htmlhttps://pop.com.sg/error-while-installating-pip-for-python3.htmlWhen i tried to install PIP for python3 in Ubuntu 18.04.2 LTS Command I used: root@DESKTOP-0BEE3OD:/mnt/c# apt install python3-pip E: Could not read response to hello message from hook [ ! -f /......Fri, 07 Aug 2026 07:28:26 -0400https://pop.com.sg/will-grub-share-the-efi-system-partition-with-windows-10.htmlhttps://pop.com.sg/will-grub-share-the-efi-system-partition-with-windows-10.htmlI'm curious about whether or not grub will share the ESP with Windows 10 bootloader. I am planning on installing Ubuntu Budgie 17.10 on my Windows 10 Laptop (Lenovo 700-11isk) and I want to be abl......Fri, 07 Aug 2026 07:24:19 -0400https://pop.com.sg/amzon-prime-hd-video-not-working-anymore-hdcp-silverlight-issue.htmlhttps://pop.com.sg/amzon-prime-hd-video-not-working-anymore-hdcp-silverlight-issue.htmlHD videos on amazon prime on ubuntu are not working becuase of some HDCP issues, I tried to use prime on windows on the same machine, where it works, so I know that the problem is not with the comp......Fri, 07 Aug 2026 07:14:35 -0400https://pop.com.sg/how-to-connect-libreoffice-base-with-mysql-on-ubuntu-20-04.htmlhttps://pop.com.sg/how-to-connect-libreoffice-base-with-mysql-on-ubuntu-20-04.htmlI have a virgin install of 20.04 (instead of upgrading from 18.04, and older versions). mysql works, but I cannot use LibreOffice Base to connect to my database in mysql. This worked well in 18.04. I ...Fri, 07 Aug 2026 07:09:50 -0400https://pop.com.sg/systemd-networkd-no-networking-in-recovery-mode.htmlhttps://pop.com.sg/systemd-networkd-no-networking-in-recovery-mode.htmlRunning UbuntuGnome 17.04 I am not enable to start networking in recovery mode, because there is an unknown group "power" in message bus configuration file error when NetworkManager is trying to co......Fri, 07 Aug 2026 07:01:49 -0400https://pop.com.sg/php-fpm-working-but-ignoring-version-from-sethandler.htmlhttps://pop.com.sg/php-fpm-working-but-ignoring-version-from-sethandler.htmlOur server is Ubuntu 18.04.5 LTS (GNU/Linux 4.15.0-135-generic x86_64). We followed the directions from https://tecadmin.net/install-multiple-php-version-apache-ubuntu/ a while back and got PHP 5.6......Fri, 07 Aug 2026 06:44:23 -0400https://pop.com.sg/are-there-any-32-bit-versions-of-screen-recording-sofware-for-ubuntu-1.htmlhttps://pop.com.sg/are-there-any-32-bit-versions-of-screen-recording-sofware-for-ubuntu-1.htmlI need to find a desktop screen recording software (preferably free) that I can use on a 32 bit Ubuntu Linux laptop. Do you have any recommendations?...Fri, 07 Aug 2026 06:41:18 -0400https://pop.com.sg/right-clicking-a-file-can-039-t-delete-files-folders-no-option-to-dele.htmlhttps://pop.com.sg/right-clicking-a-file-can-039-t-delete-files-folders-no-option-to-dele.htmlI have some files and folders that I can't delete. I click menu -> right click and the delete option is not available. I can delete by using the terminal, but I'd prefer to do it from the GUI. I......Fri, 07 Aug 2026 06:40:07 -0400https://pop.com.sg/basic-usage-of-udisks.htmlhttps://pop.com.sg/basic-usage-of-udisks.htmlI'm on Ubuntu Mate 16.04. I would like someone to give me a short introduction to the basic usage of the udisks utility on Linux systems. Specifically, I would like to know how to properly mount and ...Fri, 07 Aug 2026 06:39:41 -0400https://pop.com.sg/rsync-compare-dest-does-not-work.htmlhttps://pop.com.sg/rsync-compare-dest-does-not-work.htmlI have these directories SRC, DST, COMPARE: /opt/SRC file1 file2 file3 /opt/DST file1 file2 /opt/COMPARE empty I wish: $ ls /opt/COMPARE file3 But when I run : rsync -avz --compare-dest=/......Fri, 07 Aug 2026 06:33:27 -0400https://pop.com.sg/what-is-disk-dev-sdx.htmlhttps://pop.com.sg/what-is-disk-dev-sdx.htmlI am following this link to create a bootable SD card. I am stuck at mkfs.ext4 <= 1.42. for: DISK=/dev/mmcblk0 The terminal complains that no 'for' command is found. 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