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Issue After receiving a BlockFi reimbursement prepaid card from MyPrepaidCenter, the card would not work anywhere. Online and in-store payments failed, making the card effectively useless. The card can get blocked for two common reasons:…
Continue reading...Issue Home Assistant UI (http://homeassistant.local:8123) won't load from the browser and connecting directly via the Pi's IP address also fails. Network name resolution (mDNS) or the Pi’s network connection/service crashed, or Home Assistant supervisor/core didn't…
Continue reading...Issue When trying to remove the TradingView Snap app (or any other app) on Pop_OS / Ubuntu / Debian using sudo snap remove tradingview, you got this error: error: cannot perform the following tasks: -…
Continue reading...Issue Some users find using the terminal challenging and prefer a graphical user interface (GUI) to manage Flatpak applications. They want an easy way to browse, install, and manage Flatpak apps without command-line usage. To…
Continue reading...Issue You want to update all your installed Snap packages to their latest versions using the command line. Snap packages do not update automatically in real time, so you need to manually trigger an update…
Continue reading...Issue After installing a new Linux system, you notice that Flatpak is not available, so you cannot install or manage Flatpak applications. Most Linux distributions do not include Flatpak by default. You need to manually…
Continue reading...Issue You want to free up disk space by removing Flatpak applications that are no longer in use. Manually checking which Flatpak apps are unused can be time-consuming. Flatpak apps, like any software, consume disk…
Continue reading...Issue Difficulty getting a new Zigbee 3.0 smart lightbulb into pairing mode to connect with a home automation system. The lightbulb was not properly reset or put into pairing mode, preventing it from being discovered…
Continue reading...Issue I wanted a Linux terminal emulator that looks like an old-school CRT display, with retro visuals and customizable effects. Standard terminal emulators look modern and lack the nostalgic CRT aesthetic. The best option is…
Continue reading...Issue I wanted to access SSH on my Home Assistant running on a Raspberry Pi, but initially, I could only access it physically (directly on the device). Remote SSH access was not available. SSH access…
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