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| ask help justask metaquestion problem questions question | <reply> Please don't ask to ask a question, simply ask the question (all on ONE line and in the channel, so that others can read and follow it easily). If anyone knows the answer they will most likely reply. :-) See also !patience | Seveas Added on: 2006-06-18 19:06:50 Last edited by knome Last modified: 2011-10-11 07:46:38 Requested 35829 times |
| pastebin paste flood flooding pb pasting | <reply> For posting multi-line texts into the channel, please use https://paste.ubuntu.com | To post !screenshots use https://imgur.com/ !pastebinit to paste directly from command line | Make sure you give us the URL for your paste - see also the channel topic. | LjL Added on: 2006-06-24 18:47:46 Last edited by dax Last modified: 2017-10-30 07:13:45 Requested 31904 times |
| ops op calltheops call the ops | <reply> Help! Channel emergency! (ONLY use this trigger in emergencies) - Pici, Myrtti, jrib, Amaranth, tonyyarusso, Nalioth, lamont, CarlK, elky, mneptok, Tm_T, jpds, ikonia, Flannel, wgrant, stdin, h00k, IdleOne, Jordan_U, popey, Corey, ocean, cprofitt, djones, Madpilot, gnomefreak, lhavelund, phunyguy, chu | Seveas Added on: 2006-07-29 12:54:12 Last edited by dax Last modified: 2020-06-22 02:47:13 Requested 26330 times |
| #ubuntu #ubuntu-offtopic offtopic chat ontopic | <reply> #ubuntu is the Ubuntu support channel, for all Ubuntu-related support questions. Please register with NickServ (see /msg ubottu !register) and use #ubuntu-offtopic for other topics (though our !guidelines apply there too). Thanks! | Seveas Added on: 2006-06-18 16:42:16 Last edited by dax Last modified: 2016-03-24 15:16:29 Requested 25760 times |
| language ohmy langauge english ffs foad gtfo nsfw profanity swear swearing curse cursing cuss | <reply> Please avoid any language that may be considered offensive, including acronyms and obfuscation of such - also see https://wiki.ubuntu.…Guidelines || The main channels are English only, for other languages, see https://wiki.ubuntu.…hannelList | Seveas Added on: 2006-07-02 10:45:17 Last edited by krytarik Last modified: 2016-11-24 04:47:22 Requested 20894 times |
| es spanish espanol spain | <reply> En la mayoría de los canales de Ubuntu, se habla sólo en inglés. Si busca ayuda en español entre al canal #ubuntu-es; escriba " /join #ubuntu-es " (sin comillas) y presione intro. | Seveas Added on: 2006-06-18 01:16:12 Last edited by knome Last modified: 2014-06-06 20:28:06 Requested 19524 times |
| ubotu yourself bot usage factoid brain add help me syntax factoids everything me ubottu bots fact triggers trigger | <reply> Hi! I'm $chan's favorite infobot. You can search my brain at https://ubottu.com/f…ctoids.cgi | General info and channels at https://wiki.ubuntu.…m/IRC/Bots | Make a clone of me, see !botclone | Seveas Added on: 2006-06-19 12:15:56 Last edited by krytarik Last modified: 2016-11-26 07:25:56 Requested 18789 times |
| codecs mp3 divx xvid avi mpeg mpg mkv quicktime wma wmv aac restrictedformats restricted formats freeformats restricted realplayer multimedia flashplayer w32 codecs ogg flac video real mp4 m4a free formats ubuntu-restricted-extras asf codec 3gp kubuntu-restricted-extras bluray blueray | <reply> For multimedia issues, this page has useful information: https://help.ubuntu.…tedFormats - See also https://help.ubuntu.…media.html - But please use free formats if you can: https://help.ubuntu.…reeFormats | LjL Added on: 2006-07-09 02:52:18 Last edited by IdleOne Last modified: 2012-09-06 20:31:53 Requested 17914 times |
| binarydriver binarydrivers binarydrivershowto gatos nv | <reply> For nvidia and matrox graphics cards, see https://help.ubuntu.…riverHowto . For AMD/ATI graphics cards, see « /msg ubottu ati » and « /msg ubottu fglrxmissing » | Seveas Added on: 2006-07-16 15:07:36 Last edited by dax Last modified: 2016-08-07 22:03:20 Requested 16402 times |
| hi | <deleted><reply> Hi! Welcome to $chan! Feel free to ask questions and help people out. The channel guidelines are at https://wiki.ubuntu.…Guidelines . Enjoy your stay! | Seveas Added on: 2006-07-11 17:20:25 Last edited by rww Last modified: 2014-10-25 17:56:42 Requested 16067 times |
| grub recoveringgrub grub floppy bootfloppy mbr fixmbr grubrepair fixgrub grub2 | <reply> GRUB2 is the default Ubuntu boot manager. Lost GRUB after installing Windows? See https://help.ubuntu.…estoreGrub - For more information and troubleshooting for GRUB2 please refer to https://help.ubuntu.…nity/Grub2 | Madpilot Added on: 2006-06-22 09:44:20 Last edited by genii-around Last modified: 2013-02-23 17:22:10 Requested 14105 times |
| wifi wireless ndiswrapper ndis wpa madwifi ralink ipw wpa2 acx111 network wifidocs wlan atheros | <reply> Wireless documentation, including how-to guides and troubleshooting information, can be found at https://help.ubuntu.…y/WifiDocs | Seveas Added on: 2006-07-25 23:42:07 Last edited by jussi01 Last modified: 2009-07-01 06:16:56 Requested 12443 times |
| repeat patience | <reply> Don't feel ignored and repeat your question quickly; if nobody knows your answer, nobody will answer you. While you wait, try searching https://help.ubuntu.com or https://ubuntuforums.org or https://askubuntu.com/ | Seveas Added on: 2006-06-18 19:01:48 Last edited by dax Last modified: 2017-10-30 07:14:30 Requested 12157 times |
| enter oneline | <reply> Please try and keep as much of your info as possible on ONE line - easier to follow for everyone. | apokryphos Added on: 2006-06-18 16:56:19 Last edited by krytarik Last modified: 2016-11-28 00:32:21 Requested 10951 times |
| anyone | <deleted><reply>A high percentage of the first questions asked in this channel start with "Does anyone/anybody..." Why not ask your next question (the real one) and find out? See also !details, !gq, and !poll. | Seveas Added on: 2006-06-17 23:01:14 Last edited by AlanBell Last modified: 2014-03-19 19:16:56 Requested 8602 times |
| x resolution fixres display xcfg x11 restartx x.org res fixvideo fixvideoresolution drxx | <reply> The X Window System is the part of your system that's responsible for graphical output. To restart your X, type « sudo /etc/init.d/?dm restart » in a console - To fix screen resolution or other X problems: https://wiki.ubuntu.…Resolution | LjL Added on: 2006-07-21 01:03:53 Last edited by Pici Last modified: 2008-11-06 13:36:48 Requested 8201 times |
| botabuse bot abuse fishing msgthebot askthebot msg the bot msgbot investigate investigation pm the bot messagethebot message the bot bot-abuse abusethebot | <reply> Please investigate me only with "/msg $nick bot" or in #ubuntu-bots. Search for factoids with "/msg $nick search <pattern>" | Seveas Added on: 2006-07-26 21:48:13 Last edited by krytarik Last modified: 2016-11-27 08:17:56 Requested 8072 times |
| fr french francais france | <reply> Nous sommes desoles mais ce canal est en anglais uniquement. Si vous avez besoin d'aide ou voulez discuter en français, veuillez taper /join #ubuntu-fr ou /join #ubuntu-qc. Merci. | Seveas Added on: 2006-06-18 01:16:34 Last edited by Pici Last modified: 2013-08-16 18:50:48 Requested 8036 times |
| sudo rootsudo root password rootpassword su | <reply> sudo is a command to run command-line programs with superuser privileges ("root") (also see !cli). Look at https://help.ubuntu.…y/RootSudo for more information. For graphical applications see !pkexec (for older releases: !gksu and !kdesudo). If you're unable to execute commands with sudo see: http://www.psychocat…tu/fixsudo | LjL Added on: 2006-06-25 16:49:59 Last edited by knome Last modified: 2015-06-25 22:59:22 Requested 7775 times |
| upgrade upgrading update upgrades | <reply> For upgrading, see the instructions at https://help.ubuntu.…gradeNotes - see also http://www.ubuntu.co…tu/upgrade | Amaranth Added on: 2006-06-23 08:11:05 Last edited by Pici Last modified: 2010-06-01 15:30:21 Requested 7703 times |
| it italian italiano italy italia | <reply> Vai su #ubuntu-it se vuoi parlare in italiano, in questo canale usiamo solo l'inglese. Grazie! (per entrare, scrivi « /join #ubuntu-it » senza virgolette) | Seveas Added on: 2006-06-18 01:16:52 Last edited by Pici Last modified: 2010-03-11 23:01:41 Requested 7414 times |
| sound alsa dmix audio | <reply> If you're having problems with sound, click the Volume applet, then Sound Preferences, and check your Volume, Hardware, Input, and Output settings. If that fails, see https://help.ubuntu.…nity/Sound - https://help.ubuntu.…leshooting - https://alsa.opensrc…DmixPlugin - For playing audio files, see !players and !mp3. | Seveas Added on: 2006-06-19 10:56:18 Last edited by hggdh Last modified: 2019-01-08 16:38:15 Requested 7297 times |
| terminal shell bash commands ln ls sed awk cat lsof kill symlink sh console konsole lxterminal | <reply> The linux terminal or command-line interface is very powerful. In Unity or GNOME, search the dash for "terminal" and press ENTER. Other desktops: Applications -> System Tools -> Terminal (MATE), K-menu -> System -> Konsole (KDE), or Menu -> Accessories -> LXTerminal (LXDE). Guide: https://help.ubuntu.…heTerminal | Madpilot Added on: 2006-06-24 13:07:53 Last edited by SonikkuAmerica Last modified: 2016-10-09 03:01:48 Requested 6913 times |
| java javadebs sunjava javappc jre | <reply> To just use java you need a "Java Runtime Environment" (JRE) and/or a browser plugin. If that is not sufficient you will need a "Java Development Kit" (JDK) aka "Software Development Kit" (SDK). Please see https://help.ubuntu.…unity/Java about how to install one of three current implementations. | Seveas Added on: 2006-07-29 02:26:41 Last edited by LjL Last modified: 2011-10-25 20:18:22 Requested 6454 times |
| ping | <reply> pong! | Hobbsee Added on: 2006-07-11 15:58:48 Last edited by tsimpson Last modified: 2013-08-09 11:51:46 Requested 6446 times |
| de deutsch german germany | <reply> In den meisten Ubuntu-Kanälen wird nur Englisch gesprochen. Für deutschsprachige Hilfe besuche bitte #ubuntu-de, #kubuntu-de, #edubuntu-de oder #ubuntu-at. Einfach "/join #ubuntu-de" eingeben. Danke für Dein Verständnis! | Seveas Added on: 2006-07-30 14:17:47 Last edited by Pici Last modified: 2011-06-22 18:16:27 Requested 6355 times |
| register nickserv | <reply> For information on registering your IRC nick, see https://freenode.net…gistration - For any further help, ask in #freenode. | Seveas Added on: 2006-06-17 23:19:45 Last edited by housecat Last modified: 2020-05-01 04:49:23 Requested 6192 times |
| samba swat smb | <reply> Samba is the way to cooperate with Windows environments. Links with more info: https://wiki.ubuntu.…ermanently and https://help.ubuntu.…samba.html | Seveas Added on: 2006-06-19 13:57:50 Last edited by knome Last modified: 2015-07-27 16:34:16 Requested 5807 times |
| ru russian russia | <reply> Пожалуйста наберите /join #ubuntu-ru для получения помощи на русском языке. | Pozhalujsta naberite /join #ubuntu-ru dlya polucheniya pomoshi na russkom yazyke. | Seveas Added on: 2006-06-18 16:15:55 Last edited by bazhang Last modified: 2011-08-07 10:13:45 Requested 5784 times |
| compiz translucency transparency xglx effects compiz-fusion fusion cf | <reply>Compiz (compositing window manager), for a howto see https://help.ubuntu.…iteManager and more help #compiz | Hobbsee Added on: 2006-06-20 16:24:59 Last edited by dax Last modified: 2017-10-30 06:53:21 Requested 5603 times |
| wine winehq | <reply> WINE is a compatibility layer for running Windows programs on GNU/Linux - More information: https://help.ubuntu.…unity/Wine - Search the !AppDB for application compatibility ratings - Join #winehq for application help - See !virtualizers for running Windows (or another OS) inside Ubuntu | Madpilot Added on: 2006-06-24 13:08:54 Last edited by tsimpson Last modified: 2009-03-29 06:57:20 Requested 5482 times |
| test | <reply> Testing... Testing... 1. 2.. 3... | Amaranth Added on: 2006-08-09 10:19:13 Last edited by rww Last modified: 2016-01-05 03:10:16 Requested 5447 times |
| flash flashplugin flash plugin | <reply> To install Flash see https://help.ubuntu.…mats/Flash - See also !Restricted and !Gnash | Seveas Added on: 2006-06-18 21:43:29 Last edited by Pici Last modified: 2009-05-11 22:34:33 Requested 5413 times |
| list lista | <reply>$who: No warez here! This is not a file sharing channel (or network); read the channel topic. If you're looking for information about me, type « /msg $nick !bot ». If you're looking for a channel, see « /msg $nick !alis ». | Seveas Added on: 2006-06-18 02:32:32 Last edited by m4v Last modified: 2013-02-28 16:50:30 Requested 5364 times |
| guidelines behaviour etiquette | <reply> The guidelines for using the Ubuntu channels can be found at https://wiki.ubuntu.…Guidelines | Seveas Added on: 2006-06-18 15:48:30 Last edited by krytarik Last modified: 2016-11-24 04:35:22 Requested 5285 times |
| cn zh tw chinese china | <reply> 如欲獲得中文的協助，請輸入 /join #ubuntu-cn 或 /join #ubuntu-tw | ompaul Added on: 2006-06-18 00:52:45 Last edited by rww Last modified: 2011-07-26 04:17:37 Requested 5218 times |
| best | <deleted><reply> Usually, there is no single "best" application to perform a given task. It's up to you to choose, depending on your preferences, features you require, and other factors. Do NOT take polls in the channel. | LjL Added on: 2006-07-21 01:18:13 Last edited by knome Last modified: 2014-03-19 19:23:35 Requested 5121 times |
| pt portuguese brazil | <reply> Por favor, use #ubuntu-br para ajuda em português. Para entrar no canal por favor faça "/join #ubuntu-br" sem as aspas. Para a comunidade local portuguêsa, use #ubuntu-pt. Obrigada. | Seveas Added on: 2006-06-21 00:53:44 Last edited by jrib Last modified: 2013-04-08 21:28:26 Requested 5115 times |
| lamp | <reply> LAMP is an acronym for Linux-Apache-MySQL-PHP. However, the term is often used for setups using alternative but different software, such as Perl or Python instead of PHP, and Postgres instead of MySQL. For help with setting up LAMP on Ubuntu, see https://help.ubuntu.…heMySQLPHP - See also the Server CD installation process. | Madpilot Added on: 2006-06-24 13:06:23 Last edited by AlanBell Last modified: 2012-11-25 22:16:03 Requested 5107 times |
| compiling gcc b-e build build-essential make g++ build-essentials compiler | <reply> Compiling software from source? Read the tips at https://help.ubuntu.…ngSoftware (But remember to search for pre-built !packages first) | LjL Added on: 2006-07-18 22:50:25 Last edited by PriceChild Last modified: 2007-11-25 22:23:24 Requested 5054 times |
| who usernames prefix | <reply> As you can see, this is a large channel. If you're speaking to someone in particular, please put their nickname in what you say (use !tab), or else messages get lost and it becomes confusing :) | bimberi Added on: 2006-11-30 00:12:21 Last edited by Hobbsee Last modified: 2007-04-08 08:10:07 Requested 5025 times |
| pm privatemessage private message msg private query privmsg | <reply> Please ask your questions in the channel so that other people can help you, benefit from your questions and answers, and ensure that you're not getting bad advice. | Amaranth Added on: 2006-06-30 16:10:19 Last edited by AlanBell Last modified: 2014-03-19 19:28:00 Requested 4945 times |
| away afk | <reply> Please do not use noisy away messages and nicks in Ubuntu channels. It is annoying and unnecessary. Use the command "/away <reason>" to set your client away silently. See also «/msg $nick Guidelines» | Seveas Added on: 2006-06-18 18:58:27 Last edited by m4v Last modified: 2013-02-28 16:53:45 Requested 4925 times |
| thanks thanks! thank you thankyou ty thanks. thanx ok thanks :) domo arigato thx | <reply> You're welcome! But keep in mind I'm just a bot ;-) | Mez Added on: 2006-09-09 08:48:38 Never edited Requested 4806 times |
| repos repositories main universe multiverse sources sources.list components repo repository | <reply> The packages in Ubuntu are divided into several sections. More information at https://help.ubuntu.…positories - See https://wiki.ubuntu.…dedSources for the recommended way to set up your repositories. | Madpilot Added on: 2006-06-24 12:34:35 Last edited by IdleOne Last modified: 2013-03-23 02:49:24 Requested 4727 times |
| coc conduct codeofconduct code of conduct | <reply> The Ubuntu Code of Conduct is the document that spells out etiquette in the Ubuntu community | http://www.ubuntu.co…tu/conduct | For information on how to electronically sign the CoC, see https://help.ubuntu.…eofConduct | Watch http://static.screen…ingCoC.ogv | Seveas Added on: 2006-06-17 23:25:29 Last edited by rww Last modified: 2014-03-19 19:54:59 Requested 4208 times |
| firewall firestarter iptables shorewall guarddog ufw | <reply> Ubuntu, like any other Linux distribution, has built-in firewall capabilities. The firewall is managed using the 'ufw' command - see https://help.ubuntu.…munity/UFW | GUI frontends such as gufw and ufw-kde also exist. | An alternative to ufw is the 'iptables' command - See https://help.ubuntu.…ablesHowTo | Seveas Added on: 2006-06-18 19:46:03 Last edited by tsimpson Last modified: 2014-08-08 13:44:58 Requested 4129 times |
| dvd libdvdcss libdvdcss2 k9copy css | <reply> Ubuntu's default installation and repositories do not include packages needed to play commercial DVDs for legal reasons. For information on adding them, see https://help.ubuntu.…layingDVDs | For information on the legalities involved, see the "DVD" section of https://help.ubuntu.…reeFormats | Seveas Added on: 2006-06-17 22:19:35 Last edited by tsimpson Last modified: 2010-12-16 04:34:19 Requested 4129 times |
| root | <reply> Do not try to guess the root password, that is impossible. Instead, realise the truth... there is no root password. Then you will see that it is 'sudo' that grants you access and not the root password. Look at https://help.ubuntu.…y/RootSudo | Seveas Added on: 2006-06-18 01:18:28 Last edited by LjL Last modified: 2007-12-05 23:00:16 Requested 4127 times |
| botsnack | <reply> Yum! Err, I mean, APT! | Amaranth Added on: 2006-08-05 08:42:05 Last edited by Pici Last modified: 2009-08-06 13:34:26 Requested 3935 times |
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