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Factoid	Value	Author
php4	<reply> PHP4 has reached its End Of Life and as such is not in any Ubuntu release after Edgy (6.10). For PHP's announcement see http://us2.php.net/a…07-07-13-1	Pici Added on: 2008-05-15 16:56:34 Never edited Requested 3 times
git	a distributed revision control/software code management project created by Linus Torvalds. For more information, see http://en.wikipedia.…(software)	Pici Added on: 2008-05-14 19:11:29 Last edited by tsimpson Last modified: 2011-03-03 21:44:57 Requested 182 times
abs	<reply> Advanced Bash-Scripting Guide, obtainable with ${package-manager} install abs-guide, is a quick and comprehensive guide to bash (command line) scripting in *nix systems. It is also viewable via web at http://tldp.org/LDP/abs/html/	Myrtti Added on: 2008-05-14 10:49:55 Last edited by Myrtti Last modified: 2008-05-14 10:53:33 Requested 221 times
libsslbug sslbug heartbleed	<reply> A fix for the recent OpenSSL vulnerabilities (2014-0076 & 0160) has been pushed to the Ubuntu repositories. See http://www.ubuntu.co…sn-2165-1/ and http://heartbleed.com/ for more information.	PriceChild Added on: 2008-05-14 01:47:38 Last edited by rww Last modified: 2014-06-02 06:36:09 Requested 119 times
win-#dib5sn	<reply> WINZ!	stdin Added on: 2008-05-13 10:25:47 Last edited by stdin Last modified: 2008-05-13 10:26:05 Requested 2 times
tonyyarusso	<deleted>weird.	elkbuntu Added on: 2008-05-12 17:23:26 Last edited by elky Last modified: 2010-10-18 11:42:06 Requested 15 times
flare183-#ubuntu-offtopic	<deleted><reply> shhhh you'll only encourage more comments and we have seen enough of them already. ;-)	Pici Added on: 2008-05-12 17:06:05 Last edited by nhandler Last modified: 2010-06-18 21:34:10 Requested 3 times
why-#ubuntu-offtopic	<reply> Because I said so.	Pici Added on: 2008-05-12 17:02:39 Never edited Requested 21 times
hammertime-#ubuntu-offtopic hammertime-#ubuntustudio-devel hammertime-#ubuntu-ops	<reply> ━━▊ ━━▊ ━━▊	Pici Added on: 2008-05-12 17:02:18 Never edited Requested 866 times
vcs dvcs	<reply> Version Control Systems offered for Ubuntu: Centralized: !CVS, !Subversion \| Distributed: Bazaar-NG(!bzr), Codeville, Darcs, !git, Mercurial, Monotone, SVK, tig.	Pici Added on: 2008-05-12 16:55:16 Last edited by Pici Last modified: 2008-05-14 19:11:42 Requested 25 times
firefox3	<deleted><alias> ff3	Hobbsee Added on: 2008-05-11 10:11:04 Last edited by rww Last modified: 2011-08-17 00:04:32 Requested 12 times
fail-#dib5sn fail-#ubuntustudio-devel	<reply>FAILZ!	jussi01 Added on: 2008-05-06 13:57:05 Last edited by jussi01 Last modified: 2008-05-13 10:25:31 Requested 14 times
officialdocs	<reply>Before doing anything you don't know about, check the official Ubuntu document repository and wiki pages at https://help.ubuntu.com These guides are created by the Ubuntu community for Ubuntu. This will give you a tried, test and most importantly SUPPORTED way to resolve your issue and move forward.	Myrtti Added on: 2008-05-06 10:29:16 Last edited by jussi01 Last modified: 2008-05-06 10:30:03 Requested 7 times
remaster customlivecd remastering	<reply> Interested in remastering the Ubuntu !LiveCD or !Alternate installer? See: https://help.ubuntu.…tomization and https://help.ubuntu.…tomization - Or use tools such as http://uck.sourceforge.net/	stdin Added on: 2008-05-05 21:42:06 Last edited by IdleOne Last modified: 2014-08-08 01:56:33 Requested 866 times
mac macbook	<reply> For help on installing and using Ubuntu on a Mac, see: https://wiki.ubuntu.…yHelpPages	stdin Added on: 2008-05-05 01:25:23 Last edited by rww Last modified: 2014-02-01 07:39:50 Requested 1041 times
maple	<reply> To install Maple, see https://help.ubuntu.…nity/Maple	jrib Added on: 2008-05-04 18:50:10 Last edited by jrib Last modified: 2008-05-04 18:50:24 Requested 13 times
envyng	<deleted><reply> EnvyNG is a program to install newer version of nVidia or ATi drivers on Ubuntu 9.10 or earlier. It can be found in !Universe as "envyng-gtk" (for Gtk/Gnome) or "envyng-qt" (for Qt/KDE). It is NOT a supported method to install video drivers; please only use it if standard methods fail and at your own risk - See also !BinaryDriver.	jussio1 Added on: 2008-05-01 17:30:20 Last edited by genii-around Last modified: 2011-05-25 17:30:24 Requested 858 times
gestures-#kubuntu	<reply>KDE has a built-in support for mouse gestures. See: http://userbase.kde.…d_Gestures for a howto	Jucato Added on: 2008-04-30 00:30:51 Last edited by IdleOne Last modified: 2012-10-14 19:52:02 Requested 1 times
chat-#ubuntu-classroom	<reply> Please use #ubuntu-classroom-chat for random chatter and asking questions. Questions should start with "QUESTION:" so we can spot them.	Amaranth Added on: 2008-04-28 17:00:50 Never edited Requested 2 times
alternate-#kubuntu	<reply> The Alternate CD is a classical text-mode install CD. It supports a wider range of hardware than the !LiveCD, and can also be used as an upgrade CD. Look for the alternate checkbox on the Kubuntu download page - See also !minimal	Jucato Added on: 2008-04-28 14:56:05 Last edited by Pici Last modified: 2009-06-16 15:06:04 Requested 78 times
repomirror chmirror	<reply> Go to "System", "Administration", and "Software Sources" and choose "Other" from the drop down box. Then choose "select best server" and your system will choose the fastest mirror for you automatically.	Hobbsee Added on: 2008-04-25 06:00:30 Last edited by Myrtti Last modified: 2008-05-06 21:49:03 Requested 133 times
torrents-#kubuntu	<reply>Kubuntu $curStableLong ($curStableNum) torrents can be obtained at http://torrent.ubunt…r/release/	LjL-Temp Added on: 2008-04-24 16:28:20 Last edited by IdleOne Last modified: 2012-10-14 19:52:31 Requested 42 times
spoon	<reply> There is no spoon.	Amaranth Added on: 2008-04-24 09:16:13 Never edited Requested 64 times
lfs	<reply> LFS is Linux From Scratch ( http://www.linuxfrom…ratch.org/ ) - not to be confused with !LTS, which is the long term support release of Ubuntu	ompaul Added on: 2008-04-20 15:24:19 Last edited by dax Last modified: 2016-03-31 15:38:31 Requested 124 times
emesene	<deleted><reply> Emesene is an instant messenger for the WLM network. See http://emesene.org for more information.	Spec Added on: 2008-04-18 18:44:54 Last edited by dax Last modified: 2016-04-02 04:14:26 Requested 16 times
trash	<reply> Your GUI file manager's Trash folder is located at ~/.local/share/Trash/ for files moved to trash from your hard disk and .../.Trash-userid/ on external devices for files moved to trash from the device.	LjL Added on: 2008-04-18 01:11:40 Last edited by rww Last modified: 2011-04-19 00:43:28 Requested 780 times
xrandr	<deleted><reply>XRandR 1.2 is the new method of running dual screens in !X. Information/HowTo here: http://wiki.debian.o…wToRandR12	Hobbsee Added on: 2008-04-16 06:34:51 Last edited by dax Last modified: 2019-10-17 20:23:57 Requested 482 times
ffe	<reply> Feature Freeze Exception. See https://wiki.ubuntu.…ionProcess for the freeze exception process.	Hobbsee Added on: 2008-04-15 15:48:48 Last edited by nhandler Last modified: 2010-02-21 16:35:38 Requested 65 times
uvfe	<deleted><alias> uvf	Hobbsee Added on: 2008-04-15 15:48:44 Last edited by nhandler Last modified: 2010-02-21 16:34:45 Requested 0 times
server-network networkcli network-cli clinetwork	<reply> For help setting up networking on Ubuntu Server, see https://help.ubuntu.…ommandLine	ompaul Added on: 2008-04-14 21:51:09 Last edited by dax Last modified: 2016-04-02 04:27:11 Requested 7 times
screenlet	<deleted><alias> screenlets	Pici Added on: 2008-04-14 15:38:30 Last edited by dax Last modified: 2016-03-31 15:35:56 Requested 0 times
eeepc eee	<reply> Information about installing Ubuntu on an Asus EeePC can be found at https://help.ubuntu.…nity/EeePC . The Ubuntu EeePC Channel is #ubuntu-eeepc , main EeePC discussion in #eeepc	LjL Added on: 2008-04-09 18:56:42 Last edited by genii Last modified: 2009-10-27 16:34:19 Requested 312 times
awn	<deleted><reply> Avant Window Navigator is a dock-like navigation bar for the Linux desktop that positions itself at the bottom of the screen. Homepage http://wiki.awn-project.org/ - Awn-Manager can be found in Universe from Hardy (8.04) onwards.	Hobbsee Added on: 2008-04-09 14:41:16 Last edited by rww Last modified: 2011-04-11 20:00:55 Requested 304 times
xterm	<deleted><reply> If with all the cute terminals that are around you're still using xterm, then you deserve any problem you're experiencing with it. Go away.	LjL Added on: 2008-04-06 02:15:21 Last edited by rww Last modified: 2015-10-23 18:28:15 Requested 59 times
schedule-#ubuntu+1	<reply> A schedule of $curDevelLong ($curDevelNum) release milestones can be found here: https://wiki.ubuntu.…seSchedule	Pici Added on: 2008-04-04 19:29:38 Last edited by rww Last modified: 2015-03-15 04:26:29 Requested 512 times
ics inetsharing	<reply> If you want to share the internet connection of your Ubuntu machine with other machines in the network see https://help.ubuntu.…ionSharing	Pici Added on: 2008-04-02 19:03:38 Last edited by tsimpson Last modified: 2011-05-06 11:22:25 Requested 1369 times
favourite	<deleted><alias> best	LjL Added on: 2008-04-02 02:05:50 Last edited by knome Last modified: 2014-03-19 19:33:32 Requested 0 times
favorite	<deleted><alias> best	LjL Added on: 2008-04-02 02:05:46 Last edited by knome Last modified: 2014-03-19 19:33:29 Requested 0 times
badmouse	<reply> If typing on your keyboard causes the mouse to briefly stop working, check out http://ubuntuforums.…p?t=402296	LjL Added on: 2008-03-29 15:26:23 Never edited Requested 4 times
lowmemory lowmem	<reply> For installing on low memory systems, this page has useful information: https://help.ubuntu.…rySystems. See also https://help.ubuntu.…uirements.	ompaul Added on: 2008-03-26 01:01:39 Never edited Requested 70 times
undelete recover	<reply> Some tools to recover lost data are listed and explained at https://help.ubuntu.…taRecovery	LjL-Temp Added on: 2008-03-22 21:58:27 Last edited by dax Last modified: 2016-03-30 19:05:35 Requested 1052 times
n00b	<deleted><alias> noob	Seveas Added on: 2008-03-22 18:44:07 Last edited by knome Last modified: 2014-03-19 19:40:59 Requested 0 times
poll	<deleted><alias> best	Seveas Added on: 2008-03-21 19:37:45 Last edited by knome Last modified: 2014-03-19 19:33:26 Requested 0 times
fish-#ubuntu-offtopic	<reply> <>< ><> <>< ><>	Spec Added on: 2008-03-21 17:32:05 Last edited by Spec Last modified: 2008-03-21 17:38:22 Requested 22 times
lmao	<deleted><alias> lol	Pici Added on: 2008-03-19 22:46:38 Last edited by knome Last modified: 2014-03-19 19:38:33 Requested 0 times
np	<reply> The Nepali Ubuntu Local Community is in #ubuntu-np - Also see: http://wiki.ubuntu.org.np	LjL Added on: 2008-03-19 00:46:57 Last edited by PriceChild Last modified: 2008-04-17 21:20:15 Requested 67 times
test-##testbot2	<reply> very failed	LjL Added on: 2008-03-18 16:31:59 Never edited Requested 4 times
ar	<reply> La comunidad local de Argentina se puede encontrar en #ubuntu-ar y en su canal de offtopic: #ubuntu-ar-cafe	jpatrick Added on: 2008-03-17 12:16:14 Never edited Requested 381 times
ops-#ubuntu-youth	<reply> Help! MenZa, jpatrick, Tm_T, LjL, elkbuntu!	jpatrick Added on: 2008-03-15 12:27:38 Never edited Requested 0 times
servergui	<reply> Ubuntu server does not install a desktop environment or X11 by default in order to enhance security, efficiency and performance. !eBox provides a GUI system management option via a web interface. See https://help.ubuntu.…/ServerGUI for more background and options.	Seveas Added on: 2008-03-13 16:49:00 Never edited Requested 29 times