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| maintainer | <reply> The "Maintainer" field in a package's information (debian/control) should indicate the Ubuntu team responsible for the Ubuntu specific changes to a package (often the !MOTU for !Universe packages). The original maintainer is preserved in the field "XSBC-Original-Maintainer". | LjL Added on: 2008-01-13 18:10:50 Never edited Requested 18 times |
| rootshell | <reply> Using !sudo with single commands is preferable in most circumstances. However, if you really need a root shell, use « sudo -i » (other variants of this commands are redundant and/or potentially dangerous) | LjL Added on: 2008-01-12 00:34:16 Last edited by LjL Last modified: 2008-01-26 00:43:31 Requested 120 times |
| welcome | <deleted><alias> hi | Pici Added on: 2008-01-11 14:10:37 Last edited by nhandler Last modified: 2010-09-29 01:52:29 Requested 0 times |
| idle-#ubuntu-ops | <reply> Please keep in mind that this channel is for operator/abuse questions only; we ask you to part when you have no further business here in order to keep track of users with pending inquiries. | LjL Added on: 2008-01-09 02:56:57 Last edited by Flannel Last modified: 2009-01-31 08:15:17 Requested 337 times |
| lies | <reply> Mostly just statistics and factoids, but also windicators! | LjL Added on: 2008-01-07 15:24:59 Last edited by rww Last modified: 2011-06-16 05:04:01 Requested 288 times |
| kdmtheme | <reply>To customize your !KDM theme, see https://help.ubuntu.…izeKubuntu | LjL Added on: 2008-01-07 01:29:07 Last edited by IdleOne Last modified: 2012-10-14 19:53:27 Requested 19 times |
| homie colloquialism | <reply> Slang and colloquialisms are not proper English. Please use proper English in our channels to make it easy for those who have it as a second language. | elkbuntu Added on: 2008-01-05 05:25:40 Last edited by elkbuntu Last modified: 2008-01-05 05:39:30 Requested 25 times |
| windowsvista | <deleted><alias> vista | PriceChild Added on: 2008-01-03 21:26:56 Last edited by rww Last modified: 2014-08-12 04:25:22 Requested 0 times |
| psp | <reply> For information on using the PlayStation Portable with Ubuntu, please read https://help.ubuntu.…munity/PSP | Spec Added on: 2008-01-02 20:55:44 Never edited Requested 23 times |
| nickspoon-#ubuntu-youth | <reply> Here's a nick! | LjL Added on: 2008-01-01 22:35:31 Never edited Requested 3 times |
| meta | <deleted><reply> If you would like to help in #*ubuntu* but it just goes too fast to spot interesting questions, try joining #ubuntu-meta and watching for questions there (note that it is NOT a support channel, however, and questions should still be answered in #*ubuntu*) | LjL Added on: 2008-01-01 22:30:19 Last edited by rww Last modified: 2014-03-19 19:56:09 Requested 62 times |
| freespeech free speech freedomofspeech freedom of speech | <reply> Please don't pepper the channel with cries of buzzwords like "free speech!", especially when you don't know what they mean or if they're applicable to the current situation. | tonyyarusso Added on: 2008-01-01 20:07:55 Last edited by dax Last modified: 2016-03-31 15:45:40 Requested 86 times |
| sudoedit | <reply> To edit files with !superuser access using the user's standard editor (as set in the EDITOR !shell variable) and its normal configuration, the command « sudoedit <filename> » is available. It creates a local copy of the file, and runs the editor with the user's permissions. | ompaul Added on: 2007-12-29 21:22:30 Last edited by LjL Last modified: 2007-12-29 21:39:01 Requested 15 times |
| pi-#ubuntu-offtopic | either 3 for small values of pi, 4 for large values of pi or 3.14159265358979323846264338327950288419716939937510 and then some | Pici Added on: 2007-12-28 20:13:08 Last edited by Seveas Last modified: 2008-02-03 19:42:08 Requested 163 times |
| preference | <deleted><alias> best | Pici Added on: 2007-12-28 15:09:41 Last edited by knome Last modified: 2014-03-19 19:32:45 Requested 0 times |
| ut2k4 | <reply> For information on how to play Unreal Tournament 2004, see https://help.ubuntu.…nament2004 | elkbuntu Added on: 2007-12-28 11:48:57 Never edited Requested 3 times |
| ut | <reply> For information on how to play Unreal Tournament, see https://help.ubuntu.…Tournament - for Unreal Tournament 2004, see !ut2k4 | elkbuntu Added on: 2007-12-28 11:48:42 Never edited Requested 16 times |
| drink-#ubuntu-offtopic | <reply> Remember folks; don't drink and IRC! | LjL Added on: 2007-12-28 03:07:33 Last edited by rww Last modified: 2014-03-20 01:24:08 Requested 161 times |
| lazy | <deleted><reply> But perhaps operators are lazy, and would rather wait for you to submit a good factoid entry instead... | LjL Added on: 2007-12-28 03:07:01 Last edited by rww Last modified: 2011-04-11 20:13:18 Requested 28 times |
| vimtutor | an excellent tool for learning how to use vim. It can be found in the vim-full package, among others. | Pici Added on: 2007-12-27 21:10:47 Last edited by LjL Last modified: 2007-12-27 21:23:12 Requested 11 times |
| timevault | <reply> TimeVault is a graphical backup tool for GNOME. See https://wiki.ubuntu.…/TimeVault and http://launchpad.net/TimeVault | Spec Added on: 2007-12-27 19:02:52 Never edited Requested 11 times |
| gary | <deleted><reply> be afraid, be *very* afraid | ompaul Added on: 2007-12-27 10:20:10 Last edited by Pricey Last modified: 2009-06-13 13:19:35 Requested 64 times |
| badhostmask | <reply> This is not the channel you intended to join. You have been redirected here because your nickname, username or hostname contains unacceptable language (see « /msg $nick language »). Please change it, then reconnect to join the correct channel. | LjL Added on: 2007-12-26 17:27:29 Last edited by m4v Last modified: 2013-02-28 17:00:52 Requested 6 times |
| lolcats | <deleted><reply> i iz so bored of lolcats. speek english! | LjL Added on: 2007-12-22 22:31:46 Last edited by knome Last modified: 2014-03-19 19:38:50 Requested 25 times |
| brokenflash | <deleted><alias> flashissues | LjL Added on: 2007-12-22 17:38:21 Last edited by dax Last modified: 2016-03-30 18:35:41 Requested 0 times |
| kubuntu-bugs | <reply>Major Kubuntu desktop bugs can be found at https://bugs.launchp…buntu-bugs | elkbuntu Added on: 2007-12-22 05:10:53 Last edited by IdleOne Last modified: 2012-10-14 19:53:27 Requested 14 times |
| flashissue | <deleted><alias> flashissues | PriceChild Added on: 2007-12-20 18:47:27 Last edited by dax Last modified: 2016-03-30 18:35:56 Requested 0 times |
| ops-#ubuntustudio | <reply> Help! Channel emergency! (ONLY use this trigger in emergencies) - PING astraljava, cub, holstein, jussi, joejaxx, ScottL, scott-work or Unit193 | PriceChild Added on: 2007-12-20 13:49:09 Last edited by Unit193 Last modified: 2016-05-21 04:29:56 Requested 15 times |
| aolspeak | <deleted><alias> lol | Hobbsee Added on: 2007-12-20 04:33:51 Last edited by knome Last modified: 2014-03-19 19:38:30 Requested 0 times |
| usb unetbootin liveusb persistant persistent | <reply> For information about installing Ubuntu from USB flash drives, see https://help.ubuntu.…omUSBStick - For a persistent live USB install, see: https://wiki.ubuntu.…Persistent | Pici Added on: 2007-12-19 14:05:13 Last edited by Pici Last modified: 2008-02-05 19:10:19 Requested 3681 times |
| cake-#ubuntu-offtopic | <reply> The cake is a !pie! | Pici Added on: 2007-12-18 15:52:54 Last edited by rww Last modified: 2011-02-11 21:29:48 Requested 410 times |
| rt | <reply> The RT kernel is the Ubuntu kernel with a realtime preemption patch applied. It is included in Ubuntu Studio by default. For more information please see: https://wiki.ubuntu.…/RealTime/ | Tm_T Added on: 2007-12-18 11:26:52 Last edited by jussi01 Last modified: 2008-07-09 20:12:53 Requested 105 times |
| startup-#kubuntu | <reply> To make programs start up automatically when you log into your KDE session, run all programs that you want to be started and close all other programs, then select 'Save Session' in the K menu. Alternatively, create a !symlink to the wanted program in ~/.kde/Autostart - See !boot for starting non-interactive programs at boot | LjL Added on: 2007-12-15 15:47:48 Never edited Requested 56 times |
| sharedprinting | <deleted><reply> If you are unable to share a printer over the network on 7.10 (Gutsy), AppArmour could be the problem. See http://ubuntuforums.…p?t=531343 to see how to disable it temporarily or permanently | elkbuntu Added on: 2007-12-14 12:59:39 Last edited by IdleOne Last modified: 2011-04-29 02:37:55 Requested 9 times |
| flashissues | <deleted><reply> The Flash plugin installation has been broken for some time. A fix has been released now. If the update fails to install Flash, try « sudo apt-get --purge remove flashplugin-nonfree ; sudo apt-get install flashplugin-nonfree » | Mez Added on: 2007-12-12 14:23:16 Last edited by dax Last modified: 2016-03-30 18:36:02 Requested 1911 times |
| mda | <reply> A Mail Delivery Agent (MDA) is the server software for local delivery and rewriting of messages. The default MDA (and !MTA) on Ubuntu is !postfix ("procmail" or "dovecot" can also be used). See also !MailServer and !MUA | LjL Added on: 2007-12-11 16:27:06 Last edited by LjL Last modified: 2007-12-11 16:29:37 Requested 22 times |
| proxies | <reply> "Proxies" are services acting as intermediate agents in various sorts of Internet connections. Examples are TOR, !apt-proxy, and HTTP proxies (such as "squid"). It is possible to install and use Ubuntu via some proxy connections: see FIXME | LjL Added on: 2007-12-11 16:24:10 Last edited by Pici Last modified: 2008-10-08 19:06:56 Requested 48 times |
| time ntp | <reply> Information about using and setting your computer's clock on Ubuntu can be found at https://help.ubuntu.…UbuntuTime - See https://help.ubuntu.…e/NTP.html for information on usage of the Network Time Protocol (NTP) | LjL Added on: 2007-12-11 16:11:33 Last edited by knome Last modified: 2015-07-27 16:41:04 Requested 771 times |
| mailprotocols imap dovecot pop | <reply> IMAP and POP are protocols for fetching email. The officially-supported server in Ubuntu is Dovecot (packages "dovecot-imapd" for IMAP, and "dovecot-pop3d" for POP) - See also !MailServer for information on the SMTP protocol | LjL Added on: 2007-12-11 16:01:36 Last edited by LjL Last modified: 2007-12-11 16:06:18 Requested 92 times |
| mailserver mail server smtp | <reply> Ubuntu supports the Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP) and provides mail server software of many kinds. You can install a basic email handling configuration with the "Mail server" task during installation, or with the "tasksel" command. See also https://help.ubuntu.…MailServer and https://help.ubuntu.…vices.html | LjL Added on: 2007-12-11 15:58:41 Last edited by knome Last modified: 2015-07-27 16:43:32 Requested 251 times |
| mua | <reply> A Mail User Agent (MUA) is the application you use to read email messages. Examples include Evolution, !Thunderbird and mutt. MUA's are required to read mail on your system and could be compared to the mail functions of Microsoft Outlook. | LjL Added on: 2007-12-11 15:57:21 Last edited by Myrtti Last modified: 2008-05-29 16:10:12 Requested 35 times |
| mta | <reply> A Mail Transfer Agent (MTA) is the server software that sends and queues mail. The default MTA (and !MDA) on Ubuntu is !postfix ("exim" is also officially supported). See also !MailServer and !MUA | LjL Added on: 2007-12-11 15:52:44 Last edited by LjL Last modified: 2007-12-11 16:30:17 Requested 130 times |
| jeos | <reply> JeOS (pronounced "Juice") is Just enough Operating System. It is an efficient variant of the Ubuntu Server operating system, configured specifically for virtual appliances. See http://www.ubuntu.co…ition/jeos for more information. | Pici Added on: 2007-12-11 15:45:22 Never edited Requested 58 times |
| opguidelines-#ubuntu-ops | <reply> For information regarding guidelines that all Ubuntu operators should follow, please read: https://wiki.ubuntu.…Guidelines | Pici Added on: 2007-12-10 17:23:12 Last edited by tsimpson Last modified: 2010-01-17 11:01:15 Requested 5 times |
| de-offtopic-#ubuntu-offtopic | <reply> Deutschspachlige nonsense gibt es nicht hier, unless sie wollen banniert wesen. Actually, ich werde ihr bannieren anyway. | LjL Added on: 2007-12-09 17:10:33 Never edited Requested 19 times |
| bar | <reply>baz | mneptok Added on: 2007-12-08 00:28:48 Last edited by Seveas Last modified: 2007-09-19 13:36:04 Requested 97 times |
| merging merge-o-matic merge | <reply>Merging is the process of including changes from other distributions (most commonly Debian) into Ubuntu packages, and is typically a major focus at the beginning of each Ubuntu development cycle. Please see https://wiki.ubuntu.…nt/Merging for more information. | Hobbsee Added on: 2007-12-02 03:01:28 Never edited Requested 12 times |
| patch | <reply> Patches are files describing the changes in code to achieve some results. There are a number of ways these can be produced, but https://wiki.ubuntu.…s/HowToFix and http://developer.ubu…kages.html may provide some useful guidelines. | Hobbsee Added on: 2007-12-01 12:13:47 Last edited by IdleOne Last modified: 2013-03-23 02:46:12 Requested 116 times |
| ogra | <deleted><reply>ogra looks like a pirate! | mneptok Added on: 2007-11-30 00:19:48 Last edited by rww Last modified: 2011-05-27 17:47:44 Requested 7 times |
| contribute-#xubuntu | <reply> To see how you can help out with Xubuntu, please see http://xubuntu.org/contribute/ - additionally, you can join the devleoper channel #xubuntu-devel and introduce yourself (we'll reply when we're around) | LjL Added on: 2007-11-27 00:49:04 Last edited by rww Last modified: 2014-12-03 01:40:46 Requested 25 times |
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