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Factoid	Value	Author
brokenusplash-#kubuntu	<reply> Supported screen resolutions are sometimes detected incorrectly, causing the splash screen to not appear and slowing down boot. Edit /etc/usplash.conf and change "xres" and "yres" to a resolution that your graphics system certainly supports, then run « sudo update-usplash-theme usplash-theme-kubuntu »	LjL Added on: 2007-11-27 00:05:36 Never edited Requested 1 times
brokenusplash	<reply> Supported screen resolutions are sometimes detected incorrectly, causing the splash screen to not appear and slowing down boot. Edit /etc/usplash.conf and change "xres" and "yres" to a resolution that your graphics system certainly supports, then run « sudo update-usplash-theme usplash-theme-ubuntu »	LjL Added on: 2007-11-27 00:05:09 Never edited Requested 21 times
nbs	<reply> Some packages are no longer built from source as a result of various transitions. The reverse dependencies of these packages require an update. The current tracking list is available from http://people.ubuntu…chive/NBS/	Pici Added on: 2007-11-26 17:30:44 Never edited Requested 8 times
xfce-icons	<reply> To install icons, unpack them to ~/.icons/ - Visit http://www.xfce-look.org/ for all kinds of eyecandy for your Xfce4 desktop! - See also !themes for other GNOME theme sites	LjL Added on: 2007-11-25 03:10:11 Never edited Requested 3 times
recon-#ubuntu-offtopic	<deleted><reply> recon stands for something related to lousy Internet service providers.	LjL Added on: 2007-11-24 04:02:09 Last edited by bazhang Last modified: 2010-05-18 10:40:06 Requested 22 times
teamspeak	the proprietry VoIP software see: https://help.ubuntu.…/TeamSpeak For a open source alternative consider using Mumble http://mumble.sourceforge.net/	ompaul Added on: 2007-11-23 21:04:16 Last edited by tsimpson Last modified: 2011-03-03 21:43:42 Requested 57 times
j-_	<deleted><reply> j-_ is as j-_ does ;-)	ompaul Added on: 2007-11-23 20:45:47 Last edited by Myrtti Last modified: 2009-06-19 23:44:09 Requested 36 times
coffee	<deleted>a caffeinated beverage made by filtering hot water through ground up roasted beans of the coffee plant. Flavouring to taste such as milk or cream, sugar or sweetener are often added afterwards. Not to be confused with !java	Tm_T Added on: 2007-11-22 20:49:21 Last edited by Pici Last modified: 2010-02-03 15:42:16 Requested 198 times
composite cube	<reply> Compiz-Fusion (and the older Compiz and Beryl) are window managers that employ the "composite" extension of X to draw windows using graphics cards' 3D hardware. They can additionally provide "desktop special effects" (such as the "cube") by means of plug-ins. Join #compiz-fusion for help and support with advanced features. See also « /msg $nick compiz » and « /msg $nick effects »	LjL Added on: 2007-11-21 16:47:18 Last edited by m4v Last modified: 2013-02-28 16:59:28 Requested 211 times
sbuild	a system to easily build packages in a clean schroot environment. To get started with SBuild, see https://help.ubuntu.…ldLVMHowto	LaserJock Added on: 2007-11-21 06:52:27 Last edited by Hobbsee Last modified: 2007-11-21 06:53:02 Requested 24 times
sk	<reply> Žiadame slovenských používateľov aby v kanáli #ubuntu hovorili po anglicky. Slovensky a česky sa dohovoríte v #ubuntu-cz.	jrib Added on: 2007-11-20 14:31:39 Last edited by PriceChild Last modified: 2007-11-28 22:02:28 Requested 91 times
nonfree	<reply> When we use the term 'non-free', we mean that it is not Free (as in freedom) Software. Software that is not Free cannot be fixed or improved by anyone except its authors -- who are not us :(. For more information, see https://www.gnu.org/…ee-sw.html	elkbuntu Added on: 2007-11-19 10:32:30 Last edited by dax Last modified: 2016-05-01 05:21:42 Requested 41 times
crack	<deleted><alias> jdong	Hobbsee Added on: 2007-11-19 02:37:51 Last edited by Myrtti Last modified: 2009-06-18 22:31:21 Requested 0 times
mako	<deleted><reply>Benjamin "Mako" Hill is a member of the Community Council and co-author of The Official Ubuntu Book.	elkbuntu Added on: 2007-11-14 15:43:57 Last edited by jussi Last modified: 2012-01-03 09:54:30 Requested 18 times
kopete im-#kubuntu	<reply> Instant Messenger Client Kopete (http://kopete.kde.org) supports MSN, Jabber, AIM, YIM, Gadu-Gadu, Novell Groupwise, ICQ and, in KDE 3, IRC. See also !Pidgin	Tm_T Added on: 2007-11-14 13:16:40 Last edited by stdin Last modified: 2008-09-18 09:27:41 Requested 189 times
dns	<reply> To set up a Domain Name Service see the !serverguide - https://help.ubuntu.…e/dns.html	Madpilot Added on: 2007-11-12 07:06:45 Last edited by knome Last modified: 2015-07-27 16:41:45 Requested 297 times
bofh	<reply>You can find the BOFH and the PFY at https://bearbin.net/bofh and http://theregister.c…odds/bofh/	Seveas Added on: 2007-11-11 20:52:01 Last edited by dax Last modified: 2016-04-02 04:18:20 Requested 15 times
vraag	<reply> Vraag niet of je mag vragen, maar vraag!	Seveas Added on: 2007-11-11 18:53:56 Never edited Requested 44 times
automatix-#ubuntu-nl	niet aanbevolen, ondersteund, of noodzakelijk, zie ook http://mjg59.livejou…77440.html	Seveas Added on: 2007-11-11 18:53:04 Never edited Requested 0 times
ops-#ubuntu-nl	<reply> Help! profoX, JanC, Seveas, defrysk, joolz, SWAT of wdh!	Seveas Added on: 2007-11-11 18:16:28 Never edited Requested 6 times
richtlijnen coc-#ubuntu-nl	<reply> Richtlijnen voor het verblijf in #ubuntu-nl vind je op http://www.ubuntu-nl…hap/regels	Seveas Added on: 2007-11-11 18:11:27 Last edited by IdleOne Last modified: 2013-03-23 02:47:12 Requested 26 times
rs serbian	<reply> Molimo udjite u #ubuntu-rs za pomoc u vezi sa Ubuntuom na srpskom jeziku.	LjL Added on: 2007-11-11 17:31:16 Never edited Requested 138 times
acronym acronyms	<deleted><alias> noob	Pici Added on: 2007-11-08 18:51:52 Last edited by knome Last modified: 2014-03-19 19:40:55 Requested 0 times
profanephobia-#ubuntu-offtopic	<deleted><reply> Profanephobia is afraid of profane things!	Spec Added on: 2007-11-06 20:52:52 Last edited by Pici Last modified: 2010-08-12 12:39:16 Requested 8 times
lynoure	<deleted><reply> Lynoure has the answer!	ompaul Added on: 2007-11-06 20:52:42 Last edited by IdleOne Last modified: 2011-04-11 20:28:34 Requested 5 times
apparmor	<reply> For information about the AppArmor security framework employed in Ubuntu (since Gutsy Gibbon), see https://help.ubuntu.…y/AppArmor	LjL Added on: 2007-11-06 00:07:49 Never edited Requested 166 times
selinux	<reply> SELinux is available on Ubuntu, but not officially supported. Ubuntu uses another security framework by default, see https://help.ubuntu.…y/AppArmor	LjL Added on: 2007-11-06 00:07:16 Never edited Requested 122 times
tor	<reply> Tor is a program to route connections through several servers for anonymity. It is in Ubuntu's repositories, but the Tor Project recommends using their Tor packages due to past issues with Ubuntu's. For setup info, see option (2) of https://www.torproje…an.html.en	LjL Added on: 2007-11-04 23:20:20 Last edited by ezri Last modified: 2016-03-09 21:22:05 Requested 478 times
studiocd	<reply>Ubuntu Studio is only available as an alternate DVD. The LiveCD installer does not meet Ubuntu Studio's requirements at this time.	Pici Added on: 2007-11-04 18:23:28 Last edited by jussi01 Last modified: 2008-09-07 18:07:13 Requested 7 times
bitesize	<reply> A list of bugs that are considered easy to fix and good for beginners to attempt can be found at: https://bugs.launchp…g=bitesize	Pici Added on: 2007-11-03 23:18:21 Last edited by LjL Last modified: 2007-11-03 23:21:43 Requested 16 times
mythtv-mysql	<reply>Having issues with 'access denied for user 'mythtv'@'localhost' (using password: YES), please see: http://ubuntuforums.…ostcount=4	Madpilot Added on: 2007-11-03 03:33:25 Never edited Requested 5 times
gift	a peer-to-peer filesharing engine supporting several networks and protocols by means of plug-ins. It's available in !Universe. Clients include gifTui, giFToxic (GTK), Apollon (KDE), giFTcurs (terminal-based) - See also !P2P	LjL Added on: 2007-11-03 00:35:09 Never edited Requested 12 times
mldonkey	a peer-to-peer filesharing engine supporting several networks and protocols, available in !Universe as 'mldonkey-server'. Clients include mkdonkey-gui (GTK) and KMLDonkey (KDE). See https://help.ubuntu.…y/MLDonkey - See also !P2P	LjL Added on: 2007-11-03 00:31:31 Last edited by LjL Last modified: 2007-11-03 00:33:20 Requested 7 times
soulseek	<reply> SoulSeek clients: Nicotine (GTK), Museeq (KDE), Mucous (terminal-based) - See also !P2P	LjL Added on: 2007-11-03 00:29:09 Last edited by LjL Last modified: 2007-11-03 00:29:23 Requested 27 times
edonkey	<reply> eDonkey clients: aMule (GTK, stand-alone), mldonkey-gui (GTK, based on MLDonkey), KMLDonkey (KDE, based on MLDonkey) - See also !P2P	LjL Added on: 2007-11-03 00:23:18 Last edited by LjL Last modified: 2007-11-03 00:29:31 Requested 25 times
directconnect dc	<reply> Direct Connect clients: linuxdcpp, dcgui (GTK), Valknut, dc-qt (Qt), rccp (terminal-based) - See also !P2P	LjL Added on: 2007-11-03 00:12:36 Last edited by stdin Last modified: 2008-12-13 16:03:47 Requested 45 times
rtf	<reply> Software packages to deal with the RTF format include: abiword, catdoc, unrtf, latex2rtf (for parsing), enscript, aft, sdf, udo, wv (for creating)	LjL Added on: 2007-11-02 15:36:40 Never edited Requested 12 times
hey	<deleted><alias> hi	Hobbsee Added on: 2007-11-02 11:57:56 Last edited by Pici Last modified: 2010-10-14 19:09:59 Requested 0 times
pony-#ubuntu-offtopic	<reply>PONY! Ponyponyponyponypony! http://windowseat.ca…r_pony.jpg - NO PONIES FOR YOU!	Spec Added on: 2007-10-31 20:04:16 Last edited by elky Last modified: 2010-04-28 11:26:05 Requested 519 times
hdbug	<reply>Ubuntu does not modify the settings that affect HD lifespans by default. An analysis from an Ubuntu Technical Board member and ACPI expert can be found at http://mjg59.livejou…77672.html (See https://launchpad.ne…bugs/59695 and http://tinyurl.com/2vyrft for more information)	Pici Added on: 2007-10-31 14:56:09 Last edited by IdleOne Last modified: 2012-10-13 23:22:53 Requested 48 times
bitchx	<reply> bitchx (also known as ircii-pana) was dropped from Debian and subsequently Ubuntu (see: http://bugs.debian.org/451373 ). Consider using irssi or weechat instead.	Pici Added on: 2007-10-25 18:38:04 Last edited by dax Last modified: 2016-03-31 15:39:48 Requested 107 times
tribalwars	<reply> Tribal Wars is a web based browser game. For more information and to learn how to join the other ubunteros playing it, see https://wiki.ubuntu.…TribalWars	Mez Added on: 2007-10-22 00:59:32 Last edited by LjL Last modified: 2007-10-22 00:59:57 Requested 4 times
aptlock dpkg fix crash dpkg crash fix aptfix apt-fix dpkglock apt-lock	<reply> If an APT front-end crashed and your database is locked, try this in a !terminal: « sudo fuser -vki /var/lib/dpkg/lock;sudo dpkg --configure -a »	LjL Added on: 2007-10-21 15:31:48 Never edited Requested 2211 times
adeptcrash	<deleted><alias> aptlock	Jucato Added on: 2007-10-21 15:27:46 Last edited by tsimpson Last modified: 2014-05-09 15:01:47 Requested 0 times
md5sums	<reply> See https://help.ubuntu.…untuHashes for the md5sums of Ubuntu discs.	PriceChild Added on: 2007-10-19 23:52:07 Never edited Requested 195 times
twhs-#ubuntuforums	<reply> That's what he said!	LjL Added on: 2007-10-19 18:52:37 Never edited Requested 39 times
back	<reply>Hurray, I've rejoined the channel. Too many bugs :)	Hobbsee Added on: 2007-10-19 18:48:39 Never edited Requested 27 times
gutsy-#ubuntu-release-party	<deleted><reply> Every time you ask the release is delayed five minutes.	Amaranth Added on: 2007-10-18 09:27:36 Last edited by tsimpson Last modified: 2010-10-10 10:14:45 Requested 38 times
hungover hangover	<deleted><reply> The Release Managers are currently hungover, and wont be releasing jaunty today. No jaunty for you! NOT YOURS!!!	Hobbsee Added on: 2007-10-18 06:40:58 Last edited by genii-around Last modified: 2011-05-26 16:57:53 Requested 45 times
refresh	<deleted><alias> f5	tonyyarusso Added on: 2007-10-18 04:35:03 Last edited by Pici Last modified: 2014-04-17 15:53:21 Requested 0 times