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| 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 26 times |
| 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 212 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 94 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 42 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 301 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 45 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 184 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 139 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 511 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 520 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 110 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 2228 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 197 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 |
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