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Factoid	Value	Author
intelhda snd_hda_intel hdaintel	<reply> For fixing your Intel HDA sound this page has useful information https://help.ubuntu.…SoundHowto	LjL Added on: 2007-05-20 14:18:38 Never edited Requested 737 times
helpersnack cookie	<reply> Wow! You're such a great helper, you deserve a cookie!	fdoving Added on: 2007-05-18 16:40:16 Never edited Requested 1951 times
offline sneakernet	<reply> If you need to download Ubuntu packages using another machine or OS, check the desired packages in Synaptic and select File > Generate package download script. See also !APTonCD	LjL Added on: 2007-05-18 16:23:54 Last edited by tsimpson Last modified: 2014-05-20 15:12:14 Requested 926 times
response	https://wiki.ubuntu.…/Responses	Hobbsee Added on: 2007-05-18 02:00:14 Never edited Requested 41 times
unix	<reply> UNIX is an operating system created in the '70s, which has many direct derivates and inspired systems like Minix and !Linux. Most "UNIX-style" systems try to somewhat adhere to the POSIX standard.	ompaul Added on: 2007-05-15 23:00:01 Last edited by LjL Last modified: 2007-09-22 14:55:29 Requested 127 times
tex latex	a language for describing a document, commonly used especially for scientific publishing. Information and instructions for installing TeX and other related packages can be found at https://help.ubuntu.…nity/LaTeX	LjL Added on: 2007-05-12 00:23:42 Never edited Requested 147 times
xglautostart	<deleted><reply> You could edit /etc/gdm/gdm.conf-custom to start Xgl by default each time or could make a session file for it so you can choose X or Xgl by each login(the latter is often preferred). https://help.ubuntu.…anager/Xgl	PriceChild Added on: 2007-05-11 11:14:32 Last edited by Pici Last modified: 2009-05-18 23:56:41 Requested 1 times
paste-#ubuntu-uk	<reply> Pastebin is a service to post large texts so you don't flood the channel. The Ubuntu pastebin is at http://pastebin.ubuntu-uk.org (make sure you give us the URL for your paste - see also the #ubuntu channel topic)	PriceChild Added on: 2007-05-10 17:47:14 Last edited by PriceChild Last modified: 2007-05-10 17:48:29 Requested 155 times
hobbsee	<reply> I phear the stick so shhhhh	ompaul Added on: 2007-05-10 14:42:04 Never edited Requested 93 times
screenshots-#edubuntu	<deleted><reply> Screenshots of Edubuntu 7.04 are available at http://shots.osdir.c…mp;slide=1	bimberi Added on: 2007-05-10 07:33:04 Last edited by IdleOne Last modified: 2011-05-26 16:53:10 Requested 5 times
handbook-#edubuntu	<deleted><alias> edubuntuhandbook	bimberi Added on: 2007-05-09 05:47:57 Last edited by rww Last modified: 2015-03-13 05:57:22 Requested 0 times
edubuntuhandbook	<deleted><reply> The Edubuntu Handbook is currently work-in-progress and can be browsed via http://doc.ubuntu.co…andbook/C/	bimberi Added on: 2007-05-09 05:47:22 Last edited by rww Last modified: 2015-03-13 05:57:25 Requested 29 times
ltsp	<reply> LTSP is the Linux Terminal Server Project, which adds thin-client support to Linux servers. See chapter 3 of the !edubuntuhandbook, http://www.ltsp.org and/or http://en.wikipedia.…er_Project	bimberi Added on: 2007-05-09 05:45:11 Last edited by bimberi Last modified: 2007-05-09 05:51:02 Requested 229 times
dev develop development	<reply> Interested in becoming an Ubuntu Developer? Get started here: https://wiki.ubuntu.…evelopment	bimberi Added on: 2007-05-07 05:24:52 Never edited Requested 399 times
thunar	a file manager for !Xfce. It is a lightweight alternative to !Nautilus and is quite similar. More info at: http://thunar.xfce.o…index.html - Want to Replace Nautilus with Thunar? See http://psychocats.ne…ilusplease	elkbuntu Added on: 2007-05-01 14:11:07 Last edited by tsimpson Last modified: 2011-03-03 21:43:12 Requested 67 times
omgamaranth	<deleted><reply> Amaranth: Get back to work!	Amaranth Added on: 2007-05-01 04:38:04 Last edited by Myrtti Last modified: 2009-06-14 12:54:18 Requested 21 times
mount-#kubuntu	<reply> Partitioning programs !PartitionManager or !GParted (see also "man mkfs" for formatting) - Mount partitions from System Settings -> (Advanced tab) Removable Devices. See also !fstab and !DiskMounter	Jucato Added on: 2007-04-29 15:21:48 Last edited by tsimpson Last modified: 2010-10-30 01:48:22 Requested 220 times
omgvorian-#ubuntuforums	<reply> Vorian, you are in hell.	Hobbsee Added on: 2007-04-28 04:58:14 Never edited Requested 29 times
filesystems	<reply> ext3 and ext4 are the default filesystems in Ubuntu (and many other Linuxes). Alternative Linux filesystems include reiserfs and xfs. fat32 and ntfs are DOS/Windows filesystems. hfs and hfs+ are filesystems for the Mac. More info at http://en.wikipedia.…le_systems	Seveas Added on: 2007-04-27 00:36:30 Last edited by Myrtti Last modified: 2011-01-05 12:49:11 Requested 30 times
xfs	a high-performance journaling filesystem originally developped by Silicon Graphics for their IRIX OS. It is now fully supported by Linux so you can install Ubuntu on it if you wish. More info at http://en.wikipedia.…g/wiki/XFS	Seveas Added on: 2007-04-27 00:35:39 Never edited Requested 74 times
twss-#ubuntuforums	<reply> That's what she said!	Hobbsee Added on: 2007-04-26 03:45:18 Never edited Requested 766 times
hamburger-#ubuntu-ohio	<reply> The cornerstone of any nutritious breakfast	Hobbsee Added on: 2007-04-26 03:38:49 Never edited Requested 10 times
hamburger-#ubuntuforums	<reply> The cornerstone of any nutritious breakfast	Hobbsee Added on: 2007-04-26 03:38:02 Never edited Requested 4 times
trogdor-#ubuntuforums	<reply> http://www.homestarr…ogdor.html	Hobbsee Added on: 2007-04-26 03:36:57 Never edited Requested 21 times
ir farsi	<reply> #ubuntu-ir baraye Farsi zabanan mibashad ke channele rasmie goroohe Iran-ie ubuntu ast. #ubuntu-ir برای فارسی زبانان می‌باشد که کانال رسمی گروه ایرانی اوبونتو است.	elkbuntu Added on: 2007-04-25 12:05:43 Last edited by ompaul Last modified: 2008-03-14 22:13:26 Requested 287 times
wubi	<reply> Wubi was a way to install Ubuntu from within Windows, but it is no longer supported in recent versions of Ubuntu and Windows, and was never well maintained even for Ubuntu 12.04. Do not use Wubi. See !install for other options for installing Ubuntu.	tonyyarusso Added on: 2007-04-25 03:06:00 Last edited by dax Last modified: 2016-07-06 16:33:06 Requested 1926 times
please helpme needhelp	<deleted><reply> Avoid following your questions with a trail of "Please, help me", "Can nobody help me?", "I really need this!", and so on. This just contributes to making the channel unreadable. If you are not answered, ask again later; but see also !repeat and !attitude	LjL Added on: 2007-04-24 03:08:34 Last edited by AlanBell Last modified: 2014-03-19 19:48:28 Requested 1462 times
kompozer	a WYSIWYG HTML editor for easily creating web pages, and the continuation of the dead Nvu project. It is available in !Universe on !Gutsy and later releases. Note that there is a GTK incompatibility in !Intrepid and !Jaunty, so users of those releases should use the !PPA at https://launchpad.ne…rchive/ppa instead.	tonyyarusso Added on: 2007-04-23 01:47:58 Last edited by tonyyarusso Last modified: 2009-10-24 19:23:53 Requested 169 times
ompaul	<deleted>well ompaul, don't get me started about that guy	ompaul Added on: 2007-04-22 21:42:23 Last edited by rww Last modified: 2011-09-13 23:55:39 Requested 111 times
debootstrap	used to create a !Debian or Ubuntu base system from scratch, without requiring the availability of !dpkg or !APT. It does this by downloading !.deb files from a mirror site, and carefully unpacking them into a directory you can eventually !chroot into. See https://wiki.ubuntu.…trapChroot for more information	LjL Added on: 2007-04-22 15:12:30 Last edited by Hobbsee Last modified: 2008-01-02 14:49:58 Requested 115 times
etch	a Debian release, its repos are not for use with Ubuntu unless you are a dev, they will break stuff.	ompaul Added on: 2007-04-22 15:09:00 Never edited Requested 5 times
omgjdong	<deleted><reply> jdong: You're going to hell.	Hobbsee Added on: 2007-04-21 05:59:34 Last edited by Myrtti Last modified: 2009-06-18 22:30:25 Requested 450 times
bug-#ubuntu-devel	<reply> If you find a bug in Ubuntu or any of its derivatives, please file a bug report at: http://bugs.ubuntu.com/ IRC is not a good medium to report bugs and this channel is for development coordination.	Seveas Added on: 2007-04-20 21:46:35 Never edited Requested 12 times
apt-torrent	<reply> The idea for using BitTorrent for pushing out updates has been registered here: https://blueprints.l…pt-torrent	bimberi Added on: 2007-04-20 04:21:59 Never edited Requested 15 times
interrupt	<reply> You can interrupt an upgrade during the download phase. It will resume from where it left off when you run it again later.	bimberi Added on: 2007-04-20 03:36:28 Never edited Requested 7 times
is a bot is a bot.	<reply> Yes, I can confirm that I am a bot. For more information, see https://wiki.ubuntu.…m/IRC/Bots	LjL Added on: 2007-04-20 00:19:46 Last edited by krytarik Last modified: 2016-11-26 07:33:03 Requested 213 times
slow	<reply>The Ubuntu repositories and ISO mirrors are currently under heavy load. Please consider using !torrents to download ISO images, and be patient with APT updates. Also, try changing !mirrors	LjL Added on: 2007-04-20 00:05:06 Last edited by mneptok Last modified: 2009-10-03 18:35:39 Requested 400 times
nickspoon-#ubuntu-offtopic	<deleted><reply> There is no nick!	LjL Added on: 2007-04-19 22:15:09 Last edited by rww Last modified: 2011-09-02 19:11:53 Requested 99 times
final beta already	<reply> If you install a development version of Ubuntu $curDevel and keep up with package updates, then you will be upgraded to the official release of $curDevelNum when it comes out. To make sure, type « sudo apt update && sudo apt full-upgrade » in a terminal.	LjL Added on: 2007-04-19 18:02:54 Last edited by Pici Last modified: 2016-02-26 22:24:21 Requested 1302 times
meetings-#edubuntu meeting-#edubuntu	<reply> Edubuntu meetings are (usually) held weekly on Wednesdays, alternating between 12:00 UTC and 20:00 UTC. « @schedule » may show when the next one will be, otherwise check the !fridge. All welcome!	bimberi Added on: 2007-04-19 06:35:59 Last edited by bimberi Last modified: 2007-05-02 22:57:54 Requested 6 times
party parties release-party countdown	<reply> Please remember that our support channels are for technical support and not general chat. To countdown to !$curDevelLower release and then party once it happens, join #ubuntu-release-party. Thank you! :)	tonyyarusso Added on: 2007-04-19 05:37:00 Last edited by dax Last modified: 2019-10-17 14:56:37 Requested 711 times
releaseparty rp	<reply> Please remember that #ubuntu, #kubuntu, #xubuntu, #edubuntu, and #lubuntu are support channels. To countdown to !Saucy release and then party once it happens, join #ubuntu-release-party - For in-person parties, see http://loco.ubuntu.c…obal/2534/	tonyyarusso Added on: 2007-04-19 05:35:09 Last edited by IdleOne Last modified: 2013-10-14 00:25:54 Requested 52 times
mozillateam	<reply> Information on the Ubuntu Mozilla team can be found at: https://wiki.ubuntu.…ozillaTeam	gnomefreak Added on: 2007-04-18 19:00:09 Never edited Requested 1 times
moztest mozillatest	<reply> The Mozilla-testing repos can be found at: https://launchpad.ne…ox-aurora. Please remember these are testing repos, the packages in these repos are not stable and may break things on your system. Use with caution. Please report bugs found from these packages to: https://wiki.ubuntu.…aTeam/Bugs	gnomefreak Added on: 2007-04-18 18:58:22 Last edited by IdleOne Last modified: 2013-03-23 02:49:06 Requested 48 times
overshare tmi	<reply>Um thanks... We really did not need to know that...	elkbuntu Added on: 2007-04-14 17:28:39 Never edited Requested 663 times
names	<reply> Ubuntu has an $adjective $animal naming scheme, summarized (and with a list of suggested words which you can add to) at https://wiki.ubuntu.…tCodeNames	tonyyarusso Added on: 2007-04-13 06:43:42 Never edited Requested 67 times
dhcp	Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol, a protocol for automatic IP assignment from a router. Ubuntu uses dhclient as a DHCP client but other ones (and DHCP servers too) can be obtained from the !repos. More info at http://en.wikipedia.…/wiki/DHCP	tonyyarusso Added on: 2007-04-12 20:24:23 Last edited by tonyyarusso Last modified: 2007-04-12 20:25:10 Requested 187 times
gusty	<reply> It is spelt !guTSy :)	elkbuntu Added on: 2007-04-12 11:52:01 Last edited by PriceChild Last modified: 2007-09-03 01:25:03 Requested 185 times
gutsy gibbon 7.10	<reply> Ubuntu 7.10 (Gutsy Gibbon) was the seventh release of Ubuntu. End Of Life: April 18th, 2009. See !eol and !upgrade for more details.	Seveas Added on: 2007-04-12 10:23:51 Last edited by Pici Last modified: 2009-04-22 17:58:07 Requested 2002 times
pidgin gaim	<reply> The Instant Messenger client Pidgin (formerly Gaim) (https://help.ubuntu.…ty/Pidgin) supports MSN, XMPP (Jabber, GTalk and variants), AIM, Gadu-Gadu, Novell Groupwise, ICQ, YIM, IRC and others. See also !Kopete	tonyyarusso Added on: 2007-04-08 08:06:32 Last edited by dax Last modified: 2017-10-30 06:53:50 Requested 1156 times