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Factoid	Value	Author
ontopic-#kubuntu	<reply> #kubuntu is the Kubuntu support channel, #ubuntu+1 supports the development version of Ubuntu and #kubuntu-offtopic is for random chatter. Welcome!	Jucato Added on: 2007-03-29 07:29:16 Never edited Requested 9 times
usersnack	<reply> Are peanut husks ok? The ops ate the chocolates and peanuts already...	elkbuntu Added on: 2007-03-28 17:27:44 Last edited by elkbuntu Last modified: 2007-04-11 13:44:19 Requested 51 times
coc-jbj	<reply> a/s/l?	Seveas Added on: 2007-03-27 17:37:09 Never edited Requested 58 times
dist-upgrade distupgrade	<reply> A dist-upgrade will install new dependencies for packages already installed and may remove packages if they are no longer needed. This will not bring you to a new release of Ubuntu, see !upgrade if that is your intention.	Hobbsee Added on: 2007-03-27 15:46:32 Last edited by Pici Last modified: 2012-01-26 13:32:57 Requested 539 times
fix adept	<deleted><alias> aptlock	LjL Added on: 2007-03-26 21:39:16 Last edited by tsimpson Last modified: 2014-05-09 15:01:53 Requested 0 times
opsnack happiness	<reply>Chocolate! And Strawberries! And ICE CREAM! Ooo! and 60 minutes +m!	Amaranth Added on: 2007-03-26 19:44:08 Last edited by rww Last modified: 2011-06-06 02:13:45 Requested 369 times
kickstart	<reply> Ways to automate installation of Ubuntu on multiple machines are described at https://help.ubuntu.…4/apb.html - See also !cloning	LJL Added on: 2007-03-21 01:00:32 Last edited by Jordan_U Last modified: 2014-12-04 23:22:27 Requested 4 times
automate	<reply> Ways to automate installation of Ubuntu on multiple machines are described at https://help.ubuntu.…6/apb.html - See also !cloning	LJL Added on: 2007-03-21 01:00:24 Last edited by Pici Last modified: 2015-09-28 14:51:35 Requested 1012 times
gps maps	<reply> Street mapping and GPS navigation software available for Ubuntu includes Navit, MoNav (http://code.google.c…p/monav/), Gosmore (free vector maps from OSM), GpsDrive (GTK, raster maps, free), !GoogleEarth (Qt, proprietary vector maps, proprietary)	LjL Added on: 2007-03-18 14:13:20 Last edited by bazhang Last modified: 2011-04-30 11:45:36 Requested 16 times
roadnav	a free street mapping and GPS navigation program with spoken directions, using free data available from the U.S. Census Bureau (TIGER, at http://www.census.go…ww/tiger/) and the OpenStreetMap project (at http://www.openstreetmap.org/) - An !Edgy compatible package can be downloaded at http://roadnav.sourc…forge.net/	LjL Added on: 2007-03-18 14:09:53 Never edited Requested 16 times
library packaging guide lib-p-g	<reply> http://www.netfort.g…guide.html	fdoving Added on: 2007-03-18 00:50:56 Never edited Requested 6 times
importance-#ubuntu-bugs importance-#ubuntu-motu	<reply> You can learn about setting bug importance at https://wiki.ubuntu.…Importance	LjL Added on: 2007-03-14 23:13:49 Never edited Requested 21 times
tor-#ubuntu-proxy-users	<deleted><alias> hostmask	PriceChild Added on: 2007-03-14 17:50:31 Last edited by rww Last modified: 2011-01-02 03:41:37 Requested 0 times
tor-gpg	<deleted><reply> freenode blocks connections from Tor users on its regular servers. Users registered with nickserv can connect to freenode's Tor hidden service instead; see http://freenode.net/….shtml#tor for instructions. For help, ask in #freenode.	nalioth Added on: 2007-03-14 06:43:29 Last edited by ezri Last modified: 2016-03-09 21:23:12 Requested 733 times
ops-#ubuntu-us	<reply> Help! nixternal, pleia2, atoponce, etank, Zelut or jono!	PriceChild Added on: 2007-03-14 01:06:52 Last edited by PriceChild Last modified: 2007-12-16 23:13:29 Requested 9 times
ops-#ubuntu-ohio	<reply>Help! jacobmp92, meatballhat, rrittenhouse, PWill or Vorian.	PriceChild Added on: 2007-03-14 01:05:05 Never edited Requested 6 times
piracy warez illegal cracking	<reply> piracy discussion and other questionably legal practices are not welcome in the Ubuntu channels. Please take this discussion elsewhere or abstain from it altogether. This includes linking to pirated software, music, and video. Also see !guidelines and !o4o	elkbuntu Added on: 2007-03-11 14:52:32 Last edited by Pici Last modified: 2011-07-19 19:43:02 Requested 2082 times
support-#ubuntuforums-beginners	<reply> This channel is for the Ubuntu Beginners Transitioning team. While we'll be glad to help you, you may find better luck in #ubuntu or one of the more specialised support channels.	ompaul Added on: 2007-03-07 20:00:51 Never edited Requested 9 times
return	<deleted><alias> enter	PriceChild Added on: 2007-03-01 17:44:48 Last edited by knome Last modified: 2014-03-19 19:31:17 Requested 0 times
pastebin-#kubuntu	<deleted><reply> For posting multi-line texts into the channel, please use http://paste.kde.org \| To post !screenshots use http://imgur.com/ !pastebinit to paste directly from command line \| Make sure you give us the URL for your paste - see also the channel topic.	tonyyarusso Added on: 2007-02-27 23:39:07 Last edited by valorie Last modified: 2017-04-16 23:57:08 Requested 2760 times
sysresccd	<reply> SystemRescueCd is a Linux system on a bootable CD-ROM. It contains a number of admin tools including gparted and partimage. http://sysresccd.org/Main_Page	ompaul Added on: 2007-02-27 21:16:25 Last edited by Seveas Last modified: 2007-03-04 12:21:38 Requested 68 times
sysinfo-#ubuntuforums	<reply> Please do not use sysinfo scripts in this channel. Doing so will result in a warning then ban.	PriceChild Added on: 2007-02-27 19:25:18 Never edited Requested 24 times
goodbotuse	<deleted>please do "!factoid > user" see here: for more details: https://wiki.ubuntu.…goodbotuse	ompaul Added on: 2007-02-25 13:14:01 Last edited by tsimpson Last modified: 2010-01-17 10:56:49 Requested 77 times
java-#kubuntu	<deleted><reply>To install a Java compiler/interpreter on Ubuntu, look at https://help.ubuntu.…unity/Java - For the Sun Java runtime install sun-java5-jre or sun-java6-jre from the !Multiverse repository.	Jucato Added on: 2007-02-22 06:51:50 Last edited by jussi01 Last modified: 2009-10-19 13:00:42 Requested 546 times
proxy	<deleted><reply> Several Ubuntu channels prohibit access from open proxies and other anonymous connections due to a high level of abuse. The supported ways to hide your IP address on freenode are to use !Tor or get a !cloak	Seveas Added on: 2007-02-19 22:15:51 Last edited by Pici Last modified: 2014-08-07 13:01:46 Requested 1069 times
bg	<reply> опитайте #ubuntu-bg за български потребители . try #ubuntu-bg for bulgarian users, and please idle there patiently	apokryphos Added on: 2007-02-19 19:34:56 Never edited Requested 228 times
otherhelp	<reply> If no-one here can help you you can try the ubuntu-users mailing list - https://lists.ubuntu…untu-users or the forums - http://ubuntuforums.org	Hobbsee Added on: 2007-02-16 03:07:54 Never edited Requested 11 times
newb	<deleted><alias> noob	PriceChild Added on: 2007-02-15 02:06:10 Last edited by knome Last modified: 2014-03-19 19:40:51 Requested 0 times
irda	<reply> Information about using IrDA interfaces under Ubuntu can be found at https://help.ubuntu.…/IrdaHowto	LjL Added on: 2007-02-14 17:20:14 Never edited Requested 49 times
howdy	<deleted><alias> hi	LjL Added on: 2007-02-13 19:30:07 Last edited by Pici Last modified: 2010-10-14 19:09:57 Requested 0 times
uvf	<deleted>Upstream Version Freeze. For an exception, see https://wiki.ubuntu.…ionProcess	Hobbsee Added on: 2007-02-12 08:58:00 Last edited by nhandler Last modified: 2010-02-21 16:36:09 Requested 75 times
spam	<reply> Please don't spam	Mez Added on: 2007-02-11 16:34:50 Last edited by rww Last modified: 2014-01-18 06:12:29 Requested 161 times
nick	<reply> Your nick is how people know you on IRC. Please don't change your nicknames too often (use /nick newnick), or it creates a lot of confusion. You should also !register your nick with freenode.	LjL Added on: 2007-02-09 18:13:37 Last edited by rww Last modified: 2011-01-02 04:22:04 Requested 326 times
upgradeproblem	<deleted>There is a problem with the latest linux-image-generic package (is broken as for now) it is a known bug that is being sorted out here: https://launchpad.ne…+bug/83976	elkbuntu Added on: 2007-02-09 15:06:46 Last edited by Pici Last modified: 2009-04-07 17:30:43 Requested 7 times
synergy-#ubuntuforums	<reply> Synergy is a means for the best threads on forums around the internet to be read by the masses. When a community admin or one of their delegated usergroups submits a thread, it enters the forum's "submission queue". Once every x hours (this number will be variable and based upon a number of factors) a thread from the queue will be accepted by the system at Zoints.com and then propagated across all Sy	PriceChild Added on: 2007-02-08 21:54:59 Never edited Requested 4 times
eff	The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) is a non-profit advocacy and legal organisation with the stated purpose of being dedicated to preserving free speech rights. http://www.eff.org/	elkbuntu Added on: 2007-02-07 12:56:19 Never edited Requested 5 times
au	<reply> The Australian Local Community Team has channels here on freenode. They are #ubuntu-au for technical discussion, and #ubuntu-au-chat for social chatter.	elkbuntu Added on: 2007-02-06 10:55:00 Last edited by rww Last modified: 2011-01-02 04:22:43 Requested 50 times
staff staffers	<deleted><reply> Hey christel, Corey, Dave2, Gary, Myrtti, Pricey, VorTechS, jayne, marienz, niko, nhandler, tomaw, ldunn, I could use a bit of your time :)	Seveas Added on: 2007-02-04 18:30:28 Last edited by Pici Last modified: 2014-02-28 13:55:17 Requested 654 times
hate	a thing we don't encourage - why waste your energy‽	ompaul Added on: 2007-02-04 18:29:41 Last edited by rww Last modified: 2014-09-10 18:37:34 Requested 481 times
metisse	<deleted><reply>Metisse is Mandriva's composite window manager. For more information, see http://www.mandriva.…ts/metisse	apokryphos Added on: 2007-02-03 16:28:34 Last edited by IdleOne Last modified: 2013-03-23 02:46:33 Requested 14 times
dontdothat-#ubuntu-offtopic	<deleted><alias> bad-#ubuntu-offtopic	LjL Added on: 2007-02-01 00:14:20 Last edited by Pici Last modified: 2010-08-12 12:37:05 Requested 0 times
security	<reply> Security Updates are dealt with here: https://help.ubuntu.…y/Security - See also !root, !firewall, !server, and !usn	LjL Added on: 2007-01-31 19:20:20 Last edited by dax Last modified: 2016-02-16 22:21:16 Requested 265 times
qa	<reply>To change the importance of a bug, you need to be part of the Ubuntu QA team. see https://wiki.ubuntu.…m/UbuntuQA	Hobbsee Added on: 2007-01-31 10:29:22 Never edited Requested 21 times
forkbomb	<reply> A forkbomb spells certain doom. It is a command that will take all clock cycles on a computer and render the machine in dire need of a reboot!	Spec Added on: 2007-01-31 02:09:42 Last edited by ompaul Last modified: 2007-05-02 21:02:20 Requested 48 times
vista	<deleted>a recent version of Microsoft Windows. Discussion on Windows related topics is available in ##windows. General issues on moving from Windows to Ubuntu is convered in the wiki guide at https://help.ubuntu.…romWindows	Seveas Added on: 2007-01-30 21:00:06 Last edited by rww Last modified: 2014-08-12 04:25:24 Requested 418 times
support-#ubuntu-offtopic	<reply> The official Ubuntu support channel is #ubuntu (see http://ubuntu.com/support and http://ubuntuforums.org as well). Please be aware that this channel is mainly for other discussion.	LjL Added on: 2007-01-28 21:19:04 Last edited by rww Last modified: 2014-03-27 19:14:38 Requested 981 times
bad-#ubuntu-offtopic	<reply> Oh no, you just made me cry! :-(	LjL Added on: 2007-01-28 21:13:48 Never edited Requested 34 times
fiesty	<reply> It is spelt "FEIsty" :)	Mez Added on: 2007-01-27 08:11:30 Last edited by LjL Last modified: 2007-09-21 19:19:53 Requested 32 times
adept unlock	<deleted><alias> aptlock	LjL Added on: 2007-01-27 01:07:45 Last edited by tsimpson Last modified: 2014-05-09 15:05:33 Requested 0 times
spec	<reply> A spec is the details (specifications) of the components that make up software or a device. See: https://launchpad.ne…ntu/+specs for specifications in Ubuntu.	Spec Added on: 2007-01-26 18:21:47 Never edited Requested 38 times