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| gtalk | <reply> Google Talk (GTalk) is an instant messaging program from Google. Currently, Google does not have an official standalone GTalk client for Linux, but supports connections from third-party clients such as !Pidgin and !Kopete | See http://www.google.co…ients.html for more information | somerville32 Added on: 2007-01-09 08:44:17 Last edited by stdin Last modified: 2008-11-13 04:33:22 Requested 32 times |
| xincludes xlibs | <reply> When a program or configure script asks for "X includes", you should probably install the following package: xorg-dev | nalioth Added on: 2007-01-07 21:24:46 Last edited by Pici Last modified: 2008-02-18 18:36:23 Requested 74 times |
| meetings meeting ircmeetings | <reply> Team meetings are held in #ubuntu-meeting - See « /msg $nick logs » for transcripts. | Hobbsee Added on: 2007-01-07 15:49:31 Last edited by m4v Last modified: 2013-02-28 16:57:26 Requested 60 times |
| autostart-#kubuntu | <reply> Use the tool in System Settings -> (Advanced tab) Autostart, or System Settings -> Startup and Shutdown, to make programs automatically start in KDE session. See !boot for managing which non-interactive programs start at boot | fdoving Added on: 2007-01-03 22:27:00 Last edited by tsimpson Last modified: 2010-10-30 01:32:29 Requested 345 times |
| welcome-#ubuntu | <deleted><reply> Welcome to #ubuntu - the Ubuntu support channel. | somerville32 Added on: 2007-01-03 20:14:08 Last edited by Flannel Last modified: 2009-09-18 04:04:46 Requested 277 times |
| wtf | <deleted><alias> language | somerville32 Added on: 2007-01-02 00:25:10 Last edited by rww Last modified: 2016-02-11 04:23:40 Requested 0 times |
| kbuildsycoca kmenu_update kbuildsyscoca kmenuupdate kmenu update | <reply> If your K menu is out of date, like after installing an application and not finding it in the K menu, you should type "kbuildsycoca" in a terminal to rebuild the KDE configuration cache | LjL Added on: 2006-12-29 17:19:44 Last edited by Jucato Last modified: 2007-02-19 13:24:03 Requested 24 times |
| cubuntu | <deleted>an unofficial command-line based Ubuntu derivative. It includes a browser, an email client, a media player and many other useful applications. For installation instructions, see http://alecjw.google…lineubuntu | LjL Added on: 2006-12-28 21:34:32 Last edited by topyli Last modified: 2011-10-28 19:39:24 Requested 27 times |
| deluge | a Bittorrent client, created using Python and GTK+, intended to bring a native, full-featured client to !GTK environments such as GNOME and Xfce. See http://deluge-torrent.org/ for more information or the package 'deluge-torrent' in the package repositories. | LjL Added on: 2006-12-28 20:42:49 Last edited by Unit193 Last modified: 2016-10-10 01:54:32 Requested 162 times |
| foss | <reply> FOSS stands for Free and Open Source Software. See !freedom for more info. | thoreauputic Added on: 2006-12-25 02:36:59 Last edited by Pici Last modified: 2011-07-11 12:18:14 Requested 18 times |
| gnash | <reply> Gnash is an open-source Flash replacement. It is still beta software. For current status or for more info http://www.gnu.org/s…are/gnash/ | nalioth Added on: 2006-12-24 19:11:58 Last edited by pangolin Last modified: 2012-02-09 18:09:58 Requested 484 times |
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<deleted>practically Canadian | tonyyarusso Added on: 2006-12-24 05:31:13 Last edited by Pici Last modified: 2009-05-05 19:08:42 Requested 0 times |
| o4o offtopic-#kubuntu-offtopic offtopic4offtopic offtopic-#xubuntu-offtopic offtopic-#ubuntu-offtopic religion sex ot4ot 040 drugs politics-#ubuntu-offtopic rock&roll-#ubuntu-offtopic suicide | <reply>Some topics are controversial and often end in negativity. Take care on subjects like war, race, religion, politics, gender, sexuality, drugs, potentially illegal activities and suicide. The topics are not banned; stating your position is ok, but trolling, baiting, hostility or repetition are not. If you are asked to stop, do so politely. Disputes to !appeals, please adhere to !freenode Policy and the !CodeOfConduct | LjL Added on: 2006-12-21 03:36:09 Last edited by rww Last modified: 2014-01-18 05:04:06 Requested 3426 times |
| tuxracer | <reply> Tuxracer is now renamed Planet Penguin Racer! The package is planetpenguin-racer in !universe. Enjoy. | apokryphos Added on: 2006-12-20 19:48:26 Never edited Requested 20 times |
| ichthux | <deleted><reply> Ichthux (Linux for Christians) is an unofficial Kubuntu derivative. See http://www.ichthux.com/ | LjL Added on: 2006-12-19 02:18:04 Last edited by dax Last modified: 2016-04-02 04:19:39 Requested 12 times |
| adept fix crash | <deleted><alias> aptlock | fdoving Added on: 2006-12-17 16:30:07 Last edited by tsimpson Last modified: 2014-05-09 15:05:40 Requested 0 times |
| standards | <reply> The current Debian packaging standards version is 3.7.2.2 as of 2006-10-02. | somerville32 Added on: 2006-12-16 21:31:25 Never edited Requested 3 times |
| trivia | <deleted><reply> The #ubuntu-trivia channel is a place for testing your brain power and having fun! Join to test your knowledge of your favourite operating system (Ubuntu, of course!) and to keep excercising those cranial muscles. | Seveas Added on: 2006-12-16 17:27:50 Last edited by rww Last modified: 2014-10-13 03:18:25 Requested 116 times |
| teg | <reply> Come play teg with us! (Like the board game Risk.) Game will start when we get some players rounded up - get yourself set up and join quickly if you'd like to participate. Install the "teg" package, run 'tegclient', and connect to server home.tonyyarusso.com, , port 2000. Ping tonyyarusso for more info. | Hobbsee Added on: 2006-12-16 16:09:28 Last edited by tonyyarusso Last modified: 2007-03-18 03:01:29 Requested 71 times |
| relationship debian | <reply> Ubuntu and Debian are closely related. Ubuntu builds on the foundations of Debian architecture and infrastructure, with a different community and release process. See https://www.ubuntu.c…and-debian - !Repositories meant for Debian should NOT be used on Ubuntu! | apokryphos Added on: 2006-12-16 15:04:50 Last edited by krytarik Last modified: 2016-11-21 19:32:02 Requested 1089 times |
| minimal mini mini.iso miniiso minimalcd | <reply> The Minimal CD image is very small in size, and it downloads most packages from the Internet during installation, allowing you to select only those you want. The installer is text based (rather than graphical as used on the Desktop DVD). See https://help.ubuntu.…/MinimalCD | LjL Added on: 2006-12-15 03:19:53 Last edited by IdleOne Last modified: 2013-05-23 20:33:55 Requested 2550 times |
| elaborate error details | <reply> Please elaborate; your question or issue may not seem clear or detailed enough for people to help you. Please give more detailed information; for example, we might need errors, steps, relevant configuration files, Ubuntu version, and hardware information. Use a !pastebin to avoid flooding the channel. | somerville32 Added on: 2006-12-14 20:17:34 Last edited by dax Last modified: 2016-05-09 17:43:50 Requested 1906 times |
| developer | <reply>Want to become an Ubuntu developer? Look at http://www.ubuntu.co…developers and the Wiki (https://wiki.ubuntu.com) for involvement in specific projects such as Kubuntu or Xubuntu. | LjL Added on: 2006-12-14 20:04:59 Last edited by dax Last modified: 2017-10-30 06:45:20 Requested 43 times |
| gui | <reply> The graphical user interface (GUI) in Ubuntu is composed of many elements, including the !X server, a window manager, and a desktop environment such as !GNOME or !KDE (which themselves use the !GTK and !Qt toolkits respectively) | LjL Added on: 2006-12-14 19:56:09 Never edited Requested 204 times |
| welcome-#xubuntu | <reply> Hello and welcome to #xubuntu! Feel free to ask questions or help others. If you'd like to chit-chat, please visit #xubuntu-offtopic and for developer discussion, see #xubuntu-devel :) | LjL Added on: 2006-12-14 19:53:24 Never edited Requested 19 times |
| errors | <reply> If you have problems or errors, you will need to describe/paste them. Please use the !pastebin for errors that cannot be quoted in a single IRC message | LjL Added on: 2006-12-14 19:48:01 Last edited by LjL Last modified: 2008-11-06 23:30:21 Requested 167 times |
| applets | <reply> To add useful applets to your panel, right click on the panel and choose "Add applet" | LjL Added on: 2006-12-14 16:53:35 Never edited Requested 19 times |
| inappropriate | <deleted><reply> The current discussion topic is inappropriate for this channel. Please stop. | Hobbsee Added on: 2006-12-14 07:15:47 Last edited by knome Last modified: 2014-03-19 19:37:22 Requested 35 times |
| adept fix | <deleted><alias> aptlock | LjL Added on: 2006-12-14 01:09:40 Last edited by tsimpson Last modified: 2014-05-09 15:02:11 Requested 0 times |
| adeptfix | <deleted><alias> aptlock | LjL Added on: 2006-12-14 01:09:36 Last edited by tsimpson Last modified: 2014-05-09 15:01:29 Requested 0 times |
| adeptcrashfix | <deleted><alias> aptlock | LjL Added on: 2006-12-14 01:09:01 Last edited by tsimpson Last modified: 2014-05-09 15:02:03 Requested 0 times |
| fsck | the FileSystem ChecKer, which runs automatically when you boot if you didn't shutdown cleanly. Type "man fsck" for information on running it manually. The command "sudo touch /forcefsck && sudo shutdown -r now" will force a reboot and a filesystem check; "sudo touch /fastboot" will skip a filesystem check at next reboot | LjL Added on: 2006-12-13 20:01:03 Last edited by tsimpson Last modified: 2011-05-04 07:55:19 Requested 1037 times |
| sbackup | a tool to create complete and/or incremental backups (which can be scheduled to be automatic, and can be done over a network). It is available in !Universe | LjL Added on: 2006-12-13 19:57:48 Never edited Requested 314 times |
| kidding joke funny | <reply> You might think your joke is funny, but you may confuse new users who follow your advice or irritate people who attempt to answer your question. | tonyyarusso Added on: 2006-12-13 06:26:36 Last edited by Pici Last modified: 2007-11-09 19:33:47 Requested 224 times |
| fluxubuntu | <deleted><alias> fluxbuntu | apokryphos Added on: 2006-12-12 15:57:52 Last edited by dax Last modified: 2016-03-31 15:23:23 Requested 0 times |
| scrolling | <deleted><alias> enter | LjL Added on: 2006-12-11 23:22:13 Last edited by knome Last modified: 2014-03-19 19:31:13 Requested 0 times |
| shortcuts keytouch mediakeys shortcut keyboard shortcuts keys hotkeys hotkey | <reply> Keyboard shortcuts can be set in System -> Preferences -> Keyboard Shortcuts. If your multimedia keys don't work with that, try the 'keytouch' package, explained at http://keytouch.sour…forge.net/ - See !Keyboard for changing layouts. A list of keyboard shortcuts for Unity is available at http://www.informit.…p;seqNum=3 | LjL Added on: 2006-12-10 21:23:38 Last edited by dax Last modified: 2016-03-30 15:24:04 Requested 884 times |
| offtopic-#xubuntu offtopic-#xubuntu-devel xubuntu-channels ot-#xubuntu channels-#xubuntu channels-#xubuntu-devel channels-#xubuntu-offtopic | <reply> #xubuntu is the Xubuntu support channel, #xubuntu-devel for discussion regarding development of Xubuntu, and #xubuntu-offtopic is for random chatter. Welcome! | LjL Added on: 2006-12-09 21:58:10 Never edited Requested 280 times |
| calendar | <reply> calendar is at http://fridge.ubuntu…calendars/ | apokryphos Added on: 2006-12-09 15:59:41 Last edited by IdleOne Last modified: 2012-10-11 21:11:04 Requested 45 times |
| noicons | <reply> To get rid of all icons on your gnome-desktop, run gconf-editor and edit the value /apps/nautilus/preferences/show_desktop | tonyyarusso Added on: 2006-12-09 05:01:33 Never edited Requested 1 times |
| envy | <deleted><alias> envyng | LjL Added on: 2006-12-09 03:22:01 Last edited by genii-around Last modified: 2011-05-25 17:30:48 Requested 1378 times |
| uck | a tool that helps you customise official Ubuntu Live CDs (including Kubuntu/Xubuntu and Edubuntu) to your needs. See http://uck.sourceforge.net/ | apokryphos Added on: 2006-12-07 20:30:37 Last edited by tsimpson Last modified: 2011-03-03 21:42:49 Requested 224 times |
| dvdiso dvd-torrent | <reply> DVD ISOs are available via http://cdimage.ubunt…/releases/ | bimberi Added on: 2006-12-05 00:17:55 Never edited Requested 52 times |
| dualhead dual-head dual head dualmonitor dual monitors | <reply> Information about dual-head on linux can be found on http://wiki.linuxque…i/DualHead - See also !Xinerama | Seveas Added on: 2006-12-01 23:30:58 Never edited Requested 1051 times |
| grue | <reply>The grue is a sinister, lurking presence in the dark places of the earth. Its favorite diet is adventurers, but its insatiable appetite is tempered by its fear of light. No grue has ever been seen by the light of day, and few have survived its fearsome jaws to tell the tale. | Madpilot Added on: 2006-12-01 07:01:30 Last edited by Pici Last modified: 2009-11-24 17:10:42 Requested 121 times |
| rosetta | <reply>rosetta is a Web-based system for translating open source software into any language. See https://launchpad.net/rosetta | tonyyarusso Added on: 2006-12-01 01:05:19 Last edited by jussi01 Last modified: 2008-07-15 19:34:48 Requested 35 times |
| logs-#ubuntu-classroom-chat | <deleted><alias> logs-#ubuntu-classroom | LjL Added on: 2006-11-30 20:58:59 Last edited by nhandler Last modified: 2010-10-22 11:56:22 Requested 1 times |
| oin | <deleted><reply> The Open Invention Network (OIN) is a company that acquires patents and offer them royalty free "to any company, institution or individual that agrees not to assert its patents against the Linux operating system or certain Linux-related applications". See http://www.openinven…twork.com/ | apokryphos Added on: 2006-11-30 13:10:51 Last edited by Pici Last modified: 2009-05-18 23:57:07 Requested 1 times |
| bigiron | <reply> Ubuntu's "bigiron" server kernel (linux-image-server-bigiron) is geared towards systems with more than 8 CPUs. | bimberi Added on: 2006-11-30 02:44:44 Never edited Requested 11 times |
| who usernames prefix | <reply> As you can see, this is a large channel. If you're speaking to someone in particular, please put their nickname in what you say (use !tab), or else messages get lost and it becomes confusing :) | bimberi Added on: 2006-11-30 00:12:21 Last edited by Hobbsee Last modified: 2007-04-08 08:10:07 Requested 4907 times |
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