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Factoid	Value	Author
sharedprinting	<deleted><reply> If you are unable to share a printer over the network on 7.10 (Gutsy), AppArmour could be the problem. See http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=531343 to see how to disable it temporarily or permanently	Added by elkbuntu Date: 2007-12-14 12:59:39 Last edited by IdleOne Date: 2011-04-29 02:37:55 Requested 9 times
appreciate	<reply> The people in this channel are all volunteers who donate their valuable time. Please do not 'reward' this kindness with rudeness. Saying 'Thank you' is more appropriate.	Added by Seveas Date: 2008-03-05 22:55:43 Requested 9 times
meaningoflife	<reply>42.	Added by Hobbsee Date: 2008-06-29 08:14:38 Requested 9 times
gettingstarted	<reply> A great place to start your MOTU adventure is https://wiki.ubuntu.com/MOTU/GettingStarted	Added by nickrud Date: 2008-07-21 05:01:13 Requested 9 times
mootbot	a bot to make the process of summarizing !meetings easier - Information at https://wiki.ubuntu.com/ScribesTeam/MootBot	Added by LjL Date: 2008-09-30 14:53:35 Requested 9 times
ubottuguide	<reply> There is a (incomplete) guide for installing supybot and setting up an ubottu clone here: https://ubottu.com/guide	Added by tsimpson Date: 2009-05-03 12:06:27 Last edited by dax Date: 2017-10-30 07:01:51 Requested 9 times
opguide	<reply> A guide to help operators learn some of the skills necessary to perform their jobs is available on the wiki: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/IRC/IrcTeam/OperatorGuide	Added by nhandler Date: 2010-07-01 04:29:17 Requested 9 times
debian-#ubuntu-offtopic	<reply> Ubuntu and Debian are closely related. The former hates the latter and wants to kill it, while the latter despises the former and wants to destroy it. Both suck on each other's blood.	Added by LjL Date: 2013-11-19 21:41:22 Requested 9 times
people	<reply> Mostly !trolls, but sometimes other kinds of !people.	Added by aubade Date: 2013-12-28 21:37:56 Requested 9 times
choices-#ubuntu-offtopic	<reply> Choices are a curse of capitalism, trapping you in a paroxysm of indecision. Best to have One Way to Do Things. See also !unity, !gnome, and !python	Added by rww Date: 2014-01-05 00:38:59 Last edited by rww Date: 2014-03-30 21:46:05 Requested 9 times
certificates certificate	<reply> For more information about Ubuntu Membership Certificates and how to obtain please read http://fridge.ubuntu.com/2013/06/14/certificates-for-ubuntu-members/	Added by IdleOne Date: 2014-08-12 16:14:42 Requested 9 times
conky	<reply> Conky is an application that can show system information (and more) on your desktop. See https://help.ubuntu.com/community/SettingUpConky for more details and a beginners guide.	Added by knome Date: 2016-07-06 12:11:13 Requested 9 times
trac	an open source, enhanced wiki and issue tracking system for software development projects. Look here for a Trac How To on Ubuntu: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/UbuntuTracHowto	Added by nalioth Date: 2006-08-27 02:11:14 Requested 8 times
tango	a style guideline and icon set. It can be found and read about at http://tango-project.org	Added by Seveas Date: 2006-11-22 21:57:04 Requested 8 times
scanners	<reply> Scanning software: XSane, the GIMP (GNOME), Skanlite (KDE). For instructions see https://help.ubuntu.com/community/ScanningHowTo and to see supported hardware: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/HardwareSupportComponentsScanners - See also !OCR	Added by Hobbsee Date: 2007-04-07 15:23:25 Last edited by jussi01 Date: 2008-11-05 11:59:40 Requested 8 times
tribe6	<deleted><reply> Gutsy Gibbon (7.10) Tribe 6 is not a formal release, but rather a bugfixing milestone. Please see http://tinyurl.com/3ytk9g for more information.	Added by Hobbsee Date: 2007-09-11 14:11:28 Last edited by IdleOne Date: 2011-05-26 16:53:43 Requested 8 times
profanephobia-#ubuntu-offtopic	<deleted><reply> Profanephobia is afraid of profane things!	Added by Spec Date: 2007-11-06 20:52:52 Last edited by Pici Date: 2010-08-12 12:39:16 Requested 8 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.com/~ubuntu-archive/NBS/	Added by Pici Date: 2007-11-26 17:30:44 Requested 8 times
klipper	the KDE clipboard utility. It stores clipboard history, and allows you to link clipboard contents to application actions. Further information is available at https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Klipper	Added by Myrtti Date: 2008-05-26 10:53:13 Requested 8 times
sfd	<reply> Software Freedom Day, Saturday 17th September 2011 http://softwarefreedomday.org/ Get involved	Added by ompaul Date: 2008-07-06 04:05:54 Last edited by IdleOne Date: 2011-04-11 20:36:54 Requested 8 times
stupidbot	<deleted>stupid	Added by elky_work Date: 2008-09-24 06:41:47 Last edited by Pici Date: 2009-06-10 19:46:10 Requested 8 times
ops-#ubuntu-bots	<reply> Help! Channel emergency! (ONLY use this trigger in emergencies) LjL, PriceChild, elky, nalioth, tsimpson or jussi01!	Added by tsimpson Date: 2009-04-30 15:43:55 Last edited by tsimpson Date: 2009-04-30 15:45:42 Requested 8 times
threelaws-#ubuntu-offtopic	<reply>Asimov's Three Laws don't apply to IRC bots, silly human! Be afraid!	Added by Madpilot Date: 2009-05-12 08:25:28 Requested 8 times
mibbit	<deleted><reply> freenode no longer supports connections from mibbit. See http://blog.freenode.net/?p=254 for more details. freenode help in #freenode	Added by Pici Date: 2009-06-19 13:33:01 Last edited by dax Date: 2018-03-29 20:05:34 Requested 8 times
oggcamp-#ubuntu-uk	a two day unconference on August 13th/14th 2011 - See http://oggcamp.org/	Added by tsimpson Date: 2011-07-14 09:51:14 Last edited by tsimpson Date: 2011-07-14 09:54:10 Requested 8 times
mint-#ubuntu-fi	<reply> Linux Mint ei ole Ubuntun tuettu rinnakkaisjakelu. Ole hyvä ja hae tukea kanavalta #linuxmint-help palvelimella irc.spotchat.org	Added by IdleOne Date: 2012-06-09 17:44:55 Last edited by dax Date: 2016-03-31 15:34:11 Requested 8 times
webapps	<reply>Ubuntu Web Apps enable developers to create web applications that run in web browsers. They provide close integration to the Unity shell for functions such as launch, notifications and controls. - more info at http://developer.ubuntu.com/community/ or #ubuntu-webapps	Added by IdleOne Date: 2012-10-19 18:59:28 Requested 8 times
xmir	<deleted><reply> XMir is an X server that runs on top of Mir. It permits applications that know how to speak the X protocol but don't know how to speak to Mir (ie, approximately all of them at present) to run in a Mir-based environment. ( http://mjg59.dreamwidth.org/26254.html )	Added by ldunn Date: 2014-02-01 23:03:27 Last edited by dax Date: 2017-10-30 06:17:06 Requested 8 times
lpstatus	<reply> If PPAs or other Launchpad services seem unavailable, please check https://twitter.com/launchpadstatus to see if there is a current issue which is already known	Added by genii Date: 2014-06-15 03:24:33 Requested 8 times
xubuntu-core core-#xubuntu	<reply> Xubuntu Core is a slimmed down version of Xubuntu that doesn't come with all the additional features of a full and modern desktop. To install: « sudo apt-get install xubuntu-core^ » (A xubuntu-core task is also available from the !minimal ISO)	Added by knome Date: 2015-07-08 00:51:08 Last edited by Unit193 Date: 2015-08-17 23:22:06 Requested 8 times
movelauncher launcher-position movedock	<reply> To move the Unity launcher to the bottom of the screen in 16.04+, run `gsettings set com.canonical.Unity.Launcher launcher-position Bottom`. To move it to the left, run the same command with Left instead. For older Ubuntu versions, see https://askubuntu.com/questions/33605/can-i-move-the-unity-launcher	Added by dax Date: 2016-03-23 15:59:43 Requested 8 times
gpt	<reply> GPT is a partition table format. It is required to boot EFI. See also !efi	Added by hggdh Date: 2019-03-27 20:33:49 Last edited by hggdh Date: 2019-03-27 21:22:59 Requested 8 times
moodin	<deleted>a ksplash theme engine, enabled by default in Kubuntu Dapper, and you can grab it for Breezy here: http://www.kde-look.org/content/show.php?content=25705	Added by apokryphos Date: 2006-06-19 12:28:38 Last edited by jussi01 Date: 2009-10-06 06:08:02 Requested 7 times
ubuntucounter	<deleted><reply> Get counted! You can find the Ubuntu counter project on http://ubuntucounter.geekosophical.net/	Added by Seveas Date: 2006-07-28 23:20:51 Last edited by rww Date: 2015-09-14 19:38:15 Requested 7 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.net/soyuz/+bug/83976	Added by elkbuntu Date: 2007-02-09 15:06:46 Last edited by Pici Date: 2009-04-07 17:30:43 Requested 7 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.	Added by bimberi Date: 2007-04-20 03:36:28 Requested 7 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.com/community/MLDonkey - See also !P2P	Added by LjL Date: 2007-11-03 00:31:31 Last edited by LjL Date: 2007-11-03 00:33:20 Requested 7 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.	Added by Pici Date: 2007-11-04 18:23:28 Last edited by jussi01 Date: 2008-09-07 18:07:13 Requested 7 times
ogra	<deleted><reply>ogra looks like a pirate!	Added by mneptok Date: 2007-11-30 00:19:48 Last edited by rww Date: 2011-05-27 17:47:44 Requested 7 times
server-network networkcli network-cli clinetwork	<reply> For help setting up networking on Ubuntu Server, see https://help.ubuntu.com/community/NetworkConfigurationCommandLine	Added by ompaul Date: 2008-04-14 21:51:09 Last edited by dax Date: 2016-04-02 04:27:11 Requested 7 times
officialdocs	<reply>Before doing anything you don't know about, check the official Ubuntu document repository and wiki pages at https://help.ubuntu.com These guides are created by the Ubuntu community for Ubuntu. This will give you a tried, test and most importantly SUPPORTED way to resolve your issue and move forward.	Added by Myrtti Date: 2008-05-06 10:29:16 Last edited by jussi01 Date: 2008-05-06 10:30:03 Requested 7 times
otherdistro	<reply> we really don't do help for your distro, perhaps if you put a # in front of the distro name you might find yourself in their channels where they would be able to welcome you and help more than we can	Added by ompaul Date: 2008-09-28 20:28:48 Requested 7 times
list-it	questo è un canale di aiuto solo, non è un canale o rete di distributione di fila	Added by Mamarok Date: 2009-08-11 16:24:34 Requested 7 times
schedule-#ubuntu-classroom schedule-#ubuntu-classroom-chat	<reply> To view the upcoming Ubuntu Classroom schedule, visit the Learning Events Calendar at http://fridge.ubuntu.com/calendars/classroom/	Added by nhandler Date: 2010-03-05 05:10:38 Last edited by IdleOne Date: 2012-12-23 02:53:43 Requested 7 times
newppa	<reply> With Launchpad's Personal Package Archives (PPA), you can build and publish binary Ubuntu packages for multiple architectures simply by uploading an Ubuntu source package to Launchpad. See https://help.launchpad.net/PPAQuickStart.	Added by Pici Date: 2010-04-28 12:01:19 Requested 7 times
ccloak	<reply> For Canonical employees requiring an @canonical cloak, please see the instructions on https://wiki.ubuntu.com/IRC/Cloaks	Added by jussi Date: 2010-05-13 07:51:03 Requested 7 times
version-bug	<deleted><reply> Ubuntu 10.10's About Ubuntu application erroneously says "You are using Ubuntu 11.04". This is a bug. Run "lsb_release -a" in a terminal to see your Ubuntu version. Bug report at http://tinyurl.com/versionbug	Added by rww Date: 2011-01-24 05:50:37 Last edited by rww Date: 2011-02-07 02:05:23 Requested 7 times
mathematica	<reply> For help installing Mathematica on Ubuntu, see https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Mathematica	Added by jrib Date: 2011-02-14 18:17:00 Last edited by jrib Date: 2011-02-14 18:17:33 Requested 7 times
bitcoins-#ubuntu-offtopic	<deleted><reply>ban	Added by Flannel Date: 2011-05-25 23:36:06 Last edited by rww Date: 2011-07-22 05:56:23 Requested 7 times
skypefail	<deleted><reply> Skype are currently having issues with connection problems and are working on a fix. A temporary fix can be found at https://support.skype.com/en/faq/FA10874/I-m-having-problems-with-Skype-today	Added by Pici Date: 2011-05-26 14:12:14 Last edited by IdleOne Date: 2012-10-14 19:50:43 Requested 7 times