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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 |
modules | <reply> To compile modules and drivers that are not bundled with the standard kernel, for more info /msg $nick kernel , install the relevant package, usually called "<modulename>-source", and run « sudo module-assistant » (you will have to do this again after kernel updates). To prevent specific modules from loading, see /msg $nick blacklist | LjL Added on: 2007-01-26 02:51:55 Last edited by m4v Last modified: 2013-02-28 16:58:33 Requested 126 times |
twinview | a feature provided by nvidia cards, which can be configured with nvidia-settings | LjL Added on: 2007-01-25 18:05:08 Last edited by ompaul Last modified: 2008-08-10 08:38:34 Requested 130 times |
logs-#ubuntuforums | <deleted><reply> This channel is NOT officially logged. Logs for most other #*ubuntu* channels can be found at http://irclogs.ubuntu.com/ with LoCo channels at http://logs.ubuntu-e…/freenode/ | PriceChild Added on: 2007-01-24 20:15:24 Last edited by krytarik Last modified: 2016-11-24 04:32:02 Requested 18 times |
virtualizers vm virtualizer virtual machine virtual virtualisation virtualiser virtualisers | <reply> There are several solutions for running other operating systems (or their programs) inside Ubuntu, while using the native CPU as much as possible: !QEmu (with !KQemu), !VirtualBox, !VMWare, as well as !WINE and !Cedega for Windows applications | LjL Added on: 2007-01-23 16:27:34 Last edited by LjL Last modified: 2007-11-04 01:47:09 Requested 910 times |
virtualbox vbox | <reply> Virtualbox is a virtualizer for x86 and amd64 architectures. It's available in the package "virtualbox" in the !repositories, and you can download the Virtualbox Extension Pack for additional, non-Free functionality at http://virtualbox.org . Additional details can be found at https://help.ubuntu.…VirtualBox | LjL Added on: 2007-01-23 16:27:30 Last edited by pangolin Last modified: 2011-11-29 12:28:51 Requested 1722 times |
clone cloning | <reply> To replicate your packages selection on another machine (or restore it if re-installing), you can use the !software package "apt-clone" - See also !automate | LjL Added on: 2007-01-22 21:25:00 Last edited by LjL Last modified: 2013-11-07 22:13:08 Requested 2815 times |
medibuntu w32codecs | <reply>The Medibuntu project has come to an end and its repository is no longer maintained and is offline. | LjL Added on: 2007-01-22 19:29:22 Last edited by IdleOne Last modified: 2013-11-25 18:30:11 Requested 2803 times |
arabic | <reply> For Arabic language support, please : /join #ubuntu-arabic : للحصول على الدعم باللغة العربية | LjL Added on: 2007-01-22 19:07:42 Last edited by LjL Last modified: 2008-09-30 14:28:21 Requested 391 times |
membership | <reply>Ubuntu Membership means recognition of a significant and sustained contribution to Ubuntu and the Ubuntu community. For more info see https://wiki.ubuntu.…/NewMember | Mez Added on: 2007-01-22 16:02:33 Last edited by IdleOne Last modified: 2013-12-04 22:29:06 Requested 91 times |
ripping-#kubuntu rip-#kubuntu | <reply> To rip an Audio CD in KDE, Choose "Open Audio CD in Dolphin" from the Device Notifier (or enter the address audiocd:/), then just copy + paste the tracks in the format you want. You can configure the settings from System Settings -> (Advanced tab) Audio Cds | Mez Added on: 2007-01-22 15:20:46 Last edited by tsimpson Last modified: 2010-10-30 01:45:19 Requested 37 times |
ddebs | <reply> Debugging symbol packages (ending in '-dbgsym') are available in a separate !APT repository at ddebs.ubuntu.com - more info at https://wiki.ubuntu.…20Packages | Hobbsee Added on: 2007-01-22 04:07:44 Last edited by hggdh Last modified: 2019-03-03 23:10:15 Requested 29 times |
stop | <deleted><reply> NOTICE - Please stop this discussion NOW. See !offtopic for things that are inappropriate to discuss in this channel. Continuing will result in action being taken. | LjL Added on: 2007-01-22 02:22:14 Last edited by dax Last modified: 2016-03-31 07:05:33 Requested 561 times |
etiquette-#ubuntu-offtopic | <deleted><reply> Unsure how you should behave on this channel? See !CoC, !Guidelines, !Offtopic, !Language, !Attitude, !Repeat, !Enter, !Paste, !NickSpam, !AskTheBot, !Offtopic4Offtopic - and most importantly, use common sense :-) | LjL Added on: 2007-01-22 02:17:50 Last edited by rww Last modified: 2014-01-18 06:15:25 Requested 174 times |
guidelines-#ubuntuforums | <reply> See https://wiki.ubuntu.…Guidelines & https://launchpad.ne…duct/1.0.1 | PriceChild Added on: 2007-01-22 00:09:53 Last edited by dax Last modified: 2017-10-30 06:45:27 Requested 27 times |
compositor-#xubuntu | <reply> To disable Xfce's built-in compositor, go to Settings Manager → Window Manager Tweaks → Compositor. To fix tearing, you can try Compton instead, for which Xubuntu includes default settings. | somerville32 Added on: 2007-01-20 23:57:13 Last edited by Unit193 Last modified: 2015-12-01 23:50:29 Requested 9 times |
plg | <deleted><reply> Project Looking Glass is an environment with 3D windowing and visualization capabilities. Web site: https://lg3d-core.de….java.net/ - Demo: http://wwws.sun.com/…/demo.html - Live CD: https://lg3d-livecd.….java.net/ - Binary Builds: https://lg3d-core.de…uilds.html | LjL Added on: 2007-01-20 16:53:07 Last edited by jussi Last modified: 2011-04-28 15:18:27 Requested 18 times |
hurd | <reply> The GNU Hurd is the GNU project's replacement for the Unix kernel. It is not ready for production use, as there are still many bugs and missing features. http://www.gnu.org/s…/hurd.html | apokryphos Added on: 2007-01-20 16:13:01 Never edited Requested 35 times |
usersplanet | <reply> A new aggregation of blogs from Ubuntu users was set up. This differs from Planet Ubuntu (found at http://planet.ubuntu.com), and you do not need to be an official Ubuntu member to join. Please see http://ubuntuweblogs.org/ to discover and http://ubuntuweblogs…ubmit.html to submit your Ubuntu-related weblogs. | tonyyarusso Added on: 2007-01-19 07:14:44 Never edited Requested 11 times |
ubunto | <reply> It's spelled Ubuntu! with a U! *Ubuntu*! | LjL Added on: 2007-01-18 01:38:51 Never edited Requested 22 times |
scoobysnack-#ubuntuforums | <reply> Yuck! | PriceChild Added on: 2007-01-17 21:37:04 Never edited Requested 135 times |
chanserv.py | a ChanServ helper script for !XChat | https://github.com/s…hanserv.py | Mez Added on: 2007-01-17 06:53:54 Last edited by rww Last modified: 2011-01-31 06:42:28 Requested 89 times |
prevu | <deleted>an automated, personal backporting utility. Check out https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Prevu for more details | PriceChild Added on: 2007-01-17 03:41:59 Last edited by IdleOne Last modified: 2013-03-23 02:46:25 Requested 172 times |
partner partners | <reply> Canonical's partner repositories provide a location for software vendors to publish applications. The repo itself can be added by running this in a !terminal: « sudo add-apt-repository "deb http://archive.canonical.com/ $(lsb_release -sc) partner" » | PriceChild Added on: 2007-01-16 21:37:44 Last edited by genii-around Last modified: 2012-11-09 20:42:46 Requested 661 times |
girls-#ubuntuforums | <deleted><reply> girls are the #1 reason for distractions | PriceChild Added on: 2007-01-16 16:40:01 Last edited by rww Last modified: 2011-05-25 18:48:57 Requested 25 times |
boys-#ubuntuforums | <reply> ♪ Bad boys, bad boys, watcha gonna do, watcha gonna do when they come for you ♫ | PriceChild Added on: 2007-01-16 16:39:09 Never edited Requested 17 times |
kdeguide | <reply>See http://docs.kde.org/stable/en/ for a guide to using KDE. | Mez Added on: 2007-01-16 01:16:36 Last edited by IdleOne Last modified: 2012-10-13 23:22:41 Requested 2 times |
kdesvn | <reply> See http://techbase.kde.…Sources/en for details on accessing KDE's code via SVN or Git | Mez Added on: 2007-01-16 01:03:30 Last edited by dax Last modified: 2016-04-02 04:24:15 Requested 10 times |
aol-#ubuntu-offtopic | something we don't suggest you do even in the privacy of your own home | ompaul Added on: 2007-01-15 22:57:07 Never edited Requested 30 times |
modeabuse-#ubuntu-offtopic | <reply> The ops are bored and having a bit of fun... bear with us... they'll find something to code soon enough... | PriceChild Added on: 2007-01-15 22:49:43 Never edited Requested 13 times |
support-#ubuntuforums | <reply> This is the Ubuntu Forums Community Chat, and is mainly used for offtopic conversations. If you are looking for support, please try #ubuntu. Thanks! | Seveas Added on: 2007-01-15 22:18:18 Last edited by Myrtti Last modified: 2012-06-30 19:41:36 Requested 703 times |
lsb | <reply> The Linux Standard Base, or LSB, is a joint project by several Linux distributions under the organizational structure of The Free Standards Group to standardize the internal structure of Linux-based operating systems. The LSB is based on the POSIX specification, the Single UNIX Specification, and several other open standards, but extends them in certain areas. | Hawkwind Added on: 2007-01-15 09:14:12 Never edited Requested 63 times |
rockbox | an open source firmware replacement for audio players from Archos, iRiver, Apple (iPod), and iAudio. See http://www.rockbox.org/ to get started! | Seveas Added on: 2007-01-14 18:47:57 Last edited by LjL Last modified: 2007-05-04 14:21:18 Requested 348 times |
boys-#ubuntu-offtopic | <reply> ♪ Bad boys, bad boys, watcha gonna do, watcha gonna do when they come for you ♫ | Seveas Added on: 2007-01-12 02:37:17 Never edited Requested 67 times |
support-#xubuntu | <reply> As most of the Ubuntu channels, #xubuntu is English only. A list of the localized Ubuntu channels can be found at https://wiki.ubuntu.…_channels. These channels will most probably be able to give Xubuntu support too. For alternative Xubuntu support options, please see http://xubuntu.org/help/. | somerville32 Added on: 2007-01-11 08:54:11 Last edited by Unit193 Last modified: 2015-12-01 20:48:06 Requested 15 times |
testing-#xubuntu | <reply> For information on how to help test the next release of Xubuntu, please see https://wiki.ubuntu.…tu/Testing | somerville32 Added on: 2007-01-11 03:42:24 Last edited by knome Last modified: 2011-09-06 12:10:03 Requested 16 times |
politics | <reply> Please take political discussion to ##politics. Thank you! | somerville32 Added on: 2007-01-10 00:33:38 Last edited by tonyyarusso Last modified: 2007-06-14 21:01:31 Requested 474 times |
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 62 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 19 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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