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| openweek open week uow | <reply>Ubuntu is hosting a series of introductory sessions for people who want to join the Ubuntu community, which all takes place in a week. See https://wiki.ubuntu.…tuOpenWeek for schedules, logs, and instructions. | apokryphos Added on: 2006-11-25 21:27:11 Last edited by Mez Last modified: 2008-08-07 22:33:03 Requested 95 times |
| en | <reply> The main Ubuntu IRC channels are English only. For a complete list of channels in other languages, please visit https://wiki.ubuntu.…hannelList | Seveas Added on: 2006-11-25 14:35:17 Last edited by krytarik Last modified: 2016-12-13 17:11:01 Requested 837 times |
| adduser users user useradd | <reply> To add new users to your Ubuntu system, follow the instructions at https://help.ubuntu.…UsersHowto - For administrative privileges, users need to be made members of the group "sudo" - See !sudo | LjL Added on: 2006-11-24 17:00:44 Last edited by jrib Last modified: 2013-06-27 20:30:10 Requested 533 times |
| ivtv | <deleted><reply> IVTV can be installed on Edgy by following the guide at https://help.ubuntu.…_IVTV_Edgy | LjL Added on: 2006-11-24 15:45:53 Last edited by IdleOne Last modified: 2012-10-13 23:21:44 Requested 53 times |
| winkey | <reply> To use the windows key as a modifier in a keyboard shortcut you can edit the shortcut settings manually in gconf-editor. The windows key is represented as "<super>". Metacity shortcuts can be found in the /apps/metaicty/* gconf keys. | bimberi Added on: 2006-11-23 02:18:53 Last edited by jrib Last modified: 2007-05-13 23:11:53 Requested 51 times |
| tango | a style guideline and icon set. It can be found and read about at http://tango-project.org | Seveas Added on: 2006-11-22 21:57:04 Never edited Requested 8 times |
| lart-#ubuntu-offtopic | <deleted><reply> L.A.R.T. is a development tool used for social engineering. [Luser Attitude Readjustment Tool] | LjL Added on: 2006-11-21 22:47:59 Last edited by jussi Last modified: 2010-04-18 13:35:02 Requested 104 times |
| dapper-seveas | <deleted><alias> seveas | Seveas Added on: 2006-11-21 21:28:54 Last edited by Pici Last modified: 2011-06-02 13:48:03 Requested 0 times |
| jp ja japanese | <reply>日本語の場合は /join #ubuntu-jp または /join #kubuntu-jp を入力して下さい。 | Jucato Added on: 2006-11-14 09:07:00 Last edited by IdleOne Last modified: 2011-05-07 00:36:48 Requested 862 times |
| generic smp | <reply> Background to the decision to replace -686, k7 and -smp kernels with -generic can be found here https://lists.ubuntu…19983.html (the -386 kernel is still available if needed) | bimberi Added on: 2006-11-13 02:36:49 Never edited Requested 343 times |
| fffc | <deleted><reply> If Firefox is crashing on sites using Flash try adding "export XLIB_SKIP_ARGB_VISUALS=1" to /etc/firefox/firefoxrc (ref: https://launchpad.ne…+bug/14911 ) | bimberi Added on: 2006-11-10 13:00:53 Last edited by rww Last modified: 2011-08-17 00:04:28 Requested 39 times |
| kopete-icq-aim | <deleted><reply> Due to a bug within Kopete's AIM/ICQ plugin, Kopete will not connect correctly to AIM/ICQ. Working versions can be found at: http://ubuntu.lnix.n…opete-fix/ | fdoving Added on: 2006-11-09 00:24:01 Last edited by dax Last modified: 2016-04-02 04:28:55 Requested 5 times |
| ubuntulog | a logging bot run on various Ubuntu channels. You can read the logs at http://irclogs.ubuntu.com/ | Seveas Added on: 2006-11-08 23:22:45 Last edited by tsimpson Last modified: 2011-03-03 21:33:41 Requested 18 times |
| xdmcp | the X Display Manger Control Protocol -- look at http://tldp.org/HOWT…MCP-HOWTO/ to find out how to configure it | Seveas Added on: 2006-11-07 20:45:30 Never edited Requested 104 times |
| ops-#ubuntu-nz | <reply> Help! Plug, kirjava, DanielFaulknor | bimberi Added on: 2006-11-07 06:01:40 Never edited Requested 0 times |
| ops-#ubuntu-uk | <reply> Help! DJones, Myrtti, Mez, AlanBell, popey, Gary, Seeker`, Daviey, PriceChild or X3N | apokryphos Added on: 2006-11-06 23:53:42 Last edited by tsimpson Last modified: 2013-11-18 16:07:15 Requested 54 times |
| kickoff | <deleted>a new KDE menu replacement developed by openSUSE. See http://www.kdedevelo…/node/2331 | apokryphos Added on: 2006-11-06 12:00:09 Last edited by tsimpson Last modified: 2011-03-03 21:42:33 Requested 79 times |
| picasa | <reply>You can no longer use picasa in linux natively. It's !wine !appdb profile can be found at http://appdb.winehq.…p;iId=2024 | Seveas Added on: 2006-11-06 00:04:39 Last edited by IdleOne Last modified: 2012-10-13 23:21:44 Requested 56 times |
| sru | <reply> Stable Release Update information is at https://wiki.ubuntu.…aseUpdates | Mez Added on: 2006-10-31 21:14:37 Last edited by dax Last modified: 2017-10-30 06:45:13 Requested 577 times |
| download-#kubuntu | <reply> Kubuntu can be downloaded in various formats from http://kubuntu.org/getkubuntu/ | Hawkwind Added on: 2006-10-31 02:22:47 Last edited by Pici Last modified: 2016-06-23 19:06:15 Requested 69 times |
| uuid blkid | <reply> To see a list of your devices/partitions and their corresponding UUID's, run this command in a !shell: « sudo blkid » (see https://wiki.ubuntu.…orAtaDisks for the rationale behind the transition to UUID) | Jucato Added on: 2006-10-30 12:22:39 Last edited by Amaranth Last modified: 2007-09-06 10:56:31 Requested 1424 times |
| tarball | <reply> Files with ".tar.gz", ".tar.bz2" or ".tgz" extensions are compressed archive formats, similar to ZIP files. See !tar for extracting them. Some of these files contain programs in source code form; see !compile for getting them to run. | LjL Added on: 2006-10-29 18:09:46 Never edited Requested 42 times |
| dvd-torrent-#kubuntu | <reply> If you want to download a DVD version of Hardy Heron via a torrent, here is where you should look: http://torrent.ubunt…lease/dvd/ | Seveas Added on: 2006-10-28 22:08:07 Last edited by stdin Last modified: 2008-05-22 08:10:10 Requested 2 times |
| ubugtu | an Ubuntu Bot. Usage info: https://wiki.ubuntu.…m/IRC/Bots - Please don't play with the bot in the main channel. | LjL Added on: 2006-10-28 21:55:34 Last edited by dax Last modified: 2017-10-30 06:45:13 Requested 54 times |
| launch-feedback | <reply> The Launch Feedback setting can be found in KControl. Press Alt+F2 and type in "kcontrol" (without the quotes). It is located under the Appearance and Themes group | Jucato Added on: 2006-10-28 15:53:06 Never edited Requested 4 times |
| tar-#kubuntu tgz-#kubuntu tar.gz-#kubuntu bz2-#kubuntu 7z-#kubuntu zip-#kubuntu compression-#kubuntu tar.bz2-#kubuntu gz-#kubuntu ace-#kubuntu 7zip-#kubuntu | <reply> Files with extensions .tar, .gz, .tgz, .zip, .bz2, .7z, .ace and other archive file formats can be opened with ark - also see https://help.ubuntu.…ompression | Mez Added on: 2006-10-28 06:11:09 Never edited Requested 117 times |
| aptproxy apt-proxy | <reply> apt-proxy is a program that acts as a local apt repository server for a LAN, only fetching from the internet when required. To set it up see https://help.ubuntu.…y/AptProxy | bimberi Added on: 2006-10-27 04:06:15 Never edited Requested 104 times |
| biarch | <reply> A BiArch 64-bit system is one that comes with a complete 32-bit package system, as well. This means that you can run 32bit packages as well on your 64-bit install | apokryphos Added on: 2006-10-26 17:57:39 Never edited Requested 13 times |
| torrents | <reply> $curStable can be torrented from http://torrent.ubunt…so.torrent or http://torrent.ubunt…so.torrent depending on your needs. Other flavors can be found at http://torrent.ubuntu.com:6969 | apokryphos Added on: 2006-10-26 13:27:56 Last edited by dax Last modified: 2020-04-23 18:16:52 Requested 1087 times |
| ta-#ubuntu-offtopic | <reply> The Arabic letter ت signifies a soft T, and is used as a smiley by yipe and almost no one else. | LjL Added on: 2006-10-26 03:06:28 Never edited Requested 37 times |
| popcon | <reply> The Ubuntu Popularity Contest project is an attempt to map the usage of Ubuntu packages. To participate, install the package "popularity-contest", and see http://popcon.ubuntu.com/ and https://wiki.ubuntu.…opconDraft | gnomefreak Added on: 2006-10-25 14:03:31 Last edited by Jucato Last modified: 2008-04-24 08:08:52 Requested 37 times |
| sunbird | <reply> Mozilla Sunbird™ is a cross-platform calendar application, built upon Mozilla Toolkit. Our goal is to bring Mozilla-style ease-of-use to your calendar, without tying you to a particular storage solution. | Hawkwind Added on: 2006-10-24 04:29:32 Never edited Requested 25 times |
| nvidia-beta | <deleted><alias> amaranth | gnomefreak Added on: 2006-10-22 22:12:54 Last edited by jussi01 Last modified: 2009-03-29 14:51:28 Requested 0 times |
| leet 1337 | <reply> 1337 i5 nigh-inc0mpr3h3n5ib13 70 u5 n00bs, 4nd n0b0dy c4r35 if UR 4 1337 h4x0r. Giv3 i7 4 r357. | Seveas Added on: 2006-10-22 20:34:05 Last edited by Pici Last modified: 2012-08-07 15:38:27 Requested 443 times |
| modeline | <reply>A Modeline is a config line in the X server configuration file that gives info about a connected display and how to drive it at a specified display resolution. http://en.wikipedia.…6_Modeline for more details. Here are 2 links to generate modelines which fit your monitor: http://bohne-lang.de…/modeline/ and http://xtiming.sourc…xtiming.pl | zorglu_ Added on: 2006-10-22 20:21:59 Last edited by PriceChild Last modified: 2007-04-04 02:26:21 Requested 74 times |
| topic | <reply> Please read the channel topic whenever you enter, as it contains important information. To view it at any time after joining, simply type /topic | Seveas Added on: 2006-10-22 18:02:36 Never edited Requested 1703 times |
| traffic | <reply> NOTICE - There is a lot of traffic in this channel at the moment. Please try to keep your sentences into a single message, avoid repeating the same question multiple times, use http://paste.ubuntu.com for pasting, remember to mention the nickname of the person you're addressing, and join #ubuntu-offtopic for anything that is not Ubuntu support. Thank you for understanding! | LjL Added on: 2006-10-22 01:00:37 Last edited by jrib Last modified: 2009-12-14 16:23:57 Requested 264 times |
| md5sum checksum | <reply> To verify your Ubuntu ISO image (or other files for which a checksum is provided), see https://ubuntu.com/t…ify-ubuntu | Hawkwind Added on: 2006-10-21 05:40:18 Last edited by hggdh Last modified: 2020-08-15 00:12:40 Requested 448 times |
| feisty feisty fawn fawn 7.04 | <reply> Ubuntu 7.04 (Feisty Fawn) was the sixth release of Ubuntu. End Of Life: October 19th, 2008. See !eol and !upgrade for more details. | Mez Added on: 2006-10-21 05:12:07 Last edited by Pici Last modified: 2009-01-16 14:15:22 Requested 1959 times |
| nonxgl noxgl | a script that allows you to run applications which require direct rendering under XGL (e.g. OpenGL games). It only works with nVidia cards. More information here: http://ubuntuforums.…p?t=176636 | Seveas Added on: 2006-10-20 18:25:23 Never edited Requested 6 times |
| elkbuntu | <deleted>cute | Seveas Added on: 2006-10-20 17:12:46 Last edited by elky Last modified: 2009-06-13 12:48:45 Requested 28 times |
| good | <deleted><alias> best | LjL Added on: 2006-10-20 02:29:40 Last edited by knome Last modified: 2014-03-19 19:32:39 Requested 0 times |
| dash | <reply>/bin/sh links to the DASH shell in all releases since Ubuntu Edgy (6.10). Since DASH is not 100% compatible with the BASH shell, some scripts might break. You can make scripts execute using BASH by changing the first line of the script to « #! /bin/bash | See also https://wiki.ubuntu.…ashAsBinSh | LjL Added on: 2006-10-15 22:19:13 Last edited by Pricey Last modified: 2013-12-03 13:39:35 Requested 183 times |
| love | <deleted><reply> Love is like racing across the frozen tundra on a snowmobile which flips over, trapping you underneath. At night, the ice-weasels come. | Amaranth Added on: 2006-10-14 07:45:34 Last edited by Pici Last modified: 2009-12-11 17:47:24 Requested 1052 times |
| newsgroups newsgroup | <reply> There are Ubuntu newsgroups via NNTP at news.gmane.org | Seveas Added on: 2006-10-11 21:04:30 Never edited Requested 38 times |
| tvout tv out tv-out | <reply> For help with enabling the TV-Out, see https://help.ubuntu.…bieEdition (Nvidia cards) or http://wiki.cchtml.c….php/Tvout (ATI cards, *untested*) | LjL Added on: 2006-10-11 01:28:09 Never edited Requested 304 times |
| upstart inittab | <reply> Upstart is meant to replace the old Sys V Init system with an event-driven init model. For more information please see: http://upstart.ubuntu.com/ | Hawkwind Added on: 2006-10-09 00:30:14 Never edited Requested 1489 times |
| ro romanian romania | <reply> Daca doriti ajutor sau doriti sa discutati despre Ubuntu/Kubuntu/Xubuntu, intrati pe #ubuntu-ro | zorglu_ Added on: 2006-10-08 20:21:21 Never edited Requested 453 times |
| wink | a Tutorial and Presentation creation software, primarily aimed at creating tutorials on how to use software. Using Wink you can capture screenshots, add explanations boxes, buttons, titles etc and generate a highly effective tutorial for your users || http://www.debugmode.com/wink/ | Hawkwind Added on: 2006-10-07 19:33:39 Last edited by tsimpson Last modified: 2011-03-03 21:41:50 Requested 13 times |
| planet blogs | <reply> Planet Ubuntu (blogs of Ubuntu developers and members) can be found at http://planet.ubuntu.com | apokryphos Added on: 2006-10-06 22:07:15 Never edited Requested 42 times |
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