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| 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 |
| 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 1956 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 |
| hwdb | <reply> The Ubuntu Hardware Database can be found at http://hwdb.ubuntu.com/ | apokryphos Added on: 2006-10-06 22:06:06 Never edited Requested 21 times |
| flash64bit flash64 java64 | <reply> You can run Flash, Real, and Java plugins in AMD64 bit computers with Firefox. see the steps to follow at https://help.ubuntu.…4FlashJava | Seveas Added on: 2006-10-04 11:18:38 Never edited Requested 803 times |
| beryl | <reply> Beryl has been merged with Compiz to form Compiz-Fusion. New Beryl installs are discouraged. See also !compiz | Amaranth Added on: 2006-10-03 04:26:40 Last edited by LjL Last modified: 2007-10-18 00:50:01 Requested 3395 times |
| speech recognition-#ubuntu-offtopic voice recognition-#ubuntu-offtopic iphone keyboard-#ubuntu-offtopic | <reply> Dear Aunt, let's set so double the killer delete select all. | Seveas Added on: 2006-10-03 01:09:52 Last edited by Flannel Last modified: 2011-08-16 01:49:11 Requested 92 times |
| ubuntu counter | <deleted><reply> If you want to register with the Ubuntu Counter project, please visit this page: http://ubuntucounter…on=newuser | Hawkwind Added on: 2006-09-29 01:52:29 Last edited by rww Last modified: 2015-09-14 19:38:26 Requested 3 times |
| nothing broken | <reply> Saying "It says nothing", "It does nothing" is generally not very useful for troubleshooting. Please be as specific as possible: if you see a black screen, say so, if you see a shell prompt, say so, if you see an !error message, say so - Also, most !CLI commands don't print anything when they succeed, but only when they fail. | LjL Added on: 2006-09-28 17:58:44 Last edited by LjL Last modified: 2007-02-12 01:23:56 Requested 266 times |
| vncfix | <reply> If you are getting errors like "could not open default font 'fixed'" when running a VNC server: 'sudo ln -s /usr/share/X11/fonts /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts' | bimberi Added on: 2006-09-26 02:23:45 Never edited Requested 18 times |
| youtube sound | <reply> If you aren't getting sound while watching videos on youtube then please read this URL: http://ubuntuforums.…?p=1087994 | Hawkwind Added on: 2006-09-25 03:55:56 Never edited Requested 10 times |
| autoscroll | <reply> if you want to enable middle-click-drag-scrolling for konqueror: open konqueror -> settings -> configure konqueror -> uncheck "middle click opens selected web address." Firefox: open firefox. in the address field type 'about:config' and hit enter. Now in the Filter box, type 'autoscroll', rightclick on general.autoScroll -> Toggle. The line should read 'general.autoScroll user set boolean true'. Enjoy. | fdoving Added on: 2006-09-24 23:47:53 Never edited Requested 4 times |
| ftbs | an Acronym for Failed To Build from Source | imbrandon Added on: 2006-09-23 01:03:14 Last edited by tsimpson Last modified: 2011-03-03 21:27:33 Requested 13 times |
| nz | the New Zealand LoCo Team has a channel at #ubuntu-nz | Hobbsee Added on: 2006-09-19 11:06:37 Never edited Requested 14 times |
| eol endoflife end-of-life eolupgrades eolupgrade old-releases oldreleases eolupdate | <reply> End-Of-Life is when security updates and support for an Ubuntu release stop. Make sure to update Ubuntu before it goes EOL so you get updates promptly for newly-discovered security vulnerabilities. See https://help.ubuntu.…munity/EOL and https://wiki.ubuntu.…m/Releases for more info. Looking to upgrade from an EOL release? See https://help.ubuntu.…OLUpgrades | Seveas Added on: 2006-09-18 04:08:52 Last edited by dax Last modified: 2019-09-26 15:56:29 Requested 3686 times |
| nickspam | <reply> You should avoid changing your nick in a busy channel like #ubuntu, or other Ubuntu channels; it causes excessive scrolling which is unfair to new users. Please set your preferred nick in your client's settings instead. See also « /msg $nick Guidelines » | ompaul Added on: 2006-09-16 15:00:49 Last edited by m4v Last modified: 2013-02-28 16:55:08 Requested 2260 times |
| sound-#kubuntu | <reply> If you're having problems with sound see https://help.ubuntu.…nity/Sound - https://help.ubuntu.…leshooting - For playing audio files, see !Players and !MP3 | Hawkwind Added on: 2006-09-14 19:14:50 Last edited by tsimpson Last modified: 2009-11-21 20:21:54 Requested 1144 times |
| repos-#kubuntu | <reply> The packages in Kubuntu are divided into various sections. See https://help.ubuntu.…es/Kubuntu - See https://wiki.ubuntu.…dedSources for the recommended way to set up your repositories | Hawkwind Added on: 2006-09-13 06:04:21 Last edited by LjL Last modified: 2008-02-20 00:23:40 Requested 1524 times |
| thanks thanks! thank you thankyou ty thanks. thanx ok thanks :) domo arigato thx | <reply> You're welcome! But keep in mind I'm just a bot ;-) | Mez Added on: 2006-09-09 08:48:38 Never edited Requested 4798 times |
| baddevice bad device | <deleted><reply> If you are receiving an error similar to "X Error: BadDevice, invalid or uninitialized input device 168", it can be safely ignored. If you want to get rid of the error messages then please visit this page: http://seerofsouls.c…viceErrors | Hawkwind Added on: 2006-09-09 00:35:41 Last edited by IdleOne Last modified: 2012-10-13 23:31:05 Requested 185 times |
| framebuffer vgafb fb | <deleted><reply> Information about changing your framebuffer modes in GRUB can be found at https://wiki.ubuntu.…uffer#grub | Spec Added on: 2006-09-07 18:25:15 Last edited by Pici Last modified: 2015-09-14 20:52:56 Requested 242 times |
| soundblaster | If you need help with setting up your soundblaster card, then visit https://help.ubuntu.…dwareSynth | Spec Added on: 2006-09-07 18:20:26 Never edited Requested 54 times |
| test again | <deleted><reply>Failed again. | Amaranth Added on: 2006-09-03 22:05:05 Last edited by Pici Last modified: 2011-04-08 23:02:34 Requested 59 times |
| newton | <deleted>a desktop wiki for storing data fast and efficiently. It has a html syntax engine to allow easy formatting. To install it in Dapper Drake: http://ubuntuforums.…p?t=185972 | Hobbsee Added on: 2006-09-03 09:32:03 Last edited by tsimpson Last modified: 2009-11-08 01:11:52 Requested 9 times |
| counter | <deleted><reply>The Ubuntu Counter is where Ubuntu (based) systems can go to get their machine counted. Get counted at http://ubuntucounter…phical.net | Madpilot Added on: 2006-08-31 09:01:29 Last edited by rww Last modified: 2015-09-14 19:38:34 Requested 13 times |
| he $hr$/join #ubuntu-il | <deleted><alias> il | Hobbsee Added on: 2006-08-29 16:42:08 Last edited by IdleOne Last modified: 2013-01-07 05:42:42 Requested 0 times |
| pong | an old atari game. It's fun! | imbrandon Added on: 2006-08-27 09:10:43 Never edited Requested 469 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.…uTracHowto | nalioth Added on: 2006-08-27 02:11:14 Never edited Requested 8 times |
| subversion | an open source application used for revision control. It is sometimes abbreviated to svn in reference to the name of its command line interface. Look here for a Subversion How To on Ubuntu: https://help.ubuntu.…Subversion | nalioth Added on: 2006-08-27 02:03:51 Never edited Requested 87 times |
| picard | a digital audio fingerprinting/tagging program using the MusicBrainz online music database, not unlike freedb. It can be used to identify *and* tag files in your music collection. Usage instructions: http://musicbrainz.o…WithPicard ; Ubuntu installation instructions: http://musicbrainz.o…nuxInstall | gnomefreak Added on: 2006-08-26 02:31:18 Last edited by tsimpson Last modified: 2011-03-03 21:33:31 Requested 23 times |
| u ur 4 y shorthand | <reply> Shortened English is difficult for some non-native English speakers to read. Please use full words instead. Thanks! | Seveas Added on: 2006-08-25 18:09:14 Last edited by rww Last modified: 2014-03-19 19:39:29 Requested 2159 times |
| aiglx | <reply> AIGLX is a project that aims to enable GL-accelerated effects on a standard desktop. Supported cards: Nvidia: GeForce3 or newer; ATI: Radeon 7000 through X800; Intel: i810 or newer. Howto: https://help.ubuntu.…iteManager For older Nvidia or newer ATI cards see !xgl | gnomefreak Added on: 2006-08-24 00:17:52 Last edited by IdleOne Last modified: 2012-10-13 23:27:51 Requested 330 times |
| wikipedia | <deleted>a free online encyclopedia, you can find it at http://wikipedia.org | Seveas Added on: 2006-08-23 14:39:11 Last edited by rww Last modified: 2011-07-08 06:01:19 Requested 65 times |
| ops-#ubuntuforums | <reply>Help!! bodhizazen jacob jdong cariboo907 ibuclaw Silver-Fox- Iowan howefield CharlesA overdrank forestpiskie Arificial_Intel nothingspecial nlsthzn oldos2er quackers wildmanne39 or matt_symes | Seveas Added on: 2006-08-21 18:53:33 Last edited by jussi Last modified: 2012-07-26 07:00:11 Requested 319 times |
| imap4rev1 | a broken and unsupported option in Evolution. IMAP supports all IMAP servers, and should be used instead. See http://bugzilla.gnom…?id=324118 for more information. | Seveas Added on: 2006-08-12 16:40:07 Never edited Requested 2 times |
| ntfs-3g ntfs3g | a Linux driver which allows read/write access to NTFS partitions. Installation instructions at https://help.ubuntu.…Partitions | Seveas Added on: 2006-08-11 19:48:36 Last edited by Seveas Last modified: 2007-04-21 09:57:49 Requested 2798 times |
| chroot debchroot | <reply> A chroot is used to make programs believe that the directory they are running in is really the root directory. It can be used to stop programs accessing files outside of that directory, or for compiling 32bit applications in a 64bit environment - see https://help.ubuntu.…asicChroot | ompaul Added on: 2006-08-11 17:28:50 Last edited by Pici Last modified: 2010-06-15 17:12:19 Requested 1086 times |
| tar tgz tar.gz bz2 7z compression tar.bz2 gz ace 7zip 7-zip | <reply> Files with extensions .tar, .gz, .tgz, .zip, .bz2, .7z, .ace and other archive file formats can be opened with file-roller (GNOME) or Ark (KDE) - Also see https://help.ubuntu.…ompression | Seveas Added on: 2006-08-11 14:55:35 Never edited Requested 683 times |
| virus av viruses | <reply> Antivirus is something you don't need on !Linux, except where files are then passed to Windows computers (perhaps using Samba). See https://help.ubuntu.…/Antivirus | ompaul Added on: 2006-08-11 08:38:28 Last edited by knome Last modified: 2015-07-06 22:31:40 Requested 2219 times |
| cairo-dock | <deleted>a MacOS X -like dock for the gnome desktop, see www.cairo-dock.org | Seveas Added on: 2006-08-09 12:28:37 Last edited by rww Last modified: 2011-04-11 19:57:26 Requested 39 times |
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