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| pm privatemessage private message msg private query privmsg | <reply> Please ask your questions in the channel so that other people can help you, benefit from your questions and answers, and ensure that you're not getting bad advice. | Amaranth Added on: 2006-06-30 16:10:19 Last edited by AlanBell Last modified: 2014-03-19 19:28:00 Requested 4945 times |
| faq | <reply> A list of common questions and answers about Ubuntu: https://help.ubuntu.…nQuestions - Official documentation: https://help.ubuntu.com | apokryphos Added on: 2006-06-30 13:36:44 Last edited by dax Last modified: 2017-10-30 06:56:24 Requested 308 times |
| gpgerr badsig ppagpg | <reply> Getting GPG errors after adding custom repositories? Find the GPG keyword for the repository (it's 437D05B5 for the standard ones) and run « sudo apt-key adv --recv-keys --keyserver keyserver.ubuntu.com <key> » | Seveas Added on: 2006-06-29 17:03:36 Last edited by nhandler Last modified: 2010-11-30 02:27:36 Requested 529 times |
| xubuntu | <reply> Xubuntu is Ubuntu with !Xfce as the desktop environment. More info at https://xubuntu.org/ - To install the Xubuntu environment from Ubuntu: « sudo apt-get install xubuntu-desktop^ » - Join #xubuntu for support - See also: !xubuntu-channels | gnomefreak Added on: 2006-06-29 03:00:45 Last edited by dax Last modified: 2017-10-23 18:43:44 Requested 1864 times |
| xfce | <reply> Xfce is a lightweight and configurable desktop environment used by !Xubuntu. Read more at http://xfce.org/ | gnomefreak Added on: 2006-06-29 02:46:25 Last edited by knome Last modified: 2015-07-08 00:45:25 Requested 15 times |
| bluetooth | <reply>For instructions on how to set up bluetooth, see https://help.ubuntu.…toothSetup | Madpilot Added on: 2006-06-28 11:00:53 Never edited Requested 1306 times |
| irssi | a terminal based IRC client. See https://help.ubuntu.…nity/Irssi for help. See also !screen | imbrandon Added on: 2006-06-28 01:58:13 Last edited by tsimpson Last modified: 2011-03-03 21:41:12 Requested 525 times |
| exploit dcc | <reply> There are people around who think it is funny to abuse certain bugs that cause unintended behavior. When bitten by these, #ubuntu remove users so they are no longer targets. To fix it have a look here: https://help.ubuntu.…DCCExploit and more about a recent bug at http://www.ubuntu.co…sn-1132-1/ | Seveas Added on: 2006-06-27 20:36:36 Last edited by IdleOne Last modified: 2011-05-18 19:22:08 Requested 921 times |
| gdesklet | <deleted><alias> gdesklets | Seveas Added on: 2006-06-27 20:35:17 Last edited by dax Last modified: 2016-03-31 15:40:36 Requested 0 times |
| kops | <deleted><alias> ops | Seveas Added on: 2006-06-27 15:53:31 Last edited by rww Last modified: 2016-01-19 03:30:12 Requested 1 times |
| ops-#kubuntu-devel | <reply> Help! Riddell, Tm_T, valorie, yofel, Mamarok, ahoneybun, claydoh, clivejo, or RikMills! | Seveas Added on: 2006-06-27 15:53:20 Last edited by dax Last modified: 2020-03-24 02:09:32 Requested 23 times |
| ifrename | <reply> ifrename allows you to rename interfaces at boot based on various criteria such as driver, mac address, etc. 'man ifrename' and 'man iftab' for details on configuration. | imbrandon Added on: 2006-06-27 04:00:58 Never edited Requested 5 times |
| sparc | <reply> Information on Ubuntu on SPARC platforms can be found here https://help.ubuntu.…tion/Sparc | ompaul Added on: 2006-06-26 20:38:15 Last edited by Pici Last modified: 2009-06-01 00:15:01 Requested 71 times |
| frostwire | a totally open source !bittorrent client, based on Vuze, the Azureus BitTorrent Engine. For installation help, please see https://help.ubuntu.…/FrostWire | Hobbsee Added on: 2006-06-26 15:50:29 Last edited by tsimpson Last modified: 2011-09-07 11:28:42 Requested 917 times |
| mouse buttons | <reply>Enabling extra mouse buttons: https://help.ubuntu.…MouseHowto - Enabling serial mouse: https://help.ubuntu.…MouseHowto | Madpilot Added on: 2006-06-26 07:25:46 Never edited Requested 892 times |
| limewire | <deleted>a popular P2P client running on the Gnutella network. To get it running, install !Java first, then download Limewire from http://www.limewire.…eSoftOther and finally run runLime.sh. Consider !FrostWire as an alternative. | LjL Added on: 2006-06-26 00:31:53 Last edited by rww Last modified: 2010-12-16 04:47:00 Requested 401 times |
| installing install netinstall installguide d-i oeminstall oem diskless netboot installation nocdinstall | <reply> Ubuntu can be installed in lots of ways. Please see https://help.ubuntu.…stallation for documentation. Problems during install? See https://wiki.ubuntu.…emsInstall - See also !automate | LjL Added on: 2006-06-26 00:19:47 Last edited by Flannel Last modified: 2018-02-24 20:32:24 Requested 3366 times |
| rpm alien | <reply> RPM is the RedHat Package Management system. Ubuntu uses !dpkg, not RPM. RPM packages are not supported (the package "alien" can allow installing them, but it's quite dangerous and unsupported) | LjL Added on: 2006-06-25 22:25:11 Last edited by IdleOne Last modified: 2013-06-01 17:01:00 Requested 1593 times |
| sudo rootsudo root password rootpassword su | <reply> sudo is a command to run command-line programs with superuser privileges ("root") (also see !cli). Look at https://help.ubuntu.…y/RootSudo for more information. For graphical applications see !pkexec (for older releases: !gksu and !kdesudo). If you're unable to execute commands with sudo see: http://www.psychocat…tu/fixsudo | LjL Added on: 2006-06-25 16:49:59 Last edited by knome Last modified: 2015-06-25 22:59:22 Requested 7775 times |
| kopete-remove-tab | <deleted><reply> To hide the tabview when there is only one tab: echo '[ChatWindowSettings]\nAlwaysShowTabs=false' >> ~/.kde/share/config/kopeterc | uniq Added on: 2006-06-24 22:05:49 Last edited by Pici Last modified: 2009-05-18 23:52:56 Requested 0 times |
| pastebin paste flood flooding pb pasting | <reply> For posting multi-line texts into the channel, please use https://paste.ubuntu.com | To post !screenshots use https://imgur.com/ !pastebinit to paste directly from command line | Make sure you give us the URL for your paste - see also the channel topic. | LjL Added on: 2006-06-24 18:47:46 Last edited by dax Last modified: 2017-10-30 07:13:45 Requested 31904 times |
| wine winehq | <reply> WINE is a compatibility layer for running Windows programs on GNU/Linux - More information: https://help.ubuntu.…unity/Wine - Search the !AppDB for application compatibility ratings - Join #winehq for application help - See !virtualizers for running Windows (or another OS) inside Ubuntu | Madpilot Added on: 2006-06-24 13:08:54 Last edited by tsimpson Last modified: 2009-03-29 06:57:20 Requested 5482 times |
| terminal shell bash commands ln ls sed awk cat lsof kill symlink sh console konsole lxterminal | <reply> The linux terminal or command-line interface is very powerful. In Unity or GNOME, search the dash for "terminal" and press ENTER. Other desktops: Applications -> System Tools -> Terminal (MATE), K-menu -> System -> Konsole (KDE), or Menu -> Accessories -> LXTerminal (LXDE). Guide: https://help.ubuntu.…heTerminal | Madpilot Added on: 2006-06-24 13:07:53 Last edited by SonikkuAmerica Last modified: 2016-10-09 03:01:48 Requested 6913 times |
| lamp | <reply> LAMP is an acronym for Linux-Apache-MySQL-PHP. However, the term is often used for setups using alternative but different software, such as Perl or Python instead of PHP, and Postgres instead of MySQL. For help with setting up LAMP on Ubuntu, see https://help.ubuntu.…heMySQLPHP - See also the Server CD installation process. | Madpilot Added on: 2006-06-24 13:06:23 Last edited by AlanBell Last modified: 2012-11-25 22:16:03 Requested 5107 times |
| releases timetable release timebasedreleases | <reply> Ubuntu releases a new version every 6 months. Each version is supported for 9 months (non-LTS) or 5 years (LTS). More info at https://wiki.ubuntu.…m/Releases and https://wiki.ubuntu.…edReleases | Hobbsee Added on: 2006-06-24 13:01:25 Last edited by krytarik Last modified: 2016-11-26 22:46:21 Requested 1749 times |
| repos repositories main universe multiverse sources sources.list components repo repository | <reply> The packages in Ubuntu are divided into several sections. More information at https://help.ubuntu.…positories - See https://wiki.ubuntu.…dedSources for the recommended way to set up your repositories. | Madpilot Added on: 2006-06-24 12:34:35 Last edited by IdleOne Last modified: 2013-03-23 02:49:24 Requested 4727 times |
| activedirectory ad | <reply> You can learn more about ActiveDirectory intergration at https://help.ubuntu.…nbindHowto | imbrandon Added on: 2006-06-23 22:07:05 Never edited Requested 82 times |
| adept-crash-fix | <deleted><reply> If Adept crashed on you and you're left with a locked database, try typing this in a terminal (such as Konsole): "sudo fuser -vki /var/lib/dpkg/lock ; sudo dpkg --configure -a" | uniq Added on: 2006-06-23 19:49:28 Last edited by tsimpson Last modified: 2014-05-09 15:05:02 Requested 23 times |
| adept crash fix | <deleted><alias> aptlock | uniq Added on: 2006-06-23 19:48:04 Last edited by tsimpson Last modified: 2014-05-09 15:02:48 Requested 1016 times |
| devilspie | a tool that can perform actions on windows when running applications. Actions include resizing, positioning, pinning etc. Use the package gdevilspie to configure from GUI, or see usage information at https://help.ubuntu.…/Devilspie | Seveas Added on: 2006-06-23 19:34:05 Last edited by tsimpson Last modified: 2011-08-21 20:23:21 Requested 152 times |
| sabdfl sabdlf markshuttleworth mark mark shuttlworth mark shuttleworth shuttleworth | <reply> Mark "sabdfl" Shuttleworth is our favourite cosmonaut, the founder of Canonical and the primary driver behind Ubuntu. You can find pieces of his thinking at http://www.markshutt…eworth.com | Seveas Added on: 2006-06-23 11:44:04 Never edited Requested 444 times |
| upgrade upgrading update upgrades | <reply> For upgrading, see the instructions at https://help.ubuntu.…gradeNotes - see also http://www.ubuntu.co…tu/upgrade | Amaranth Added on: 2006-06-23 08:11:05 Last edited by Pici Last modified: 2010-06-01 15:30:21 Requested 7703 times |
| smart | Self-Monitoring, Analysis and Reporting Technology, a monitoring system for hard drives. See https://help.ubuntu.…rtmontools | apokryphos Added on: 2006-06-23 03:44:57 Last edited by jrib Last modified: 2013-03-30 11:46:31 Requested 220 times |
| burniso | <reply> To burn an ISO image of a CD in Linux, Mac OS or Windows, read the howto at https://help.ubuntu.…ngIsoHowto | thoreauputic Added on: 2006-06-22 14:17:16 Never edited Requested 139 times |
| grub recoveringgrub grub floppy bootfloppy mbr fixmbr grubrepair fixgrub grub2 | <reply> GRUB2 is the default Ubuntu boot manager. Lost GRUB after installing Windows? See https://help.ubuntu.…estoreGrub - For more information and troubleshooting for GRUB2 please refer to https://help.ubuntu.…nity/Grub2 | Madpilot Added on: 2006-06-22 09:44:20 Last edited by genii-around Last modified: 2013-02-23 17:22:10 Requested 14105 times |
| ssh openssh sftp | <reply> SSH is the Secure SHell protocol, see: https://help.ubuntu.…munity/SSH for client usage. PuTTY is an SSH client for Windows; see: http://www.chiark.gr…ham/putty/ for its homepage. See also !scp (Secure CoPy) and !sshd (Secure SHell Daemon) | LjL Added on: 2006-06-22 03:32:41 Last edited by rww Last modified: 2016-01-12 00:08:13 Requested 2559 times |
| kqemu | a kernel module (now free under the GPL license) for speeding up the !QEMU virtual machine. Installation instructions can be found at https://help.ubuntu.…nity/KQEmu | LjL Added on: 2006-06-22 03:32:12 Last edited by dax Last modified: 2017-10-30 06:53:36 Requested 136 times |
| vmware | <reply> VMWare is not available in the Ubuntu repositories. Consider using !QEmu or !VirtualBox as alternatives. Instructions for installing VMWare manually are at https://help.ubuntu.…ity/VMware | LjL Added on: 2006-06-22 03:31:26 Last edited by LjL Last modified: 2008-11-12 12:57:43 Requested 1744 times |
| tb1.5 | <deleted><reply> To upgrade thunderbird to 1.5 please see: https://wiki.ubuntu.…NewVersion | gnomefreak Added on: 2006-06-21 03:08:43 Last edited by Pici Last modified: 2009-05-05 19:09:10 Requested 0 times |
| thunderbird | <deleted><reply> Thunderbird is a free email client, capable of close cooperation with Firefox (both by the Mozilla Foundation). To make Thunderbird links open in Firefox, see http://ubuntuforums.…hp?t=60427 | gnomefreak Added on: 2006-06-21 03:07:12 Last edited by dax Last modified: 2016-03-31 15:22:36 Requested 174 times |
| vpn | <reply> For more information on vpn please refer to https://wiki.ubuntu.com/VPN | gnomefreak Added on: 2006-06-21 03:04:08 Last edited by genii Last modified: 2010-01-26 19:59:35 Requested 969 times |
| startup session | <reply> To add programs to start up when you log into your Gnome session go to System>Preferences>Sessions and use the Startup Programs tab. For more information, see https://help.ubuntu.…ionStartup - See !boot for starting non-interactive programs at boot | gnomefreak Added on: 2006-06-21 03:02:52 Last edited by LjL Last modified: 2007-06-01 18:39:55 Requested 1512 times |
| steam | <reply> Valve have officially announced that they are developing Steam and are working with !ubuntu during their development, see http://blogs.valveso…-penguins/ for further details, see https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Valve for install instructions, you can also join #ubuntu-steam for discussion. | gnomefreak Added on: 2006-06-21 03:00:16 Last edited by genii-around Last modified: 2013-02-12 02:25:54 Requested 460 times |
| pt portuguese brazil | <reply> Por favor, use #ubuntu-br para ajuda em português. Para entrar no canal por favor faça "/join #ubuntu-br" sem as aspas. Para a comunidade local portuguêsa, use #ubuntu-pt. Obrigada. | Seveas Added on: 2006-06-21 00:53:44 Last edited by jrib Last modified: 2013-04-08 21:28:26 Requested 5115 times |
| gparted | a !GTK/!Gnome !GUI partitioning program. Type « sudo apt-get install gparted » in a console to install it - A GParted "live" CD is available at http://gparted.sourc…livecd.php | Seveas Added on: 2006-06-20 21:25:05 Last edited by stdin Last modified: 2009-01-08 12:18:42 Requested 1528 times |
| compiz translucency transparency xglx effects compiz-fusion fusion cf | <reply>Compiz (compositing window manager), for a howto see https://help.ubuntu.…iteManager and more help #compiz | Hobbsee Added on: 2006-06-20 16:24:59 Last edited by dax Last modified: 2017-10-30 06:53:21 Requested 5603 times |
| inkscape | <reply>Inkscape is a powerful vector graphics drawing application - see http://www.inkscape.org/ for more | Madpilot Added on: 2006-06-20 10:01:03 Never edited Requested 75 times |
| shockwave | currently only available for Windows. To run it under !Wine, see https://help.ubuntu.…/Shockwave | Hobbsee Added on: 2006-06-20 06:42:24 Last edited by tsimpson Last modified: 2011-03-03 21:40:07 Requested 213 times |
| tab autocomplete tabcompletion nicktab usetab nick completion nick complete | <reply> You can use your <tab> key for autocompletion of nicknames in IRC, as well as for completion of filenames and programs on the command line. | apokryphos Added on: 2006-06-19 23:58:52 Last edited by Pici Last modified: 2009-07-23 18:22:24 Requested 3550 times |
| ops-#kubuntu-offtopic | <reply> Help! imbrandon, Riddell, Hobbsee, thoreauputic, apokryphos, Nalioth, tritium, Tm_T, robotgeek, gnomefreak, jpds, tsimpson, genii, acheronuk, jussi01, kkathman or vorian! | Seveas Added on: 2006-06-19 23:41:30 Last edited by dax Last modified: 2018-01-03 18:41:56 Requested 57 times |
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