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| skype skyperecord skyperecording | <reply> To install Skype on Ubuntu, see https://help.ubuntu.…nity/Skype - To record on Skype, check: https://wiki.ubuntu.…rdingHowto - Please use open protocols instead if you can, see !Ekiga | apokryphos Added on: 2006-06-18 20:24:50 Last edited by LjL Last modified: 2009-03-04 19:18:37 Requested 1912 times |
| font | <reply>Font installation basics here: https://help.ubuntu.…stallHowto - No fonts in Flash? Install "msttcorefonts" (from !Multiverse), "gsfonts", and "gsfonts-x11". For the official ubuntu font, see: http://font.ubuntu.com/ | Seveas Added on: 2006-06-18 19:49:12 Last edited by jussi Last modified: 2011-09-07 10:47:42 Requested 1843 times |
| firewall firestarter iptables shorewall guarddog ufw | <reply> Ubuntu, like any other Linux distribution, has built-in firewall capabilities. The firewall is managed using the 'ufw' command - see https://help.ubuntu.…munity/UFW | GUI frontends such as gufw and ufw-kde also exist. | An alternative to ufw is the 'iptables' command - See https://help.ubuntu.…ablesHowTo | Seveas Added on: 2006-06-18 19:46:03 Last edited by tsimpson Last modified: 2014-08-08 13:44:58 Requested 4089 times |
| extras | <reply> extras.ubuntu.com is an external !repo for new software made available after the Ubuntu release. This repository is not part of the Ubuntu distribution and the software is completely unsupported by the Ubuntu team, but the original authors may offer some support. | Seveas Added on: 2006-06-18 19:32:42 Last edited by elky Last modified: 2010-09-24 03:33:30 Requested 31 times |
| p2p | <reply> Peer-to-peer filesharing clients are available for several networks/protocols, including !BitTorrent, !Gnutella, !eDonkey, !DirectConnect, !SoulSeek - Multi-protocol engines include !MLDonkey and !giFT - See http://wiki.ubuntu.c…ileSharing for general information | Seveas Added on: 2006-06-18 19:31:50 Last edited by LjL Last modified: 2007-11-05 00:21:58 Requested 595 times |
| software | <reply> A general introduction to the ways software can be installed, removed and managed in Ubuntu can be found at https://help.ubuntu.…Management - See also !Packages, !Equivalents | Seveas Added on: 2006-06-18 19:20:32 Last edited by tonyyarusso Last modified: 2007-03-07 01:15:42 Requested 1307 times |
| webmin | no longer supported in Debian and Ubuntu. It is not compatible with the way that Ubuntu packages handle configuration files, and is likely to cause unexpected issues with your system. | Seveas Added on: 2006-06-18 19:18:33 Last edited by tsimpson Last modified: 2011-03-03 21:32:45 Requested 1709 times |
| documentation docs doc rute tldp desktopguide starterguide newusers training tutorial | to be found at http://help.ubuntu.com and http://wiki.ubuntu.com - General linux documentation: http://www.tldp.org - https://www.andrew.c…9/rute.pdf | Seveas Added on: 2006-06-18 19:12:08 Last edited by dax Last modified: 2016-03-30 19:07:57 Requested 845 times |
| eo | <reply> Iru al #ubuntu-eo, Bonvole. | Seveas Added on: 2006-06-18 19:08:47 Never edited Requested 40 times |
| grep | a command-line tool that finds a string in a file or a stream. Grep can be recursive through directories and searches can be simple or complex. See https://help.ubuntu.…unity/grep | Seveas Added on: 2006-06-18 19:08:27 Last edited by elky Last modified: 2017-03-15 16:21:51 Requested 7 times |
| rm | <reply> The Unix 'rm' command removes files and directories from the filesystem. It is an extremly powerful tool, and you should not run 'rm' commands unless you fully understand them. Do not run arbitrary 'rm' commands you see online. For a beginning guide on using terminal commands, see https://help.ubuntu.…heTerminal | Seveas Added on: 2006-06-18 19:07:55 Last edited by k1l_ Last modified: 2016-02-22 21:54:28 Requested 41 times |
| ask help justask metaquestion problem questions question | <reply> Please don't ask to ask a question, simply ask the question (all on ONE line and in the channel, so that others can read and follow it easily). If anyone knows the answer they will most likely reply. :-) See also !patience | Seveas Added on: 2006-06-18 19:06:50 Last edited by knome Last modified: 2011-10-11 07:46:38 Requested 34740 times |
| repeat patience | <reply> Don't feel ignored and repeat your question quickly; if nobody knows your answer, nobody will answer you. While you wait, try searching https://help.ubuntu.com or http://ubuntuforums.org or http://askubuntu.com/ | Seveas Added on: 2006-06-18 19:01:48 Last edited by Pici Last modified: 2010-10-13 17:32:14 Requested 11677 times |
| away afk | <reply> Please do not use noisy away messages and nicks in Ubuntu channels. It is annoying and unnecessary. Use the command "/away <reason>" to set your client away silently. See also «/msg $nick Guidelines» | Seveas Added on: 2006-06-18 18:58:27 Last edited by m4v Last modified: 2013-02-28 16:53:45 Requested 4904 times |
| netsplit | <reply> A netsplit is when two IRC servers of the same network (like freenode) disconnect from each other, so users on one server stop seeing users on the other. If this is happening now, just relax and enjoy the show. See http://en.wikipedia.…i/Netsplit | Seveas Added on: 2006-06-18 18:56:28 Last edited by rww Last modified: 2014-03-19 19:36:48 Requested 2892 times |
| cedega | a project based on WINE, aimed at running Windows games on Linux. For more info, see http://help.ubuntu.c…ity/Cedega | Seveas Added on: 2006-06-18 18:38:34 Never edited Requested 545 times |
| punctuation | <deleted><reply> Punctuation is good, but its overuse hurts readability. Please refrain from adding many ?'s or !'s to the end of your sentences. See also !enter | Seveas Added on: 2006-06-18 18:35:00 Last edited by knome Last modified: 2014-03-19 19:54:39 Requested 142 times |
| recovery cd | <deleted><alias> rescue | Seveas Added on: 2006-06-18 18:26:57 Last edited by rww Last modified: 2014-05-28 17:30:57 Requested 0 times |
| rescue recovery rescue cd | <reply> If your system fails to boot normally, it may be useful to boot it into recovery mode. For instructions, see https://wiki.ubuntu.…coveryMode | Seveas Added on: 2006-06-18 18:26:44 Last edited by rww Last modified: 2014-05-28 17:31:32 Requested 711 times |
| scim | <reply> Chinese, Japanese, Korean Language input. See http://wiki.ubuntu.com/SCIM | Seveas Added on: 2006-06-18 18:25:49 Never edited Requested 142 times |
| swap | used to move unused programs and data out of main memory to make your system faster. It can also be used as extra memory if you don't have enough. See https://help.ubuntu.…ty/SwapFaq for more info | Seveas Added on: 2006-06-18 18:02:26 Never edited Requested 1118 times |
| hotmail | <deleted><reply> If you need to use an MSN Hotmail account, consider packages such as "hotway" and "hostsmtp", which are gateways respectively to the !POP and !SMTP protocols (also supporting Lycos and Spray) | Seveas Added on: 2006-06-18 18:01:16 Last edited by Pici Last modified: 2009-10-12 12:49:18 Requested 44 times |
| screenshot imagebin screenshots | <reply> Screenshots can be made with the [PrtScr] button. Want to show us a screenshot of your problem? Upload an image to http://imgur.com/ and link the created page here. | Seveas Added on: 2006-06-18 18:00:09 Last edited by rww Last modified: 2014-08-30 22:34:06 Requested 1147 times |
| mol | MacOnLinux. For a complete howto, visit http://help.ubuntu.c…LinuxHowto - No longer available in 11.10 or higher, see http://bugs.debian.org/592034 | Seveas Added on: 2006-06-18 17:57:51 Last edited by Pici Last modified: 2011-11-02 12:38:08 Requested 24 times |
| debconf | a configuration management system. All packages that support debconf are configured when they are being installed. If you want to change a configuration option later, you can do so using dpkg-reconfigure | Seveas Added on: 2006-06-18 17:57:00 Never edited Requested 22 times |
| code coding ide ides | <reply> Programming editors/suites: Terminal-based: vi/vim, emacs - KDE: Kate, KDevelop, Quanta+, Umbrello - GNOME: gvim, gedit, anjuta, pida, monodevelop, geany - Others: eclipse, netbeans, qtcreator | apokryphos Added on: 2006-06-18 17:51:35 Last edited by tsimpson Last modified: 2010-02-13 11:06:59 Requested 788 times |
| mount | used to attach devices to directories. See also https://help.ubuntu.…nity/Mount | Seveas Added on: 2006-06-18 17:50:24 Last edited by Seeker` Last modified: 2009-05-20 21:13:27 Requested 925 times |
| editors editor vim emacs nano kate gedit vi ed | <reply> Text Editors: gedit (GNOME), Kate (KDE), mousepad (Xfce4) - Terminal-based: nano, vi/vim, emacs, ed - For HTML/CSS editors, see !html - For programming editors and IDE, see !code | apokryphos Added on: 2006-06-18 17:49:42 Last edited by nhandler Last modified: 2010-07-07 04:38:32 Requested 1192 times |
| lk | Sri Lanka. If you want support in Sinhalese, get in to #ubuntu-lk | Seveas Added on: 2006-06-18 17:45:56 Never edited Requested 9 times |
| im instant messaging instant messenger msn aim icq chat clients messenger | <reply> The Empathy Instant Messenger is installed by default and supports MSN, XMPP (Jabber, GTalk and variants), AIM, Gadu-Gadu, Novell Groupwise, ICQ, YIM, IRC and others. See also !Kopete and !pidgin | Seveas Added on: 2006-06-18 17:40:54 Last edited by topyli Last modified: 2011-09-23 17:07:40 Requested 511 times |
| dvorak | a keyboard layout that aims to be more comfortable and efficient alternative to the standard "QWERTY" pattern. See http://en.wikipedia.…d_Keyboard | apokryphos Added on: 2006-06-18 17:39:47 Never edited Requested 36 times |
| fluxbox | a lightweight and responsive window manager for GNU/Linux. For how to set it up and more information see https://help.ubuntu.…ty/Fluxbox | apokryphos Added on: 2006-06-18 17:39:32 Never edited Requested 403 times |
| jabber | a free and open source instant messaging protocol, unlike MSN and AIM. Supporting clients on Linux: Kopete (KDE), Pidgin, Gajim, and Empathy (GNOME), bitlbee (cli/irc). For more info see http://www.jabber.org/ | apokryphos Added on: 2006-06-18 17:39:32 Last edited by tonyyarusso Last modified: 2009-09-28 01:15:28 Requested 91 times |
| compile | <reply> Compiling software from source? Read the tips at https://help.ubuntu.…ngSoftware (But remember to search for pre-built !packages first). Also read !checkinstall | Seveas Added on: 2006-06-18 17:35:45 Last edited by IdleOne Last modified: 2011-08-25 03:18:32 Requested 360 times |
| hr croatia croatian | <reply> Odgovarajuci kanal za Hrvatski jezik je #ubuntu-hr, molimo Vas da se pridruzite tom kanalu ukoliko trebate pomoc za Ubuntu, hvala. Croatian language support in #ubuntu-hr | Seveas Added on: 2006-06-18 17:06:01 Last edited by ompaul Last modified: 2008-02-16 13:52:03 Requested 108 times |
| apache vhosts apache2 | <reply> Apache HTTP Server is the most commonly used HTTP server on Linux systems. For setup information, see https://help.ubuntu.…httpd.html . For information on setting up a "LAMP stack", see /msg ubottu !lamp. | Seveas Added on: 2006-06-18 17:03:17 Last edited by dax Last modified: 2016-05-23 04:38:49 Requested 10 times |
| torrent bittorent bittorrent | <reply> Some torrent clients: Transmission (GTK and terminal-based), Deluge-Torrent, Freeloader, BitStormLite, BitTornado-GUI (GTK), KTorrent (KDE), QTorrent (Qt), Azureus/Vuse (Java), !Frostwire (Java), TorrentFlux (web-based), bittornado, rTorrent, cTorrent, bittorrent, aria2 (terminal-based) - FAQ: http://www.bittorren…m/help/faq - See also !P2P | Seveas Added on: 2006-06-18 17:03:09 Last edited by oCean Last modified: 2012-01-14 16:17:16 Requested 1341 times |
| gnome | <reply> GNOME was the default desktop environment on Ubuntu up to 10.10. To install the GNOME Shell, type [ sudo apt-get install gnome-shell ] in a !terminal. For the GNOME-based !flavor of Ubuntu, see !ubuntu-gnome | Seveas Added on: 2006-06-18 17:02:05 Last edited by IdleOne Last modified: 2013-12-24 02:04:30 Requested 1297 times |
| enter oneline | <reply> Please try and keep as much of your info as possible on ONE line - easier to follow for everyone. | apokryphos Added on: 2006-06-18 16:56:19 Last edited by krytarik Last modified: 2016-11-28 00:32:21 Requested 10787 times |
| offtopic-#kubuntu | <reply> #kubuntu is the official Kubuntu support channel, for all Kubuntu-related support questions. Please use #kubuntu-offtopic for general chatter. Thanks! | apokryphos Added on: 2006-06-18 16:53:32 Last edited by Jucato Last modified: 2007-02-21 05:04:46 Requested 1472 times |
| #kubuntu #kubuntu-offtopic | the official Kubuntu support channel, for all Kubuntu-related questions. Please use #kubuntu-offtopic for general chatter. Thanks! | apokryphos Added on: 2006-06-18 16:53:12 Never edited Requested 140 times |
| logs channel logs channellogs log locobot irc logs irclogs ircmeeting 1984 logbot nsa | <reply>Official channel logs can be found at https://irclogs.ubuntu.com/ . LoCo channels are now logged there too. Meetingology logs at https://ubottu.com/m…logy/logs/ | Seveas Added on: 2006-06-18 16:50:13 Last edited by krytarik Last modified: 2016-11-24 04:42:02 Requested 2529 times |
| nalioth | <reply> Sorry, nalioth's repository is no longer available. | Hobbsee Added on: 2006-06-18 16:48:37 Last edited by LjL Last modified: 2007-12-23 16:58:55 Requested 23 times |
| build-dep builddep | a handy APT tool that will try to automatically install build (compile) dependencies for you. In the terminal: sudo apt-get build-dep package | apokryphos Added on: 2006-06-18 16:47:16 Never edited Requested 24 times |
| kde3.5.3 | <deleted><alias> latest kde | Hobbsee Added on: 2006-06-18 16:46:43 Last edited by tsimpson Last modified: 2013-12-10 02:06:59 Requested 0 times |
| latestkde | <deleted><alias> latest kde | apokryphos Added on: 2006-06-18 16:46:15 Last edited by genii-around Last modified: 2011-05-26 16:58:20 Requested 0 times |
| latest kde | <deleted><reply>The latest version of KDE is 3.5.4, and Kubuntu packages are available at: http://kubuntu.org/a…de-354.php | apokryphos Added on: 2006-06-18 16:46:04 Last edited by rww Last modified: 2011-09-09 04:49:41 Requested 22 times |
| kdeincludes | <reply> To install the kde includes, install the kde-devel package. | apokryphos Added on: 2006-06-18 16:44:06 Never edited Requested 6 times |
| browsers http browser lynx links2 konqueror | <reply> Some of the Web Browsers in Ubuntu's repositories include: Firefox (XUL, Gecko), Rekonq (KDE, WebKit), Konqueror (KDE, KHTML/WebKit), Chromium (GTK+, WebKit), Epiphany(GTK+, WebKit), Arora (Qt/KDE, WebKit), Midori (GTK+, WebKit), w3m (terminal-based), links2 (terminal-based or graphical, see !manpage), edbrowse (terminal-based). Along with many others. | apokryphos Added on: 2006-06-18 16:42:31 Last edited by tsimpson Last modified: 2012-02-11 23:09:20 Requested 506 times |
| #ubuntu #ubuntu-offtopic offtopic chat ontopic | <reply> #ubuntu is the Ubuntu support channel, for all Ubuntu-related support questions. Please register with NickServ (see /msg ubottu !register) and use #ubuntu-offtopic for other topics (though our !guidelines apply there too). Thanks! | Seveas Added on: 2006-06-18 16:42:16 Last edited by dax Last modified: 2016-03-24 15:16:29 Requested 25119 times |
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