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| iso .iso loopback mountiso isomount nrg | <reply> To mount an ISO disc image, type « sudo mount -o loop <ISO-filename> <mountpoint> » - There is a list of useful cd image conversion tools at http://wiki.linuxque…Conversion - Always verify the ISO using !MD5 before !burning. | Seveas Added on: 2006-06-19 11:38:26 Last edited by LjL Last modified: 2007-03-06 18:22:18 Requested 2881 times |
| ppc powerpc | <reply> PowerPC. Formerly used by Apple for the Macintosh line of computers. Variants are now used in popular gaming consoles. PPC was a fully supported Ubuntu architecture until 6.10. It is now a community port, see https://wiki.ubuntu.…PowerPCFAQ | Seveas Added on: 2006-06-19 11:33:49 Last edited by knome Last modified: 2015-03-25 12:08:32 Requested 907 times |
| bootoptions bootoption | <reply> For a list and explanation on some of the boot options, see https://help.ubuntu.…ootOptions See also !nomodeset. | apokryphos Added on: 2006-06-19 11:32:08 Last edited by oCean Last modified: 2011-06-26 12:00:40 Requested 665 times |
| fstab /etc/fstab drives | <reply> The /etc/fstab file indicates how drive partitions are to be used or otherwise integrated into the file system. See https://help.ubuntu.…nity/Fstab and http://www.pclosmag.…age07.html and !Partitions | apokryphos Added on: 2006-06-19 11:30:53 Last edited by dax Last modified: 2016-03-30 18:49:45 Requested 3135 times |
| alsa-source | <deleted><reply> Want to use alsa 0.11? Grab and install http://archive.proge…2_all.deb, install linux-headers-$(uname -r) module-assistant and build-essential and run sudo module-assistant a-i alsa-source | Seveas Added on: 2006-06-19 11:27:10 Last edited by rww Last modified: 2011-09-09 04:45:14 Requested 10 times |
| desktop desktops | <reply> A desktop environment is what "puts the pieces of a !GUI together". The available desktop environments in Ubuntu are !GNOME (ubuntu-desktop), !KDE (kubuntu-desktop), !Xfce (xubuntu-desktop), !LXDE (lubuntu-desktop), IceWM, !Fluxbox, WindowMaker (wmaker), FVWM and others - See also !Flavors | Seveas Added on: 2006-06-19 11:23:31 Last edited by IdleOne Last modified: 2013-02-11 03:18:14 Requested 456 times |
| bzr | Bazaar-NG, a decentralized revision control system designed to be easy for developers and end users alike. Decentralized revision control systems give people the ability to work over the internet using the bazaar development model. See http://doc.bazaar.ca…-tutorial/ for a quickstart guide. | Seveas Added on: 2006-06-19 11:20:37 Last edited by rww Last modified: 2011-09-09 04:47:36 Requested 82 times |
| svn | Subversion: an open-source revision control system, which aims to be a compelling replacement for CVS. See http://subversion.apache.org/ | Seveas Added on: 2006-06-19 11:19:15 Last edited by dax Last modified: 2016-03-31 15:20:30 Requested 265 times |
| deborphan | a program used to clean up packages that are no longer needed (install from Synaptic/Muon). | apokryphos Added on: 2006-06-19 11:18:53 Last edited by tsimpson Last modified: 2014-05-09 15:04:20 Requested 38 times |
| cvs | the Concurrent Versions System, the dominant open-source network-transparent version control system; it helps to manage releases and to control concurrent editing of source files among multiple authors. See: http://www.nongnu.org/cvs/ | Seveas Added on: 2006-06-19 11:18:51 Last edited by dax Last modified: 2016-03-31 15:36:43 Requested 114 times |
| webcam cam webcams | <reply> Instructions for using webcams with Ubuntu can be found at https://help.ubuntu.…ity/Webcam - Supported cams: https://wiki.ubuntu.…WebCameras | apokryphos Added on: 2006-06-19 11:16:08 Last edited by LjL Last modified: 2007-02-05 19:30:14 Requested 2661 times |
| superkaramba karamba | an application that gives you interactive eye-candy on your desktop. To get themes for it, head over to http://kde-look.org | apokryphos Added on: 2006-06-19 11:07:06 Never edited Requested 118 times |
| reinstall | <reply> To renew the configuration of a package when installing, sudo apt-get remove --purge <package> && sudo apt-get install <package>. Note that you will lose ALL config files for that package. WARNING: This is dangerous, don't do this with core packages | Seveas Added on: 2006-06-19 11:05:44 Never edited Requested 114 times |
| password passwords lostpassword pass | <reply> Forgot your password? See https://help.ubuntu.…stPassword What's the root password? See !sudo. Don't see *** in password prompts? That's normal. Sudo doesn't ask for your password? It remembers you for several minutes. Please use strong passwords, see https://help.ubuntu.…gPasswords | Seveas Added on: 2006-06-19 11:02:45 Last edited by Flannel Last modified: 2008-09-18 15:22:37 Requested 782 times |
| winamp | a windows music player. On Ubuntu you can use audacious as alternative. | Seveas Added on: 2006-06-19 10:59:28 Last edited by Pici Last modified: 2009-09-30 13:25:34 Requested 53 times |
| katapult | theapplication launcher for KDE, to be used with applications, bookmarks, and Amarok playlists. Once you have installed, hit Alt+f2 -> katapult, then hit Alt+Space, and type what you want. | apokryphos Added on: 2006-06-19 10:58:05 Last edited by stdin Last modified: 2008-11-06 03:01:45 Requested 117 times |
| esd | <reply>esd is the enlightened sound daemon. It is deprecated, use !pulseaudio instead. | Seveas Added on: 2006-06-19 10:57:15 Last edited by nhandler Last modified: 2010-01-08 23:27:18 Requested 120 times |
| sound alsa dmix audio | <reply> If you're having problems with sound, click the Volume applet, then Sound Preferences, and check your Volume, Hardware, Input, and Output settings. If that fails, see https://help.ubuntu.…nity/Sound - https://help.ubuntu.…leshooting - https://alsa.opensrc…DmixPlugin - For playing audio files, see !players and !mp3. | Seveas Added on: 2006-06-19 10:56:18 Last edited by hggdh Last modified: 2019-01-08 16:38:15 Requested 7297 times |
| portforward ports port | <reply> For instructions on how to set up port-forwarding (for games, torrents, webservers) see http://portforward.com - also see !firewall | Seveas Added on: 2006-06-19 10:53:19 Never edited Requested 250 times |
| xhangs | <reply> If the GUI hangs after logging in, use <ctrl><alt><f1> to switch to text mode. Log in and do: rm .{X,ICE}authority | Seveas Added on: 2006-06-19 10:51:08 Never edited Requested 57 times |
| alternatives | <reply> To change the default applications system-wide, use 'sudo update-alternatives --all' in a terminal. | apokryphos Added on: 2006-06-19 10:49:11 Never edited Requested 143 times |
| keyboard keybinding keyboards layout | <reply> To switch your keyboard layout on GNOME: System -> Preferences -> Keyboard | KDE: System Settings -> Regional & Language -> Keyboard Layout | XFCE: Settings -> Settings Manager -> Keyboard, Layout | Seveas Added on: 2006-06-19 10:48:21 Last edited by Myrtti Last modified: 2011-07-19 15:42:13 Requested 720 times |
| deb .deb installdeb gdebi | the Debian package format, also used by Ubuntu. To install .deb files, simply double-click (in Ubuntu) or click (in Kubuntu) on them to start the GDebi utility. | apokryphos Added on: 2006-06-19 10:47:18 Last edited by Jucato Last modified: 2007-10-31 03:57:27 Requested 606 times |
| ubuntu | <reply> Ubuntu is a complete Linux-based operating system, freely available with both community and professional support. It is developed by a large community and we invite you to participate too! - Also see http://www.ubuntu.com | Seveas Added on: 2006-06-19 10:40:14 Last edited by PriceChild Last modified: 2007-05-27 21:37:21 Requested 3858 times |
| scanner | <reply> Scanning software: simple-scan (GNOME), Gwenview (KDE), Xsane. For instructions see https://help.ubuntu.…nningHowTo and to see supported hardware: https://wiki.ubuntu.…tsScanners - See also !OCR | apokryphos Added on: 2006-06-19 10:34:05 Last edited by bazhang Last modified: 2010-05-08 15:37:43 Requested 45 times |
| donate donation donations | <reply>To donate to Ubuntu, you can !participate or go to http://www.ubuntu.co…ved/donate | Seveas Added on: 2006-06-19 10:32:01 Last edited by Tm_T Last modified: 2010-08-30 21:02:45 Requested 65 times |
| vesa | the default video driver if X can't find a better one. Also see !x | Seveas Added on: 2006-06-19 09:19:10 Never edited Requested 120 times |
| xorg | <reply> X.Org is an implementation of the X Windows System, and is the part of your system that's responsible for graphical output. To restart it on an Ubuntu system, type 'sudo service lightdm restart'. To fix screen resolution or other X.Org problems: https://wiki.ubuntu.…Resolution . See also !xorgconf | Seveas Added on: 2006-06-19 09:13:01 Last edited by rww Last modified: 2014-03-12 02:47:09 Requested 133 times |
| adsl pppoe dsl | <reply> Setting up an ADSL/PPPoE connection? Look at https://help.ubuntu.…/ADSLPPPoE | Seveas Added on: 2006-06-19 08:52:29 Never edited Requested 688 times |
| windows bug#1 bug #1 bug 1 microsoft windowsxp | <reply>For discussion on Microsoft software, or help with same, please visit ##windows. See http://launchpad.net…ntu/+bug/1 http://linux.oneando…rg/LNW.htm and /msg $nick equivalents | Seveas Added on: 2006-06-19 08:49:27 Last edited by m4v Last modified: 2013-02-28 17:04:31 Requested 3548 times |
| download mirror mirrors | <reply> Ubuntu installation CDs can be downloaded from http://releases.ubuntu.com - Mirrors can be found at https://wiki.ubuntu.…om/Mirrors - PLEASE use the !torrents to download !$curStable, and help keeping the servers' load low! | Seveas Added on: 2006-06-19 08:46:50 Last edited by dax Last modified: 2017-10-30 06:39:20 Requested 1646 times |
| multijava | <reply> To set which java version/implementation is to be used as default, use sudo update-java-alternatives | Seveas Added on: 2006-06-19 08:46:01 Never edited Requested 93 times |
| xmms xmms2 | <reply>xmms is no longer being developed, see http://bugs.debian.org/461309 for more details. Consider using audacious or xmms2 instead. | Seveas Added on: 2006-06-19 08:43:29 Last edited by nhandler Last modified: 2010-10-29 03:15:36 Requested 349 times |
| ghost ircghost | <reply> If you own an IRC nick that is currently being used, you can make it change nicks by typing: /msg nickserv release <nick> <password> | If you have a dead (ghost) connection, you can make it quit by typing: /msg nickserv ghost <nick> <password> | further help in #freenode | Seveas Added on: 2006-06-19 08:42:30 Last edited by Pici Last modified: 2009-10-13 14:53:01 Requested 314 times |
| ignore | <reply> If you really don't wish to see the messages from a particular person on IRC, you can use /ignore nickname | Seveas Added on: 2006-06-19 08:36:26 Never edited Requested 144 times |
| postfix | the default !MTA and !MDA on Ubuntu. For help, read https://help.ubuntu.…ty/Postfix and https://help.ubuntu.…SetupHowto - See also !MailServer | Seveas Added on: 2006-06-19 08:33:44 Last edited by LjL Last modified: 2007-12-11 16:29:03 Requested 329 times |
| networkmanager network-manager network manager | an application to make (wireless) networking Just Work. See https://help.ubuntu.…orkManager | Seveas Added on: 2006-06-19 08:32:39 Never edited Requested 419 times |
| gtk | <reply> GTK is the !GIMP toolkit, which forms the base of !GNOME and is used by many applications to provide a !GUI | Seveas Added on: 2006-06-19 08:29:10 Never edited Requested 383 times |
| cinelerra | <deleted><reply> Cinelerra is a video editor and compositor that cannot be included in Ubuntu for legal reasons. Install instructions can be found on http://cvs.cinelerra…php#ubuntu | Seveas Added on: 2006-06-19 08:27:22 Last edited by dax Last modified: 2016-03-31 15:35:12 Requested 148 times |
| server ubuntu-server | <reply> Ubuntu Server Edition is a release of Ubuntu designed especially for server environments, including a server specific !kernel and no !GUI. The install CD contains many server applications. Current !LTS version is !Focal (Focal Fossa 20.04) - More info: http://www.ubuntu.co…veredition - Guide: https://ubuntu.com/server/docs - Support in | Seveas Added on: 2006-06-19 08:25:07 Last edited by hggdh Last modified: 2020-05-13 13:22:08 Requested 1680 times |
| permissions chown permission file permissions chmod | <reply> An explanation of what file permissions are and how they can be manipulated can be found at https://help.ubuntu.…ermissions | Seveas Added on: 2006-06-18 22:07:19 Last edited by nickrud Last modified: 2008-06-23 07:08:40 Requested 1598 times |
| kernel-source | <reply> You can access all the kernels for previous and current development releases at http://kernel.ubuntu.com/git. There are repositories for each supported release under ubuntu/ubuntu-<release>.git - For more details see: https://wiki.ubuntu.…SourceCode | apokryphos Added on: 2006-06-18 22:02:30 Last edited by Pici Last modified: 2011-07-07 13:18:49 Requested 3 times |
| kernel compilekernel kernelcompile kernelhowto customkernel | <reply> The core of Ubuntu is the Linux kernel: see https://help.ubuntu.…ity/Kernel - You shouldn't have to compile your own, and if you need to troubleshoot issues, you can try a !Mainline kernel instead, but if you insist, see https://help.ubuntu.…el/Compile (see also !Stages) | apokryphos Added on: 2006-06-18 22:01:25 Last edited by IdleOne Last modified: 2011-04-10 12:12:54 Requested 3524 times |
| qemu | an emulator you can use to run another operating system - see https://help.ubuntu.…rQemuHowTo | Seveas Added on: 2006-06-18 21:59:42 Never edited Requested 500 times |
| fps glxgears | <reply> To display the FPS in glxgears, run 'glxgears' in a terminal. | Seveas Added on: 2006-06-18 21:55:05 Last edited by Pici Last modified: 2008-05-09 22:32:06 Requested 114 times |
| worksforme wfm w4m | <reply> Common Sense: Just because you can, does not mean you should (and especially recommend to others). Think before you do. "Works for me" does not mean it is ok. The latest version of everything is not always useful if you aim for stability. | Seveas Added on: 2006-06-18 21:54:02 Last edited by rww Last modified: 2015-09-14 19:38:58 Requested 1405 times |
| nice | <reply> 'Nice' is a property of a process that determines how willing it is to give CPU time to other processes. A higher value makes it more likely to give away time. A negative value makes it less likely. Values are from -19 to 19, with 0 being the default. For more information, type 'man nice' at a terminal. | Seveas Added on: 2006-06-18 21:53:33 Last edited by Myrtti Last modified: 2008-10-08 17:34:10 Requested 81 times |
| kde docs kdedocs | <reply> The KDE documentation is available for browsing/searching at http://docs.kde.org | Seveas Added on: 2006-06-18 21:53:19 Never edited Requested 4 times |
| flash flashplugin flash plugin | <reply> To install Flash see https://help.ubuntu.…mats/Flash - See also !Restricted and !Gnash | Seveas Added on: 2006-06-18 21:43:29 Last edited by Pici Last modified: 2009-05-11 22:34:33 Requested 5413 times |
| itunes | not available on Linux, but there are many audio player alternatives (see !players). For Daap clients (sharing music with other iTunes clients on the network), install banshee | apokryphos Added on: 2006-06-18 21:42:50 Never edited Requested 333 times |
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