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| headers kernel source | <reply> To install the Linux (kernel) headers, open a terminal and: sudo apt-get install linux-headers-$(uname -r) To install headers for libraries, you need the accompanying -dev packages | Seveas Added on: 2006-06-18 21:42:46 Never edited Requested 277 times |
| docteam | The Ubuntu Documentation team. See https://wiki.ubuntu.…ationTeam/ and you can "/join #ubuntu-doc" | apokryphos Added on: 2006-06-18 21:40:04 Never edited Requested 1 times |
| modem dialup dial up dial-up winmodem knetworkmanager ppp | <reply>You want to connect via dial-up? Read https://help.ubuntu.…ModemHowto - Also try disabling/removing KNetworkManager if KDE applications cannot connect using dial-up | Seveas Added on: 2006-06-18 21:39:25 Last edited by Flannel Last modified: 2009-11-12 06:48:20 Requested 919 times |
| burners burn burner burning cdrw | <reply> CD/DVD burning software: k3b (KDE), brasero (GNOME), gnomebaker, xcdroast, wodim (command-line) | To burn ISO files, see https://help.ubuntu.…ngIsoHowto | Seveas Added on: 2006-06-18 21:35:32 Last edited by rww Last modified: 2011-04-23 23:42:28 Requested 1340 times |
| ext3 | the default filesystem on older versions of Ubuntu, and the most popular on Linux. You can read/write from Windows to ext3 via http://www.fs-driver.org | apokryphos Added on: 2006-06-18 21:35:14 Last edited by rww Last modified: 2011-01-02 04:11:40 Requested 623 times |
| klik | <reply>klik is a simple way to run additional software without actually installing it. For instructions and more information see: http://dot.kde.org/2…-copy-klik | apokryphos Added on: 2006-06-18 21:31:56 Last edited by IdleOne Last modified: 2012-10-13 23:19:21 Requested 15 times |
| equivalents equivalent apps word excel powerpoint photoshop trillian | <reply> A comprehensive list of of Windows-equivalent applications in Linux can be found at http://www.linuxrsp.…e-eng.html and https://wiki.ubuntu.…sUsersWant | apokryphos Added on: 2006-06-18 21:29:13 Last edited by bazhang Last modified: 2014-08-21 16:09:45 Requested 694 times |
| cron crontab | a way to schedule execution of software/scripts. See https://help.ubuntu.…/CronHowto | Seveas Added on: 2006-06-18 21:23:13 Last edited by rww Last modified: 2011-09-09 04:49:23 Requested 940 times |
| distrologic | the logic behind using a distribution. See https://wiki.ubuntu.…istroLogic | Seveas Added on: 2006-06-18 21:22:16 Never edited Requested 4 times |
| numlock numberlock number lock | <reply> To enable Number Lock by default, see https://help.ubuntu.…ty/NumLock | apokryphos Added on: 2006-06-18 21:13:09 Never edited Requested 81 times |
| floppy | <reply> To mount floppy disks, see here : https://help.ubuntu.…ToEveryone | apokryphos Added on: 2006-06-18 21:12:12 Never edited Requested 189 times |
| dma | Direct Memory Access/Addressing. It makes hardware transfer data faster, and is supported by most systems since 2002. For more information see: https://help.ubuntu.…munity/DMA | apokryphos Added on: 2006-06-18 21:09:59 Last edited by tsimpson Last modified: 2010-06-12 00:31:46 Requested 219 times |
| packaging packaging guide packagingguide package guide packguide newpackage candidates | <reply> The packaging guide is at http://packaging.ubu….com/html/ - See https://wiki.ubuntu.…ewPackages for information on getting a package integrated into Ubuntu - Other developer resources are at https://wiki.ubuntu.…evelopment - See also !backports and !sponsoring | apokryphos Added on: 2006-06-18 21:09:05 Last edited by genii Last modified: 2014-12-23 17:54:58 Requested 1578 times |
| ipv6 ipv6disable | <reply> For an introduction to IPv6 and information on tunneling IPv6 through IPv4 connections, see https://wiki.ubuntu.com/IPv6 | To disable IPv6 see https://help.ubuntu.…owIPv6IPv4 | apokryphos Added on: 2006-06-18 21:06:12 Last edited by stdin Last modified: 2009-01-07 13:09:43 Requested 939 times |
| launchpad malone lp | <reply> Launchpad is a collection of development services for Open Source projects. It's Ubuntu's bug tracker, and much more; see https://launchpad.net/ | apokryphos Added on: 2006-06-18 21:03:15 Last edited by Amaranth Last modified: 2007-10-15 11:51:49 Requested 752 times |
| tty ttys | <reply> To get to the TTY terminals 3-6, use the keystroke Ctrl + Alt + F3-F6 respectively. Ctrl-Alt-F2 or Ctrl-Alt-F1 will get you back to your graphical login (Ctrl-Alt-F7 on 16.04). To change TTY resolution, see https://help.ubuntu.…Resolution | apokryphos Added on: 2006-06-18 20:53:31 Last edited by hggdh Last modified: 2019-04-27 18:14:34 Requested 559 times |
| k3b | a feature-rich and user-friendly burning application for KDE (and, as all KDE applications, works fine on GNOME). For a guide, see https://help.ubuntu.…y/K3BHowto | apokryphos Added on: 2006-06-18 20:53:04 Never edited Requested 289 times |
| xen | <reply> XEN is a virtual machine monitor for x86 that supports execution of multiple guest operating systems with unprecedented levels of performance and resource isolation. Information on installing it for Ubuntu can be found at https://help.ubuntu.…munity/Xen | apokryphos Added on: 2006-06-18 20:52:39 Last edited by Pici Last modified: 2007-11-11 01:19:25 Requested 460 times |
| kde4 kde 4 kde4help kde4support | <deleted><reply> KDE SC 4.4 is the latest major release of the KDE Software Compilation. Packages can be found at http://www.kubuntu.o…/kde-4.4.2 - Support in #kubuntu | apokryphos Added on: 2006-06-18 20:48:00 Last edited by jussi Last modified: 2010-10-05 11:00:39 Requested 1373 times |
| distributions suse redhat mandriva gentoo archlinux fedora distros novell slackware mepis distro distribution manjaro | <reply> Other !Linux distributions besides !Ubuntu include: Debian, Mepis (using !APT); RedHat, Fedora, SUSE, Mandriva (using !RPM); Gentoo, Arch Linux, Manjaro, Slackware (using other packaging systems) | apokryphos Added on: 2006-06-18 20:46:43 Last edited by SonikkuAmerica Last modified: 2016-09-02 16:41:01 Requested 1091 times |
| usplash splashy | <reply> To select the usplash artwork you want, use "sudo update-alternatives --config usplash-artwork.so && sudo update-initramfs -u" - See https://help.ubuntu.…ationHowto for adding your custom artwork | apokryphos Added on: 2006-06-18 20:36:28 Never edited Requested 1219 times |
| scanning xsane scan sane | <reply> Scanning software: Simple-Scan (GNOME), Xsane, the GIMP (GNOME), Kooka (KDE). For instructions see https://help.ubuntu.…nningHowTo and to see supported hardware: https://wiki.ubuntu.…tsScanners - See also !OCR | Seveas Added on: 2006-06-18 20:33:36 Last edited by rww Last modified: 2011-01-02 04:13:46 Requested 431 times |
| tux | the Linux Mascot - http://www.isc.tamu.…ing/linux/ | apokryphos Added on: 2006-06-18 20:30:31 Never edited Requested 77 times |
| locate | a command-line file search utility. To make sure its cache is up to date run: sudo updatedb | apokryphos Added on: 2006-06-18 20:30:01 Last edited by bimberi Last modified: 2007-02-12 00:38:25 Requested 63 times |
| svg | Scalable Vector Graphics, a language used for graphical applications in XML, and a W3 recommendation. SVG Editors: Inkscape, Karbon14 | apokryphos Added on: 2006-06-18 20:27:51 Never edited Requested 24 times |
| 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 1925 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 1844 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 4129 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 https://wiki.ubuntu.…ileSharing for general information | Seveas Added on: 2006-06-18 19:31:50 Last edited by dax Last modified: 2017-10-30 06:44:32 Requested 596 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 1320 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 1736 times |
| documentation docs doc rute tldp desktopguide starterguide newusers training tutorial | to be found at https://help.ubuntu.com and https://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: 2017-10-30 06:55:39 Requested 857 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 9 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 35828 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 https://ubuntuforums.org or https://askubuntu.com/ | Seveas Added on: 2006-06-18 19:01:48 Last edited by dax Last modified: 2017-10-30 07:14:30 Requested 12157 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 4925 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 2902 times |
| cedega | a project based on WINE, aimed at running Windows games on Linux. For more info, see https://help.ubuntu.…ity/Cedega | Seveas Added on: 2006-06-18 18:38:34 Last edited by dax Last modified: 2017-10-30 06:53:22 Requested 546 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 801 times |
| scim | <reply> Chinese, Japanese, Korean Language input. See https://wiki.ubuntu.com/SCIM | Seveas Added on: 2006-06-18 18:25:49 Last edited by dax Last modified: 2017-10-30 06:44:38 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 1151 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 1198 times |
| mol | MacOnLinux. For a complete howto, visit https://help.ubuntu.…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 dax Last modified: 2017-10-30 06:53:29 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 |
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