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| eft | a newt in its terrestrial stage of development - the release after Dapper is called Edgy Eft. For information and pictures of efts/newts, see http://en.wikipedia.…/wiki/Newt or try !edgy | Seveas Added on: 2006-06-18 16:41:14 Never edited Requested 27 times |
| no | <reply> Hvis du vil diskutere på Norsk, vennligst gå til #ubuntu-no. Takk! | Seveas Added on: 2006-06-18 16:40:06 Last edited by Myrtti Last modified: 2008-10-08 18:42:55 Requested 977 times |
| ca | <reply> Canadian Ubuntu users can be found in #ubuntu-ca aussi #ubuntu-qc | Seveas Added on: 2006-06-18 16:39:09 Last edited by genii-around Last modified: 2011-06-06 02:25:18 Requested 104 times |
| googleearth earth | <reply> Google Earth is available as the package "googleearth-package" in !Multiverse. See https://help.ubuntu.…oogleEarth | apokryphos Added on: 2006-06-18 16:38:52 Last edited by tsimpson Last modified: 2011-03-03 21:38:33 Requested 64 times |
| google earth | <deleted><reply> Google Earth is now available, for free (only as in price), for Linux, too. To download it see http://earth.google.…earth.html - A package for Ubuntu is available in the !Medibuntu repository | apokryphos Added on: 2006-06-18 16:38:45 Last edited by tsimpson Last modified: 2011-03-03 21:38:20 Requested 292 times |
| freenode freenode policy | <reply> freenode is the IRC network that you're on! - See http://freenode.net/project - - freenode has policies that govern how people should use the network which can be read at http://freenode.net/policies - The Ubuntuchannels on freenode also have their own !Guidelines | apokryphos Added on: 2006-06-18 16:37:12 Last edited by Pici Last modified: 2016-09-22 16:28:42 Requested 405 times |
| lgpl | the Lesser GPL, formerly called the Library GPL. See http://www.gnu.org/l…/lgpl.html | apokryphos Added on: 2006-06-18 16:36:34 Never edited Requested 11 times |
| linux | <reply> Linux is the kernel (core) of the Ubuntu operating system. Many operating systems use Linux as a kernel. For more information on Linux in general, visit http://en.wikipedia.…wiki/Linux | Seveas Added on: 2006-06-18 16:35:48 Last edited by jrib Last modified: 2009-11-15 15:39:12 Requested 1039 times |
| gpl gpl3 | the GNU General Public License. See http://www.gnu.org/c…t/gpl.html | apokryphos Added on: 2006-06-18 16:35:36 Never edited Requested 129 times |
| downgrade downgrading | <reply> Attempting to downgrade to an older Ubuntu version is explicitly not supported and may break your system. | apokryphos Added on: 2006-06-18 16:33:44 Last edited by jussi Last modified: 2011-04-13 19:44:11 Requested 858 times |
| daily dailybuild daily build | <reply>Daily builds of the CD images of the current development version of Ubuntu are available at http://cdimage.ubunt…e/current/ | Seveas Added on: 2006-06-18 16:33:22 Last edited by IdleOne Last modified: 2012-10-13 23:16:25 Requested 409 times |
| alternate alternate cd alternatecd alternetive alternative alt | <reply>The alternate CD has been discontinued for the main Ubuntu distro, please use and report any bugs in the !LiveCD | apokryphos Added on: 2006-06-18 16:31:48 Last edited by IdleOne Last modified: 2012-10-14 19:51:31 Requested 2287 times |
| mail lists mailinglists ml | <reply>Mail is another medium to communicate. Ubuntu mailing lists can be found at http://lists.ubuntu.com | Seveas Added on: 2006-06-18 16:31:43 Last edited by Flannel Last modified: 2009-09-18 09:29:11 Requested 335 times |
| printing printer printers print cups cupsys ipp | <reply> Printing in Ubuntu is done with cups. See https://help.ubuntu.…y/Printers - https://wiki.ubuntu.…tsPrinters - http://linuxprinting.org - Printer sharing: https://help.ubuntu.…WithUbuntu | Seveas Added on: 2006-06-18 16:31:13 Last edited by Flannel Last modified: 2012-12-26 05:41:14 Requested 2134 times |
| diskfree df disk-free | <reply> Graphical representations of where your disk-space is being used are: baobab (GNOME), filelight / kinfocenter (Kubuntu). On the terminal: df -h -T | Hobbsee Added on: 2006-06-18 16:30:46 Never edited Requested 112 times |
| html | HyperText Markup Language, used to build web pages. WYSIWYG editors: KompoZer (was Nvu), Iceape Composer, Amaya (Hardy or earlier) - Development environments: Bluefish, Quanta+ - For a howto on HTML coding, see: http://www.w3schools.com/ | apokryphos Added on: 2006-06-18 16:26:34 Last edited by Pici Last modified: 2012-03-26 18:42:39 Requested 604 times |
| changethemes changetheme | <reply> To change GNOME themes: https://help.ubuntu.…uEyeCandy. Kubuntu (KDE) themes: https://help.ubuntu.…zeKubuntu. Xubuntu (Xfce): !xfce-themes | Seveas Added on: 2006-06-18 16:25:41 Last edited by knome Last modified: 2011-10-23 00:26:39 Requested 626 times |
| live live cd livecd | <reply> The Ubuntu Desktop ISO is a "Live" image, which can be run without altering existing files on your hard drive. Especially useful for testing your hardware's compatibility, it also includes an install option. | apokryphos Added on: 2006-06-18 16:24:06 Last edited by SonikkuAmerica Last modified: 2016-10-16 00:50:29 Requested 620 times |
| uk gb | <reply> Join us for a discussion using the Queen's English in #ubuntu-uk | Hobbsee Added on: 2006-06-18 16:20:41 Never edited Requested 186 times |
| cli | <deleted><reply>The linux terminal or command-line interface is very powerful. Open a terminal via Applications -> Accessories -> Terminal (Gnome) or K-menu -> System -> Konsole (KDE). Guide: https://help.ubuntu.…heTerminal or type in it: man intro | Seveas Added on: 2006-06-18 16:19:48 Last edited by ikonia Last modified: 2014-07-19 14:37:06 Requested 433 times |
| hu hungary hungarian | <reply> Magyar nyelvű segítséget az #ubuntu-hu csatornán talál | Seveas Added on: 2006-06-18 16:18:44 Last edited by Seveas Last modified: 2007-02-24 11:26:46 Requested 421 times |
| cz czech cs | <reply> České uživatele žádáme, aby mluvili v kanále #ubuntu anglicky. Česky je možno se domluvit v #ubuntu-cz. Děkujeme. | Seveas Added on: 2006-06-18 16:18:29 Never edited Requested 478 times |
| ftpd ftp servers ftp server ftp-server | <reply> FTP servers: ftpd, proftpd, pure-ftpd, twoftpd, vsftpd, MuddleFTPd, wzdftpd - Graphical front-ends: PureAdmin, GProftpd (for GNOME), KcmPureftpd (for !KDE) - See also !FTP | apokryphos Added on: 2006-06-18 16:16:36 Last edited by Pici Last modified: 2007-10-23 18:42:41 Requested 640 times |
| ru russian russia | <reply> Пожалуйста наберите /join #ubuntu-ru для получения помощи на русском языке. | Pozhalujsta naberite /join #ubuntu-ru dlya polucheniya pomoshi na russkom yazyke. | Seveas Added on: 2006-06-18 16:15:55 Last edited by bazhang Last modified: 2011-08-07 10:13:45 Requested 5612 times |
| linux virus linuxvirus | <reply> The short life and hard times of a Linux Virus http://librenix.com/?inode=21 | apokryphos Added on: 2006-06-18 16:15:23 Never edited Requested 119 times |
| irc irc-clients irc clients | <reply> A list of official Ubuntu IRC channels, as well as IRC clients for Ubuntu, can be found at https://help.ubuntu.…tRelayChat - For a general list of !freenode channels, see http://freenode.net/…hannellist - See also !Guidelines | Seveas Added on: 2006-06-18 16:06:51 Last edited by LjL Last modified: 2007-05-13 17:03:08 Requested 2555 times |
| soc | <deleted>Google's Summer of Code project; see https://wiki.ubuntu.…gleSoC2010 and http://code.google.com/soc/ | apokryphos Added on: 2006-06-18 16:05:15 Last edited by topyli Last modified: 2011-10-28 19:20:23 Requested 15 times |
| debtags | <reply> debtags is at http://wiki.debian.org/Debtags | apokryphos Added on: 2006-06-18 16:04:31 Last edited by IdleOne Last modified: 2012-10-11 21:13:53 Requested 3 times |
| stallman | <deleted><alias> rms | apokryphos Added on: 2006-06-18 16:03:07 Last edited by Flannel Last modified: 2009-11-12 07:06:10 Requested 0 times |
| fridge | <reply> The Fridge is the Ubuntu's Community News website, and can be found at http://fridge.ubuntu.com | apokryphos Added on: 2006-06-18 16:02:27 Last edited by Pici Last modified: 2007-10-11 14:21:08 Requested 38 times |
| gnu | <reply> G(NU's) N(ot) U(nix). A project that aimed to develop a complete operating system of Free Software, which Ubuntu is based on. See http://gnu.org | Seveas Added on: 2006-06-18 16:01:36 Never edited Requested 232 times |
| fsf | The Free Software Foundation. See http://www.fsf.org/ | apokryphos Added on: 2006-06-18 16:01:34 Never edited Requested 23 times |
| adept | <deleted><reply> Adept is the package manager for Kubuntu versions 9.04 and earlier. Howto: https://wiki.ubuntu.…AdeptHowto See !muon for the current Kubuntu package manager. | Seveas Added on: 2006-06-18 16:00:12 Last edited by tsimpson Last modified: 2014-05-09 15:00:32 Requested 499 times |
| pinning pin | an advanced feature that APT can use to prefer particular packages over others. See https://help.ubuntu.…nningHowto | apokryphos Added on: 2006-06-18 15:57:41 Never edited Requested 1081 times |
| zip file-roller ark | <reply> Files with extensions .tar, .gz, .tgz, .zip, .bz2, .7z, .ace and other archive file formats can be opened with file-roller (GNOME), Ark (KDE), or Xarchiver (XFCE) - Also see https://help.ubuntu.…ompression | Seveas Added on: 2006-06-18 15:55:25 Last edited by tonyyarusso Last modified: 2007-07-26 06:10:54 Requested 150 times |
| appsy | <reply> Nickname for http://kde-apps.org which hosts many popular 3rd-party KDE applications. | apokryphos Added on: 2006-06-18 15:53:44 Never edited Requested 4 times |
| version | <reply> To find out what version of Ubuntu you have, type « lsb_release -a » in a !shell - To know the available version of a package, « apt-cache policy <package> » | apokryphos Added on: 2006-06-18 15:52:50 Last edited by Mez Last modified: 2008-10-17 15:42:03 Requested 1744 times |
| koffice | <deleted><reply> Integrated office suite for KDE, including word processing, spreadsheet, flow charting, image manipulation. For more info see: http://koffice.kde.org. Upgraded Kubuntu !Dapper packs at http://kubuntu.org/a…ice-16.php | apokryphos Added on: 2006-06-18 15:51:44 Last edited by tsimpson Last modified: 2009-11-08 01:12:30 Requested 34 times |
| guidelines behaviour etiquette | <reply> The guidelines for using the Ubuntu channels can be found at https://wiki.ubuntu.…Guidelines | Seveas Added on: 2006-06-18 15:48:30 Last edited by krytarik Last modified: 2016-11-24 04:35:22 Requested 5201 times |
| pbuilder pbuilder howto | a system to easily build packages in a clean chroot environment. To get started with PBuilder, see http://wiki.ubuntu.c…ilderHowto | Hobbsee Added on: 2006-06-18 15:48:29 Never edited Requested 157 times |
| gksudo gksu | <reply> If you need to run graphical applications as root, use « gksudo », as it will set up the environment more appropriately. Never just use "sudo"! (See http://psychocats.ne…phicalsudo to know why) | apokryphos Added on: 2006-06-18 15:46:23 Last edited by LjL Last modified: 2007-11-01 03:15:12 Requested 2005 times |
| wep | <reply> WEP is totally insecure, don't use it, the full Wireless Documentation for Ubuntu can be found at: https://help.ubuntu.…y/WifiDocs | Seveas Added on: 2006-06-18 15:45:43 Last edited by ompaul Last modified: 2007-10-20 18:19:47 Requested 76 times |
| telnet | not safe. Please use ssh instead. See !ssh | Seveas Added on: 2006-06-18 15:45:32 Never edited Requested 114 times |
| kdesu kdesudo | <reply> In KDE use « kdesudo <program> » to run graphical applications with root privileges when you have to. Never just use "sudo"! | See http://psychocats.ne…phicalsudo to find out why. | apokryphos Added on: 2006-06-18 15:44:52 Last edited by tsimpson Last modified: 2012-04-21 15:55:39 Requested 573 times |
| putty | <reply> PuTTY is an !SSH client for Windows. Please see: http://www.chiark.gr…ham/putty/ for it's homepage and downloads. See also !scp (Secure CoPy) | Seveas Added on: 2006-06-18 15:42:53 Last edited by genii Last modified: 2009-06-01 13:39:10 Requested 61 times |
| synaptic | <reply> A Graphical Package Manager. For a good howto see https://help.ubuntu.…apticHowto | apokryphos Added on: 2006-06-18 15:41:59 Last edited by IdleOne Last modified: 2012-07-11 03:39:11 Requested 1206 times |
| kde | <reply> KDE (http://kde.org) is an open community that creates and maintains software including the Plasma desktop. To install from Ubuntu: « sudo apt-get install kubuntu-desktop », or see http://help.ubuntu.c…tallingKDE . See http://kubuntu.org for more information. | apokryphos Added on: 2006-06-18 02:32:36 Last edited by tsimpson Last modified: 2012-04-02 16:40:40 Requested 1963 times |
| list lista | <reply>$who: No warez here! This is not a file sharing channel (or network); read the channel topic. If you're looking for information about me, type « /msg $nick !bot ». If you're looking for a channel, see « /msg $nick !alis ». | Seveas Added on: 2006-06-18 02:32:32 Last edited by m4v Last modified: 2013-02-28 16:50:30 Requested 5261 times |
| php | <reply> PHP is an HTML-embedded scripting language. A command-line only version can be installed in Ubuntu with the "php5-cli" package. See also !lamp for integrated server PHP. The Ubuntu server PHP5 guide is found at https://help.ubuntu.…/php5.html | Seveas Added on: 2006-06-18 02:23:01 Last edited by knome Last modified: 2015-07-27 16:44:01 Requested 179 times |
| mysql | <deleted><alias> lamp | Seveas Added on: 2006-06-18 02:22:58 Last edited by ikonia Last modified: 2014-03-04 10:06:59 Requested 0 times |
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