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| 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 1305 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 10820 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 2569 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 508 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 25286 times |
| 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 978 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 105 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 408 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 1040 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 863 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 410 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 2290 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 336 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 2142 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 115 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 606 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 622 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 189 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 480 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 5678 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 channels 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 !alis - See also !Guidelines | Seveas Added on: 2006-06-18 16:06:51 Last edited by dax Last modified: 2018-03-29 20:00:08 Requested 2563 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 237 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 1100 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 151 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 1749 times |
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