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| ツ-#ubuntu-offtopic | the katakana character 'tsu' - often abused as smiley by Seveas and a truckload of other copycats ッ | Seveas Added on: 2006-07-11 01:25:26 Never edited Requested 13 times |
| zsync | <reply> Use zsync to update your Ubuntu CD image without needing to download the parts that didn't change. See https://help.ubuntu.…yncCdImage | LjL Added on: 2011-10-06 19:24:01 Never edited Requested 43 times |
| zram | <reply>zRAM is a module of the Linux kernel which increases performance by avoiding paging on disk and instead uses a compressed block device in RAM, useful on systems with less RAM, and SSDs. Install zram-config to enable zRAM. | IdleOne Added on: 2013-11-04 22:09:52 Never edited Requested 16 times |
| zork-#ubuntu-offtopic | <reply> You are standing in an open field west of a white house, with a boarded front door. There is a small mailbox here. | Pici Added on: 2008-09-18 13:09:33 Last edited by Pici Last modified: 2010-04-19 13:37:22 Requested 40 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 |
| zing | <reply> zong | Seveas Added on: 2008-01-18 13:58:21 Never edited Requested 20 times |
| zfs | <reply> For information concerning ZFS and Ubuntu, see: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/ZFS | Spec Added on: 2007-06-06 23:57:50 Never edited Requested 165 times |
| zesty 17.04 zapus | <reply> Ubuntu 17.04 (Zesty Zapus) was the 26th release of Ubuntu. Support ended on January 13th, 2018. See !eol and https://lists.ubuntu…00228.html | Pici Added on: 2016-10-17 19:53:49 Last edited by dax Last modified: 2018-01-21 23:51:29 Requested 207 times |
| zentyal ebox | a web-based GUI interface for administering a server. It is designed to work with Ubuntu/Debian style configuration management. See https://help.ubuntu.…ty/Zentyal (Project formally known as eBox - including in Lucid/10.04). | Daviey Added on: 2011-05-24 23:17:48 Last edited by Daviey Last modified: 2011-05-24 23:27:59 Requested 221 times |
| zapus us |
us us <alias> zesty | Pici Added on: 2016-10-17 19:53:58 Never edited Requested 0 times |
| za | <reply> Do you need help with Ubuntu or Kubuntu in Afrikaans? Type /join #ubuntu-za or /join #kubuntu-za - Het jy hulp nodig het met Ubuntu of Kubuntu in Afrikaans? Tik /join #ubuntu-za of /join #kubuntu-za. | IdleOne Added on: 2011-09-07 10:39:36 Never edited Requested 7 times |
| yy.mm | <reply> Ubuntu version numbers are: YY.MM (YY=release year,MM=release month). Each year sees two releases, so just specifying YY is imprecise. See also https://www.ubuntu.c…ease-cycle | hggdh Added on: 2019-01-08 00:40:20 Last edited by hggdh Last modified: 2019-01-25 22:20:18 Requested 42 times |
| yup-#xubuntu-devel | <reply> yakkety yak, ackety ack, yuppety yup | knome Added on: 2016-04-22 20:15:39 Never edited Requested 7 times |
| yum | <reply>Uh, don't you mean !apt ? | elky Added on: 2009-03-17 11:23:24 Never edited Requested 164 times |
| youtube sound | <reply> If you aren't getting sound while watching videos on youtube then please read this URL: http://ubuntuforums.…?p=1087994 | Hawkwind Added on: 2006-09-25 03:55:56 Never edited Requested 10 times |
| youtube | <deleted><reply> He has his own channel! | IdleOne Added on: 2011-01-17 14:41:07 Last edited by IdleOne Last modified: 2011-01-17 14:41:18 Requested 0 times |
| ymmv | short for "Your mileage may vary". It means that someone else's experience with compatibility, performance etc. may not necessarily match yours. Also see !wfm | Seveas Added on: 2007-08-15 20:52:04 Last edited by Pici Last modified: 2007-12-26 17:35:18 Requested 37 times |
| yes-#ubuntu-offtopic | <deleted><reply> no u who changed my factoid will experience stinging retaliation | LjL Added on: 2008-10-11 23:10:19 Last edited by rww Last modified: 2016-01-19 03:45:07 Requested 128 times |
| yell | <deleted><alias> shout | Seveas Added on: 2006-06-18 01:48:58 Last edited by knome Last modified: 2014-03-19 19:34:24 Requested 0 times |
| yay | <reply> Glad you made it! :-) | LjL Added on: 2007-09-22 14:38:08 Never edited Requested 1575 times |
| yakkety yak 16.10 yakkity | <reply> Ubuntu Ubuntu 16.10 (Yakkety Yak) was the 25th release of Ubuntu. Support ended on July 20th, 2017. See !eol and https://ubottu.com/y/yakkety | Unit193 Added on: 2016-04-22 01:22:12 Last edited by dax Last modified: 2018-01-21 23:50:00 Requested 183 times |
| yahoo | <reply> Yahoo Messenger will be discontinued after July 17, 2018. You will no longer be able to add it to your accounts under Empathy, Telepathy, or other Instant Messaging applications. For more info, please see https://help.yahoo.c…28776.html | jrib Added on: 2009-06-20 20:43:46 Last edited by genii Last modified: 2018-06-12 18:17:09 Requested 199 times |
| xy | <reply> The XY problem is when you need to do X, and you think you can use Y to do X, so you ask about how to do Y, when what you really should do is state what your X problem is. There may be a Z solution that is even better than Y, but nobody can suggest it if X is never mentioned. | jrib Added on: 2011-02-28 20:13:32 Last edited by jrib Last modified: 2011-02-28 20:42:15 Requested 104 times |
| xubuntu-devel devel-#xubuntu | <reply> The Xubuntu developer mailing list information can be found at https://lists.ubuntu…untu-devel | The Xubuntu developer IRC channel is #xubuntu-devel | knome Added on: 2013-03-10 23:45:09 Last edited by knome Last modified: 2013-03-16 19:11:19 Requested 5 times |
| xubuntu-core core-#xubuntu | <reply> Xubuntu Core is a slimmed down version of Xubuntu that doesn't come with all the additional features of a full and modern desktop. To install: « sudo apt-get install xubuntu-core^ » (A xubuntu-core task is also available from the !minimal ISO) | knome Added on: 2015-07-08 00:51:08 Last edited by Unit193 Last modified: 2015-08-17 23:22:06 Requested 8 times |
| xubuntu-compiz | <deleted><reply> You can find an excellent tutorial on how to configure Xubuntu with compiz at http://xubuntublog.w…y-xubuntu/ | Flannel Added on: 2008-07-21 06:01:23 Last edited by knome Last modified: 2013-11-10 17:09:56 Requested 6 times |
| xubuntu | <reply> Xubuntu is Ubuntu with !Xfce as the desktop environment. More info at https://xubuntu.org/ - To install the Xubuntu environment from Ubuntu: « sudo apt-get install xubuntu-desktop^ » - Join #xubuntu for support - See also: !xubuntu-channels | gnomefreak Added on: 2006-06-29 03:00:45 Last edited by dax Last modified: 2017-10-23 18:43:44 Requested 1857 times |
| xterm-#ubuntu-offtopic | <reply> If with all the cute terminals that are around you're still using xterm, then you deserve any problem you're experiencing with it. Go away. | rww Added on: 2014-01-05 00:42:05 Never edited Requested 5 times |
| xterm | <deleted><reply> If with all the cute terminals that are around you're still using xterm, then you deserve any problem you're experiencing with it. Go away. | LjL Added on: 2008-04-06 02:15:21 Last edited by rww Last modified: 2015-10-23 18:28:15 Requested 59 times |
| xrandr | <reply>XRandR 1.2 is the new method of running dual screens in !X. Information/HowTo here: http://wiki.debian.o…wToRandR12 | Hobbsee Added on: 2008-04-16 06:34:51 Never edited Requested 481 times |
| xp | <reply> XP, or "eXtreme Programming" is a style of programming, for more information see: http://www.extremepr…mming.org/ | Spec Added on: 2007-07-17 21:04:07 Last edited by Spec Last modified: 2007-07-17 21:04:51 Requested 62 times |
| xorgconf xorg.conf | <reply> The /etc/X11/xorg.conf file is deprecated, but sometimes may still be needed to pass values to specific drivers. See `man xorg.conf` for file structure and syntax. For Ubuntu-specific documentation and more information, see also https://wiki.ubuntu.…m/X/Config | topyli Added on: 2011-10-28 18:26:10 Last edited by dax Last modified: 2016-03-31 15:29:06 Requested 172 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 131 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 |
| xmir | <deleted><reply> XMir is an X server that runs on top of Mir. It permits applications that know how to speak the X protocol but don't know how to speak to Mir (ie, approximately all of them at present) to run in a Mir-based environment. ( http://mjg59.dreamwi…26254.html ) | ldunn Added on: 2014-02-01 23:03:27 Last edited by dax Last modified: 2017-10-30 06:17:06 Requested 8 times |
| xkcd | possibly the greatest geeky webcomic ever. It even makes jokes about Ubuntu. http://www.xkcd.com/ and especially the one about 'sudo make me a sandwich' - http://xkcd.com/c149.html | Madpilot Added on: 2007-06-04 10:22:02 Last edited by Madpilot Last modified: 2007-06-04 10:25:19 Requested 69 times |
| xk al | <reply> Edhe Ubuntu Ekipi LoCo Shqipe shërben si Shqipërinë dhe Kosovën, dhe ofron mbështetje në kanalin #flossk. Për të hyrë, lloji "/join #flossk" (pa thonjëza). | Menzador Added on: 2016-12-19 20:27:45 Last edited by Menzador Last modified: 2016-12-19 20:27:57 Requested 4 times |
| xinerama | an extension to !X to use two or more physical displays as one large virtual display. See https://help.ubuntu.…eramaHowTo - See also !DualHead | Seveas Added on: 2006-06-19 15:02:06 Never edited Requested 923 times |
| xincludes xlibs | <reply> When a program or configure script asks for "X includes", you should probably install the following package: xorg-dev | nalioth Added on: 2007-01-07 21:24:46 Last edited by Pici Last modified: 2008-02-18 18:36:23 Requested 74 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 56 times |
| xglautostart | <deleted><reply> You could edit /etc/gdm/gdm.conf-custom to start Xgl by default each time or could make a session file for it so you can choose X or Xgl by each login(the latter is often preferred). https://help.ubuntu.…anager/Xgl | PriceChild Added on: 2007-05-11 11:14:32 Last edited by Pici Last modified: 2009-05-18 23:56:41 Requested 1 times |
| xfs | a high-performance journaling filesystem originally developped by Silicon Graphics for their IRIX OS. It is now fully supported by Linux so you can install Ubuntu on it if you wish. More info at http://en.wikipedia.…g/wiki/XFS | Seveas Added on: 2007-04-27 00:35:39 Never edited Requested 74 times |
| xfce4-panel xfce-panels panels-#xubuntu panel-#xubuntu xfce4-panels | <reply> Did your panels disappear? Press alt+f2 and run: xfce4-panel | See also: https://help.ubuntu.…untuPanels | Pici Added on: 2009-02-12 13:12:32 Last edited by Unit193 Last modified: 2015-12-01 20:43:58 Requested 62 times |
| xfce-icons | <reply> To install icons, unpack them to ~/.icons/ - Visit http://www.xfce-look.org/ for all kinds of eyecandy for your Xfce4 desktop! - See also !themes for other GNOME theme sites | LjL Added on: 2007-11-25 03:10:11 Never edited Requested 3 times |
| xfce | <reply> Xfce is a lightweight and configurable desktop environment used by !Xubuntu. Read more at http://xfce.org/ | gnomefreak Added on: 2006-06-29 02:46:25 Last edited by knome Last modified: 2015-07-08 00:45:25 Requested 13 times |
| xenial xerus 16.04 | <reply> Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus) was the 24th release of Ubuntu. Download at http://releases.ubun…com/16.04/ - Release Info: https://wiki.ubuntu.…leaseNotes | Pici Added on: 2015-10-21 20:56:55 Last edited by dax Last modified: 2018-04-26 23:24:41 Requested 299 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 459 times |
| xdmcp | the X Display Manger Control Protocol -- look at http://tldp.org/HOWT…MCP-HOWTO/ to find out how to configure it | Seveas Added on: 2006-11-07 20:45:30 Never edited Requested 104 times |
| xconfig | <reply> To reconfigure your X server, open a console and type « sudo dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg » - To configure only the driver and resolution, type « sudo dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg -phigh » - See also !FixRes | nalioth Added on: 2006-08-07 20:14:52 Never edited Requested 683 times |
| xchat | <reply> xchat and xchat-gnome are old IRC clients which are not actively maintained outside of Ubuntu/Debian. Some versions of Ubuntu do not include them. Users of 14.04 onwards should strongly consider using hexchat instead, which has good upstream support and is widely recommended by the IRC community over xchat and xchat-gnome. | Madpilot Added on: 2011-10-28 02:25:13 Last edited by dax Last modified: 2019-04-22 04:43:24 Requested 69 times |
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