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| snuxoll-#ubuntu-offtopic | <deleted><reply> snuxoll will slay you using seveas! http://snuxolldragonslayer.com | LjL Added on: 2009-03-19 02:59:35 Last edited by Myrtti Last modified: 2009-06-14 09:43:57 Requested 73 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 73 times |
| amd ati fglrx ayymd | <reply> Open driver for AMD cards: amdgpu (cards >= GCN1.2 aka GCN 3rd gen), radeon (older cards). Closed drivers: amdgpu-pro (>= GCN1.2) fglrx (older cards, unsupported by AMD in 16.04+). For info on GCN levels, see https://en.wikipedia…sing_units . For fglrx info, see https://help.ubuntu.…rHowto/AMD | knome Added on: 2015-08-03 19:17:31 Last edited by dax Last modified: 2016-08-07 21:59:53 Requested 71 times |
| studiorepo | <reply>All Ubuntu Studio packages are included in the official Ubuntu repos. However, Ubuntu Studio 7.04 had its own custom addon repository. This is no longer supported or available. | gnomefreak Added on: 2007-10-16 13:16:46 Last edited by jussi01 Last modified: 2008-05-18 21:01:47 Requested 71 times |
| teg | <reply> Come play teg with us! (Like the board game Risk.) Game will start when we get some players rounded up - get yourself set up and join quickly if you'd like to participate. Install the "teg" package, run 'tegclient', and connect to server home.tonyyarusso.com, , port 2000. Ping tonyyarusso for more info. | Hobbsee Added on: 2006-12-16 16:09:28 Last edited by tonyyarusso Last modified: 2007-03-18 03:01:29 Requested 71 times |
| sparc | <reply> Information on Ubuntu on SPARC platforms can be found here https://help.ubuntu.…tion/Sparc | ompaul Added on: 2006-06-26 20:38:15 Last edited by Pici Last modified: 2009-06-01 00:15:01 Requested 71 times |
| dock docks | <reply> Ubuntu includes several dock-like navigation bars. Some options are: avant-window-navigator, cairo-dock, docky (formerly part of gnome-do), stalonetray, simdock, kdocker, kooldock. | rww Added on: 2011-04-11 20:02:34 Never edited Requested 70 times |
| ops-#ubuntu-women | Nightrose JanC pleia2 elky Myrtti hypa7ia maco Gareth akgraner Mamarok Pendulum akk elly idleone Tm_T alanbell nigelb svaksha Cheri703 Pici valorie | Myrtti Added on: 2009-04-21 19:10:26 Last edited by dax Last modified: 2017-05-16 23:43:45 Requested 70 times |
| fi-#ubuntu | <reply> Tämä kanava on tarkoitettu vain englanninkieliselle keskustelulle. Jos haluat suomenkielistä apua (K)ubuntun ongelmiin, liity kanavalle #ubuntu-fi / #kubuntu-fi :-) | Myrtti Added on: 2009-03-08 13:19:25 Last edited by Myrtti Last modified: 2009-03-08 14:06:35 Requested 70 times |
| uninstall | <reply> To learn how to uninstall applications in Ubuntu - please visit http://www.cyberciti…t-command/ | Mez Added on: 2008-12-17 15:25:19 Never edited Requested 70 times |
| lowmemory lowmem | <reply> For installing on low memory systems, this page has useful information: https://help.ubuntu.…rySystems. See also https://help.ubuntu.…uirements. | ompaul Added on: 2008-03-26 01:01:39 Never edited Requested 70 times |
| gmail | a webmail service. For information on using it with Evolution see http://help.ubuntu.c…hEvolution | bimberi Added on: 2006-07-28 02:16:53 Never edited Requested 70 times |
| download-#kubuntu | <reply> Kubuntu can be downloaded in various formats from http://kubuntu.org/getkubuntu/ | Hawkwind Added on: 2006-10-31 02:22:47 Last edited by Pici Last modified: 2016-06-23 19:06:15 Requested 69 times |
| th | <reply> Please type /join #ubuntu-th for Ubuntu in Thailand. | elkbuntu Added on: 2008-12-01 09:04:30 Last edited by IdleOne Last modified: 2012-06-26 02:59:58 Requested 68 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 68 times |
| sysresccd | <reply> SystemRescueCd is a Linux system on a bootable CD-ROM. It contains a number of admin tools including gparted and partimage. http://sysresccd.org/Main_Page | ompaul Added on: 2007-02-27 21:16:25 Last edited by Seveas Last modified: 2007-03-04 12:21:38 Requested 68 times |
| syn | <reply> FIN... FIN!!!... GO AWAY!!! FIN. | Spec Added on: 2007-10-16 22:09:20 Last edited by Seveas Last modified: 2008-02-20 08:09:36 Requested 67 times |
| thunar | a file manager for !Xfce. It is a lightweight alternative to !Nautilus and is quite similar. More info at: http://thunar.xfce.o…index.html - Want to Replace Nautilus with Thunar? See http://psychocats.ne…ilusplease | elkbuntu Added on: 2007-05-01 14:11:07 Last edited by tsimpson Last modified: 2011-03-03 21:43:12 Requested 67 times |
| boys-#ubuntu-offtopic | <reply> ♪ Bad boys, bad boys, watcha gonna do, watcha gonna do when they come for you ♫ | Seveas Added on: 2007-01-12 02:37:17 Never edited Requested 67 times |
| handbrake | a an open-source, GPL-licensed, multiplatform, multithreaded video transcoder, available for MacOS X, Linux and Windows. - http://handbrake.fr | mneptok Added on: 2009-02-06 18:55:25 Never edited Requested 66 times |
| mobile | <deleted><reply>Learn more about Ubuntu Mobile at https://wiki.ubuntu.…ndEmbedded | Amaranth Added on: 2007-07-14 05:17:59 Last edited by rww Last modified: 2011-01-02 03:08:09 Requested 66 times |
| names | <reply> Ubuntu has an $adjective $animal naming scheme, summarized (and with a list of suggested words which you can add to) at https://wiki.ubuntu.…tCodeNames | tonyyarusso Added on: 2007-04-13 06:43:42 Never edited Requested 66 times |
| ops-#ubuntu-motu | <reply>Help! Hobbsee, Riddell, sladen, fbond, mneptok, gnomefreak, Seveas, dholbach, elky, Unit193, PriceChild, or jpds! | gnomefreak Added on: 2007-04-02 12:04:50 Last edited by Unit193 Last modified: 2017-08-30 19:51:41 Requested 66 times |
| bootrepair | <reply> Boot-Repair is a simple tool to repair frequent boot issues you may encounter in Ubuntu. See https://help.ubuntu.…oot-Repair for more info. | k1l Added on: 2014-11-05 21:27:32 Last edited by Pici Last modified: 2014-11-05 21:31:43 Requested 65 times |
| restoregrub recovergrub | <reply> Lost GRUB after installing Windows? See https://help.ubuntu.…estoreGrub | ikonia Added on: 2011-11-30 12:28:24 Never edited Requested 65 times |
| tasksel | <reply>Tasksel is a Debian/Ubuntu tool that installs multiple related packages as a co-ordinated "task" onto your system, see https://help.ubuntu.…ty/Tasksel for more information. Use tasksel only to INSTALL tasks, not to remove them. It will remove every package listed within the removed task! see https://launchpad.ne…ugs/574287 | Tm_T Added on: 2011-02-10 13:14:44 Last edited by Tm_T Last modified: 2011-02-10 14:08:44 Requested 65 times |
| ff3 | <deleted><reply> Firefox 3 Final is currently in the Hardy package repositories. For best results, do not install via archives downloaded from mozilla.com. | Pici Added on: 2008-06-17 22:06:12 Last edited by Pici Last modified: 2009-06-30 17:20:17 Requested 65 times |
| np | <reply> The Nepali Ubuntu Local Community is in #ubuntu-np - Also see: http://wiki.ubuntu.org.np | LjL Added on: 2008-03-19 00:46:57 Last edited by PriceChild Last modified: 2008-04-17 21:20:15 Requested 65 times |
| wikipedia | <deleted>a free online encyclopedia, you can find it at http://wikipedia.org | Seveas Added on: 2006-08-23 14:39:11 Last edited by rww Last modified: 2011-07-08 06:01:19 Requested 65 times |
| shaddap | <reply> :X | Seveas Added on: 2006-08-06 23:02:55 Never edited Requested 65 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 |
| spoon | <reply> There is no spoon. | Amaranth Added on: 2008-04-24 09:16:13 Never edited Requested 64 times |
| ffe | <reply> Feature Freeze Exception. See https://wiki.ubuntu.…ionProcess for the freeze exception process. | Hobbsee Added on: 2008-04-15 15:48:48 Last edited by nhandler Last modified: 2010-02-21 16:35:38 Requested 64 times |
| gary | <deleted><reply> be afraid, be *very* afraid | ompaul Added on: 2007-12-27 10:20:10 Last edited by Pricey Last modified: 2009-06-13 13:19:35 Requested 64 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 |
| lsb | <reply> The Linux Standard Base, or LSB, is a joint project by several Linux distributions under the organizational structure of The Free Standards Group to standardize the internal structure of Linux-based operating systems. The LSB is based on the POSIX specification, the Single UNIX Specification, and several other open standards, but extends them in certain areas. | Hawkwind Added on: 2007-01-15 09:14:12 Never edited Requested 63 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 |
| 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 |
| meta | <deleted><reply> If you would like to help in #*ubuntu* but it just goes too fast to spot interesting questions, try joining #ubuntu-meta and watching for questions there (note that it is NOT a support channel, however, and questions should still be answered in #*ubuntu*) | LjL Added on: 2008-01-01 22:30:19 Last edited by rww Last modified: 2014-03-19 19:56:09 Requested 62 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 |
| landscape | <reply> Landscape makes the management and monitoring of Ubuntu systems simple and effective by combining world-class support with easy to use online management tools. https://landscape.ca…nical.com/ | Pici Added on: 2009-03-04 19:42:41 Never edited Requested 61 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 |
| pronounce | <reply> To learn how to pronounce Ubuntu, point your movie player at /usr/share/example-content/Experience ubuntu.ogg | Seveas Added on: 2006-06-18 00:44:41 Last edited by Seveas Last modified: 2007-10-17 21:59:19 Requested 61 times |
| regression-alert | <deleted><reply> bdmurray, cjwatson, cyphermox, Daviey, didrocks, doko, infinity, jdstrand, mdeslaur, pitti, RAOF, seb128, stgraber: Reporting regression in a stable release update; investigate severity, start an incident report, perhaps have the package blacklisted from the archive | jussi Added on: 2010-06-28 12:01:54 Last edited by Unit193 Last modified: 2016-04-19 20:15:10 Requested 60 times |
| jding | <deleted><reply> jdong | Pici Added on: 2008-01-24 03:35:00 Last edited by Myrtti Last modified: 2009-06-18 22:31:07 Requested 60 times |
| smartphone portables nokia | <reply> Guides for smartphones and portable devices can be found here: https://help.ubuntu.…leDevices/ | apokryphos Added on: 2006-06-19 12:29:44 Last edited by Pici Last modified: 2007-12-31 14:09:55 Requested 60 times |
| ubuntu-gnome | <reply> Ubuntu GNOME is a supported !flavor of Ubuntu that uses !GNOME as the default desktop environment instead of Unity. For more info or to download, see http://www.ubuntugnome.org/ or https://wiki.ubuntu.…neStopPage | IdleOne Added on: 2013-12-24 02:03:19 Never edited Requested 59 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 |
| meetings meeting ircmeetings | <reply> Team meetings are held in #ubuntu-meeting - See « /msg $nick logs » for transcripts. | Hobbsee Added on: 2007-01-07 15:49:31 Last edited by m4v Last modified: 2013-02-28 16:57:26 Requested 59 times |
| test again | <deleted><reply>Failed again. | Amaranth Added on: 2006-09-03 22:05:05 Last edited by Pici Last modified: 2011-04-08 23:02:34 Requested 59 times |
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