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| autofs automount | <reply>Automount is the modern way to mount directories over a network. It is much easier to manage and more economic in bandwidth than static mounts via fstab. For more info - https://help.ubuntu.…ity/Autofs | Pici Added on: 2009-09-23 23:29:54 Never edited Requested 80 times |
| gutsysources | <reply> In System->Admin->Software Sources, enable (main) (universe) (restricted) and (multiverse) and disable the Cdrom on the Ubuntu Software tab. On the Updates tab, enable (gutsy-security) and (gutsy-updates). | LjL Added on: 2008-02-09 21:47:05 Last edited by Seeker` Last modified: 2008-06-19 01:29:05 Requested 79 times |
| kickoff | <deleted>a new KDE menu replacement developed by openSUSE. See http://www.kdedevelo…/node/2331 | apokryphos Added on: 2006-11-06 12:00:09 Last edited by tsimpson Last modified: 2011-03-03 21:42:33 Requested 79 times |
| 19.10 eoan ermine | <reply> Ubuntu 19.10 (Eoan Ermine) was the 31st release of Ubuntu, support ended July 2020. See !eol and https://lists.ubuntu…05494.html | dax Added on: 2019-05-07 15:02:45 Last edited by hggdh Last modified: 2020-07-17 19:11:29 Requested 78 times |
| alternate-#kubuntu | <reply> The Alternate CD is a classical text-mode install CD. It supports a wider range of hardware than the !LiveCD, and can also be used as an upgrade CD. Look for the alternate checkbox on the Kubuntu download page - See also !minimal | Jucato Added on: 2008-04-28 14:56:05 Last edited by Pici Last modified: 2009-06-16 15:06:04 Requested 78 times |
| gobuntu | <deleted>a freedom-focused flavour of Ubuntu intended for experienced Linux enthusiasts. See http://www.ubuntu.co…tu/gobuntu for more information and download mirrors.. | Spec Added on: 2007-10-16 20:06:59 Last edited by rww Last modified: 2011-01-02 03:05:38 Requested 78 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 77 times |
| f5 | <deleted><reply> Remember that every time you hit refresh, Canonical is wasting money, bandwidth, and CPU time serving your request instead of doing useful things like uploading the image or paying for ShipIt disks. Please do so sparingly. | tonyyarusso Added on: 2007-10-18 04:30:57 Last edited by Pici Last modified: 2014-04-17 15:53:18 Requested 77 times |
| goodbotuse | <deleted>please do "!factoid > user" see here: for more details: https://wiki.ubuntu.…goodbotuse | ompaul Added on: 2007-02-25 13:14:01 Last edited by tsimpson Last modified: 2010-01-17 10:56:49 Requested 77 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 |
| ask-#ubuntu-gr | <reply> Παρακαλούμε μην ρωτάτε για να κάνετε μια ερώτηση, απλά ρωτήστε αυτό που θέλετε σε λίγες γραμμές ώστε να είναι ευανάγνωστο. Αν κάποιος γνωρίζει την απάντηση θα σας απαντήσει. :) | LjL Added on: 2009-03-10 17:49:22 Never edited Requested 76 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 |
| netplan | <reply> Netplan is a network configuration abstraction renderer which uses YAML descriptions of a network to work with either a NetworkManager or Systemd-networkd "renderer". More information at https://netplan.io/ | genii Added on: 2018-05-31 19:13:21 Never edited Requested 75 times |
| upnp mediatomb | <reply> To stream media to other UPNP aware devices (such as the Xbox, PS3, or iRadio) you need a UPNP server. See !info mediatomb for information regarding the MediaTomb package | Mez Added on: 2008-06-21 01:04:52 Last edited by Mez Last modified: 2008-06-21 01:08:28 Requested 75 times |
| uvf | <deleted>Upstream Version Freeze. For an exception, see https://wiki.ubuntu.…ionProcess | Hobbsee Added on: 2007-02-12 08:58:00 Last edited by nhandler Last modified: 2010-02-21 16:36:09 Requested 75 times |
| inkscape | <reply>Inkscape is a powerful vector graphics drawing application - see http://www.inkscape.org/ for more | Madpilot Added on: 2006-06-20 10:01:03 Never edited Requested 75 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: 2020-06-14 23:47:46 Requested 74 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 |
| 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 |
| modeline | <reply>A Modeline is a config line in the X server configuration file that gives info about a connected display and how to drive it at a specified display resolution. http://en.wikipedia.…6_Modeline for more details. Here are 2 links to generate modelines which fit your monitor: http://bohne-lang.de…/modeline/ and http://xtiming.sourc…xtiming.pl | zorglu_ Added on: 2006-10-22 20:21:59 Last edited by PriceChild Last modified: 2007-04-04 02:26:21 Requested 74 times |
| oracle | <deleted><reply> If you -must- install oracle .... here's a good place to start: http://www.oracle.co…87822.html | Spec Added on: 2006-07-19 22:24:00 Last edited by rww Last modified: 2011-05-26 15:26:51 Requested 74 times |
| 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 |
| teg | <deleted><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 dax Last modified: 2019-11-27 20:44:25 Requested 73 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 72 times |
| bugs-kubuntu bugs-#kubuntu bugs-#kubuntu-devel bugs-#kubuntu-offtopic | <reply> If you find a bug in Kubuntu, please follow the instructions at https://wiki.kubuntu…/Reporting to report the issue to the developers. | tsimpson Added on: 2012-11-07 13:56:03 Never edited Requested 72 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 72 times |
| 20.04 focal fossa | <reply> Ubuntu 20.04 (Focal Fossa) is the 32nd release of Ubuntu and is the current !LTS release. Download at Download at https://www.ubuntu.c…m/download - Release notes: https://wiki.ubuntu.…leaseNotes | dax Added on: 2019-10-17 01:44:25 Last edited by dax Last modified: 2020-04-23 17:49:55 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 https://help.ubuntu.…hEvolution | bimberi Added on: 2006-07-28 02:16:53 Last edited by dax Last modified: 2017-10-30 06:53:43 Requested 70 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 69 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 |
| 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 dax Last modified: 2020-06-14 23:47:25 Requested 69 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 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 67 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 67 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 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 |
| 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 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 |
| 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 |
| kernelparm kernelparam cmdline | <reply> To add a one-time or permanent kernel boot parameter see https://wiki.ubuntu.…Parameters | hggdh Added on: 2019-01-08 19:23:03 Last edited by hggdh Last modified: 2019-01-08 20:06:45 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 |
| 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 |
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