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| classroom | <reply> The Ubuntu Classroom is a project which aims to tutor users about Ubuntu, Kubuntu and Xubuntu through biweekly sessions in #ubuntu-classroom - For more information visit https://wiki.ubuntu.…/Classroom | Seveas Added on: 2006-07-14 18:53:27 Never edited Requested 59 times |
| jeos | <reply> JeOS (pronounced "Juice") is Just enough Operating System. It is an efficient variant of the Ubuntu Server operating system, configured specifically for virtual appliances. See http://www.ubuntu.co…ition/jeos for more information. | Pici Added on: 2007-12-11 15:45:22 Never edited Requested 58 times |
| coc-jbj | <reply> a/s/l? | Seveas Added on: 2007-03-27 17:37:09 Never edited Requested 58 times |
| teamspeak | the proprietry VoIP software see: https://help.ubuntu.…/TeamSpeak For a open source alternative consider using Mumble http://mumble.sourceforge.net/ | ompaul Added on: 2007-11-23 21:04:16 Last edited by tsimpson Last modified: 2011-03-03 21:43:42 Requested 57 times |
| lt lithuanian | <reply> Šiame kanale bendraujama anglų kalba. Jei ieškote pagalbos lietuvių kalba, prisijunkite prie #ubuntu-lt kanalo. | LjL Added on: 2008-10-27 14:38:05 Never edited Requested 56 times |
| translate | <reply> Translate Ubuntu into your own language, important translations that are needed are listed first. See https://translations…et/ubuntu/ | Seveas Added on: 2008-01-24 12:41:12 Never edited Requested 56 times |
| startup-#kubuntu | <reply> To make programs start up automatically when you log into your KDE session, run all programs that you want to be started and close all other programs, then select 'Save Session' in the K menu. Alternatively, create a !symlink to the wanted program in ~/.kde/Autostart - See !boot for starting non-interactive programs at boot | LjL Added on: 2007-12-15 15:47:48 Never edited Requested 56 times |
| gimpshop | <deleted>a hack that makes The Gimp look and feel more like Photoshop. A .deb for Ubuntu is available via http://plasticbugs.c…age_id=294 | bimberi Added on: 2006-11-27 00:59:13 Last edited by IdleOne Last modified: 2012-10-13 23:38:00 Requested 56 times |
| picasa | <reply>You can no longer use picasa in linux natively. It's !wine !appdb profile can be found at http://appdb.winehq.…p;iId=2024 | Seveas Added on: 2006-11-06 00:04:39 Last edited by IdleOne Last modified: 2012-10-13 23:21:44 Requested 56 times |
| path | <reply>The $PATH variable tells the shell where to look for the commands you tell it to run. See https://help.ubuntu.…_variables | Pricey Added on: 2013-05-30 22:47:48 Last edited by AlanBell Last modified: 2013-11-27 11:22:08 Requested 55 times |
| voip | <reply> VoIP is Voice over IP. The default VoIP client for Ubuntu is !Ekiga. There is also an xmpp voice component in !Empathy. Kubuntu Clients include Kphone and Twinkle. Proprietary Clients include !Skype and Gizmo5. VoIP server applications include Asterisk and Yate ( both in repositories ), FreePBX, and SipX. | genii Added on: 2009-11-12 21:12:45 Last edited by genii Last modified: 2009-11-12 21:45:39 Requested 55 times |
| gnutella | <reply> Some Gnutella clients: GTK-Gnutella (GTK, stand-alone), gifTui, giFToxic (GTK, based on giFT), Apollon (KDE, based on giFT), mldonkey-gui (GTK, based on MLDonkey), KMLDonkey (KDE, based on MLDonkey) - See also !P2P | LjL Added on: 2007-09-28 20:01:51 Last edited by tsimpson Last modified: 2011-09-07 11:30:12 Requested 55 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 54 times |
| ops-#ubuntu-uk | <reply> Help! DJones, Myrtti, Mez, AlanBell, popey, Gary, Seeker`, Daviey, PriceChild or X3N | apokryphos Added on: 2006-11-06 23:53:42 Last edited by tsimpson Last modified: 2013-11-18 16:07:15 Requested 54 times |
| ubugtu | an Ubuntu Bot. Usage info: http://wiki.ubuntu.c…m/IRC/Bots - Please don't play with the bot in the main channel. | LjL Added on: 2006-10-28 21:55:34 Last edited by tsimpson Last modified: 2010-01-17 10:55:04 Requested 54 times |
| soundblaster | If you need help with setting up your soundblaster card, then visit https://help.ubuntu.…dwareSynth | Spec Added on: 2006-09-07 18:20:26 Never edited Requested 54 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 54 times |
| removegnome removekde removexfce | <reply> Want to remove gnome/kde/xfce completely? Look at debfoster, it's a great help | Seveas Added on: 2006-06-18 00:38:26 Never edited Requested 54 times |
| ivtv | <deleted><reply> IVTV can be installed on Edgy by following the guide at https://help.ubuntu.…_IVTV_Edgy | LjL Added on: 2006-11-24 15:45:53 Last edited by IdleOne Last modified: 2012-10-13 23:21:44 Requested 53 times |
| winamp | a windows music player. On Ubuntu you can use audacious as alternative. | Seveas Added on: 2006-06-19 10:59:28 Last edited by Pici Last modified: 2009-09-30 13:25:34 Requested 53 times |
| wayland | <reply> Wayland is a display server protocol that is intended to replace X. More information can be found at http://wayland.freed…sktop.org/ . Ubuntu is instead focusing on development of !Mir; see its factoid for more information. | IdleOne Added on: 2014-01-04 22:11:49 Never edited Requested 52 times |
| syncrequest | <reply> Helpful information for filing a sync request can be found at https://wiki.ubuntu.…estProcess | Pici Added on: 2009-10-15 13:19:44 Never edited Requested 52 times |
| firefox-3.5 | <deleted><reply> Firefox 3.5 Final is available for Jaunty by installing the package firefox-3.5 and firefox-3.5-gnome-support | FF3.5 is referred to as Shiretoko on your UI, see http://is.gd/1reB3 for an explanation | Hardy & Intrepid: http://is.gd/1jkNY | Pici Added on: 2009-06-30 17:37:26 Last edited by jussi Last modified: 2010-12-02 06:57:05 Requested 52 times |
| sup-#ubuntu-offtopic | <reply> The ceiling. Actually, in my case it's the PSU. | LjL Added on: 2009-03-24 17:27:43 Never edited Requested 52 times |
| give me a test | <reply> Oh no, I won't, I'm not like some of those nasty scripts' users! | LjL Added on: 2009-01-22 02:28:48 Never edited Requested 52 times |
| dvdiso dvd-torrent | <reply> DVD ISOs are available via http://cdimage.ubunt…/releases/ | bimberi Added on: 2006-12-05 00:17:55 Never edited Requested 52 times |
| ops-#kubuntu-offtopic | <reply> Help! imbrandon, Riddell, Hobbsee, thoreauputic, apokryphos, Nalioth, tritium, Tm_T, robotgeek, gnomefreak, jpds, tsimpson, jussi01, kkathman or vorian! | Seveas Added on: 2006-06-19 23:41:30 Last edited by dax Last modified: 2017-05-05 15:50:26 Requested 52 times |
| lart | <reply>LART has been disabled in this bot. | jussi01 Added on: 2010-03-26 10:27:33 Never edited Requested 51 times |
| partitionmanager | <reply> PartitionManager is a !KDE !GUI partitioning program. Use !Muon or !Synaptic to install or type « sudo apt-get install partitionmanager » in a !terminal | tsimpson Added on: 2009-05-01 14:06:51 Last edited by tsimpson Last modified: 2014-05-09 15:03:54 Requested 51 times |
| khardy | <deleted><reply> Kubuntu Hardy Heron expects to ship with both KDE 3 and KDE 4 as 2 separate disks. KDE 3 should be offered by shipit. The KDE 3 CD will be commercially supported for 18 months and KDE 4 will be community supported | jussi01 Added on: 2008-02-25 11:43:35 Last edited by tsimpson Last modified: 2012-09-19 10:16:19 Requested 51 times |
| releaseparty rp | <reply> Please remember that #ubuntu, #kubuntu, #xubuntu, #edubuntu, and #lubuntu are support channels. To countdown to !Saucy release and then party once it happens, join #ubuntu-release-party - For in-person parties, see http://loco.ubuntu.c…obal/2534/ | tonyyarusso Added on: 2007-04-19 05:35:09 Last edited by IdleOne Last modified: 2013-10-14 00:25:54 Requested 51 times |
| usersnack | <reply> Are peanut husks ok? The ops ate the chocolates and peanuts already... | elkbuntu Added on: 2007-03-28 17:27:44 Last edited by elkbuntu Last modified: 2007-04-11 13:44:19 Requested 51 times |
| autostart | <reply> If you want to edit your Autostart programs, open the Unity dash and search for Startup Programs. If you're on XFCE, use menu -> Settings -> Settings Manager -> Session and Startup, if you're on KDE, use Kickoff -> Computer -> System Settings -> Autostart. For more details see https://help.ubuntu.…ionStartup | apokryphos Added on: 2006-11-28 14:04:30 Last edited by dax Last modified: 2016-03-31 15:49:36 Requested 51 times |
| winkey | <reply> To use the windows key as a modifier in a keyboard shortcut you can edit the shortcut settings manually in gconf-editor. The windows key is represented as "<super>". Metacity shortcuts can be found in the /apps/metaicty/* gconf keys. | bimberi Added on: 2006-11-23 02:18:53 Last edited by jrib Last modified: 2007-05-13 23:11:53 Requested 51 times |
| xchat | <reply> xchat and xchat-gnome have not had stable releases in years. xchat was removed from Ubuntu for 16.04. Consider using hexchat instead, which is actively developed and available in 14.04 onwards. | Madpilot Added on: 2011-10-28 02:25:13 Last edited by dax Last modified: 2016-04-30 03:54:51 Requested 50 times |
| loffice openoffice libreoffice | <reply> LibreOffice is a Free and open source office suite that includes word processor, spreadsheet, presentation, vector drawing and database components. To install: "sudo apt-get install libreoffice". User help available in #libreoffice. | Jordan_U Added on: 2011-09-18 17:50:51 Never edited Requested 50 times |
| itsawiki its a wiki it's a wiki | <reply> It's a wiki, *you* can edit it | tsimpson Added on: 2010-04-03 22:54:06 Last edited by jrib Last modified: 2010-09-02 14:12:49 Requested 50 times |
| au | <reply> The Australian Local Community Team has channels here on freenode. They are #ubuntu-au for technical discussion, and #ubuntu-au-chat for social chatter. | elkbuntu Added on: 2007-02-06 10:55:00 Last edited by rww Last modified: 2011-01-02 04:22:43 Requested 50 times |
| best-#xubuntu | <deleted><reply> Usually, there is no single "best" application to perform a given task. It's up to you to choose, depending on your preferences, features you require, and other factors. | knome Added on: 2012-03-07 00:17:28 Last edited by knome Last modified: 2014-03-19 19:34:59 Requested 49 times |
| ra | <reply> Relationship advice is not available in $chan. If you want to chat about other offtopic matters try #ubuntu-offtopic. If you need to talk something through with a professional counsellor there is a global directory of support services at http://befrienders.org | jpds Added on: 2009-12-23 21:52:40 Last edited by rww Last modified: 2011-03-17 05:33:19 Requested 49 times |
| addingfs | <reply>If you are adding space to your Ubuntu installation mounting a newly created unix filesystem (ext3, xfs, jfs, etc) you can not set permissions (read, write, etc) filesystem-wide like you do when mounting filesystems that do not support unix permissions (vfat, ntfs, hfs, etc). See !permissions and !fstab | jrib Added on: 2008-02-12 15:52:30 Last edited by jrib Last modified: 2008-02-12 15:58:35 Requested 49 times |
| l33t | <reply> 1337 i5 n1gh-inc0mpr3h3n5ib13 70 u5 n00bs, 4nd n0b0dy c4r35 if UR 4 1337 h4x0r. Giv3 i7 4 r357. | PriceChild Added on: 2007-09-16 21:17:55 Last edited by Spec Last modified: 2008-02-11 21:18:09 Requested 49 times |
| irda | <reply> Information about using IrDA interfaces under Ubuntu can be found at https://help.ubuntu.…/IrdaHowto | LjL Added on: 2007-02-14 17:20:14 Never edited Requested 49 times |
| proxies | <reply> "Proxies" are services acting as intermediate agents in various sorts of Internet connections. Examples are TOR, !apt-proxy, and HTTP proxies (such as "squid"). It is possible to install and use Ubuntu via some proxy connections: see FIXME | LjL Added on: 2007-12-11 16:24:10 Last edited by Pici Last modified: 2008-10-08 19:06:56 Requested 48 times |
| hdbug | <reply>Ubuntu does *not* modify the settings that affect HD lifespans by default. An analysis from an Ubuntu Technical Board member and ACPI expert can be found at http://mjg59.livejou…77672.html (See https://launchpad.ne…bugs/59695 and http://tinyurl.com/2vyrft for more information) | Pici Added on: 2007-10-31 14:56:09 Last edited by IdleOne Last modified: 2012-10-13 23:22:53 Requested 48 times |
| moztest mozillatest | <reply> The Mozilla-testing repos can be found at: https://launchpad.ne…ox-aurora. Please remember these are testing repos, the packages in these repos are not stable and may break things on your system. Use with caution. Please report bugs found from these packages to: https://wiki.ubuntu.…aTeam/Bugs | gnomefreak Added on: 2007-04-18 18:58:22 Last edited by IdleOne Last modified: 2013-03-23 02:49:06 Requested 48 times |
| forkbomb | <reply> A forkbomb spells certain doom. It is a command that will take all clock cycles on a computer and render the machine in dire need of a reboot! | Spec Added on: 2007-01-31 02:09:42 Last edited by ompaul Last modified: 2007-05-02 21:02:20 Requested 48 times |
| ff5 | <deleted><reply>Firefox 5 is available in Natty/11.04 as an automatic update. If you would like to install it in an earlier release, you will need to use the following unofficial and unsupported !PPA: http://pad.lv/ppa/mo…ox-stable/ | Pici Added on: 2011-06-21 17:37:07 Last edited by rww Last modified: 2011-08-17 00:04:16 Requested 47 times |
| rc | <reply> Ubuntu does not provide a distinct release candidate image. Instead during the week leading up to the release, each image is considered a release candidate. More details at https://wiki.ubuntu.…eCandidate | Hobbsee Added on: 2007-10-11 18:14:44 Last edited by k1l Last modified: 2016-04-15 22:12:56 Requested 47 times |
| lost+found lost | where !fsck places any files it gleans from a corrupt filesystem. These are files which had become unlinked from their parent directories. | apokryphos Added on: 2006-06-19 13:12:22 Never edited Requested 47 times |
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