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| response | https://wiki.ubuntu.…/Responses | Hobbsee Added on: 2007-05-18 02:00:14 Never edited Requested 41 times |
| seamonkey | <reply> Seamonkey, formerly known as "Mozilla Application Suite", is available at http://www.mozilla.o…seamonkey/ with install instructions for ubuntu at http://ubuntuforums.…p?t=186011 | Seveas Added on: 2007-03-31 13:52:30 Never edited Requested 41 times |
| rm | <reply> The Unix 'rm' command removes files and directories from the filesystem. It is an extremly powerful tool, and you should not run 'rm' commands unless you fully understand them. Do not run arbitrary 'rm' commands you see online. For a beginning guide on using terminal commands, see https://help.ubuntu.…heTerminal | Seveas Added on: 2006-06-18 19:07:55 Last edited by k1l_ Last modified: 2016-02-22 21:54:28 Requested 41 times |
| 19.10 eoan ermine | <reply> Ubuntu 19.10 (Eoan Ermine) is the 31st release of Ubuntu, supported until July 2020. Release notes: https://wiki.ubuntu.…leaseNotes | dax Added on: 2019-05-07 15:02:45 Last edited by dax Last modified: 2019-10-17 17:30:11 Requested 40 times |
| muon | <reply> Muon is the current Kubuntu package manager. Please see http://jontheechidna…e-manager/ for an overview | genii-around Added on: 2011-07-08 15:24:38 Never edited Requested 40 times |
| es-#ubuntu-offtopic | <reply> En la mayoría de canales de Ubuntu se habla sólo en inglés. Si quieres charlar en español, entra en el canal #ubuntu-es-offtopic. Escribe "/join #ubuntu-es-offtopic" (sin comillas) y dale a Enter. Gracias! | jussi Added on: 2010-09-15 11:42:48 Never edited Requested 40 times |
| it-#ubuntu-offtopic | <reply> Vai su #ubuntu-it-chat (scrivi « /join #ubuntu-it-chat » ) per conversare in italiano. Grazie! | Pici Added on: 2010-06-03 12:04:33 Never edited Requested 40 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 |
| cowsay-#ubuntu-offtopic | <reply> MOOOooo! | PriceChild Added on: 2008-02-08 22:58:19 Last edited by PriceChild Last modified: 2008-02-08 22:58:26 Requested 40 times |
| eo | <reply> Iru al #ubuntu-eo, Bonvole. | Seveas Added on: 2006-06-18 19:08:47 Never edited Requested 40 times |
| acpi | <reply> to debug ACPI issues on ubuntu make sure your bios is up to date and follow the procedure here: https://wiki.ubuntu.…uggingACPI | hggdh Added on: 2018-12-21 04:01:07 Last edited by hggdh Last modified: 2018-12-21 04:02:08 Requested 39 times |
| guidelines-#ubuntu-women guidelines-#ubuntu-women-project | <reply> The guidelines for using the Ubuntu Women project channels can be found here: http://wiki.ubuntu-w…Guidelines The overall Ubuntu channel guidelines also apply and can be found here: https://wiki.ubuntu.…Guidelines | Flannel Added on: 2010-08-13 21:23:53 Last edited by dax Last modified: 2017-10-30 06:45:55 Requested 39 times |
| shiretoko | <deleted><reply> FF3.5 is referred to as Shiretoko on your UI, see http://is.gd/1reB3 for an explanation | Pici Added on: 2009-07-21 18:15:20 Last edited by dax Last modified: 2016-03-31 15:50:08 Requested 39 times |
| ff3rc | <deleted><reply> The Firefox 3 RC package is not currently available as most of the Ubuntu-mozilla team are at the Ubuntu Developer Summit. Thanks for your patience. | Pici Added on: 2008-05-20 04:48:33 Last edited by rww Last modified: 2011-08-17 00:04:24 Requested 39 times |
| twhs-#ubuntuforums | <reply> That's what he said! | LjL Added on: 2007-10-19 18:52:37 Never edited Requested 39 times |
| fffc | <deleted><reply> If Firefox is crashing on sites using Flash try adding "export XLIB_SKIP_ARGB_VISUALS=1" to /etc/firefox/firefoxrc (ref: https://launchpad.ne…+bug/14911 ) | bimberi Added on: 2006-11-10 13:00:53 Last edited by rww Last modified: 2011-08-17 00:04:28 Requested 39 times |
| cairo-dock | <deleted>a MacOS X -like dock for the gnome desktop, see www.cairo-dock.org | Seveas Added on: 2006-08-09 12:28:37 Last edited by rww Last modified: 2011-04-11 19:57:26 Requested 39 times |
| iirc | <reply> IIRC means "if I remember correctly" | thoreauputic Added on: 2006-07-25 22:13:15 Never edited Requested 39 times |
| songbird | <reply> Songbird is a media player based on Mozilla. Official Linux builds and support ended in April, 2010. Ubuntu installation instructions at https://help.ubuntu.…y/Songbird | LjL Added on: 2009-04-12 19:44:15 Last edited by IdleOne Last modified: 2013-03-23 02:47:46 Requested 38 times |
| cwillu-#ubuntu-offtopic | <deleted><reply> cwillu is a bot written in PHP. | LjL Added on: 2009-03-17 00:27:03 Last edited by Myrtti Last modified: 2009-06-14 09:47:40 Requested 38 times |
| trolls-#ubuntu-offtopic | <deleted><reply> People who add factoids repeatedly even after they've been refused once or twice. Also, aubade. | LjL Added on: 2008-10-28 00:29:41 Last edited by rww Last modified: 2014-06-04 00:37:11 Requested 38 times |
| gutsy-#ubuntu-release-party | <deleted><reply> Every time you ask the release is delayed five minutes. | Amaranth Added on: 2007-10-18 09:27:36 Last edited by tsimpson Last modified: 2010-10-10 10:14:45 Requested 38 times |
| spec | <reply> A spec is the details (specifications) of the components that make up software or a device. See: https://launchpad.ne…ntu/+specs for specifications in Ubuntu. | Spec Added on: 2007-01-26 18:21:47 Never edited Requested 38 times |
| newsgroups newsgroup | <reply> There are Ubuntu newsgroups via NNTP at news.gmane.org | Seveas Added on: 2006-10-11 21:04:30 Never edited Requested 38 times |
| oldworld | <reply> For installation on Old World PowerMacs see this URL https://help.ubuntu.…dWorldMacs | Seveas Added on: 2006-07-13 19:37:16 Never edited Requested 38 times |
| deborphan | a program used to clean up packages that are no longer needed (install from Synaptic/Muon). | apokryphos Added on: 2006-06-19 11:18:53 Last edited by tsimpson Last modified: 2014-05-09 15:04:20 Requested 38 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 |
| chrome-repo google-repo | <reply> Google recently deprecated 32-bit Chrome, which causes errors on 64-bit multiarch Ubuntu systems. To fix this, run: sudo sed -i 's/deb http/deb [arch=amd64] http/' /etc/apt/sources.list.d/google-chrome.list /opt/google/chrome/cron/google-chrome | k1l Added on: 2016-03-10 16:24:36 Last edited by ezri Last modified: 2016-03-11 22:56:57 Requested 37 times |
| shellshock | <reply> Ubuntu has released security updates for both recent bash vulnerabilities for all currently-supported versions of Ubuntu. Use your preferred package manager to apply all pending updates. See http://www.ubuntu.co…sn-2362-1/ , http://www.ubuntu.co…sn-2363-1/ , and http://www.ubuntu.co…sn-2363-2/ for more information. | knome Added on: 2014-09-25 20:17:17 Last edited by rww Last modified: 2014-09-26 15:51:28 Requested 37 times |
| keyserver | <reply> The ubuntu key server is to be found at http://keyserver.ubu…com:11371. If this one is unresponsive you can use most other gpg key servers as well - for instance http://pgp.mit.edu/ | jrib Added on: 2009-10-31 21:18:56 Last edited by Flannel Last modified: 2009-11-01 08:14:25 Requested 37 times |
| si | <reply>Kanal za podporo slovenskim uporabnikom Ubuntuja je #ubuntu-si. Če potrebujete pomoč v Slovenskem jeziku, prosimo da se nam pridružite in probali vam bomo pomagati. Slovenian language support channel is #ubuntu-si | mneptok Added on: 2009-10-23 20:01:07 Never edited Requested 37 times |
| rms-#ubuntu-offtopic | <deleted><reply> Richard Matthew Stallman, founder of the GNU project. See !GNU and also http://en.wikipedia.…d_Stallman | LjL Added on: 2008-11-16 22:52:36 Last edited by dax Last modified: 2019-11-03 22:46:54 Requested 37 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 |
| ripping-#kubuntu rip-#kubuntu | <reply> To rip an Audio CD in KDE, Choose "Open Audio CD in Dolphin" from the Device Notifier (or enter the address audiocd:/), then just copy + paste the tracks in the format you want. You can configure the settings from System Settings -> (Advanced tab) Audio Cds | Mez Added on: 2007-01-22 15:20:46 Last edited by tsimpson Last modified: 2010-10-30 01:45:19 Requested 37 times |
| ta-#ubuntu-offtopic | <reply> The Arabic letter ت signifies a soft T, and is used as a smiley by yipe and almost no one else. | LjL Added on: 2006-10-26 03:06:28 Never edited Requested 37 times |
| popcon | <reply> The Ubuntu Popularity Contest project is an attempt to map the usage of Ubuntu packages. To participate, install the package "popularity-contest", and see http://popcon.ubuntu.com/ and https://wiki.ubuntu.…opconDraft | gnomefreak Added on: 2006-10-25 14:03:31 Last edited by Jucato Last modified: 2008-04-24 08:08:52 Requested 37 times |
| notunity-#ubuntu+1 | <deleted><reply> Ubuntu Oneiric uses GNOME 3 with the !Unity shell by default. To use GNOME Shell on Oneiric, install the "gnome-shell" package and investigate "gnome-tweak-tool". For GNOME Fallback mode, which is similar to GNOME 2, install "gnome-panel". Both packages will place a new entry in the Sessions dropdown on the login window. | rww Added on: 2011-09-11 16:18:01 Last edited by Pici Last modified: 2011-10-13 14:09:24 Requested 36 times |
| j-_ | <deleted><reply> j-_ is as j-_ does ;-) | ompaul Added on: 2007-11-23 20:45:47 Last edited by Myrtti Last modified: 2009-06-19 23:44:09 Requested 36 times |
| changelogs | <reply> changelogs for Ubuntu packages can be found on http://changelogs.ubuntu.com | Seveas Added on: 2006-06-19 14:50:56 Never edited Requested 36 times |
| dvorak | a keyboard layout that aims to be more comfortable and efficient alternative to the standard "QWERTY" pattern. See http://en.wikipedia.…d_Keyboard | apokryphos Added on: 2006-06-18 17:39:47 Never edited Requested 36 times |
| enablementstack | <reply> The Ubuntu LTS enablement stacks provide newer kernel and X support for existing LTS releases. see https://wiki.ubuntu.…ementStack | k1l Added on: 2015-02-08 13:52:20 Last edited by IdleOne Last modified: 2015-02-08 13:58:37 Requested 35 times |
| maas | <reply> Metal as a Service is a dynamic server provisioning service for scalability. See more about it at https://maas.ubuntu.com. | h00k Added on: 2013-12-09 21:06:45 Last edited by h00k Last modified: 2013-12-09 21:09:49 Requested 35 times |
| juju | <reply>Juju is a open source devops platform created to allow rapid deployment of applications in the cloud. More info at https://juju.ubuntu.com/ | bkerensa Added on: 2012-08-17 20:05:46 Last edited by IdleOne Last modified: 2013-08-02 20:22:24 Requested 35 times |
| ubuntutweak | <reply> Ubuntu Tweak is a tool that automates some things; however, it is potentially dangerous, and an informal review of its code is pending. Most of the things it does can be done by the use of other tools. Please don't ask for or provide support for it in Ubuntu support channels. | IdleOne Added on: 2011-04-19 20:41:02 Last edited by Myrtti Last modified: 2012-03-09 22:37:31 Requested 35 times |
| bd bn | <reply>Bangla te Ubuntu bishoyok alochonar jonno #ubuntu-bd te ashun. Dhonnobad! | Myrtti Added on: 2009-04-07 12:53:32 Never edited Requested 35 times |
| mua | <reply> A Mail User Agent (MUA) is the application you use to read email messages. Examples include Evolution, !Thunderbird and mutt. MUA's are required to read mail on your system and could be compared to the mail functions of Microsoft Outlook. | LjL Added on: 2007-12-11 15:57:21 Last edited by Myrtti Last modified: 2008-05-29 16:10:12 Requested 35 times |
| myself-#ubuntu-offtopic | <reply> I know all there is to know about myself, and more. What about you? | LjL Added on: 2007-09-23 15:54:40 Never edited Requested 35 times |
| ops-#ubuntu-meeting | <reply> Help! Seveas, Hobbsee, LjL, ompaulafk, Keybuk, mdz, sabdfl, janimo, ogra, mdke, dholbach, or jono | gnomefreak Added on: 2007-04-02 12:12:49 Never edited Requested 35 times |
| hurd | <reply> The GNU Hurd is the GNU project's replacement for the Unix kernel. It is not ready for production use, as there are still many bugs and missing features. http://www.gnu.org/s…/hurd.html | apokryphos Added on: 2007-01-20 16:13:01 Never edited Requested 35 times |
| inappropriate | <deleted><reply> The current discussion topic is inappropriate for this channel. Please stop. | Hobbsee Added on: 2006-12-14 07:15:47 Last edited by knome Last modified: 2014-03-19 19:37:22 Requested 35 times |
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