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| botsnack-#ubuntu-offtopic | <deleted><reply> Yum! Err, I mean, APT! | Pici Added on: 2009-06-19 14:00:19 Last edited by Pici Last modified: 2009-08-06 13:34:00 Requested 23 times |
| seveas-#ubuntu-offtopic | <deleted><reply> who's got pie? Seveas has! HE STOLE YOURS. (see also !pie) | Myrtti Added on: 2009-03-17 10:58:35 Last edited by Myrtti Last modified: 2009-06-18 22:33:37 Requested 23 times |
| qtparted | <deleted><reply> QtParted is a !Qt/!KDE !GUI partitioning program. Use !Adept !KPackageKit or !Synaptic to install or type « sudo apt-get install qtparted » in a console. - QtParted is no longer available in Jaunty (9.04) and up, see !PartitionManager | stdin Added on: 2009-01-08 12:18:15 Last edited by genii-around Last modified: 2011-05-27 15:54:59 Requested 23 times |
| dbgsym | https://wiki.ubuntu.…ogramCrash | asac Added on: 2008-02-10 14:26:49 Last edited by PriceChild Last modified: 2008-02-10 14:54:01 Requested 23 times |
| psp | <reply> For information on using the PlayStation Portable with Ubuntu, please read https://help.ubuntu.…munity/PSP | Spec Added on: 2008-01-02 20:55:44 Never edited Requested 23 times |
| picard | a digital audio fingerprinting/tagging program using the MusicBrainz online music database, not unlike freedb. It can be used to identify *and* tag files in your music collection. Usage instructions: http://musicbrainz.o…WithPicard ; Ubuntu installation instructions: http://musicbrainz.o…nuxInstall | gnomefreak Added on: 2006-08-26 02:31:18 Last edited by tsimpson Last modified: 2011-03-03 21:33:31 Requested 23 times |
| adept-crash-fix | <deleted><reply> If Adept crashed on you and you're left with a locked database, try typing this in a terminal (such as Konsole): "sudo fuser -vki /var/lib/dpkg/lock ; sudo dpkg --configure -a" | uniq Added on: 2006-06-23 19:49:28 Last edited by tsimpson Last modified: 2014-05-09 15:05:02 Requested 23 times |
| nalioth | <reply> Sorry, nalioth's repository is no longer available. | Hobbsee Added on: 2006-06-18 16:48:37 Last edited by LjL Last modified: 2007-12-23 16:58:55 Requested 23 times |
| fsf | The Free Software Foundation. See http://www.fsf.org/ | apokryphos Added on: 2006-06-18 16:01:34 Never edited Requested 23 times |
| livepatch | <reply> Canonical Livepatch is a service offered by Canonical for 64 bit 14.04 and higher installs that modifies the currently running kernel for updates without the need to restart. More information can be found at https://ubottu.com/y/livepatch and https://www.ubuntu.c…/livepatch | Pici Added on: 2016-10-28 15:56:01 Last edited by hggdh Last modified: 2018-08-29 19:47:45 Requested 22 times |
| oh | oh my! | AlanBell Added on: 2014-02-14 20:45:05 Never edited Requested 22 times |
| mom | <reply> MoM is the Ubuntu Merge-O-Matic, a website helping the MOTUs keep Ubuntu in sync with Debian. See https://merges.ubuntu.com/ | Pici Added on: 2009-05-19 00:49:05 Never edited Requested 22 times |
| ot-#ubuntu-ops | <deleted><reply> And the magical fairies came in and stole the crown from underneath the apple tree... | Mez Added on: 2008-06-11 14:45:54 Last edited by rww Last modified: 2014-03-21 04:57:32 Requested 22 times |
| kwallet | a subsystem that provides a convenient and secure way to manage all your passwords. More information is available at https://help.ubuntu.…ty/kwallet | Hobbsee Added on: 2008-05-28 09:52:29 Last edited by dax Last modified: 2017-10-30 06:53:57 Requested 22 times |
| fish-#ubuntu-offtopic | <reply> <>< ><> <>< ><> | Spec Added on: 2008-03-21 17:32:05 Last edited by Spec Last modified: 2008-03-21 17:38:22 Requested 22 times |
| mda | <reply> A Mail Delivery Agent (MDA) is the server software for local delivery and rewriting of messages. The default MDA (and !MTA) on Ubuntu is !postfix ("procmail" or "dovecot" can also be used). See also !MailServer and !MUA | LjL Added on: 2007-12-11 16:27:06 Last edited by LjL Last modified: 2007-12-11 16:29:37 Requested 22 times |
| recon-#ubuntu-offtopic | <deleted><reply> recon stands for something related to lousy Internet service providers. | LjL Added on: 2007-11-24 04:02:09 Last edited by bazhang Last modified: 2010-05-18 10:40:06 Requested 22 times |
| ops-#ubuntu-bugs | <reply> Help! Channel emergency! bdmurray, hggdh, Unit193, dax | gnomefreak Added on: 2007-04-02 12:01:59 Last edited by dax Last modified: 2017-12-26 23:22:19 Requested 22 times |
| qa | <reply>To change the importance of a bug, you need to be part of the Ubuntu QA team. see https://wiki.ubuntu.…m/UbuntuQA | Hobbsee Added on: 2007-01-31 10:29:22 Never edited Requested 22 times |
| ubunto | <reply> It's spelled Ubuntu! with a U! *Ubuntu*! | LjL Added on: 2007-01-18 01:38:51 Never edited Requested 22 times |
| debconf | a configuration management system. All packages that support debconf are configured when they are being installed. If you want to change a configuration option later, you can do so using dpkg-reconfigure | Seveas Added on: 2006-06-18 17:57:00 Never edited Requested 22 times |
| latest kde | <deleted><reply>The latest version of KDE is 3.5.4, and Kubuntu packages are available at: http://kubuntu.org/a…de-354.php | apokryphos Added on: 2006-06-18 16:46:04 Last edited by rww Last modified: 2011-09-09 04:49:41 Requested 22 times |
| linux-#ubuntu-offtopic | <reply> I'd just like to interject for a moment. What you're referring to as Linux, is in fact, GNU/Linux, or as I've recently taken to calling it, GNU plus Linux. | dax Added on: 2016-04-11 02:00:47 Never edited Requested 21 times |
| backports-#kubuntu | <reply> If new updated packages are built for an application, they may go into Kubuntu Backports, which is one of the official Kubuntu PPAs. See https://community.kd…buntu/PPAs for more information. | genii Added on: 2015-11-04 21:03:16 Never edited Requested 21 times |
| magnets-#xubuntu magnets-#xubuntu-devel magnets-#xubuntu-offtopic | <reply> Magnets for Xubuntu 17.04 (amd64) magnet:?xt=urn:btih:aee3499cb4276c6f15bed91705717cb2c02100b2&tr=http://torrent.ubunt…9/announce (i386) magnet:?xt=urn:btih:278bf8bbf551cd987836877daa79b1180b9bf256&tr=http://torrent.ubunt…9/announce | knome Added on: 2014-10-18 23:10:51 Last edited by Unit193 Last modified: 2017-05-24 23:09:01 Requested 21 times |
| bootinfoscript | <reply> To diagnose boot issues, you can use the Boot Info Script available from http://sourceforge.n…nfoscript/ Run the script with !sudo and then look at RESULTS.txt (or !pastebin it for others to look at). | IdleOne Added on: 2011-05-05 00:47:20 Never edited Requested 21 times |
| downfor | <reply>To check whether or not a website is really down, please use http://downforeveryo…ustme.com/ (requires Javascript) instead of polling the channel. Thank you! | ompaul Added on: 2008-09-14 10:17:51 Last edited by Myrtti Last modified: 2008-09-14 12:51:29 Requested 21 times |
| why-#ubuntu-offtopic | <reply> Because I said so. | Pici Added on: 2008-05-12 17:02:39 Never edited Requested 21 times |
| point | <deleted><reply> Do you have any? | LjL Added on: 2008-02-01 22:51:42 Last edited by rww Last modified: 2011-05-26 02:34:22 Requested 21 times |
| blueprints blueprint | <reply>An explanation of what a blueprint is can be found at https://help.launchp…Blueprint. Want to suggest or discuss ideas of a future project/feature? With Launchpad you can track blueprints (feature specification summaries) from discussion through review, approval, and implementation. See https://blueprints.l…chpad.net/ | tonyyarusso Added on: 2008-01-15 05:57:37 Last edited by IdleOne Last modified: 2011-06-11 23:53:22 Requested 21 times |
| brokenusplash | <reply> Supported screen resolutions are sometimes detected incorrectly, causing the splash screen to not appear and slowing down boot. Edit /etc/usplash.conf and change "xres" and "yres" to a resolution that your graphics system certainly supports, then run « sudo update-usplash-theme usplash-theme-ubuntu » | LjL Added on: 2007-11-27 00:05:09 Never edited Requested 21 times |
| omgamaranth | <deleted><reply> Amaranth: Get back to work! | Amaranth Added on: 2007-05-01 04:38:04 Last edited by Myrtti Last modified: 2009-06-14 12:54:18 Requested 21 times |
| trogdor-#ubuntuforums | <reply> http://www.homestarr…ogdor.html | Hobbsee Added on: 2007-04-26 03:36:57 Never edited Requested 21 times |
| importance-#ubuntu-bugs importance-#ubuntu-motu | <reply> You can learn about setting bug importance at https://wiki.ubuntu.…Importance | LjL Added on: 2007-03-14 23:13:49 Never edited Requested 21 times |
| logs-#ubuntu-classroom | <deleted><reply> For Ubuntu Classroom logs, please visit http://irclogs.ubuntu.com | LjL Added on: 2006-11-29 19:11:33 Last edited by nhandler Last modified: 2010-10-22 11:56:25 Requested 21 times |
| hwdb | <reply> The Ubuntu Hardware Database can be found at http://hwdb.ubuntu.com/ | apokryphos Added on: 2006-10-06 22:06:06 Never edited Requested 21 times |
| insights blog | <reply> Canonical and its employees have written a number of articles on various Ubuntu-related topics, these can be found here: http://blog.ubuntu.com/ For blogs from the Ubuntu Community, see !planet | Flannel Added on: 2018-03-07 07:47:36 Last edited by hggdh Last modified: 2018-12-31 16:19:09 Requested 20 times |
| filenames case | <reply> File names in Ubuntu are case sensitive, MyFile is not the same as myfile, and if you put spaces in there and use a console you need to "escape" the space, thus "gedit My\ File.txt" | ompaul Added on: 2008-02-24 22:24:58 Never edited Requested 20 times |
| ack | <reply> fin | LjL Added on: 2008-01-31 22:50:39 Never edited Requested 20 times |
| zing | <reply> zong | Seveas Added on: 2008-01-18 13:58:21 Never edited Requested 20 times |
| de-offtopic-#ubuntu-offtopic | <reply> Deutschspachlige nonsense gibt es nicht hier, unless sie wollen banniert wesen. Actually, ich werde ihr bannieren anyway. | LjL Added on: 2007-12-09 17:10:33 Never edited Requested 20 times |
| oneko | <deleted>the cat of cats, the loler with minions, the sudo apt-get installable one, the cat of our times, but not the cat of the command line! | ompaul Added on: 2007-09-03 23:17:33 Last edited by rww Last modified: 2011-01-23 04:44:11 Requested 20 times |
| tuxracer | <reply> Tuxracer is now renamed Planet Penguin Racer! The package is planetpenguin-racer in !universe. Enjoy. | apokryphos Added on: 2006-12-20 19:48:26 Never edited Requested 20 times |
| ops-#ubuntu-au | <reply> Fujitsu, elkbuntu, Kamping_Kaiser, siccness, yama, we have a problem here! [Use this in Emergencies only!] | bimberi Added on: 2006-07-14 13:52:48 Last edited by elkbuntu Last modified: 2007-12-15 05:51:08 Requested 20 times |
| war-#ubuntu-offtopic | <reply> Make code, not war. | elky Added on: 2013-04-15 02:23:38 Never edited Requested 19 times |
| lococouncil-#ubuntu-locoteams | <deleted><reply>The Loco Council is huats, czajkowski, itnet7, SergioMeneses, coolbhavi and effiejayx - they are there to help, just ask! :) You can send them an email at loco-council@lists.ubuntu.com | jussi Added on: 2010-10-28 15:42:02 Last edited by AlanBell Last modified: 2012-10-21 20:58:32 Requested 19 times |
| debdiff | <reply> A simple way to patch Debian/Ubuntu packages is to attach a debdiff to a bug report, or send it to the team which handles the package. Learn more about it from http://packaging.ubu…-a-debdiff | Tm_T Added on: 2010-07-02 18:13:17 Last edited by dax Last modified: 2016-04-02 04:10:33 Requested 19 times |
| pgp | <reply>gpg is the GNU Privacy Guard. See https://help.ubuntu.…GuardHowto and class #8 on https://wiki.ubuntu.…ranscripts | Watch http://static.screen…atePGP.ogv | Pici Added on: 2009-01-18 19:40:45 Last edited by IdleOne Last modified: 2012-05-12 10:26:48 Requested 19 times |
| crackports | <reply> <StevenK> You don't randoming just say 'do it' on the SRU team at the consistent volume that the crackports team does. Also, it's all jdong's fault | Hobbsee Added on: 2008-11-07 05:48:24 Last edited by Hobbsee Last modified: 2008-11-07 05:49:13 Requested 19 times |
| what | <reply> I am only a bot, please don't think I'm intelligent. | Pici Added on: 2008-05-30 16:45:14 Last edited by Pici Last modified: 2008-05-30 16:54:07 Requested 19 times |
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