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Factoid	Value	Author
newdrive newharddrive newhd	<reply> For help with adding a new hard disk drive to an installed system, refer to https://help.ubuntu.…wHardDrive - see also !fstab	Mez Added on: 2008-08-20 17:52:09 Never edited Requested 17 times
kmix	KDE's soundcard mixer program. Though small, it is full-featured. The program should give controls for each of your soundcards. KMix supports several platforms and sound drivers. Go to https://help.ubuntu.…unity/Kmix for complete information.	Myrtti Added on: 2008-05-26 20:45:57 Never edited Requested 17 times
ops-#ubuntustudio	<reply> Help! Channel emergency! (ONLY use this trigger in emergencies) - PING astraljava, cub, holstein, jussi, joejaxx, ScottL, scott-work or Unit193	PriceChild Added on: 2007-12-20 13:49:09 Last edited by Unit193 Last modified: 2016-05-21 04:29:56 Requested 17 times
man-#kubuntu	<reply>The "man" command brings up the Linux manual pages for the command you're interested in. Try "man intro" at the command line, or type man:/ in Konqueror's location bar. See https://help.ubuntu.…heTerminal	Jucato Added on: 2007-10-04 15:10:11 Never edited Requested 17 times
roadnav	<deleted>a free street mapping and GPS navigation program with spoken directions, using free data available from the U.S. Census Bureau (TIGER, at http://www.census.go…ww/tiger/) and the OpenStreetMap project (at http://www.openstreetmap.org/) - An !Edgy compatible package can be downloaded at http://roadnav.sourc…forge.net/	LjL Added on: 2007-03-18 14:09:53 Last edited by dax Last modified: 2019-11-27 20:44:10 Requested 17 times
boys-#ubuntuforums	<reply> ♪ Bad boys, bad boys, watcha gonna do, watcha gonna do when they come for you ♫	PriceChild Added on: 2007-01-16 16:39:09 Never edited Requested 17 times
zram	<reply>zRAM is a module of the Linux kernel which increases performance by avoiding paging on disk and instead uses a compressed block device in RAM, useful on systems with less RAM, and SSDs. Install zram-config to enable zRAM.	IdleOne Added on: 2013-11-04 22:09:52 Never edited Requested 16 times
torrents-#xubuntu torrents-#xubuntu-offtopic torrents-#xubuntu-devel	<reply> Xubuntu $curStable ($curStableNum) torrents can be downloaded from http://torrent.ubunt…so.torrent and http://torrent.ubunt…so.torrent	knome Added on: 2013-04-25 13:21:05 Last edited by knome Last modified: 2013-04-25 13:30:41 Requested 16 times
hi-#ubuntu-offtopic	<deleted><reply>shfihgbwjehrg to you!	rww Added on: 2011-07-07 03:34:17 Last edited by IdleOne Last modified: 2013-12-20 02:50:37 Requested 16 times
shells shell-policy	<reply> Is your shell provider banned in Ubuntu channels? See https://wiki.ubuntu.…hellPolicy for shell provider requirements and how to resolve the situation with your provider.	topyli Added on: 2011-01-23 18:53:44 Last edited by tsimpson Last modified: 2011-01-23 18:57:20 Requested 16 times
encyclopedia	<reply> See https://ubottu.com/d…cyclopedia for usage information on the Encyclopedia factoid plugin	tsimpson Added on: 2010-12-14 02:58:49 Last edited by dax Last modified: 2017-10-30 07:02:33 Requested 16 times
audio-#ubuntu+1	<reply> If you're having problems with sound, first ensure ALSA is selected, by double clicking on the volume control, then File -> Change Device (ALSA Mixer). If that fails, see https://help.ubuntu.…nity/Sound - https://help.ubuntu.…leshooting - On Jaunty, please check bug https://launchpad.ne…ugs/330814 and help test the new kernel image	LjL Added on: 2009-03-26 15:49:34 Last edited by LjL Last modified: 2009-03-26 15:54:28 Requested 16 times
emesene	<deleted><reply> Emesene is an instant messenger for the WLM network. See http://emesene.org for more information.	Spec Added on: 2008-04-18 18:44:54 Last edited by dax Last modified: 2016-04-02 04:14:26 Requested 16 times
hal9000-#ubuntu-offtopic	<deleted><reply> makes more sense than mc44, and is almost as murderous	LjL Added on: 2008-02-07 21:40:42 Last edited by Pici Last modified: 2010-08-09 19:01:43 Requested 16 times
ut	<reply> For information on how to play Unreal Tournament, see https://help.ubuntu.…Tournament - for Unreal Tournament 2004, see !ut2k4	elkbuntu Added on: 2007-12-28 11:48:42 Never edited Requested 16 times
bitesize	<reply> A list of bugs that are considered easy to fix and good for beginners to attempt can be found at: https://bugs.launchp…g=bitesize	Pici Added on: 2007-11-03 23:18:21 Last edited by LjL Last modified: 2007-11-03 23:21:43 Requested 16 times
gps maps	<reply> Street mapping and GPS navigation software available for Ubuntu includes Navit, MoNav (http://code.google.c…p/monav/), Gosmore (free vector maps from OSM), GpsDrive (GTK, raster maps, free), !GoogleEarth (Qt, proprietary vector maps, proprietary)	LjL Added on: 2007-03-18 14:13:20 Last edited by bazhang Last modified: 2011-04-30 11:45:36 Requested 16 times
testing-#xubuntu	<reply> For information on how to help test the next release of Xubuntu, please see https://wiki.ubuntu.…tu/Testing	somerville32 Added on: 2007-01-11 03:42:24 Last edited by knome Last modified: 2011-09-06 12:10:03 Requested 16 times
perl-#ubuntu-offtopic	<deleted>an ancient american word meaning "i can't code C"	Seveas Added on: 2006-07-15 21:45:14 Last edited by Myrtti Last modified: 2009-06-14 09:53:18 Requested 16 times
plasma5	<reply> Kubuntu Plasma 5 is a tech preview. To test it out, see http://cdimage.ubunt…e/current/ . If you find a bug, you can also check it with kubuntu-ci images for latest builds.	rww Added on: 2014-10-24 19:39:39 Never edited Requested 15 times
doublerecursion-#ubuntu-offtopic	<reply> See !simplerecursion	LjL Added on: 2009-03-19 03:03:00 Never edited Requested 15 times
pickup	<reply> Just a tip: talking about finding and/or picking up guys/chicks is rude to the people of whichever gender who are in this channel and dont feel like being 'found' or 'picked up'. This is not a speed dating channel.	elkbuntu Added on: 2008-08-14 10:46:13 Last edited by elkbuntu Last modified: 2008-08-14 10:48:53 Requested 15 times
tonyyarusso	<deleted>weird.	elkbuntu Added on: 2008-05-12 17:23:26 Last edited by elky Last modified: 2010-10-18 11:42:06 Requested 15 times
sudoedit	<reply> To edit files with !superuser access using the user's standard editor (as set in the EDITOR !shell variable) and its normal configuration, the command « sudoedit <filename> » is available. It creates a local copy of the file, and runs the editor with the user's permissions.	ompaul Added on: 2007-12-29 21:22:30 Last edited by LjL Last modified: 2007-12-29 21:39:01 Requested 15 times
bofh	<reply>You can find the BOFH and the PFY at https://bearbin.net/bofh and http://theregister.c…odds/bofh/	Seveas Added on: 2007-11-11 20:52:01 Last edited by dax Last modified: 2016-04-02 04:18:20 Requested 15 times
tags	<reply> We use some common tags for tracking bugs on Launchpad.net See https://wiki.ubuntu.…/Bugs/Tags for common usage.	PriceChild Added on: 2007-06-04 14:27:27 Last edited by Tm_T Last modified: 2010-09-21 07:45:34 Requested 15 times
apt-torrent	<reply> The idea for using BitTorrent for pushing out updates has been registered here: https://blueprints.l…pt-torrent	bimberi Added on: 2007-04-20 04:21:59 Never edited Requested 15 times
support-#xubuntu	<reply> As most of the Ubuntu channels, #xubuntu is English only. A list of the localized Ubuntu channels can be found at https://wiki.ubuntu.…_channels. These channels will most probably be able to give Xubuntu support too. For alternative Xubuntu support options, please see http://xubuntu.org/help/.	somerville32 Added on: 2007-01-11 08:54:11 Last edited by Unit193 Last modified: 2015-12-01 20:48:06 Requested 15 times
questions-#ubuntu-classroom-chat question-#ubuntu-classroom question-#ubuntu-classroom-chat	<reply> Please ask your questions here in #ubuntu-classroom-chat rather than #ubuntu-classroom (prefix them with "QUESTION: " or the instructor's nickname)	LjL Added on: 2006-11-29 22:37:06 Never edited Requested 15 times
xfce	<reply> Xfce is a lightweight and configurable desktop environment used by !Xubuntu. Read more at http://xfce.org/	gnomefreak Added on: 2006-06-29 02:46:25 Last edited by knome Last modified: 2015-07-08 00:45:25 Requested 15 times
klik	<reply>klik is a simple way to run additional software without actually installing it. For instructions and more information see: http://dot.kde.org/2…-copy-klik	apokryphos Added on: 2006-06-18 21:31:56 Last edited by IdleOne Last modified: 2012-10-13 23:19:21 Requested 15 times
apache vhosts apache2	<reply> Apache HTTP Server is the most commonly used HTTP server on Linux systems. For setup information, see https://help.ubuntu.…httpd.html . For information on setting up a "LAMP stack", see /msg ubottu !lamp.	Seveas Added on: 2006-06-18 17:03:17 Last edited by dax Last modified: 2016-05-23 04:38:49 Requested 15 times
soc	<deleted>Google's Summer of Code project; see https://wiki.ubuntu.…gleSoC2010 and http://code.google.com/soc/	apokryphos Added on: 2006-06-18 16:05:15 Last edited by topyli Last modified: 2011-10-28 19:20:23 Requested 15 times
ecryptfs	<reply> EcryptFS is a file system encryption. It is deprecated since Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, see bug 1756840 for details. Use full disk encryption (dmcrypt-luks) instead.	hggdh Added on: 2019-02-10 16:09:39 Never edited Requested 14 times
lunix-#ubuntu-offtopic	<reply> LUnix is a Little Unix for your Commodore 64, dust it off and visit http://lunix.c64.org/ for details!	genii Added on: 2014-10-10 16:10:37 Last edited by genii Last modified: 2018-02-09 15:26:10 Requested 14 times
foocoin bitcoin dogecoin cgminer	<reply> Ubuntu's repositories do not include clients for most cryptocurrencies. You will need to use a !PPA or !compile from source to get them. Since neither of these options is officially supported, consider asking your cryptocurrency's IRC channel (see !alis) for help.	rww Added on: 2014-03-09 02:08:12 Never edited Requested 14 times
stats-#ubuntuforums	<reply>Some fun statistics for this channel can be found at https://unit193.net/…orums.html	IdleOne Added on: 2013-08-03 05:39:51 Last edited by kryten Last modified: 2017-02-23 00:02:33 Requested 14 times
test-#ubuntu-bots-devel	<reply> test $nick $chan $curLTS $who	m4v Added on: 2011-08-03 20:29:12 Last edited by m4v Last modified: 2011-08-03 20:36:51 Requested 14 times
quietwebchat	<reply> To ignore joins, parts and quits from being displayed in the freenode webchat, from the menu in the upper left, select options and then tick the "Hide JOINS/PARTS/QUITS" checkbox. This setting applies to all channels that you are in.	Pici Added on: 2011-07-19 16:49:32 Last edited by Pici Last modified: 2011-07-19 16:49:58 Requested 14 times
pwreset	<reply> Forgot your password? See https://help.ubuntu.…stPassword	Corey Added on: 2011-05-24 20:01:29 Never edited Requested 14 times
lockdown	<reply> Looking to lockdown your users' GNOME environment? Check out http://library.gnome…ent-guide/ - GNOME's Sysadmin guide may also be helpful: http://library.gnome…de/stable/	Pici Added on: 2011-01-11 17:08:28 Never edited Requested 14 times
seeker	<deleted><reply> Something stupid this way comes	Seeker` Added on: 2009-04-01 19:56:25 Last edited by Pici Last modified: 2009-12-11 17:26:49 Requested 14 times
dad	<deleted><reply> DaD was an alternative to !mom and has been shutdown in February 2009, see http://dad.dunnewind…et/end.php	Pici Added on: 2009-01-29 20:18:36 Last edited by rww Last modified: 2011-05-26 02:25:45 Requested 14 times
hal-#ubuntu-offtopic	<reply> I'm sorry Dave, I'm afraid I can't do that.	Pici Added on: 2008-07-25 17:17:03 Last edited by Pici Last modified: 2014-08-15 18:16:21 Requested 14 times
support-#kubuntu	<reply> The official Kubuntu support channel is #kubuntu. Also see http://www.kubuntu.c…upport.php	Pici Added on: 2008-07-08 15:59:07 Never edited Requested 14 times
fail-#dib5sn fail-#ubuntustudio-devel	<reply>FAILZ!	jussi01 Added on: 2008-05-06 13:57:05 Last edited by jussi01 Last modified: 2008-05-13 10:25:31 Requested 14 times
3rdparty	<reply> Packages contained in 3rd party repositories are not included in Ubuntu for a reason. Whether this be poor packaging standards, bugs or malicious authors. You should trust the maintainers of these repositories before using them. See http://ubuntuforums.…p?t=297814 for consequences.	ompaul Added on: 2008-02-24 22:00:39 Last edited by PriceChild Last modified: 2008-02-24 22:13:37 Requested 14 times
nickfork-#ubuntu-offtopic	a silly little game for offtopic channels ONLY. The way it works is you pick out a random nick from the /names list (works best if they're idle), have a bunch of people switch to something similar (scrambles, reverse, 1337speak), and see how long it takes for the real person to catch on. Have fun!	tonyyarusso Added on: 2008-02-20 09:55:16 Last edited by rww Last modified: 2011-04-06 06:16:22 Requested 14 times
kubuntu-bugs	<reply>Major Kubuntu desktop bugs can be found at https://bugs.launchp…buntu-bugs	elkbuntu Added on: 2007-12-22 05:10:53 Last edited by IdleOne Last modified: 2012-10-14 19:53:27 Requested 14 times
ops-#launchpad	<reply> Help! lifeless, flacoste, jml, joey	gnomefreak Added on: 2007-06-03 19:56:22 Last edited by tsimpson Last modified: 2011-02-14 16:11:08 Requested 14 times