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Factoid	Value	Author
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
32bit i386	<reply> For information about the future of support for i386 packages in Ubuntu 19.10 Eoan Ermine and onward, please read the following official statement: https://ubuntu.com/b…-20-04-lts . Note this applies only to i386 (Intel/AMD) builds, not other 32-bit architectures like arm.	hggdh Added on: 2019-06-20 15:43:42 Last edited by hggdh Last modified: 2019-07-16 15:03:07 Requested 15 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
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
xauthority	<reply> If the .Xauthority file in your home directory has the wrong permissions (usually due to misuse of sudo), you may be unable to log in. To fix, change to a virtual terminal with Ctrl-Alt-F3, log in with your normal username and password, run rm ~/.Xauthority* and then reboot.	dax Added on: 2019-04-22 05:03:12 Never edited Requested 14 times
mix frankenubuntu	<reply> it is usually a very bad idea to mix packages from different releases (or Linux distributions), and it is completely unsupported	hggdh Added on: 2019-02-18 23:06:55 Never edited Requested 14 times
lowlatency	<reply> The lowlatency kernel is a special Ubuntu kernel build with modifications for systems which require low latency when communicating with some hardware, such as some Audio devices. Included with Ubuntu Studio by default.	hggdh Added on: 2019-02-10 16:12:33 Last edited by hggdh Last modified: 2019-04-03 17:54:56 Requested 14 times
ubuntustudio-channels offtopic-#ubuntustudio ot-#ubuntustudio ot-#ubuntustudio-devel offtopic-#ubuntustudio-devel channels-#ubuntustudio channels-#ubuntustudio-devel channels-#ubuntustudio-offtopic	<reply> #ubuntustudio is the Ubuntu Studio support channel, #ubuntustudio-devel for discussion regarding development of Ubuntu Studio, and #ubuntustudio-offtopic is for random chatter. Thanks!	Unit193 Added on: 2015-12-10 04:26:33 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
scoobysnacks	<reply> I prefer botsnacks, but thanks for the thought.	elkbuntu Added on: 2007-03-29 13:34:30 Never edited Requested 14 times
metisse	<deleted><reply>Metisse is Mandriva's composite window manager. For more information, see http://www.mandriva.…ts/metisse	apokryphos Added on: 2007-02-03 16:28:34 Last edited by IdleOne Last modified: 2013-03-23 02:46:33 Requested 14 times
questions-#ubuntu-classroom	<reply> Please ask your questions in #ubuntu-classroom-chat	LjL Added on: 2006-11-28 17:29:59 Never edited Requested 14 times
nz	the New Zealand LoCo Team has a channel at #ubuntu-nz	Hobbsee Added on: 2006-09-19 11:06:37 Never edited Requested 14 times
ubuntero	<reply> To become an Ubuntero on Launchpad you need to sign the Code of Conduct. See https://help.ubuntu.…GuardHowto	bimberi Added on: 2006-07-02 09:32:02 Never edited Requested 14 times
kxstudio	<reply> KXStudio is an Ubuntu-based operating system and a repository for Debian-based operating systems for audio production. Development is on hiatus until late-2019 as of this writing. It is not supported by Ubuntu or Ubuntu Studio, and using its repo is discouraged. Support in #kxstudio.	hggdh Added on: 2019-04-17 15:20:13 Never edited Requested 13 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 13 times