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| fixinstall | <reply> For a few common problems when installing, see https://wiki.ubuntu.…emsInstall also make sure you have read !install | apokryphos Added on: 2006-06-19 11:47:23 Never edited Requested 9 times |
| grep | a command-line tool that finds a string in a file or a stream. Grep can be recursive through directories and searches can be simple or complex. See https://help.ubuntu.…unity/grep | Seveas Added on: 2006-06-18 19:08:27 Last edited by elky Last modified: 2017-03-15 16:21:51 Requested 9 times |
| acpi_osi | <reply> If your system is unstable or power management does not work well and logs show ACPI issues, you can try to make the Linux kernel pretend it was Windows during boot (which can help on hardware which was only tested with Windows): http://iam.tj/protot…i_osi.html | hggdh Added on: 2020-01-14 00:58:00 Last edited by hggdh Last modified: 2020-01-14 00:58:28 Requested 8 times |
| movelauncher launcher-position movedock | <reply> To move the Unity launcher to the bottom of the screen in 16.04+, run `gsettings set com.canonical.Unity.Launcher launcher-position Bottom`. To move it to the left, run the same command with Left instead. For older Ubuntu versions, see https://askubuntu.co…y-launcher | dax Added on: 2016-03-23 15:59:43 Never edited Requested 8 times |
| xubuntu-core core-#xubuntu | <reply> Xubuntu Core is a slimmed down version of Xubuntu that doesn't come with all the additional features of a full and modern desktop. To install: « sudo apt-get install xubuntu-core^ » (A xubuntu-core task is also available from the !minimal ISO) | knome Added on: 2015-07-08 00:51:08 Last edited by Unit193 Last modified: 2015-08-17 23:22:06 Requested 8 times |
| xmir | <deleted><reply> XMir is an X server that runs on top of Mir. It permits applications that know how to speak the X protocol but don't know how to speak to Mir (ie, approximately all of them at present) to run in a Mir-based environment. ( http://mjg59.dreamwi…26254.html ) | ldunn Added on: 2014-02-01 23:03:27 Last edited by dax Last modified: 2017-10-30 06:17:06 Requested 8 times |
| debian-#ubuntu-offtopic | <reply> Ubuntu and Debian are closely related. The former hates the latter and wants to kill it, while the latter despises the former and wants to destroy it. Both suck on each other's blood. | LjL Added on: 2013-11-19 21:41:22 Never edited Requested 8 times |
| webapps | <reply>Ubuntu Web Apps enable developers to create web applications that run in web browsers. They provide close integration to the Unity shell for functions such as launch, notifications and controls. - more info at http://developer.ubu…community/ or #ubuntu-webapps | IdleOne Added on: 2012-10-19 18:59:28 Never edited Requested 8 times |
| mint-#ubuntu-fi | <reply> Linux Mint ei ole Ubuntun tuettu rinnakkaisjakelu. Ole hyvä ja hae tukea kanavalta #linuxmint-help palvelimella irc.spotchat.org | IdleOne Added on: 2012-06-09 17:44:55 Last edited by dax Last modified: 2016-03-31 15:34:11 Requested 8 times |
| oggcamp-#ubuntu-uk | a two day unconference on August 13th/14th 2011 - See http://oggcamp.org/ | tsimpson Added on: 2011-07-14 09:51:14 Last edited by tsimpson Last modified: 2011-07-14 09:54:10 Requested 8 times |
| mibbit | <deleted><reply> freenode no longer supports connections from mibbit. See http://blog.freenode…net/?p=254 for more details. freenode help in #freenode | Pici Added on: 2009-06-19 13:33:01 Last edited by dax Last modified: 2018-03-29 20:05:34 Requested 8 times |
| threelaws-#ubuntu-offtopic | <reply>Asimov's Three Laws don't apply to IRC bots, silly human! Be afraid! | Madpilot Added on: 2009-05-12 08:25:28 Never edited Requested 8 times |
| ops-#ubuntu-bots | <reply> Help! Channel emergency! (ONLY use this trigger in emergencies) LjL, PriceChild, elky, nalioth, tsimpson or jussi01! | tsimpson Added on: 2009-04-30 15:43:55 Last edited by tsimpson Last modified: 2009-04-30 15:45:42 Requested 8 times |
| stupidbot | <deleted>stupid | elky_work Added on: 2008-09-24 06:41:47 Last edited by Pici Last modified: 2009-06-10 19:46:10 Requested 8 times |
| sfd | <reply> Software Freedom Day, Saturday 17th September 2011 http://softwarefreedomday.org/ Get involved | ompaul Added on: 2008-07-06 04:05:54 Last edited by IdleOne Last modified: 2011-04-11 20:36:54 Requested 8 times |
| klipper | the KDE clipboard utility. It stores clipboard history, and allows you to link clipboard contents to application actions. Further information is available at https://help.ubuntu.…ty/Klipper | Myrtti Added on: 2008-05-26 10:53:13 Never edited Requested 8 times |
| expert | <deleted><alias> anyone | ompaul Added on: 2008-02-23 15:23:17 Last edited by knome Last modified: 2014-03-19 19:31:51 Requested 8 times |
| nbs | <reply> Some packages are no longer built from source as a result of various transitions. The reverse dependencies of these packages require an update. The current tracking list is available from http://people.ubuntu…chive/NBS/ | Pici Added on: 2007-11-26 17:30:44 Never edited Requested 8 times |
| profanephobia-#ubuntu-offtopic | <deleted><reply> Profanephobia is afraid of profane things! | Spec Added on: 2007-11-06 20:52:52 Last edited by Pici Last modified: 2010-08-12 12:39:16 Requested 8 times |
| tribe6 | <deleted><reply> Gutsy Gibbon (7.10) Tribe 6 is not a formal release, but rather a bugfixing milestone. Please see http://tinyurl.com/3ytk9g for more information. | Hobbsee Added on: 2007-09-11 14:11:28 Last edited by IdleOne Last modified: 2011-05-26 16:53:43 Requested 8 times |
| scanners | <reply> Scanning software: XSane, the GIMP (GNOME), Skanlite (KDE). For instructions see https://help.ubuntu.…nningHowTo and to see supported hardware: https://wiki.ubuntu.…tsScanners - See also !OCR | Hobbsee Added on: 2007-04-07 15:23:25 Last edited by jussi01 Last modified: 2008-11-05 11:59:40 Requested 8 times |
| tango | a style guideline and icon set. It can be found and read about at http://tango-project.org | Seveas Added on: 2006-11-22 21:57:04 Never edited Requested 8 times |
| trac | an open source, enhanced wiki and issue tracking system for software development projects. Look here for a Trac How To on Ubuntu: https://help.ubuntu.…uTracHowto | nalioth Added on: 2006-08-27 02:11:14 Never edited Requested 8 times |
| es-#lubuntu | <reply> En este canal de lubuntu, se habla sólo en inglés. Si busca ayuda en español entre al canal #lubuntu-es; escriba " /join #lubuntu-es " (sin comillas) y presione intro. | wxl Added on: 2019-09-23 23:08:42 Never edited Requested 7 times |
| mds | <reply> Microarchitectural Data Sampling is a security issue with Intel processors. Update your system to receive the kernel and microcode patches. Visit https://wiki.ubuntu.…geBase/MDS for more info and recommendations. | dax Added on: 2019-05-15 16:56:23 Never edited Requested 7 times |
| tsimonq2-#kubuntu-devel | <deleted><reply> fnord | wxl Added on: 2017-03-23 00:07:22 Last edited by dax Last modified: 2017-03-23 00:16:08 Requested 7 times |
| yup-#xubuntu-devel | <reply> yakkety yak, ackety ack, yuppety yup | knome Added on: 2016-04-22 20:15:39 Never edited Requested 7 times |
| emacs-#ubuntu-offtopic | <reply> Ubuntu channels can only provide support for Ubuntu itself. Other operating systems have their own support channels. Please consult their websites for more information. | rww Added on: 2016-01-06 17:13:56 Never edited Requested 7 times |
| willy | <reply> It is spelt !wiLy :) | Pici Added on: 2015-05-04 14:43:35 Never edited Requested 7 times |
| lpstatus | <reply> If PPAs or other Launchpad services seem unavailable, please check https://twitter.com/…hpadstatus to see if there is a current issue which is already known | genii Added on: 2014-06-15 03:24:33 Never edited Requested 7 times |
| canibeanop-#ubuntu-offtopic | <deleted><reply>Maybe. | Flannel Added on: 2013-08-18 01:02:30 Last edited by Pici Last modified: 2014-01-08 19:42:14 Requested 7 times |
| fhqwhgads-#ubuntu-offtopic fh[tab]-#ubuntu-offtopic | <reply> Everybody to the limit, everybody to the limit! | Flannel Added on: 2013-02-13 08:15:47 Never edited Requested 7 times |
| admingroup | <reply> Up through Ubuntu 11.10, administrator privileges using sudo was granted to the "admin" Unix group. In Ubuntu 12.04, privileges are granted to the "sudo" group, for consistency with upstream and Debian. For compatibility, the "admin" group will continue to have access in 12.04. | tonyyarusso Added on: 2012-05-04 20:50:58 Last edited by tonyyarusso Last modified: 2012-05-04 20:55:41 Requested 7 times |
| faq-#xubuntu faq-#xubuntu-devel faq-#xubuntu-offtopic | <reply>Lists of common questions and answers about Xubuntu can be found at http://xubuntu.org/n…gory/faq/. See also: https://help.ubuntu.…nQuestions | knome Added on: 2012-02-04 22:27:57 Last edited by dax Last modified: 2017-10-30 06:54:11 Requested 7 times |
| benchmark | <reply> Packages for bechmarking your system include bonnie++ (for drives), glmark2 (for 3D graphics), netperf (for networking), mbw (for memory) - For more, issue the !terminal command « apt-cache search benchmark » - See also !testing | LjL Added on: 2012-01-21 13:01:15 Last edited by LjL Last modified: 2012-01-21 13:05:51 Requested 7 times |
| ucp | <deleted><reply> Ubuntu Certified Professional is a training course for systems administrators who need to deploy Ubuntu in an office environment. More: http://www.ubuntu.co…ofessional | h00k Added on: 2011-09-19 18:58:55 Last edited by IdleOne Last modified: 2012-10-14 19:50:43 Requested 7 times |
| za | <reply> Do you need help with Ubuntu or Kubuntu in Afrikaans? Type /join #ubuntu-za or /join #kubuntu-za - Het jy hulp nodig het met Ubuntu of Kubuntu in Afrikaans? Tik /join #ubuntu-za of /join #kubuntu-za. | IdleOne Added on: 2011-09-07 10:39:36 Never edited Requested 7 times |
| onirc | <reply> It's onEirIc! | rww Added on: 2011-05-30 23:13:54 Never edited Requested 7 times |
| skypefail | <deleted><reply> Skype are currently having issues with connection problems and are working on a fix. A temporary fix can be found at https://support.skyp…kype-today | Pici Added on: 2011-05-26 14:12:14 Last edited by IdleOne Last modified: 2012-10-14 19:50:43 Requested 7 times |
| bitcoins-#ubuntu-offtopic | <deleted><reply>ban | Flannel Added on: 2011-05-25 23:36:06 Last edited by rww Last modified: 2011-07-22 05:56:23 Requested 7 times |
| mathematica | <reply> For help installing Mathematica on Ubuntu, see https://help.ubuntu.…athematica | jrib Added on: 2011-02-14 18:17:00 Last edited by jrib Last modified: 2011-02-14 18:17:33 Requested 7 times |
| version-bug | <deleted><reply> Ubuntu 10.10's About Ubuntu application erroneously says "You are using Ubuntu 11.04". This is a bug. Run "lsb_release -a" in a terminal to see your Ubuntu version. Bug report at http://tinyurl.com/versionbug | rww Added on: 2011-01-24 05:50:37 Last edited by rww Last modified: 2011-02-07 02:05:23 Requested 7 times |
| ccloak | <reply> For Canonical employees requiring an @canonical cloak, please see the instructions on https://wiki.ubuntu.…IRC/Cloaks | jussi Added on: 2010-05-13 07:51:03 Never edited Requested 7 times |
| newppa | <reply> With Launchpad's Personal Package Archives (PPA), you can build and publish binary Ubuntu packages for multiple architectures simply by uploading an Ubuntu source package to Launchpad. See https://help.launchp…uickStart. | Pici Added on: 2010-04-28 12:01:19 Never edited Requested 7 times |
| schedule-#ubuntu-classroom schedule-#ubuntu-classroom-chat | <reply> To view the upcoming Ubuntu Classroom schedule, visit the Learning Events Calendar at http://fridge.ubuntu…classroom/ | nhandler Added on: 2010-03-05 05:10:38 Last edited by IdleOne Last modified: 2012-12-23 02:53:43 Requested 7 times |
| list-it | questo è un canale di aiuto solo, non è un canale o rete di distributione di fila | Mamarok Added on: 2009-08-11 16:24:34 Never edited Requested 7 times |
| otherdistro | <reply> we really don't do help for your distro, perhaps if you put a # in front of the distro name you might find yourself in their channels where they would be able to welcome you and help more than we can | ompaul Added on: 2008-09-28 20:28:48 Never edited Requested 7 times |
| officialdocs | <reply>Before doing anything you don't know about, check the official Ubuntu document repository and wiki pages at https://help.ubuntu.com These guides are created by the Ubuntu community for Ubuntu. This will give you a tried, test and most importantly *SUPPORTED* way to resolve your issue and move forward. | Myrtti Added on: 2008-05-06 10:29:16 Last edited by jussi01 Last modified: 2008-05-06 10:30:03 Requested 7 times |
| server-network networkcli network-cli clinetwork | <reply> For help setting up networking on Ubuntu Server, see https://help.ubuntu.…ommandLine | ompaul Added on: 2008-04-14 21:51:09 Last edited by dax Last modified: 2016-04-02 04:27:11 Requested 7 times |
| ogra | <deleted><reply>ogra looks like a pirate! | mneptok Added on: 2007-11-30 00:19:48 Last edited by rww Last modified: 2011-05-27 17:47:44 Requested 7 times |
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