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| worksforme wfm w4m | <reply> Common Sense: Just because you can, does not mean you should (and especially recommend to others). Think before you do. "Works for me" does not mean it is ok. The latest version of everything is not always useful if you aim for stability. | Seveas Added on: 2006-06-18 21:54:02 Last edited by rww Last modified: 2015-09-14 19:38:58 Requested 1402 times |
| envy | <deleted><alias> envyng | LjL Added on: 2006-12-09 03:22:01 Last edited by genii-around Last modified: 2011-05-25 17:30:48 Requested 1378 times |
| kde4 kde 4 kde4help kde4support | <deleted><reply> KDE SC 4.4 is the latest major release of the KDE Software Compilation. Packages can be found at http://www.kubuntu.o…/kde-4.4.2 - Support in #kubuntu | apokryphos Added on: 2006-06-18 20:48:00 Last edited by jussi Last modified: 2010-10-05 11:00:39 Requested 1373 times |
| ics inetsharing | <reply> If you want to share the internet connection of your Ubuntu machine with other machines in the network see https://help.ubuntu.…ionSharing | Pici Added on: 2008-04-02 19:03:38 Last edited by tsimpson Last modified: 2011-05-06 11:22:25 Requested 1368 times |
| firefox ff | the default web browser on Ubuntu. To install the latest version, see https://help.ubuntu.…NewVersion | To install plugins: https://help.ubuntu.…foxPlugins | Seveas Added on: 2006-06-19 13:48:13 Last edited by rww Last modified: 2011-06-13 03:12:27 Requested 1351 times |
| torrent bittorent bittorrent | <reply> Some torrent clients: Transmission (GTK and terminal-based), Deluge-Torrent, Freeloader, BitStormLite, BitTornado-GUI (GTK), KTorrent (KDE), QTorrent (Qt), Azureus/Vuse (Java), !Frostwire (Java), TorrentFlux (web-based), bittornado, rTorrent, cTorrent, bittorrent, aria2 (terminal-based) - FAQ: http://www.bittorren…m/help/faq - See also !P2P | Seveas Added on: 2006-06-18 17:03:09 Last edited by oCean Last modified: 2012-01-14 16:17:16 Requested 1343 times |
| burners burn burner burning cdrw | <reply> CD/DVD burning software: k3b (KDE), brasero (GNOME), gnomebaker, xcdroast, wodim (command-line) | To burn ISO files, see https://help.ubuntu.…ngIsoHowto | Seveas Added on: 2006-06-18 21:35:32 Last edited by rww Last modified: 2011-04-23 23:42:28 Requested 1334 times |
| software | <reply> A general introduction to the ways software can be installed, removed and managed in Ubuntu can be found at https://help.ubuntu.…Management - See also !Packages, !Equivalents | Seveas Added on: 2006-06-18 19:20:32 Last edited by tonyyarusso Last modified: 2007-03-07 01:15:42 Requested 1316 times |
| gnome | <reply> GNOME was the default desktop environment on Ubuntu up to 10.10. To install the GNOME Shell, type [ sudo apt-get install gnome-shell ] in a !terminal. For the GNOME-based !flavor of Ubuntu, see !ubuntu-gnome | Seveas Added on: 2006-06-18 17:02:05 Last edited by IdleOne Last modified: 2013-12-24 02:04:30 Requested 1300 times |
| bluetooth | <reply>For instructions on how to set up bluetooth, see https://help.ubuntu.…toothSetup | Madpilot Added on: 2006-06-28 11:00:53 Never edited Requested 1295 times |
| edgy edgy eft edgyeft 6.10 | <reply>Ubuntu 6.10 (Edgy Eft) was the fifth release of Ubuntu. End Of Life: April 25th, 2008. See !eol for more details. | bimberi Added on: 2006-07-10 01:01:55 Last edited by Pici Last modified: 2008-09-22 15:18:55 Requested 1282 times |
| phone nexus7 tablet touch phablet ubuntu-touch | <reply> Information about the Ubuntu Touch platform for Phone and Tablet is available here https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Touch . Support and discussion in #ubuntu-touch | IdleOne Added on: 2013-01-02 19:42:52 Last edited by rww Last modified: 2014-05-02 05:14:32 Requested 1255 times |
| final beta already | <reply> If you install a development version of Ubuntu $curDevel and keep up with package updates, then you will be upgraded to the official release of $curDevelNum when it comes out. To make sure, type « sudo apt update && sudo apt full-upgrade » in a terminal. | LjL Added on: 2007-04-19 18:02:54 Last edited by Pici Last modified: 2016-02-26 22:24:21 Requested 1255 times |
| usplash splashy | <reply> To select the usplash artwork you want, use "sudo update-alternatives --config usplash-artwork.so && sudo update-initramfs -u" - See https://help.ubuntu.…ationHowto for adding your custom artwork | apokryphos Added on: 2006-06-18 20:36:28 Never edited Requested 1219 times |
| synaptic | <reply> A Graphical Package Manager. For a good howto see https://help.ubuntu.…apticHowto | apokryphos Added on: 2006-06-18 15:41:59 Last edited by IdleOne Last modified: 2012-07-11 03:39:11 Requested 1210 times |
| kubuntu | <reply> Kubuntu is the Ubuntu flavour using KDE Software and the KDE Plasma Workspaces. See https://kubuntu.org for more information - For support join #kubuntu - See also !kde | gnomefreak Added on: 2006-08-02 23:45:20 Last edited by dax Last modified: 2017-10-22 21:35:42 Requested 1200 times |
| editors editor vim emacs nano kate gedit vi ed | <reply> Text Editors: gedit (GNOME), Kate (KDE), mousepad (Xfce4) - Terminal-based: nano, vi/vim, emacs, ed - For HTML/CSS editors, see !html - For programming editors and IDE, see !code | apokryphos Added on: 2006-06-18 17:49:42 Last edited by nhandler Last modified: 2010-07-07 04:38:32 Requested 1194 times |
| nfs | the network file system. See https://help.ubuntu.…UpNFSHowTo for information on installing and configuring NFS. | Seveas Added on: 2006-06-18 00:41:51 Never edited Requested 1173 times |
| hostname | <reply>Use hostname <somehostname> to set the hostname, or to do it permanently: edit /etc/hosts to include BOTH the old and new hostname and then change /etc/hostname to the new one. WARNING! Make sure that your current hostname and /etc/hosts match, otherwise sudo may not work properly. | Seveas Added on: 2006-06-19 14:52:04 Last edited by rww Last modified: 2011-01-24 05:15:07 Requested 1167 times |
| screenshot imagebin screenshots | <reply> Screenshots can be made with the [PrtScr] button. Want to show us a screenshot of your problem? Upload an image to http://imgur.com/ and link the created page here. | Seveas Added on: 2006-06-18 18:00:09 Last edited by rww Last modified: 2014-08-30 22:34:06 Requested 1167 times |
| resetpanels resetpanel panels | <reply> To reset the GNOME panel to defaults, type this in a !terminal: « gconftool --recursive-unset /apps/panel && killall gnome-panel » | LjL Added on: 2008-01-27 02:26:16 Last edited by rww Last modified: 2011-03-28 01:44:51 Requested 1159 times |
| pidgin gaim | <reply> The Instant Messenger client Pidgin (formerly Gaim) (https://help.ubuntu.…ty/Pidgin) supports MSN, XMPP (Jabber, GTalk and variants), AIM, Gadu-Gadu, Novell Groupwise, ICQ, YIM, IRC and others. See also !Kopete | tonyyarusso Added on: 2007-04-08 08:06:32 Last edited by dax Last modified: 2017-10-30 06:53:50 Requested 1153 times |
| sound-#kubuntu | <reply> If you're having problems with sound see https://help.ubuntu.…nity/Sound - https://help.ubuntu.…leshooting - For playing audio files, see !Players and !MP3 | Hawkwind Added on: 2006-09-14 19:14:50 Last edited by tsimpson Last modified: 2009-11-21 20:21:54 Requested 1140 times |
| latest newest | <reply> Packages in Ubuntu may not be the latest. Ubuntu aims for stability, so "latest" may not be a good idea. Post-release updates are only considered if they are fixes for security vulnerabilities, high impact bug fixes, or unintrusive bug fixes with substantial benefit. See also !backports, !sru, and !ppa. | Seveas Added on: 2006-06-19 13:43:19 Last edited by rww Last modified: 2011-03-22 05:25:44 Requested 1129 times |
| fuse captive | <reply> FUSE (Filesystem in Userspace) is a !kernel driver that allows non-root users to create their own filesystems. See http://en.wikipedia.…_Userspace for more on FUSE. Some examples of filesystems that use FUSE are !ntfs-3g, sshfs and isofs. A full list of Filesystems that use FUSE is here: http://fuse.sourcefo…ileSystems | apokryphos Added on: 2006-06-19 11:48:16 Last edited by Amaranth Last modified: 2007-08-07 14:36:30 Requested 1129 times |
| swap | used to move unused programs and data out of main memory to make your system faster. It can also be used as extra memory if you don't have enough. See https://help.ubuntu.…ty/SwapFaq for more info | Seveas Added on: 2006-06-18 18:02:26 Never edited Requested 1128 times |
| pastebinit | <reply> pastebinit is the command-line equivalent of !pastebin - Command output, or other text can be redirected to pastebinit, which then reports an URL containing the output - To use pastebinit, install the « pastebinit » package from a package manager - Simple usage: command | pastebinit | genii Added on: 2009-06-01 23:40:16 Last edited by genii Last modified: 2017-05-30 21:35:12 Requested 1120 times |
| br | <reply> Por favor, use #ubuntu-br para ajuda em português. Para entrar no canal por favor faça "/join #ubuntu-br " sem as aspas. Para a comunidade local portuguêsa, use #ubuntu-pt. Obrigada. | Seveas Added on: 2006-06-18 01:15:56 Last edited by hggdh Last modified: 2014-10-11 14:56:14 Requested 1118 times |
| packages | <reply> You can browse and search for Ubuntu packages using !Synaptic, !KPackageKit, !Muon, "apt-cache search <keywords or regex>", or online at http://packages.ubuntu.com - Ubuntu has about 30000 packages available, so please *search* for an official package before installing things in awkward ways! | LjL Added on: 2006-07-12 18:15:53 Last edited by tsimpson Last modified: 2014-05-09 15:01:15 Requested 1109 times |
| pinning pin | an advanced feature that APT can use to prefer particular packages over others. See https://help.ubuntu.…nningHowto | apokryphos Added on: 2006-06-18 15:57:41 Never edited Requested 1099 times |
| distributions suse redhat mandriva gentoo archlinux fedora distros novell slackware mepis distro distribution manjaro | <reply> Other !Linux distributions besides !Ubuntu include: Debian, Mepis (using !APT); RedHat, Fedora, SUSE, Mandriva (using !RPM); Gentoo, Arch Linux, Manjaro, Slackware (using other packaging systems) | apokryphos Added on: 2006-06-18 20:46:43 Last edited by SonikkuAmerica Last modified: 2016-09-02 16:41:01 Requested 1088 times |
| relationship debian | <reply> Ubuntu and Debian are closely related. Ubuntu builds on the foundations of Debian architecture and infrastructure, with a different community and release process. See https://www.ubuntu.c…and-debian - !Repositories meant for Debian should NOT be used on Ubuntu! | apokryphos Added on: 2006-12-16 15:04:50 Last edited by krytarik Last modified: 2016-11-21 19:32:02 Requested 1087 times |
| puregnome pureubuntu | <reply> If you want to remove all !Kubuntu packages or !Xubuntu packages and have a default !Ubuntu system, follow the instructions here: http://www.psychocat…pureubuntu | PriceChild Added on: 2008-02-23 01:00:54 Last edited by IdleOne Last modified: 2012-11-11 13:34:51 Requested 1078 times |
| chroot debchroot | <reply> A chroot is used to make programs believe that the directory they are running in is really the root directory. It can be used to stop programs accessing files outside of that directory, or for compiling 32bit applications in a 64bit environment - see https://help.ubuntu.…asicChroot | ompaul Added on: 2006-08-11 17:28:50 Last edited by Pici Last modified: 2010-06-15 17:12:19 Requested 1074 times |
| isitout-#ubuntu-release-party | <deleted><reply> YES! ITS OUT: https://lists.ubuntu…00195.html | tonyyarusso Added on: 2009-10-28 21:21:14 Last edited by Pici Last modified: 2015-04-23 18:59:49 Requested 1070 times |
| torrents | <reply> $curStable can be torrented from http://torrent.ubunt…so.torrent or http://torrent.ubunt…so.torrent depending on your needs. Other flavors can be found at http://torrent.ubuntu.com:6969 | apokryphos Added on: 2006-10-26 13:27:56 Last edited by Pici Last modified: 2016-04-21 17:46:05 Requested 1070 times |
| proxy | <deleted><reply> Several Ubuntu channels prohibit access from open proxies and other anonymous connections due to a high level of abuse. The supported ways to hide your IP address on freenode are to use !Tor or get a !cloak | Seveas Added on: 2007-02-19 22:15:51 Last edited by Pici Last modified: 2014-08-07 13:01:46 Requested 1069 times |
| love | <deleted><reply> Love is like racing across the frozen tundra on a snowmobile which flips over, trapping you underneath. At night, the ice-weasels come. | Amaranth Added on: 2006-10-14 07:45:34 Last edited by Pici Last modified: 2009-12-11 17:47:24 Requested 1052 times |
| dualhead dual-head dual head dualmonitor dual monitors | <reply> Information about dual-head on linux can be found on http://wiki.linuxque…i/DualHead - See also !Xinerama | Seveas Added on: 2006-12-01 23:30:58 Never edited Requested 1051 times |
| ftp ftp clients ftp client | <reply> FTP clients: Nautilus (Places -> Connect to server), gFTP, FileZilla (for !GNOME); Konqueror, Kasablanca, KFTPGrabber (for !KDE); FireFTP (for Firefox); ftp, lftp (for !cli) - See also !FTPd | bimberi Added on: 2006-07-24 06:50:53 Last edited by LjL Last modified: 2009-04-11 01:58:22 Requested 1050 times |
| purge-ppa | <reply>To disable a PPA from your sources and revert your packages back to default Ubuntu packages, install ppa-purge and use the command: « sudo ppa-purge ppa:<repository-name>/<subdirectory> » – For more information, see http://www.webupd8.o…mmand.html | Tm_T Added on: 2011-06-14 07:13:09 Last edited by Tm_T Last modified: 2011-06-14 07:19:19 Requested 1042 times |
| linux | <reply> Linux is the kernel (core) of the Ubuntu operating system. Many operating systems use Linux as a kernel. For more information on Linux in general, visit http://en.wikipedia.…wiki/Linux | Seveas Added on: 2006-06-18 16:35:48 Last edited by jrib Last modified: 2009-11-15 15:39:12 Requested 1040 times |
| fsck | the FileSystem ChecKer, which runs automatically when you boot if you didn't shutdown cleanly. Type "man fsck" for information on running it manually. The command "sudo touch /forcefsck && sudo shutdown -r now" will force a reboot and a filesystem check; "sudo touch /fastboot" will skip a filesystem check at next reboot | LjL Added on: 2006-12-13 20:01:03 Last edited by tsimpson Last modified: 2011-05-04 07:55:19 Requested 1037 times |
| undelete recover | <reply> Some tools to recover lost data are listed and explained at https://help.ubuntu.…taRecovery | LjL-Temp Added on: 2008-03-22 21:58:27 Last edited by dax Last modified: 2016-03-30 19:05:35 Requested 1034 times |
| adept crash fix | <deleted><alias> aptlock | uniq Added on: 2006-06-23 19:48:04 Last edited by tsimpson Last modified: 2014-05-09 15:02:48 Requested 1016 times |
| natty narwhal | <reply> Ubuntu 11.04 (Natty Narwhal) was the fourteenth release of Ubuntu. !End-Of-Life on 2012-10-28, see https://ubottu.com/y/natty for details. | Pici Added on: 2010-08-17 18:38:25 Last edited by dax Last modified: 2017-10-30 07:02:19 Requested 1015 times |
| automate | <reply> Ways to automate installation of Ubuntu on multiple machines are described at https://help.ubuntu.…6/apb.html - See also !cloning | LJL Added on: 2007-03-21 01:00:24 Last edited by Pici Last modified: 2015-09-28 14:51:35 Requested 1014 times |
| mac macbook unity-#ubuntu-offtopic | <reply> For help on installing and using Ubuntu on a Mac, see: https://wiki.ubuntu.…yHelpPages | stdin Added on: 2008-05-05 01:25:23 Last edited by rww Last modified: 2014-02-01 07:39:50 Requested 1010 times |
| checkinstall | a wrapper to "make install", useful for installing programs you compiled. It will create a .deb package, which will be listed in the APT database and can be uninstalled like other packages. See https://help.ubuntu.…eckInstall - Read the warnings at the top and bottom of that web page, and DO NOT interrupt CheckInstall while it's running! | ompaul Added on: 2006-07-16 19:52:09 Last edited by jrib Last modified: 2007-07-19 12:07:20 Requested 1010 times |
| danger rmrf/ dangerous | <reply> DO NOT RUN THAT COMMAND! That particular command is DANGEROUS and shouldn't be uttered here. REST OF YOU: DANGER, WILL ROBINSON, DANGER! Do not use the command or utter it here thank you! | ompaul Added on: 2008-03-08 18:30:18 Last edited by rww Last modified: 2011-01-11 02:10:55 Requested 1007 times |
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