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| dpkg | the Debian package maintenance system, which together with apt forms the basic Ubuntu package management toolkit. | Seveas Added on: 2006-06-18 00:22:05 Never edited Requested 561 times |
| man manpage | <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 see https://help.ubuntu.…heTerminal | Manpages online: http://manpages.ubuntu.com/ | Seveas Added on: 2006-06-18 00:34:53 Last edited by Pici Last modified: 2009-06-23 00:01:49 Requested 557 times |
| dapper drake dapper drake 6.06 | <reply> Ubuntu 6.06 LTS (Dapper Drake) was the fourth release of Ubuntu. Desktop support ended on July 14th 2009, Server support ended on June 1st 2011. See !eol and !upgrade for more details. | Seveas Added on: 2006-06-17 23:17:22 Last edited by Pici Last modified: 2011-06-01 21:31:13 Requested 557 times |
| freedom free | <reply> freedom is important. Ubuntu is as free as we can make it, which means mostly free software. See http://www.gnu.org/p…ee-sw.html and http://www.ubuntu.co…/licensing | Seveas Added on: 2006-06-17 23:51:00 Last edited by IdleOne Last modified: 2012-10-13 22:37:39 Requested 556 times |
| dist-upgrade distupgrade | <reply> A dist-upgrade will install new dependencies for packages already installed and may remove packages if they are no longer needed. This will not bring you to a new release of Ubuntu, see !upgrade if that is your intention. | Hobbsee Added on: 2007-03-27 15:46:32 Last edited by Pici Last modified: 2012-01-26 13:32:57 Requested 552 times |
| java-#kubuntu | <deleted><reply>To install a Java compiler/interpreter on Ubuntu, look at https://help.ubuntu.…unity/Java - For the Sun Java runtime install sun-java5-jre or sun-java6-jre from the !Multiverse repository. | Jucato Added on: 2007-02-22 06:51:50 Last edited by jussi01 Last modified: 2009-10-19 13:00:42 Requested 546 times |
| cedega | a project based on WINE, aimed at running Windows games on Linux. For more info, see https://help.ubuntu.…ity/Cedega | Seveas Added on: 2006-06-18 18:38:34 Last edited by dax Last modified: 2017-10-30 06:53:22 Requested 545 times |
| sorry | <reply> It's ok, I am only a bot so I cannot stay mad at you. For apologising to humans though, take a read of https://web.archive.…apologies/ | Amaranth Added on: 2007-08-10 23:05:06 Last edited by tonyyarusso Last modified: 2017-05-22 21:48:30 Requested 540 times |
| sru | <reply> Stable Release Update information is at https://wiki.ubuntu.…aseUpdates | Mez Added on: 2006-10-31 21:14:37 Last edited by dax Last modified: 2017-10-30 06:45:13 Requested 529 times |
| bye | <reply> Au revoir! | LjL Added on: 2008-01-22 03:51:40 Last edited by LjL Last modified: 2008-01-22 04:09:41 Requested 528 times |
| gpgerr badsig ppagpg | <reply> Getting GPG errors after adding custom repositories? Find the GPG keyword for the repository (it's 437D05B5 for the standard ones) and run « sudo apt-key adv --recv-keys --keyserver keyserver.ubuntu.com <key> » | Seveas Added on: 2006-06-29 17:03:36 Last edited by nhandler Last modified: 2010-11-30 02:27:36 Requested 528 times |
| adduser users user useradd | <reply> To add new users to your Ubuntu system, follow the instructions at https://help.ubuntu.…UsersHowto - For administrative privileges, users need to be made members of the group "sudo" - See !sudo | LjL Added on: 2006-11-24 17:00:44 Last edited by jrib Last modified: 2013-06-27 20:30:10 Requested 526 times |
| irssi | a terminal based IRC client. See https://help.ubuntu.…nity/Irssi for help. See also !screen | imbrandon Added on: 2006-06-28 01:58:13 Last edited by tsimpson Last modified: 2011-03-03 21:41:12 Requested 524 times |
| pony-#ubuntu-offtopic | <reply>PONY! Ponyponyponyponypony! http://windowseat.ca…r_pony.jpg - NO PONIES FOR YOU! | Spec Added on: 2007-10-31 20:04:16 Last edited by elky Last modified: 2010-04-28 11:26:05 Requested 519 times |
| splash splashscreen | <reply> To change the Gnome splash screen, use gnome-splashscreen-manager or change the GConf key /apps/gnome-session/options/splash_image using !gconf-editor. | apokryphos Added on: 2006-06-19 13:16:53 Last edited by Myrtti Last modified: 2009-06-19 09:05:35 Requested 519 times |
| crosspost crossposting | <reply> Please don't ask the same question in multiple Ubuntu channels at the same time. Many helpers are in more than one channel and it's not fair to them or the other people seeking support. | Pici Added on: 2008-11-17 15:45:49 Last edited by Pici Last modified: 2008-11-17 15:47:24 Requested 517 times |
| rootirc | <reply> It's not technically our business, but we'd like to tell you that IRC'ing as root is a Very Bad Idea (tm). After all, doing anything as root when root is not needed is bad, and especially bad with software that connects to the Internet. | LjL Added on: 2007-09-21 17:20:07 Last edited by LjL Last modified: 2007-09-25 18:04:50 Requested 517 times |
| mythtv | a TV framework for Linux - Instructions for using with Ubuntu at https://help.ubuntu.…ity/MythTV - For discussion and specific support of MythTV, try #mythtv-users | apokryphos Added on: 2006-06-19 13:14:52 Last edited by dax Last modified: 2017-11-10 21:49:07 Requested 517 times |
| encrypted encrypt encryption | <reply> For information on setting up encrypted private directories (8.10+) see https://help.ubuntu.…eDirectory | Flannel Added on: 2008-11-01 02:15:25 Never edited Requested 516 times |
| laptop notebook | <reply> Laptop support information can be found on https://wiki.ubuntu.…nesLaptops - http://www.linux-laptop.net/ - https://wiki.ubuntu.…estingTeam - http://tuxmobil.org | Seveas Added on: 2006-06-18 01:06:13 Last edited by dax Last modified: 2017-10-30 06:49:35 Requested 516 times |
| gnome3 | <reply> GNOME 3 is the desktop environment on which Unity is based. To use GNOME Shell instead of Unity, install the "gnome-shell" package and investigate "gnome-tweak-tool". GNOME 3 is not supported under Natty/11.04, and may break your system if installed from alternate sources. | Pici Added on: 2011-04-28 14:20:10 Last edited by pangolin Last modified: 2011-10-19 15:07:19 Requested 513 times |
| screencast record desktop screencasts | <reply> Some programs to capture your screen are Kazam, Vokoscreen & Simple Screen Recorder. Also ffmpeg/libav with x11grab option on the command line. Also see https://wiki.ubuntu.…reenCasts. | jrib Added on: 2007-06-02 14:03:35 Last edited by Pricey Last modified: 2014-01-16 16:29:46 Requested 513 times |
| schedule-#ubuntu+1 | <reply> A schedule of $curDevelLong ($curDevelNum) release milestones can be found here: https://wiki.ubuntu.…seSchedule | Pici Added on: 2008-04-04 19:29:38 Last edited by rww Last modified: 2015-03-15 04:26:29 Requested 511 times |
| im instant messaging instant messenger msn aim icq chat clients messenger | <reply> The Empathy Instant Messenger is installed by default and supports MSN, XMPP (Jabber, GTalk and variants), AIM, Gadu-Gadu, Novell Groupwise, ICQ, YIM, IRC and others. See also !Kopete and !pidgin | Seveas Added on: 2006-06-18 17:40:54 Last edited by topyli Last modified: 2011-09-23 17:07:40 Requested 511 times |
| requirements reqs specs | <reply> Hardware requirements to install, boot and comfortably use Ubuntu are listed at https://help.ubuntu.…quirements - For a !flavor with lower requirements, see !Xubuntu or !Lubuntu | LjL Added on: 2008-01-23 15:51:02 Last edited by nhandler Last modified: 2010-09-30 02:29:08 Requested 510 times |
| browsers http browser lynx links2 konqueror | <reply> Some of the Web Browsers in Ubuntu's repositories include: Firefox (XUL, Gecko), Rekonq (KDE, WebKit), Konqueror (KDE, KHTML/WebKit), Chromium (GTK+, WebKit), Epiphany(GTK+, WebKit), Arora (Qt/KDE, WebKit), Midori (GTK+, WebKit), w3m (terminal-based), links2 (terminal-based or graphical, see !manpage), edbrowse (terminal-based). Along with many others. | apokryphos Added on: 2006-06-18 16:42:31 Last edited by tsimpson Last modified: 2012-02-11 23:09:20 Requested 508 times |
| pie-#ubuntu-offtopic sugar-#ubuntu-offtopic | <reply>PIE PIE PIE, mmm PI PI PI http://farm4.static.…6a3615.jpg | Seveas Added on: 2008-02-03 19:43:21 Last edited by rww Last modified: 2015-03-15 01:41:36 Requested 505 times |
| appeal appeals | <reply> If you disagree with a decision by an operator, please first pay #ubuntu-ops a visit. If you are still unhappy, please see https://wiki.ubuntu.…ealProcess for the steps you should take. If you feel the need to discuss the channel rules, please contact the ops on IRC or via the email address on the aforementioned page. | elky Added on: 2009-04-25 19:01:44 Last edited by tsimpson Last modified: 2010-02-17 16:55:11 Requested 501 times |
| tty ttys | <reply> To get to the TTY terminals 1-6, use the keystroke ctrl + alt + F1-F6 respectively (Alt+F7 will get you back to your graphical login). To change the resolution for your TTY, see https://help.ubuntu.…Resolution | apokryphos Added on: 2006-06-18 20:53:31 Last edited by IdleOne Last modified: 2012-10-11 21:22:04 Requested 501 times |
| gender | <reply>yes, I can confirm I am a female bot :) | jussi01 Added on: 2009-02-03 08:13:42 Never edited Requested 499 times |
| adept | <deleted><reply> Adept is the package manager for Kubuntu versions 9.04 and earlier. Howto: https://wiki.ubuntu.…AdeptHowto See !muon for the current Kubuntu package manager. | Seveas Added on: 2006-06-18 16:00:12 Last edited by tsimpson Last modified: 2014-05-09 15:00:32 Requested 499 times |
| qemu | an emulator you can use to run another operating system - see https://help.ubuntu.…rQemuHowTo | Seveas Added on: 2006-06-18 21:59:42 Never edited Requested 498 times |
| tv tvcard tv card dvb tuner | <reply> http://www.linuxtv.org/ has extensive information about using TV cards under Linux. Available viewers for analog cards: Zapping, tvtime (GTK/GNOME), Kaffeine, kdetv (KDE), xawtv, motv. For digital cards: Me-TV (GNOME), Klear (KDE), dvb-utils. For both analog and digital cards, !MythTV is a powerful framework. Your card may work the !IVTV drivers. See also !TV-Out | LjL Added on: 2007-05-29 19:19:48 Last edited by dax Last modified: 2017-11-10 22:29:00 Requested 497 times |
| tor | <reply> Tor is a program to route connections through several servers for anonymity. It is in Ubuntu's repositories, but the Tor Project recommends using their Tor packages due to past issues with Ubuntu's. For setup info, see option (2) of https://www.torproje…an.html.en | LjL Added on: 2007-11-04 23:20:20 Last edited by ezri Last modified: 2016-03-09 21:22:05 Requested 494 times |
| forums forum ubuntuforums | <reply> The Ubuntu forums can be found at https://ubuntuforums.org. Kubuntu Forums are found at https://www.kubuntuforums.net. There is also a channel on freenode IRC #ubuntuforums | Seveas Added on: 2006-06-17 23:06:55 Last edited by Unit193 Last modified: 2017-02-16 22:30:11 Requested 489 times |
| gnash | <reply> Gnash is an open-source Flash replacement. It is still beta software. For current status or for more info http://www.gnu.org/s…are/gnash/ | nalioth Added on: 2006-12-24 19:11:58 Last edited by pangolin Last modified: 2012-02-09 18:09:58 Requested 484 times |
| hi-#xubuntu hi-#lubuntu hello-#xubuntu | <reply> Hi!, Welcome to $chan! Feel free to ask questions and help people out. The channel guidelines are at https://wiki.ubuntu.…uidelines. Enjoy your stay! | Seeker` Added on: 2010-09-28 11:58:56 Last edited by IdleOne Last modified: 2013-03-27 17:01:15 Requested 481 times |
| hate | a thing we don't encourage - why waste your energy‽ | ompaul Added on: 2007-02-04 18:29:41 Last edited by rww Last modified: 2014-09-10 18:37:34 Requested 481 times |
| motu | short for Masters of the Universe. The brave souls who maintain the packages in the Universe section of Ubuntu. See https://wiki.ubuntu.com/MOTU | Seveas Added on: 2006-06-18 00:48:20 Last edited by dax Last modified: 2017-10-30 06:39:22 Requested 480 times |
| cz czech cs | <reply> České uživatele žádáme, aby mluvili v kanále #ubuntu anglicky. Česky je možno se domluvit v #ubuntu-cz. Děkujeme. | Seveas Added on: 2006-06-18 16:18:29 Never edited Requested 479 times |
| xrandr | <reply>XRandR 1.2 is the new method of running dual screens in !X. Information/HowTo here: http://wiki.debian.o…wToRandR12 | Hobbsee Added on: 2008-04-16 06:34:51 Never edited Requested 478 times |
| oneiric oneric ocelot | <reply> Ubuntu 11.10 (Oneiric Ocelot) was the fifteenth release of Ubuntu. !End-Of-Life on May 9th 2013, see https://ubottu.com/y/oneiric for more details. | Pici Added on: 2011-03-07 17:33:42 Last edited by dax Last modified: 2017-10-30 07:02:40 Requested 473 times |
| politics | <reply> Please take political discussion to ##politics. Thank you! | somerville32 Added on: 2007-01-10 00:33:38 Last edited by tonyyarusso Last modified: 2007-06-14 21:01:31 Requested 473 times |
| saucy salamander 13.10 | <reply> Ubuntu 13.10 (Saucy Salamander) was the 19th release of Ubuntu. Support ended on July 17th, 2014. See !eol, !upgrade and https://ubottu.com/y/saucy | Pici Added on: 2013-04-25 16:29:47 Last edited by dax Last modified: 2017-10-30 07:03:01 Requested 470 times |
| pdf acrobat | <reply>The Portable Document Format is created by Adobe; PDF files are viewable in Ubuntu with Xpdf, Okular, Evince and also Adobe Reader (free download, but closed source) | bimberi Added on: 2006-07-31 07:34:53 Last edited by jussi Last modified: 2011-04-28 15:21:23 Requested 470 times |
| pong | an old atari game. It's fun! | imbrandon Added on: 2006-08-27 09:10:43 Never edited Requested 467 times |
| mainline kernel-mainline | <reply> The kernel team supply continuous mainline kernel builds which can be useful for tracking down issues or testing recent changes in the Linux kernel. More information is available at https://wiki.ubuntu.…lineBuilds | IdleOne Added on: 2011-04-10 12:07:20 Never edited Requested 464 times |
| in india | <reply> #ubuntu-in is the channel for Ubuntu in India | ompaul Added on: 2008-06-07 21:56:20 Last edited by ompaul Last modified: 2008-06-07 21:57:25 Requested 461 times |
| ubuntu+1 | <reply> $curDevelLong is the codename for Ubuntu $curDevelNum - Support only in #ubuntu+1 | LjL Added on: 2006-11-29 22:24:59 Last edited by Pici Last modified: 2013-06-26 19:09:18 Requested 461 times |
| wiki | <reply>https://wiki.ubuntu.com - Ubuntu development documentation wiki. If you are looking for system help, please refer to https://help.ubuntu.…/community - the Ubuntu community documentation. | Seveas Added on: 2006-06-18 01:04:09 Last edited by dax Last modified: 2017-10-30 06:39:24 Requested 461 times |
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