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| Factoid | Value | Author |
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| etch | a Debian release, its repos are not for use with Ubuntu unless you are a dev, they will break stuff. | Added by ompaul Date: 2007-04-22 15:09:00 Requested 5 times |
| bug-#ubuntu-devel | <reply> If you find a bug in Ubuntu or any of its derivatives, please file a bug report at: http://bugs.ubuntu.com/ IRC is not a good medium to report bugs and this channel is for development coordination. | Added by Seveas Date: 2007-04-20 21:46:35 Requested 12 times |
| apt-torrent | <reply> The idea for using BitTorrent for pushing out updates has been registered here: https://blueprints.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+spec/apt-torrent | Added by bimberi Date: 2007-04-20 04:21:59 Requested 15 times |
| interrupt | <reply> You can interrupt an upgrade during the download phase. It will resume from where it left off when you run it again later. | Added by bimberi Date: 2007-04-20 03:36:28 Requested 7 times |
| is a bot is a bot. | <reply> Yes, I can confirm that I am a bot. For more information, see https://wiki.ubuntu.com/IRC/Bots | Added by LjL Date: 2007-04-20 00:19:46 Last edited by krytarik Date: 2016-11-26 07:33:03 Requested 214 times |
| slow | <reply>The Ubuntu repositories and ISO mirrors are currently under heavy load. Please consider using !torrents to download ISO images, and be patient with APT updates. Also, try changing !mirrors | Added by LjL Date: 2007-04-20 00:05:06 Last edited by mneptok Date: 2009-10-03 18:35:39 Requested 400 times |
| nickspoon-#ubuntu-offtopic | <deleted><reply> There is no nick! | Added by LjL Date: 2007-04-19 22:15:09 Last edited by rww Date: 2011-09-02 19:11:53 Requested 99 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 $curDevelNum when it comes out. To make sure, type « sudo apt update && sudo apt full-upgrade » in a terminal. | Added by LjL Date: 2007-04-19 18:02:54 Last edited by Pici Date: 2016-02-26 22:24:21 Requested 1331 times |
| meetings-#edubuntu meeting-#edubuntu | <reply> Edubuntu meetings are (usually) held weekly on Wednesdays, alternating between 12:00 UTC and 20:00 UTC. « @schedule » may show when the next one will be, otherwise check the !fridge. All welcome! | Added by bimberi Date: 2007-04-19 06:35:59 Last edited by bimberi Date: 2007-05-02 22:57:54 Requested 6 times |
| party parties release-party countdown | <reply> Please remember that our support channels are for technical support and not general chat. To countdown to !$curDevelLower release and then party once it happens, join #ubuntu-release-party. Thank you! :) | Added by tonyyarusso Date: 2007-04-19 05:37:00 Last edited by dax Date: 2019-10-17 14:56:37 Requested 744 times |
| releaseparty rp | <reply> Please remember that #ubuntu, #kubuntu, #xubuntu, #edubuntu, and #lubuntu are support channels. To countdown to !Saucy release and then party once it happens, join #ubuntu-release-party - For in-person parties, see http://loco.ubuntu.com/events/global/2534/ | Added by tonyyarusso Date: 2007-04-19 05:35:09 Last edited by IdleOne Date: 2013-10-14 00:25:54 Requested 52 times |
| mozillateam | <reply> Information on the Ubuntu Mozilla team can be found at: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/MozillaTeam | Added by gnomefreak Date: 2007-04-18 19:00:09 Requested 1 times |
| moztest mozillatest | <reply> The Mozilla-testing repos can be found at: https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-mozilla-daily/+archive/firefox-aurora. Please remember these are testing repos, the packages in these repos are not stable and may break things on your system. Use with caution. Please report bugs found from these packages to: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/MozillaTeam/Bugs | Added by gnomefreak Date: 2007-04-18 18:58:22 Last edited by IdleOne Date: 2013-03-23 02:49:06 Requested 48 times |
| overshare tmi | <reply>Um thanks... We *really* did not need to know that... | Added by elkbuntu Date: 2007-04-14 17:28:39 Requested 663 times |
| names | <reply> Ubuntu has an $adjective $animal naming scheme, summarized (and with a list of suggested words which you can add to) at https://wiki.ubuntu.com/DevelopmentCodeNames | Added by tonyyarusso Date: 2007-04-13 06:43:42 Requested 67 times |
| dhcp | Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol, a protocol for automatic IP assignment from a router. Ubuntu uses dhclient as a DHCP client but other ones (and DHCP servers too) can be obtained from the !repos. More info at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DHCP | Added by tonyyarusso Date: 2007-04-12 20:24:23 Last edited by tonyyarusso Date: 2007-04-12 20:25:10 Requested 188 times |
| gusty | <reply> It is spelt !guTSy :) | Added by elkbuntu Date: 2007-04-12 11:52:01 Last edited by PriceChild Date: 2007-09-03 01:25:03 Requested 185 times |
| gutsy gibbon 7.10 | <reply> Ubuntu 7.10 (Gutsy Gibbon) was the seventh release of Ubuntu. End Of Life: April 18th, 2009. See !eol and !upgrade for more details. | Added by Seveas Date: 2007-04-12 10:23:51 Last edited by Pici Date: 2009-04-22 17:58:07 Requested 2006 times |
| pidgin gaim | <reply> The Instant Messenger client Pidgin (formerly Gaim) (https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Pidgin) supports MSN, XMPP (Jabber, GTalk and variants), AIM, Gadu-Gadu, Novell Groupwise, ICQ, YIM, IRC and others. See also !Kopete | Added by tonyyarusso Date: 2007-04-08 08:06:32 Last edited by dax Date: 2017-10-30 06:53:50 Requested 1158 times |
| scanners | <reply> Scanning software: XSane, the GIMP (GNOME), Skanlite (KDE). For instructions see https://help.ubuntu.com/community/ScanningHowTo and to see supported hardware: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/HardwareSupportComponentsScanners - See also !OCR | Added by Hobbsee Date: 2007-04-07 15:23:25 Last edited by jussi01 Date: 2008-11-05 11:59:40 Requested 8 times |
| anything anything. anything! anything!! | <reply> So, you wanted to lure me into saying I don't know anything about anything? Yeah, that would be funny, of course. Now leave me alone. | Added by LjL Date: 2007-04-02 19:25:48 Requested 722 times |
| ops-#ubuntu-mozillateam | <reply> Help! dfarning, hjmf, Yawner, asac, Admiral_Chicago, or gnomefreak | Added by gnomefreak Date: 2007-04-02 12:17:53 Last edited by gnomefreak Date: 2007-04-02 12:18:17 Requested 3 times |
| ops-#ubuntu-kernel | <reply> Help! lamont, zul, T-Bone, mdz, or jdub | Added by gnomefreak Date: 2007-04-02 12:16:11 Requested 32 times |
| ops-#ubuntu-meeting | <reply> Help! Seveas, Hobbsee, LjL, ompaulafk, Keybuk, mdz, sabdfl, janimo, ogra, mdke, dholbach, or jono | Added by gnomefreak Date: 2007-04-02 12:12:49 Requested 35 times |
| ops-#ubuntu-motu | <reply>Help! Hobbsee, Riddell, sladen, fbond, mneptok, gnomefreak, Seveas, dholbach, elky, Unit193, PriceChild, or jpds! | Added by gnomefreak Date: 2007-04-02 12:04:50 Last edited by dax Date: 2020-06-14 23:47:25 Requested 69 times |
| ops-#ubuntu-bugs | <reply> Help! Channel emergency! bdmurray, hggdh, Unit193 | Added by gnomefreak Date: 2007-04-02 12:01:59 Last edited by dax Date: 2020-06-14 23:47:19 Requested 22 times |
| ops-#ubuntu-devel | <reply>Help! Channel emergency! mneptok, Hobbsee, cjwatson, lamont, kees, darkwing, Unit193, idleone, infinity, Laney, or slangasek! | Added by gnomefreak Date: 2007-04-02 11:59:08 Last edited by dax Date: 2020-06-14 23:47:14 Requested 102 times |
| flavors variant flavor variants flavours | <reply> Recognized Ubuntu flavors build on Ubuntu and provide a different user experience out of the box. They are supported both in #ubuntu and in their flavor channel. For a list, see https://www.ubuntu.com/download/ubuntu-flavours | Added by LjL Date: 2007-04-01 16:45:59 Last edited by dax Date: 2017-04-16 08:19:06 Requested 953 times |
| owner botmaster master | <reply> This bot is owned by Pici, and hosted on a Linode - http://linode.com - Questions about ubottu should be asked in #ubuntu-bots-team or #ubuntu-bots-devel <deleted><reply>Be sure to drink your ovaltine! | Added by Seveas Date: 2007-03-31 16:28:04 Last edited by Pici Date: 2015-08-04 21:59:54 Requested 182 times |
| seamonkey | <reply> Seamonkey, formerly known as "Mozilla Application Suite", is available at http://www.mozilla.org/projects/seamonkey/ with install instructions for ubuntu at http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=186011 | Added by Seveas Date: 2007-03-31 13:52:30 Requested 41 times |
| nvu | <reply> kompozer is a WYSIWYG HTML editor for easily creating web pages, and the continuation of the dead Nvu project. It is available in !Universe on !Gutsy and later releases. | Added by tonyyarusso Date: 2007-03-31 06:17:02 Last edited by genii-around Date: 2011-05-27 15:52:57 Requested 96 times |
| asl | <reply> Most of us don't speak American Sign Language; please try English instead. ✌ | Added by Amaranth Date: 2007-03-30 07:09:15 Last edited by rww Date: 2011-05-16 04:11:45 Requested 185 times |
| jigdo | the jigsaw downloader for building cd isos. for more information see http://www.debian.org/CD/jigdo-cd/ | Added by Hobbsee Date: 2007-03-30 04:16:41 Requested 33 times |
| scoobysnacks | <reply> I prefer botsnacks, but thanks for the thought. | Added by elkbuntu Date: 2007-03-29 13:34:30 Requested 14 times |
| editing uwn editing-#ubuntu-marketing | https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuWeeklyNewsletter/EditingPolicies | Added by Seveas Date: 2007-03-29 13:19:27 Requested 1 times |
| ontopic-#kubuntu | <reply> #kubuntu is the Kubuntu support channel, #ubuntu+1 supports the development version of Ubuntu and #kubuntu-offtopic is for random chatter. Welcome! | Added by Jucato Date: 2007-03-29 07:29:16 Requested 9 times |
| usersnack | <reply> Are peanut husks ok? The ops ate the chocolates and peanuts already... | Added by elkbuntu Date: 2007-03-28 17:27:44 Last edited by elkbuntu Date: 2007-04-11 13:44:19 Requested 51 times |
| coc-jbj | <reply> a/s/l? | Added by Seveas Date: 2007-03-27 17:37:09 Requested 59 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. | Added by Hobbsee Date: 2007-03-27 15:46:32 Last edited by Pici Date: 2012-01-26 13:32:57 Requested 595 times |
| opsnack happiness | <reply>Chocolate! And Strawberries! And ICE CREAM! Ooo! and 60 minutes +m! | Added by Amaranth Date: 2007-03-26 19:44:08 Last edited by rww Date: 2011-06-06 02:13:45 Requested 369 times |
| kickstart | <reply> Ways to automate installation of Ubuntu on multiple machines are described at https://help.ubuntu.com/14.04/installation-guide/amd64/apb.html - See also !cloning | Added by LJL Date: 2007-03-21 01:00:32 Last edited by Jordan_U Date: 2014-12-04 23:22:27 Requested 6 times |
| automate | <reply> Ways to automate installation of Ubuntu on multiple machines are described at https://help.ubuntu.com/lts/installation-guide/i386/apb.html - See also !cloning | Added by LJL Date: 2007-03-21 01:00:24 Last edited by Pici Date: 2015-09-28 14:51:35 Requested 1019 times |
| gps maps | <reply> Street mapping and GPS navigation software available for Ubuntu includes Navit, MoNav (http://code.google.com/p/monav/), Gosmore (free vector maps from OSM), GpsDrive (GTK, raster maps, free), !GoogleEarth (Qt, proprietary vector maps, proprietary) | Added by LjL Date: 2007-03-18 14:13:20 Last edited by bazhang Date: 2011-04-30 11:45:36 Requested 16 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.gov/geo/www/tiger/) and the OpenStreetMap project (at http://www.openstreetmap.org/) - An !Edgy compatible package can be downloaded at http://roadnav.sourceforge.net/ | Added by LjL Date: 2007-03-18 14:09:53 Last edited by dax Date: 2019-11-27 20:44:10 Requested 17 times |
| library packaging guide lib-p-g | <reply> http://www.netfort.gr.jp/~dancer/column/libpkg-guide/libpkg-guide.html | Added by fdoving Date: 2007-03-18 00:50:56 Requested 6 times |
| importance-#ubuntu-bugs importance-#ubuntu-motu | <reply> You can learn about setting bug importance at https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Bugs/Importance | Added by LjL Date: 2007-03-14 23:13:49 Requested 21 times |
| ops-#ubuntu-us | <reply> Help! nixternal, pleia2, atoponce, etank, Zelut or jono! | Added by PriceChild Date: 2007-03-14 01:06:52 Last edited by PriceChild Date: 2007-12-16 23:13:29 Requested 9 times |
| ops-#ubuntu-ohio | <reply>Help! jacobmp92, meatballhat, rrittenhouse, PWill or Vorian. | Added by PriceChild Date: 2007-03-14 01:05:05 Requested 6 times |
| piracy warez illegal cracking | <reply> piracy discussion and other questionably legal practices are not welcome in the Ubuntu channels. Please take this discussion elsewhere or abstain from it altogether. This includes linking to pirated software, music, and video. Also see !guidelines and !o4o | Added by elkbuntu Date: 2007-03-11 14:52:32 Last edited by Pici Date: 2011-07-19 19:43:02 Requested 2111 times |
| support-#ubuntuforums-beginners | <reply> This channel is for the Ubuntu Beginners Transitioning team. While we'll be glad to help you, you may find better luck in #ubuntu or one of the more specialised support channels. | Added by ompaul Date: 2007-03-07 20:00:51 Requested 9 times |
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