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| Factoid | Value | Author |
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| oppression-#ubuntu-offtopic | <reply>Come and see the violence inherent in the system! | Added by Flannel Date: 2011-07-09 23:40:26 Requested 2 times |
| muon | <reply> Muon is the current Kubuntu package manager. Please see http://jontheechidna.wordpress.com/2010/07/05/introducing-qapt-and-the-muon-package-manager/ for an overview | Added by genii-around Date: 2011-07-08 15:24:38 Requested 40 times |
| kernel-faq | <reply> A list of common questions about the Ubuntu Kernel can be found in https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Kernel/FAQ | Added by Tm_T Date: 2011-07-08 09:10:03 Last edited by dax Date: 2017-10-30 06:46:02 Requested 4 times |
| hi-#ubuntu-offtopic | <deleted><reply>shfihgbwjehrg to you! | Added by rww Date: 2011-07-07 03:34:17 Last edited by IdleOne Date: 2013-12-20 02:50:37 Requested 16 times |
| es-#xubuntu | <deleted><reply> En la mayoría de los canales de Ubuntu, se habla sólo en inglés. Si busca ayuda en español entre al canal #xubuntu-es; escriba "/join #xubuntu-es" (sin comillas) y presione intro. Si nadie responde, puedes intentar preguntando en #ubuntu-es. | Added by rww Date: 2011-07-07 02:35:54 Last edited by knome Date: 2013-08-26 21:37:34 Requested 119 times |
| banhammer-#ubuntu-offtopic | <deleted><reply>http://i.imgur.com/BkaOF.png | Added by Flannel Date: 2011-07-04 05:30:37 Last edited by rww Date: 2011-07-16 04:01:07 Requested 6 times |
| botbugs | <reply> Bugs in or wishlist items for the Ubuntu IRC Bots can be filed at http://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu-bots - For requesting new factoids, see !usage | Added by Pici Date: 2011-06-28 12:39:34 Requested 3 times |
| bugresponses-#ubuntu-bugs | <reply> Several templates for Bug Squad bug responses are available at https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Bugs/Responses | Added by IdleOne Date: 2011-06-26 23:41:17 Requested 1 times |
| nomodeset | <reply> Systems with certain graphics chipsets may not boot properly out of the box. "Temporarily Add a Kernel Boot Parameter for Testing" as discussed at https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Kernel/KernelBootParameters to add the "nomodeset" parameter there. | Added by oCean Date: 2011-06-26 11:54:38 Last edited by hggdh Date: 2020-01-14 00:59:37 Requested 3194 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.org/2009/12/remove-ppa-repositories-via-command.html | Added by Tm_T Date: 2011-06-14 07:13:09 Last edited by Tm_T Date: 2011-06-14 07:19:19 Requested 1192 times |
| purelxde purelubuntu | <reply>If you want to remove all !KDE, !GNOME and !XFCE packages and have a default !Lubuntu system follow the instructions here « http://www.psychocats.net/ubuntu/purelxde » | Added by Tm_T Date: 2011-06-10 05:24:01 Last edited by Tm_T Date: 2011-06-10 05:24:56 Requested 121 times |
| weather-#ubuntu-offtopic attic-#ubuntu-offtopic | <reply>It is pitch black. You are likely to be eaten by a grue. | Added by Flannel Date: 2011-06-07 03:11:58 Requested 30 times |
| drunk-#ubuntu-offtopic | <deleted><reply> Remember kids; don't drink and IRC! Or at least, google "How to fool the Ubuntu breathalyzer" first. | Added by rww Date: 2011-06-05 00:25:47 Last edited by rww Date: 2014-10-29 05:30:32 Requested 10 times |
| pamerror pamerr | <reply> If you're receiving 404 errors while updating pam today, the developers have identified a package regression and have pulled the update. For details see https://launchpad.net/bugs/790538 | Added by Pici Date: 2011-05-31 13:02:22 Last edited by Pici Date: 2011-05-31 13:09:22 Requested 26 times |
| onirc | <reply> It's onEirIc! | Added by rww Date: 2011-05-30 23:13:54 Requested 7 times |
| oniric | <deleted><reply> It's onEirIc! | Added by rww Date: 2011-05-30 23:13:33 Last edited by rww Date: 2011-05-30 23:14:24 Requested 0 times |
| surround | <reply> If you're having trouble getting surround sound working in Ubuntu, try the instructions on this page: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/SurroundSound | Added by LjL Date: 2011-05-30 19:14:25 Requested 5 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.skype.com/en/faq/FA10874/I-m-having-problems-with-Skype-today | Added by Pici Date: 2011-05-26 14:12:14 Last edited by IdleOne Date: 2012-10-14 19:50:43 Requested 7 times |
| bitcoins-#ubuntu-offtopic | <deleted><reply>ban | Added by Flannel Date: 2011-05-25 23:36:06 Last edited by rww Date: 2011-07-22 05:56:23 Requested 7 times |
| zentyal ebox | a web-based GUI interface for administering a server. It is designed to work with Ubuntu/Debian style configuration management. See https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Zentyal (Project formally known as eBox - including in Lucid/10.04). | Added by Daviey Date: 2011-05-24 23:17:48 Last edited by Daviey Date: 2011-05-24 23:27:59 Requested 221 times |
| pwreset | <reply> Forgot your password? See https://help.ubuntu.com/community/LostPassword | Added by Corey Date: 2011-05-24 20:01:29 Requested 14 times |
| petition | <reply> We appreciate your effort to bring issues you find important to attention; however, this channel's policy is to keep it strictly about Ubuntu technical support. You may try #ubuntu-offtopic instead (but try at least to participate in any conversation that ensues), or other venues. | Added by LjL Date: 2011-05-24 19:49:36 Last edited by rww Date: 2011-05-24 19:55:28 Requested 1 times |
| kppa | <reply>Kubuntu has several different PPA's for those who want to test or upgrade to the latest version. More information on the available Kubuntu PPA's can be found here: https://wiki.kubuntu.org/Kubuntu/KubuntuPPAs | Added by jussi Date: 2011-05-23 06:51:36 Requested 10 times |
| biting-#ubuntu-offtopic | <reply> Biting is excellent! It's like kissing, only there's a winner! | Added by rww Date: 2011-05-19 22:06:42 Requested 6 times |
| poweruser | <reply> If you are interested in helping the Ubuntu Power User community or want more information /join #ubuntu-power-users Also see https://wiki.ubuntu.com/PowerUsers | Added by IdleOne Date: 2011-05-19 19:16:29 Last edited by IdleOne Date: 2011-05-19 22:52:17 Requested 2 times |
| partialupgrade-#ubuntu+1 partial-#ubuntu+1 | <reply> Partial upgrades during the develpment cycle, or excessive removals are often due to repository inconsistencies, the best fix is often to simply wait. See http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1751299 for more info. | Added by IdleOne Date: 2011-05-19 15:31:33 Requested 2 times |
| partialupgrade | <deleted><reply> Partial upgrades offered by update-manager, or excessive removals by "apt-get dist-upgrade" are often due to repository inconsistencies, the best fix is often to simply wait, see http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1751299 for more info. | Added by IdleOne Date: 2011-05-19 15:13:08 Last edited by Pici Date: 2011-05-19 15:31:09 Requested 2 times |
| bootinfo | <reply> Boot info script is a useful script for diagnosing boot problems. Please run the script following the directions here: http://bootinfoscript.sourceforge.net/ and then !pastebin the RESULTS.txt for us to use to help diagnose your problem. | Added by IdleOne Date: 2011-05-05 00:52:49 Last edited by IdleOne Date: 2015-01-06 20:49:53 Requested 336 times |
| bootinfoscript | <reply> To diagnose boot issues, you can use the Boot Info Script available from http://sourceforge.net/projects/bootinfoscript/ Run the script with !sudo and then look at RESULTS.txt (or !pastebin it for others to look at). | Added by IdleOne Date: 2011-05-05 00:47:20 Requested 21 times |
| classic | <deleted><reply> The default interface in Ubuntu 11.04 is !Unity. To switch back to regular !GNOME: log out, click your username, click the Session box at the bottom of the screen, and select "Ubuntu Classic". For 11.10, see !notunity | Added by IdleOne Date: 2011-04-30 23:48:42 Last edited by Pici Date: 2018-05-15 17:37:59 Requested 701 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. | Added by Pici Date: 2011-04-28 14:20:10 Last edited by pangolin Date: 2011-10-19 15:07:19 Requested 513 times |
| arb | <reply> The Application Review Board is responsible for vetting applications to be added to stable releases through the Post-Release Apps Process -- https://wiki.ubuntu.com/PostReleaseApps/Process | Added by maco Date: 2011-04-28 06:57:01 Requested 1 times |
| lynch idleone | <deleted><reply> Resigned to their fate, IdleOne is led to the gallows. After death, it is discovered they were a wolf. | Added by rww Date: 2011-04-26 23:28:24 Last edited by rww Date: 2011-09-14 00:01:05 Requested 3 times |
| ubuntutweak | <reply> Ubuntu Tweak is a tool that automates some things; however, it is potentially dangerous, and an informal review of its code is pending. Most of the things it does can be done by the use of other tools. Please don't ask for or provide support for it in Ubuntu support channels. | Added by IdleOne Date: 2011-04-19 20:41:02 Last edited by Myrtti Date: 2012-03-09 22:37:31 Requested 35 times |
| grub1 | <reply>grub 1 is the default boot manager for Ubuntu releases before 9.10 (Karmic). Lost GRUB after installing Windows? See https://help.ubuntu.com/community/RestoreGrub - GRUB how-tos: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/GrubHowto - See !grub for Karmic onwards | Added by Tm_T Date: 2011-04-15 11:24:05 Requested 24 times |
| nasty | <reply> It is spelt !naTTy :) | Added by IdleOne Date: 2011-04-11 20:25:54 Requested 6 times |
| olf | <reply> Ohio LinuxFest is September 9-11, 2011 in Columbus Ohio. http://ohiolinux.org | Added by maco Date: 2011-04-11 20:08:00 Requested 1 times |
| dock docks | <reply> Ubuntu includes several dock-like navigation bars. Some options are: avant-window-navigator, cairo-dock, docky (formerly part of gnome-do), stalonetray, simdock, kdocker, kooldock. | Added by rww Date: 2011-04-11 20:02:34 Requested 70 times |
| gnome3-#ubuntu+1 | <reply> Oneiric will use GNOME 3.x packages. The 3.x packages will be landing soon, if not yet updated, it'll happen soonish. You can also help the desktop team update packages, ask in #ubuntu-desktop for more info on helping the team. | Added by Pici Date: 2011-04-11 14:33:42 Last edited by Tm_T Date: 2011-05-15 09:38:27 Requested 42 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.com/Kernel/MainlineBuilds | Added by IdleOne Date: 2011-04-10 12:07:20 Requested 701 times |
| stats-#ubuntu-uk | <reply> Statistics for #ubuntu-uk: http://ubuntu-uk.org/ircstats/ | Added by tsimpson Date: 2011-03-11 13:47:49 Requested 3 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. | Added by Pici Date: 2011-03-07 17:33:42 Last edited by dax Date: 2017-10-30 07:02:40 Requested 475 times |
| 11.10 | <reply> Ubuntu 11.10 (Oneiric Ocelot) was the fifteenth release of Ubuntu. Desktop support ended on May 9, 2013. See !upgrade, !lts and !eol for more details. | Added by Pici Date: 2011-03-07 17:32:51 Last edited by jrib Date: 2013-06-17 19:26:23 Requested 119 times |
| rainbow-#ubuntu-offtopic peace-#ubuntu-offtopic | <reply> 06G13i05v04e 07p08e03a09c10e 11a 02c12h06a13n05c04e07! 08M03a09k10e 11c02o12l06o13r05s 04n07o08t 03w09a10r11! 02♥ | Added by rww Date: 2011-03-04 06:17:01 Last edited by rww Date: 2016-01-03 01:19:06 Requested 179 times |
| awesomeness-#kubuntu-offtopic | <reply> Awesomeness is Kubuntu! | Added by tsimpson Date: 2011-03-03 21:46:57 Requested 1 times |
| awesomeness-#ubuntu-offtopic | <reply> Awesomeness is Ubuntu! | Added by tsimpson Date: 2011-03-03 21:46:47 Requested 4 times |
| xy | <reply> The XY problem is when you need to do X, and you think you can use Y to do X, so you ask about how to do Y, when what you really should do is state what your X problem is. There may be a Z solution that is even better than Y, but nobody can suggest it if X is never mentioned. | Added by jrib Date: 2011-02-28 20:13:32 Last edited by jrib Date: 2011-02-28 20:42:15 Requested 119 times |
| mathematica | <reply> For help installing Mathematica on Ubuntu, see https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Mathematica | Added by jrib Date: 2011-02-14 18:17:00 Last edited by jrib Date: 2011-02-14 18:17:33 Requested 7 times |
| matlab | <reply> MATLAB is a high-level language and interactive environment that enables you to perform computationally intensive tasks. More info and install instructions at https://help.ubuntu.com/community/MATLAB | Added by gpc Date: 2011-02-12 16:32:02 Last edited by gpc Date: 2011-02-12 16:41:59 Requested 31 times |
| tasksel | <reply>Tasksel is a Debian/Ubuntu tool that installs multiple related packages as a co-ordinated "task" onto your system, see https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Tasksel for more information. Use tasksel only to INSTALL tasks, not to remove them. It will remove every package listed within the removed task! see https://launchpad.net/bugs/574287 | Added by Tm_T Date: 2011-02-10 13:14:44 Last edited by Tm_T Date: 2011-02-10 14:08:44 Requested 72 times |
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