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| ツ-#ubuntu-offtopic | the katakana character 'tsu' - often abused as smiley by Seveas and a truckload of other copycats ッ | Added by Seveas Date: 2006-07-11 01:25:26 Requested 13 times |
| zsync | <reply> Use zsync to update your Ubuntu CD image without needing to download the parts that didn't change. See https://help.ubuntu.com/community/ZsyncCdImage | Added by LjL Date: 2011-10-06 19:24:01 Requested 44 times |
| zram | <reply>zRAM is a module of the Linux kernel which increases performance by avoiding paging on disk and instead uses a compressed block device in RAM, useful on systems with less RAM, and SSDs. Install zram-config to enable zRAM. | Added by IdleOne Date: 2013-11-04 22:09:52 Requested 16 times |
| zork-#ubuntu-offtopic | <reply> You are standing in an open field west of a white house, with a boarded front door. There is a small mailbox here. | Added by Pici Date: 2008-09-18 13:09:33 Last edited by Pici Date: 2010-04-19 13:37:22 Requested 40 times |
| zip file-roller ark | <reply> Files with extensions .tar, .gz, .tgz, .zip, .bz2, .7z, .ace and other archive file formats can be opened with file-roller (GNOME), Ark (KDE), or Xarchiver (XFCE) - Also see https://help.ubuntu.com/community/FileCompression | Added by Seveas Date: 2006-06-18 15:55:25 Last edited by tonyyarusso Date: 2007-07-26 06:10:54 Requested 152 times |
| zing | <reply> zong | Added by Seveas Date: 2008-01-18 13:58:21 Requested 20 times |
| zfs | <reply> For information concerning ZFS and Ubuntu, see: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/ZFS | Added by Spec Date: 2007-06-06 23:57:50 Requested 179 times |
| zesty 17.04 zapus | <reply> Ubuntu 17.04 (Zesty Zapus) was the 26th release of Ubuntu. Support ended on January 13th, 2018. See !eol and https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-announce/2018-January/000228.html | Added by Pici Date: 2016-10-17 19:53:49 Last edited by dax Date: 2018-01-21 23:51:29 Requested 212 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 |
| 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. | Added by IdleOne Date: 2011-09-07 10:39:36 Requested 7 times |
| yy.mm | <reply> Ubuntu version numbers are: YY.MM (YY=release year,MM=release month). Each year sees two releases, so just specifying YY is imprecise. See also https://www.ubuntu.com/about/release-cycle | Added by hggdh Date: 2019-01-08 00:40:20 Last edited by hggdh Date: 2019-01-25 22:20:18 Requested 255 times |
| yup-#xubuntu-devel | <reply> yakkety yak, ackety ack, yuppety yup | Added by knome Date: 2016-04-22 20:15:39 Requested 7 times |
| yum | <reply>Uh, don't you mean !apt ? | Added by elky Date: 2009-03-17 11:23:24 Requested 169 times |
| youtube sound | <reply> If you aren't getting sound while watching videos on youtube then please read this URL: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?p=1087994 | Added by Hawkwind Date: 2006-09-25 03:55:56 Requested 10 times |
| ymmv | short for "Your mileage may vary". It means that someone else's experience with compatibility, performance etc. may not necessarily match yours. Also see !wfm | Added by Seveas Date: 2007-08-15 20:52:04 Last edited by Pici Date: 2007-12-26 17:35:18 Requested 37 times |
| yes-#ubuntu-offtopic | <deleted><reply> no u who changed my factoid will experience stinging retaliation | Added by LjL Date: 2008-10-11 23:10:19 Last edited by rww Date: 2016-01-19 03:45:07 Requested 128 times |
| yay | <reply> Glad you made it! :-) | Added by LjL Date: 2007-09-22 14:38:08 Requested 1662 times |
| yakkety yak 16.10 yakkity | <reply> Ubuntu Ubuntu 16.10 (Yakkety Yak) was the 25th release of Ubuntu. Support ended on July 20th, 2017. See !eol and https://ubottu.com/y/yakkety | Added by Unit193 Date: 2016-04-22 01:22:12 Last edited by dax Date: 2018-01-21 23:50:00 Requested 184 times |
| yahoo | <reply> Yahoo Messenger will be discontinued after July 17, 2018. You will no longer be able to add it to your accounts under Empathy, Telepathy, or other Instant Messaging applications. For more info, please see https://help.yahoo.com/kb/messenger/SLN28776.html | Added by jrib Date: 2009-06-20 20:43:46 Last edited by genii Date: 2018-06-12 18:17:09 Requested 199 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 |
| xwayland | <reply> XWayland is an X server which allows for running classic X11 applications on top of !Wayland. It can be installed side by side with xserver-xorg, and enables switching between classic X and XWayland sessions upon graphical login. | Added by hggdh Date: 2019-07-16 16:55:19 Requested 2 times |
| xubuntu-devel devel-#xubuntu | <reply> The Xubuntu developer mailing list information can be found at https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/xubuntu-devel | The Xubuntu developer IRC channel is #xubuntu-devel | Added by knome Date: 2013-03-10 23:45:09 Last edited by knome Date: 2013-03-16 19:11:19 Requested 5 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) | Added by knome Date: 2015-07-08 00:51:08 Last edited by Unit193 Date: 2015-08-17 23:22:06 Requested 8 times |
| xubuntu-compiz | <deleted><reply> You can find an excellent tutorial on how to configure Xubuntu with compiz at http://xubuntublog.wordpress.com/2007/12/09/xubuntu-compiz-pretty-pretty-xubuntu/ | Added by Flannel Date: 2008-07-21 06:01:23 Last edited by knome Date: 2013-11-10 17:09:56 Requested 6 times |
| xubuntu | <reply> Xubuntu is Ubuntu with !Xfce as the desktop environment. More info at https://xubuntu.org/ - To install the Xubuntu environment from Ubuntu: « sudo apt-get install xubuntu-desktop^ » - Join #xubuntu for support - See also: !xubuntu-channels | Added by gnomefreak Date: 2006-06-29 03:00:45 Last edited by dax Date: 2017-10-23 18:43:44 Requested 1865 times |
| xterm-#ubuntu-offtopic | <reply> If with all the cute terminals that are around you're still using xterm, then you deserve any problem you're experiencing with it. Go away. | Added by rww Date: 2014-01-05 00:42:05 Requested 5 times |
| xterm | <deleted><reply> If with all the cute terminals that are around you're still using xterm, then you deserve any problem you're experiencing with it. Go away. | Added by LjL Date: 2008-04-06 02:15:21 Last edited by rww Date: 2015-10-23 18:28:15 Requested 59 times |
| xrandr | <deleted><reply>XRandR 1.2 is the new method of running dual screens in !X. Information/HowTo here: http://wiki.debian.org/XStrikeForce/HowToRandR12 | Added by Hobbsee Date: 2008-04-16 06:34:51 Last edited by dax Date: 2019-10-17 20:23:57 Requested 482 times |
| xp | <reply> XP, or "eXtreme Programming" is a style of programming, for more information see: http://www.extremeprogramming.org/ | Added by Spec Date: 2007-07-17 21:04:07 Last edited by Spec Date: 2007-07-17 21:04:51 Requested 62 times |
| xorgconf xorg.conf | <reply> The /etc/X11/xorg.conf file is deprecated, but sometimes may still be needed to pass values to specific drivers. See `man xorg.conf` for file structure and syntax. For Ubuntu-specific documentation and more information, see also https://wiki.ubuntu.com/X/Config | Added by topyli Date: 2011-10-28 18:26:10 Last edited by dax Date: 2016-03-31 15:29:06 Requested 182 times |
| xorg | <reply> X.Org is an implementation of the X Windows System, and is the part of your system that's responsible for graphical output. To restart it on an Ubuntu system, type 'sudo service lightdm restart'. To fix screen resolution or other X.Org problems: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/X/Config/Resolution . See also !xorgconf | Added by Seveas Date: 2006-06-19 09:13:01 Last edited by rww Date: 2014-03-12 02:47:09 Requested 138 times |
| xmms xmms2 | <reply>xmms is no longer being developed, see http://bugs.debian.org/461309 for more details. Consider using audacious or xmms2 instead. | Added by Seveas Date: 2006-06-19 08:43:29 Last edited by nhandler Date: 2010-10-29 03:15:36 Requested 349 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.dreamwidth.org/26254.html ) | Added by ldunn Date: 2014-02-01 23:03:27 Last edited by dax Date: 2017-10-30 06:17:06 Requested 8 times |
| xkcd | possibly the greatest geeky webcomic ever. It even makes jokes about Ubuntu. http://www.xkcd.com/ and especially the one about 'sudo make me a sandwich' - http://xkcd.com/c149.html | Added by Madpilot Date: 2007-06-04 10:22:02 Last edited by Madpilot Date: 2007-06-04 10:25:19 Requested 69 times |
| xk al | <reply> Edhe Ubuntu Ekipi LoCo Shqipe shërben si Shqipërinë dhe Kosovën, dhe ofron mbështetje në kanalin #flossk. Për të hyrë, lloji "/join #flossk" (pa thonjëza). | Added by Menzador Date: 2016-12-19 20:27:45 Last edited by Menzador Date: 2016-12-19 20:27:57 Requested 4 times |
| xinerama | an extension to !X to use two or more physical displays as one large virtual display. See https://help.ubuntu.com/community/XineramaHowTo - See also !DualHead | Added by Seveas Date: 2006-06-19 15:02:06 Requested 923 times |
| xincludes xlibs | <reply> When a program or configure script asks for "X includes", you should probably install the following package: xorg-dev | Added by nalioth Date: 2007-01-07 21:24:46 Last edited by Pici Date: 2008-02-18 18:36:23 Requested 74 times |
| xhangs | <reply> If the GUI hangs after logging in, use <ctrl><alt><f1> to switch to text mode. Log in and do: rm .{X,ICE}authority | Added by Seveas Date: 2006-06-19 10:51:08 Requested 59 times |
| xglautostart | <deleted><reply> You could edit /etc/gdm/gdm.conf-custom to start Xgl by default each time or could make a session file for it so you can choose X or Xgl by each login(the latter is often preferred). https://help.ubuntu.com/community/CompositeManager/Xgl | Added by PriceChild Date: 2007-05-11 11:14:32 Last edited by Pici Date: 2009-05-18 23:56:41 Requested 1 times |
| xfs | a high-performance journaling filesystem originally developped by Silicon Graphics for their IRIX OS. It is now fully supported by Linux so you can install Ubuntu on it if you wish. More info at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/XFS | Added by Seveas Date: 2007-04-27 00:35:39 Requested 74 times |
| xfce4-panel xfce-panels panels-#xubuntu panel-#xubuntu xfce4-panels | <reply> Did your panels disappear? Press alt+f2 and run: xfce4-panel | See also: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/XubuntuPanels | Added by Pici Date: 2009-02-12 13:12:32 Last edited by Unit193 Date: 2015-12-01 20:43:58 Requested 62 times |
| xfce-icons | <reply> To install icons, unpack them to ~/.icons/ - Visit http://www.xfce-look.org/ for all kinds of eyecandy for your Xfce4 desktop! - See also !themes for other GNOME theme sites | Added by LjL Date: 2007-11-25 03:10:11 Requested 3 times |
| xfce | <reply> Xfce is a lightweight and configurable desktop environment used by !Xubuntu. Read more at http://xfce.org/ | Added by gnomefreak Date: 2006-06-29 02:46:25 Last edited by knome Date: 2015-07-08 00:45:25 Requested 17 times |
| xenial xerus 16.04 | <reply> Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus) was the 24th release of Ubuntu. !End-of-life was April 30th, 2021. Paid support (ESM) is available. See also !esm, !eol, !eolupgrade | Added by Pici Date: 2015-10-21 20:56:55 Last edited by tomreyn Date: 2021-05-21 21:41:56 Requested 345 times |
| xen | <reply> XEN is a virtual machine monitor for x86 that supports execution of multiple guest operating systems with unprecedented levels of performance and resource isolation. Information on installing it for Ubuntu can be found at https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Xen | Added by apokryphos Date: 2006-06-18 20:52:39 Last edited by Pici Date: 2007-11-11 01:19:25 Requested 461 times |
| xdmcp | the X Display Manger Control Protocol -- look at http://tldp.org/HOWTO/XDMCP-HOWTO/ to find out how to configure it | Added by Seveas Date: 2006-11-07 20:45:30 Requested 104 times |
| xconfig | <reply> To reconfigure your X server, open a console and type « sudo dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg » - To configure only the driver and resolution, type « sudo dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg -phigh » - See also !FixRes | Added by nalioth Date: 2006-08-07 20:14:52 Requested 683 times |
| xchat | <reply> xchat and xchat-gnome are old IRC clients which are not actively maintained outside of Ubuntu/Debian. Some versions of Ubuntu do not include them. Please strongly consider using hexchat instead, which has good upstream support and is widely recommended by the IRC community over xchat and xchat-gnome. | Added by Madpilot Date: 2011-10-28 02:25:13 Last edited by dax Date: 2019-11-11 23:34:44 Requested 90 times |
| xauthority | <reply> If the .Xauthority file in your home directory has the wrong permissions (usually due to misuse of sudo), you may be unable to log in. To fix, change to a virtual terminal with Ctrl-Alt-F3, log in with your normal username and password, run rm ~/.Xauthority* and then reboot. | Added by dax Date: 2019-04-22 05:03:12 Requested 21 times |
| xampp | <reply> We do not support XAMPP installs here. Please use the LAMP stack that is in our repositories; see https://help.ubuntu.com/community/ApacheMySQLPHP for more information. | Added by Pici Date: 2009-02-20 15:54:40 Last edited by rww Date: 2011-05-29 21:38:36 Requested 309 times |
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