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| bunnies | <deleted>z0mg! fluffy bunnies! Guaranteed to bring out the tweenage girl in everyone: http://www.kde-look.org/content/show.php/Widget+Background:+Fluffy+Bunny+?content=74480 | Added by elkbuntu Date: 2008-06-03 08:11:24 Last edited by Pici Date: 2013-11-07 01:35:43 Requested 4 times |
| bumblebee | <reply> The Bumblebee Project aims to support NVIDIA Optimus technology under Linux. The Bumblebee website can be found at http://bumblebee-project.org/ | Added by knome Date: 2014-01-04 20:24:47 Requested 109 times |
| buildcomm | <reply> For procedures and general help with community building you can look at https://wiki.ubuntu.com/BuildingCommunity or join #ubuntu-community-team | Added by jussi Date: 2010-08-24 05:33:15 Requested 1 times |
| build-dep builddep | a handy APT tool that will try to automatically install build (compile) dependencies for you. In the terminal: sudo apt-get build-dep package | Added by apokryphos Date: 2006-06-18 16:47:16 Requested 26 times |
| bugstatus | <reply>You can find out about how Ubuntu uses bug statuses here: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Bugs/Status | Added by jussi Date: 2010-06-13 13:46:20 Requested 4 times |
| bugs-kubuntu bugs-#kubuntu bugs-#kubuntu-devel bugs-#kubuntu-offtopic | <reply> If you find a bug in Kubuntu, please follow the instructions at https://wiki.kubuntu.org/Kubuntu/Bugs/Reporting to report the issue to the developers. | Added by tsimpson Date: 2012-11-07 13:56:03 Requested 72 times |
| bugs filebug bugtracker features bus | <reply> If you find a bug in Ubuntu or any of its derivatives, please report it using the command « ubuntu-bug <package> » - See https://help.ubuntu.com/community/ReportingBugs for other ways to report bugs. | Added by Seveas Date: 2006-06-17 23:25:05 Last edited by Unit193 Date: 2016-06-24 20:02:48 Requested 3858 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 |
| 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 |
| bug | <reply> If you find a bug in Ubuntu or any of its official !flavors, please report it using the command « ubuntu-bug <package> » - See https://help.ubuntu.com/community/ReportingBugs for other ways to report bugs. | Added by Seveas Date: 2006-06-17 23:24:59 Last edited by hggdh Date: 2019-04-04 16:54:48 Requested 1510 times |
| budgie | <reply> Ubuntu Budgie is a community !flavour of Ubuntu featuring the Budgie desktop. Its first official release is 17.04. As with all development versions, for questions involving Ubuntu Budgie $curDevelNum support, visit #ubuntu+1. Ubuntu Budgie 16.04 and 16.10 are not supported by the Ubuntu project. https://ubuntubudgie.org/ | Added by SonikkuAmerica Date: 2016-12-14 19:28:19 Last edited by dax Date: 2017-05-25 14:41:50 Requested 45 times |
| btrfs | <reply> Btrfs is a filesystem available for Ubuntu. It is not recommended by default, and should not be used for important data. See https://help.ubuntu.com/community/btrfs | Added by LjL Date: 2011-11-06 15:30:17 Last edited by dax Date: 2016-04-08 06:46:24 Requested 132 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. | Added by apokryphos Date: 2006-06-18 16:42:31 Last edited by tsimpson Date: 2012-02-11 23:09:20 Requested 510 times |
| brokenusplash-#kubuntu | <reply> Supported screen resolutions are sometimes detected incorrectly, causing the splash screen to not appear and slowing down boot. Edit /etc/usplash.conf and change "xres" and "yres" to a resolution that your graphics system certainly supports, then run « sudo update-usplash-theme usplash-theme-kubuntu » | Added by LjL Date: 2007-11-27 00:05:36 Requested 1 times |
| brokenusplash | <reply> Supported screen resolutions are sometimes detected incorrectly, causing the splash screen to not appear and slowing down boot. Edit /etc/usplash.conf and change "xres" and "yres" to a resolution that your graphics system certainly supports, then run « sudo update-usplash-theme usplash-theme-ubuntu » | Added by LjL Date: 2007-11-27 00:05:09 Requested 21 times |
| brokenmsn | <deleted><reply> MS upgraded their MSN Messenger servers, causing newest 3rd party clients unable to connect. Workaround for pidgin 2.5.2 users is « sudo apt-get install msn-pecan » Restart pidgin, create an account of type wlm and supply your MSN credentials | Added by Tm_T Date: 2009-01-12 16:34:49 Last edited by dax Date: 2016-02-22 00:20:24 Requested 31 times |
| breezy breezy badger badger 5.10 | <reply> Ubuntu 5.10 (Breezy Badger) was the third release of Ubuntu. End Of Life: April 13, 2007. See !eol and !upgrade for more details. | Added by Seveas Date: 2006-06-17 23:17:00 Last edited by Pici Date: 2009-01-16 14:15:43 Requested 224 times |
| brainstorm | <deleted><reply> Post your ideas for Ubuntu at http://brainstorm.ubuntu.com and vote for the ones you like! | Added by PriceChild Date: 2008-03-01 16:35:56 Last edited by bazhang Date: 2013-09-15 12:08:25 Requested 274 times |
| boys-#ubuntuforums | <reply> ♪ Bad boys, bad boys, watcha gonna do, watcha gonna do when they come for you ♫ | Added by PriceChild Date: 2007-01-16 16:39:09 Requested 17 times |
| boys-#ubuntu-offtopic | <reply> ♪ Bad boys, bad boys, watcha gonna do, watcha gonna do when they come for you ♫ | Added by Seveas Date: 2007-01-12 02:37:17 Requested 67 times |
| botsnack-#ubuntu-offtopic | <deleted><reply> Yum! Err, I mean, APT! | Added by Pici Date: 2009-06-19 14:00:19 Last edited by Pici Date: 2009-08-06 13:34:00 Requested 23 times |
| botsnack | <reply> Yum! Err, I mean, APT! | Added by Amaranth Date: 2006-08-05 08:42:05 Last edited by Pici Date: 2009-08-06 13:34:26 Requested 3952 times |
| bothelp | <reply> For ubottu usage instructions see https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuBots | For help with ubottu plugins for supybot, please ask in #ubuntu-bots | Added by stdin Date: 2009-03-15 13:32:10 Last edited by dax Date: 2017-10-30 06:45:41 Requested 28 times |
| botdoc | <reply> Documentation on the custom plugins for ubottu and clones is located at https://ubottu.com/devel/wiki/Plugins | Documentation for the official !Supybot plugins is located at https://ubottu.com/devel/supydoc/ | Added by tsimpson_ Date: 2010-10-21 19:00:40 Last edited by dax Date: 2017-10-30 07:04:41 Requested 13 times |
| botclone botcloning | <reply> $nick uses Limnoria, which is available in the main !repositories, with additional plugins that are available at https://launchpad.net/ubuntu-bots - For further assistance or to help out with ubottu development, please join #ubuntu-bots | Added by stdin Date: 2008-07-24 01:34:39 Last edited by krytarik Date: 2023-03-24 02:18:03 Requested 419 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 |
| botabuse bot abuse fishing msgthebot askthebot msg the bot msgbot investigate investigation pm the bot messagethebot message the bot bot-abuse abusethebot | <reply> Please investigate me only with "/msg $nick bot" or in #ubuntu-bots. Search for factoids with "/msg $nick search <pattern>" | Added by Seveas Date: 2006-07-26 21:48:13 Last edited by krytarik Date: 2016-11-27 08:17:56 Requested 8076 times |
| boss-#ubuntu-offtopic | <reply> http://instantboss.org/ | Added by IdleOne Date: 2014-07-23 00:42:28 Requested 3 times |
| borg | <reply> borg is a fast backup tool with incremental backups: https://www.borgbackup.org/ (Ubuntu packages: borgbackup, borgbackup-doc, and borgmatic) | Added by hggdh Date: 2019-03-12 22:41:29 Requested 23 times |
| bootrepair | <reply> Boot-Repair is a simple tool to repair frequent boot issues you may encounter in Ubuntu. See https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Boot-Repair for more info. | Added by k1l Date: 2014-11-05 21:27:32 Last edited by Pici Date: 2014-11-05 21:31:43 Requested 82 times |
| bootoptions bootoption | <reply> For a list and explanation on some of the boot options, see https://help.ubuntu.com/community/BootOptions See also !nomodeset. | Added by apokryphos Date: 2006-06-19 11:32:08 Last edited by oCean Date: 2011-06-26 12:00:40 Requested 665 times |
| bootlog | <reply> To show errors during boot and shutdown, edit the kernel command line: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Kernel/KernelBootParameters and replace "quiet splash" by "debug systemd.log_level=info". Disable "Full screen logo" and "Fastboot" options in your BIOS setup, or hit 'Esc' when the logo shows on power up. | Added by hggdh Date: 2019-07-29 16:30:49 Last edited by tomreyn Date: 2023-10-26 12:36:26 Requested 58 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 |
| 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 |
| bootchart | <reply> bootchart charts your machine at boot time, to install >> sudo apt-get install bootchart << the graphic is in /var/log/bootchart after the next reboot | Added by ompaul Date: 2008-02-24 21:34:35 Last edited by ompaul Date: 2008-02-24 21:35:27 Requested 104 times |
| boot init smartbootmanager boot floppy bum | <reply> Boot options: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/BootOptions - To add your own startup scripts, use /etc/rc.local - See also !grub and !dualboot - Making a boot floppy: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/GrubHowto/BootFloppy - Also see https://help.ubuntu.com/community/SmartBootManagerHowto | Added by Seveas Date: 2006-06-19 15:24:07 Last edited by dax Date: 2016-03-29 05:39:13 Requested 2470 times |
| bofh | <reply>You can find the BOFH and the PFY at https://bearbin.net/bofh and http://theregister.co.uk/odds/bofh/ | Added by Seveas Date: 2007-11-11 20:52:01 Last edited by dax Date: 2016-04-02 04:18:20 Requested 15 times |
| bluetooth | <reply>For instructions on how to set up bluetooth, see https://help.ubuntu.com/community/BluetoothSetup | Added by Madpilot Date: 2006-06-28 11:00:53 Requested 1310 times |
| blueprints blueprint | <reply>An explanation of what a blueprint is can be found at https://help.launchpad.net/Blueprint. Want to suggest or discuss ideas of a future project/feature? With Launchpad you can track blueprints (feature specification summaries) from discussion through review, approval, and implementation. See https://blueprints.launchpad.net/ | Added by tonyyarusso Date: 2008-01-15 05:57:37 Last edited by IdleOne Date: 2011-06-11 23:53:22 Requested 21 times |
| blender | a free application for 3D modelling, animation, rendering, etc. You can install it from Ubuntu's repositories, and tutorials are at http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Blender_3D:_Noob_to_Pro | Added by apokryphos Date: 2006-06-19 12:25:52 Requested 106 times |
| blacklist | <reply> To blacklist a module, edit /etc/modprobe.d/my_blacklist.conf and add « blacklist <modulename> » to the end of that list - To explicitly load modules in a specific order, list them in /etc/initramfs-tools/modules and type « sudo update-initramfs -u » | Added by Seveas Date: 2006-07-08 22:10:20 Last edited by Pici Date: 2011-03-29 19:19:00 Requested 867 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 |
| bitesize | <reply> A list of bugs that are considered easy to fix and good for beginners to attempt can be found at: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+bugs?field.tag=bitesize | Added by Pici Date: 2007-11-03 23:18:21 Last edited by LjL Date: 2007-11-03 23:21:43 Requested 16 times |
| bite | <reply> Please don't bite our new friend. Everyone is new to Ubuntu and IRC once and everyone makes mistakes. If they don't learn from their mistakes you can have a little nibble on them later. | Added by jpds Date: 2009-12-23 21:52:21 Requested 25 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 |
| bitchx | <reply> bitchx (also known as ircii-pana) was dropped from Debian and subsequently Ubuntu (see: http://bugs.debian.org/451373 ). Consider using irssi or weechat instead. | Added by Pici Date: 2007-10-25 18:38:04 Last edited by dax Date: 2016-03-31 15:39:48 Requested 110 times |
| biosupdate | <reply> To see how to update your bios on Ubuntu visit the community collected methods here: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/BIOSUpdate | Added by hggdh Date: 2019-01-28 14:36:02 Last edited by hggdh Date: 2019-01-28 14:36:39 Requested 39 times |
| bionic beaver 18.04 | <reply> Ubuntu 18.04 (Bionic Beaver) was the 28th release of Ubuntu. Support ended May 31st, 2023. See !eol, !pro and https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-announce/2023-May/000290.html | Added by Pici Date: 2017-10-25 03:45:45 Last edited by tomreyn Date: 2023-06-02 05:33:05 Requested 214 times |
| bing-#ubuntu-offtopic | <reply> ban | Added by rww Date: 2014-03-07 05:22:34 Last edited by dax Date: 2017-01-18 01:48:12 Requested 11 times |
| binarydriver-#ubuntu+1 | <deleted><reply> For Ati/NVidia/Matrox video cards, see https://help.ubuntu.com/community/VideoDriverHowto | The ATI and nVidia binary drivers may not currently be installable. | Added by stdin Date: 2008-10-03 10:02:27 Last edited by tsimpson Date: 2012-04-26 17:51:59 Requested 95 times |
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