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| binarydriver binarydrivers binarydrivershowto gatos nv | <reply> Most Linux graphics drivers are now open source (with binary firmware blobs). !Nvidia *kernel* drivers can be open source since series 515, but the main driver is now a firmware blob. More info: !nvidia !fglrx and https://help.ubuntu.com/community/VideoDriverHowto | Added by Seveas Date: 2006-07-16 15:07:36 Last edited by tomreyn Date: 2022-07-04 02:17:24 Requested 16404 times |
| bigiron | <reply> Ubuntu's "bigiron" server kernel (linux-image-server-bigiron) is geared towards systems with more than 8 CPUs. | Added by bimberi Date: 2006-11-30 02:44:44 Requested 11 times |
| biarch | <reply> A BiArch 64-bit system is one that comes with a complete 32-bit package system, as well. This means that you can run 32bit packages as well on your 64-bit install | Added by apokryphos Date: 2006-10-26 17:57:39 Requested 13 times |
| bg | <reply> опитайте #ubuntu-bg за български потребители . try #ubuntu-bg for bulgarian users, and please idle there patiently | Added by apokryphos Date: 2007-02-19 19:34:56 Requested 236 times |
| best | <deleted><reply> Usually, there is no single "best" application to perform a given task. It's up to you to choose, depending on your preferences, features you require, and other factors. Do NOT take polls in the channel. | Added by LjL Date: 2006-07-21 01:18:13 Last edited by knome Date: 2014-03-19 19:23:35 Requested 5121 times |
| beryl | <reply> Beryl has been merged with Compiz to form Compiz-Fusion. New Beryl installs are discouraged. See also !compiz | Added by Amaranth Date: 2006-10-03 04:26:40 Last edited by LjL Date: 2007-10-18 00:50:01 Requested 3395 times |
| benchmark | <reply> Packages for bechmarking your system include bonnie++ (for drives), glmark2 (for 3D graphics), netperf (for networking), mbw (for memory) - For more, issue the !terminal command « apt-cache search benchmark » - See also !testing | Added by LjL Date: 2012-01-21 13:01:15 Last edited by LjL Date: 2012-01-21 13:05:51 Requested 7 times |
| bell | <reply> For getting an audible bell in gnome terminal (using some sound file instead of the PC speaker) you find complete instructions in http://askubuntu.com/questions/40171/terminal-bell-without-a-pc-speaker | Added by IdleOne Date: 2012-12-31 17:14:45 Requested 1 times |
| behelpful | <reply> As our !guidelines say, "When helping, be helpful". If you're not familiar with the issue at hand, let someone else handle it instead of making !offtopic comments or jokes. | Added by rww Date: 2011-07-17 23:29:29 Requested 461 times |
| beer-#ubuntu-offtopic | <reply>beer is always appreciated. | Added by Myrtti Date: 2009-09-15 06:00:25 Requested 45 times |
| beer | <deleted><reply> Beer is always appreciated. | Added by Amaranth Date: 2008-06-24 04:30:24 Last edited by Myrtti Date: 2009-09-15 06:00:00 Requested 125 times |
| bd bn | <reply>Bangla te Ubuntu bishoyok alochonar jonno #ubuntu-bd te ashun. Dhonnobad! | Added by Myrtti Date: 2009-04-07 12:53:32 Requested 35 times |
| bcm43xx broadcom 43xx bcm-43xx bcm b43 bcm4313 | <reply> Help with Broadcom bcm43xx can be found at https://help.ubuntu.com/community/WifiDocs/Driver/bcm43xx | Added by Seveas Date: 2006-06-18 00:18:16 Last edited by rww Date: 2011-01-21 06:38:15 Requested 2800 times |
| bar | <reply>baz | Added by mneptok Date: 2007-12-08 00:28:48 Last edited by Seveas Date: 2007-09-19 13:36:04 Requested 98 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 |
| bang-#ubuntu-offtopic | <reply>Ooh to the eeh the ooh the ahah to the ting to the tang the walla walla bing bang! | Added by IdleOne Date: 2013-11-30 23:15:43 Requested 1 times |
| banana-#ubuntu-offtopic | <deleted><reply>Banana! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q5sq0am3HdI | Added by jussi Date: 2011-10-21 19:11:00 Last edited by IdleOne Date: 2012-10-14 19:48:51 Requested 4 times |
| ban banned | <reply> If you are banned from an Ubuntu channel, it is probably because you did not follow the IRC guidelines. For details, see https://wiki.ubuntu.com/IRC/Guidelines - To try and resolve a ban, please join #ubuntu-ops. | Added by gnomefreak Date: 2006-06-30 22:10:52 Last edited by krytarik Date: 2016-11-27 09:16:37 Requested 259 times |
| badmouse | <reply> If typing on your keyboard causes the mouse to briefly stop working, check out http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=402296 | Added by LjL Date: 2008-03-29 15:26:23 Requested 4 times |
| badlock | <reply> The samba fixes for the badlock vulnerability are currently being tested. For more info see http://badlock.org and https://ubottu.com/y/badlock/ | Added by Pici Date: 2016-04-12 17:47:21 Last edited by Pici Date: 2016-04-12 19:53:25 Requested 12 times |
| badident | <reply> Unfortunately, your IRC client has been configured with an ident containing an objectionable word. We don't allow such into our main channels as it offends a lot of people. Your ident is not your nickname. Once you've changed your ident, please disconnect from Libera and reconnect. You will then automatically be let back into the channel you tried to join. | Added by elkbuntu Date: 2008-09-06 11:16:31 Last edited by kryten Date: 2021-05-24 22:54:47 Requested 26 times |
| badhostmask | <reply> This is not the channel you intended to join. You have been redirected here because your nickname, username or hostname contains unacceptable language (see « /msg $nick language »). Please change it, then reconnect to join the correct channel. | Added by LjL Date: 2007-12-26 17:27:29 Last edited by m4v Date: 2013-02-28 17:00:52 Requested 6 times |
| baddevice | <deleted><reply> If you are receiving an error similar to "X Error: BadDevice, invalid or uninitialized input device 168", it can be safely ignored. If you want to get rid of the error messages then please visit this page: http://seerofsouls.com/wiki/How-Tos/BadDeviceErrors | Added by Hawkwind Date: 2006-09-09 00:35:41 Last edited by IdleOne Date: 2012-10-13 23:31:05 Requested 185 times |
| bad-#ubuntu-offtopic | <reply> Oh no, you just made me cry! :-( | Added by LjL Date: 2007-01-28 21:13:48 Requested 34 times |
| bacon-#ubuntu-offtopic | <reply> I've always considered bacon to be the candybar of meats... http://xkcd.com/418/ http://weebls-stuff.com/other-toons/video/Bacon.html | Added by Flannel Date: 2009-01-12 08:57:11 Last edited by Flannel Date: 2015-02-15 05:34:20 Requested 90 times |
| backup backups deja-dup duplicity | <reply> There are many ways to back your system up. Here's a few: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/BackupYourSystem , https://help.ubuntu.com/community/DuplicityBackupHowto , https://wiki.ubuntu.com/HomeUserBackup , https://help.ubuntu.com/community/MondoMindi - See also !sbackup, !borg, and !cloning | Added by Spec Date: 2006-07-19 20:32:11 Last edited by dax Date: 2019-04-22 03:04:43 Requested 2812 times |
| backtrace | <reply> To get a backtrace of a failing application please read: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Backtrace | Added by gnomefreak Date: 2007-10-12 21:38:27 Requested 33 times |
| backports-#kubuntu | <reply> If new updated packages are built for an application, they may go into Kubuntu Backports, which is one of the official Kubuntu PPAs. See https://community.kde.org/Kubuntu/PPAs for more information. | Added by genii Date: 2015-11-04 21:03:16 Requested 28 times |
| backports backport | <reply> If new updated Ubuntu packages are built for an application, then they may go into Ubuntu Backports. See https://help.ubuntu.com/community/UbuntuBackports - See also !packaging | Added by apokryphos Date: 2006-06-19 11:41:17 Last edited by Hobbsee Date: 2007-12-19 05:29:59 Requested 1747 times |
| backbox | <reply> Backbox Linux is not a supported derivative of Ubuntu and is thus not supported in #ubuntu. Please use #backbox on irc.autistici.org or https://forum.backbox.org/ for help with it. | Added by rww Date: 2015-03-01 03:51:23 Requested 196 times |
| back | <reply>Hurray, I've rejoined the channel. Too many bugs :) | Added by Hobbsee Date: 2007-10-19 18:48:39 Requested 27 times |
| b | an IRC channel mode that you don't want on your hostmask. | Added by LjL Date: 2007-09-18 21:26:05 Last edited by Pici Date: 2009-07-15 13:13:01 Requested 161 times |
| azureus | a popular !bittorrent client written in Java, installation instructions can be found at https://help.ubuntu.com/community/AzureusHowTo | Added by apokryphos Date: 2006-06-17 22:54:24 Last edited by rww Date: 2011-01-02 04:20:37 Requested 228 times |
| awn | <deleted><reply> Avant Window Navigator is a dock-like navigation bar for the Linux desktop that positions itself at the bottom of the screen. Homepage http://wiki.awn-project.org/ - Awn-Manager can be found in Universe from Hardy (8.04) onwards. | Added by Hobbsee Date: 2008-04-09 14:41:16 Last edited by rww Date: 2011-04-11 20:00:55 Requested 304 times |
| awesomeness-#ubuntu-offtopic | <reply> Awesomeness is Ubuntu! | Added by tsimpson Date: 2011-03-03 21:46:47 Requested 4 times |
| awesomeness-#kubuntu-offtopic | <reply> Awesomeness is Kubuntu! | Added by tsimpson Date: 2011-03-03 21:46:57 Requested 1 times |
| awesomeness | <deleted><reply> Awesomeness is Ubuntu! | Added by genii Date: 2009-10-27 18:43:16 Last edited by tsimpson Date: 2011-03-03 21:46:21 Requested 4 times |
| away afk | <reply> Please do not use noisy away messages and nicks in Ubuntu channels. It is annoying and unnecessary. Use the command "/away <reason>" to set your client away silently. See also «/msg $nick Guidelines» | Added by Seveas Date: 2006-06-18 18:58:27 Last edited by m4v Date: 2013-02-28 16:53:45 Requested 4931 times |
| autostart-#xubuntu autostart-#xubuntu-offtopic autostart-#xubuntu-devel | <reply> To add programs or scripts to start when logging in, use Applications menu -> Settings -> Settings Manager -> Session and Startup -> tab "Application autostart" - See !boot for starting (non-interactive) programs at boot | Added by knome Date: 2012-02-06 18:32:58 Last edited by knome Date: 2012-02-06 18:33:48 Requested 4 times |
| autostart-#kubuntu | <reply> Use the tool in System Settings -> (Advanced tab) Autostart, or System Settings -> Startup and Shutdown, to make programs automatically start in KDE session. See !boot for managing which non-interactive programs start at boot | Added by fdoving Date: 2007-01-03 22:27:00 Last edited by tsimpson Date: 2010-10-30 01:32:29 Requested 345 times |
| autostart | <reply> If you want to edit your Autostart programs, open the Unity dash and search for Startup Programs. If you're on XFCE, use menu -> Settings -> Settings Manager -> Session and Startup, if you're on KDE, use Kickoff -> Computer -> System Settings -> Autostart. For more details see https://help.ubuntu.com/community/AddingProgramToSessionStartup | Added by apokryphos Date: 2006-11-28 14:04:30 Last edited by dax Date: 2016-03-31 15:49:36 Requested 54 times |
| autoscroll | <reply> if you want to enable middle-click-drag-scrolling for konqueror: open konqueror -> settings -> configure konqueror -> uncheck "middle click opens selected web address." Firefox: open firefox. in the address field type 'about:config' and hit enter. Now in the Filter box, type 'autoscroll', rightclick on general.autoScroll -> Toggle. The line should read 'general.autoScroll user set boolean true'. Enjoy. | Added by fdoving Date: 2006-09-24 23:47:53 Requested 4 times |
| automatix-#ubuntu-nl | niet aanbevolen, ondersteund, of noodzakelijk, zie ook http://mjg59.livejournal.com/77440.html | Added by Seveas Date: 2007-11-11 18:53:04 Requested 0 times |
| automatix automatix2 automatrix | <reply> Automatix is no longer developed or supported by its creators and is not recommended, supported, or needed by Ubuntu. See http://mjg59.livejournal.com/77440.html and « /msg $nick WorksForMe » | Added by gnomefreak Date: 2006-07-02 04:29:31 Last edited by m4v Date: 2013-02-28 16:49:40 Requested 3214 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 |
| autofs automount | <reply>Automount is the modern way to mount directories over a network. It is much easier to manage and more economic in bandwidth than static mounts via fstab. For more info - https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Autofs | Added by Pici Date: 2009-09-23 23:29:54 Requested 80 times |
| autobleh | an !irssi helper script for IRC channel ops and network staff. See http://autobleh.projectnet.org/ | Added by nhandler Date: 2010-07-23 01:06:35 Last edited by rww Date: 2011-05-19 22:00:44 Requested 12 times |
| audio-#ubuntu+1 | <reply> If you're having problems with sound, first ensure ALSA is selected, by double clicking on the volume control, then File -> Change Device (ALSA Mixer). If that fails, see https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Sound - https://help.ubuntu.com/community/SoundTroubleshooting - On Jaunty, please check bug https://launchpad.net/bugs/330814 and help test the new kernel image | Added by LjL Date: 2009-03-26 15:49:34 Last edited by LjL Date: 2009-03-26 15:54:28 Requested 16 times |
| au | <reply> The Australian Local Community Team has channels here on Libera. They are #ubuntu-au for technical discussion, and #ubuntu-au-chat for social chatter. | Added by elkbuntu Date: 2007-02-06 10:55:00 Last edited by kryten Date: 2021-05-24 22:54:43 Requested 50 times |
| at | <reply>Das österreichische Team finden sie unter #ubuntu-at, deutschsprachigen Support bekommen sie auch in #ubuntu-de, #kubuntu-de oder #edubuntu-de. Geben sie einfach /join #ubuntu-at ein! Danke für ihr Verständnis. | Added by Mamarok Date: 2009-05-22 10:11:35 Requested 43 times |
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