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| sysrq reisub | <reply> In an emergency, you may be able to shutdown cleanly and reboot by holding down Alt+PrintScreen and typing slowly, in succession, S, U and B. For an explanation, see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magic_SysRq_key | Added by ompaul Date: 2008-09-12 20:29:51 Last edited by dax Date: 2019-10-03 18:24:32 Requested 495 times |
| sysresccd | <reply> SystemRescueCd is a Linux system on a bootable CD-ROM. It contains a number of admin tools including gparted and partimage. http://sysresccd.org/Main_Page | Added by ompaul Date: 2007-02-27 21:16:25 Last edited by Seveas Date: 2007-03-04 12:21:38 Requested 68 times |
| sysinfo-#ubuntuforums | <reply> Please do not use sysinfo scripts in this channel. Doing so will result in a warning then ban. | Added by PriceChild Date: 2007-02-27 19:25:18 Requested 24 times |
| synopsis-#ubuntu-motu | The synopsis line (the short description) should be concise. See http://www.debian.org/doc/developers-reference/best-pkging-practices.html#bpp-pkg-synopsis for Best Practices. | Added by Myrtti Date: 2009-01-26 14:08:57 Requested 1 times |
| synergy-#ubuntuforums | <reply> Synergy is a means for the best threads on forums around the internet to be read by the masses. When a community admin or one of their delegated usergroups submits a thread, it enters the forum's "submission queue". Once every x hours (this number will be variable and based upon a number of factors) a thread from the queue will be accepted by the system at Zoints.com and then propagated across all Sy | Added by PriceChild Date: 2007-02-08 21:54:59 Requested 4 times |
| syncrequest | <reply> Helpful information for filing a sync request can be found at https://wiki.ubuntu.com/SyncRequestProcess | Added by Pici Date: 2009-10-15 13:19:44 Requested 53 times |
| synce | <reply> Details of setting up synce-serial at: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/PocketPCHowto | Added by ompaul Date: 2006-08-03 11:32:16 Requested 26 times |
| synaptics touchpad | <reply> For a comprehensive Synaptics Touchpad guide, see https://help.ubuntu.com/community/SynapticsTouchpad | Added by apokryphos Date: 2006-06-19 12:12:34 Requested 638 times |
| synaptic | <reply> Synaptic is a graphical utility which can install and remove software packages (.deb). For a good howto see https://help.ubuntu.com/community/SynapticHowto | Added by apokryphos Date: 2006-06-18 15:41:59 Last edited by hggdh Date: 2019-02-15 19:57:12 Requested 1227 times |
| syn | <reply> FIN... FIN!!!... GO AWAY!!! FIN. | Added by Spec Date: 2007-10-16 22:09:20 Last edited by Seveas Date: 2008-02-20 08:09:36 Requested 69 times |
| swap | used to move unused programs and data out of main memory to make your system faster. It can also be used as extra memory if you don't have enough. See https://help.ubuntu.com/community/SwapFaq for more info | Added by Seveas Date: 2006-06-18 18:02:26 Requested 1161 times |
| svn | Subversion: an open-source revision control system, which aims to be a compelling replacement for CVS. See http://subversion.apache.org/ | Added by Seveas Date: 2006-06-19 11:19:15 Last edited by dax Date: 2016-03-31 15:20:30 Requested 266 times |
| svg | Scalable Vector Graphics, a language used for graphical applications in XML, and a W3 recommendation. SVG Editors: Inkscape, Karbon14 | Added by apokryphos Date: 2006-06-18 20:27:51 Requested 24 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 |
| supybot-#ubuntu-bots | <reply> ubottu is a supybot with custom plugins, for help with other supybot plugins ask in #supybot | Added by stdin Date: 2009-03-15 13:33:54 Requested 12 times |
| support-#xubuntu | <reply> As most of the Ubuntu channels, #xubuntu is English only. A list of the localized Ubuntu channels can be found at https://wiki.ubuntu.com/IRC/ChannelList#IRC.2BAC8-ChannelList.2BAC8-Local.Local_Ubuntu_channels. These channels will most probably be able to give Xubuntu support too. For alternative Xubuntu support options, please see http://xubuntu.org/help/. | Added by somerville32 Date: 2007-01-11 08:54:11 Last edited by Unit193 Date: 2015-12-01 20:48:06 Requested 15 times |
| support-#ubuntustudio-devel | <reply> This is the Ubuntu Studio development channel. Our official support channel is on #ubuntustudio. Also see https://askubuntu.com | Added by IdleOne Date: 2013-02-12 12:24:25 Last edited by dax Date: 2020-04-26 18:48:39 Requested 13 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 |
| support-#ubuntuforums | <reply> This is the Ubuntu Forums Community Chat, and is mainly used for offtopic conversations. If you are looking for support, please try #ubuntu. Thanks! | Added by Seveas Date: 2007-01-15 22:18:18 Last edited by Myrtti Date: 2012-06-30 19:41:36 Requested 703 times |
| support-#ubuntu-quality | <reply> Ubuntu $curDevelNum ($curDevelLong) support is at #ubuntu-next. This channel is for testing $curDevelNum and reporting results at http://iso.qa.ubuntu.com/qatracker | Added by hggdh Date: 2020-08-26 13:13:04 Last edited by krytarik Date: 2021-07-22 19:07:07 Requested 4 times |
| support-#ubuntu-offtopic | <reply> The official Ubuntu support channel is #ubuntu (see http://ubuntu.com/support and http://ubuntuforums.org as well). Please be aware that this channel is mainly for other discussion. | Added by LjL Date: 2007-01-28 21:19:04 Last edited by rww Date: 2014-03-27 19:14:38 Requested 1000 times |
| support-#ubuntu-classroom support-#ubuntu-classroom-chat | <reply> For general questions or support, please use our support channel, #ubuntu | Added by nhandler Date: 2010-03-06 13:35:19 Requested 0 times |
| support-#ubuntu+1 offtopic-#ubuntu+1 | <reply> #ubuntu+1 handles support for the development version of Ubuntu. Please join #ubuntu for all other Ubuntu support. Chat in #ubuntu-offtopic. | Added by Pici Date: 2009-05-05 18:55:10 Last edited by Pici Date: 2009-05-05 18:55:17 Requested 165 times |
| support-#lubuntu-offtopic | <reply> For Lubuntu support, please join the #lubuntu channel on IRC or https://telegram.lubuntu.me/support for Telegram. Also, at https://forum.lubuntu.me you can find our Discourse forum. | Added by wxl Date: 2019-05-03 18:52:40 Last edited by wxl Date: 2020-12-24 22:32:20 Requested 0 times |
| support-#lubuntu-devel | <reply> For Lubuntu support, please join the #lubuntu channel on IRC or https://telegram.lubuntu.me/support for Telegram. Also, at https://forum.lubuntu.me you can find our Discourse forum. | Added by wxl Date: 2019-05-03 18:52:19 Last edited by wxl Date: 2020-12-24 22:32:11 Requested 2 times |
| support-#kubuntu-offtopic | <reply> The official Kubuntu support channel is #kubuntu. Also see http://kubuntu.org/support and http://kubuntuforums.org and http://askubuntu.com | Added by jussi Date: 2013-08-15 12:52:52 Requested 4 times |
| support-#kubuntu-devel | <reply> The official Kubuntu support channel is #kubuntu. Please be aware that this channel is for development only. | Added by Pici Date: 2009-01-16 19:35:42 Last edited by stdin Date: 2009-01-16 23:18:04 Requested 13 times |
| support-#kubuntu | <reply> The official Kubuntu support channel is #kubuntu. Also see http://www.kubuntu.com/support.php | Added by Pici Date: 2008-07-08 15:59:07 Requested 16 times |
| superkaramba karamba | an application that gives you interactive eye-candy on your desktop. To get themes for it, head over to http://kde-look.org | Added by apokryphos Date: 2006-06-19 11:07:06 Requested 118 times |
| sup-#ubuntu-offtopic | <reply> The ceiling. Actually, in my case it's the PSU. | Added by LjL Date: 2009-03-24 17:27:43 Requested 52 times |
| sunbird | <reply> Mozilla Sunbird™ is a cross-platform calendar application, built upon Mozilla Toolkit. Our goal is to bring Mozilla-style ease-of-use to your calendar, without tying you to a particular storage solution. | Added by Hawkwind Date: 2006-10-24 04:29:32 Requested 25 times |
| sudoedit | <reply> To edit files with !superuser access using the user's standard editor (as set in the EDITOR !shell variable) and its normal configuration, the command « sudoedit <filename> » is available. It creates a local copy of the file, and runs the editor with the user's permissions. | Added by ompaul Date: 2007-12-29 21:22:30 Last edited by LjL Date: 2007-12-29 21:39:01 Requested 15 times |
| sudo rootsudo root password rootpassword su | <reply> sudo is a command to run command-line programs with superuser privileges ("root") (also see !cli). Look at https://help.ubuntu.com/community/RootSudo for more information. For graphical applications see !pkexec (for older releases: !gksu and !kdesudo). If you're unable to execute commands with sudo see: http://www.psychocats.net/ubuntu/fixsudo | Added by LjL Date: 2006-06-25 16:49:59 Last edited by knome Date: 2015-06-25 22:59:22 Requested 7786 times |
| subversion | an open source application used for revision control. It is sometimes abbreviated to svn in reference to the name of its command line interface. Look here for a Subversion How To on Ubuntu: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Subversion | Added by nalioth Date: 2006-08-27 02:03:51 Requested 87 times |
| stupidbot | <deleted>stupid | Added by elky_work Date: 2008-09-24 06:41:47 Last edited by Pici Date: 2009-06-10 19:46:10 Requested 8 times |
| studiorepo | <reply>All Ubuntu Studio packages are included in the official Ubuntu repos. However, Ubuntu Studio 7.04 had its own custom addon repository. This is no longer supported or available. | Added by gnomefreak Date: 2007-10-16 13:16:46 Last edited by jussi01 Date: 2008-05-18 21:01:47 Requested 71 times |
| studiocd | <reply>Ubuntu Studio is only available as an alternate DVD. The LiveCD installer does not meet Ubuntu Studio's requirements at this time. | Added by Pici Date: 2007-11-04 18:23:28 Last edited by jussi01 Date: 2008-09-07 18:07:13 Requested 7 times |
| studio-controls | <reply> Studio Controls is the application through which audio is configured in Ubuntu Studio. It configures Jack, sets the CPU governor, and ensures the user has realtime audio permissions. For more info, see !jack and https://ovenwerks.github.io/studio-controls/ | Added by Eickmeyer Date: 2020-07-22 19:49:54 Last edited by Eickmeyer Date: 2020-12-16 17:32:35 Requested 14 times |
| store shop mug shirt | <reply> Buy some Official Ubuntu Merchandise & Professional Support. See https://shop.canonical.com/ | Added by Seveas Date: 2008-01-24 13:14:46 Requested 29 times |
| stop | <deleted><reply> NOTICE - Please stop this discussion NOW. See !offtopic for things that are inappropriate to discuss in this channel. Continuing will result in action being taken. | Added by LjL Date: 2007-01-22 02:22:14 Last edited by dax Date: 2016-03-31 07:05:33 Requested 561 times |
| stoned | <reply> JUST SAY NO! | Added by genii Date: 2014-07-29 05:01:18 Requested 3 times |
| stevenk | <deleted><reply> Here is the Cleaner of the archive, and killer of NBS! | Added by Hobbsee Date: 2008-10-18 04:02:27 Last edited by Flannel Date: 2011-06-06 00:08:28 Requested 2 times |
| steam | <reply> Valve have officially announced that they are developing Steam and are working with !ubuntu during their development, see http://blogs.valvesoftware.com/linux/steamd-penguins/ for further details, see https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Valve for install instructions, you can also join #ubuntu-steam for discussion. | Added by gnomefreak Date: 2006-06-21 03:00:16 Last edited by genii-around Date: 2013-02-12 02:25:54 Requested 460 times |
| status-#ubuntuone | <reply>https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuOne/Status | Added by jussi Date: 2010-05-31 21:04:54 Requested 0 times |
| stats-#ubuntuforums | <reply>Some fun statistics for this channel can be found at https://unit193.net/pisg/ubuntuforums.html | Added by IdleOne Date: 2013-08-03 05:39:51 Last edited by kryten Date: 2017-02-23 00:02:33 Requested 14 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 |
| stats-#ubuntu-offtopic | <reply>Some fun statistics for this channel can be found on http://ircstats.tonyyarusso.com/ubuntu-offtopic.html | Added by tonyyarusso Date: 2010-11-20 08:07:19 Last edited by dax Date: 2017-10-28 03:13:12 Requested 193 times |
| startup-#kubuntu | <reply> To make programs start up automatically when you log into your KDE session, run all programs that you want to be started and close all other programs, then select 'Save Session' in the K menu. Alternatively, create a !symlink to the wanted program in ~/.kde/Autostart - See !boot for starting non-interactive programs at boot | Added by LjL Date: 2007-12-15 15:47:48 Requested 56 times |
| startup session | <reply> To add programs to start up when you log into your Gnome session go to System>Preferences>Sessions and use the Startup Programs tab. For more information, see https://help.ubuntu.com/community/AddingProgramToSessionStartup - See !boot for starting non-interactive programs at boot | Added by gnomefreak Date: 2006-06-21 03:02:52 Last edited by LjL Date: 2007-06-01 18:39:55 Requested 1512 times |
| standup-#lubuntu-devel | <reply> @tsimonq2 @lynorian @HMollerCl @aptghetto @teward001 @kc2bez @The_LoudSpeaker wxl[m] guiverc @N0um3n0 @leokolb @KGIII — It's 2100 UTC Thursday which means it's time for the Lubuntu Development standup meeting. Please announce yourself for roll call! Then, in order of announcement, post your items, and be sure to mention when you're done. | Added by wxl Date: 2019-05-02 21:36:34 Last edited by wxl Date: 2020-12-03 22:36:12 Requested 7 times |
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