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| Factoid | Value | Author |
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| optimus | <reply> Ubuntu uses nvidia-prime to support optimus videocards. | Added by knome Date: 2014-01-04 20:24:59 Last edited by k1l Date: 2016-03-15 22:51:02 Requested 31 times |
| pkexec | <reply> pkexec is a PolicyKit tool that allows an authorized user to run (graphical) applications as another user. To run a graphical application (e.g. gedit) which can write to the entire filesystem, use e.g. "pkexec env DISPLAY=$DISPLAY XAUTHORITY=$XAUTHORITY gedit /etc/environment" | Added by knome Date: 2015-06-25 22:56:08 Last edited by hggdh Date: 2019-03-31 04:02:52 Requested 31 times |
| debfoster | <deleted>a command to weed unnecessary .deb packages. See http://www.fruit.eu.org/debfoster/ | Added by Seveas Date: 2006-06-19 11:41:40 Last edited by rww Date: 2011-04-20 05:58:31 Requested 32 times |
| citrix | <reply> For help configuring the Citrix ICA Client, see: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/CitrixICAClientHowTo | Added by ompaul Date: 2006-07-05 13:23:41 Requested 32 times |
| shut up! | <reply> :x | Added by Seveas Date: 2006-11-27 20:30:14 Requested 32 times |
| gtalk | <reply> Google Talk (GTalk) is an instant messaging program from Google. Currently, Google does not have an official standalone GTalk client for Linux, but supports connections from third-party clients such as !Pidgin and !Kopete | See http://www.google.com/talk/otherclients.html for more information | Added by somerville32 Date: 2007-01-09 08:44:17 Last edited by stdin Date: 2008-11-13 04:33:22 Requested 32 times |
| fiesty | <reply> It is spelt "FEIsty" :) | Added by Mez Date: 2007-01-27 08:11:30 Last edited by LjL Date: 2007-09-21 19:19:53 Requested 32 times |
| ops-#ubuntu-kernel | <reply> Help! lamont, zul, T-Bone, mdz, or jdub | Added by gnomefreak Date: 2007-04-02 12:16:11 Requested 32 times |
| redmond | not relevent to my interests. | Added by Seveas Date: 2008-02-10 01:03:29 Last edited by elkbuntu Date: 2008-05-12 17:18:00 Requested 32 times |
| cupsweb | <reply> To enable the administration functions of the !CUPS web interface, type « sudo adduser cupsys shadow », and then « sudo invoke-rc.d cupsys restart », in a console. | Added by apokryphos Date: 2006-06-19 13:18:44 Last edited by LjL Date: 2007-04-20 00:14:31 Requested 33 times |
| jigdo | the jigsaw downloader for building cd isos. for more information see http://www.debian.org/CD/jigdo-cd/ | Added by Hobbsee Date: 2007-03-30 04:16:41 Requested 33 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 |
| hardysources | <reply> In System->Admin->Software Sources, enable (main) (universe) (restricted) and (multiverse) and disable the Cdrom on the Ubuntu Software tab. On the Updates tab, enable (hardy-security) and (hardy-updates). | Added by nickrud Date: 2008-06-14 07:57:12 Last edited by Seeker` Date: 2008-06-19 01:24:13 Requested 33 times |
| koffice | <deleted><reply> Integrated office suite for KDE, including word processing, spreadsheet, flow charting, image manipulation. For more info see: http://koffice.kde.org. Upgraded Kubuntu !Dapper packs at http://kubuntu.org/announcements/koffice-16.php | Added by apokryphos Date: 2006-06-18 15:51:44 Last edited by tsimpson Date: 2009-11-08 01:12:30 Requested 34 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 |
| requirements-#xubuntu xfcemem xfcespace reqs-#xubuntu | <reply> The hardware requirements for Xubuntu can be found at http://xubuntu.org/getxubuntu/ | Added by LjL Date: 2008-01-23 15:50:11 Last edited by knome Date: 2012-11-30 16:34:20 Requested 34 times |
| enablesources chrepo | <reply> Enable the standard Ubuntu repositories by going to System > Administration > Software Sources - See !repositories for detailed information | Added by LjL Date: 2008-01-26 03:07:22 Last edited by LjL Date: 2008-01-26 03:07:45 Requested 34 times |
| politics-#ubuntu-uk | <reply>Please take political discussion to ##politics-uk. Thank you! | Added by jpds Date: 2009-12-28 22:01:07 Last edited by jpds Date: 2009-12-28 22:03:13 Requested 34 times |
| rosetta | <reply>rosetta is a Web-based system for translating open source software into any language. See https://launchpad.net/rosetta | Added by tonyyarusso Date: 2006-12-01 01:05:19 Last edited by jussi01 Date: 2008-07-15 19:34:48 Requested 35 times |
| inappropriate | <deleted><reply> The current discussion topic is inappropriate for this channel. Please stop. | Added by Hobbsee Date: 2006-12-14 07:15:47 Last edited by knome Date: 2014-03-19 19:37:22 Requested 35 times |
| hurd | <reply> The GNU Hurd is the GNU project's replacement for the Unix kernel. It is not ready for production use, as there are still many bugs and missing features. http://www.gnu.org/software/hurd/hurd.html | Added by apokryphos Date: 2007-01-20 16:13:01 Requested 35 times |
| ops-#ubuntu-meeting | <reply> Help! Seveas, Hobbsee, LjL, ompaulafk, Keybuk, mdz, sabdfl, janimo, ogra, mdke, dholbach, or jono | Added by gnomefreak Date: 2007-04-02 12:12:49 Requested 35 times |
| myself-#ubuntu-offtopic | <reply> I know all there is to know about myself, and more. What about you? | Added by LjL Date: 2007-09-23 15:54:40 Requested 35 times |
| notes | <reply> Ubuntu $curStableNum ($curStableLong) release notes can be found at https://ubottu.com/y/$curStableLower | Added by Pici Date: 2008-10-30 18:29:35 Last edited by kryten Date: 2022-04-22 03:50:04 Requested 35 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 |
| 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 |
| juju | <reply>Juju is a open source devops platform created to allow rapid deployment of applications in the cloud. More info at https://juju.ubuntu.com/ | Added by bkerensa Date: 2012-08-17 20:05:46 Last edited by IdleOne Date: 2013-08-02 20:22:24 Requested 35 times |
| enablementstack | <reply> The Ubuntu LTS enablement stacks provide newer kernel and X support for existing LTS releases. see https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Kernel/LTSEnablementStack | Added by k1l Date: 2015-02-08 13:52:20 Last edited by IdleOne Date: 2015-02-08 13:58:37 Requested 35 times |
| morehelp-#ubuntustudio | <reply> #ubuntustudio sometimes cannot answer your questions in a timely matter, or simply lacks the capacity. For additional sources of help, try #ubuntu if your issue is of a technical nature, or #lau (Linux Audio Users) or #opensourcemusicians if it has to do with the audio stack. | Added by Unit193 Date: 2022-04-01 21:59:01 Requested 35 times |
| dvorak | a keyboard layout that aims to be more comfortable and efficient alternative to the standard "QWERTY" pattern. See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dvorak_Simplified_Keyboard | Added by apokryphos Date: 2006-06-18 17:39:47 Requested 36 times |
| j-_ | <deleted><reply> j-_ is as j-_ does ;-) | Added by ompaul Date: 2007-11-23 20:45:47 Last edited by Myrtti Date: 2009-06-19 23:44:09 Requested 36 times |
| mua | <reply> A Mail User Agent (MUA) is the application you use to read email messages. Examples include Evolution, !Thunderbird and mutt. MUA's are required to read mail on your system and could be compared to the mail functions of Microsoft Outlook. | Added by LjL Date: 2007-12-11 15:57:21 Last edited by Myrtti Date: 2008-05-29 16:10:12 Requested 36 times |
| devsupport support-#ubuntu-motu support-#ubuntu-devel | <reply> The official ubuntu support channel is #ubuntu. Please be aware that this channel is for development only. | Added by Pici Date: 2009-01-16 19:29:36 Requested 36 times |
| ops-#lubuntu | <reply> Help! Channel emergency! (ONLY use this trigger in emergencies) - bioterror, genii, hyperair, IAmNotThatGuy, jared, krytarik, Myrtti, stlsaint, Unit193, wxl. | Added by nhandler Date: 2010-09-22 21:43:56 Last edited by Unit193 Date: 2016-10-09 17:08:35 Requested 36 times |
| notunity-#ubuntu+1 | <deleted><reply> Ubuntu Oneiric uses GNOME 3 with the !Unity shell by default. To use GNOME Shell on Oneiric, install the "gnome-shell" package and investigate "gnome-tweak-tool". For GNOME Fallback mode, which is similar to GNOME 2, install "gnome-panel". Both packages will place a new entry in the Sessions dropdown on the login window. | Added by rww Date: 2011-09-11 16:18:01 Last edited by Pici Date: 2011-10-13 14:09:24 Requested 36 times |
| isitout-#ubuntu-offtopic | <reply> Yes, and sit out you shall. | Added by Flannel Date: 2014-04-17 08:21:53 Requested 36 times |
| acpi_osi | <reply> If your system is unstable or power management does not work well and logs show ACPI issues, you can try to make the Linux kernel pretend it was Windows during boot (which can help on hardware which was only tested with Windows): http://iam.tj/prototype/enhancements/Windows-acpi_osi.html | Added by hggdh Date: 2020-01-14 00:58:00 Last edited by hggdh Date: 2020-01-14 00:58:28 Requested 36 times |
| changelogs | <reply> changelogs for Ubuntu packages can be found on http://changelogs.ubuntu.com | Added by Seveas Date: 2006-06-19 14:50:56 Requested 37 times |
| popcon | <reply> The Ubuntu Popularity Contest project is an attempt to map the usage of Ubuntu packages. To participate, install the package "popularity-contest", and see http://popcon.ubuntu.com/ and https://wiki.ubuntu.com/LucasNussbaum/PopconDraft | Added by gnomefreak Date: 2006-10-25 14:03:31 Last edited by Jucato Date: 2008-04-24 08:08:52 Requested 37 times |
| ta-#ubuntu-offtopic | <reply> The Arabic letter ت signifies a soft T, and is used as a smiley by yipe and almost no one else. | Added by LjL Date: 2006-10-26 03:06:28 Requested 37 times |
| ripping-#kubuntu rip-#kubuntu | <reply> To rip an Audio CD in KDE, Choose "Open Audio CD in Dolphin" from the Device Notifier (or enter the address audiocd:/), then just copy + paste the tracks in the format you want. You can configure the settings from System Settings -> (Advanced tab) Audio Cds | Added by Mez Date: 2007-01-22 15:20:46 Last edited by tsimpson Date: 2010-10-30 01:45:19 Requested 37 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 |
| rms-#ubuntu-offtopic | <deleted><reply> Richard Matthew Stallman, founder of the GNU project. See !GNU and also http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Stallman | Added by LjL Date: 2008-11-16 22:52:36 Last edited by dax Date: 2019-11-03 22:46:54 Requested 37 times |
| si | <reply>Kanal za podporo slovenskim uporabnikom Ubuntuja je #ubuntu-si. Če potrebujete pomoč v Slovenskem jeziku, prosimo da se nam pridružite in probali vam bomo pomagati. Slovenian language support channel is #ubuntu-si | Added by mneptok Date: 2009-10-23 20:01:07 Requested 37 times |
| keyserver | <reply> The ubuntu key server is to be found at http://keyserver.ubuntu.com:11371. If this one is unresponsive you can use most other gpg key servers as well - for instance http://pgp.mit.edu/ | Added by jrib Date: 2009-10-31 21:18:56 Last edited by Flannel Date: 2009-11-01 08:14:25 Requested 37 times |
| shellshock | <reply> Ubuntu has released security updates for both recent bash vulnerabilities for all currently-supported versions of Ubuntu. Use your preferred package manager to apply all pending updates. See http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-2362-1/ , http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-2363-1/ , and http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-2363-2/ for more information. | Added by knome Date: 2014-09-25 20:17:17 Last edited by rww Date: 2014-09-26 15:51:28 Requested 37 times |
| chrome-repo google-repo | <reply> Google recently deprecated 32-bit Chrome, which causes errors on 64-bit multiarch Ubuntu systems. To fix this, run: sudo sed -i 's/deb http/deb [arch=amd64] http/' /etc/apt/sources.list.d/google-chrome.list /opt/google/chrome/cron/google-chrome | Added by k1l Date: 2016-03-10 16:24:36 Last edited by ezri Date: 2016-03-11 22:56:57 Requested 37 times |
| fridge | <reply> The Fridge is the Ubuntu's Community News website, and can be found at http://fridge.ubuntu.com | Added by apokryphos Date: 2006-06-18 16:02:27 Last edited by Pici Date: 2007-10-11 14:21:08 Requested 38 times |
| deborphan | a program used to clean up packages that are no longer needed (install from Synaptic/Muon). | Added by apokryphos Date: 2006-06-19 11:18:53 Last edited by tsimpson Date: 2014-05-09 15:04:20 Requested 38 times |
| oldworld | <reply> For installation on Old World PowerMacs see this URL https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Installation/OldWorldMacs | Added by Seveas Date: 2006-07-13 19:37:16 Requested 38 times |
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