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| Factoid | Value | Author |
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| newsgroups newsgroup | <reply> There are Ubuntu newsgroups via NNTP at news.gmane.org | Added by Seveas Date: 2006-10-11 21:04:30 Requested 38 times |
| spec | <reply> A spec is the details (specifications) of the components that make up software or a device. See: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+specs for specifications in Ubuntu. | Added by Spec Date: 2007-01-26 18:21:47 Requested 38 times |
| gutsy-#ubuntu-release-party | <deleted><reply> Every time you ask the release is delayed five minutes. | Added by Amaranth Date: 2007-10-18 09:27:36 Last edited by tsimpson Date: 2010-10-10 10:14:45 Requested 38 times |
| trolls-#ubuntu-offtopic | <deleted><reply> People who add factoids repeatedly even after they've been refused once or twice. Also, aubade. | Added by LjL Date: 2008-10-28 00:29:41 Last edited by rww Date: 2014-06-04 00:37:11 Requested 38 times |
| cwillu-#ubuntu-offtopic | <deleted><reply> cwillu is a bot written in PHP. | Added by LjL Date: 2009-03-17 00:27:03 Last edited by Myrtti Date: 2009-06-14 09:47:40 Requested 38 times |
| songbird | <reply> Songbird is a media player based on Mozilla. Official Linux builds and support ended in April, 2010. Ubuntu installation instructions at https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Songbird | Added by LjL Date: 2009-04-12 19:44:15 Last edited by IdleOne Date: 2013-03-23 02:47:46 Requested 38 times |
| 21.04 hirsute hippo | <reply> Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo) was the 34th release of Ubuntu, support ended on January 20, 2022. See !eol and https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-announce/2022-January/000276.html | Added by krytarik Date: 2020-10-29 23:48:04 Last edited by tomreyn Date: 2022-01-21 10:36:51 Requested 38 times |
| iirc | <reply> IIRC means "if I remember correctly" | Added by thoreauputic Date: 2006-07-25 22:13:15 Requested 39 times |
| cairo-dock | <deleted>a MacOS X -like dock for the gnome desktop, see www.cairo-dock.org | Added by Seveas Date: 2006-08-09 12:28:37 Last edited by rww Date: 2011-04-11 19:57:26 Requested 39 times |
| twhs-#ubuntuforums | <reply> That's what he said! | Added by LjL Date: 2007-10-19 18:52:37 Requested 39 times |
| guidelines-#ubuntu-women guidelines-#ubuntu-women-project | <reply> The guidelines for using the Ubuntu Women project channels can be found here: http://wiki.ubuntu-women.org/IrcGuidelines The overall Ubuntu channel guidelines also apply and can be found here: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/IRC/Guidelines | Added by Flannel Date: 2010-08-13 21:23:53 Last edited by dax Date: 2017-10-30 06:45:55 Requested 39 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 |
| eo | <reply> Iru al #ubuntu-eo, Bonvole. | Added by Seveas Date: 2006-06-18 19:08:47 Requested 40 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 |
| it-#ubuntu-offtopic | <reply> Vai su #ubuntu-it-chat (scrivi « /join #ubuntu-it-chat » ) per conversare in italiano. Grazie! | Added by Pici Date: 2010-06-03 12:04:33 Requested 40 times |
| muon | <reply> Muon is the current Kubuntu package manager. Please see http://jontheechidna.wordpress.com/2010/07/05/introducing-qapt-and-the-muon-package-manager/ for an overview | Added by genii-around Date: 2011-07-08 15:24:38 Requested 40 times |
| rm | <reply> The Unix 'rm' command removes files and directories from the filesystem. It is an extremly powerful tool, and you should not run 'rm' commands unless you fully understand them. Do not run arbitrary 'rm' commands you see online. For a beginning guide on using terminal commands, see https://help.ubuntu.com/community/UsingTheTerminal | Added by Seveas Date: 2006-06-18 19:07:55 Last edited by k1l_ Date: 2016-02-22 21:54:28 Requested 41 times |
| seamonkey | <reply> Seamonkey, formerly known as "Mozilla Application Suite", is available at http://www.mozilla.org/projects/seamonkey/ with install instructions for ubuntu at http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=186011 | Added by Seveas Date: 2007-03-31 13:52:30 Requested 41 times |
| response | https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Bugs/Responses | Added by Hobbsee Date: 2007-05-18 02:00:14 Requested 41 times |
| fcm | THE Ubuntu Community Magazine - find it at www.fullcirclemagazine.org, or #fullcirclemagazine | Added by PriceChild Date: 2007-07-04 20:21:46 Requested 41 times |
| cowsay-#ubuntu-offtopic | <reply> MOOOooo! | Added by PriceChild Date: 2008-02-08 22:58:19 Last edited by PriceChild Date: 2008-02-08 22:58:26 Requested 41 times |
| es-#ubuntu-offtopic | <reply> En la mayoría de canales de Ubuntu se habla sólo en inglés. Si quieres charlar en español, entra en el canal #ubuntu-es-offtopic. Escribe "/join #ubuntu-es-offtopic" (sin comillas) y dale a Enter. Gracias! | Added by jussi Date: 2010-09-15 11:42:48 Requested 41 times |
| hud | <deleted><reply> Ubuntu 12.04 LTS includes the first step in a major new approach to application interfaces, the Head-Up Display, or HUD, which will ultimately replace menus in Unity applications. See http://ubottu.com/y/hud for the background on this and discuss it in #ubuntu-offtopic | Added by bazhang Date: 2012-01-24 16:20:34 Last edited by Pici Date: 2012-08-28 18:23:15 Requested 41 times |
| maas | <reply> Metal as a Service is a dynamic server provisioning service for scalability. See more about it at https://maas.ubuntu.com. | Added by h00k Date: 2013-12-09 21:06:45 Last edited by h00k Date: 2013-12-09 21:09:49 Requested 41 times |
| planet blogs | <reply> Planet Ubuntu (blogs of Ubuntu developers and members) can be found at http://planet.ubuntu.com | Added by apokryphos Date: 2006-10-06 22:07:15 Requested 42 times |
| tarball | <reply> Files with ".tar.gz", ".tar.bz2" or ".tgz" extensions are compressed archive formats, similar to ZIP files. See !tar for extracting them. Some of these files contain programs in source code form; see !compile for getting them to run. | Added by LjL Date: 2006-10-29 18:09:46 Requested 42 times |
| lug | <reply> LUGs are Linux User Groups. At LUGs you can meet other Linux enthusiasts in person, and often get one on one support. You can find your local group here: http://lugslist.com/ | Added by gnomefreak Date: 2007-10-11 18:59:44 Last edited by Pici Date: 2016-11-30 19:45:52 Requested 42 times |
| nonfree | <reply> When we use the term 'non-free', we mean that it is not Free (as in freedom) Software. Software that is not Free cannot be fixed or improved by anyone except its authors -- who are not us :(. For more information, see https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/free-sw.html | Added by elkbuntu Date: 2007-11-19 10:32:30 Last edited by dax Date: 2016-05-01 05:21:42 Requested 42 times |
| torrents-#kubuntu | <reply>Kubuntu $curStableLong ($curStableNum) torrents can be obtained at http://torrent.ubuntu.com/kubuntu/releases/$curStableLower/release/ | Added by LjL-Temp Date: 2008-04-24 16:28:20 Last edited by IdleOne Date: 2012-10-14 19:52:31 Requested 42 times |
| gnome3-#ubuntu+1 | <reply> Oneiric will use GNOME 3.x packages. The 3.x packages will be landing soon, if not yet updated, it'll happen soonish. You can also help the desktop team update packages, ask in #ubuntu-desktop for more info on helping the team. | Added by Pici Date: 2011-04-11 14:33:42 Last edited by Tm_T Date: 2011-05-15 09:38:27 Requested 42 times |
| sponsorship sponsoring | <reply>You can find out about the package sponsorship process here https://wiki.ubuntu.com/SponsorshipProcess | Added by AlanBell Date: 2012-01-23 14:45:30 Last edited by dax Date: 2017-10-30 06:46:14 Requested 42 times |
| developer | <reply>Want to become an Ubuntu developer? Look at http://www.ubuntu.com/community/get-involved/developers and the Wiki (https://wiki.ubuntu.com) for involvement in specific projects such as Kubuntu or Xubuntu. | Added by LjL Date: 2006-12-14 20:04:59 Last edited by dax Date: 2017-10-30 06:45:20 Requested 43 times |
| lolops | <deleted><reply> Teh lolops r in ur chanelz, wotchin u mizbehav | Added by ompaul Date: 2008-02-27 23:43:02 Last edited by knome Date: 2014-03-19 19:38:44 Requested 43 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 |
| links | <reply> DON'T POST LINKS! $curDevel isn't out until it's announced, and indicating anything otherwise causes the server to get more load, thus making the release LATER. Is that what you want? | Added by tonyyarusso Date: 2009-10-28 23:56:25 Last edited by tsimpson Date: 2010-04-26 23:24:14 Requested 43 times |
| rat-#ubuntu-uk | <reply> rat is The Real Ale Train. A yearly Ubuntu UK loco event to celebrate friends, trains and ale. Saturday 10th September 2016, Hampshire, UK: http://loco.ubuntu.com/events/ubuntu-uk/3350-real-ale-train-2016/ | Added by jussi Date: 2013-09-16 08:27:09 Last edited by dax Date: 2016-04-04 15:45:14 Requested 43 times |
| hotmail | <deleted><reply> If you need to use an MSN Hotmail account, consider packages such as "hotway" and "hostsmtp", which are gateways respectively to the !POP and !SMTP protocols (also supporting Lycos and Spray) | Added by Seveas Date: 2006-06-18 18:01:16 Last edited by Pici Date: 2009-10-12 12:49:18 Requested 44 times |
| default-#kubuntu dolphin | <reply> To change the default application for a filetype, go to System Settings -> Advanced -> File Associations, or System Setting -> File Associations in KDE 4.5+ | Added by LjL Date: 2008-11-15 20:31:35 Last edited by tsimpson Date: 2011-03-28 18:29:33 Requested 44 times |
| themes-#xubuntu xfce-themes themes-#xubuntu-devel | <reply> To change your theme in Xubuntu, go to Settings Manager -> Appearance (tabs Style, Icons) and/or Settings Manager -> Window Manager (tab Style). Starting with Xubuntu 13.10, you can control some of your theme colors from Settings Manager -> Theme Configuration. | Added by knome Date: 2011-08-13 12:48:11 Last edited by knome Date: 2013-10-14 20:18:51 Requested 44 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 |
| testing | <reply> To test your hardware, you can use the packages memtest86+ (for memory, can be started from the !GRUB boot menu), smartmontools (for hard drives), cpuburn (which MIGHT damage your processor if cooling is not adequate!). Additionally, lm-sensors can be useful to monitor temperatures and fan speeds - See also !benchmark | Added by LjL Date: 2012-01-21 13:04:52 Last edited by LjL Date: 2012-01-21 13:06:05 Requested 44 times |
| grip | <deleted>a ripping player and has a minor bug which can be solved by doing this "sudo ln -s /dev/hdX /dev/cdromN" where X is your hard drive and N a number | Added by Seveas Date: 2006-06-17 22:23:16 Last edited by topyli Date: 2011-10-28 19:14:54 Requested 45 times |
| scanner | <reply> Scanning software: simple-scan (GNOME), Gwenview (KDE), Xsane. For instructions see https://help.ubuntu.com/community/ScanningHowTo and to see supported hardware: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/HardwareSupportComponentsScanners - See also !OCR | Added by apokryphos Date: 2006-06-19 10:34:05 Last edited by bazhang Date: 2010-05-08 15:37:43 Requested 45 times |
| calendar | <reply> calendar is at http://fridge.ubuntu.com/calendars/ | Added by apokryphos Date: 2006-12-09 15:59:41 Last edited by IdleOne Date: 2012-10-11 21:11:04 Requested 45 times |
| sco | <deleted><reply> Bwahahahahahahahahahahahahahahhahaha!!!!! | Added by Seveas Date: 2007-08-15 21:07:02 Last edited by rww Date: 2011-05-26 02:34:11 Requested 45 times |
| hungover | <deleted><reply> The Release Managers are currently hungover, and wont be releasing jaunty today. No jaunty for you! NOT YOURS!!! | Added by Hobbsee Date: 2007-10-18 06:40:58 Last edited by genii-around Date: 2011-05-26 16:57:53 Requested 45 times |
| directconnect dc | <reply> Direct Connect clients: linuxdcpp, dcgui (GTK), Valknut, dc-qt (Qt), rccp (terminal-based) - See also !P2P | Added by LjL Date: 2007-11-03 00:12:36 Last edited by stdin Date: 2008-12-13 16:03:47 Requested 45 times |
| vraag | <reply> Vraag niet of je mag vragen, maar vraag! | Added by Seveas Date: 2007-11-11 18:53:56 Requested 45 times |
| beer-#ubuntu-offtopic | <reply>beer is always appreciated. | Added by Myrtti Date: 2009-09-15 06:00:25 Requested 45 times |
| lxde | <reply> LXDE ( http://lxde.org/ ) is the Lightweight X11 Desktop Environment used by !Lubuntu. To install from Ubuntu: « sudo apt-get install lubuntu-desktop ». See http://lubuntu.net/ for more information, and join #lubuntu for support. | Added by IdleOne Date: 2013-02-11 03:17:38 Requested 45 times |
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