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| purekde | <reply> If you want to remove all !Gnome packages and have a default !Kubuntu system follow the instructions here « http://www.psychocats.net/ubuntu/purekde » | Added by ompaul Date: 2007-10-12 23:32:22 Last edited by pangolin Date: 2011-10-25 00:54:08 Requested 783 times |
| nl dutch nederlands | <reply> Nederlandstalige ondersteuning voor Ubuntu (en vers gezette koffie) is te vinden in #ubuntu-nl | Added by Seveas Date: 2006-07-29 14:36:08 Requested 789 times |
| nox text | <reply> To start your system in text-only mode append 'text' (without the quotes) to the kernel line in the grub menu. You can access the grub menu by pressing Esc (Grub legacy) or Shift (Grub2) during boot. For more info see https://help.ubuntu.com/community/BootOptions#Text%20Mode | Added by tsimpson Date: 2010-07-04 16:51:35 Last edited by nhandler Date: 2010-07-15 19:18:33 Requested 790 times |
| time ntp | <reply> Information about using and setting your computer's clock on Ubuntu can be found at https://help.ubuntu.com/community/UbuntuTime - See https://help.ubuntu.com/lts/serverguide/NTP.html for information on usage of the Network Time Protocol (NTP) | Added by LjL Date: 2007-12-11 16:11:33 Last edited by knome Date: 2015-07-27 16:41:04 Requested 793 times |
| password passwords lostpassword pass | <reply> Forgot your password? See https://help.ubuntu.com/community/LostPassword What's the root password? See !sudo. Don't see *** in password prompts? That's normal. Sudo doesn't ask for your password? It remembers you for several minutes. Please use strong passwords, see https://help.ubuntu.com/community/StrongPasswords | Added by Seveas Date: 2006-06-19 11:02:45 Last edited by Flannel Date: 2008-09-18 15:22:37 Requested 796 times |
| unity | <reply> Unity is a graphical shell for the GNOME desktop environment. Ubuntu used it by default from 11.04 to 17.04. For more information, see https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Unity | Added by Pici Date: 2010-10-28 13:43:01 Last edited by dax Date: 2017-10-28 06:50:19 Requested 797 times |
| opera | <reply>Opera is an advanced, fast and free (as in beer) web browser. It is packaged for easy installation into Ubuntu. More information at https://help.ubuntu.com/community/OperaBrowser | Added by gnomefreak Date: 2006-08-03 14:34:26 Last edited by Madpilot Date: 2009-10-02 05:58:23 Requested 801 times |
| flash64bit flash64 java64 | <reply> You can run Flash, Real, and Java plugins in AMD64 bit computers with Firefox. see the steps to follow at https://help.ubuntu.com/community/FirefoxAMD64FlashJava | Added by Seveas Date: 2006-10-04 11:18:38 Requested 803 times |
| member newmember | <reply> Ubuntu Membership means recognition of a significant and sustained contribution to Ubuntu and the Ubuntu community. For more info see https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Membership | Added by Seveas Date: 2006-06-17 22:59:31 Last edited by Pici Date: 2011-03-03 21:05:04 Requested 808 times |
| code coding ide ides | <reply> Programming editors/suites: Terminal-based: vi/vim, emacs - KDE: Kate, KDevelop, Quanta+, Umbrello - GNOME: gvim, gedit, anjuta, pida, monodevelop, geany - Others: eclipse, netbeans, qtcreator | Added by apokryphos Date: 2006-06-18 17:51:35 Last edited by tsimpson Date: 2010-02-13 11:06:59 Requested 808 times |
| screen | a window manager for terminal sessions, also useful over SSH. The 'byobu' package provides very useful additional utilities. See https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Screen | Added by apokryphos Date: 2006-06-19 12:26:30 Last edited by tsimpson Date: 2011-09-07 11:26:18 Requested 815 times |
| rescue recovery rescue cd | <reply> If your system fails to boot normally, it may be useful to boot it into recovery mode. For instructions, see https://wiki.ubuntu.com/RecoveryMode | Added by Seveas Date: 2006-06-18 18:26:44 Last edited by rww Date: 2014-05-28 17:31:32 Requested 816 times |
| contribute participate volunteer | <reply> To contribute and help out with Ubuntu, see https://ubuntu.com/community/contribute and https://discourse.ubuntu.com/t/37746 | Added by apokryphos Date: 2006-06-18 00:13:59 Last edited by tomreyn Date: 2023-08-24 12:25:32 Requested 819 times |
| freenx nx | <reply> FreeNX is advanced remote desktop technology. For more information and install instructions, see https://help.ubuntu.com/community/FreeNX | Added by Seveas Date: 2006-06-18 00:42:35 Requested 822 times |
| lubuntu | <reply> lubuntu is Ubuntu with LXDE instead of !GNOME as desktop environment, which makes it extremely lightweight. See https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Lubuntu - /join #lubuntu for lubuntu support. | Added by tonyyarusso Date: 2009-12-05 20:23:20 Last edited by pangolin Date: 2012-01-27 19:54:47 Requested 848 times |
| en english | <reply> The main Ubuntu IRC channels are English only. For a complete list of channels in other languages, please visit https://wiki.ubuntu.com/IRC/ChannelList | Added by Seveas Date: 2006-11-25 14:35:17 Last edited by krytarik Date: 2016-12-13 17:11:01 Requested 852 times |
| documentation docs doc rute tldp desktopguide starterguide newusers training tutorial | to be found at https://help.ubuntu.com and https://wiki.ubuntu.com - General linux documentation: http://www.tldp.org - https://www.andrew.cmu.edu/course/95-799/rute.pdf | Added by Seveas Date: 2006-06-18 19:12:08 Last edited by dax Date: 2017-10-30 06:55:39 Requested 858 times |
| jp ja japanese | <reply>日本語の場合は /join #ubuntu-jp または /join #kubuntu-jp を入力して下さい。 | Added by Jucato Date: 2006-11-14 09:07:00 Last edited by IdleOne Date: 2011-05-07 00:36:48 Requested 864 times |
| remaster customlivecd remastering | <reply> Interested in remastering the Ubuntu !LiveCD or !Alternate installer? See: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/LiveCDCustomization and https://help.ubuntu.com/community/InstallCDCustomization - Or use tools such as http://uck.sourceforge.net/ | Added by stdin Date: 2008-05-05 21:42:06 Last edited by IdleOne Date: 2014-08-08 01:56:33 Requested 866 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 |
| hammertime-#ubuntu-offtopic hammertime-#ubuntustudio-devel hammertime-#ubuntu-ops | <reply> ━━▊ ━━▊ ━━▊ | Added by Pici Date: 2008-05-12 17:02:18 Requested 869 times |
| downgrade downgrading | <reply> Attempting to downgrade to an older Ubuntu version is explicitly not supported and may break your system. | Added by apokryphos Date: 2006-06-18 16:33:44 Last edited by jussi Date: 2011-04-13 19:44:11 Requested 872 times |
| id indonesia indonesian | <reply> join ke #ubuntu-id untuk membahas ubuntu dalam bahasa Indonesia | Added by Seveas Date: 2006-06-18 00:32:15 Requested 876 times |
| ops-#kubuntu | <reply> Help! Channel Emergency! (ONLY use this trigger in emergencies!) acheronuk, ahoneybun, claydoh, ikonia, jussi, Mamarok, mneptok, Nalioth, ovidiu-florin, Pici, Riddell, ryanakca, shadeslayer, Tm_T, tsimpson, valorie, Unit193, yofel. | Added by gnomefreak Date: 2006-07-15 22:43:53 Last edited by dax Date: 2020-06-14 23:47:06 Requested 884 times |
| shortcuts keytouch mediakeys shortcut keyboard shortcuts keys hotkeys hotkey | <reply> Keyboard shortcuts can be set in System -> Preferences -> Keyboard Shortcuts. If your multimedia keys don't work with that, try the 'keytouch' package, explained at http://keytouch.sourceforge.net/ - See !Keyboard for changing layouts. A list of keyboard shortcuts for Unity is available at http://www.informit.com/articles/article.aspx?p=2209015&seqNum=3 | Added by LjL Date: 2006-12-10 21:23:38 Last edited by dax Date: 2016-03-30 15:24:04 Requested 886 times |
| mouse buttons | <reply>Enabling extra mouse buttons: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/ManyButtonsMouseHowto - Enabling serial mouse: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/SerialMouseHowto | Added by Madpilot Date: 2006-06-26 07:25:46 Requested 892 times |
| aptitude | <reply> Like apt and apt-get, aptitude is a terminal frontend for Ubuntu's package management system. Unlike the others, it is not recommended in Ubuntu because its behavior differs significantly from other Ubuntu package management tools and can cause issues. | Added by bimberi Date: 2006-07-07 08:24:14 Last edited by dax Date: 2019-05-10 17:28:03 Requested 904 times |
| ppc powerpc | <reply> PowerPC. Formerly used by Apple for the Macintosh line of computers. Variants are now used in popular gaming consoles. PPC was a fully supported Ubuntu architecture until 6.10. It is now a community port, see https://wiki.ubuntu.com/PowerPCFAQ | Added by Seveas Date: 2006-06-19 11:33:49 Last edited by knome Date: 2015-03-25 12:08:32 Requested 909 times |
| virtualizers vm virtualizer virtual machine virtual virtualisation virtualiser virtualisers | <reply> There are several solutions for running other operating systems (or their programs) inside Ubuntu, while using the native CPU as much as possible: !QEmu (with !KQemu), !VirtualBox, !VMWare, as well as !WINE and !Cedega for Windows applications | Added by LjL Date: 2007-01-23 16:27:34 Last edited by LjL Date: 2007-11-04 01:47:09 Requested 912 times |
| frostwire | a totally open source !bittorrent client, based on Vuze, the Azureus BitTorrent Engine. For installation help, please see https://help.ubuntu.com/community/FrostWire | Added by Hobbsee Date: 2006-06-26 15:50:29 Last edited by tsimpson Date: 2011-09-07 11:28:42 Requested 917 times |
| modem dialup dial up dial-up winmodem knetworkmanager ppp | <reply>You want to connect via dial-up? Read https://help.ubuntu.com/community/DialupModemHowto - Also try disabling/removing KNetworkManager if KDE applications cannot connect using dial-up | Added by Seveas Date: 2006-06-18 21:39:25 Last edited by Flannel Date: 2009-11-12 06:48:20 Requested 919 times |
| exploit dcc | <reply> There are people around who think it is funny to abuse certain bugs that cause unintended behavior. When bitten by these, #ubuntu remove users so they are no longer targets. To fix it have a look here: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/FixDCCExploit and more about a recent bug at http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-1132-1/ | Added by Seveas Date: 2006-06-27 20:36:36 Last edited by IdleOne Date: 2011-05-18 19:22:08 Requested 922 times |
| xinerama | an extension to !X to use two or more physical displays as one large virtual display. See https://help.ubuntu.com/community/XineramaHowTo - See also !DualHead | Added by Seveas Date: 2006-06-19 15:02:06 Requested 923 times |
| offline sneakernet | <reply> If you need to download Ubuntu packages using another machine or OS, check the desired packages in Synaptic and select File > Generate package download script. See also !APTonCD | Added by LjL Date: 2007-05-18 16:23:54 Last edited by tsimpson Date: 2014-05-20 15:12:14 Requested 931 times |
| home separatehome movehome | <reply> Your home directory is where all of your personal files are usually kept. For moving your home directory to a separate partition, please see: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Partitioning/Home/Moving | Added by Hobbsee Date: 2007-10-01 08:45:38 Last edited by jussi Date: 2011-05-16 07:43:54 Requested 937 times |
| ipv6 ipv6disable | <reply> For an introduction to IPv6 and information on tunneling IPv6 through IPv4 connections, see https://wiki.ubuntu.com/IPv6 | To disable IPv6 see https://help.ubuntu.com/community/WebBrowsingSlowIPv6IPv4 | Added by apokryphos Date: 2006-06-18 21:06:12 Last edited by stdin Date: 2009-01-07 13:09:43 Requested 939 times |
| aptoncd | <reply> APTonCD is a tool with a graphical interface which allows you to create one or more CDs or DVDs with all of the packages you've downloaded via apt-get or aptitude, creating a removable repository that you can use on other computers - See also !offline | Added by Seveas Date: 2007-10-02 23:14:54 Last edited by LjL Date: 2009-03-06 17:09:56 Requested 942 times |
| sense commonsense common sense stable works for me | <reply> Common Sense: Just because you can, does not mean you should. Think before you do. "Works for me" does not mean it is ok. The latest version of everything is not always useful if you aim for stability. | Added by Seveas Date: 2006-06-19 13:43:11 Requested 945 times |
| cron crontab | a way to schedule execution of software/scripts. See https://help.ubuntu.com/community/CronHowto | Added by Seveas Date: 2006-06-18 21:23:13 Last edited by rww Date: 2011-09-09 04:49:23 Requested 946 times |
| mount | used to attach devices to directories. See also https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Mount | Added by Seveas Date: 2006-06-18 17:50:24 Last edited by Seeker` Date: 2009-05-20 21:13:27 Requested 948 times |
| maverick meerkat 10.10 | <reply> Ubuntu 10.10 (Maverick Meerkat) was the thirteenth release of Ubuntu. !End-Of-Life on April 10th, 2012, see https://ubottu.com/y/maverick for details. | Added by Pici Date: 2010-04-02 11:18:59 Last edited by dax Date: 2017-10-30 07:02:05 Requested 949 times |
| precise pangolin 12.04 | <reply> Ubuntu 12.04 LTS (Precise Pangolin) was the 16th release of Ubuntu. !End-of-life was April 28th 2017. See https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-security-announce/2017-April/003833.html and !eol for more information | Added by Pici Date: 2011-10-05 19:38:43 Last edited by tomreyn Date: 2021-05-21 21:47:05 Requested 952 times |
| flavors variant flavor variants flavours | <reply> Recognized Ubuntu flavors build on Ubuntu and provide a different user experience out of the box. They are supported both in #ubuntu and in their flavor channel. For a list, see https://www.ubuntu.com/download/ubuntu-flavours | Added by LjL Date: 2007-04-01 16:45:59 Last edited by dax Date: 2017-04-16 08:19:06 Requested 953 times |
| vpn | <reply> For more information on vpn please refer to https://wiki.ubuntu.com/VPN | Added by gnomefreak Date: 2006-06-21 03:04:08 Last edited by genii Date: 2010-01-26 19:59:35 Requested 973 times |
| no | <reply> Hvis du vil diskutere på Norsk, vennligst gå til #ubuntu-no. Takk! | Added by Seveas Date: 2006-06-18 16:40:06 Last edited by Myrtti Date: 2008-10-08 18:42:55 Requested 986 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 |
| natty narwhal | <reply> Ubuntu 11.04 (Natty Narwhal) was the fourteenth release of Ubuntu. !End-Of-Life on 2012-10-28, see https://ubottu.com/y/natty for details. | Added by Pici Date: 2010-08-17 18:38:25 Last edited by dax Date: 2017-10-30 07:02:19 Requested 1015 times |
| checkinstall | a wrapper to "make install", useful for installing programs you compiled. It will create a .deb package, which will be listed in the APT database and can be uninstalled like other packages. See https://help.ubuntu.com/community/CheckInstall - Read the warnings at the top and bottom of that web page, and DO NOT interrupt CheckInstall while it's running! | Added by ompaul Date: 2006-07-16 19:52:09 Last edited by jrib Date: 2007-07-19 12:07:20 Requested 1016 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 |
| danger rmrf/ dangerous | <reply> DO NOT RUN THAT COMMAND! That particular command is DANGEROUS and shouldn't be uttered here. REST OF YOU: DANGER, WILL ROBINSON, DANGER! Do not use the command or utter it here thank you! | Added by ompaul Date: 2008-03-08 18:30:18 Last edited by rww Date: 2011-01-11 02:10:55 Requested 1025 times |
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