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| tr turkish turkey | <reply> Turk ubuntu kullanıcıları, Türkçe yardım ya da geyik için /join #ubuntu-tr hizmetinizde. | Added by Seveas Date: 2006-06-17 23:43:43 Last edited by gpc Date: 2011-02-10 17:01:06 Requested 1035 times |
| linux | <reply> Linux is the kernel (core) of the Ubuntu operating system. Many operating systems use Linux as a kernel. For more information on Linux in general, visit http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linux | Added by Seveas Date: 2006-06-18 16:35:48 Last edited by jrib Date: 2009-11-15 15:39:12 Requested 1045 times |
| fsck | the FileSystem ChecKer, which runs automatically when you boot if you didn't shutdown cleanly. Type "man fsck" for information on running it manually. The command "sudo touch /forcefsck && sudo shutdown -r now" will force a reboot and a filesystem check; "sudo touch /fastboot" will skip a filesystem check at next reboot | Added by LjL Date: 2006-12-13 20:01:03 Last edited by tsimpson Date: 2011-05-04 07:55:19 Requested 1048 times |
| mac macbook | <reply> For help on installing and using Ubuntu on a Mac, see: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/MactelSupportTeam/CommunityHelpPages | Added by stdin Date: 2008-05-05 01:25:23 Last edited by rww Date: 2014-02-01 07:39:50 Requested 1049 times |
| ftp ftp clients ftp client | <reply> FTP clients: Nautilus (Places -> Connect to server), gFTP, FileZilla (for !GNOME); Konqueror, Kasablanca, KFTPGrabber (for !KDE); FireFTP (for Firefox); ftp, lftp (for !cli) - See also !FTPd | Added by bimberi Date: 2006-07-24 06:50:53 Last edited by LjL Date: 2009-04-11 01:58:22 Requested 1051 times |
| dualhead dual-head dual head dualmonitor dual monitors | <reply> Information about dual-head on linux can be found on http://wiki.linuxquestions.org/wiki/DualHead - See also !Xinerama | Added by Seveas Date: 2006-12-01 23:30:58 Requested 1051 times |
| undelete recover | <reply> Some tools to recover lost data are listed and explained at https://help.ubuntu.com/community/DataRecovery | Added by LjL-Temp Date: 2008-03-22 21:58:27 Last edited by dax Date: 2016-03-30 19:05:35 Requested 1053 times |
| proxy | <deleted><reply> Several Ubuntu channels prohibit access from open proxies and other anonymous connections due to a high level of abuse. The supported ways to hide your IP address on freenode are to use !Tor or get a !cloak | Added by Seveas Date: 2007-02-19 22:15:51 Last edited by Pici Date: 2014-08-07 13:01:46 Requested 1069 times |
| puregnome pureubuntu | <reply> If you want to remove all !Kubuntu packages or !Xubuntu packages and have a default !Ubuntu system, follow the instructions here: http://www.psychocats.net/ubuntu/pureubuntu | Added by PriceChild Date: 2008-02-23 01:00:54 Last edited by IdleOne Date: 2012-11-11 13:34:51 Requested 1078 times |
| torrents | <reply> $curStable can be torrented from http://torrent.ubuntu.com/simple/$curStableLower/desktop/ubuntu-$curStableNum-desktop-amd64.iso.torrent or http://torrent.ubuntu.com/simple/$curStableLower/live-server/ubuntu-$curStableNum-live-server-amd64.iso.torrent depending on your needs. Other flavors can be found at http://torrent.ubuntu.com:6969 | Added by apokryphos Date: 2006-10-26 13:27:56 Last edited by dax Date: 2020-04-23 18:16:52 Requested 1088 times |
| chroot debchroot | <reply> A chroot is used to make programs believe that the directory they are running in is really the root directory. It can be used to stop programs accessing files outside of that directory, or for compiling 32bit applications in a 64bit environment - see https://help.ubuntu.com/community/BasicChroot | Added by ompaul Date: 2006-08-11 17:28:50 Last edited by Pici Date: 2010-06-15 17:12:19 Requested 1091 times |
| distributions suse redhat mandriva gentoo archlinux fedora distros novell slackware mepis distro distribution manjaro | <reply> Other !Linux distributions besides !Ubuntu include: Debian, Mepis (using !APT); RedHat, Fedora, SUSE, Mandriva (using !RPM); Gentoo, Arch Linux, Manjaro, Slackware (using other packaging systems) | Added by apokryphos Date: 2006-06-18 20:46:43 Last edited by SonikkuAmerica Date: 2016-09-02 16:41:01 Requested 1092 times |
| packages | <reply> You can browse and search for Ubuntu packages using !Synaptic, !KPackageKit, !Muon, "apt-cache search <keywords or regex>", or online at https://packages.ubuntu.com - Ubuntu has about 30000 packages available, so please *search* for an official package before installing things in awkward ways! | Added by LjL Date: 2006-07-12 18:15:53 Last edited by knome Date: 2019-04-03 06:34:33 Requested 1121 times |
| relationship debian | <reply> Ubuntu and Debian are closely related. Ubuntu builds on the foundations of Debian architecture and infrastructure, with a different community and release process. See https://www.ubuntu.com/about/about-ubuntu/ubuntu-and-debian - !Repositories meant for Debian should NOT be used on Ubuntu! | Added by apokryphos Date: 2006-12-16 15:04:50 Last edited by krytarik Date: 2016-11-21 19:32:02 Requested 1125 times |
| fuse captive | <reply> FUSE (Filesystem in Userspace) is a !kernel driver that allows non-root users to create their own filesystems. See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Filesystem_in_Userspace for more on FUSE. Some examples of filesystems that use FUSE are !ntfs-3g, sshfs and isofs. A full list of Filesystems that use FUSE is here: http://fuse.sourceforge.net/wiki/index.php/FileSystems | Added by apokryphos Date: 2006-06-19 11:48:16 Last edited by Amaranth Date: 2007-08-07 14:36:30 Requested 1130 times |
| sound-#kubuntu | <reply> If you're having problems with sound see https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Sound - https://help.ubuntu.com/community/SoundTroubleshooting - For playing audio files, see !Players and !MP3 | Added by Hawkwind Date: 2006-09-14 19:14:50 Last edited by tsimpson Date: 2009-11-21 20:21:54 Requested 1145 times |
| pinning pin | an advanced feature that APT can use to prefer particular packages over others. See https://help.ubuntu.com/community/PinningHowto | Added by apokryphos Date: 2006-06-18 15:57:41 Requested 1158 times |
| pidgin gaim | <reply> The Instant Messenger client Pidgin (formerly Gaim) (https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Pidgin) supports MSN, XMPP (Jabber, GTalk and variants), AIM, Gadu-Gadu, Novell Groupwise, ICQ, YIM, IRC and others. See also !Kopete | Added by tonyyarusso Date: 2007-04-08 08:06:32 Last edited by dax Date: 2017-10-30 06:53:50 Requested 1158 times |
| resetpanels resetpanel panels | <reply> To reset the GNOME panel to defaults, type this in a !terminal: « gconftool --recursive-unset /apps/panel && killall gnome-panel » | Added by LjL Date: 2008-01-27 02:26:16 Last edited by rww Date: 2011-03-28 01:44:51 Requested 1159 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 |
| purge-ppa | <reply>To disable a PPA from your sources and revert your packages back to default Ubuntu packages, install ppa-purge and use the command: « sudo ppa-purge ppa:<repository-name>/<subdirectory> » – For more information, see http://www.webupd8.org/2009/12/remove-ppa-repositories-via-command.html | Added by Tm_T Date: 2011-06-14 07:13:09 Last edited by Tm_T Date: 2011-06-14 07:19:19 Requested 1192 times |
| nfs | the network file system. See https://help.ubuntu.com/community/SettingUpNFSHowTo for information on installing and configuring NFS. | Added by Seveas Date: 2006-06-18 00:41:51 Requested 1193 times |
| editors editor vim emacs nano kate gedit vi ed | <reply> Text Editors: gedit (GNOME), Kate (KDE), mousepad (Xfce4) - Terminal-based: nano, vi/vim, emacs, ed - For HTML/CSS editors, see !html - For programming editors and IDE, see !code | Added by apokryphos Date: 2006-06-18 17:49:42 Last edited by nhandler Date: 2010-07-07 04:38:32 Requested 1200 times |
| hostname | <reply>Use hostname <somehostname> to set the hostname, or to do it permanently: edit /etc/hosts to include BOTH the old and new hostname and then change /etc/hostname to the new one. WARNING! Make sure that your current hostname and /etc/hosts match, otherwise sudo may not work properly. | Added by Seveas Date: 2006-06-19 14:52:04 Last edited by rww Date: 2011-01-24 05:15:07 Requested 1209 times |
| kubuntu | <reply> Kubuntu is the Ubuntu flavour using KDE Software and the KDE Plasma Workspaces. See https://kubuntu.org for more information - For support join #kubuntu - See also !kde | Added by gnomefreak Date: 2006-08-02 23:45:20 Last edited by dax Date: 2017-10-22 21:35:42 Requested 1211 times |
| screenshot imagebin screenshots | <reply> Screenshots can be made with the [PrtScr] button. Want to show us a screenshot of your problem? Upload an image to http://imgur.com/ and link the created page here. | Added by Seveas Date: 2006-06-18 18:00:09 Last edited by rww Date: 2014-08-30 22:34:06 Requested 1214 times |
| usplash splashy | <reply> To select the usplash artwork you want, use "sudo update-alternatives --config usplash-artwork.so && sudo update-initramfs -u" - See https://help.ubuntu.com/community/USplashCustomizationHowto for adding your custom artwork | Added by apokryphos Date: 2006-06-18 20:36:28 Requested 1219 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 |
| pastebinit | <reply> pastebinit is the command-line equivalent of !pastebin - Command output, or other text can be redirected to pastebinit, which then reports an URL containing the output - To use pastebinit, install the « pastebinit » package from a package manager - Simple usage: command | pastebinit | Added by genii Date: 2009-06-01 23:40:16 Last edited by genii Date: 2017-05-30 21:35:12 Requested 1276 times |
| edgy edgy eft edgyeft 6.10 | <reply>Ubuntu 6.10 (Edgy Eft) was the fifth release of Ubuntu. End Of Life: April 25th, 2008. See !eol for more details. | Added by bimberi Date: 2006-07-10 01:01:55 Last edited by Pici Date: 2008-09-22 15:18:55 Requested 1285 times |
| bluetooth | <reply>For instructions on how to set up bluetooth, see https://help.ubuntu.com/community/BluetoothSetup | Added by Madpilot Date: 2006-06-28 11:00:53 Requested 1310 times |
| phone nexus7 tablet touch phablet ubuntu-touch ubports | <reply> Information about the mobile port of the Ubuntu platform (formely Ubuntu Touch) for Phone and Tablet is available here: https://ubports.com/. Support and discussion in #ubports | Added by IdleOne Date: 2013-01-02 19:42:52 Last edited by hggdh Date: 2019-01-08 20:15:12 Requested 1311 times |
| gnome | <reply> GNOME was the default desktop environment on Ubuntu up to 10.10. To install the GNOME Shell, type [ sudo apt-get install gnome-shell ] in a !terminal. For the GNOME-based !flavor of Ubuntu, see !ubuntu-gnome | Added by Seveas Date: 2006-06-18 17:02:05 Last edited by IdleOne Date: 2013-12-24 02:04:30 Requested 1320 times |
| software | <reply> A general introduction to the ways software can be installed, removed and managed in Ubuntu can be found at https://help.ubuntu.com/community/SoftwareManagement - See also !Packages, !Equivalents | Added by Seveas Date: 2006-06-18 19:20:32 Last edited by tonyyarusso Date: 2007-03-07 01:15:42 Requested 1320 times |
| final beta already | <reply> If you install a development version of Ubuntu $curDevel and keep up with package updates, then you will be upgraded to the official release of $curDevelNum when it comes out. To make sure, type « sudo apt update && sudo apt full-upgrade » in a terminal. | Added by LjL Date: 2007-04-19 18:02:54 Last edited by Pici Date: 2016-02-26 22:24:21 Requested 1331 times |
| burners burn burner burning cdrw | <reply> CD/DVD burning software: k3b (KDE), brasero (GNOME), gnomebaker, xcdroast, wodim (command-line) | To burn ISO files, see https://help.ubuntu.com/community/BurningIsoHowto | Added by Seveas Date: 2006-06-18 21:35:32 Last edited by rww Date: 2011-04-23 23:42:28 Requested 1340 times |
| torrent bittorent bittorrent | <reply> Some torrent clients: Transmission (GTK and terminal-based), Deluge-Torrent, Freeloader, BitStormLite, BitTornado-GUI (GTK), KTorrent (KDE), QTorrent (Qt), Azureus/Vuse (Java), !Frostwire (Java), TorrentFlux (web-based), bittornado, rTorrent, cTorrent, bittorrent, aria2 (terminal-based) - FAQ: http://www.bittorrent.com/help/faq - See also !P2P | Added by Seveas Date: 2006-06-18 17:03:09 Last edited by oCean Date: 2012-01-14 16:17:16 Requested 1352 times |
| firefox ff | the default web browser on Ubuntu. To install the latest version, see https://help.ubuntu.com/community/FirefoxNewVersion | To install plugins: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/FirefoxPlugins | Added by Seveas Date: 2006-06-19 13:48:13 Last edited by rww Date: 2011-06-13 03:12:27 Requested 1363 times |
| ics inetsharing | <reply> If you want to share the internet connection of your Ubuntu machine with other machines in the network see https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Internet/ConnectionSharing | Added by Pici Date: 2008-04-02 19:03:38 Last edited by tsimpson Date: 2011-05-06 11:22:25 Requested 1371 times |
| worksforme wfm w4m | <reply> Common Sense: Just because you can, does not mean you should (and especially recommend to others). 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: 2006-06-18 21:54:02 Last edited by rww Date: 2015-09-14 19:38:58 Requested 1405 times |
| uuid blkid | <reply> To see a list of your devices/partitions and their corresponding UUID's, run this command in a !shell: « sudo blkid » (see https://wiki.ubuntu.com/LibAtaForAtaDisks for the rationale behind the transition to UUID) | Added by Jucato Date: 2006-10-30 12:22:39 Last edited by Amaranth Date: 2007-09-06 10:56:31 Requested 1427 times |
| please | <deleted><reply> Avoid following your questions with a trail of "Please, help me", "Can nobody help me?", "I really need this!", and so on. This just contributes to making the channel unreadable. If you are not answered, ask again later; but see also !repeat and !attitude | Added by LjL Date: 2007-04-24 03:08:34 Last edited by AlanBell Date: 2014-03-19 19:48:28 Requested 1462 times |
| offtopic-#kubuntu | <reply> #kubuntu is the official Kubuntu support channel, for all Kubuntu-related support questions. Please use #kubuntu-offtopic for general chatter. Thanks! | Added by apokryphos Date: 2006-06-18 16:53:32 Last edited by Jucato Date: 2007-02-21 05:04:46 Requested 1477 times |
| latest newest | <reply> Packages in Ubuntu may not be the latest. Ubuntu aims for stability, so "latest" may not be a good idea. Post-release updates are only considered if they are fixes for security vulnerabilities, high impact bug fixes, or unintrusive bug fixes with substantial benefit. See also !backports, !sru, and !ppa. | Added by Seveas Date: 2006-06-19 13:43:19 Last edited by rww Date: 2011-03-22 05:25:44 Requested 1489 times |
| upstart inittab | <reply> Upstart is meant to replace the old Sys V Init system with an event-driven init model. For more information please see: http://upstart.ubuntu.com/ | Added by Hawkwind Date: 2006-10-09 00:30:14 Requested 1489 times |
| bug | <reply> If you find a bug in Ubuntu or any of its official !flavors, please report it using the command « ubuntu-bug <package> » - See https://help.ubuntu.com/community/ReportingBugs for other ways to report bugs. | Added by Seveas Date: 2006-06-17 23:24:59 Last edited by hggdh Date: 2019-04-04 16:54:48 Requested 1510 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 |
| repos-#kubuntu | <reply> The packages in Kubuntu are divided into various sections. See https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Repositories/Kubuntu - See https://wiki.ubuntu.com/RecommendedSources for the recommended way to set up your repositories | Added by Hawkwind Date: 2006-09-13 06:04:21 Last edited by LjL Date: 2008-02-20 00:23:40 Requested 1525 times |
| gparted | a !GTK/!Gnome !GUI partitioning program. Type « sudo apt-get install gparted » in a console to install it - A GParted "live" CD is available at http://gparted.sourceforge.net/livecd.php | Added by Seveas Date: 2006-06-20 21:25:05 Last edited by stdin Date: 2009-01-08 12:18:42 Requested 1529 times |
| intrepid ibex 8.10 | <reply> Ubuntu 8.10 (Intrepid Ibex) was the ninth release of Ubuntu. End Of Life: April 30th, 2010. See !eol and !upgrade for more details. | Added by Pici Date: 2008-02-21 01:19:06 Last edited by Pici Date: 2010-04-28 15:00:09 Requested 1545 times |
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