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Factoid	Value	Author
library packaging guide lib-p-g	<reply> http://www.netfort.gr.jp/~dancer/column/libpkg-guide/libpkg-guide.html	Added by fdoving Date: 2007-03-18 00:50:56 Requested 6 times
kickstart	<reply> Ways to automate installation of Ubuntu on multiple machines are described at https://help.ubuntu.com/14.04/installation-guide/amd64/apb.html - See also !cloning	Added by LJL Date: 2007-03-21 01:00:32 Last edited by Jordan_U Date: 2014-12-04 23:22:27 Requested 6 times
meetings-#edubuntu meeting-#edubuntu	<reply> Edubuntu meetings are (usually) held weekly on Wednesdays, alternating between 12:00 UTC and 20:00 UTC. « @schedule » may show when the next one will be, otherwise check the !fridge. All welcome!	Added by bimberi Date: 2007-04-19 06:35:59 Last edited by bimberi Date: 2007-05-02 22:57:54 Requested 6 times
newstome	ohh wow, I missed the 11 o'clock bulletin	Added by ompaul Date: 2007-08-04 17:53:23 Requested 6 times
ops-#ubuntu-nl	<reply> Help! profoX, JanC, Seveas, defrysk, joolz, SWAT of wdh!	Added by Seveas Date: 2007-11-11 18:16:28 Requested 6 times
badhostmask	<reply> This is not the channel you intended to join. You have been redirected here because your nickname, username or hostname contains unacceptable language (see « /msg $nick language »). Please change it, then reconnect to join the correct channel.	Added by LjL Date: 2007-12-26 17:27:29 Last edited by m4v Date: 2013-02-28 17:00:52 Requested 6 times
1sustainableresource	<deleted><reply> the only everlasting, sustainable resources are human stupidity, ignorance and avarice.	Added by nickrud Date: 2008-07-12 01:27:35 Last edited by Pici Date: 2009-02-18 17:46:11 Requested 6 times
xubuntu-compiz	<deleted><reply> You can find an excellent tutorial on how to configure Xubuntu with compiz at http://xubuntublog.wordpress.com/2007/12/09/xubuntu-compiz-pretty-pretty-xubuntu/	Added by Flannel Date: 2008-07-21 06:01:23 Last edited by knome Date: 2013-11-10 17:09:56 Requested 6 times
uwn	<reply> The Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter may be found at: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuWeeklyNewsletter	Added by jpds Date: 2008-07-26 19:49:25 Requested 6 times
fixed	<reply> It's fixed!	Added by stdin Date: 2008-09-10 23:16:12 Requested 6 times
mjg59	<reply> mjg59 says that !ultamatix is "nowhere near the most condescending or belittling thing I've written about someone else's software."	Added by elkbuntu Date: 2008-11-05 09:29:17 Last edited by rww Date: 2011-05-26 02:21:06 Requested 6 times
offtopic-#kubuntu-devel	<reply> #kubuntu-devel is the development channel for Kubuntu, please use #kubuntu for support questions and #kubuntu-offtopic for general chatter. Thanks	Added by stdin Date: 2008-12-20 14:41:02 Last edited by stdin Date: 2008-12-20 14:42:00 Requested 6 times
preinstalled	<reply>Looking for a system with Ubuntu preinstalled? see: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/UbuntuPre-installed	Added by jussi Date: 2010-04-20 17:01:59 Last edited by jussi Date: 2010-04-20 17:04:05 Requested 6 times
10.4	<reply> Its 10.04!!	Added by Pici Date: 2010-05-06 13:21:43 Requested 6 times
oneko-#ubuntu-offtopic	<reply> oneko is the cat of cats, the loler with minions, the sudo apt-get installable one, the cat of our times, but not the cat of the command line!	Added by rww Date: 2011-01-23 04:44:06 Requested 6 times
nasty	<reply> It is spelt !naTTy :)	Added by IdleOne Date: 2011-04-11 20:25:54 Requested 6 times
biting-#ubuntu-offtopic	<reply> Biting is excellent! It's like kissing, only there's a winner!	Added by rww Date: 2011-05-19 22:06:42 Requested 6 times
banhammer-#ubuntu-offtopic	<deleted><reply>http://i.imgur.com/BkaOF.png	Added by Flannel Date: 2011-07-04 05:30:37 Last edited by rww Date: 2011-07-16 04:01:07 Requested 6 times
meetingology	a bot that runs !meetings and produces minutes - information at https://wiki.ubuntu.com/meetingology	Added by elky Date: 2011-09-06 07:24:08 Requested 6 times
downtime	<deleted><reply> Canonical is currently moving some servers, there will be downtime throughout this weekend. See http://fridge.ubuntu.com/2012/08/10/community-site-downtime-announcement/	Added by elky Date: 2012-08-18 11:31:23 Last edited by AlanBell Date: 2012-09-08 12:56:11 Requested 6 times
lies-#ubuntu-offtopic	<deleted><reply> 50% of this is true.	Added by IdleOne Date: 2013-03-10 23:07:27 Last edited by IdleOne Date: 2014-02-12 03:03:27 Requested 6 times
tempopabuse-#ubuntu-offtopic	<deleted><reply> rww is a bad op.	Added by IdleOne Date: 2013-05-25 05:30:30 Last edited by rww Date: 2016-02-11 08:08:12 Requested 6 times
doesn't work-#ubuntu-offtopic	<reply>Doesn't work is a strong statement. Does it sit on the couch all day? Does it want more money? Is it on IRC all the time? Please be specific! Examples of what doesn't work tend to help too.	Added by Flannel Date: 2014-04-22 02:57:13 Requested 6 times
ubuntu-make	a command line tool which allows you to download the latest version of popular developer tools like android sdk and others. See https://wiki.ubuntu.com/ubuntu-make	Added by k1l Date: 2016-03-17 01:12:31 Requested 6 times
16.04.2	rescheduled to February 16th due to several last minute issues with building and testing the ISOs. You can install the 16.04(.1) ISOs and run the updates if you are in a hurry.	Added by dax Date: 2017-02-14 01:26:40 Requested 6 times
pi	<reply> Instructions for installing Ubuntu onto Raspberry Pi systems can be found at https://wiki.ubuntu.com/ARM/RaspberryPi	Added by genii Date: 2018-07-31 14:30:15 Last edited by Pici Date: 2007-12-28 20:13:16 Requested 6 times
rud0lf-#ubuntu-offtopic	<reply> :[	Added by Flannel Date: 2018-12-16 23:05:10 Requested 6 times
coffee-#ubuntu-meeting	<reply> Here's a topped up mug of delicious coffee at the perfect temperature for sipping, enjoy!	Added by genii Date: 2022-05-05 21:13:56 Last edited by genii Date: 2022-05-05 21:31:37 Requested 6 times
moodin	<deleted>a ksplash theme engine, enabled by default in Kubuntu Dapper, and you can grab it for Breezy here: http://www.kde-look.org/content/show.php?content=25705	Added by apokryphos Date: 2006-06-19 12:28:38 Last edited by jussi01 Date: 2009-10-06 06:08:02 Requested 7 times
ubuntucounter	<deleted><reply> Get counted! You can find the Ubuntu counter project on http://ubuntucounter.geekosophical.net/	Added by Seveas Date: 2006-07-28 23:20:51 Last edited by rww Date: 2015-09-14 19:38:15 Requested 7 times
upgradeproblem	<deleted>There is a problem with the latest linux-image-generic package (is broken as for now) it is a known bug that is being sorted out here: https://launchpad.net/soyuz/+bug/83976	Added by elkbuntu Date: 2007-02-09 15:06:46 Last edited by Pici Date: 2009-04-07 17:30:43 Requested 7 times
interrupt	<reply> You can interrupt an upgrade during the download phase. It will resume from where it left off when you run it again later.	Added by bimberi Date: 2007-04-20 03:36:28 Requested 7 times
mldonkey	a peer-to-peer filesharing engine supporting several networks and protocols, available in !Universe as 'mldonkey-server'. Clients include mkdonkey-gui (GTK) and KMLDonkey (KDE). See https://help.ubuntu.com/community/MLDonkey - See also !P2P	Added by LjL Date: 2007-11-03 00:31:31 Last edited by LjL Date: 2007-11-03 00:33:20 Requested 7 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
ogra	<deleted><reply>ogra looks like a pirate!	Added by mneptok Date: 2007-11-30 00:19:48 Last edited by rww Date: 2011-05-27 17:47:44 Requested 7 times
server-network networkcli network-cli clinetwork	<reply> For help setting up networking on Ubuntu Server, see https://help.ubuntu.com/community/NetworkConfigurationCommandLine	Added by ompaul Date: 2008-04-14 21:51:09 Last edited by dax Date: 2016-04-02 04:27:11 Requested 7 times
officialdocs	<reply>Before doing anything you don't know about, check the official Ubuntu document repository and wiki pages at https://help.ubuntu.com These guides are created by the Ubuntu community for Ubuntu. This will give you a tried, test and most importantly SUPPORTED way to resolve your issue and move forward.	Added by Myrtti Date: 2008-05-06 10:29:16 Last edited by jussi01 Date: 2008-05-06 10:30:03 Requested 7 times
otherdistro	<reply> we really don't do help for your distro, perhaps if you put a # in front of the distro name you might find yourself in their channels where they would be able to welcome you and help more than we can	Added by ompaul Date: 2008-09-28 20:28:48 Requested 7 times
list-it	questo è un canale di aiuto solo, non è un canale o rete di distributione di fila	Added by Mamarok Date: 2009-08-11 16:24:34 Requested 7 times
schedule-#ubuntu-classroom schedule-#ubuntu-classroom-chat	<reply> To view the upcoming Ubuntu Classroom schedule, visit the Learning Events Calendar at http://fridge.ubuntu.com/calendars/classroom/	Added by nhandler Date: 2010-03-05 05:10:38 Last edited by IdleOne Date: 2012-12-23 02:53:43 Requested 7 times
newppa	<reply> With Launchpad's Personal Package Archives (PPA), you can build and publish binary Ubuntu packages for multiple architectures simply by uploading an Ubuntu source package to Launchpad. See https://help.launchpad.net/PPAQuickStart.	Added by Pici Date: 2010-04-28 12:01:19 Requested 7 times
ccloak	<reply> For Canonical employees requiring an @canonical cloak, please see the instructions on https://wiki.ubuntu.com/IRC/Cloaks	Added by jussi Date: 2010-05-13 07:51:03 Requested 7 times
version-bug	<deleted><reply> Ubuntu 10.10's About Ubuntu application erroneously says "You are using Ubuntu 11.04". This is a bug. Run "lsb_release -a" in a terminal to see your Ubuntu version. Bug report at http://tinyurl.com/versionbug	Added by rww Date: 2011-01-24 05:50:37 Last edited by rww Date: 2011-02-07 02:05:23 Requested 7 times
mathematica	<reply> For help installing Mathematica on Ubuntu, see https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Mathematica	Added by jrib Date: 2011-02-14 18:17:00 Last edited by jrib Date: 2011-02-14 18:17:33 Requested 7 times
bitcoins-#ubuntu-offtopic	<deleted><reply>ban	Added by Flannel Date: 2011-05-25 23:36:06 Last edited by rww Date: 2011-07-22 05:56:23 Requested 7 times
skypefail	<deleted><reply> Skype are currently having issues with connection problems and are working on a fix. A temporary fix can be found at https://support.skype.com/en/faq/FA10874/I-m-having-problems-with-Skype-today	Added by Pici Date: 2011-05-26 14:12:14 Last edited by IdleOne Date: 2012-10-14 19:50:43 Requested 7 times
onirc	<reply> It's onEirIc!	Added by rww Date: 2011-05-30 23:13:54 Requested 7 times
za	<reply> Do you need help with Ubuntu or Kubuntu in Afrikaans? Type /join #ubuntu-za or /join #kubuntu-za - Het jy hulp nodig het met Ubuntu of Kubuntu in Afrikaans? Tik /join #ubuntu-za of /join #kubuntu-za.	Added by IdleOne Date: 2011-09-07 10:39:36 Requested 7 times
ucp	<deleted><reply> Ubuntu Certified Professional is a training course for systems administrators who need to deploy Ubuntu in an office environment. More: http://www.ubuntu.com/support/training/course-descriptions/certified-professional	Added by h00k Date: 2011-09-19 18:58:55 Last edited by IdleOne Date: 2012-10-14 19:50:43 Requested 7 times
benchmark	<reply> Packages for bechmarking your system include bonnie++ (for drives), glmark2 (for 3D graphics), netperf (for networking), mbw (for memory) - For more, issue the !terminal command « apt-cache search benchmark » - See also !testing	Added by LjL Date: 2012-01-21 13:01:15 Last edited by LjL Date: 2012-01-21 13:05:51 Requested 7 times