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| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| extras | <reply> extras.ubuntu.com is an external !repo for new software made available after the Ubuntu release. This repository is not part of the Ubuntu distribution and the software is completely unsupported by the Ubuntu team, but the original authors may offer some support. | Added by Seveas Date: 2006-06-18 19:32:42 Last edited by elky Date: 2010-09-24 03:33:30 Requested 31 times |
| omgvorian-#ubuntuforums | <reply> Vorian, you are in hell. | Added by Hobbsee Date: 2007-04-28 04:58:14 Requested 31 times |
| logo | <reply> Official Ubuntu artwork including the Ubuntu logo can be found at https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Artwork/Official | Added by jrib Date: 2007-07-16 21:55:56 Last edited by jrib Date: 2007-07-16 21:56:01 Requested 31 times |
| ttyerror | <reply> If you get an error on boot similar to « /bin/sh: can't access tty; job control turned off », you can try the fixes proposed at https://wiki.ubuntu.com/TTYError | Added by LjL Date: 2007-09-26 18:04:04 Requested 31 times |
| queue newqueue new queue | <reply> The queue of packages awaiting approval to enter the archive (also known as the NEW queue) and scheduled to build it at https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/$curDevelLower/+queue | Added by ompaul Date: 2008-02-04 19:55:54 Last edited by tsimpson Date: 2010-04-26 23:28:32 Requested 31 times |
| puppy-#ubuntu-offtopic | <reply> No, you can't have a puppy. Much less when you're riotkittie | Added by Pici Date: 2008-11-14 01:17:00 Requested 31 times |
| brokenmsn | <deleted><reply> MS upgraded their MSN Messenger servers, causing newest 3rd party clients unable to connect. Workaround for pidgin 2.5.2 users is « sudo apt-get install msn-pecan » Restart pidgin, create an account of type wlm and supply your MSN credentials | Added by Tm_T Date: 2009-01-12 16:34:49 Last edited by dax Date: 2016-02-22 00:20:24 Requested 31 times |
| tea | a very British beverage made from infusing leaves of various tea plants in hot water. | Added by Mez Date: 2009-04-02 13:04:31 Requested 31 times |
| askubuntu stackexchange ubuntu-stack ubuntu-stackexchange | <reply> AskUbuntu is a support resource that offers non-realtime support by the community! Can't get your problem fixed on IRC? Try AskUbuntu! - http://askubuntu.com/ You can discuss AskUbuntu in #ubuntu-stack | Added by Pici Date: 2010-10-13 17:31:19 Last edited by nhandler Date: 2010-10-14 01:06:23 Requested 31 times |
| matlab | <reply> MATLAB is a high-level language and interactive environment that enables you to perform computationally intensive tasks. More info and install instructions at https://help.ubuntu.com/community/MATLAB | Added by gpc Date: 2011-02-12 16:32:02 Last edited by gpc Date: 2011-02-12 16:41:59 Requested 31 times |
| rmb | cjohnston, cyphermox, Destine, ejat, hggdh, IdleOne, iulian, micahg, Pendulum, PabloRubienes, freeflying, jared, s-fox, amachu, chilicuil, rickspencer3 and popey. Meeting time. | Added by IdleOne Date: 2012-11-14 17:09:14 Last edited by popey Date: 2014-11-19 12:10:05 Requested 31 times |
| 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 |
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