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| pkexec | <reply> pkexec is a PolicyKit tool that allows an authorized user to run (graphical) applications as another user. To run a graphical application (e.g. gedit) which can write to the entire filesystem, use e.g. "pkexec env DISPLAY=$DISPLAY XAUTHORITY=$XAUTHORITY gedit /etc/environment" | Added by knome Date: 2015-06-25 22:56:08 Last edited by hggdh Date: 2019-03-31 04:02:52 Requested 31 times |
| aol-#ubuntu-offtopic | something we don't suggest you do even in the privacy of your own home | Added by ompaul Date: 2007-01-15 22:57:07 Requested 30 times |
| ddebs | <reply> Debugging symbol packages (ending in '-dbgsym') are available in a separate !APT repository at ddebs.ubuntu.com - more info at https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Debug%20Symbol%20Packages | Added by Hobbsee Date: 2007-01-22 04:07:44 Last edited by hggdh Date: 2019-03-03 23:10:15 Requested 30 times |
| filesystems | <reply> ext3 and ext4 are the default filesystems in Ubuntu (and many other Linuxes). Alternative Linux filesystems include reiserfs and xfs. fat32 and ntfs are DOS/Windows filesystems. hfs and hfs+ are filesystems for the Mac. More info at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_file_systems | Added by Seveas Date: 2007-04-27 00:36:30 Last edited by Myrtti Date: 2011-01-05 12:49:11 Requested 30 times |
| opendns | <deleted><reply>To set up OpenDNS in Ubuntu, see https://store.opendns.com/setup/device/ubuntu/ | Added by jpds Date: 2008-07-23 16:16:31 Last edited by dax Date: 2016-03-31 15:52:09 Requested 30 times |
| mongodb-#ubuntu-offtopic webscale-#ubuntu-offtopic | web scale. | Added by elky Date: 2010-09-10 12:04:13 Requested 30 times |
| weather-#ubuntu-offtopic attic-#ubuntu-offtopic | <reply>It is pitch black. You are likely to be eaten by a grue. | Added by Flannel Date: 2011-06-07 03:11:58 Requested 30 times |
| unity8 | <deleted><reply> Unity8 is the next Unity Desktop running on Mir. It is already used on the smartphones running ubuntu-touch (!touch) and can be tested on the Desktop in 16.10 by selecting it on the login screen. | Added by k1l_ Date: 2016-02-24 22:07:03 Last edited by dax Date: 2017-10-30 06:16:47 Requested 30 times |
| language-#ubuntu-offtopic | <deleted><reply> Estas terure maŝino-tradukita esperanto. | Added by dax Date: 2016-03-23 01:50:10 Last edited by Pici Date: 2016-06-08 17:21:16 Requested 30 times |
| kxstudio | <reply> KXStudio is a software repository for Debian-based operating systems for audio production. It is not supported by Ubuntu or Ubuntu Studio, and using its repo is highly discouraged as it can overwrite system and user settings. Support in #kxstudio. See also https://askubuntu.com/a/1249739/952110 | Added by hggdh Date: 2019-04-17 15:20:13 Last edited by el Date: 2020-06-12 20:36:55 Requested 30 times |
| django | a high level python web framework that encourages rapid development and clean, pragmatic design. - see http://www.djangoproject.com | Added by Seveas Date: 2006-07-09 00:32:02 Requested 29 times |
| monitoring | <reply> There are many ways to monitor processes, here are a few: ps, top, htop, gnome-system-monitor, lavaps, wmtop | Added by Seveas Date: 2006-07-13 17:55:25 Requested 29 times |
| edubuntuhandbook | <deleted><reply> The Edubuntu Handbook is currently work-in-progress and can be browsed via http://doc.ubuntu.com/edubuntu/handbook/C/ | Added by bimberi Date: 2007-05-09 05:47:22 Last edited by rww Date: 2015-03-13 05:57:25 Requested 29 times |
| 3dchess | <reply> If you are trying to enable 3d effects in the GNOME chess game, please see https://launchpad.net/bugs/71593 | Added by jrib Date: 2007-06-20 17:46:57 Last edited by jrib Date: 2007-06-20 17:47:10 Requested 29 times |
| store shop mug shirt | <reply> Buy some Official Ubuntu Merchandise & Professional Support. See https://shop.canonical.com/ | Added by Seveas Date: 2008-01-24 13:14:46 Requested 29 times |
| servergui | <reply> Ubuntu server does not install a desktop environment or X11 by default in order to enhance security, efficiency and performance. !eBox provides a GUI system management option via a web interface. See https://help.ubuntu.com/community/ServerGUI for more background and options. | Added by Seveas Date: 2008-03-13 16:49:00 Requested 29 times |
| fail-#ubuntu-ops | <reply>FAILZ! | Added by jussi01 Date: 2008-06-09 14:33:56 Last edited by jussi01 Date: 2008-06-09 14:34:07 Requested 29 times |
| icqbug | <deleted><reply> If you use Hardy or Gutsy, and are getting the message "The client version you are using is too old" when conneting to ICQ with Pidgin, please check for new updates. | Added by Pici Date: 2008-07-02 16:06:33 Last edited by rww Date: 2011-01-02 02:32:01 Requested 29 times |
| eir | <deleted>a utility bot for managing ban expiration. For usage instructions, see http://freenode.net/eir.shtml . For source code, see https://dev.freenode.net/redmine/projects/eir | Added by rww Date: 2011-08-17 06:47:14 Last edited by ezri Date: 2016-03-09 21:24:02 Requested 29 times |
| elkbuntu | <deleted>cute | Added by Seveas Date: 2006-10-20 17:12:46 Last edited by elky Date: 2009-06-13 12:48:45 Requested 28 times |
| lazy | <deleted><reply> But perhaps operators are lazy, and would rather wait for you to submit a good factoid entry instead... | Added by LjL Date: 2007-12-28 03:07:01 Last edited by rww Date: 2011-04-11 20:13:18 Requested 28 times |
| bothelp | <reply> For ubottu usage instructions see https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuBots | For help with ubottu plugins for supybot, please ask in #ubuntu-bots | Added by stdin Date: 2009-03-15 13:32:10 Last edited by dax Date: 2017-10-30 06:45:41 Requested 28 times |
| currentissues | <deleted><reply>The titlebar buttons have switched to the left during the development phase of Lucid. No need for alarm! The developers are testing this and listening to user feedback. The final decision about the position will be made after beta. Kindly be patient. For more insight, read : http://www.ivankamajic.com/?p=281 | Added by tsimpson Date: 2009-12-01 08:01:51 Last edited by dax Date: 2016-03-31 15:52:28 Requested 28 times |
| conga-rats | <reply> ♫ samba rumba bueno la conga cha cha cha | Added by knome Date: 2012-01-26 23:34:15 Last edited by Unit193 Date: 2015-08-17 22:40:33 Requested 28 times |
| lts-#xubuntu | <reply> LTS means Long Term Support. LTS versions of Xubuntu will be supported for 3 years. The current LTS version is !$curLTS ($curLTSLong $curLTSNum) | Added by knome Date: 2012-09-02 01:16:07 Requested 28 times |
| backports-#kubuntu | <reply> If new updated packages are built for an application, they may go into Kubuntu Backports, which is one of the official Kubuntu PPAs. See https://community.kde.org/Kubuntu/PPAs for more information. | Added by genii Date: 2015-11-04 21:03:16 Requested 28 times |
| 23.10 mantic minotaur | <reply> Ubuntu 23.10 (Mantic Minotaur) is the 39th release of Ubuntu and the current regular release – Download at https://ubuntu.com/download :: Release notes at https://discourse.ubuntu.com/t/mantic-minotaur-release-notes/35534 | Added by krytarik Date: 2023-04-28 15:37:03 Last edited by krytarik Date: 2023-10-17 18:03:04 Requested 28 times |
| eft | a newt in its terrestrial stage of development - the release after Dapper is called Edgy Eft. For information and pictures of efts/newts, see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newt or try !edgy | Added by Seveas Date: 2006-06-18 16:41:14 Requested 27 times |
| floss | Free Libre Open Source Software. See !freedom | Added by apokryphos Date: 2006-06-19 12:29:16 Requested 27 times |
| cubuntu | <deleted>an unofficial command-line based Ubuntu derivative. It includes a browser, an email client, a media player and many other useful applications. For installation instructions, see http://alecjw.googlepages.com/cubuntu-commandlineubuntu | Added by LjL Date: 2006-12-28 21:34:32 Last edited by topyli Date: 2011-10-28 19:39:24 Requested 27 times |
| guidelines-#ubuntuforums | <reply> See https://wiki.ubuntu.com/IRC/Guidelines & https://launchpad.net/codeofconduct/1.0.1 | Added by PriceChild Date: 2007-01-22 00:09:53 Last edited by dax Date: 2017-10-30 06:45:27 Requested 27 times |
| back | <reply>Hurray, I've rejoined the channel. Too many bugs :) | Added by Hobbsee Date: 2007-10-19 18:48:39 Requested 27 times |
| soulseek | <reply> SoulSeek clients: Nicotine (GTK), Museeq (KDE), Mucous (terminal-based) - See also !P2P | Added by LjL Date: 2007-11-03 00:29:09 Last edited by LjL Date: 2007-11-03 00:29:23 Requested 27 times |
| splash-#kubuntu | <reply> To change your KDE splash screen go to System Settings -> Appearance -> Splash Screen | Added by stdin Date: 2008-06-18 03:43:26 Last edited by tsimpson Date: 2010-10-30 01:34:00 Requested 27 times |
| lb | <reply> The Lebanese LoCo team is only a couple of clicks away. Discover its flavor in #ubuntu-lb | Added by jrib Date: 2008-08-30 16:27:28 Last edited by LjL Date: 2008-08-30 16:43:37 Requested 27 times |
| ubuntu-#kubuntu | <reply> Ubuntu is a complete Linux-based operating system, freely available with both community and professional support. It is developed by a large community and we invite you to participate too! - Ubuntu comes with the GNOME interface. To install that from Kubuntu install the ubuntu-desktop package. | Added by Pici Date: 2008-10-24 19:28:37 Last edited by LjL Date: 2008-10-24 19:30:33 Requested 27 times |
| web3.0-#ubuntu-offtopic | <reply> Welcome to - http://html5zombo.com/ | Added by Pici Date: 2011-09-07 19:54:45 Requested 27 times |
| 21.10 impish indri | <reply> Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri) was the 35th release of Ubuntu, support ended on July 14, 2022. See !eol and https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-announce/2022-May/000280.html | Added by krytarik Date: 2021-04-23 17:50:03 Last edited by tomreyn Date: 2022-07-14 01:54:51 Requested 27 times |
| 23.04 lunar lobster | <reply> Ubuntu 23.04 (Lunar Lobster) was the 38th release of Ubuntu, support ended on January 25, 2024. See !eol and https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-announce/2023-December/000297.html | Added by krytarik Date: 2022-11-05 15:45:03 Last edited by krytarik Date: 2024-01-25 18:16:03 Requested 27 times |
| build-dep builddep | a handy APT tool that will try to automatically install build (compile) dependencies for you. In the terminal: sudo apt-get build-dep package | Added by apokryphos Date: 2006-06-18 16:47:16 Requested 26 times |
| synce | <reply> Details of setting up synce-serial at: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/PocketPCHowto | Added by ompaul Date: 2006-08-03 11:32:16 Requested 26 times |
| answers | <reply> Answers to various questions can be found at http://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu | Added by Spec Date: 2007-06-22 04:31:28 Last edited by Spec Date: 2007-06-22 04:33:06 Requested 26 times |
| richtlijnen coc-#ubuntu-nl | <reply> Richtlijnen voor het verblijf in #ubuntu-nl vind je op http://www.ubuntu-nl.org/gemeenschap/regels | Added by Seveas Date: 2007-11-11 18:11:27 Last edited by IdleOne Date: 2013-03-23 02:47:12 Requested 26 times |
| contribute-#xubuntu | <reply> To see how you can help out with Xubuntu, please see http://xubuntu.org/contribute/ - additionally, you can join the devleoper channel #xubuntu-devel and introduce yourself (we'll reply when we're around) | Added by LjL Date: 2007-11-27 00:49:04 Last edited by rww Date: 2014-12-03 01:40:46 Requested 26 times |
| dbgsym | https://wiki.ubuntu.com/DebuggingProgramCrash | Added by asac Date: 2008-02-10 14:26:49 Last edited by PriceChild Date: 2008-02-10 14:54:01 Requested 26 times |
| badident | <reply> Unfortunately, your IRC client has been configured with an ident containing an objectionable word. We don't allow such into our main channels as it offends a lot of people. Your ident is not your nickname. Once you've changed your ident, please disconnect from Libera and reconnect. You will then automatically be let back into the channel you tried to join. | Added by elkbuntu Date: 2008-09-06 11:16:31 Last edited by kryten Date: 2021-05-24 22:54:47 Requested 26 times |
| kpackagekit | <reply> KPackageKit is the !Kubuntu package manager that uses PackageKit | Added by tsimpson Date: 2009-05-01 14:10:43 Requested 26 times |
| pamerror pamerr | <reply> If you're receiving 404 errors while updating pam today, the developers have identified a package regression and have pulled the update. For details see https://launchpad.net/bugs/790538 | Added by Pici Date: 2011-05-31 13:02:22 Last edited by Pici Date: 2011-05-31 13:09:22 Requested 26 times |
| 14.10 | <reply> Ubuntu 14.10 (Utopic Unicorn) was the 21st release of Ubuntu. Support ended on July 23rd, 2015. See !eol and https://ubottu.com/y/utopic | Added by Pici Date: 2014-04-23 17:33:34 Last edited by dax Date: 2018-01-21 23:50:38 Requested 26 times |
| afrix-#ubuntu-offtopic | <reply> He's Batman. | Added by SonikkuAmerica Date: 2016-12-18 02:40:01 Requested 26 times |
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