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kwallet	a subsystem that provides a convenient and secure way to manage all your passwords. More information is available at https://help.ubuntu.com/community/kwallet	Added by Hobbsee Date: 2008-05-28 09:52:29 Last edited by dax Date: 2017-10-30 06:53:57 Requested 22 times
mce	<alias> derivatives	Added by jussi01 Date: 2008-05-31 08:10:59 Last edited by jussi01 Date: 2008-05-31 08:12:14 Requested 0 times
popey	<deleted>the UK alternative to elvis.	Added by Daviey Date: 2008-06-09 14:28:09 Last edited by rww Date: 2011-07-08 02:18:07 Requested 18 times
upnp mediatomb	<reply> To stream media to other UPNP aware devices (such as the Xbox, PS3, or iRadio) you need a UPNP server. See !info mediatomb for information regarding the MediaTomb package	Added by Mez Date: 2008-06-21 01:04:52 Last edited by Mez Date: 2008-06-21 01:08:28 Requested 75 times
kvm	the preferred virtualization approach in Ubuntu. For more information see https://help.ubuntu.com/community/KVM	Added by Myrtti Date: 2008-07-07 22:33:19 Last edited by Myrtti Date: 2008-07-07 22:33:36 Requested 309 times
ultamatix ultramatix	<reply> Ultamatix is not recommended, supported, or needed by Ubuntu. Use of this software may cause damage to your Ubuntu install. Do not suggest its use in this channel. See http://mjg59.livejournal.com/99905.html and !automatix for more info.	Added by Flannel Date: 2008-07-29 20:03:09 Last edited by jussi01 Date: 2008-11-02 12:44:05 Requested 102 times
ultramatix	<alias> ultamatix	Added by Flannel Date: 2008-07-30 12:54:07 Requested 0 times
ultimatix	<alias>ultamatix	Added by jussi01 Date: 2008-07-30 12:56:51 Requested 0 times
openvpn	<reply> OpenVPN is a vpn technology in Ubuntu, sudo apt-get install openvpn and then see http://openvpn.net/ and see the documentation "HOWTO" noting you have already installed it. ;-) It rocks!	Added by ompaul Date: 2008-08-04 15:44:00 Last edited by ompaul Date: 2008-08-04 15:46:07 Requested 136 times
pickup	<reply> Just a tip: talking about finding and/or picking up guys/chicks is rude to the people of whichever gender who are in this channel and dont feel like being 'found' or 'picked up'. This is not a speed dating channel.	Added by elkbuntu Date: 2008-08-14 10:46:13 Last edited by elkbuntu Date: 2008-08-14 10:48:53 Requested 15 times
ultabreaksit	<alias>ultamatix	Added by jussi01 Date: 2008-08-15 09:47:56 Requested 0 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
sysrq reisub	<reply> In an emergency, you may be able to shutdown cleanly and reboot by holding down Alt+PrintScreen and typing slowly, in succession, S, U and B. For an explanation, see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magic_SysRq_key	Added by ompaul Date: 2008-09-12 20:29:51 Last edited by dax Date: 2019-10-03 18:24:32 Requested 495 times
artteam	<reply>The Artwork Team is a community effort that aims to enrich Ubuntu by designing high quality, original and beautiful themes to be available in the repo as an alternative to the default look. For more info please see: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Artwork	Added by jussi01 Date: 2008-09-16 13:13:04 Requested 5 times
mootbot	a bot to make the process of summarizing !meetings easier - Information at https://wiki.ubuntu.com/ScribesTeam/MootBot	Added by LjL Date: 2008-09-30 14:53:35 Requested 9 times
sshd	<reply> SSH is the Secure SHell protocol, sshd is the server (or daemon) of SSH. For setting up the SSH server, please see: https://help.ubuntu.com/lts/serverguide/openssh-server.html . Advanced SSH uses: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/SSH/OpenSSH/Advanced . For SSH client information, see !ssh . Related: !scp (Secure CoPy)	Added by Pici Date: 2008-09-30 18:26:26 Last edited by knome Date: 2015-07-27 16:44:18 Requested 149 times
binarydriver-#ubuntu+1	<deleted><reply> For Ati/NVidia/Matrox video cards, see https://help.ubuntu.com/community/VideoDriverHowto \| The ATI and nVidia binary drivers may not currently be installable.	Added by stdin Date: 2008-10-03 10:02:27 Last edited by tsimpson Date: 2012-04-26 17:51:59 Requested 95 times
yes-#ubuntu-offtopic	<deleted><reply> no u who changed my factoid will experience stinging retaliation	Added by LjL Date: 2008-10-11 23:10:19 Last edited by rww Date: 2016-01-19 03:45:07 Requested 128 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
isitout outyet is it out yet releasetime isitoutyet countdown-#ubuntu-release-party isitout?	<reply> For all I know, the latest Ubuntu release is $curStableNum ($curStableLong). You can double-check this on the https://ubottu.com/y/announce archives and subscribe for future release notifications.	Added by LjL Date: 2008-10-30 01:48:02 Last edited by tomreyn Date: 2023-10-12 15:21:31 Requested 2588 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
default-#kubuntu dolphin	<reply> To change the default application for a filetype, go to System Settings -> Advanced -> File Associations, or System Setting -> File Associations in KDE 4.5+	Added by LjL Date: 2008-11-15 20:31:35 Last edited by tsimpson Date: 2011-03-28 18:29:33 Requested 44 times
hotornot	<reply> We tend to strongly discourage hot-or-not style discussions about women, as they're known to discourage female geeks from participating in communities. Female participation in geek communities is really low (less than 2% on average :( ), so lets not discourage any more! See also !girls and !women for more information on how to help stop this tragedy.	Added by elkbuntu Date: 2008-11-25 08:53:16 Last edited by elkbuntu Date: 2008-11-25 08:54:12 Requested 11 times
inx	<deleted><reply> INX is an Ubuntu derivative, "Is Not X" - see http://inx.maincontent.net/ and Launchpad - Support in #inx (not in Ubuntu channels)	Added by ompaul Date: 2008-12-12 21:53:24 Last edited by Pici Date: 2009-05-18 23:54:56 Requested 1 times
uninstall	<reply> To learn how to uninstall applications in Ubuntu - please visit http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/howto-delete-remove-software-using-apt-get-command/	Added by Mez Date: 2008-12-17 15:25:19 Requested 70 times
pgp	<reply>gpg is the GNU Privacy Guard. See https://help.ubuntu.com/community/GnuPrivacyGuardHowto and class #8 on https://wiki.ubuntu.com/ClassroomTranscripts \| Watch http://static.screencasts.ubuntu.com/videos/2010/11/10/002-HowToCreatePGP.ogv	Added by Pici Date: 2009-01-18 19:40:45 Last edited by IdleOne Date: 2012-05-12 10:26:48 Requested 19 times
longdesc-#ubuntu-motu	<reply> The long description should provide all the information needed to let the user decide whether to install the package. See http://www.debian.org/doc/developers-reference/best-pkging-practices.html#bpp-pkg-desc for Best Practices.	Added by Myrtti Date: 2009-01-26 14:05:24 Last edited by Myrtti Date: 2009-01-26 14:07:20 Requested 2 times
sanity-#ubuntu-offtopic	<reply>The statistics on sanity is that one out of every four persons are suffering from some sort of mental illness. Think of your three best friends — if they’re okay, then it’s you.	Added by Amaranth Date: 2009-01-28 05:28:43 Requested 11 times
dad	<deleted><reply> DaD was an alternative to !mom and has been shutdown in February 2009, see http://dad.dunnewind.net/end.php	Added by Pici Date: 2009-01-29 20:18:36 Last edited by rww Date: 2011-05-26 02:25:45 Requested 14 times
xampp	<reply> We do not support XAMPP installs here. Please use the LAMP stack that is in our repositories; see https://help.ubuntu.com/community/ApacheMySQLPHP for more information.	Added by Pici Date: 2009-02-20 15:54:40 Last edited by rww Date: 2011-05-29 21:38:36 Requested 309 times
ekiga sip	an Internet telephony application included with Ubuntu, which supports the SIP and H323 protocols. Information and help at https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Ekiga	Added by LjL Date: 2009-03-03 19:27:24 Requested 173 times
dontzap	<deleted><reply> To re-enable the Ctrl-Alt-Backspace combination that restarts your X server see https://wiki.ubuntu.com/X/Config/DontZap	Added by LjL Date: 2009-03-20 02:24:54 Last edited by bazhang Date: 2012-04-19 16:03:58 Requested 696 times
rsync	a fast remote file copy and synchronization program - For more see: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/rsync	Added by tsimpson Date: 2009-04-01 01:48:03 Requested 208 times
songbird	<reply> Songbird is a media player based on Mozilla. Official Linux builds and support ended in April, 2010. Ubuntu installation instructions at https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Songbird	Added by LjL Date: 2009-04-12 19:44:15 Last edited by IdleOne Date: 2013-03-23 02:47:46 Requested 38 times
lightscribe	<reply> For information on how to use LightScribe on Ubuntu please see the Wiki at https://help.ubuntu.com/community/LightScribe	Added by Seeker` Date: 2009-04-18 23:06:11 Requested 10 times
canibeanop newop newops canihaveops canihaveop canibeop icanhazop icanhazop?	<reply>If you are interested in joining the Ubuntu IRC Team, take a look at both https://wiki.ubuntu.com/IRC/IrcTeam/LaunchpadOperatorApplication and https://wiki.ubuntu.com/IRC/IrcTeam/OperatorRequirements for info on the process and requirements. You can also learn about what the job entails from people in #ubuntu-irc.	Added by elky Date: 2009-05-14 21:36:40 Last edited by IdleOne Date: 2014-03-20 02:54:19 Requested 232 times
mom	<reply> MoM is the Ubuntu Merge-O-Matic, a website helping the MOTUs keep Ubuntu in sync with Debian. See https://merges.ubuntu.com/	Added by Pici Date: 2009-05-19 00:49:05 Requested 22 times
emerald	an obsolete window decorator for compiz. It's unsupported and unmaintained, making issues with it very hard to diagnose and fix. There are no known, supported alternatives.	Added by Myrtti Date: 2009-05-19 12:46:47 Requested 283 times
intel	<deleted><reply>Ubuntu 9.04 has a known regression for some Intel graphics support. See https://wiki.ubuntu.com/X/Troubleshooting/IntelPerformance and http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1130582 for more information.	Added by Madpilot Date: 2009-05-21 03:42:07 Last edited by gpc Date: 2011-01-29 23:16:52 Requested 569 times
ps3	<reply> Aside from i386 and amd64 platforms, Ubuntu is also available for alternate platforms. Playstation 3 ( support in #ubuntu-ps3 ) Apple PowerPC ( support in #ubuntu-ppc )	Added by genii Date: 2009-05-27 18:55:24 Last edited by genii Date: 2009-05-27 19:07:20 Requested 81 times
yahoo	<reply> Yahoo Messenger will be discontinued after July 17, 2018. You will no longer be able to add it to your accounts under Empathy, Telepathy, or other Instant Messaging applications. For more info, please see https://help.yahoo.com/kb/messenger/SLN28776.html	Added by jrib Date: 2009-06-20 20:43:46 Last edited by genii Date: 2018-06-12 18:17:09 Requested 199 times
autofs automount	<reply>Automount is the modern way to mount directories over a network. It is much easier to manage and more economic in bandwidth than static mounts via fstab. For more info - https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Autofs	Added by Pici Date: 2009-09-23 23:29:54 Requested 80 times
syncrequest	<reply> Helpful information for filing a sync request can be found at https://wiki.ubuntu.com/SyncRequestProcess	Added by Pici Date: 2009-10-15 13:19:44 Requested 53 times
pocketpc windows mobile	<reply> For information on transferring files and synchronizing to PocketPC and Windows Mobile devices, see https://help.ubuntu.com/community/PortableDevices/WindowsMobile	Added by Pici Date: 2009-10-15 18:04:01 Requested 5 times
si	<reply>Kanal za podporo slovenskim uporabnikom Ubuntuja je #ubuntu-si. Če potrebujete pomoč v Slovenskem jeziku, prosimo da se nam pridružite in probali vam bomo pomagati. Slovenian language support channel is #ubuntu-si	Added by mneptok Date: 2009-10-23 20:01:07 Requested 37 times
links	<reply> DON'T POST LINKS! $curDevel isn't out until it's announced, and indicating anything otherwise causes the server to get more load, thus making the release LATER. Is that what you want?	Added by tonyyarusso Date: 2009-10-28 23:56:25 Last edited by tsimpson Date: 2010-04-26 23:24:14 Requested 43 times
voip	<reply> VoIP is Voice over IP. The default VoIP client for Ubuntu is !Ekiga. There is also an xmpp voice component in !Empathy. Kubuntu Clients include Kphone and Twinkle. Proprietary Clients include !Skype and Gizmo5. VoIP server applications include Asterisk and Yate ( both in repositories ), FreePBX, and SipX.	Added by genii Date: 2009-11-12 21:12:45 Last edited by genii Date: 2009-11-12 21:45:39 Requested 57 times
webkitkde	<reply> To enable the WebKit KPart for Konqueror you must install the « webkitkde » package. To make WebKit the default for displaying web pages in Konqueror go to Settings -> Configure Konqueror -> File Associations -> text -> html -> Embedding (tab), and move the WebKit to the top of the list.	Added by tsimpson Date: 2009-11-16 11:32:05 Requested 1 times
crunchbang	<alias> derivatives	Added by Flannel Date: 2009-11-20 22:24:14 Last edited by kryten Date: 2017-04-07 20:43:04 Requested 0 times
contribute-#ubuntu-artwork	<reply> For information regarding current Artwork team activity and about contributing to the Ubuntu Community artwork , Kindly read Wiki: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Artwork	Added by Madpilot Date: 2009-11-26 10:16:03 Last edited by dax Date: 2017-10-30 06:45:48 Requested 3 times