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live live cd livecd	<reply> The Ubuntu Desktop ISO is a "Live" image, which can be run without altering existing files on your hard drive. Especially useful for testing your hardware's compatibility, it also includes an install option.	Added by apokryphos Date: 2006-06-18 16:24:06 Last edited by SonikkuAmerica Date: 2016-10-16 00:50:29 Requested 634 times
cli	<deleted><reply>The linux terminal or command-line interface is very powerful. Open a terminal via Applications -> Accessories -> Terminal (Gnome) or K-menu -> System -> Konsole (KDE). Guide: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/UsingTheTerminal or type in it: man intro	Added by Seveas Date: 2006-06-18 16:19:48 Last edited by ikonia Date: 2014-07-19 14:37:06 Requested 433 times
gnu	<reply> G(NU's) N(ot) U(nix). A project that aimed to develop a complete operating system of Free Software, which Ubuntu is based on. See http://gnu.org	Added by Seveas Date: 2006-06-18 16:01:36 Requested 239 times
fsf	The Free Software Foundation. See http://www.fsf.org/	Added by apokryphos Date: 2006-06-18 16:01:34 Requested 23 times
appsy	<reply> Nickname for http://kde-apps.org which hosts many popular 3rd-party KDE applications.	Added by apokryphos Date: 2006-06-18 15:53:44 Requested 4 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
patience	<alias> repeat	Added by Seveas Date: 2006-06-18 15:48:16 Last edited by knome Date: 2014-03-19 19:58:51 Requested 1809 times
gksudo gksu	<reply> gksudo was a way to run graphical applications as root. It should no longer be used. Use !pkexec instead.	Added by apokryphos Date: 2006-06-18 15:46:23 Last edited by hggdh Date: 2018-08-29 19:39:52 Requested 2019 times
wep	<reply> WEP is totally insecure, don't use it, the full Wireless Documentation for Ubuntu can be found at: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/WifiDocs	Added by Seveas Date: 2006-06-18 15:45:43 Last edited by ompaul Date: 2007-10-20 18:19:47 Requested 76 times
kdesu kdesudo	<reply> In KDE use « kdesudo <program> » to run graphical applications with root privileges when you have to. Never just use "sudo"! \| See http://psychocats.net/ubuntu/graphicalsudo to find out why.	Added by apokryphos Date: 2006-06-18 15:44:52 Last edited by tsimpson Date: 2012-04-21 15:55:39 Requested 576 times
kde	<reply> KDE (http://kde.org) is an open community that creates and maintains software including the Plasma desktop. To install from Ubuntu: « sudo apt-get install kubuntu-desktop », or see https://help.ubuntu.com/community/InstallingKDE . See http://kubuntu.org for more information.	Added by apokryphos Date: 2006-06-18 02:32:36 Last edited by dax Date: 2017-10-30 06:53:08 Requested 1973 times
list lista	<reply> $who: No warez here! This is not a file sharing channel (or network); read the channel topic. If you're looking for information about me, type «/msg $nick !bot». If you're looking for a channel, see «/msg $nick !alis».	Added by Seveas Date: 2006-06-18 02:32:32 Last edited by krytarik Date: 2023-06-19 20:04:03 Requested 5403 times
laptop notebook	<reply> Laptop support information can be found on https://wiki.ubuntu.com/HardwareSupportMachinesLaptops - http://www.linux-laptop.net/ - https://wiki.ubuntu.com/LaptopTestingTeam - http://tuxmobil.org	Added by Seveas Date: 2006-06-18 01:06:13 Last edited by dax Date: 2017-10-30 06:49:35 Requested 523 times
wiki	<reply>https://wiki.ubuntu.com - Ubuntu development documentation wiki. If you are looking for system help, please refer to https://help.ubuntu.com/community - the Ubuntu community documentation.	Added by Seveas Date: 2006-06-18 01:04:09 Last edited by dax Date: 2017-10-30 06:39:24 Requested 468 times
freenx nx	<reply> FreeNX is advanced remote desktop technology. For more information and install instructions, see https://help.ubuntu.com/community/FreeNX	Added by Seveas Date: 2006-06-18 00:42:35 Requested 822 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
quake	<reply> Quake runs natively under Ubuntu - See http://zerowing.idsoftware.com/linux/quake4/Quake4FrontPage/ for details	Added by Seveas Date: 2006-06-18 00:37:10 Last edited by dax Date: 2016-03-31 15:41:39 Requested 91 times
plf	<deleted><reply> The Penguin Liberation Front is dedicated to distributing software that cannot be included in Linux distributions for various reasons - See http://plf.zarb.org/ (not yet fully functioning) - See also !Medibuntu and !Seveas	Added by Seveas Date: 2006-06-18 00:36:50 Last edited by genii-around Date: 2011-05-26 16:58:10 Requested 138 times
ati radeon	<alias> amd	Added by apokryphos Date: 2006-06-18 00:21:15 Last edited by dax Date: 2016-08-07 22:00:12 Requested 7 times
amd64 64-bit 64	<reply> AMD64 and Intel 64 are fully supported architectures on Ubuntu. See https://help.ubuntu.com/community/CommonQuestions#AMD64_Processors and http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amd64 for more information.	Added by apokryphos Date: 2006-06-18 00:18:45 Last edited by Flannel Date: 2011-09-27 07:35:42 Requested 668 times
edubuntu	<reply> Edubuntu was an Ubuntu derivative aimed at schools and educational institutions. Its most recent release was Edubuntu 14.04, which is now !EOL. For more info, see http://www.edubuntu.org	Added by Seveas Date: 2006-06-18 00:17:39 Last edited by ro Date: 2019-05-06 14:45:27 Requested 265 times
debian	<alias> relationship	Added by apokryphos Date: 2006-06-18 00:14:55 Last edited by LjL Date: 2007-02-06 01:26:27 Requested 99 times
ubuntustudio ubuntu-studio ubuntu studio studio	<reply> Ubuntu Studio is an official flavor of Ubuntu for the artist who wishes to use Ubuntu as their creativity workstation. It contains applications for artists of all kinds, including Audio, Music, Video, Photography, Graphic Design, and Publishing. For more info and install instructions, join #ubuntustudio or see http://ubuntustudio.org	Added by Seveas Date: 2006-06-18 00:13:40 Last edited by dax Date: 2019-07-31 21:02:17 Requested 638 times
ntfs windowsdrives fat32 nfts	<reply> To view your Windows/Mac partitions see https://help.ubuntu.com/community/AutomaticallyMountPartitions - For write access, see !NTFS-3g or !FUSE	Added by apokryphos Date: 2006-06-18 00:07:26 Last edited by jpds Date: 2008-07-20 19:38:37 Requested 3920 times
source-o-matic sourceomatic som	not available anymore, please use Software Sources (in your Applications / K menu) to configure your repositories. Do NOT enable "Proposed updates" unless you're willing to test possibly seriously flawed packages.	Added by Seveas Date: 2006-06-17 23:41:45 Last edited by LjL Date: 2008-01-23 02:52:56 Requested 2690 times
coc conduct codeofconduct code of conduct	<reply> The Ubuntu Code of Conduct is the document that spells out etiquette in the Ubuntu community \| http://www.ubuntu.com/project/about-ubuntu/conduct \| For information on how to electronically sign the CoC, see https://help.ubuntu.com/community/SigningCodeofConduct \| Watch http://static.screencasts.ubuntu.com/videos/2010/12/22/004-SigningCoC.ogv	Added by Seveas Date: 2006-06-17 23:25:29 Last edited by rww Date: 2014-03-19 19:54:59 Requested 4237 times
bugs filebug bugtracker features bus	<reply> If you find a bug in Ubuntu or any of its derivatives, 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 23:25:05 Last edited by Unit193 Date: 2016-06-24 20:02:48 Requested 3858 times
shipit	<reply> Canonical is no longer sending free Ubuntu CDs to individuals through its ShipIt program. For more information please see http://blog.canonical.com/?p=551 !LoCo teams can request CDs through this link https://forms.canonical.com/lococd/	Added by Seveas Date: 2006-06-17 23:20:58 Last edited by IdleOne Date: 2011-04-07 15:32:29 Requested 405 times
register nickserv	<reply> For information on registering your IRC nick, see https://libera.chat/guides/registration - For any further help, ask in #libera	Added by Seveas Date: 2006-06-17 23:19:45 Last edited by kryten Date: 2021-05-24 22:54:03 Requested 6251 times
lts	<reply> LTS means Long Term Support. LTS versions are supported for 5 years on the desktop and server. The latest LTS version of Ubuntu is !$curLTS ($curLTSLong $curLTSNum). Ubuntu !flavors may have different support durations, check their release notes for information.	Added by Seveas Date: 2006-06-17 23:13:48 Last edited by dax Date: 2017-05-01 19:28:52 Requested 2267 times
doc	<alias> documentation	Added by Seveas Date: 2006-06-17 23:05:57 Requested 1 times
docs	<alias> documentation	Added by Seveas Date: 2006-06-17 23:05:55 Requested 0 times
azureus	a popular !bittorrent client written in Java, installation instructions can be found at https://help.ubuntu.com/community/AzureusHowTo	Added by apokryphos Date: 2006-06-17 22:54:24 Last edited by rww Date: 2011-01-02 04:20:37 Requested 228 times
dvd libdvdcss libdvdcss2 k9copy css	<reply> Ubuntu's default installation and repositories do not include packages needed to play commercial DVDs for legal reasons. For information on adding them, see https://help.ubuntu.com/community/RestrictedFormats/PlayingDVDs \| For information on the legalities involved, see the "DVD" section of https://help.ubuntu.com/community/FreeFormats	Added by Seveas Date: 2006-06-17 22:19:35 Last edited by tsimpson Date: 2010-12-16 04:34:19 Requested 4135 times