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wayland	<reply> Wayland is a display server protocol (an alternative to X11) and library. Unlike Xorg, Wayland provides no central server component, but desktop environments' compositors make use of it (e.g. mutter, kwin, weston). For more info, see https://wayland.freedesktop.org and !xwayland	Added by IdleOne Date: 2014-01-04 22:11:49 Last edited by hggdh Date: 2019-07-16 16:51:35 Requested 103 times
hello-#xubuntu-devel hi-#xubuntu-devel	<reply> Hello! Welcome to $chan! Please note that this channel is for Xubuntu developer coordination. For support questions, please use #xubuntu. Offtopic chatter in #xubuntu-offtopic.	Added by knome Date: 2013-12-11 23:47:19 Last edited by knome Date: 2014-04-18 13:10:56 Requested 5 times
elementary	<reply> elementary OS is an Ubuntu derivative that is supported in their own IRC channel #elementary on irc.freenode.net - See https://elementary.io/ for more information on this distribution.	Added by genii Date: 2013-11-17 07:10:48 Last edited by kryten Date: 2021-05-24 22:54:33 Requested 283 times
nomir	<deleted><reply> for more information about why Mir will not be included as default in ubuntu 13.10 see http://fridge.ubuntu.com/2013/10/01/xmir-update-for-ubuntu-13-10/ and https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Mir/13.10/NoDefaultQ%26A	Added by IdleOne Date: 2013-10-02 15:33:14 Last edited by dax Date: 2017-10-30 06:17:31 Requested 3 times
stats-#ubuntuforums	<reply>Some fun statistics for this channel can be found at https://unit193.net/pisg/ubuntuforums.html	Added by IdleOne Date: 2013-08-03 05:39:51 Last edited by kryten Date: 2017-02-23 00:02:33 Requested 14 times
kali	<alias> derivatives	Added by IdleOne Date: 2013-06-10 21:45:01 Requested 12 times
path	<reply>The $PATH variable tells the shell where to look for the commands you tell it to run. See https://help.ubuntu.com/community/EnvironmentVariables#File-location_related_variables	Added by Pricey Date: 2013-05-30 22:47:48 Last edited by AlanBell Date: 2013-11-27 11:22:08 Requested 65 times
doublejoin	<reply> Your IRC client is completing NickServ authentication after joining channels, which triggers a fake quit and rejoin to apply your cloak and increases channel noise. The best way to avoid this is to use SASL (https://libera.chat/guides/sasl). Other options for automatic login exist (e.g. CertFP and server password) but sometimes complete after channel join.	Added by knome Date: 2013-04-13 22:19:45 Last edited by kryten Date: 2021-05-24 22:54:45 Requested 45 times
xubuntu-devel devel-#xubuntu	<reply> The Xubuntu developer mailing list information can be found at https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/xubuntu-devel \| The Xubuntu developer IRC channel is #xubuntu-devel	Added by knome Date: 2013-03-10 23:45:09 Last edited by knome Date: 2013-03-16 19:11:19 Requested 5 times
maininclusion	<reply>Main Inclusion Report - see https://wiki.ubuntu.com/MainInclusionProcess for more information.	Added by IdleOne Date: 2013-03-07 23:20:50 Requested 0 times
proaudio	<reply> For information on professional audio tools in Ubuntu, see https://help.ubuntu.com/community/UbuntuStudio/ProAudioIntro	Added by knome Date: 2013-02-26 18:58:19 Last edited by knome Date: 2013-02-26 19:09:00 Requested 142 times
lxde	<reply> LXDE ( http://lxde.org/ ) is the Lightweight X11 Desktop Environment used by !Lubuntu. To install from Ubuntu: « sudo apt-get install lubuntu-desktop ». See http://lubuntu.net/ for more information, and join #lubuntu for support.	Added by IdleOne Date: 2013-02-11 03:17:38 Requested 45 times
pam	<reply> PAM is plugable authentication modules	Added by AlanBell Date: 2013-01-03 09:14:51 Requested 10 times
phone nexus7 tablet touch phablet ubuntu-touch ubports	<reply> Information about the mobile port of the Ubuntu platform (formely Ubuntu Touch) for Phone and Tablet is available here: https://ubports.com/. Support and discussion in #ubports	Added by IdleOne Date: 2013-01-02 19:42:52 Last edited by hggdh Date: 2019-01-08 20:15:12 Requested 1311 times
uefi efi	<reply> UEFI is a specification that defines a software interface between an operating system and platform firmware. It is meant as a replacement for the BIOS. For information on how to set up and install Ubuntu and its derivatives on UEFI machines please read https://help.ubuntu.com/community/UEFI	Added by IdleOne Date: 2012-12-19 19:32:00 Last edited by IdleOne Date: 2014-01-02 01:01:53 Requested 1822 times
webapps	<reply>Ubuntu Web Apps enable developers to create web applications that run in web browsers. They provide close integration to the Unity shell for functions such as launch, notifications and controls. - more info at http://developer.ubuntu.com/community/ or #ubuntu-webapps	Added by IdleOne Date: 2012-10-19 18:59:28 Requested 8 times
paidapps usc	<reply> Information about purchasing applications from the Ubuntu Software Centre including refunds, reinstalls and license keys can be found at https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Pay	Added by AlanBell Date: 2012-09-19 10:15:58 Last edited by AlanBell Date: 2012-09-19 21:14:45 Requested 13 times
slangasek	<deleted><reply> slangasek is Steve Langasek of the Ubuntu Foundations Team and Debian Tech Committee	Added by bkerensa Date: 2012-08-17 20:12:25 Last edited by bkerensa Date: 2012-08-17 20:13:46 Requested 1 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
resolvconf resolv.conf	<reply>resolvconf is a set of scripts that's used to manage /etc/resolv.conf in 12.04 and later, for more information please see: http://www.stgraber.org/2012/02/24/dns-in-ubuntu-12-04/ and https://help.ubuntu.com/lts/serverguide/network-configuration.html#name-resolution	Added by tsimpson Date: 2012-05-08 13:27:02 Last edited by knome Date: 2015-07-27 16:44:50 Requested 142 times
admingroup	<reply> Up through Ubuntu 11.10, administrator privileges using sudo was granted to the "admin" Unix group. In Ubuntu 12.04, privileges are granted to the "sudo" group, for consistency with upstream and Debian. For compatibility, the "admin" group will continue to have access in 12.04.	Added by tonyyarusso Date: 2012-05-04 20:50:58 Last edited by tonyyarusso Date: 2012-05-04 20:55:41 Requested 7 times
mainline-#ubuntu-se	<reply> Ubuntus kernel-team tillhandahåller kontinuerliga byggen av den senaste Linuxkärnan, som kan vara änvändbara för att isolera fel eller att testa de senaste ändringarna. Mer information finns via https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Kernel/MainlineBuilds	Added by pangolin Date: 2012-02-25 10:40:43 Requested 4 times
autostart-#xubuntu autostart-#xubuntu-offtopic autostart-#xubuntu-devel	<reply> To add programs or scripts to start when logging in, use Applications menu -> Settings -> Settings Manager -> Session and Startup -> tab "Application autostart" - See !boot for starting (non-interactive) programs at boot	Added by knome Date: 2012-02-06 18:32:58 Last edited by knome Date: 2012-02-06 18:33:48 Requested 4 times
inteunity-#ubuntu-se	<reply> Ubuntu 11.10 använder normalt sett GNOME 3 med skalet !unity. För att använda GNOME Shell istället, installera paketet "gnome-shell" och möjligtvis även "gnome-tweak-tool". För GNOME Fallback mode, som liknar GNOME 2, installera "gnome-panel". Båda paketen placerar alternativ i sessionsmenyn vid login.	Added by pangolin Date: 2012-01-29 14:48:04 Requested 3 times
testers-#kubuntu-devel	<reply> Help is needed in #kubuntu-devel. Please ping RikMills, soee, BluesKaj, mamarley, mparillo, wxl, DarinMiller, tsimonq2, crydotsnake-M for more information.	Added by Tm_T Date: 2012-01-25 17:04:00 Last edited by genii Date: 2019-08-28 22:30:59 Requested 344 times
testers-#kubuntu	<reply> Help is needed in #kubuntu-devel. Please ping Riddell, yofel, soee, Tm_T, BluesKaj, James147, Quintasan, lordievader, shrini, tester56, parad1se, mamarley, alket, SourBlues, sgclark, neo31, vip, mparillo, wxl, DarinMiller, tsimonq2 for information	Added by Tm_T Date: 2012-01-25 17:02:44 Last edited by genii Date: 2017-03-22 21:43:13 Requested 3 times
hud	<deleted><reply> Ubuntu 12.04 LTS includes the first step in a major new approach to application interfaces, the Head-Up Display, or HUD, which will ultimately replace menus in Unity applications. See http://ubottu.com/y/hud for the background on this and discuss it in #ubuntu-offtopic	Added by bazhang Date: 2012-01-24 16:20:34 Last edited by Pici Date: 2012-08-28 18:23:15 Requested 41 times
desura	<deleted><reply> Desura is an application which makes it easy to install, patch and play games on all Linux and Windows distributions. http://www.desura.com for more information.	Added by pangolin Date: 2011-11-22 03:58:31 Last edited by dax Date: 2016-04-02 04:33:32 Requested 2 times
ppu	Per-Package Uploader. See https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuDevelopers#PerPackage for more information and application process.	Added by Pici Date: 2011-11-05 21:25:55 Requested 1 times
xorgconf xorg.conf	<reply> The /etc/X11/xorg.conf file is deprecated, but sometimes may still be needed to pass values to specific drivers. See `man xorg.conf` for file structure and syntax. For Ubuntu-specific documentation and more information, see also https://wiki.ubuntu.com/X/Config	Added by topyli Date: 2011-10-28 18:26:10 Last edited by dax Date: 2016-03-31 15:29:06 Requested 182 times
dmb	<reply> The Developer Membership Board handles applications for new developer privileges. See https://wiki.ubuntu.com/DeveloperMembershipBoard and https://wiki.ubuntu.com/DeveloperMembershipBoard/ApplicationProcess for more details. For DMB attention, try !dmb-ping.	Added by Pici Date: 2011-10-24 14:42:00 Requested 10 times
inteunity	<deleted><reply> Ubuntu 11.10 använder normalt sett GNOME 3 med skalet !unity. För att använda GNOME Shell istället, installera paketet "gnome-shell" och möjligtvis även "gnome-tweak-tool". För GNOME Fallback mode, som liknar GNOME 2, installera "gnome-panel". Båda paketen placerar alternativ i sessionsmenyn vid login.	Added by pangolin Date: 2011-10-23 16:33:49 Last edited by pangolin Date: 2011-10-23 16:44:34 Requested 2 times
gnome2	<reply> The GNOME Foundation has ceased support for GNOME 2, and as such it is not in Ubuntu 11.10 (Oneiric Ocelot). See !notunity for an alternative desktop experience.	Added by Pici Date: 2011-10-13 18:30:20 Requested 124 times
notunity disunited	<reply> Since Ubuntu 11.10, !Unity is the default desktop in Ubuntu. For the !GNOME 3 desktop, install "gnome-shell". For !MATE, the continuation of GNOME 2, install "mate-desktop". For GNOME Flashback, install "gnome-session-flashback". Also see !flavors.	Added by Pici Date: 2011-10-13 14:08:44 Last edited by SonikkuAmerica Date: 2016-12-14 19:43:41 Requested 1636 times
precise pangolin 12.04	<reply> Ubuntu 12.04 LTS (Precise Pangolin) was the 16th release of Ubuntu. !End-of-life was April 28th 2017. See https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-security-announce/2017-April/003833.html and !eol for more information	Added by Pici Date: 2011-10-05 19:38:43 Last edited by tomreyn Date: 2021-05-21 21:47:05 Requested 952 times
loffice openoffice libreoffice	<reply> LibreOffice is a Free and open source office suite that includes word processor, spreadsheet, presentation, vector drawing and database components. To install: "sudo apt-get install libreoffice". User help available in #libreoffice.	Added by Jordan_U Date: 2011-09-18 17:50:51 Requested 52 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
gdm2setup	<reply> Up to Oneiric, GDM was used as the login manager. You can configure your GDM options, including the wallpaper and theme, with gdm2setup. See https://launchpad.net/gdm2setup for more information and installation instructions.~	Added by knome Date: 2011-08-27 21:18:55 Requested 3 times
devilspie-#xubuntu	<deleted><reply> devilspie is a tool that can perform actions on windows when running applications. Actions include resizing, positioning, pinning etc. Use the package gdevilspie to configure from GUI, or see usage information at https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Devilspie	Added by knome Date: 2011-08-21 19:55:39 Last edited by knome Date: 2011-08-21 20:21:03 Requested 2 times
devilspie-#xubuntu devilspie	<deleted>a tool that can perform actions on windows when running applications. Actions include resizing, positioning, pinning etc. Use the package gdevilspie to configure from GUI, or see usage information at https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Devilspie	Added by knome Date: 2011-08-21 19:53:06 Last edited by knome Date: 2011-08-21 19:55:27 Requested 1 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
themes-#xubuntu xfce-themes themes-#xubuntu-devel	<reply> To change your theme in Xubuntu, go to Settings Manager -> Appearance (tabs Style, Icons) and/or Settings Manager -> Window Manager (tab Style). Starting with Xubuntu 13.10, you can control some of your theme colors from Settings Manager -> Theme Configuration.	Added by knome Date: 2011-08-13 12:48:11 Last edited by knome Date: 2013-10-14 20:18:51 Requested 44 times
purge-ppa	<reply>To disable a PPA from your sources and revert your packages back to default Ubuntu packages, install ppa-purge and use the command: « sudo ppa-purge ppa:<repository-name>/<subdirectory> » – For more information, see http://www.webupd8.org/2009/12/remove-ppa-repositories-via-command.html	Added by Tm_T Date: 2011-06-14 07:13:09 Last edited by Tm_T Date: 2011-06-14 07:19:19 Requested 1192 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
zentyal ebox	a web-based GUI interface for administering a server. It is designed to work with Ubuntu/Debian style configuration management. See https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Zentyal (Project formally known as eBox - including in Lucid/10.04).	Added by Daviey Date: 2011-05-24 23:17:48 Last edited by Daviey Date: 2011-05-24 23:27:59 Requested 221 times
petition	<reply> We appreciate your effort to bring issues you find important to attention; however, this channel's policy is to keep it strictly about Ubuntu technical support. You may try #ubuntu-offtopic instead (but try at least to participate in any conversation that ensues), or other venues.	Added by LjL Date: 2011-05-24 19:49:36 Last edited by rww Date: 2011-05-24 19:55:28 Requested 1 times
kppa	<reply>Kubuntu has several different PPA's for those who want to test or upgrade to the latest version. More information on the available Kubuntu PPA's can be found here: https://wiki.kubuntu.org/Kubuntu/KubuntuPPAs	Added by jussi Date: 2011-05-23 06:51:36 Requested 10 times
poweruser	<reply> If you are interested in helping the Ubuntu Power User community or want more information /join #ubuntu-power-users Also see https://wiki.ubuntu.com/PowerUsers	Added by IdleOne Date: 2011-05-19 19:16:29 Last edited by IdleOne Date: 2011-05-19 22:52:17 Requested 2 times
arb	<reply> The Application Review Board is responsible for vetting applications to be added to stable releases through the Post-Release Apps Process -- https://wiki.ubuntu.com/PostReleaseApps/Process	Added by maco Date: 2011-04-28 06:57:01 Requested 1 times
dock docks	<reply> Ubuntu includes several dock-like navigation bars. Some options are: avant-window-navigator, cairo-dock, docky (formerly part of gnome-do), stalonetray, simdock, kdocker, kooldock.	Added by rww Date: 2011-04-11 20:02:34 Requested 70 times