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addingfs	<reply>If you are adding space to your Ubuntu installation mounting a newly created unix filesystem (ext3, xfs, jfs, etc) you can not set permissions (read, write, etc) filesystem-wide like you do when mounting filesystems that do not support unix permissions (vfat, ntfs, hfs, etc). See !permissions and !fstab	Added by jrib Date: 2008-02-12 15:52:30 Last edited by jrib Date: 2008-02-12 15:58:35 Requested 50 times
virtualisation	<alias> virtualizers	Added by Pici Date: 2008-02-11 18:49:03 Requested 0 times
identify	<reply> You can identify to NickServ automatically when connecting to Libera. See https://libera.chat/guides/sasl for more information. When identifying manually, do NOT send the command from a channel tab, as a typo will give away your password. If that happens, identify and then type «/msg NickServ set password <newpass>» in the server tab as soon as possible.	Added by LjL Date: 2008-02-09 03:30:18 Last edited by kryten Date: 2021-05-24 22:54:37 Requested 174 times
training	<alias> documentation	Added by LjL Date: 2008-02-08 20:27:33 Last edited by Pici Date: 2009-01-07 14:19:25 Requested 117 times
pie-#ubuntu-offtopic sugar-#ubuntu-offtopic	<reply>PIE PIE PIE, mmm PI PI PI http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3663/3358637054_9f756a3615.jpg	Added by Seveas Date: 2008-02-03 19:43:21 Last edited by rww Date: 2015-03-15 01:41:36 Requested 505 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
ultimate	<alias> derivatives	Added by LjL Date: 2008-01-24 22:57:38 Last edited by rww Date: 2011-01-01 03:49:06 Requested 150 times
linuxmce	<alias> derivatives	Added by LjL Date: 2008-01-24 22:57:33 Requested 0 times
mint mintsupport linuxmint	<alias> derivatives	Added by LjL Date: 2008-01-24 22:57:27 Last edited by kryten Date: 2017-04-07 20:34:03 Requested 2440 times
derivatives gnewsense mint linuxmce ultimate mce crunchbang backtrack kali based on ubuntu lxle popos	<reply> The Ubuntu channels can only provide support for Ubuntu and its official !flavors. Derivatives and other distributions use different software repositories and other software. Please use their dedicated support venues, such as: Linux Mint: #linuxmint-help on irc.spotchat.org, Pop!_OS: https://support.system76.com/ , Kali Linux: #kali-linux on irc.oftc.net, LXLE: https://lxle.net/support-options/ <deleted>cut off...	Added by LjL Date: 2008-01-24 22:57:06 Last edited by tomreyn Date: 2022-06-17 16:11:03 Requested 2991 times
translate	<reply> Translate Ubuntu into your own language, important translations that are needed are listed first. See https://translations.launchpad.net/ubuntu/	Added by Seveas Date: 2008-01-24 12:41:12 Requested 58 times
requirements reqs specs	<reply> Hardware requirements to install, boot and comfortably use Ubuntu are listed at https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Installation/SystemRequirements - For a !flavor with lower requirements, see !Xubuntu or !Lubuntu	Added by LjL Date: 2008-01-23 15:51:02 Last edited by nhandler Date: 2010-09-30 02:29:08 Requested 526 times
joomla	<reply> joomla information can be had here: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Joomla	Added by ompaul Date: 2008-01-20 12:55:33 Requested 24 times
blueprints blueprint	<reply>An explanation of what a blueprint is can be found at https://help.launchpad.net/Blueprint. Want to suggest or discuss ideas of a future project/feature? With Launchpad you can track blueprints (feature specification summaries) from discussion through review, approval, and implementation. See https://blueprints.launchpad.net/	Added by tonyyarusso Date: 2008-01-15 05:57:37 Last edited by IdleOne Date: 2011-06-11 23:53:22 Requested 21 times
mir	<reply> Mir is a display server developed by Canonical and Ubuntu. From Ubuntu 17.04 ( Zesty Zapus ) onward, emphasis has shifted to embedded devices and applications, notably UBports as stated by Mark Shuttleworth ( https://plus.google.com/+MarkShuttleworthCanonical/posts/7LYubpaHUHH ). Regular Ubuntu 17.10 onwards will use GNOME.	Added by Pici Date: 2008-01-14 19:11:47 Last edited by dax Date: 2017-10-30 06:22:31 Requested 206 times
maintainer	<reply> The "Maintainer" field in a package's information (debian/control) should indicate the Ubuntu team responsible for the Ubuntu specific changes to a package (often the !MOTU for !Universe packages). The original maintainer is preserved in the field "XSBC-Original-Maintainer".	Added by LjL Date: 2008-01-13 18:10:50 Requested 18 times
lies	<reply> Mostly just statistics and factoids, but also windicators!	Added by LjL Date: 2008-01-07 15:24:59 Last edited by rww Date: 2011-06-16 05:04:01 Requested 289 times
psp	<reply> For information on using the PlayStation Portable with Ubuntu, please read https://help.ubuntu.com/community/PSP	Added by Spec Date: 2008-01-02 20:55:44 Requested 23 times
freespeech free speech freedomofspeech freedom of speech	<reply> Please don't pepper the channel with cries of buzzwords like "free speech!", especially when you don't know what they mean or if they're applicable to the current situation.	Added by tonyyarusso Date: 2008-01-01 20:07:55 Last edited by dax Date: 2016-03-31 15:45:40 Requested 87 times
sudoedit	<reply> To edit files with !superuser access using the user's standard editor (as set in the EDITOR !shell variable) and its normal configuration, the command « sudoedit <filename> » is available. It creates a local copy of the file, and runs the editor with the user's permissions.	Added by ompaul Date: 2007-12-29 21:22:30 Last edited by LjL Date: 2007-12-29 21:39:01 Requested 15 times
ut2k4	<reply> For information on how to play Unreal Tournament 2004, see https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Games/Native/UnrealTournament2004	Added by elkbuntu Date: 2007-12-28 11:48:57 Requested 3 times
ut	<reply> For information on how to play Unreal Tournament, see https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Games/Native/UnrealTournament - for Unreal Tournament 2004, see !ut2k4	Added by elkbuntu Date: 2007-12-28 11:48:42 Requested 16 times
usb unetbootin liveusb persistant persistent	<reply> For information about installing Ubuntu from USB flash drives, see https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Installation/FromUSBStick - For a persistent live USB install, see: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/LiveUsbPendrivePersistent	Added by Pici Date: 2007-12-19 14:05:13 Last edited by Pici Date: 2008-02-05 19:10:19 Requested 3861 times
startup-#kubuntu	<reply> To make programs start up automatically when you log into your KDE session, run all programs that you want to be started and close all other programs, then select 'Save Session' in the K menu. Alternatively, create a !symlink to the wanted program in ~/.kde/Autostart - See !boot for starting non-interactive programs at boot	Added by LjL Date: 2007-12-15 15:47:48 Requested 56 times
time ntp	<reply> Information about using and setting your computer's clock on Ubuntu can be found at https://help.ubuntu.com/community/UbuntuTime - See https://help.ubuntu.com/lts/serverguide/NTP.html for information on usage of the Network Time Protocol (NTP)	Added by LjL Date: 2007-12-11 16:11:33 Last edited by knome Date: 2015-07-27 16:41:04 Requested 793 times
mailprotocols imap dovecot pop	<reply> IMAP and POP are protocols for fetching email. The officially-supported server in Ubuntu is Dovecot (packages "dovecot-imapd" for IMAP, and "dovecot-pop3d" for POP) - See also !MailServer for information on the SMTP protocol	Added by LjL Date: 2007-12-11 16:01:36 Last edited by LjL Date: 2007-12-11 16:06:18 Requested 94 times
mailserver mail server smtp	<reply> Ubuntu supports the Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP) and provides mail server software of many kinds. You can install a basic email handling configuration with the "Mail server" task during installation, or with the "tasksel" command. See also https://help.ubuntu.com/community/MailServer and https://help.ubuntu.com/lts/serverguide/email-services.html	Added by LjL Date: 2007-12-11 15:58:41 Last edited by knome Date: 2015-07-27 16:43:32 Requested 254 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
jeos	<reply> JeOS (pronounced "Juice") is Just enough Operating System. It is an efficient variant of the Ubuntu Server operating system, configured specifically for virtual appliances. See http://www.ubuntu.com/products/whatisubuntu/serveredition/jeos for more information.	Added by Pici Date: 2007-12-11 15:45:22 Requested 58 times
opguidelines-#ubuntu-ops	<reply> For information regarding guidelines that all Ubuntu operators should follow, please read: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/IRC/IrcTeam/OperatorGuidelines	Added by Pici Date: 2007-12-10 17:23:12 Last edited by tsimpson Date: 2010-01-17 11:01:15 Requested 5 times
merge-o-matic	<alias> merging	Added by imbrandon Date: 2007-12-02 03:06:17 Requested 0 times
merging merge-o-matic merge	<reply>Merging is the process of including changes from other distributions (most commonly Debian) into Ubuntu packages, and is typically a major focus at the beginning of each Ubuntu development cycle. Please see https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuDevelopment/Merging for more information.	Added by Hobbsee Date: 2007-12-02 03:01:28 Requested 13 times
teamspeak	the proprietry VoIP software see: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/TeamSpeak For a open source alternative consider using Mumble http://mumble.sourceforge.net/	Added by ompaul Date: 2007-11-23 21:04:16 Last edited by tsimpson Date: 2011-03-03 21:43:42 Requested 57 times
nonfree	<reply> When we use the term 'non-free', we mean that it is not Free (as in freedom) Software. Software that is not Free cannot be fixed or improved by anyone except its authors -- who are not us :(. For more information, see https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/free-sw.html	Added by elkbuntu Date: 2007-11-19 10:32:30 Last edited by dax Date: 2016-05-01 05:21:42 Requested 42 times
automatix-#ubuntu-nl	niet aanbevolen, ondersteund, of noodzakelijk, zie ook http://mjg59.livejournal.com/77440.html	Added by Seveas Date: 2007-11-11 18:53:04 Requested 0 times
apparmor	<reply> For information about the AppArmor security framework employed in Ubuntu (since Gutsy Gibbon), see https://help.ubuntu.com/community/AppArmor	Added by LjL Date: 2007-11-06 00:07:49 Requested 192 times
som	<alias> source-o-matic	Added by LjL Date: 2007-11-02 19:37:16 Requested 0 times
rtf	<reply> Software packages to deal with the RTF format include: abiword, catdoc, unrtf, latex2rtf (for parsing), enscript, aft, sdf, udo, wv (for creating)	Added by LjL Date: 2007-11-02 15:36:40 Requested 12 times
hdbug	<reply>Ubuntu does not modify the settings that affect HD lifespans by default. An analysis from an Ubuntu Technical Board member and ACPI expert can be found at http://mjg59.livejournal.com/77672.html (See https://launchpad.net/bugs/59695 and http://tinyurl.com/2vyrft for more information)	Added by Pici Date: 2007-10-31 14:56:09 Last edited by IdleOne Date: 2012-10-13 23:22:53 Requested 48 times
tribalwars	<reply> Tribal Wars is a web based browser game. For more information and to learn how to join the other ubunteros playing it, see https://wiki.ubuntu.com/TribalWars	Added by Mez Date: 2007-10-22 00:59:32 Last edited by LjL Date: 2007-10-22 00:59:57 Requested 4 times
ccsm	<reply> To enable advanced customization of desktop effects in Ubuntu: install 'compizconfig-settings-manager' (or 'simple-ccsm' for pre-Oneiric). If you install the latter, a new option will appear in your appearance properties - See also !compiz - Help in #compiz	Added by Pici Date: 2007-10-17 19:28:01 Last edited by Pici Date: 2011-10-28 13:52:07 Requested 1918 times
vanilla-#ubuntustudio	<reply> To install Ubuntu Studio on top of a vanilla Ubuntu install, read https://help.ubuntu.com/community/UbuntuStudio/Installation	Added by Seveas Date: 2007-10-16 23:12:20 Requested 266 times
gobuntu	<deleted>a freedom-focused flavour of Ubuntu intended for experienced Linux enthusiasts. See http://www.ubuntu.com/products/whatisubuntu/gobuntu for more information and download mirrors..	Added by Spec Date: 2007-10-16 20:06:59 Last edited by rww Date: 2011-01-02 03:05:38 Requested 78 times
alternative	<alias> alternate	Added by Pici Date: 2007-10-15 20:58:51 Requested 0 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
man-#kubuntu	<reply>The "man" command brings up the Linux manual pages for the command you're interested in. Try "man intro" at the command line, or type man:/ in Konqueror's location bar. See https://help.ubuntu.com/community/UsingTheTerminal	Added by Jucato Date: 2007-10-04 15:10:11 Requested 17 times
aptoncd	<reply> APTonCD is a tool with a graphical interface which allows you to create one or more CDs or DVDs with all of the packages you've downloaded via apt-get or aptitude, creating a removable repository that you can use on other computers - See also !offline	Added by Seveas Date: 2007-10-02 23:14:54 Last edited by LjL Date: 2009-03-06 17:09:56 Requested 942 times
lm-sensors sensors fan	<reply> To access CPU temperature sensors and detect fan speeds, install the lm-sensors package. See https://help.ubuntu.com/community/SensorInstallHowto for installation and usage instructions.	Added by jrib Date: 2007-09-27 03:50:30 Last edited by jussi01 Date: 2009-03-12 10:20:42 Requested 365 times
tribe6	<deleted><reply> Gutsy Gibbon (7.10) Tribe 6 is not a formal release, but rather a bugfixing milestone. Please see http://tinyurl.com/3ytk9g for more information.	Added by Hobbsee Date: 2007-09-11 14:11:28 Last edited by IdleOne Date: 2011-05-26 16:53:43 Requested 8 times
ymmv	short for "Your mileage may vary". It means that someone else's experience with compatibility, performance etc. may not necessarily match yours. Also see !wfm	Added by Seveas Date: 2007-08-15 20:52:04 Last edited by Pici Date: 2007-12-26 17:35:18 Requested 37 times