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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
gps maps	<reply> Street mapping and GPS navigation software available for Ubuntu includes Navit, MoNav (http://code.google.com/p/monav/), Gosmore (free vector maps from OSM), GpsDrive (GTK, raster maps, free), !GoogleEarth (Qt, proprietary vector maps, proprietary)	Added by LjL Date: 2007-03-18 14:13:20 Last edited by bazhang Date: 2011-04-30 11:45:36 Requested 16 times
grub recoveringgrub grub floppy bootfloppy mbr fixmbr grubrepair fixgrub grub2	<reply> GRUB2 is the default Ubuntu boot manager. Lost GRUB after installing Windows? See https://help.ubuntu.com/community/RestoreGrub - For more information and troubleshooting for GRUB2 please refer to https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Grub2	Added by Madpilot Date: 2006-06-22 09:44:20 Last edited by genii-around Date: 2013-02-23 17:22:10 Requested 14156 times
grue	<reply>The grue is a sinister, lurking presence in the dark places of the earth. Its favorite diet is adventurers, but its insatiable appetite is tempered by its fear of light. No grue has ever been seen by the light of day, and few have survived its fearsome jaws to tell the tale.	Added by Madpilot Date: 2006-12-01 07:01:30 Last edited by Pici Date: 2009-11-24 17:10:42 Requested 123 times
gtalk	<reply> Google Talk (GTalk) is an instant messaging program from Google. Currently, Google does not have an official standalone GTalk client for Linux, but supports connections from third-party clients such as !Pidgin and !Kopete \| See http://www.google.com/talk/otherclients.html for more information	Added by somerville32 Date: 2007-01-09 08:44:17 Last edited by stdin Date: 2008-11-13 04:33:22 Requested 32 times
gtk	<reply> GTK is the !GIMP toolkit, which forms the base of !GNOME and is used by many applications to provide a !GUI	Added by Seveas Date: 2006-06-19 08:29:10 Requested 384 times
hack	<deleted><reply>When, in the course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the technical bands which have connected them with another, and to assume among the powers of the transistor, the separate and equal station to which the laws of Moore and of Mealy's Machine entitle them, a decent respect to the opinions of mankind requires that they should delcare the causes which impel them to the singularity. <deleted><reply>We hold these truths to be tautological, that all processes are created equal, that they are endowed by their Programmer with certain unreducable flags, that among these are const, static, and the pursuit of reentrancy.	Added by Flannel Date: 2014-03-30 23:48:40 Last edited by Flannel Date: 2014-03-30 23:49:35 Requested 1 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
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
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
hr croatia croatian	<reply> Odgovarajuci kanal za Hrvatski jezik je #ubuntu-hr, molimo Vas da se pridruzite tom kanalu ukoliko trebate pomoc za Ubuntu, hvala. Croatian language support in #ubuntu-hr	Added by Seveas Date: 2006-06-18 17:06:01 Last edited by ompaul Date: 2008-02-16 13:52:03 Requested 112 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
ibus	<reply> IBus is used to allow multilingual input such as Chinese, Japanese, Korean (CJK), Devanagari and Dravidian characters in !GUI applications - see also: !SCIM. For more info on Ibus see https://help.ubuntu.com/community/ibus	Added by tsimpson Date: 2010-06-03 15:20:31 Last edited by Flannel Date: 2010-08-22 05:19:43 Requested 98 times
iceweasel	<reply>Iceweasel's homepage is http://www.gnu.org/software/gnuzilla/ with more detailed information at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iceweasel	Added by Hobbsee Date: 2006-11-29 03:21:05 Requested 83 times
ichthux	<deleted><reply> Ichthux (Linux for Christians) is an unofficial Kubuntu derivative. See http://www.ichthux.com/	Added by LjL Date: 2006-12-19 02:18:04 Last edited by dax Date: 2016-04-02 04:19:39 Requested 12 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
ifrename	<reply> ifrename allows you to rename interfaces at boot based on various criteria such as driver, mac address, etc. 'man ifrename' and 'man iftab' for details on configuration.	Added by imbrandon Date: 2006-06-27 04:00:58 Requested 5 times
imap4rev1	a broken and unsupported option in Evolution. IMAP supports all IMAP servers, and should be used instead. See http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=324118 for more information.	Added by Seveas Date: 2006-08-12 16:40:07 Requested 2 times
inkscape	<reply>Inkscape is a powerful vector graphics drawing application - see http://www.inkscape.org/ for more	Added by Madpilot Date: 2006-06-20 10:01:03 Requested 75 times
installation	<alias> installing	Added by gnomefreak Date: 2006-07-04 20:12:51 Requested 0 times
installing install netinstall installguide d-i oeminstall oem diskless netboot installation nocdinstall	<reply> Ubuntu can be installed in lots of ways. Please see https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Installation for documentation. Problems during install? See https://wiki.ubuntu.com/CommonProblemsInstall - See also !automate	Added by LjL Date: 2006-06-26 00:19:47 Last edited by Flannel Date: 2018-02-24 20:32:24 Requested 3374 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
intelhda snd_hda_intel hdaintel	<reply> For fixing your Intel HDA sound this page has useful information https://help.ubuntu.com/community/HdaIntelSoundHowto	Added by LjL Date: 2007-05-20 14:18:38 Requested 738 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
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
investigation	<alias> botabuse	Added by somerville32 Date: 2007-01-02 06:50:51 Requested 0 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
ipod iphone	<reply> For information on how to sync and add tracks to your iPod, see the guide at https://help.ubuntu.com/community/IPodHowto - For the iPhone and the iPod Touch, see https://help.ubuntu.com/community/PortableDevices/iPhone - See !RockBox for information on liberating your iPod	Added by Madpilot Date: 2006-08-08 05:27:49 Last edited by LjL Date: 2009-03-26 03:03:20 Requested 1976 times
ipv6 ipv6disable	<reply> For an introduction to IPv6 and information on tunneling IPv6 through IPv4 connections, see https://wiki.ubuntu.com/IPv6 \| To disable IPv6 see https://help.ubuntu.com/community/WebBrowsingSlowIPv6IPv4	Added by apokryphos Date: 2006-06-18 21:06:12 Last edited by stdin Date: 2009-01-07 13:09:43 Requested 939 times
irda	<reply> Information about using IrDA interfaces under Ubuntu can be found at https://help.ubuntu.com/community/IrdaHowto	Added by LjL Date: 2007-02-14 17:20:14 Requested 49 times
is a bot is a bot.	<reply> Yes, I can confirm that I am a bot. For more information, see https://wiki.ubuntu.com/IRC/Bots	Added by LjL Date: 2007-04-20 00:19:46 Last edited by krytarik Date: 2016-11-26 07:33:03 Requested 214 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
itunes	not available on Linux, but there are many audio player alternatives (see !players). For Daap clients (sharing music with other iTunes clients on the network), install banshee	Added by apokryphos Date: 2006-06-18 21:42:50 Requested 333 times
jack	<reply> The JACK Audio Connection Kit is a sound server meant for professional applications, allowing different audio protocols and applications to interconnect in nearly unlimited ways. This is the core of Ubuntu Studio's audio workflow. See https://help.ubuntu.com/community/What%20is%20JACK for more information on JACK in general.	Added by wxl Date: 2017-03-16 23:23:12 Requested 14 times
java javadebs sunjava javappc jre	<reply> To just use java you need a "Java Runtime Environment" (JRE) and/or a browser plugin. If that is not sufficient you will need a "Java Development Kit" (JDK) aka "Software Development Kit" (SDK). Please see https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Java about how to install one of three current implementations.	Added by Seveas Date: 2006-07-29 02:26:41 Last edited by LjL Date: 2011-10-25 20:18:22 Requested 6461 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
jigdo	the jigsaw downloader for building cd isos. for more information see http://www.debian.org/CD/jigdo-cd/	Added by Hobbsee Date: 2007-03-30 04:16:41 Requested 33 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
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
k3b	a feature-rich and user-friendly burning application for KDE (and, as all KDE applications, works fine on GNOME). For a guide, see https://help.ubuntu.com/community/K3BHowto	Added by apokryphos Date: 2006-06-18 20:53:04 Requested 289 times
kali	<alias> derivatives	Added by IdleOne Date: 2013-06-10 21:45:01 Requested 12 times
katapult	theapplication launcher for KDE, to be used with applications, bookmarks, and Amarok playlists. Once you have installed, hit Alt+f2 -> katapult, then hit Alt+Space, and type what you want.	Added by apokryphos Date: 2006-06-19 10:58:05 Last edited by stdin Date: 2008-11-06 03:01:45 Requested 117 times
kb	<reply> While it is common in the computing field to consider 1kB (one kilobyte) = 1024B (1024 bytes), the correct equation, according to standard IEEE 1541, is 1kB = 1000B. On the other hand, 1KiB (one kibibyte) = 1024B - Same goes for all multiples	Added by LjL Date: 2006-07-18 23:12:20 Requested 11 times
kbuildsycoca kmenu_update kbuildsyscoca kmenuupdate kmenu update	<reply> If your K menu is out of date, like after installing an application and not finding it in the K menu, you should type "kbuildsycoca" in a terminal to rebuild the KDE configuration cache	Added by LjL Date: 2006-12-29 17:19:44 Last edited by Jucato Date: 2007-02-19 13:24:03 Requested 24 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
kde docs kdedocs	<reply> The KDE documentation is available for browsing/searching at http://docs.kde.org	Added by Seveas Date: 2006-06-18 21:53:19 Requested 4 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
kernelcleanup	<reply> For information about removing old kernels to free up space on /boot, see https://help.ubuntu.com/community/RemoveOldKernels	Added by dax Date: 2017-11-27 17:55:17 Requested 18 times
kickstart	<reply> Ways to automate installation of Ubuntu on multiple machines are described at https://help.ubuntu.com/14.04/installation-guide/amd64/apb.html - See also !cloning	Added by LJL Date: 2007-03-21 01:00:32 Last edited by Jordan_U Date: 2014-12-04 23:22:27 Requested 6 times
klik	<reply>klik is a simple way to run additional software without actually installing it. For instructions and more information see: http://dot.kde.org/2005/09/16/dont-install-just-copy-klik	Added by apokryphos Date: 2006-06-18 21:31:56 Last edited by IdleOne Date: 2012-10-13 23:19:21 Requested 15 times