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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
meetings-#edubuntu meeting-#edubuntu	<reply> Edubuntu meetings are (usually) held weekly on Wednesdays, alternating between 12:00 UTC and 20:00 UTC. « @schedule » may show when the next one will be, otherwise check the !fridge. All welcome!	Added by bimberi Date: 2007-04-19 06:35:59 Last edited by bimberi Date: 2007-05-02 22:57:54 Requested 6 times
mentor-#ubuntu-bugs	<reply> Looking for a helping hand with bug triage? Read the wiki for information about requesting a bugsquad mentor: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/BugSquad/Mentors	Added by jussi Date: 2010-06-13 14:16:40 Requested 2 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
metisse	<deleted><reply>Metisse is Mandriva's composite window manager. For more information, see http://www.mandriva.com/projects/metisse	Added by apokryphos Date: 2007-02-03 16:28:34 Last edited by IdleOne Date: 2013-03-23 02:46:33 Requested 14 times
minimal mini mini.iso miniiso minimalcd	<reply> The Minimal CD image (mini.iso) was available for Ubuntu releases up to 18.04 LTS. The default Ubuntu Server installer covers all of its installation scenarios. See https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Installation/MinimalCD	Added by LjL Date: 2006-12-15 03:19:53 Last edited by tomreyn Date: 2023-02-04 08:42:30 Requested 2610 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
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
misspelling m$ windoze winblows misspellings	<reply> Please don't use silly misspellings to denigrate other operating systems. It makes users of that system feel attacked and hurts Ubuntu advocacy by making the community look unreasonable.	Added by rww Date: 2010-12-28 06:29:25 Last edited by rww Date: 2011-04-24 21:36:17 Requested 134 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
mkusb	a frontend to !dd, the bit-by-bit command line utility. For more information see: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/mkusb	Added by wxl Date: 2017-03-16 19:44:52 Last edited by Unit193 Date: 2017-03-16 23:56:10 Requested 4 times
modeline	<reply>A Modeline is a config line in the X server configuration file that gives info about a connected display and how to drive it at a specified display resolution. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/XFree86_Modeline for more details. Here are 2 links to generate modelines which fit your monitor: http://bohne-lang.de/spec/linux/modeline/ and http://xtiming.sourceforge.net/cgi-bin/xtiming.pl	Added by zorglu_ Date: 2006-10-22 20:21:59 Last edited by PriceChild Date: 2007-04-04 02:26:21 Requested 74 times
modem dialup dial up dial-up winmodem knetworkmanager ppp	<reply>You want to connect via dial-up? Read https://help.ubuntu.com/community/DialupModemHowto - Also try disabling/removing KNetworkManager if KDE applications cannot connect using dial-up	Added by Seveas Date: 2006-06-18 21:39:25 Last edited by Flannel Date: 2009-11-12 06:48:20 Requested 919 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
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
mousekeys	<reply> Mousekeys use the keyboard's number pad to control the mouse cursor. It can be configured using Keyboard Preferences or toggled using shift+numlock. For more information, see http://live.gnome.org/MouseKeys	Added by Pici Date: 2010-08-25 14:26:37 Requested 5 times
mozillateam	<reply> Information on the Ubuntu Mozilla team can be found at: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/MozillaTeam	Added by gnomefreak Date: 2007-04-18 19:00:09 Requested 1 times
mplayer	<deleted>a media player. It resides in the mutiverse repository and can easily be installed via applications -> add/remove. For codecs try !codecs	Added by gnomefreak Date: 2006-07-20 02:44:28 Last edited by jussi Date: 2011-07-18 11:06:08 Requested 607 times
mre	<reply> Micro Release Exceptions are approved by the Ubuntu Technical Board on a per-package basis for packages that cannot be acceptably handled through the Stable Release Update (!sru) process. See https://wiki.ubuntu.com/StableReleaseUpdates/MicroReleaseExceptions for more information.	Added by rww Date: 2014-04-12 22:33:56 Requested 3 times
mtrr	<reply> Memory Type Range Registers (MTRR) is how an operating system learns which ranges of physical memory to cache, and how. If your log says "mtrr_cleanup: can not find optimal value", read https://github.com/tomreyn/linux_mtrr_size_fix	Added by hggdh Date: 2020-07-04 15:36:04 Last edited by genii Date: 2020-07-09 00:10:55 Requested 7 times
mtrr !mtrr	<deleted>Memory Type Range Registers (MTRR) is a way for a CPU to inform the operating system which ranges of physical memory should be cached by it, and how. If your log says "mtrr_cleanup: can not find optimal value": http://web.archive.org/web/20190904223631/http://my-fuzzy-logic.de/blog/index.php?/archives/41-Solving-linux-MTRR-problems.html	Added by hggdh Date: 2020-07-04 15:35:34 Last edited by genii Date: 2020-07-09 00:31:34 Requested 2 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
multijava	<reply> To set which java version/implementation is to be used as default, use sudo update-java-alternatives	Added by Seveas Date: 2006-06-19 08:46:01 Requested 93 times
mutt	a small but very powerful text-based mail client for Unix operating systems. For more Informations on how to setup see https://help.ubuntu.com/community/mutt and https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Mutt	Added by k1l Date: 2016-04-04 12:11:14 Requested 2 times
netplan	<reply> Netplan is a network configuration abstraction renderer which uses YAML descriptions of a network to work with either a NetworkManager or Systemd-networkd "renderer". More information at https://netplan.io/	Added by genii Date: 2018-05-31 19:13:21 Requested 109 times
networkmanager network-manager network manager	an application to make (wireless) networking Just Work. See https://help.ubuntu.com/community/WifiDocs/NetworkManager	Added by Seveas Date: 2006-06-19 08:32:39 Requested 419 times
newusers	<alias> documentation	Added by Seveas Date: 2006-06-19 13:24:37 Requested 0 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
nice	<reply> 'Nice' is a property of a process that determines how willing it is to give CPU time to other processes. A higher value makes it more likely to give away time. A negative value makes it less likely. Values are from -19 to 19, with 0 being the default. For more information, type 'man nice' at a terminal.	Added by Seveas Date: 2006-06-18 21:53:33 Last edited by Myrtti Date: 2008-10-08 17:34:10 Requested 81 times
night	<reply> It's the middle of the night in the US and Europe, and surrounds. This means that a lot of people are likely asleep, therefore there are less potential people who can answer your question. Please be patient, and consider asking at a time when more people will be awake. This is particularly true in the quieter channels.	Added by Hobbsee Date: 2007-05-27 13:30:59 Last edited by Hobbsee Date: 2007-05-27 13:35:36 Requested 105 times
nodeco	<reply> If you're missing windows decorations after enabling Desktop Effects with an NVIDIA card, try « sudo nvidia-xconfig --add-argb-glx-visuals -d 24 » in a !shell.	Added by LjL Date: 2008-03-10 03:27:20 Last edited by LjL Date: 2008-03-10 03:27:20 Requested 4 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
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
nonxgl noxgl	a script that allows you to run applications which require direct rendering under XGL (e.g. OpenGL games). It only works with nVidia cards. More information here: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=176636	Added by Seveas Date: 2006-10-20 18:25:23 Requested 6 times
nopti	<reply> KPTI is a mitigation for the !Meltdown security issue. With some workloads on some processors, KPTI has a significant performance impact. KPTI can be disabled by adding "nopti" to the GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT line in /etc/default/grub. This should only be done if absolutely necessary because it will disable protections against Meltdown and thus allow any malicious user process to read memory and probably escalate to root.	Added by dax Date: 2018-01-10 01:34:24 Last edited by dax Date: 2018-01-10 02:07:38 Requested 18 times
noroot supportroot	<reply> We do not support setting a root password. You're free to do it on your own machine, but please don't offer instructions on how to set a root password or ask for help with setting it. See !root and !wfm for more information.	Added by ompaul Date: 2007-06-23 15:35:34 Last edited by IdleOne Date: 2011-02-27 16:08:33 Requested 370 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
nouveau	an open-source nvidia driver included by default since Ubuntu 10.04. Currently, 3D rendering is only partially supported. More information can be found at http://nouveau.freedesktop.org/wiki/ \| See !nvidia for the closed-source Nvidia driver.	Added by Hobbsee Date: 2007-08-09 09:03:42 Last edited by rww Date: 2011-05-23 22:49:26 Requested 157 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
ntfs-3g ntfs3g	a Linux driver which allows read/write access to NTFS partitions. Installation instructions at https://help.ubuntu.com/community/MountingWindowsPartitions	Added by Seveas Date: 2006-08-11 19:48:36 Last edited by Seveas Date: 2007-04-21 09:57:49 Requested 2799 times
nvu	<reply> kompozer is a WYSIWYG HTML editor for easily creating web pages, and the continuation of the dead Nvu project. It is available in !Universe on !Gutsy and later releases.	Added by tonyyarusso Date: 2007-03-31 06:17:02 Last edited by genii-around Date: 2011-05-27 15:52:57 Requested 96 times
o4o offtopic-#kubuntu-offtopic offtopic4offtopic offtopic-#xubuntu-offtopic offtopic-#ubuntu-offtopic religion sex ot4ot 040 drugs politics-#ubuntu-offtopic rock&roll-#ubuntu-offtopic suicide	<reply> Some topics are controversial and often end in negativity. Take care on subjects like war, race, religion, politics, gender, sexuality, drugs, potentially illegal activities and suicide. The topics are not banned; stating your position is ok, but trolling, baiting, hostility or repetition are not. If you are asked to stop, do so politely. Disputes to !appeals, please adhere to the !Libera	Added by LjL Date: 2006-12-21 03:36:09 Last edited by kryten Date: 2021-05-24 22:54:05 Requested 3488 times
oin	<deleted><reply> The Open Invention Network (OIN) is a company that acquires patents and offer them royalty free "to any company, institution or individual that agrees not to assert its patents against the Linux operating system or certain Linux-related applications". See http://www.openinventionnetwork.com/	Added by apokryphos Date: 2006-11-30 13:10:51 Last edited by Pici Date: 2009-05-18 23:57:07 Requested 1 times
oldworld	<reply> For installation on Old World PowerMacs see this URL https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Installation/OldWorldMacs	Added by Seveas Date: 2006-07-13 19:37:16 Requested 38 times
openbox	a lightweight window manager. For instructions and more information see https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Openbox	Added by gnomefreak Date: 2006-07-20 01:50:38 Last edited by tsimpson Date: 2011-03-03 21:33:22 Requested 151 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
opera	<reply>Opera is an advanced, fast and free (as in beer) web browser. It is packaged for easy installation into Ubuntu. More information at https://help.ubuntu.com/community/OperaBrowser	Added by gnomefreak Date: 2006-08-03 14:34:26 Last edited by Madpilot Date: 2009-10-02 05:58:23 Requested 801 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
ops-#ubuntu-offtopic	<reply> Help! Channel emergency! (ONLY use this trigger in emergencies) - Amaranth, tonyyarusso, Nalioth, Madpilot, gnomefreak, elky, Pici, Gary, Myrtti, ikonia, Flannel, lhavelund, phunyguy, h00k, funkyHat, Tm_T, hypatia, seednode, Menzador	Added by tsimpson Date: 2010-05-02 22:12:54 Last edited by dax Date: 2020-06-14 23:46:48 Requested 490 times