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backports backport	<reply> If new updated Ubuntu packages are built for an application, then they may go into Ubuntu Backports. See https://help.ubuntu.com/community/UbuntuBackports - See also !packaging	Added by apokryphos Date: 2006-06-19 11:41:17 Last edited by Hobbsee Date: 2007-12-19 05:29:59 Requested 1747 times
backbox	<reply> Backbox Linux is not a supported derivative of Ubuntu and is thus not supported in #ubuntu. Please use #backbox on irc.autistici.org or https://forum.backbox.org/ for help with it.	Added by rww Date: 2015-03-01 03:51:23 Requested 196 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
awn	<deleted><reply> Avant Window Navigator is a dock-like navigation bar for the Linux desktop that positions itself at the bottom of the screen. Homepage http://wiki.awn-project.org/ - Awn-Manager can be found in Universe from Hardy (8.04) onwards.	Added by Hobbsee Date: 2008-04-09 14:41:16 Last edited by rww Date: 2011-04-11 20:00:55 Requested 304 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
autostart-#kubuntu	<reply> Use the tool in System Settings -> (Advanced tab) Autostart, or System Settings -> Startup and Shutdown, to make programs automatically start in KDE session. See !boot for managing which non-interactive programs start at boot	Added by fdoving Date: 2007-01-03 22:27:00 Last edited by tsimpson Date: 2010-10-30 01:32:29 Requested 345 times
automatrix	<alias> automatix	Added by LjL Date: 2006-12-12 15:59:10 Requested 0 times
automatix2	<alias> automatix	Added by apokryphos Date: 2006-11-02 01:16:55 Requested 0 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
automatix automatix2 automatrix	<reply> Automatix is no longer developed or supported by its creators and is not recommended, supported, or needed by Ubuntu. See http://mjg59.livejournal.com/77440.html and « /msg $nick WorksForMe »	Added by gnomefreak Date: 2006-07-02 04:29:31 Last edited by m4v Date: 2013-02-28 16:49:40 Requested 3214 times
automate	<reply> Ways to automate installation of Ubuntu on multiple machines are described at https://help.ubuntu.com/lts/installation-guide/i386/apb.html - See also !cloning	Added by LJL Date: 2007-03-21 01:00:24 Last edited by Pici Date: 2015-09-28 14:51:35 Requested 1019 times
autofs automount	<reply>Automount is the modern way to mount directories over a network. It is much easier to manage and more economic in bandwidth than static mounts via fstab. For more info - https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Autofs	Added by Pici Date: 2009-09-23 23:29:54 Requested 80 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
ask help justask metaquestion problem questions question	<reply> Please don't ask to ask a question, simply ask the question (all on ONE line and in the channel, so that others can read and follow it easily). If anyone knows the answer they will most likely reply. :-) See also !patience	Added by Seveas Date: 2006-06-18 19:06:50 Last edited by knome Date: 2011-10-11 07:46:38 Requested 36213 times
artteam	<reply>The Artwork Team is a community effort that aims to enrich Ubuntu by designing high quality, original and beautiful themes to be available in the repo as an alternative to the default look. For more info please see: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Artwork	Added by jussi01 Date: 2008-09-16 13:13:04 Requested 5 times
arm	<reply> ARM is a specific (RISC) processor architecture used in a variety of applications such as handhelds and networkdevices. For more information see https://wiki.ubuntu.com/ARM . For ARM specific support, stop by the #ubuntu-arm channel.	Added by jussi Date: 2011-01-29 13:25:50 Last edited by topyli Date: 2011-01-29 13:52:47 Requested 307 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
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
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
appdb winedb	<reply> The Wine Application DB is a database of applications and help for !Windows programs that run under !WINE: http://appdb.winehq.org - Join #winehq for application help	Added by Seveas Date: 2006-07-01 15:20:15 Last edited by Pici Date: 2008-10-15 14:44:19 Requested 2646 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
apache vhosts apache2	<reply> Apache HTTP Server is the most commonly used HTTP server on Linux systems. For setup information, see https://help.ubuntu.com/lts/serverguide/httpd.html . For information on setting up a "LAMP stack", see /msg ubottu !lamp.	Added by Seveas Date: 2006-06-18 17:03:17 Last edited by dax Date: 2016-05-23 04:38:49 Requested 15 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
amd ati fglrx amdgpu	<reply> On Ubuntu, AMD's official Linux graphics driver "amdgpu" is automatically loaded for matching hardware. Very old cards use driver "radeon" (r300, r600) instead. See the !man pages for X options, "modinfo -p <graphics-driver>" for kernel parameters. Both drivers are open source and integrate with MESA and !DRI. Drivers "amdgpu-pro", "fglrx" and "ati" are not supported here.	Added by knome Date: 2015-08-03 19:17:31 Last edited by tomreyn Date: 2022-06-17 18:21:56 Requested 170 times
alternatives	<reply> To change the default applications system-wide, use 'sudo update-alternatives --all' in a terminal.	Added by apokryphos Date: 2006-06-19 10:49:11 Requested 144 times
alternative	<alias> alternate	Added by Pici Date: 2007-10-15 20:58:51 Requested 0 times
aiglx	<reply> AIGLX is a project that aims to enable GL-accelerated effects on a standard desktop. Supported cards: Nvidia: GeForce3 or newer; ATI: Radeon 7000 through X800; Intel: i810 or newer. Howto: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/CompositeManager For older Nvidia or newer ATI cards see !xgl	Added by gnomefreak Date: 2006-08-24 00:17:52 Last edited by IdleOne Date: 2012-10-13 23:27:51 Requested 330 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
adduser users user useradd	<reply> To add new users to your Ubuntu system, follow the instructions at https://help.ubuntu.com/community/AddUsersHowto - For administrative privileges, users need to be made members of the group "sudo" - See !sudo	Added by LjL Date: 2006-11-24 17:00:44 Last edited by jrib Date: 2013-06-27 20:30:10 Requested 536 times
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
activedirectory ad	<reply> You can learn more about ActiveDirectory intergration at https://help.ubuntu.com/community/ActiveDirectoryWinbindHowto	Added by imbrandon Date: 2006-06-23 22:07:05 Requested 82 times
accessibility a11y	<reply> Information about the Ubuntu Accessibility Team can be found on the wiki at https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Accessibility or by joining #ubuntu-accessibility	Added by Pici Date: 2010-10-31 23:54:11 Last edited by Pici Date: 2010-10-31 23:55:59 Requested 10 times
5-a-day 5aday	a community event where each person will take 5 bugs a day and work on them. Everyone is invited to help no matter your abilities! More information available at https://wiki.ubuntu.com/5-A-Day	Added by nixternal Date: 2008-02-18 21:31:26 Requested 13 times
32bit i386	<reply> For information about the future of support for i386 packages in Ubuntu 19.10 Eoan Ermine and onward, please read the following official statement: https://ubuntu.com/blog/statement-on-32-bit-i386-packages-for-ubuntu-19-10-and-20-04-lts . Note this applies only to i386 (Intel/AMD) builds, not other 32-bit architectures like arm.	Added by hggdh Date: 2019-06-20 15:43:42 Last edited by hggdh Date: 2019-07-16 15:03:07 Requested 23 times