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subversion	an open source application used for revision control. It is sometimes abbreviated to svn in reference to the name of its command line interface. Look here for a Subversion How To on Ubuntu: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Subversion	Added by nalioth Date: 2006-08-27 02:03:51 Requested 87 times
studio-controls	<reply> Studio Controls is the application through which audio is configured in Ubuntu Studio. It configures Jack, sets the CPU governor, and ensures the user has realtime audio permissions. For more info, see !jack and https://ovenwerks.github.io/studio-controls/	Added by Eickmeyer Date: 2020-07-22 19:49:54 Last edited by Eickmeyer Date: 2020-12-16 17:32:35 Requested 14 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
stats-#ubuntu-uk	<reply> Statistics for #ubuntu-uk: http://ubuntu-uk.org/ircstats/	Added by tsimpson Date: 2011-03-11 13:47:49 Requested 3 times
stats-#ubuntu-offtopic	<reply>Some fun statistics for this channel can be found on http://ircstats.tonyyarusso.com/ubuntu-offtopic.html	Added by tonyyarusso Date: 2010-11-20 08:07:19 Last edited by dax Date: 2017-10-28 03:13:12 Requested 193 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
startup session	<reply> To add programs to start up when you log into your Gnome session go to System>Preferences>Sessions and use the Startup Programs tab. For more information, see https://help.ubuntu.com/community/AddingProgramToSessionStartup - See !boot for starting non-interactive programs at boot	Added by gnomefreak Date: 2006-06-21 03:02:52 Last edited by LjL Date: 2007-06-01 18:39:55 Requested 1512 times
starterguide	<alias> documentation	Added by apokryphos Date: 2006-06-19 12:30:03 Requested 0 times
sshd	<reply> SSH is the Secure SHell protocol, sshd is the server (or daemon) of SSH. For setting up the SSH server, please see: https://help.ubuntu.com/lts/serverguide/openssh-server.html . Advanced SSH uses: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/SSH/OpenSSH/Advanced . For SSH client information, see !ssh . Related: !scp (Secure CoPy)	Added by Pici Date: 2008-09-30 18:26:26 Last edited by knome Date: 2015-07-27 16:44:18 Requested 149 times
sru	<reply> Stable Release Update information is at https://wiki.ubuntu.com/StableReleaseUpdates	Added by Mez Date: 2006-10-31 21:14:37 Last edited by dax Date: 2017-10-30 06:45:13 Requested 600 times
spectre	<reply> Spectre is a security issue in almost all modern processors, which was released along with !Meltdown (but is not the same thing). While there are several initiatives underway to mitigate it, there is no "magic bullet" software fix. Ubuntu is monitoring ongoing efforts and will provide security updates as they become available. See !usn for security update notifications.	Added by dax Date: 2018-01-03 22:56:29 Last edited by dax Date: 2018-01-10 01:30:57 Requested 18 times
spec	<reply> A spec is the details (specifications) of the components that make up software or a device. See: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+specs for specifications in Ubuntu.	Added by Spec Date: 2007-01-26 18:21:47 Requested 38 times
sparc	<reply> Information on Ubuntu on SPARC platforms can be found here https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Installation/Sparc	Added by ompaul Date: 2006-06-26 20:38:15 Last edited by Pici Date: 2009-06-01 00:15:01 Requested 71 times
sourceomatic	<alias> source-o-matic	Added by ompaul Date: 2006-07-23 00:37:45 Requested 0 times
source-o-matic sourceomatic som	not available anymore, please use Software Sources (in your Applications / K menu) to configure your repositories. Do NOT enable "Proposed updates" unless you're willing to test possibly seriously flawed packages.	Added by Seveas Date: 2006-06-17 23:41:45 Last edited by LjL Date: 2008-01-23 02:52:56 Requested 2690 times
songbird	<reply> Songbird is a media player based on Mozilla. Official Linux builds and support ended in April, 2010. Ubuntu installation instructions at https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Songbird	Added by LjL Date: 2009-04-12 19:44:15 Last edited by IdleOne Date: 2013-03-23 02:47:46 Requested 38 times
som	<alias> source-o-matic	Added by LjL Date: 2007-11-02 19:37:16 Requested 0 times
softsources	<reply> Looking for your Software Sources menu item in Ubuntu 10.10/11.04? For a simple way to enable the menu item see http://tinyurl.com/24jxd6t - More information at https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Repositories	Added by Pici Date: 2010-10-13 16:02:31 Last edited by IdleOne Date: 2011-05-03 16:12:39 Requested 23 times
slow	<reply>The Ubuntu repositories and ISO mirrors are currently under heavy load. Please consider using !torrents to download ISO images, and be patient with APT updates. Also, try changing !mirrors	Added by LjL Date: 2007-04-20 00:05:06 Last edited by mneptok Date: 2009-10-03 18:35:39 Requested 400 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
si	<reply>Kanal za podporo slovenskim uporabnikom Ubuntuja je #ubuntu-si. Če potrebujete pomoč v Slovenskem jeziku, prosimo da se nam pridružite in probali vam bomo pomagati. Slovenian language support channel is #ubuntu-si	Added by mneptok Date: 2009-10-23 20:01:07 Requested 37 times
shipit	<reply> Canonical is no longer sending free Ubuntu CDs to individuals through its ShipIt program. For more information please see http://blog.canonical.com/?p=551 !LoCo teams can request CDs through this link https://forms.canonical.com/lococd/	Added by Seveas Date: 2006-06-17 23:20:58 Last edited by IdleOne Date: 2011-04-07 15:32:29 Requested 405 times
shellshock	<reply> Ubuntu has released security updates for both recent bash vulnerabilities for all currently-supported versions of Ubuntu. Use your preferred package manager to apply all pending updates. See http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-2362-1/ , http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-2363-1/ , and http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-2363-2/ for more information.	Added by knome Date: 2014-09-25 20:17:17 Last edited by rww Date: 2014-09-26 15:51:28 Requested 37 times
shells shell-policy	<reply> Is your shell provider banned in Ubuntu channels? See https://wiki.ubuntu.com/IRC/ShellPolicy for shell provider requirements and how to resolve the situation with your provider.	Added by topyli Date: 2011-01-23 18:53:44 Last edited by tsimpson Date: 2011-01-23 18:57:20 Requested 16 times
server-network networkcli network-cli clinetwork	<reply> For help setting up networking on Ubuntu Server, see https://help.ubuntu.com/community/NetworkConfigurationCommandLine	Added by ompaul Date: 2008-04-14 21:51:09 Last edited by dax Date: 2016-04-02 04:27:11 Requested 7 times
seamonkey	<reply> Seamonkey, formerly known as "Mozilla Application Suite", is available at http://www.mozilla.org/projects/seamonkey/ with install instructions for ubuntu at http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=186011	Added by Seveas Date: 2007-03-31 13:52:30 Requested 41 times
sbackup	a tool to create complete and/or incremental backups (which can be scheduled to be automatic, and can be done over a network). It is available in !Universe	Added by LjL Date: 2006-12-13 19:57:48 Requested 317 times
sanity-#ubuntu-offtopic	<reply>The statistics on sanity is that one out of every four persons are suffering from some sort of mental illness. Think of your three best friends — if they’re okay, then it’s you.	Added by Amaranth Date: 2009-01-28 05:28:43 Requested 11 times
rute	<alias> documentation	Added by Seveas Date: 2006-06-18 19:12:16 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
rsync	a fast remote file copy and synchronization program - For more see: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/rsync	Added by tsimpson Date: 2009-04-01 01:48:03 Requested 208 times
rosetta	<reply>rosetta is a Web-based system for translating open source software into any language. See https://launchpad.net/rosetta	Added by tonyyarusso Date: 2006-12-01 01:05:19 Last edited by jussi01 Date: 2008-07-15 19:34:48 Requested 35 times
roadnav	<deleted>a free street mapping and GPS navigation program with spoken directions, using free data available from the U.S. Census Bureau (TIGER, at http://www.census.gov/geo/www/tiger/) and the OpenStreetMap project (at http://www.openstreetmap.org/) - An !Edgy compatible package can be downloaded at http://roadnav.sourceforge.net/	Added by LjL Date: 2007-03-18 14:09:53 Last edited by dax Date: 2019-11-27 20:44:10 Requested 17 times
ro romanian romania	<reply> Daca doriti ajutor sau doriti sa discutati despre Ubuntu/Kubuntu/Xubuntu, intrati pe #ubuntu-ro	Added by zorglu_ Date: 2006-10-08 20:21:21 Requested 456 times
ripping rip	<reply> For information about the Sound Juicer ripping application see: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/CDRipping. To rip an Audio CD in KDE, put it in and then put audiocd:// in the Konqueror URL bar	Added by apokryphos Date: 2006-06-19 13:04:46 Requested 177 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
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
repos repositories main universe multiverse sources sources.list components repo repository	<reply> The packages in Ubuntu are divided into several sections. More information at https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Repositories - See https://wiki.ubuntu.com/RecommendedSources for the recommended way to set up your repositories.	Added by Madpilot Date: 2006-06-24 12:34:35 Last edited by IdleOne Date: 2013-03-23 02:49:24 Requested 4760 times
repomirror chmirror	<reply> Go to "System", "Administration", and "Software Sources" and choose "Other" from the drop down box. Then choose "select best server" and your system will choose the fastest mirror for you automatically.	Added by Hobbsee Date: 2008-04-25 06:00:30 Last edited by Myrtti Date: 2008-05-06 21:49:03 Requested 133 times
remaster customlivecd remastering	<reply> Interested in remastering the Ubuntu !LiveCD or !Alternate installer? See: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/LiveCDCustomization and https://help.ubuntu.com/community/InstallCDCustomization - Or use tools such as http://uck.sourceforge.net/	Added by stdin Date: 2008-05-05 21:42:06 Last edited by IdleOne Date: 2014-08-08 01:56:33 Requested 866 times
relationship debian	<reply> Ubuntu and Debian are closely related. Ubuntu builds on the foundations of Debian architecture and infrastructure, with a different community and release process. See https://www.ubuntu.com/about/about-ubuntu/ubuntu-and-debian - !Repositories meant for Debian should NOT be used on Ubuntu!	Added by apokryphos Date: 2006-12-16 15:04:50 Last edited by krytarik Date: 2016-11-21 19:32:02 Requested 1125 times
reiserfs reiser	a journalling file system, which outperforms many others on I/O operations, but has drawbacks (such as increasing likelihood of data loss, and introducing latency unsuitable for gaming or real-time audio). Using !ext4, the default on Ubuntu, is highly recommended. A read-only Windows driver is available at http://p-nand-q.com/download/rfstool.html	Added by Seveas Date: 2006-06-19 13:33:32 Last edited by Pici Date: 2011-10-31 20:06:56 Requested 174 times
reinstall	<reply> To renew the configuration of a package when installing, sudo apt-get remove --purge <package> && sudo apt-get install <package>. Note that you will lose ALL config files for that package. WARNING: This is dangerous, don't do this with core packages	Added by Seveas Date: 2006-06-19 11:05:44 Requested 114 times
register nickserv	<reply> For information on registering your IRC nick, see https://libera.chat/guides/registration - For any further help, ask in #libera	Added by Seveas Date: 2006-06-17 23:19:45 Last edited by kryten Date: 2021-05-24 22:54:03 Requested 6251 times
raid lvm fakeraid	<reply> Tips and tricks for RAID and LVM can be found on https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Installation/SoftwareRAID and http://www.tldp.org/HOWTO/LVM-HOWTO - For software RAID, see https://help.ubuntu.com/community/FakeRaidHowto	Added by Seveas Date: 2006-06-19 14:56:48 Last edited by tsimpson Date: 2009-04-27 08:47:40 Requested 2474 times
radeon	<alias> ati	Added by gnomefreak Date: 2007-03-27 00:56:48 Last edited by dax Date: 2019-10-10 18:43:04 Requested 2 times
ra	<reply> Relationship advice is not available in $chan. If you want to chat about other offtopic matters try #ubuntu-offtopic. If you need to talk something through with a professional counsellor there is a global directory of support services at http://befrienders.org	Added by jpds Date: 2009-12-23 21:52:40 Last edited by rww Date: 2011-03-17 05:33:19 Requested 49 times
quake	<reply> Quake runs natively under Ubuntu - See http://zerowing.idsoftware.com/linux/quake4/Quake4FrontPage/ for details	Added by Seveas Date: 2006-06-18 00:37:10 Last edited by dax Date: 2016-03-31 15:41:39 Requested 91 times
qt	<reply> the Qt toolkit (pronounced "cute"), which forms the base of !KDE, is a cross-platform C++ application framework for !CLI and !GUI applications. Install libqt4-dev and see !build to compile Qt4 applications, join #qt for development support	Added by apokryphos Date: 2006-06-19 23:23:17 Last edited by tsimpson Date: 2011-03-09 10:57:39 Requested 264 times
qemu	an emulator you can use to run another operating system - see https://help.ubuntu.com/community/WindowsXPUnderQemuHowTo	Added by Seveas Date: 2006-06-18 21:59:42 Requested 502 times