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| zsync | <reply> Use zsync to update your Ubuntu CD image without needing to download the parts that didn't change. See https://help.ubuntu.com/community/ZsyncCdImage | Added by LjL Date: 2011-10-06 19:24:01 Requested 44 times |
| rm | <reply> The Unix 'rm' command removes files and directories from the filesystem. It is an extremly powerful tool, and you should not run 'rm' commands unless you fully understand them. Do not run arbitrary 'rm' commands you see online. For a beginning guide on using terminal commands, see https://help.ubuntu.com/community/UsingTheTerminal | Added by Seveas Date: 2006-06-18 19:07:55 Last edited by k1l_ Date: 2016-02-22 21:54:28 Requested 41 times |
| biosupdate | <reply> To see how to update your bios on Ubuntu visit the community collected methods here: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/BIOSUpdate | Added by hggdh Date: 2019-01-28 14:36:02 Last edited by hggdh Date: 2019-01-28 14:36:39 Requested 39 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 |
| 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 |
| citrix | <reply> For help configuring the Citrix ICA Client, see: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/CitrixICAClientHowTo | Added by ompaul Date: 2006-07-05 13:23:41 Requested 32 times |
| matlab | <reply> MATLAB is a high-level language and interactive environment that enables you to perform computationally intensive tasks. More info and install instructions at https://help.ubuntu.com/community/MATLAB | Added by gpc Date: 2011-02-12 16:32:02 Last edited by gpc Date: 2011-02-12 16:41:59 Requested 31 times |
| servergui | <reply> Ubuntu server does not install a desktop environment or X11 by default in order to enhance security, efficiency and performance. !eBox provides a GUI system management option via a web interface. See https://help.ubuntu.com/community/ServerGUI for more background and options. | Added by Seveas Date: 2008-03-13 16:49:00 Requested 29 times |
| synce | <reply> Details of setting up synce-serial at: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/PocketPCHowto | Added by ompaul Date: 2006-08-03 11:32:16 Requested 26 times |
| sbuild | a system to easily build packages in a clean schroot environment. To get started with SBuild, see https://help.ubuntu.com/community/SbuildLVMHowto | Added by LaserJock Date: 2007-11-21 06:52:27 Last edited by Hobbsee Date: 2007-11-21 06:53:02 Requested 25 times |
| fusesmb-#xubuntu | <reply>fusesmb is a tool that allows easy access to shared folders (smb) on a network. Links with more info: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/FuseSmb | Added by Myrtti Date: 2008-09-17 19:48:34 Requested 25 times |
| mol | MacOnLinux. For a complete howto, visit https://help.ubuntu.com/community/MacOnLinuxHowto - No longer available in 11.10 or higher, see http://bugs.debian.org/592034 | Added by Seveas Date: 2006-06-18 17:57:51 Last edited by dax Date: 2017-10-30 06:53:29 Requested 24 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 |
| grub1 | <reply>grub 1 is the default boot manager for Ubuntu releases before 9.10 (Karmic). Lost GRUB after installing Windows? See https://help.ubuntu.com/community/RestoreGrub - GRUB how-tos: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/GrubHowto - See !grub for Karmic onwards | Added by Tm_T Date: 2011-04-15 11:24:05 Requested 24 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 |
| 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 |
| kwallet | a subsystem that provides a convenient and secure way to manage all your passwords. More information is available at https://help.ubuntu.com/community/kwallet | Added by Hobbsee Date: 2008-05-28 09:52:29 Last edited by dax Date: 2017-10-30 06:53:57 Requested 22 times |
| kdmtheme | <reply>To customize your !KDM theme, see https://help.ubuntu.com/community/CustomizeKubuntu | Added by LjL Date: 2008-01-07 01:29:07 Last edited by IdleOne Date: 2012-10-14 19:53:27 Requested 19 times |
| pgp | <reply>gpg is the GNU Privacy Guard. See https://help.ubuntu.com/community/GnuPrivacyGuardHowto and class #8 on https://wiki.ubuntu.com/ClassroomTranscripts | Watch http://static.screencasts.ubuntu.com/videos/2010/11/10/002-HowToCreatePGP.ogv | Added by Pici Date: 2009-01-18 19:40:45 Last edited by IdleOne Date: 2012-05-12 10:26:48 Requested 19 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 |
| 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 |
| kmix | KDE's soundcard mixer program. Though small, it is full-featured. The program should give controls for each of your soundcards. KMix supports several platforms and sound drivers. Go to https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Kmix for complete information. | Added by Myrtti Date: 2008-05-26 20:45:57 Requested 17 times |
| newdrive newharddrive newhd | <reply> For help with adding a new hard disk drive to an installed system, refer to https://help.ubuntu.com/community/InstallingANewHardDrive - see also !fstab | Added by Mez Date: 2008-08-20 17:52:09 Requested 17 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 |
| audio-#ubuntu+1 | <reply> If you're having problems with sound, first ensure ALSA is selected, by double clicking on the volume control, then File -> Change Device (ALSA Mixer). If that fails, see https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Sound - https://help.ubuntu.com/community/SoundTroubleshooting - On Jaunty, please check bug https://launchpad.net/bugs/330814 and help test the new kernel image | Added by LjL Date: 2009-03-26 15:49:34 Last edited by LjL Date: 2009-03-26 15:54:28 Requested 16 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 |
| ubuntero | <reply> To become an Ubuntero on Launchpad you need to sign the Code of Conduct. See https://help.ubuntu.com/community/GnuPrivacyGuardHowto | Added by bimberi Date: 2006-07-02 09:32:02 Requested 14 times |
| pwreset | <reply> Forgot your password? See https://help.ubuntu.com/community/LostPassword | Added by Corey Date: 2011-05-24 20:01:29 Requested 14 times |
| newfglrx | <deleted><reply> Ubuntu 16.04 and above do not contain AMD's proprietary "fglrx" video driver. Please use radeon or amdgpu instead (see https://help.ubuntu.com/community/RadeonDriver ). We do not recommend or support downloading fglrx from other sources; please do not ask for help with it here. | Added by dax Date: 2016-04-16 05:12:35 Last edited by tomreyn Date: 2022-06-17 18:27:55 Requested 14 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 |
| moblock | <reply> info in detail is on this wiki page: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/MoBlock | Added by ompaul Date: 2008-03-01 00:59:27 Requested 13 times |
| maple | <reply> To install Maple, see https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Maple | Added by jrib Date: 2008-05-04 18:50:10 Last edited by jrib Date: 2008-05-04 18:50:24 Requested 13 times |
| paidapps usc | <reply> Information about purchasing applications from the Ubuntu Software Centre including refunds, reinstalls and license keys can be found at https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Pay | Added by AlanBell Date: 2012-09-19 10:15:58 Last edited by AlanBell Date: 2012-09-19 21:14:45 Requested 13 times |
| metalink | <reply> A Metalink is a file which lists places (web mirrors, torrents) where a given file can be obtained, making downloads faster and more reliable. Metalink software and Ubuntu releases as metalinks: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Metalink | Added by Pici Date: 2010-11-02 13:15:09 Last edited by Pici Date: 2010-11-02 14:10:58 Requested 11 times |
| lightscribe | <reply> For information on how to use LightScribe on Ubuntu please see the Wiki at https://help.ubuntu.com/community/LightScribe | Added by Seeker` Date: 2009-04-18 23:06:11 Requested 10 times |
| gconf-editor | a graphical tool used to maintain the GNOME desktop environment registry. For more info: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/GConfEditor | Added by Myrtti Date: 2009-06-19 09:09:02 Last edited by tsimpson Date: 2011-03-03 21:34:05 Requested 10 times |
| grep | a command-line tool that finds a string in a file or a stream. Grep can be recursive through directories and searches can be simple or complex. See https://help.ubuntu.com/community/grep | Added by Seveas Date: 2006-06-18 19:08:27 Last edited by elky Date: 2017-03-15 16:21:51 Requested 9 times |
| conky | <reply> Conky is an application that can show system information (and more) on your desktop. See https://help.ubuntu.com/community/SettingUpConky for more details and a beginners guide. | Added by knome Date: 2016-07-06 12:11:13 Requested 9 times |
| trac | an open source, enhanced wiki and issue tracking system for software development projects. Look here for a Trac How To on Ubuntu: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/UbuntuTracHowto | Added by nalioth Date: 2006-08-27 02:11:14 Requested 8 times |
| scanners | <reply> Scanning software: XSane, the GIMP (GNOME), Skanlite (KDE). For instructions see https://help.ubuntu.com/community/ScanningHowTo and to see supported hardware: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/HardwareSupportComponentsScanners - See also !OCR | Added by Hobbsee Date: 2007-04-07 15:23:25 Last edited by jussi01 Date: 2008-11-05 11:59:40 Requested 8 times |
| klipper | the KDE clipboard utility. It stores clipboard history, and allows you to link clipboard contents to application actions. Further information is available at https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Klipper | Added by Myrtti Date: 2008-05-26 10:53:13 Requested 8 times |
| mldonkey | a peer-to-peer filesharing engine supporting several networks and protocols, available in !Universe as 'mldonkey-server'. Clients include mkdonkey-gui (GTK) and KMLDonkey (KDE). See https://help.ubuntu.com/community/MLDonkey - See also !P2P | Added by LjL Date: 2007-11-03 00:31:31 Last edited by LjL Date: 2007-11-03 00:33:20 Requested 7 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 |
| officialdocs | <reply>Before doing anything you don't know about, check the official Ubuntu document repository and wiki pages at https://help.ubuntu.com These guides are created by the Ubuntu community for Ubuntu. This will give you a tried, test and most importantly *SUPPORTED* way to resolve your issue and move forward. | Added by Myrtti Date: 2008-05-06 10:29:16 Last edited by jussi01 Date: 2008-05-06 10:30:03 Requested 7 times |
| mathematica | <reply> For help installing Mathematica on Ubuntu, see https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Mathematica | Added by jrib Date: 2011-02-14 18:17:00 Last edited by jrib Date: 2011-02-14 18:17:33 Requested 7 times |
| faq-#xubuntu faq-#xubuntu-devel faq-#xubuntu-offtopic | <reply>Lists of common questions and answers about Xubuntu can be found at http://xubuntu.org/news/category/faq/. See also: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/CommonQuestions | Added by knome Date: 2012-02-04 22:27:57 Last edited by dax Date: 2017-10-30 06:54:11 Requested 7 times |
| lxc | <reply> LXC containers can be used to run isolated Linux systems with less overhead than a VM. https://help.ubuntu.com/lts/serverguide/lxc.html and https://linuxcontainers.org/ | Added by hggdh Date: 2019-07-16 16:48:51 Requested 7 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 |
| preinstalled | <reply>Looking for a system with Ubuntu preinstalled? see: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/UbuntuPre-installed | Added by jussi Date: 2010-04-20 17:01:59 Last edited by jussi Date: 2010-04-20 17:04:05 Requested 6 times |
| screen-#ubuntu-server | <deleted><reply> Screen is a window manager for terminal sessions, also useful over SSH. The 'screen-profiles' package provides very useful additional utilities. See https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Screen | Added by LjL Date: 2009-03-03 17:00:12 Last edited by tsimpson Date: 2011-09-07 11:25:59 Requested 5 times |
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