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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
response	https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Bugs/Responses	Added by Hobbsee Date: 2007-05-18 02:00:14 Requested 41 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
maas	<reply> Metal as a Service is a dynamic server provisioning service for scalability. See more about it at https://maas.ubuntu.com.	Added by h00k Date: 2013-12-09 21:06:45 Last edited by h00k Date: 2013-12-09 21:09:49 Requested 41 times
muon	<reply> Muon is the current Kubuntu package manager. Please see http://jontheechidna.wordpress.com/2010/07/05/introducing-qapt-and-the-muon-package-manager/ for an overview	Added by genii-around Date: 2011-07-08 15:24:38 Requested 40 times
guidelines-#ubuntu-women guidelines-#ubuntu-women-project	<reply> The guidelines for using the Ubuntu Women project channels can be found here: http://wiki.ubuntu-women.org/IrcGuidelines The overall Ubuntu channel guidelines also apply and can be found here: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/IRC/Guidelines	Added by Flannel Date: 2010-08-13 21:23:53 Last edited by dax Date: 2017-10-30 06:45:55 Requested 39 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
fridge	<reply> The Fridge is the Ubuntu's Community News website, and can be found at http://fridge.ubuntu.com	Added by apokryphos Date: 2006-06-18 16:02:27 Last edited by Pici Date: 2007-10-11 14:21:08 Requested 38 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
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
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
21.04 hirsute hippo	<reply> Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo) was the 34th release of Ubuntu, support ended on January 20, 2022. See !eol and https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-announce/2022-January/000276.html	Added by krytarik Date: 2020-10-29 23:48:04 Last edited by tomreyn Date: 2022-01-21 10:36:51 Requested 38 times
changelogs	<reply> changelogs for Ubuntu packages can be found on http://changelogs.ubuntu.com	Added by Seveas Date: 2006-06-19 14:50:56 Requested 37 times
popcon	<reply> The Ubuntu Popularity Contest project is an attempt to map the usage of Ubuntu packages. To participate, install the package "popularity-contest", and see http://popcon.ubuntu.com/ and https://wiki.ubuntu.com/LucasNussbaum/PopconDraft	Added by gnomefreak Date: 2006-10-25 14:03:31 Last edited by Jucato Date: 2008-04-24 08:08:52 Requested 37 times
rms-#ubuntu-offtopic	<deleted><reply> Richard Matthew Stallman, founder of the GNU project. See !GNU and also http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Stallman	Added by LjL Date: 2008-11-16 22:52:36 Last edited by dax Date: 2019-11-03 22:46:54 Requested 37 times
keyserver	<reply> The ubuntu key server is to be found at http://keyserver.ubuntu.com:11371. If this one is unresponsive you can use most other gpg key servers as well - for instance http://pgp.mit.edu/	Added by jrib Date: 2009-10-31 21:18:56 Last edited by Flannel Date: 2009-11-01 08:14:25 Requested 37 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
chrome-repo google-repo	<reply> Google recently deprecated 32-bit Chrome, which causes errors on 64-bit multiarch Ubuntu systems. To fix this, run: sudo sed -i 's/deb http/deb [arch=amd64] http/' /etc/apt/sources.list.d/google-chrome.list /opt/google/chrome/cron/google-chrome	Added by k1l Date: 2016-03-10 16:24:36 Last edited by ezri Date: 2016-03-11 22:56:57 Requested 37 times
dvorak	a keyboard layout that aims to be more comfortable and efficient alternative to the standard "QWERTY" pattern. See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dvorak_Simplified_Keyboard	Added by apokryphos Date: 2006-06-18 17:39:47 Requested 36 times
acpi_osi	<reply> If your system is unstable or power management does not work well and logs show ACPI issues, you can try to make the Linux kernel pretend it was Windows during boot (which can help on hardware which was only tested with Windows): http://iam.tj/prototype/enhancements/Windows-acpi_osi.html	Added by hggdh Date: 2020-01-14 00:58:00 Last edited by hggdh Date: 2020-01-14 00:58:28 Requested 36 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
hurd	<reply> The GNU Hurd is the GNU project's replacement for the Unix kernel. It is not ready for production use, as there are still many bugs and missing features. http://www.gnu.org/software/hurd/hurd.html	Added by apokryphos Date: 2007-01-20 16:13:01 Requested 35 times
notes	<reply> Ubuntu $curStableNum ($curStableLong) release notes can be found at https://ubottu.com/y/$curStableLower	Added by Pici Date: 2008-10-30 18:29:35 Last edited by kryten Date: 2022-04-22 03:50:04 Requested 35 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
enablementstack	<reply> The Ubuntu LTS enablement stacks provide newer kernel and X support for existing LTS releases. see https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Kernel/LTSEnablementStack	Added by k1l Date: 2015-02-08 13:52:20 Last edited by IdleOne Date: 2015-02-08 13:58:37 Requested 35 times
koffice	<deleted><reply> Integrated office suite for KDE, including word processing, spreadsheet, flow charting, image manipulation. For more info see: http://koffice.kde.org. Upgraded Kubuntu !Dapper packs at http://kubuntu.org/announcements/koffice-16.php	Added by apokryphos Date: 2006-06-18 15:51:44 Last edited by tsimpson Date: 2009-11-08 01:12:30 Requested 34 times
requirements-#xubuntu xfcemem xfcespace reqs-#xubuntu	<reply> The hardware requirements for Xubuntu can be found at http://xubuntu.org/getxubuntu/	Added by LjL Date: 2008-01-23 15:50:11 Last edited by knome Date: 2012-11-30 16:34:20 Requested 34 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
backtrace	<reply> To get a backtrace of a failing application please read: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Backtrace	Added by gnomefreak Date: 2007-10-12 21:38:27 Requested 33 times
debfoster	<deleted>a command to weed unnecessary .deb packages. See http://www.fruit.eu.org/debfoster/	Added by Seveas Date: 2006-06-19 11:41:40 Last edited by rww Date: 2011-04-20 05:58:31 Requested 32 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
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
logo	<reply> Official Ubuntu artwork including the Ubuntu logo can be found at https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Artwork/Official	Added by jrib Date: 2007-07-16 21:55:56 Last edited by jrib Date: 2007-07-16 21:56:01 Requested 31 times
ttyerror	<reply> If you get an error on boot similar to « /bin/sh: can't access tty; job control turned off », you can try the fixes proposed at https://wiki.ubuntu.com/TTYError	Added by LjL Date: 2007-09-26 18:04:04 Requested 31 times
queue newqueue new queue	<reply> The queue of packages awaiting approval to enter the archive (also known as the NEW queue) and scheduled to build it at https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/$curDevelLower/+queue	Added by ompaul Date: 2008-02-04 19:55:54 Last edited by tsimpson Date: 2010-04-26 23:28:32 Requested 31 times
askubuntu stackexchange ubuntu-stack ubuntu-stackexchange	<reply> AskUbuntu is a support resource that offers non-realtime support by the community! Can't get your problem fixed on IRC? Try AskUbuntu! - http://askubuntu.com/ You can discuss AskUbuntu in #ubuntu-stack	Added by Pici Date: 2010-10-13 17:31:19 Last edited by nhandler Date: 2010-10-14 01:06:23 Requested 31 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
ddebs	<reply> Debugging symbol packages (ending in '-dbgsym') are available in a separate !APT repository at ddebs.ubuntu.com - more info at https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Debug%20Symbol%20Packages	Added by Hobbsee Date: 2007-01-22 04:07:44 Last edited by hggdh Date: 2019-03-03 23:10:15 Requested 30 times
filesystems	<reply> ext3 and ext4 are the default filesystems in Ubuntu (and many other Linuxes). Alternative Linux filesystems include reiserfs and xfs. fat32 and ntfs are DOS/Windows filesystems. hfs and hfs+ are filesystems for the Mac. More info at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_file_systems	Added by Seveas Date: 2007-04-27 00:36:30 Last edited by Myrtti Date: 2011-01-05 12:49:11 Requested 30 times
opendns	<deleted><reply>To set up OpenDNS in Ubuntu, see https://store.opendns.com/setup/device/ubuntu/	Added by jpds Date: 2008-07-23 16:16:31 Last edited by dax Date: 2016-03-31 15:52:09 Requested 30 times
kxstudio	<reply> KXStudio is a software repository for Debian-based operating systems for audio production. It is not supported by Ubuntu or Ubuntu Studio, and using its repo is highly discouraged as it can overwrite system and user settings. Support in #kxstudio. See also https://askubuntu.com/a/1249739/952110	Added by hggdh Date: 2019-04-17 15:20:13 Last edited by el Date: 2020-06-12 20:36:55 Requested 30 times
django	a high level python web framework that encourages rapid development and clean, pragmatic design. - see http://www.djangoproject.com	Added by Seveas Date: 2006-07-09 00:32:02 Requested 29 times
edubuntuhandbook	<deleted><reply> The Edubuntu Handbook is currently work-in-progress and can be browsed via http://doc.ubuntu.com/edubuntu/handbook/C/	Added by bimberi Date: 2007-05-09 05:47:22 Last edited by rww Date: 2015-03-13 05:57:25 Requested 29 times
3dchess	<reply> If you are trying to enable 3d effects in the GNOME chess game, please see https://launchpad.net/bugs/71593	Added by jrib Date: 2007-06-20 17:46:57 Last edited by jrib Date: 2007-06-20 17:47:10 Requested 29 times
store shop mug shirt	<reply> Buy some Official Ubuntu Merchandise & Professional Support. See https://shop.canonical.com/	Added by Seveas Date: 2008-01-24 13:14:46 Requested 29 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
eir	<deleted>a utility bot for managing ban expiration. For usage instructions, see http://freenode.net/eir.shtml . For source code, see https://dev.freenode.net/redmine/projects/eir	Added by rww Date: 2011-08-17 06:47:14 Last edited by ezri Date: 2016-03-09 21:24:02 Requested 29 times
bothelp	<reply> For ubottu usage instructions see https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuBots \| For help with ubottu plugins for supybot, please ask in #ubuntu-bots	Added by stdin Date: 2009-03-15 13:32:10 Last edited by dax Date: 2017-10-30 06:45:41 Requested 28 times
currentissues	<deleted><reply>The titlebar buttons have switched to the left during the development phase of Lucid. No need for alarm! The developers are testing this and listening to user feedback. The final decision about the position will be made after beta. Kindly be patient. For more insight, read : http://www.ivankamajic.com/?p=281	Added by tsimpson Date: 2009-12-01 08:01:51 Last edited by dax Date: 2016-03-31 15:52:28 Requested 28 times
backports-#kubuntu	<reply> If new updated packages are built for an application, they may go into Kubuntu Backports, which is one of the official Kubuntu PPAs. See https://community.kde.org/Kubuntu/PPAs for more information.	Added by genii Date: 2015-11-04 21:03:16 Requested 28 times