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podcast-#ubuntu-uk	<reply> Grab the lastest Ubuntu UK Podcast from http://ubuntupodcast.org	Added by Seeker` Date: 2008-05-27 23:51:40 Last edited by dax Date: 2016-04-02 04:12:05 Requested 18 times
paste-#ubuntu-gr	<reply> Το pastebin είναι μια υπηρεσία για να δημοσιεύετε κείμενα που πιάνουν πάνω από 4 σειρές ώστε να μην φορτώνεται/γεμίζει το κανάλι. Το pastebin μας βρίσκεται στο http://pastebin.ubuntu-gr.org (μετά την δημοσίευση μην ξεχάσετε να μας δώσετε το URL για το κείμενο).	Added by LjL Date: 2009-03-10 17:51:40 Requested 18 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
xfce	<reply> Xfce is a lightweight and configurable desktop environment used by !Xubuntu. Read more at http://xfce.org/	Added by gnomefreak Date: 2006-06-29 02:46:25 Last edited by knome Date: 2015-07-08 00:45:25 Requested 17 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
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
daily-#xubuntu	<reply>Daily builds of the CD images for the current development version of Xubuntu are available at http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/xubuntu/daily-live/current/	Added by Pici Date: 2011-08-11 18:08:51 Last edited by IdleOne Date: 2013-03-07 04:57:32 Requested 17 times
precise-#xubuntu 12.04-#xubuntu	<reply> Xubuntu 12.04 LTS (Precise Pangolin) reached End-of-Life April 26, 2015: http://xubuntu.org/news/xubuntu-12-04-end-of-life/	Added by knome Date: 2012-04-26 16:21:56 Last edited by Unit193 Date: 2015-05-02 03:05:37 Requested 17 times
lenovobug intel-spi intelspi 17.10.1	<reply> The original release of Ubuntu 17.10 contained a bug that makes firmware memory read-only. See https://pad.lv/1734147 for more info. This bug has been fixed in 17.10's repositories (so upgrades are safe) and new ISOs have been released (look for 17.10.1 in the filename).	Added by dax Date: 2018-01-10 02:40:55 Last edited by dax Date: 2018-01-12 20:50:38 Requested 17 times
testing-#xubuntu	<reply> For information on how to help test the next release of Xubuntu, please see https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Xubuntu/Testing	Added by somerville32 Date: 2007-01-11 03:42:24 Last edited by knome Date: 2011-09-06 12:10:03 Requested 16 times
gps maps	<reply> Street mapping and GPS navigation software available for Ubuntu includes Navit, MoNav (http://code.google.com/p/monav/), Gosmore (free vector maps from OSM), GpsDrive (GTK, raster maps, free), !GoogleEarth (Qt, proprietary vector maps, proprietary)	Added by LjL Date: 2007-03-18 14:13:20 Last edited by bazhang Date: 2011-04-30 11:45:36 Requested 16 times
bitesize	<reply> A list of bugs that are considered easy to fix and good for beginners to attempt can be found at: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+bugs?field.tag=bitesize	Added by Pici Date: 2007-11-03 23:18:21 Last edited by LjL Date: 2007-11-03 23:21:43 Requested 16 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
emesene	<deleted><reply> Emesene is an instant messenger for the WLM network. See http://emesene.org for more information.	Added by Spec Date: 2008-04-18 18:44:54 Last edited by dax Date: 2016-04-02 04:14:26 Requested 16 times
support-#kubuntu	<reply> The official Kubuntu support channel is #kubuntu. Also see http://www.kubuntu.com/support.php	Added by Pici Date: 2008-07-08 15:59:07 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
encyclopedia	<reply> See https://ubottu.com/devel/wiki/Plugins#Encyclopedia for usage information on the Encyclopedia factoid plugin	Added by tsimpson Date: 2010-12-14 02:58:49 Last edited by dax Date: 2017-10-30 07:02:33 Requested 16 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
torrents-#xubuntu torrents-#xubuntu-offtopic torrents-#xubuntu-devel	<reply> Xubuntu $curStable ($curStableNum) torrents can be downloaded from http://torrent.ubuntu.com/xubuntu/releases/$curStableLower/release/desktop/xubuntu-$curStableNum-desktop-i386.iso.torrent and http://torrent.ubuntu.com/xubuntu/releases/$curStableLower/release/desktop/xubuntu-$curStableNum-desktop-amd64.iso.torrent	Added by knome Date: 2013-04-25 13:21:05 Last edited by knome Date: 2013-04-25 13:30:41 Requested 16 times
soc	<deleted>Google's Summer of Code project; see https://wiki.ubuntu.com/GoogleSoC2010 and http://code.google.com/soc/	Added by apokryphos Date: 2006-06-18 16:05:15 Last edited by topyli Date: 2011-10-28 19:20:23 Requested 15 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
klik	<reply>klik is a simple way to run additional software without actually installing it. For instructions and more information see: http://dot.kde.org/2005/09/16/dont-install-just-copy-klik	Added by apokryphos Date: 2006-06-18 21:31:56 Last edited by IdleOne Date: 2012-10-13 23:19:21 Requested 15 times
support-#xubuntu	<reply> As most of the Ubuntu channels, #xubuntu is English only. A list of the localized Ubuntu channels can be found at https://wiki.ubuntu.com/IRC/ChannelList#IRC.2BAC8-ChannelList.2BAC8-Local.Local_Ubuntu_channels. These channels will most probably be able to give Xubuntu support too. For alternative Xubuntu support options, please see http://xubuntu.org/help/.	Added by somerville32 Date: 2007-01-11 08:54:11 Last edited by Unit193 Date: 2015-12-01 20:48:06 Requested 15 times
apt-torrent	<reply> The idea for using BitTorrent for pushing out updates has been registered here: https://blueprints.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+spec/apt-torrent	Added by bimberi Date: 2007-04-20 04:21:59 Requested 15 times
tags	<reply> We use some common tags for tracking bugs on Launchpad.net See https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Bugs/Tags for common usage.	Added by PriceChild Date: 2007-06-04 14:27:27 Last edited by Tm_T Date: 2010-09-21 07:45:34 Requested 15 times
bofh	<reply>You can find the BOFH and the PFY at https://bearbin.net/bofh and http://theregister.co.uk/odds/bofh/	Added by Seveas Date: 2007-11-11 20:52:01 Last edited by dax Date: 2016-04-02 04:18:20 Requested 15 times
plasma5	<reply> Kubuntu Plasma 5 is a tech preview. To test it out, see http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/kubuntu-plasma5/daily-live/current/ . If you find a bug, you can also check it with kubuntu-ci images for latest builds.	Added by rww Date: 2014-10-24 19:39:39 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
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
kubuntu-bugs	<reply>Major Kubuntu desktop bugs can be found at https://bugs.launchpad.net/~kubuntu-bugs	Added by elkbuntu Date: 2007-12-22 05:10:53 Last edited by IdleOne Date: 2012-10-14 19:53:27 Requested 14 times
3rdparty	<reply> Packages contained in 3rd party repositories are not included in Ubuntu for a reason. Whether this be poor packaging standards, bugs or malicious authors. You should trust the maintainers of these repositories before using them. See http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=297814 for consequences.	Added by ompaul Date: 2008-02-24 22:00:39 Last edited by PriceChild Date: 2008-02-24 22:13:37 Requested 14 times
dad	<deleted><reply> DaD was an alternative to !mom and has been shutdown in February 2009, see http://dad.dunnewind.net/end.php	Added by Pici Date: 2009-01-29 20:18:36 Last edited by rww Date: 2011-05-26 02:25:45 Requested 14 times
lockdown	<reply> Looking to lockdown your users' GNOME environment? Check out http://library.gnome.org/admin/deployment-guide/ - GNOME's Sysadmin guide may also be helpful: http://library.gnome.org/admin/system-admin-guide/stable/	Added by Pici Date: 2011-01-11 17:08:28 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
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
lunix-#ubuntu-offtopic	<reply> LUnix is a Little Unix for your Commodore 64, dust it off and visit http://lunix.c64.org/ for details!	Added by genii Date: 2014-10-10 16:10:37 Last edited by genii Date: 2018-02-09 15:26:10 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
distrowatch	<reply> "[Distrowatch stats] correlate neither to usage nor to quality and should not be used to measure the market share of distributions. They simply show the number of times a distribution page on DistroWatch.com was accessed each day, nothing more." ~ https://distrowatch.com/dwres.php?resource=popularity	Added by dax Date: 2017-01-14 07:55:24 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
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
counter	<deleted><reply>The Ubuntu Counter is where Ubuntu (based) systems can go to get their machine counted. Get counted at http://ubuntucounter.geekosophical.net	Added by Madpilot Date: 2006-08-31 09:01:29 Last edited by rww Date: 2015-09-14 19:38:34 Requested 13 times
wink	a Tutorial and Presentation creation software, primarily aimed at creating tutorials on how to use software. Using Wink you can capture screenshots, add explanations boxes, buttons, titles etc and generate a highly effective tutorial for your users \|\| http://www.debugmode.com/wink/	Added by Hawkwind Date: 2006-10-07 19:33:39 Last edited by tsimpson Date: 2011-03-03 21:41:50 Requested 13 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
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
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
botdoc	<reply> Documentation on the custom plugins for ubottu and clones is located at https://ubottu.com/devel/wiki/Plugins \| Documentation for the official !Supybot plugins is located at https://ubottu.com/devel/supydoc/	Added by tsimpson_ Date: 2010-10-21 19:00:40 Last edited by dax Date: 2017-10-30 07:04:41 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