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| synaptic | <reply> Synaptic is a graphical utility which can install and remove software packages (.deb). For a good howto see https://help.ubuntu.com/community/SynapticHowto | Added by apokryphos Date: 2006-06-18 15:41:59 Last edited by hggdh Date: 2019-02-15 19:57:12 Requested 1227 times |
| usplash splashy | <reply> To select the usplash artwork you want, use "sudo update-alternatives --config usplash-artwork.so && sudo update-initramfs -u" - See https://help.ubuntu.com/community/USplashCustomizationHowto for adding your custom artwork | Added by apokryphos Date: 2006-06-18 20:36:28 Requested 1219 times |
| screenshot imagebin screenshots | <reply> Screenshots can be made with the [PrtScr] button. Want to show us a screenshot of your problem? Upload an image to http://imgur.com/ and link the created page here. | Added by Seveas Date: 2006-06-18 18:00:09 Last edited by rww Date: 2014-08-30 22:34:06 Requested 1215 times |
| kubuntu | <reply> Kubuntu is the Ubuntu flavour using KDE Software and the KDE Plasma Workspaces. See https://kubuntu.org for more information - For support join #kubuntu - See also !kde | Added by gnomefreak Date: 2006-08-02 23:45:20 Last edited by dax Date: 2017-10-22 21:35:42 Requested 1211 times |
| nfs | the network file system. See https://help.ubuntu.com/community/SettingUpNFSHowTo for information on installing and configuring NFS. | Added by Seveas Date: 2006-06-18 00:41:51 Requested 1193 times |
| purge-ppa | <reply>To disable a PPA from your sources and revert your packages back to default Ubuntu packages, install ppa-purge and use the command: « sudo ppa-purge ppa:<repository-name>/<subdirectory> » – For more information, see http://www.webupd8.org/2009/12/remove-ppa-repositories-via-command.html | Added by Tm_T Date: 2011-06-14 07:13:09 Last edited by Tm_T Date: 2011-06-14 07:19:19 Requested 1192 times |
| swap | used to move unused programs and data out of main memory to make your system faster. It can also be used as extra memory if you don't have enough. See https://help.ubuntu.com/community/SwapFaq for more info | Added by Seveas Date: 2006-06-18 18:02:26 Requested 1161 times |
| pinning pin | an advanced feature that APT can use to prefer particular packages over others. See https://help.ubuntu.com/community/PinningHowto | Added by apokryphos Date: 2006-06-18 15:57:41 Requested 1158 times |
| pidgin gaim | <reply> The Instant Messenger client Pidgin (formerly Gaim) (https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Pidgin) supports MSN, XMPP (Jabber, GTalk and variants), AIM, Gadu-Gadu, Novell Groupwise, ICQ, YIM, IRC and others. See also !Kopete | Added by tonyyarusso Date: 2007-04-08 08:06:32 Last edited by dax Date: 2017-10-30 06:53:50 Requested 1158 times |
| sound-#kubuntu | <reply> If you're having problems with sound see https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Sound - https://help.ubuntu.com/community/SoundTroubleshooting - For playing audio files, see !Players and !MP3 | Added by Hawkwind Date: 2006-09-14 19:14:50 Last edited by tsimpson Date: 2009-11-21 20:21:54 Requested 1145 times |
| fuse captive | <reply> FUSE (Filesystem in Userspace) is a !kernel driver that allows non-root users to create their own filesystems. See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Filesystem_in_Userspace for more on FUSE. Some examples of filesystems that use FUSE are !ntfs-3g, sshfs and isofs. A full list of Filesystems that use FUSE is here: http://fuse.sourceforge.net/wiki/index.php/FileSystems | Added by apokryphos Date: 2006-06-19 11:48:16 Last edited by Amaranth Date: 2007-08-07 14:36:30 Requested 1130 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 |
| packages | <reply> You can browse and search for Ubuntu packages using !Synaptic, !KPackageKit, !Muon, "apt-cache search <keywords or regex>", or online at https://packages.ubuntu.com - Ubuntu has about 30000 packages available, so please *search* for an official package before installing things in awkward ways! | Added by LjL Date: 2006-07-12 18:15:53 Last edited by knome Date: 2019-04-03 06:34:33 Requested 1121 times |
| chroot debchroot | <reply> A chroot is used to make programs believe that the directory they are running in is really the root directory. It can be used to stop programs accessing files outside of that directory, or for compiling 32bit applications in a 64bit environment - see https://help.ubuntu.com/community/BasicChroot | Added by ompaul Date: 2006-08-11 17:28:50 Last edited by Pici Date: 2010-06-15 17:12:19 Requested 1091 times |
| torrents | <reply> $curStable can be torrented from http://torrent.ubuntu.com/simple/$curStableLower/desktop/ubuntu-$curStableNum-desktop-amd64.iso.torrent or http://torrent.ubuntu.com/simple/$curStableLower/live-server/ubuntu-$curStableNum-live-server-amd64.iso.torrent depending on your needs. Other flavors can be found at http://torrent.ubuntu.com:6969 | Added by apokryphos Date: 2006-10-26 13:27:56 Last edited by dax Date: 2020-04-23 18:16:52 Requested 1088 times |
| puregnome pureubuntu | <reply> If you want to remove all !Kubuntu packages or !Xubuntu packages and have a default !Ubuntu system, follow the instructions here: http://www.psychocats.net/ubuntu/pureubuntu | Added by PriceChild Date: 2008-02-23 01:00:54 Last edited by IdleOne Date: 2012-11-11 13:34:51 Requested 1078 times |
| undelete recover | <reply> Some tools to recover lost data are listed and explained at https://help.ubuntu.com/community/DataRecovery | Added by LjL-Temp Date: 2008-03-22 21:58:27 Last edited by dax Date: 2016-03-30 19:05:35 Requested 1053 times |
| dualhead dual-head dual head dualmonitor dual monitors | <reply> Information about dual-head on linux can be found on http://wiki.linuxquestions.org/wiki/DualHead - See also !Xinerama | Added by Seveas Date: 2006-12-01 23:30:58 Requested 1051 times |
| mac macbook | <reply> For help on installing and using Ubuntu on a Mac, see: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/MactelSupportTeam/CommunityHelpPages | Added by stdin Date: 2008-05-05 01:25:23 Last edited by rww Date: 2014-02-01 07:39:50 Requested 1049 times |
| linux | <reply> Linux is the kernel (core) of the Ubuntu operating system. Many operating systems use Linux as a kernel. For more information on Linux in general, visit http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linux | Added by Seveas Date: 2006-06-18 16:35:48 Last edited by jrib Date: 2009-11-15 15:39:12 Requested 1045 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 |
| checkinstall | a wrapper to "make install", useful for installing programs you compiled. It will create a .deb package, which will be listed in the APT database and can be uninstalled like other packages. See https://help.ubuntu.com/community/CheckInstall - Read the warnings at the top and bottom of that web page, and DO NOT interrupt CheckInstall while it's running! | Added by ompaul Date: 2006-07-16 19:52:09 Last edited by jrib Date: 2007-07-19 12:07:20 Requested 1016 times |
| natty narwhal | <reply> Ubuntu 11.04 (Natty Narwhal) was the fourteenth release of Ubuntu. !End-Of-Life on 2012-10-28, see https://ubottu.com/y/natty for details. | Added by Pici Date: 2010-08-17 18:38:25 Last edited by dax Date: 2017-10-30 07:02:19 Requested 1015 times |
| support-#ubuntu-offtopic | <reply> The official Ubuntu support channel is #ubuntu (see http://ubuntu.com/support and http://ubuntuforums.org as well). Please be aware that this channel is mainly for other discussion. | Added by LjL Date: 2007-01-28 21:19:04 Last edited by rww Date: 2014-03-27 19:14:38 Requested 1000 times |
| vpn | <reply> For more information on vpn please refer to https://wiki.ubuntu.com/VPN | Added by gnomefreak Date: 2006-06-21 03:04:08 Last edited by genii Date: 2010-01-26 19:59:35 Requested 973 times |
| flavors variant flavor variants flavours | <reply> Recognized Ubuntu flavors build on Ubuntu and provide a different user experience out of the box. They are supported both in #ubuntu and in their flavor channel. For a list, see https://www.ubuntu.com/download/ubuntu-flavours | Added by LjL Date: 2007-04-01 16:45:59 Last edited by dax Date: 2017-04-16 08:19:06 Requested 954 times |
| precise pangolin 12.04 | <reply> Ubuntu 12.04 LTS (Precise Pangolin) was the 16th release of Ubuntu. !End-of-life was April 28th 2017. See https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-security-announce/2017-April/003833.html and !eol for more information | Added by Pici Date: 2011-10-05 19:38:43 Last edited by tomreyn Date: 2021-05-21 21:47:05 Requested 952 times |
| maverick meerkat 10.10 | <reply> Ubuntu 10.10 (Maverick Meerkat) was the thirteenth release of Ubuntu. !End-Of-Life on April 10th, 2012, see https://ubottu.com/y/maverick for details. | Added by Pici Date: 2010-04-02 11:18:59 Last edited by dax Date: 2017-10-30 07:02:05 Requested 949 times |
| mount | used to attach devices to directories. See also https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Mount | Added by Seveas Date: 2006-06-18 17:50:24 Last edited by Seeker` Date: 2009-05-20 21:13:27 Requested 948 times |
| cron crontab | a way to schedule execution of software/scripts. See https://help.ubuntu.com/community/CronHowto | Added by Seveas Date: 2006-06-18 21:23:13 Last edited by rww Date: 2011-09-09 04:49:23 Requested 946 times |
| ipv6 ipv6disable | <reply> For an introduction to IPv6 and information on tunneling IPv6 through IPv4 connections, see https://wiki.ubuntu.com/IPv6 | To disable IPv6 see https://help.ubuntu.com/community/WebBrowsingSlowIPv6IPv4 | Added by apokryphos Date: 2006-06-18 21:06:12 Last edited by stdin Date: 2009-01-07 13:09:43 Requested 939 times |
| home separatehome movehome | <reply> Your home directory is where all of your personal files are usually kept. For moving your home directory to a separate partition, please see: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Partitioning/Home/Moving | Added by Hobbsee Date: 2007-10-01 08:45:38 Last edited by jussi Date: 2011-05-16 07:43:54 Requested 937 times |
| xinerama | an extension to !X to use two or more physical displays as one large virtual display. See https://help.ubuntu.com/community/XineramaHowTo - See also !DualHead | Added by Seveas Date: 2006-06-19 15:02:06 Requested 923 times |
| exploit dcc | <reply> There are people around who think it is funny to abuse certain bugs that cause unintended behavior. When bitten by these, #ubuntu remove users so they are no longer targets. To fix it have a look here: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/FixDCCExploit and more about a recent bug at http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-1132-1/ | Added by Seveas Date: 2006-06-27 20:36:36 Last edited by IdleOne Date: 2011-05-18 19:22:08 Requested 922 times |
| modem dialup dial up dial-up winmodem knetworkmanager ppp | <reply>You want to connect via dial-up? Read https://help.ubuntu.com/community/DialupModemHowto - Also try disabling/removing KNetworkManager if KDE applications cannot connect using dial-up | Added by Seveas Date: 2006-06-18 21:39:25 Last edited by Flannel Date: 2009-11-12 06:48:20 Requested 919 times |
| frostwire | a totally open source !bittorrent client, based on Vuze, the Azureus BitTorrent Engine. For installation help, please see https://help.ubuntu.com/community/FrostWire | Added by Hobbsee Date: 2006-06-26 15:50:29 Last edited by tsimpson Date: 2011-09-07 11:28:42 Requested 917 times |
| ppc powerpc | <reply> PowerPC. Formerly used by Apple for the Macintosh line of computers. Variants are now used in popular gaming consoles. PPC was a fully supported Ubuntu architecture until 6.10. It is now a community port, see https://wiki.ubuntu.com/PowerPCFAQ | Added by Seveas Date: 2006-06-19 11:33:49 Last edited by knome Date: 2015-03-25 12:08:32 Requested 909 times |
| mouse buttons | <reply>Enabling extra mouse buttons: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/ManyButtonsMouseHowto - Enabling serial mouse: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/SerialMouseHowto | Added by Madpilot Date: 2006-06-26 07:25:46 Requested 892 times |
| shortcuts keytouch mediakeys shortcut keyboard shortcuts keys hotkeys hotkey | <reply> Keyboard shortcuts can be set in System -> Preferences -> Keyboard Shortcuts. If your multimedia keys don't work with that, try the 'keytouch' package, explained at http://keytouch.sourceforge.net/ - See !Keyboard for changing layouts. A list of keyboard shortcuts for Unity is available at http://www.informit.com/articles/article.aspx?p=2209015&seqNum=3 | Added by LjL Date: 2006-12-10 21:23:38 Last edited by dax Date: 2016-03-30 15:24:04 Requested 886 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 |
| documentation docs doc rute tldp desktopguide starterguide newusers training tutorial | to be found at https://help.ubuntu.com and https://wiki.ubuntu.com - General linux documentation: http://www.tldp.org - https://www.andrew.cmu.edu/course/95-799/rute.pdf | Added by Seveas Date: 2006-06-18 19:12:08 Last edited by dax Date: 2017-10-30 06:55:39 Requested 858 times |
| en english | <reply> The main Ubuntu IRC channels are English only. For a complete list of channels in other languages, please visit https://wiki.ubuntu.com/IRC/ChannelList | Added by Seveas Date: 2006-11-25 14:35:17 Last edited by krytarik Date: 2016-12-13 17:11:01 Requested 852 times |
| lubuntu | <reply> lubuntu is Ubuntu with LXDE instead of !GNOME as desktop environment, which makes it extremely lightweight. See https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Lubuntu - /join #lubuntu for lubuntu support. | Added by tonyyarusso Date: 2009-12-05 20:23:20 Last edited by pangolin Date: 2012-01-27 19:54:47 Requested 848 times |
| freenx nx | <reply> FreeNX is advanced remote desktop technology. For more information and install instructions, see https://help.ubuntu.com/community/FreeNX | Added by Seveas Date: 2006-06-18 00:42:35 Requested 822 times |
| contribute participate volunteer | <reply> To contribute and help out with Ubuntu, see https://ubuntu.com/community/contribute and https://discourse.ubuntu.com/t/37746 | Added by apokryphos Date: 2006-06-18 00:13:59 Last edited by tomreyn Date: 2023-08-24 12:25:32 Requested 819 times |
| rescue recovery rescue cd | <reply> If your system fails to boot normally, it may be useful to boot it into recovery mode. For instructions, see https://wiki.ubuntu.com/RecoveryMode | Added by Seveas Date: 2006-06-18 18:26:44 Last edited by rww Date: 2014-05-28 17:31:32 Requested 816 times |
| screen | a window manager for terminal sessions, also useful over SSH. The 'byobu' package provides very useful additional utilities. See https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Screen | Added by apokryphos Date: 2006-06-19 12:26:30 Last edited by tsimpson Date: 2011-09-07 11:26:18 Requested 815 times |
| member newmember | <reply> Ubuntu Membership means recognition of a significant and sustained contribution to Ubuntu and the Ubuntu community. For more info see https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Membership | Added by Seveas Date: 2006-06-17 22:59:31 Last edited by Pici Date: 2011-03-03 21:05:04 Requested 808 times |
| flash64bit flash64 java64 | <reply> You can run Flash, Real, and Java plugins in AMD64 bit computers with Firefox. see the steps to follow at https://help.ubuntu.com/community/FirefoxAMD64FlashJava | Added by Seveas Date: 2006-10-04 11:18:38 Requested 803 times |
| opera | <reply>Opera is an advanced, fast and free (as in beer) web browser. It is packaged for easy installation into Ubuntu. More information at https://help.ubuntu.com/community/OperaBrowser | Added by gnomefreak Date: 2006-08-03 14:34:26 Last edited by Madpilot Date: 2009-10-02 05:58:23 Requested 801 times |
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