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im instant messaging instant messenger msn aim icq chat clients messenger | <reply> The Empathy Instant Messenger is installed by default and supports MSN, XMPP (Jabber, GTalk and variants), AIM, Gadu-Gadu, Novell Groupwise, ICQ, YIM, IRC and others. See also !Kopete and !pidgin | Added by Seveas Date: 2006-06-18 17:40:54 Last edited by topyli Date: 2011-09-23 17:07:40 Requested 512 times |
xen | <reply> XEN is a virtual machine monitor for x86 that supports execution of multiple guest operating systems with unprecedented levels of performance and resource isolation. Information on installing it for Ubuntu can be found at https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Xen | Added by apokryphos Date: 2006-06-18 20:52:39 Last edited by Pici Date: 2007-11-11 01:19:25 Requested 461 times |
steam | <reply> Valve have officially announced that they are developing Steam and are working with !ubuntu during their development, see http://blogs.valvesoftware.com/linux/steamd-penguins/ for further details, see https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Valve for install instructions, you can also join #ubuntu-steam for discussion. | Added by gnomefreak Date: 2006-06-21 03:00:16 Last edited by genii-around Date: 2013-02-12 02:25:54 Requested 460 times |
compile | <reply> Compiling software from source? Read the tips at https://help.ubuntu.com/community/CompilingSoftware (But remember to search for pre-built !packages first). Also read !checkinstall | Added by Seveas Date: 2006-06-18 17:35:45 Last edited by IdleOne Date: 2011-08-25 03:18:32 Requested 398 times |
ubuwin win10 wsl | <reply> Windows 10 and newer have a feature called "Windows Subsystem for Linux", which allows it to run Ubuntu (and other Linux distro) userspace programs without porting/recompliation. For installation instructions, see https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/commandline/wsl/install_guide | Added by dax Date: 2016-03-31 07:10:24 Last edited by tomreyn Date: 2021-10-19 19:51:58 Requested 383 times |
ubuntu-desktop kubuntu-desktop edubuntu-desktop xubuntu-desktop lubuntu-desktop | <reply> k/ed/x/l/ubuntu-desktop is a metapackage. It depends upon other packages and brings them in; you can safely remove it, but it is recommended that you re-install it when upgrading. | Added by Seveas Date: 2006-07-17 20:50:34 Last edited by nhandler Date: 2010-10-18 22:25:28 Requested 381 times |
lm-sensors sensors fan | <reply> To access CPU temperature sensors and detect fan speeds, install the lm-sensors package. See https://help.ubuntu.com/community/SensorInstallHowto for installation and usage instructions. | Added by jrib Date: 2007-09-27 03:50:30 Last edited by jussi01 Date: 2009-03-12 10:20:42 Requested 365 times |
itunes | not available on Linux, but there are many audio player alternatives (see !players). For Daap clients (sharing music with other iTunes clients on the network), install banshee | Added by apokryphos Date: 2006-06-18 21:42:50 Requested 333 times |
eeepc eee | <reply> Information about installing Ubuntu on an Asus EeePC can be found at https://help.ubuntu.com/community/EeePC . The Ubuntu EeePC Channel is #ubuntu-eeepc , main EeePC discussion in #eeepc | Added by LjL Date: 2008-04-09 18:56:42 Last edited by genii Date: 2009-10-27 16:34:19 Requested 312 times |
xampp | <reply> We do not support XAMPP installs here. Please use the LAMP stack that is in our repositories; see https://help.ubuntu.com/community/ApacheMySQLPHP for more information. | Added by Pici Date: 2009-02-20 15:54:40 Last edited by rww Date: 2011-05-29 21:38:36 Requested 309 times |
nbr unbr une | <reply> Starting with Ubuntu 11.04, the Ubuntu Netbook Edition is no longer being offered as a separate install as Unity is now standard for all Ubuntu desktop installs. | Added by Mez Date: 2009-08-25 22:19:54 Last edited by Pici Date: 2011-04-28 20:07:11 Requested 301 times |
headers kernel source | <reply> To install the Linux (kernel) headers, open a terminal and: sudo apt-get install linux-headers-$(uname -r) To install headers for libraries, you need the accompanying -dev packages | Added by Seveas Date: 2006-06-18 21:42:46 Requested 277 times |
vanilla-#ubuntustudio | <reply> To install Ubuntu Studio on top of a vanilla Ubuntu install, read https://help.ubuntu.com/community/UbuntuStudio/Installation | Added by Seveas Date: 2007-10-16 23:12:20 Requested 266 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 |
mailserver mail server smtp | <reply> Ubuntu supports the Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP) and provides mail server software of many kinds. You can install a basic email handling configuration with the "Mail server" task during installation, or with the "tasksel" command. See also https://help.ubuntu.com/community/MailServer and https://help.ubuntu.com/lts/serverguide/email-services.html | Added by LjL Date: 2007-12-11 15:58:41 Last edited by knome Date: 2015-07-27 16:43:32 Requested 254 times |
ldap | <reply> LDAP is the Lightweight Directory Access Protocol. For more information, installation instructions and getting clients to authenticate via LDAP see https://help.ubuntu.com/community/OpenLDAPServer | Added by LjL Date: 2006-11-29 23:50:51 Last edited by stdin Date: 2009-02-03 11:24:16 Requested 250 times |
fonts msfonts ttf | <reply> Font installation basics here: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/FontInstallHowto - No fonts in Flash? Install "ttf-mscorefonts-installer" (from !Multiverse), "gsfonts", and "gsfonts-x11". For the official ubuntu font, see: http://font.ubuntu.com/ | Added by imbrandon Date: 2006-07-13 20:17:25 Last edited by LjL Date: 2012-06-19 14:18:55 Requested 233 times |
azureus | a popular !bittorrent client written in Java, installation instructions can be found at https://help.ubuntu.com/community/AzureusHowTo | Added by apokryphos Date: 2006-06-17 22:54:24 Last edited by rww Date: 2011-01-02 04:20:37 Requested 228 times |
abs | <reply> Advanced Bash-Scripting Guide, obtainable with ${package-manager} install abs-guide, is a quick and comprehensive guide to bash (command line) scripting in *nix systems. It is also viewable via web at http://tldp.org/LDP/abs/html/ | Added by Myrtti Date: 2008-05-14 10:49:55 Last edited by Myrtti Date: 2008-05-14 10:53:33 Requested 221 times |
mythbuntu | <reply> Mythbuntu was a former Ubuntu flavor centered upon setting up a standalone MythTV system (http://www.mythbuntu.org). MythTV can still be installed from the Ubuntu repositories or from the Mythbuntu !PPAs linked on https://launchpad.net/~mythbuntu. For MythTV discussion and support, try #mythtv-users | Added by PriceChild Date: 2007-06-28 00:42:41 Last edited by dax Date: 2017-11-10 21:58:51 Requested 196 times |
uptodate | <reply> To ensure you have all the latest known patches and security updates for your ubuntu installation, please update with the following command: `sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade`. See also !upgrades and !security; you may also need to run `apt full-upgrade`. | Added by hggdh Date: 2019-02-11 16:55:27 Last edited by hggdh Date: 2019-02-13 15:43:54 Requested 192 times |
php | <reply> PHP is an HTML-embedded scripting language. A command-line only version can be installed in Ubuntu with the "php5-cli" package. See also !lamp for integrated server PHP. The Ubuntu server PHP5 guide is found at https://help.ubuntu.com/lts/serverguide/php5.html | Added by Seveas Date: 2006-06-18 02:23:01 Last edited by knome Date: 2015-07-27 16:44:01 Requested 181 times |
nounity | <reply> Ubuntu 11.10 and higher use GNOME 3 with the !unity shell by default. To use GNOME Shell instead, from 12.10 and up install the "ubuntu-gnome-desktop" package. From 11.04 to 12.04, install the "gnome-shell" package and investigate "gnome-tweak-tool". For GNOME Fallback mode, which is similar to GNOME 2, install "gnome-panel". Both packages will place entries in the Sessions dropdown. Using Natty? See !classic | Added by jrib Date: 2011-10-13 15:04:36 Last edited by rww Date: 2014-01-21 03:56:58 Requested 171 times |
nvidia | <reply> Drivers for Nvidia graphics cards: (A) No gaming/CAD/CUDA needed or legacy hardware? Use "nouveau" (open source, lacks many features). (B) Otherwise, "nvidia" (proprietary driver, fully featured). Install using "ubuntu-drivers" CLI or apt - not from nvidia.com. Driver series, hardware support (release notes): https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/drivers/unix/ - Latest drivers !PPA: https://pad.lv/ppa/graphics-drivers | Added by apokryphos Date: 2006-06-18 00:21:10 Last edited by tomreyn Date: 2022-07-04 02:10:10 Requested 152 times |
apt-file | a program that can tell you which package(s) contain(s) a given filename. To install it and generate the database it needs, run "sudo apt-get install apt-file && sudo apt-file update" | Added by Seveas Date: 2006-06-19 13:52:18 Requested 151 times |
cinelerra | <deleted><reply> Cinelerra is a video editor and compositor that cannot be included in Ubuntu for legal reasons. Install instructions can be found on http://cvs.cinelerra.org/getting_cinelerra.php#ubuntu | Added by Seveas Date: 2006-06-19 08:27:22 Last edited by dax Date: 2016-03-31 15:35:12 Requested 148 times |
tex latex | a language for describing a document, commonly used especially for scientific publishing. Information and instructions for installing TeX and other related packages can be found at https://help.ubuntu.com/community/LaTeX | Added by LjL Date: 2007-05-12 00:23:42 Requested 147 times |
kqemu | a kernel module (now free under the GPL license) for speeding up the !QEMU virtual machine. Installation instructions can be found at https://help.ubuntu.com/community/KQEmu | Added by LjL Date: 2006-06-22 03:32:12 Last edited by dax Date: 2017-10-30 06:53:36 Requested 137 times |
openvpn | <reply> OpenVPN is a vpn technology in Ubuntu, sudo apt-get install openvpn and then see http://openvpn.net/ and see the documentation "HOWTO" noting you have already installed it. ;-) It rocks! | Added by ompaul Date: 2008-08-04 15:44:00 Last edited by ompaul Date: 2008-08-04 15:46:07 Requested 136 times |
modules | <reply> To compile modules and drivers that are not bundled with the standard kernel, for more info /msg $nick kernel , install the relevant package, usually called "<modulename>-source", and run « sudo module-assistant » (you will have to do this again after kernel updates). To prevent specific modules from loading, see /msg $nick blacklist | Added by LjL Date: 2007-01-26 02:51:55 Last edited by m4v Date: 2013-02-28 16:58:33 Requested 126 times |
katapult | theapplication launcher for KDE, to be used with applications, bookmarks, and Amarok playlists. Once you have installed, hit Alt+f2 -> katapult, then hit Alt+Space, and type what you want. | Added by apokryphos Date: 2006-06-19 10:58:05 Last edited by stdin Date: 2008-11-06 03:01:45 Requested 117 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 |
blender | a free application for 3D modelling, animation, rendering, etc. You can install it from Ubuntu's repositories, and tutorials are at http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Blender_3D:_Noob_to_Pro | Added by apokryphos Date: 2006-06-19 12:25:52 Requested 106 times |
bootchart | <reply> bootchart charts your machine at boot time, to install >> sudo apt-get install bootchart << the graphic is in /var/log/bootchart after the next reboot | Added by ompaul Date: 2008-02-24 21:34:35 Last edited by ompaul Date: 2008-02-24 21:35:27 Requested 104 times |
ultamatix ultramatix | <reply> Ultamatix is not recommended, supported, or needed by Ubuntu. Use of this software may cause damage to your Ubuntu install. Do not suggest its use in this channel. See http://mjg59.livejournal.com/99905.html and !automatix for more info. | Added by Flannel Date: 2008-07-29 20:03:09 Last edited by jussi01 Date: 2008-11-02 12:44:05 Requested 102 times |
binarydriver-#ubuntu+1 | <deleted><reply> For Ati/NVidia/Matrox video cards, see https://help.ubuntu.com/community/VideoDriverHowto | The ATI and nVidia binary drivers may not currently be installable. | Added by stdin Date: 2008-10-03 10:02:27 Last edited by tsimpson Date: 2012-04-26 17:51:59 Requested 95 times |
moonlight silverlight | <reply> For Microsoft Silverlight support, install Moonlight with the following command: « sudo apt-get install moonlight-plugin-mozilla » in a terminal. | Added by Pici Date: 2009-11-10 20:44:21 Requested 89 times |
restoregrub recovergrub | <reply> Lost GRUB after installing Windows? See https://help.ubuntu.com/community/RestoreGrub | Added by ikonia Date: 2011-11-30 12:28:24 Requested 79 times |
alternate-#kubuntu | <reply> The Alternate CD is a classical text-mode install CD. It supports a wider range of hardware than the !LiveCD, and can also be used as an upgrade CD. Look for the alternate checkbox on the Kubuntu download page - See also !minimal | Added by Jucato Date: 2008-04-28 14:56:05 Last edited by Pici Date: 2009-06-16 15:06:04 Requested 78 times |
ubuntustudio-installer | <reply> Ubuntu Studio Installer is an app that can be used to add Ubuntu Studio's benefits to an existing Ubuntu (or official flavor) installation, and/or add the !ubuntustudio-backports PPA. For more info, see https://ubuntustudio.org/ubuntu-studio-installer/ | Added by hggdh Date: 2019-04-05 19:08:20 Last edited by Eickmeyer Date: 2020-10-21 17:10:45 Requested 78 times |
oracle | <deleted><reply> If you -must- install oracle .... here's a good place to start: http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/server-storage/linux/xe-on-kubuntu-087822.html | Added by Spec Date: 2006-07-19 22:24:00 Last edited by rww Date: 2011-05-26 15:26:51 Requested 74 times |
xincludes xlibs | <reply> When a program or configure script asks for "X includes", you should probably install the following package: xorg-dev | Added by nalioth Date: 2007-01-07 21:24:46 Last edited by Pici Date: 2008-02-18 18:36:23 Requested 74 times |
xfs | a high-performance journaling filesystem originally developped by Silicon Graphics for their IRIX OS. It is now fully supported by Linux so you can install Ubuntu on it if you wish. More info at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/XFS | Added by Seveas Date: 2007-04-27 00:35:39 Requested 74 times |
teg | <deleted><reply> Come play teg with us! (Like the board game Risk.) Game will start when we get some players rounded up - get yourself set up and join quickly if you'd like to participate. Install the "teg" package, run 'tegclient', and connect to server home.tonyyarusso.com, , port 2000. Ping tonyyarusso for more info. | Added by Hobbsee Date: 2006-12-16 16:09:28 Last edited by dax Date: 2019-11-27 20:44:25 Requested 73 times |
tasksel | <reply>Tasksel is a Debian/Ubuntu tool that installs multiple related packages as a co-ordinated "task" onto your system, see https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Tasksel for more information. Use tasksel only to INSTALL tasks, not to remove them. It will remove every package listed within the removed task! see https://launchpad.net/bugs/574287 | Added by Tm_T Date: 2011-02-10 13:14:44 Last edited by Tm_T Date: 2011-02-10 14:08:44 Requested 72 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 |
lowmemory lowmem | <reply> For installing on low memory systems, this page has useful information: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Installation/LowMemorySystems. See also https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Installation/SystemRequirements. | Added by ompaul Date: 2008-03-26 01:01:39 Requested 70 times |
uninstall | <reply> To learn how to uninstall applications in Ubuntu - please visit http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/howto-delete-remove-software-using-apt-get-command/ | Added by Mez Date: 2008-12-17 15:25:19 Requested 70 times |
winusb woeusb woe-usb | <reply> Ubuntu does not have a recommended tool for preparing bootable Windows installation USBs. If you need one, consider using Microsoft's media creation tool from a Windows computer (see ##windows for support). If this is not an option, there are third-party unsupported tools like WoeUSB ( https://github.com/slacka/WoeUSB , sudo snap install --edge woe-usb ) that might work. | Added by Jordan_U Date: 2015-08-11 22:32:49 Last edited by dax Date: 2019-05-10 17:42:35 Requested 61 times |
meltdown kpti | <reply> Meltdown is a security issue with (primarily) Intel processors. It's mitigated by kernel patches named KPTI. Ubuntu released them in security updates for 14.04, 16.04, and 17.10. 17.04 will not receive this update. 18.04 will ship with kernel 4.15, which is patched already. 16.04 has updates for Linux 4.4 (release) and 4.13 (HWE), installs with 4.10 should upgrade to 4.13. See also !spectre, !nopti | Added by dax Date: 2018-01-03 22:56:33 Last edited by dax Date: 2018-01-10 01:35:19 Requested 54 times |
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