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ports-#ubuntu-phone	<reply>There has been some success with the d2vzw verizon variant of the Galaxy S3. There has been some progress on the Kindle Fire too. Other devices may be ported to too, Canonical is not working on them and there is no roadmap or timescale. See https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Touch/Porting	Added by AlanBell Date: 2013-02-22 10:18:30 Last edited by AlanBell Date: 2013-02-22 10:54:06 Requested 5 times
hello-#xubuntu-devel hi-#xubuntu-devel	<reply> Hello! Welcome to $chan! Please note that this channel is for Xubuntu developer coordination. For support questions, please use #xubuntu. Offtopic chatter in #xubuntu-offtopic.	Added by knome Date: 2013-12-11 23:47:19 Last edited by knome Date: 2014-04-18 13:10:56 Requested 5 times
daily-#kubuntu	<reply> Daily builds of the images of the current development version of Kubuntu can be found at http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/kubuntu/daily-live/current/	Added by genii Date: 2016-02-08 20:32:42 Requested 5 times
krack	<reply> KRACK is a group of attacks against the wireless WPA2 protocol and related software. Ubuntu clients are protected against it if they are updated; see https://usn.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-3455-1/ for details. Networking equipment needs updating if using 802.11r, repeater mode, or other AP-as-client configurations, which most are not. See https://www.krackattacks.com/ for technical details.	Added by dax Date: 2017-10-21 20:53:27 Requested 5 times
printk	<reply> If your !tty is flooded with error messages, you can limit the kernel logging daemons' log level below the default of 4 (KERN_WARNING), e.g. by running "echo 3 \| sudo tee -a /proc/sys/kernel/printk". More info at https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Kernel/KernelDebuggingTricks#printk_is_your_friend and syslog(2)	Added by Unit193 Date: 2019-09-23 00:41:31 Last edited by dax Date: 2019-10-03 18:21:48 Requested 5 times
appsy	<reply> Nickname for http://kde-apps.org which hosts many popular 3rd-party KDE applications.	Added by apokryphos Date: 2006-06-18 15:53:44 Requested 4 times
kde docs kdedocs	<reply> The KDE documentation is available for browsing/searching at http://docs.kde.org	Added by Seveas Date: 2006-06-18 21:53:19 Requested 4 times
launch-feedback	<reply> The Launch Feedback setting can be found in KControl. Press Alt+F2 and type in "kcontrol" (without the quotes). It is located under the Appearance and Themes group	Added by Jucato Date: 2006-10-28 15:53:06 Requested 4 times
synergy-#ubuntuforums	<reply> Synergy is a means for the best threads on forums around the internet to be read by the masses. When a community admin or one of their delegated usergroups submits a thread, it enters the forum's "submission queue". Once every x hours (this number will be variable and based upon a number of factors) a thread from the queue will be accepted by the system at Zoints.com and then propagated across all Sy	Added by PriceChild Date: 2007-02-08 21:54:59 Requested 4 times
tribalwars	<reply> Tribal Wars is a web based browser game. For more information and to learn how to join the other ubunteros playing it, see https://wiki.ubuntu.com/TribalWars	Added by Mez Date: 2007-10-22 00:59:32 Last edited by LjL Date: 2007-10-22 00:59:57 Requested 4 times
ntp	<alias> time	Added by LjL Date: 2007-12-11 16:11:37 Requested 4 times
pumice	<deleted>almost as abrasive as snuxoll, except it's different because you can throw some pumice at snuxoll	Added by LjL Date: 2009-03-14 16:33:04 Last edited by Pici Date: 2009-05-13 20:04:53 Requested 4 times
iplayer	http://bbc.co.uk/iplayer - one brand name for multiple online TV, Radio and podcast streaming and download services from the BBC.	Added by popey Date: 2009-04-05 22:23:06 Requested 4 times
notdrupal-#ubuntu-drupal	<reply> Ubuntu-Drupal is NOT Drupal. Drupal is an incredibly CMS (drupal.org). Ubuntu-Drupal is a set of extras to be used on top of Drupal (modules/theme) that helps you to deploy an Ubuntu related site very quickly. If you have any ideas for modules please ask.	Added by Pici Date: 2009-07-09 18:28:45 Requested 4 times
awesomeness	<deleted><reply> Awesomeness is Ubuntu!	Added by genii Date: 2009-10-27 18:43:16 Last edited by tsimpson Date: 2011-03-03 21:46:21 Requested 4 times
awesomeness-#ubuntu-offtopic	<reply> Awesomeness is Ubuntu!	Added by tsimpson Date: 2011-03-03 21:46:47 Requested 4 times
menueditor-#xubuntu	<reply> To edit the menus in Xubuntu, use the preinstalled menu editor MenuLibre. Read more about MenuLibre at https://smdavis.us/projects/menulibre/	Added by knome Date: 2012-02-02 23:53:10 Last edited by Unit193 Date: 2015-12-03 21:34:39 Requested 4 times
autostart-#xubuntu autostart-#xubuntu-offtopic autostart-#xubuntu-devel	<reply> To add programs or scripts to start when logging in, use Applications menu -> Settings -> Settings Manager -> Session and Startup -> tab "Application autostart" - See !boot for starting (non-interactive) programs at boot	Added by knome Date: 2012-02-06 18:32:58 Last edited by knome Date: 2012-02-06 18:33:48 Requested 4 times
mainline-#ubuntu-se	<reply> Ubuntus kernel-team tillhandahåller kontinuerliga byggen av den senaste Linuxkärnan, som kan vara änvändbara för att isolera fel eller att testa de senaste ändringarna. Mer information finns via https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Kernel/MainlineBuilds	Added by pangolin Date: 2012-02-25 10:40:43 Requested 4 times
release-#xubuntu	<reply> Xubuntu releases a new version every 6 months. Each version is supported for 9 months (regular releases) to 3 years (long-term suppport (LTS) releases). More info at https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Releases & https://wiki.ubuntu.com/TimeBasedReleases	Added by knome Date: 2013-04-24 13:54:47 Last edited by dax Date: 2017-10-30 06:46:16 Requested 4 times
sonikkuamerica	<deleted><reply> No, his name is not Jessica.	Added by SonikkuAmerica Date: 2016-08-31 16:55:35 Last edited by dax Date: 2017-05-29 03:03:24 Requested 4 times
clink-#ubuntu-offtopic	<reply> Past the lips, and over the gums... Look out stomach! Here it comes...	Added by genii Date: 2017-02-24 20:46:37 Requested 4 times
fr-#lubuntu	<reply> Dans cette chaîne lubuntu, seul l'anglais est parlé. Si vous cherchez de l'aide en français, entrez le canal #lubuntu-fr; tapez "/join #lubuntu-fr" (sans les guillemets) et appuyez sur Entrée.	Added by wxl Date: 2020-12-14 02:26:23 Requested 4 times
kernel-source	<reply> You can access all the kernels for previous and current development releases at http://kernel.ubuntu.com/git. There are repositories for each supported release under ubuntu/ubuntu-<release>.git - For more details see: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Kernel/SourceCode	Added by apokryphos Date: 2006-06-18 22:02:30 Last edited by Pici Date: 2011-07-07 13:18:49 Requested 3 times
eduhardware eduhw	https://help.ubuntu.com/community/HowToCookEdubuntu/Chapters/HardwareRequirements	Added by bimberi Date: 2006-07-05 06:41:28 Requested 3 times
ops-#ubuntu-mozillateam	<reply> Help! dfarning, hjmf, Yawner, asac, Admiral_Chicago, or gnomefreak	Added by gnomefreak Date: 2007-04-02 12:17:53 Last edited by gnomefreak Date: 2007-04-02 12:18:17 Requested 3 times
wfm	<alias> worksforme	Added by Seveas Date: 2007-09-11 20:44:22 Last edited by Seveas Date: 2007-09-11 20:44:30 Requested 3 times
xfce-icons	<reply> To install icons, unpack them to ~/.icons/ - Visit http://www.xfce-look.org/ for all kinds of eyecandy for your Xfce4 desktop! - See also !themes for other GNOME theme sites	Added by LjL Date: 2007-11-25 03:10:11 Requested 3 times
ut2k4	<reply> For information on how to play Unreal Tournament 2004, see https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Games/Native/UnrealTournament2004	Added by elkbuntu Date: 2007-12-28 11:48:57 Requested 3 times
flare183-#ubuntu-offtopic	<deleted><reply> shhhh you'll only encourage more comments and we have seen enough of them already. ;-)	Added by Pici Date: 2008-05-12 17:06:05 Last edited by nhandler Date: 2010-06-18 21:34:10 Requested 3 times
php4	<reply> PHP4 has reached its End Of Life and as such is not in any Ubuntu release after Edgy (6.10). For PHP's announcement see http://us2.php.net/archive/2007.php#2007-07-13-1	Added by Pici Date: 2008-05-15 16:56:34 Requested 3 times
meeting-#ubuntu-us-az	<reply>The Ubuntu Arizona LoCo team meetings are every Sunday at 9:00 PM Arizona time in our team channel, #ubuntu-us-az. Everyone is welcome!!	Added by Amaranth Date: 2008-05-17 06:39:34 Last edited by Amaranth Date: 2008-05-17 06:39:56 Requested 3 times
intelbrick	<deleted><reply> Concerned about Intrepid breaking Intel e1000e gigabit adaptors? See http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?p=5841972#post5841972 for a more realistic assessment.	Added by elky Date: 2008-09-23 21:25:48 Last edited by Pici Date: 2009-04-23 13:37:42 Requested 3 times
hi-#ubuntu-artwork	<reply> Hi! Welcome to #ubuntu-artwork! Channel for the community artwork team. Feel free to ask questions . Enjoy your stay	Added by Madpilot Date: 2009-11-26 10:20:11 Requested 3 times
ops-#ubuntu-women-project	<reply>BWEEP! Channel emergency! Help akgraner, pleia2, elky, hypa7ia, maco, Hobbsee, Gareth, Myrtti, elly, Pendulum, JanC, idleone!	Added by bazhang Date: 2010-04-05 05:28:22 Last edited by Myrtti Date: 2011-11-17 19:08:06 Requested 3 times
gdm2setup	<reply> Up to Oneiric, GDM was used as the login manager. You can configure your GDM options, including the wallpaper and theme, with gdm2setup. See https://launchpad.net/gdm2setup for more information and installation instructions.~	Added by knome Date: 2011-08-27 21:18:55 Requested 3 times
testers-#kubuntu	<reply> Help is needed in #kubuntu-devel. Please ping Riddell, yofel, soee, Tm_T, BluesKaj, James147, Quintasan, lordievader, shrini, tester56, parad1se, mamarley, alket, SourBlues, sgclark, neo31, vip, mparillo, wxl, DarinMiller, tsimonq2 for information	Added by Tm_T Date: 2012-01-25 17:02:44 Last edited by genii Date: 2017-03-22 21:43:13 Requested 3 times
inteunity-#ubuntu-se	<reply> Ubuntu 11.10 använder normalt sett GNOME 3 med skalet !unity. För att använda GNOME Shell istället, installera paketet "gnome-shell" och möjligtvis även "gnome-tweak-tool". För GNOME Fallback mode, som liknar GNOME 2, installera "gnome-panel". Båda paketen placerar alternativ i sessionsmenyn vid login.	Added by pangolin Date: 2012-01-29 14:48:04 Requested 3 times
membership-#ubuntu-offtopic	<deleted><reply> Service guarantees citizenship!	Added by rww Date: 2016-02-07 03:59:02 Last edited by dax Date: 2016-08-05 17:26:18 Requested 3 times
mentors-#ubuntu-motu	<reply> for initial mentoring to introduce you to the MOTU world check out https://wiki.ubuntu.com/MOTU/Mentoring/Contributor	Added by LaserJock Date: 2006-07-13 21:55:22 Last edited by jrib Date: 2007-08-22 00:36:17 Requested 2 times
meeting-#edubuntu	<alias> meetings-#edubuntu	Added by bimberi Date: 2006-08-10 05:56:24 Last edited by bimberi Date: 2007-05-02 22:55:48 Requested 2 times
imap4rev1	a broken and unsupported option in Evolution. IMAP supports all IMAP servers, and should be used instead. See http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=324118 for more information.	Added by Seveas Date: 2006-08-12 16:40:07 Requested 2 times
guishell	<deleted><reply> Several "hybrid" GUI command line interfaces are in development, see: http://www.bterm.org/ - http://linux.pte.hu/~pipas/CUI/ - http://hotwire-shell.org/	Added by LjL Date: 2008-01-25 16:37:28 Last edited by IdleOne Date: 2013-03-23 02:47:21 Requested 2 times
fakefact	<deleted><reply> something entirely different	Added by tsimpson Date: 2009-05-03 20:06:53 Last edited by tsimpson Date: 2009-05-03 20:09:06 Requested 2 times
ops-#ubuntu-devel-summit	<reply> Help! Channel emergency! (ONLY use this trigger in emergencies) - sabdfl, Keybuk, lifeless or mneptok!	Added by Hobbsee Date: 2009-05-27 13:53:47 Last edited by Hobbsee Date: 2009-05-27 13:54:46 Requested 2 times
mentor-#ubuntu-bugs	<reply> Looking for a helping hand with bug triage? Read the wiki for information about requesting a bugsquad mentor: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/BugSquad/Mentors	Added by jussi Date: 2010-06-13 14:16:40 Requested 2 times
partialupgrade-#ubuntu+1 partial-#ubuntu+1	<reply> Partial upgrades during the develpment cycle, or excessive removals are often due to repository inconsistencies, the best fix is often to simply wait. See http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1751299 for more info.	Added by IdleOne Date: 2011-05-19 15:31:33 Requested 2 times
oppression-#ubuntu-offtopic	<reply>Come and see the violence inherent in the system!	Added by Flannel Date: 2011-07-09 23:40:26 Requested 2 times
ms	<deleted><reply> Dalam kebanyakan saluran Ubuntu, kita hanya bercakap dalam Bahasa Inggeris. Malangnya pada masa ini, kita tidak mempunyai saluran bahasa Melayu. Kami minta maaf atas ketidaknyamanannya. Jika anda boleh bercakap bahasa Inggeris, sila berbuat demikian, atau menggunakan penterjemah internet.	Added by IdleOne Date: 2011-09-03 21:27:54 Last edited by Myrtti Date: 2011-09-03 21:44:05 Requested 2 times
inteunity	<deleted><reply> Ubuntu 11.10 använder normalt sett GNOME 3 med skalet !unity. För att använda GNOME Shell istället, installera paketet "gnome-shell" och möjligtvis även "gnome-tweak-tool". För GNOME Fallback mode, som liknar GNOME 2, installera "gnome-panel". Båda paketen placerar alternativ i sessionsmenyn vid login.	Added by pangolin Date: 2011-10-23 16:33:49 Last edited by pangolin Date: 2011-10-23 16:44:34 Requested 2 times