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desura	<deleted><reply> Desura is an application which makes it easy to install, patch and play games on all Linux and Windows distributions. http://www.desura.com for more information.	Added by pangolin Date: 2011-11-22 03:58:31 Last edited by dax Date: 2016-04-02 04:33:32 Requested 2 times
meeting-#xubuntu-devel	<reply> Next scheduled Xubuntu community meeting and the agenda can be found at https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Xubuntu/Meetings	Added by knome Date: 2013-11-14 15:23:06 Requested 2 times
rollinghwe	<reply> Since the release of 16.04.2, the setup for the !HWE kernel has changed. See https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Kernel/RollingLTSEnablementStack	Added by dax Date: 2017-03-03 16:56:31 Requested 2 times
testers-#kubuntu-offtopic	<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 genii Date: 2017-03-22 20:38:05 Requested 2 times
support-#lubuntu-devel	<reply> For Lubuntu support, please join the #lubuntu channel on IRC or https://telegram.lubuntu.me/support for Telegram. Also, at https://forum.lubuntu.me you can find our Discourse forum.	Added by wxl Date: 2019-05-03 18:52:19 Last edited by wxl Date: 2020-12-24 22:32:11 Requested 2 times
pudding-#ubuntu-offtopic	<reply> Here's some pudding just for you! WOOHOO	Added by genii Date: 2019-08-29 01:02:39 Requested 2 times
mtrr !mtrr	<deleted>Memory Type Range Registers (MTRR) is a way for a CPU to inform the operating system which ranges of physical memory should be cached by it, and how. If your log says "mtrr_cleanup: can not find optimal value": http://web.archive.org/web/20190904223631/http://my-fuzzy-logic.de/blog/index.php?/archives/41-Solving-linux-MTRR-problems.html	Added by hggdh Date: 2020-07-04 15:35:34 Last edited by genii Date: 2020-07-09 00:31:34 Requested 2 times
ubuntustudio-focal-upgrade	<reply> Ubuntu Studio 20.04 LTS was the last release with the Xfce desktop environment. Future versions use the KDE Plasma Desktop Environment. Due to this major change, upgrading from Ubuntu Studio 20.04 LTS to a newer version is not supported; clean install is the only upgrade path.	Added by Eickmeyer Date: 2020-09-27 22:42:37 Requested 2 times
doc	<alias> documentation	Added by Seveas Date: 2006-06-17 23:05:57 Requested 1 times
#ubuntu+1	the channel for discussions about the upcoming, in development, not ready yet edition of Ubuntu	Added by Seveas Date: 2006-06-17 23:11:04 Requested 1 times
eyecandy	<alias> themes	Added by Seveas Date: 2006-06-18 16:10:19 Requested 1 times
tldp	<alias> documentation	Added by Seveas Date: 2006-06-18 19:12:20 Requested 1 times
i-candy	<alias> themes	Added by apokryphos Date: 2006-06-18 21:24:50 Requested 1 times
docteam	The Ubuntu Documentation team. See https://wiki.ubuntu.com/DocumentationTeam/ and you can "/join #ubuntu-doc"	Added by apokryphos Date: 2006-06-18 21:40:04 Requested 1 times
noicons	<reply> To get rid of all icons on your gnome-desktop, run gconf-editor and edit the value /apps/nautilus/preferences/show_desktop	Added by tonyyarusso Date: 2006-12-09 05:01:33 Requested 1 times
ram	<alias> memory	Added by LjL Date: 2007-01-23 03:25:48 Requested 1 times
xglautostart	<deleted><reply> You could edit /etc/gdm/gdm.conf-custom to start Xgl by default each time or could make a session file for it so you can choose X or Xgl by each login(the latter is often preferred). https://help.ubuntu.com/community/CompositeManager/Xgl	Added by PriceChild Date: 2007-05-11 11:14:32 Last edited by Pici Date: 2009-05-18 23:56:41 Requested 1 times
bzrmerges	<reply> are always committed at once - without specifying any file - e.g. bzr commit -m "your merge comment"	Added by gnomefreak Date: 2007-08-27 19:29:46 Requested 1 times
brokenusplash-#kubuntu	<reply> Supported screen resolutions are sometimes detected incorrectly, causing the splash screen to not appear and slowing down boot. Edit /etc/usplash.conf and change "xres" and "yres" to a resolution that your graphics system certainly supports, then run « sudo update-usplash-theme usplash-theme-kubuntu »	Added by LjL Date: 2007-11-27 00:05:36 Requested 1 times
xfcemem	<alias> requirements-#xubuntu	Added by Hobbsee Date: 2008-01-23 15:44:27 Last edited by LjL Date: 2008-01-23 15:54:12 Requested 1 times
ubuntuemail	<deleted><reply>An @ubuntu.com email alias is a privilege that is granted to all Ubuntu members. Please see: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuEmail and !member.	Added by jpds Date: 2008-09-21 07:47:04 Last edited by Pici Date: 2009-05-18 23:55:29 Requested 1 times
w4m	<alias> worksforme	Added by Myrtti Date: 2009-03-11 06:44:48 Last edited by Myrtti Date: 2009-03-11 06:45:02 Requested 1 times
meeting-#ubuntu-women	<reply>The Ubuntu Women meetings are held in #ubuntu-women-project. You're welcome to join us! The agenda can be found at http://wiki.ubuntu-women.org/Meetings	Added by elky Date: 2010-09-13 04:37:29 Requested 1 times
triage-#ubuntu-bugs	<reply> Triage means ensuring that a bug has all of the necessary information for a developer to start working on it when they have time.	Added by nhandler Date: 2010-09-18 14:25:07 Requested 1 times
ops-#ubuntu-beginners-team	<deleted><reply> Help! Channel emergency! (ONLY use this trigger in emergencies) - bodhizazen, nhandler, paultag, Rocket2DMn, ibuclaw, cprofitt, Tronyx, Hellow, Silver-Fox-, PabloRubianes, or DarkwingDuck!	Added by nhandler Date: 2010-09-22 21:52:26 Last edited by Unit193 Date: 2017-05-05 20:23:11 Requested 1 times
awesomeness-#kubuntu-offtopic	<reply> Awesomeness is Kubuntu!	Added by tsimpson Date: 2011-03-03 21:46:57 Requested 1 times
bell	<reply> For getting an audible bell in gnome terminal (using some sound file instead of the PC speaker) you find complete instructions in http://askubuntu.com/questions/40171/terminal-bell-without-a-pc-speaker	Added by IdleOne Date: 2012-12-31 17:14:45 Requested 1 times
lts-hardware	<reply> If you experience issues with the LTS kernel, please check https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Kernel/LTSEnablementStack to see if you may upgrade to a newer kernel and X stack.	Added by rww Date: 2014-02-05 03:18:31 Requested 1 times
hack	<deleted><reply>When, in the course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the technical bands which have connected them with another, and to assume among the powers of the transistor, the separate and equal station to which the laws of Moore and of Mealy's Machine entitle them, a decent respect to the opinions of mankind requires that they should delcare the causes which impel them to the singularity. <deleted><reply>We hold these truths to be tautological, that all processes are created equal, that they are endowed by their Programmer with certain unreducable flags, that among these are const, static, and the pursuit of reentrancy.	Added by Flannel Date: 2014-03-30 23:48:40 Last edited by Flannel Date: 2014-03-30 23:49:35 Requested 1 times
lovethrice-#ubuntu-offtopic	<reply> Three times the charm!	Added by genii Date: 2015-09-29 16:40:05 Requested 1 times
docs-#kubuntu	<reply> Kubuntu documentation can be found at http://docs.kubuntu.org General linux documentation can be found at http://www.tldp.org and http://rute.2038bug.com	Added by genii Date: 2015-11-04 20:34:04 Requested 1 times
membershipboard	<reply> The Membership Board consists of ahoneybun, cwayne18, elacheche, hggdh, IdleOne, iulian, jcastro, Kilos, marcoceppi, popey, rickspencer3, s-fox, toddy and wxl - they are here to help, just ask! :) You can also send them an email at ubuntu-membership-boards@lists.ubuntu.com	Added by Pici Date: 2015-12-03 18:10:48 Requested 1 times
cloud-#ubuntu-offtopic	<reply> There is no cloud. It's just somebody else's computer.	Added by dax Date: 2016-04-02 05:40:39 Requested 1 times
qateam-#xubuntu-devel	<reply> akxwi-dave, slickymaster, flocculant, knome	Added by knome Date: 2016-05-01 20:26:54 Requested 1 times
psychology-#ubuntu-offtopic	<reply> #ubuntu-offtopic is not a counseling/psychological advice channel. If you need to talk to someone about a problem that is affecting you, you would be better served by talking to a qualified person offline. While this is a social chat channel, there are serious limits to our ability and willingness to give social and psychological advice.	Added by dax Date: 2016-08-02 21:50:56 Requested 1 times
wol	<reply> Wake-On-LAN is a feature of a computer's network card allowing it to be remotely turned on. See https://help.ubuntu.com/community/WakeOnLan for details on implementation.	Added by genii Date: 2017-06-09 17:31:12 Requested 1 times
devel-#lubuntu	<reply> For discussion about Lubuntu Development, please join the #lubuntu-devel channel on IRC or https://telegram.lubuntu.me/development for Telegram.	Added by wxl Date: 2019-05-03 18:53:44 Requested 1 times
somebody	<deleted><alias> anyone	Added by Seveas Date: 2006-06-17 23:01:27 Last edited by knome Date: 2014-03-19 19:31:39 Requested 0 times
someone	<deleted><alias> anyone	Added by Seveas Date: 2006-06-17 23:01:30 Last edited by knome Date: 2014-03-19 19:31:47 Requested 0 times
extreme	<deleted><reply> To configure Airport Extreme wireless on Mac, read https://help.ubuntu.com/community/WifiDocs/Device/AirportExtreme	Added by Seveas Date: 2006-06-17 23:03:37 Last edited by Pici Date: 2009-05-05 19:09:00 Requested 0 times
docs	<alias> documentation	Added by Seveas Date: 2006-06-17 23:05:55 Requested 0 times
removekde	<alias> removegnome	Added by Seveas Date: 2006-06-18 00:38:33 Requested 0 times
removexfce	<alias> removegnome	Added by Seveas Date: 2006-06-18 00:38:37 Requested 0 times
quicktime	<alias> codecs	Added by Seveas Date: 2006-06-18 01:19:29 Requested 0 times
media players	<alias> players	Added by apokryphos Date: 2006-06-18 15:43:15 Requested 0 times
theme	<alias> themes	Added by Seveas Date: 2006-06-18 16:10:22 Requested 0 times
artwork	<alias> themes	Added by Seveas Date: 2006-06-18 16:10:26 Requested 0 times
privatemessage	<alias> pm	Added by apokryphos Date: 2006-06-18 17:08:55 Requested 0 times
private message	<alias> pm	Added by apokryphos Date: 2006-06-18 17:08:59 Requested 0 times
instant messaging	<alias> im	Added by apokryphos Date: 2006-06-18 17:39:10 Requested 0 times