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f5	<deleted><reply> Remember that every time you hit refresh, Canonical is wasting money, bandwidth, and CPU time serving your request instead of doing useful things like uploading the image or paying for ShipIt disks. Please do so sparingly.	Added by tonyyarusso Date: 2007-10-18 04:30:57 Last edited by Pici Date: 2014-04-17 15:53:18 Requested 77 times
wep	<reply> WEP is totally insecure, don't use it, the full Wireless Documentation for Ubuntu can be found at: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/WifiDocs	Added by Seveas Date: 2006-06-18 15:45:43 Last edited by ompaul Date: 2007-10-20 18:19:47 Requested 76 times
upnp mediatomb	<reply> To stream media to other UPNP aware devices (such as the Xbox, PS3, or iRadio) you need a UPNP server. See !info mediatomb for information regarding the MediaTomb package	Added by Mez Date: 2008-06-21 01:04:52 Last edited by Mez Date: 2008-06-21 01:08:28 Requested 75 times
ops-#ubuntu-women	Nightrose JanC pleia2 elky Myrtti hypa7ia maco Gareth akgraner Mamarok Pendulum akk elly idleone Tm_T alanbell nigelb svaksha Cheri703 Pici valorie	Added by Myrtti Date: 2009-04-21 19:10:26 Last edited by dax Date: 2020-06-14 23:47:46 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
fi-#ubuntu	<reply> Tämä kanava on tarkoitettu vain englanninkieliselle keskustelulle. Jos haluat suomenkielistä apua (K)ubuntun ongelmiin, liity kanavalle #ubuntu-fi / #kubuntu-fi :-)	Added by Myrtti Date: 2009-03-08 13:19:25 Last edited by Myrtti Date: 2009-03-08 14:06:35 Requested 72 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
dock docks	<reply> Ubuntu includes several dock-like navigation bars. Some options are: avant-window-navigator, cairo-dock, docky (formerly part of gnome-do), stalonetray, simdock, kdocker, kooldock.	Added by rww Date: 2011-04-11 20:02:34 Requested 70 times
ops-#ubuntu-motu	<reply>Help! Hobbsee, Riddell, sladen, fbond, mneptok, gnomefreak, Seveas, dholbach, elky, Unit193, PriceChild, or jpds!	Added by gnomefreak Date: 2007-04-02 12:04:50 Last edited by dax Date: 2020-06-14 23:47:25 Requested 69 times
xkcd	possibly the greatest geeky webcomic ever. It even makes jokes about Ubuntu. http://www.xkcd.com/ and especially the one about 'sudo make me a sandwich' - http://xkcd.com/c149.html	Added by Madpilot Date: 2007-06-04 10:22:02 Last edited by Madpilot Date: 2007-06-04 10:25:19 Requested 69 times
phasedupdates phased	<reply> Since Ubuntu 21.04, APT may hold back some updates on some systems while they are being phased in. This is called "phased updates". See https://ubottu.com/y/phased and https://help.ubuntu.com/community/PhasedUpdates for more info.	Added by krytarik Date: 2022-10-05 17:23:03 Last edited by tomreyn Date: 2023-03-15 17:21:28 Requested 68 times
boys-#ubuntu-offtopic	<reply> ♪ Bad boys, bad boys, watcha gonna do, watcha gonna do when they come for you ♫	Added by Seveas Date: 2007-01-12 02:37:17 Requested 67 times
names	<reply> Ubuntu has an $adjective $animal naming scheme, summarized (and with a list of suggested words which you can add to) at https://wiki.ubuntu.com/DevelopmentCodeNames	Added by tonyyarusso Date: 2007-04-13 06:43:42 Requested 67 times
path	<reply>The $PATH variable tells the shell where to look for the commands you tell it to run. See https://help.ubuntu.com/community/EnvironmentVariables#File-location_related_variables	Added by Pricey Date: 2013-05-30 22:47:48 Last edited by AlanBell Date: 2013-11-27 11:22:08 Requested 65 times
putty	<reply> PuTTY is an !SSH client for Windows. Please see: http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/ for it's homepage and downloads. See also !scp (Secure CoPy)	Added by Seveas Date: 2006-06-18 15:42:53 Last edited by genii Date: 2009-06-01 13:39:10 Requested 62 times
meetings meeting ircmeetings	<reply> Team meetings are held in #ubuntu-meeting - See « /msg $nick logs » for transcripts.	Added by Hobbsee Date: 2007-01-07 15:49:31 Last edited by m4v Date: 2013-02-28 16:57:26 Requested 62 times
xp	<reply> XP, or "eXtreme Programming" is a style of programming, for more information see: http://www.extremeprogramming.org/	Added by Spec Date: 2007-07-17 21:04:07 Last edited by Spec Date: 2007-07-17 21:04:51 Requested 62 times
meta	<deleted><reply> If you would like to help in #ubuntu but it just goes too fast to spot interesting questions, try joining #ubuntu-meta and watching for questions there (note that it is NOT a support channel, however, and questions should still be answered in #ubuntu)	Added by LjL Date: 2008-01-01 22:30:19 Last edited by rww Date: 2014-03-19 19:56:09 Requested 62 times
ubuntu-gnome	<reply> Ubuntu GNOME is a supported !flavor of Ubuntu that uses !GNOME as the default desktop environment instead of Unity. For more info or to download, see http://www.ubuntugnome.org/ or https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuGNOME/OneStopPage	Added by IdleOne Date: 2013-12-24 02:03:19 Requested 61 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
kpti	<alias> meltdown	Added by dax Date: 2018-01-03 21:09:51 Last edited by dax Date: 2018-01-10 01:28:01 Requested 61 times
mate	<reply> Ubuntu MATE is a supported !flavor of Ubuntu that uses MATE as the default desktop environment. It functions similarly to older versions of GNOME. For more information, see https://ubuntu-mate.org/	Added by dax Date: 2016-03-29 14:47:42 Requested 60 times
bootlog	<reply> To show errors during boot and shutdown, edit the kernel command line: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Kernel/KernelBootParameters and replace "quiet splash" by "debug systemd.log_level=info". Disable "Full screen logo" and "Fastboot" options in your BIOS setup, or hit 'Esc' when the logo shows on power up.	Added by hggdh Date: 2019-07-29 16:30:49 Last edited by tomreyn Date: 2023-10-26 12:36:26 Requested 59 times
lt lithuanian	<reply> Šiame kanale bendraujama anglų kalba. Jei ieškote pagalbos lietuvių kalba, prisijunkite prie #ubuntu-lt kanalo.	Added by LjL Date: 2008-10-27 14:38:05 Requested 58 times
ops-#kubuntu-offtopic	<reply> Help! imbrandon, Riddell, Hobbsee, thoreauputic, apokryphos, Nalioth, tritium, Tm_T, robotgeek, gnomefreak, jpds, tsimpson, genii, acheronuk, jussi01, kkathman or vorian!	Added by Seveas Date: 2006-06-19 23:41:30 Last edited by dax Date: 2018-01-03 18:41:56 Requested 57 times
startup-#kubuntu	<reply> To make programs start up automatically when you log into your KDE session, run all programs that you want to be started and close all other programs, then select 'Save Session' in the K menu. Alternatively, create a !symlink to the wanted program in ~/.kde/Autostart - See !boot for starting non-interactive programs at boot	Added by LjL Date: 2007-12-15 15:47:48 Requested 56 times
gnutella	<reply> Some Gnutella clients: GTK-Gnutella (GTK, stand-alone), gifTui, giFToxic (GTK, based on giFT), Apollon (KDE, based on giFT), mldonkey-gui (GTK, based on MLDonkey), KMLDonkey (KDE, based on MLDonkey) - See also !P2P	Added by LjL Date: 2007-09-28 20:01:51 Last edited by tsimpson Date: 2011-09-07 11:30:12 Requested 55 times
removegnome removekde removexfce	<reply> Want to remove gnome/kde/xfce completely? Look at debfoster, it's a great help	Added by Seveas Date: 2006-06-18 00:38:26 Requested 54 times
ops-#ubuntu-uk	<reply> Help! DJones, Myrtti, Mez, AlanBell, popey, Gary, Seeker`, Daviey, PriceChild or X3N	Added by apokryphos Date: 2006-11-06 23:53:42 Last edited by tsimpson Date: 2013-11-18 16:07:15 Requested 54 times
autostart	<reply> If you want to edit your Autostart programs, open the Unity dash and search for Startup Programs. If you're on XFCE, use menu -> Settings -> Settings Manager -> Session and Startup, if you're on KDE, use Kickoff -> Computer -> System Settings -> Autostart. For more details see https://help.ubuntu.com/community/AddingProgramToSessionStartup	Added by apokryphos Date: 2006-11-28 14:04:30 Last edited by dax Date: 2016-03-31 15:49:36 Requested 54 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
xfce-themes changethemes-#xubuntu	<alias> themes-#xubuntu	Added by LjL Date: 2007-11-06 23:19:56 Last edited by knome Date: 2011-10-22 23:55:07 Requested 53 times
releaseparty rp	<reply> Please remember that #ubuntu, #kubuntu, #xubuntu, #edubuntu, and #lubuntu are support channels. To countdown to !Saucy release and then party once it happens, join #ubuntu-release-party - For in-person parties, see http://loco.ubuntu.com/events/global/2534/	Added by tonyyarusso Date: 2007-04-19 05:35:09 Last edited by IdleOne Date: 2013-10-14 00:25:54 Requested 52 times
give me a test	<reply> Oh no, I won't, I'm not like some of those nasty scripts' users!	Added by LjL Date: 2009-01-22 02:28:48 Requested 52 times
winkey	<reply> To use the windows key as a modifier in a keyboard shortcut you can edit the shortcut settings manually in gconf-editor. The windows key is represented as "<super>". Metacity shortcuts can be found in the /apps/metaicty/* gconf keys.	Added by bimberi Date: 2006-11-23 02:18:53 Last edited by jrib Date: 2007-05-13 23:11:53 Requested 51 times
khardy	<deleted><reply> Kubuntu Hardy Heron expects to ship with both KDE 3 and KDE 4 as 2 separate disks. KDE 3 should be offered by shipit. The KDE 3 CD will be commercially supported for 18 months and KDE 4 will be community supported	Added by jussi01 Date: 2008-02-25 11:43:35 Last edited by tsimpson Date: 2012-09-19 10:16:19 Requested 51 times
ubuntustudio-controls	<reply> Ubuntu 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://help.ubuntu.com/community/UbuntuStudio/UbuntuStudioControls	Added by hggdh Date: 2019-03-24 15:53:34 Requested 50 times
ra	<reply> Relationship advice is not available in $chan. If you want to chat about other offtopic matters try #ubuntu-offtopic. If you need to talk something through with a professional counsellor there is a global directory of support services at http://befrienders.org	Added by jpds Date: 2009-12-23 21:52:40 Last edited by rww Date: 2011-03-17 05:33:19 Requested 49 times
64bit whicharch	<reply> AMD64 and Intel 64 are fully supported architectures on Ubuntu. Consider using 64-bit if your memory ussage exceeds 4GB. See https://help.ubuntu.com/community/32bit_and_64bit	Added by apokryphos Date: 2006-06-18 00:18:56 Last edited by LjL Date: 2011-08-03 22:44:30 Requested 48 times
usernames usenames username	<alias> who	Added by apokryphos Date: 2006-06-19 11:02:06 Last edited by rww Date: 2011-01-02 04:09:17 Requested 48 times
lost+found lost	where !fsck places any files it gleans from a corrupt filesystem. These are files which had become unlinked from their parent directories.	Added by apokryphos Date: 2006-06-19 13:12:22 Requested 48 times
moztest mozillatest	<reply> The Mozilla-testing repos can be found at: https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-mozilla-daily/+archive/firefox-aurora. Please remember these are testing repos, the packages in these repos are not stable and may break things on your system. Use with caution. Please report bugs found from these packages to: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/MozillaTeam/Bugs	Added by gnomefreak Date: 2007-04-18 18:58:22 Last edited by IdleOne Date: 2013-03-23 02:49:06 Requested 48 times
hdbug	<reply>Ubuntu does not modify the settings that affect HD lifespans by default. An analysis from an Ubuntu Technical Board member and ACPI expert can be found at http://mjg59.livejournal.com/77672.html (See https://launchpad.net/bugs/59695 and http://tinyurl.com/2vyrft for more information)	Added by Pici Date: 2007-10-31 14:56:09 Last edited by IdleOne Date: 2012-10-13 23:22:53 Requested 48 times
proxies	<reply> "Proxies" are services acting as intermediate agents in various sorts of Internet connections. Examples are TOR, !apt-proxy, and HTTP proxies (such as "squid"). It is possible to install and use Ubuntu via some proxy connections: see FIXME	Added by LjL Date: 2007-12-11 16:24:10 Last edited by Pici Date: 2008-10-08 19:06:56 Requested 48 times
scanner	<reply> Scanning software: simple-scan (GNOME), Gwenview (KDE), Xsane. For instructions see https://help.ubuntu.com/community/ScanningHowTo and to see supported hardware: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/HardwareSupportComponentsScanners - See also !OCR	Added by apokryphos Date: 2006-06-19 10:34:05 Last edited by bazhang Date: 2010-05-08 15:37:43 Requested 45 times
lxde	<reply> LXDE ( http://lxde.org/ ) is the Lightweight X11 Desktop Environment used by !Lubuntu. To install from Ubuntu: « sudo apt-get install lubuntu-desktop ». See http://lubuntu.net/ for more information, and join #lubuntu for support.	Added by IdleOne Date: 2013-02-11 03:17:38 Requested 45 times
doublejoin	<reply> Your IRC client is completing NickServ authentication after joining channels, which triggers a fake quit and rejoin to apply your cloak and increases channel noise. The best way to avoid this is to use SASL (https://libera.chat/guides/sasl). Other options for automatic login exist (e.g. CertFP and server password) but sometimes complete after channel join.	Added by knome Date: 2013-04-13 22:19:45 Last edited by kryten Date: 2021-05-24 22:54:45 Requested 45 times
budgie	<reply> Ubuntu Budgie is a community !flavour of Ubuntu featuring the Budgie desktop. Its first official release is 17.04. As with all development versions, for questions involving Ubuntu Budgie $curDevelNum support, visit #ubuntu+1. Ubuntu Budgie 16.04 and 16.10 are not supported by the Ubuntu project. https://ubuntubudgie.org/	Added by SonikkuAmerica Date: 2016-12-14 19:28:19 Last edited by dax Date: 2017-05-25 14:41:50 Requested 45 times
themes-#xubuntu xfce-themes themes-#xubuntu-devel	<reply> To change your theme in Xubuntu, go to Settings Manager -> Appearance (tabs Style, Icons) and/or Settings Manager -> Window Manager (tab Style). Starting with Xubuntu 13.10, you can control some of your theme colors from Settings Manager -> Theme Configuration.	Added by knome Date: 2011-08-13 12:48:11 Last edited by knome Date: 2013-10-14 20:18:51 Requested 44 times
testing	<reply> To test your hardware, you can use the packages memtest86+ (for memory, can be started from the !GRUB boot menu), smartmontools (for hard drives), cpuburn (which MIGHT damage your processor if cooling is not adequate!). Additionally, lm-sensors can be useful to monitor temperatures and fan speeds - See also !benchmark	Added by LjL Date: 2012-01-21 13:04:52 Last edited by LjL Date: 2012-01-21 13:06:05 Requested 44 times