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Factoid	Value	Author
eft	a newt in its terrestrial stage of development - the release after Dapper is called Edgy Eft. For information and pictures of efts/newts, see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newt or try !edgy	Added by Seveas Date: 2006-06-18 16:41:14 Requested 27 times
cubuntu	<deleted>an unofficial command-line based Ubuntu derivative. It includes a browser, an email client, a media player and many other useful applications. For installation instructions, see http://alecjw.googlepages.com/cubuntu-commandlineubuntu	Added by LjL Date: 2006-12-28 21:34:32 Last edited by topyli Date: 2011-10-28 19:39:24 Requested 27 times
ubuntu-#kubuntu	<reply> Ubuntu is a complete Linux-based operating system, freely available with both community and professional support. It is developed by a large community and we invite you to participate too! - Ubuntu comes with the GNOME interface. To install that from Kubuntu install the ubuntu-desktop package.	Added by Pici Date: 2008-10-24 19:28:37 Last edited by LjL Date: 2008-10-24 19:30:33 Requested 27 times
web3.0-#ubuntu-offtopic	<reply> Welcome to - http://html5zombo.com/	Added by Pici Date: 2011-09-07 19:54:45 Requested 27 times
richtlijnen coc-#ubuntu-nl	<reply> Richtlijnen voor het verblijf in #ubuntu-nl vind je op http://www.ubuntu-nl.org/gemeenschap/regels	Added by Seveas Date: 2007-11-11 18:11:27 Last edited by IdleOne Date: 2013-03-23 02:47:12 Requested 26 times
badident	<reply> Unfortunately, your IRC client has been configured with an ident containing an objectionable word. We don't allow such into our main channels as it offends a lot of people. Your ident is not your nickname. Once you've changed your ident, please disconnect from Libera and reconnect. You will then automatically be let back into the channel you tried to join.	Added by elkbuntu Date: 2008-09-06 11:16:31 Last edited by kryten Date: 2021-05-24 22:54:47 Requested 26 times
pamerror pamerr	<reply> If you're receiving 404 errors while updating pam today, the developers have identified a package regression and have pulled the update. For details see https://launchpad.net/bugs/790538	Added by Pici Date: 2011-05-31 13:02:22 Last edited by Pici Date: 2011-05-31 13:09:22 Requested 26 times
sbuild	a system to easily build packages in a clean schroot environment. To get started with SBuild, see https://help.ubuntu.com/community/SbuildLVMHowto	Added by LaserJock Date: 2007-11-21 06:52:27 Last edited by Hobbsee Date: 2007-11-21 06:53:02 Requested 25 times
vcs dvcs	<reply> Version Control Systems offered for Ubuntu: Centralized: !CVS, !Subversion \| Distributed: Bazaar-NG(!bzr), Codeville, Darcs, !git, Mercurial, Monotone, SVK, tig.	Added by Pici Date: 2008-05-12 16:55:16 Last edited by Pici Date: 2008-05-14 19:11:42 Requested 25 times
lovetoo	<deleted><reply> Love is a perky elf dancing a merry little jig, then suddenly he turns on you with a miniature machine gun.	Added by Myrtti Date: 2008-08-05 08:53:24 Last edited by Pici Date: 2009-12-11 17:47:26 Requested 25 times
svg	Scalable Vector Graphics, a language used for graphical applications in XML, and a W3 recommendation. SVG Editors: Inkscape, Karbon14	Added by apokryphos Date: 2006-06-18 20:27:51 Requested 24 times
welcome-#xubuntu	<reply> Hello and welcome to #xubuntu! Feel free to ask questions or help others. If you'd like to chit-chat, please visit #xubuntu-offtopic and for developer discussion, see #xubuntu-devel :)	Added by LjL Date: 2006-12-14 19:53:24 Requested 24 times
kbuildsycoca kmenu_update kbuildsyscoca kmenuupdate kmenu update	<reply> If your K menu is out of date, like after installing an application and not finding it in the K menu, you should type "kbuildsycoca" in a terminal to rebuild the KDE configuration cache	Added by LjL Date: 2006-12-29 17:19:44 Last edited by Jucato Date: 2007-02-19 13:24:03 Requested 24 times
langpack	<deleted><reply>A recent update broke some KDE language packs, leaving the user unable to login. (http://launchpad.net/bugs/195647) This has now been fixed and an updated package is in the -updates repo. If you removed the packages with the interim fix you can reinstall them with: << sudo apt-get install language-pack-kde-en language-pack-kde-en-base >>	Added by jussi01 Date: 2008-02-26 19:26:10 Last edited by tsimpson Date: 2011-01-30 08:26:50 Requested 24 times
botsnack-#ubuntu-offtopic	<deleted><reply> Yum! Err, I mean, APT!	Added by Pici Date: 2009-06-19 14:00:19 Last edited by Pici Date: 2009-08-06 13:34:00 Requested 23 times
softsources	<reply> Looking for your Software Sources menu item in Ubuntu 10.10/11.04? For a simple way to enable the menu item see http://tinyurl.com/24jxd6t - More information at https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Repositories	Added by Pici Date: 2010-10-13 16:02:31 Last edited by IdleOne Date: 2011-05-03 16:12:39 Requested 23 times
ops-#ubuntu-touch	<reply> Help! Channel emergency! (ONLY use this trigger in emergencies) - oubiwann, corp186, popey, k1l, Corey, wgrant, idleone, and ogra.	Added by IdleOne Date: 2013-04-11 21:27:12 Requested 23 times
linux-#ubuntu-offtopic	<reply> I'd just like to interject for a moment. What you're referring to as Linux, is in fact, GNU/Linux, or as I've recently taken to calling it, GNU plus Linux.	Added by dax Date: 2016-04-11 02:00:47 Requested 23 times
borg	<reply> borg is a fast backup tool with incremental backups: https://www.borgbackup.org/ (Ubuntu packages: borgbackup, borgbackup-doc, and borgmatic)	Added by hggdh Date: 2019-03-12 22:41:29 Requested 23 times
32bit i386	<reply> For information about the future of support for i386 packages in Ubuntu 19.10 Eoan Ermine and onward, please read the following official statement: https://ubuntu.com/blog/statement-on-32-bit-i386-packages-for-ubuntu-19-10-and-20-04-lts . Note this applies only to i386 (Intel/AMD) builds, not other 32-bit architectures like arm.	Added by hggdh Date: 2019-06-20 15:43:42 Last edited by hggdh Date: 2019-07-16 15:03:07 Requested 23 times
debconf	a configuration management system. All packages that support debconf are configured when they are being installed. If you want to change a configuration option later, you can do so using dpkg-reconfigure	Added by Seveas Date: 2006-06-18 17:57:00 Requested 22 times
ops-#ubuntu-bugs	<reply> Help! Channel emergency! bdmurray, hggdh, Unit193	Added by gnomefreak Date: 2007-04-02 12:01:59 Last edited by dax Date: 2020-06-14 23:47:19 Requested 22 times
recon-#ubuntu-offtopic	<deleted><reply> recon stands for something related to lousy Internet service providers.	Added by LjL Date: 2007-11-24 04:02:09 Last edited by bazhang Date: 2010-05-18 10:40:06 Requested 22 times
mda	<reply> A Mail Delivery Agent (MDA) is the server software for local delivery and rewriting of messages. The default MDA (and !MTA) on Ubuntu is !postfix ("procmail" or "dovecot" can also be used). See also !MailServer and !MUA	Added by LjL Date: 2007-12-11 16:27:06 Last edited by LjL Date: 2007-12-11 16:29:37 Requested 22 times
ot-#ubuntu-ops	<deleted><reply> And the magical fairies came in and stole the crown from underneath the apple tree...	Added by Mez Date: 2008-06-11 14:45:54 Last edited by rww Date: 2014-03-21 04:57:32 Requested 22 times
mom	<reply> MoM is the Ubuntu Merge-O-Matic, a website helping the MOTUs keep Ubuntu in sync with Debian. See https://merges.ubuntu.com/	Added by Pici Date: 2009-05-19 00:49:05 Requested 22 times
lowlatency	<reply> The lowlatency kernel is a special Ubuntu kernel build with modifications, such as realtime preemption, for systems which require low latency when communicating with some hardware, such as some audio devices. Included with Ubuntu Studio by default.	Added by hggdh Date: 2019-02-10 16:12:33 Last edited by genii Date: 2020-02-27 00:30:27 Requested 22 times
trogdor-#ubuntuforums	<reply> http://www.homestarrunner.com/trogdor.html	Added by Hobbsee Date: 2007-04-26 03:36:57 Requested 21 times
brokenusplash	<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-ubuntu »	Added by LjL Date: 2007-11-27 00:05:09 Requested 21 times
blueprints blueprint	<reply>An explanation of what a blueprint is can be found at https://help.launchpad.net/Blueprint. Want to suggest or discuss ideas of a future project/feature? With Launchpad you can track blueprints (feature specification summaries) from discussion through review, approval, and implementation. See https://blueprints.launchpad.net/	Added by tonyyarusso Date: 2008-01-15 05:57:37 Last edited by IdleOne Date: 2011-06-11 23:53:22 Requested 21 times
downfor	<reply>To check whether or not a website is really down, please use http://downforeveryoneorjustme.com/ (requires Javascript) instead of polling the channel. Thank you!	Added by ompaul Date: 2008-09-14 10:17:51 Last edited by Myrtti Date: 2008-09-14 12:51:29 Requested 21 times
offtopic-#lubuntu ot-#lubuntu ot-#lubuntu-devel	<reply> For discussion unrelated to Lubuntu support or development, please join the #lubuntu-offtopic channel on IRC or https://telegram.lubuntu.me/offtopic for Telegram.	Added by Unit193 Date: 2015-08-09 23:08:24 Last edited by wxl Date: 2019-05-03 18:55:40 Requested 21 times
xauthority	<reply> If the .Xauthority file in your home directory has the wrong permissions (usually due to misuse of sudo), you may be unable to log in. To fix, change to a virtual terminal with Ctrl-Alt-F3, log in with your normal username and password, run rm ~/.Xauthority* and then reboot.	Added by dax Date: 2019-04-22 05:03:12 Requested 21 times
ops-#ubuntu-au	<reply> Fujitsu, elkbuntu, Kamping_Kaiser, siccness, yama, we have a problem here! [Use this in Emergencies only!]	Added by bimberi Date: 2006-07-14 13:52:48 Last edited by elkbuntu Date: 2007-12-15 05:51:08 Requested 20 times
tuxracer	<reply> Tuxracer is now renamed Planet Penguin Racer! The package is planetpenguin-racer in !universe. Enjoy.	Added by apokryphos Date: 2006-12-20 19:48:26 Requested 20 times
oneko	<deleted>the cat of cats, the loler with minions, the sudo apt-get installable one, the cat of our times, but not the cat of the command line!	Added by ompaul Date: 2007-09-03 23:17:33 Last edited by rww Date: 2011-01-23 04:44:11 Requested 20 times
filenames case	<reply> File names in Ubuntu are case sensitive, MyFile is not the same as myfile, and if you put spaces in there and use a console you need to "escape" the space, thus "gedit My\ File.txt"	Added by ompaul Date: 2008-02-24 22:24:58 Requested 20 times
kdmtheme	<reply>To customize your !KDM theme, see https://help.ubuntu.com/community/CustomizeKubuntu	Added by LjL Date: 2008-01-07 01:29:07 Last edited by IdleOne Date: 2012-10-14 19:53:27 Requested 19 times
crackports	<reply> <StevenK> You don't randoming just say 'do it' on the SRU team at the consistent volume that the crackports team does. Also, it's all jdong's fault	Added by Hobbsee Date: 2008-11-07 05:48:24 Last edited by Hobbsee Date: 2008-11-07 05:49:13 Requested 19 times
lococouncil-#ubuntu-locoteams	<deleted><reply>The Loco Council is huats, czajkowski, itnet7, SergioMeneses, coolbhavi and effiejayx - they are there to help, just ask! :) You can send them an email at loco-council@lists.ubuntu.com	Added by jussi Date: 2010-10-28 15:42:02 Last edited by AlanBell Date: 2012-10-21 20:58:32 Requested 19 times
versioning	<deleted><reply> Ubuntu and Debian have slightly different package versioning schemes, for an explanation see http://doc.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/packagingguide/C/basic-scratch.html#id2528873	Added by Seveas Date: 2006-07-12 13:42:32 Last edited by rww Date: 2015-03-13 05:57:38 Requested 18 times
plg	<deleted><reply> Project Looking Glass is an environment with 3D windowing and visualization capabilities. Web site: https://lg3d-core.dev.java.net/ - Demo: http://wwws.sun.com/software/looking_glass/demo.html - Live CD: https://lg3d-livecd.dev.java.net/ - Binary Builds: https://lg3d-core.dev.java.net/binary-builds.html	Added by LjL Date: 2007-01-20 16:53:07 Last edited by jussi Date: 2011-04-28 15:18:27 Requested 18 times
mako	<deleted><reply>Benjamin "Mako" Hill is a member of the Community Council and co-author of The Official Ubuntu Book.	Added by elkbuntu Date: 2007-11-14 15:43:57 Last edited by jussi Date: 2012-01-03 09:54:30 Requested 18 times
ops-#ubuntustudio	<reply> Help! Channel emergency! (ONLY use this trigger in emergencies) - PING astraljava, cub, holstein, jussi, joejaxx, ScottL, scott-work or Unit193	Added by PriceChild Date: 2007-12-20 13:49:09 Last edited by Unit193 Date: 2016-05-21 04:29:56 Requested 18 times
ubuntustudio-channels offtopic-#ubuntustudio ot-#ubuntustudio ot-#ubuntustudio-devel offtopic-#ubuntustudio-devel channels-#ubuntustudio channels-#ubuntustudio-devel channels-#ubuntustudio-offtopic	<reply> #ubuntustudio is the Ubuntu Studio support and creativity discussion channel, #ubuntustudio-devel for discussion regarding development of Ubuntu Studio, and #ubuntu-offtopic is for random chatter. Thanks!	Added by Unit193 Date: 2015-12-10 04:26:33 Last edited by krytarik Date: 2023-10-27 16:20:03 Requested 18 times
spectre	<reply> Spectre is a security issue in almost all modern processors, which was released along with !Meltdown (but is not the same thing). While there are several initiatives underway to mitigate it, there is no "magic bullet" software fix. Ubuntu is monitoring ongoing efforts and will provide security updates as they become available. See !usn for security update notifications.	Added by dax Date: 2018-01-03 22:56:29 Last edited by dax Date: 2018-01-10 01:30:57 Requested 18 times
nopti	<reply> KPTI is a mitigation for the !Meltdown security issue. With some workloads on some processors, KPTI has a significant performance impact. KPTI can be disabled by adding "nopti" to the GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT line in /etc/default/grub. This should only be done if absolutely necessary because it will disable protections against Meltdown and thus allow any malicious user process to read memory and probably escalate to root.	Added by dax Date: 2018-01-10 01:34:24 Last edited by dax Date: 2018-01-10 02:07:38 Requested 18 times
xfce	<reply> Xfce is a lightweight and configurable desktop environment used by !Xubuntu. Read more at http://xfce.org/	Added by gnomefreak Date: 2006-06-29 02:46:25 Last edited by knome Date: 2015-07-08 00:45:25 Requested 17 times
boys-#ubuntuforums	<reply> ♪ Bad boys, bad boys, watcha gonna do, watcha gonna do when they come for you ♫	Added by PriceChild Date: 2007-01-16 16:39:09 Requested 17 times
daily-#xubuntu	<reply>Daily builds of the CD images for the current development version of Xubuntu are available at http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/xubuntu/daily-live/current/	Added by Pici Date: 2011-08-11 18:08:51 Last edited by IdleOne Date: 2013-03-07 04:57:32 Requested 17 times