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phone nexus7 tablet touch phablet ubuntu-touch ubports	<reply> Information about the mobile port of the Ubuntu platform (formely Ubuntu Touch) for Phone and Tablet is available here: https://ubports.com/. Support and discussion in #ubports	Added by IdleOne Date: 2013-01-02 19:42:52 Last edited by hggdh Date: 2019-01-08 20:15:12 Requested 1311 times
usplash splashy	<reply> To select the usplash artwork you want, use "sudo update-alternatives --config usplash-artwork.so && sudo update-initramfs -u" - See https://help.ubuntu.com/community/USplashCustomizationHowto for adding your custom artwork	Added by apokryphos Date: 2006-06-18 20:36:28 Requested 1219 times
kubuntu	<reply> Kubuntu is the Ubuntu flavour using KDE Software and the KDE Plasma Workspaces. See https://kubuntu.org for more information - For support join #kubuntu - See also !kde	Added by gnomefreak Date: 2006-08-02 23:45:20 Last edited by dax Date: 2017-10-22 21:35:42 Requested 1211 times
hostname	<reply>Use hostname <somehostname> to set the hostname, or to do it permanently: edit /etc/hosts to include BOTH the old and new hostname and then change /etc/hostname to the new one. WARNING! Make sure that your current hostname and /etc/hosts match, otherwise sudo may not work properly.	Added by Seveas Date: 2006-06-19 14:52:04 Last edited by rww Date: 2011-01-24 05:15:07 Requested 1209 times
purge-ppa	<reply>To disable a PPA from your sources and revert your packages back to default Ubuntu packages, install ppa-purge and use the command: « sudo ppa-purge ppa:<repository-name>/<subdirectory> » – For more information, see http://www.webupd8.org/2009/12/remove-ppa-repositories-via-command.html	Added by Tm_T Date: 2011-06-14 07:13:09 Last edited by Tm_T Date: 2011-06-14 07:19:19 Requested 1192 times
pidgin gaim	<reply> The Instant Messenger client Pidgin (formerly Gaim) (https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Pidgin) supports MSN, XMPP (Jabber, GTalk and variants), AIM, Gadu-Gadu, Novell Groupwise, ICQ, YIM, IRC and others. See also !Kopete	Added by tonyyarusso Date: 2007-04-08 08:06:32 Last edited by dax Date: 2017-10-30 06:53:50 Requested 1158 times
support	<alias> #ubuntu	Added by apokryphos Date: 2006-06-18 00:13:34 Last edited by krytarik Date: 2023-04-22 21:45:03 Requested 1129 times
distributions suse redhat mandriva gentoo archlinux fedora distros novell slackware mepis distro distribution manjaro	<reply> Other !Linux distributions besides !Ubuntu include: Debian, Mepis (using !APT); RedHat, Fedora, SUSE, Mandriva (using !RPM); Gentoo, Arch Linux, Manjaro, Slackware (using other packaging systems)	Added by apokryphos Date: 2006-06-18 20:46:43 Last edited by SonikkuAmerica Date: 2016-09-02 16:41:01 Requested 1092 times
proxy	<deleted><reply> Several Ubuntu channels prohibit access from open proxies and other anonymous connections due to a high level of abuse. The supported ways to hide your IP address on freenode are to use !Tor or get a !cloak	Added by Seveas Date: 2007-02-19 22:15:51 Last edited by Pici Date: 2014-08-07 13:01:46 Requested 1069 times
mac macbook	<reply> For help on installing and using Ubuntu on a Mac, see: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/MactelSupportTeam/CommunityHelpPages	Added by stdin Date: 2008-05-05 01:25:23 Last edited by rww Date: 2014-02-01 07:39:50 Requested 1049 times
fsck	the FileSystem ChecKer, which runs automatically when you boot if you didn't shutdown cleanly. Type "man fsck" for information on running it manually. The command "sudo touch /forcefsck && sudo shutdown -r now" will force a reboot and a filesystem check; "sudo touch /fastboot" will skip a filesystem check at next reboot	Added by LjL Date: 2006-12-13 20:01:03 Last edited by tsimpson Date: 2011-05-04 07:55:19 Requested 1048 times
support-#ubuntu-offtopic	<reply> The official Ubuntu support channel is #ubuntu (see http://ubuntu.com/support and http://ubuntuforums.org as well). Please be aware that this channel is mainly for other discussion.	Added by LjL Date: 2007-01-28 21:19:04 Last edited by rww Date: 2014-03-27 19:14:38 Requested 1000 times
flavors variant flavor variants flavours	<reply> Recognized Ubuntu flavors build on Ubuntu and provide a different user experience out of the box. They are supported both in #ubuntu and in their flavor channel. For a list, see https://www.ubuntu.com/download/ubuntu-flavours	Added by LjL Date: 2007-04-01 16:45:59 Last edited by dax Date: 2017-04-16 08:19:06 Requested 954 times
home separatehome movehome	<reply> Your home directory is where all of your personal files are usually kept. For moving your home directory to a separate partition, please see: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Partitioning/Home/Moving	Added by Hobbsee Date: 2007-10-01 08:45:38 Last edited by jussi Date: 2011-05-16 07:43:54 Requested 937 times
ppc powerpc	<reply> PowerPC. Formerly used by Apple for the Macintosh line of computers. Variants are now used in popular gaming consoles. PPC was a fully supported Ubuntu architecture until 6.10. It is now a community port, see https://wiki.ubuntu.com/PowerPCFAQ	Added by Seveas Date: 2006-06-19 11:33:49 Last edited by knome Date: 2015-03-25 12:08:32 Requested 909 times
aptitude	<reply> Like apt and apt-get, aptitude is a terminal frontend for Ubuntu's package management system. Unlike the others, it is not recommended in Ubuntu because its behavior differs significantly from other Ubuntu package management tools and can cause issues.	Added by bimberi Date: 2006-07-07 08:24:14 Last edited by dax Date: 2019-05-10 17:28:03 Requested 904 times
downgrade downgrading	<reply> Attempting to downgrade to an older Ubuntu version is explicitly not supported and may break your system.	Added by apokryphos Date: 2006-06-18 16:33:44 Last edited by jussi Date: 2011-04-13 19:44:11 Requested 872 times
blacklist	<reply> To blacklist a module, edit /etc/modprobe.d/my_blacklist.conf and add « blacklist <modulename> » to the end of that list - To explicitly load modules in a specific order, list them in /etc/initramfs-tools/modules and type « sudo update-initramfs -u »	Added by Seveas Date: 2006-07-08 22:10:20 Last edited by Pici Date: 2011-03-29 19:19:00 Requested 867 times
remaster customlivecd remastering	<reply> Interested in remastering the Ubuntu !LiveCD or !Alternate installer? See: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/LiveCDCustomization and https://help.ubuntu.com/community/InstallCDCustomization - Or use tools such as http://uck.sourceforge.net/	Added by stdin Date: 2008-05-05 21:42:06 Last edited by IdleOne Date: 2014-08-08 01:56:33 Requested 866 times
lubuntu	<reply> lubuntu is Ubuntu with LXDE instead of !GNOME as desktop environment, which makes it extremely lightweight. See https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Lubuntu - /join #lubuntu for lubuntu support.	Added by tonyyarusso Date: 2009-12-05 20:23:20 Last edited by pangolin Date: 2012-01-27 19:54:47 Requested 848 times
member newmember	<reply> Ubuntu Membership means recognition of a significant and sustained contribution to Ubuntu and the Ubuntu community. For more info see https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Membership	Added by Seveas Date: 2006-06-17 22:59:31 Last edited by Pici Date: 2011-03-03 21:05:04 Requested 808 times
code coding ide ides	<reply> Programming editors/suites: Terminal-based: vi/vim, emacs - KDE: Kate, KDevelop, Quanta+, Umbrello - GNOME: gvim, gedit, anjuta, pida, monodevelop, geany - Others: eclipse, netbeans, qtcreator	Added by apokryphos Date: 2006-06-18 17:51:35 Last edited by tsimpson Date: 2010-02-13 11:06:59 Requested 808 times
password passwords lostpassword pass	<reply> Forgot your password? See https://help.ubuntu.com/community/LostPassword What's the root password? See !sudo. Don't see *** in password prompts? That's normal. Sudo doesn't ask for your password? It remembers you for several minutes. Please use strong passwords, see https://help.ubuntu.com/community/StrongPasswords	Added by Seveas Date: 2006-06-19 11:02:45 Last edited by Flannel Date: 2008-09-18 15:22:37 Requested 797 times
party parties release-party countdown	<reply> Please remember that our support channels are for technical support and not general chat. To countdown to !$curDevelLower release and then party once it happens, join #ubuntu-release-party. Thank you! :)	Added by tonyyarusso Date: 2007-04-19 05:37:00 Last edited by dax Date: 2019-10-17 14:56:37 Requested 744 times
discuss	<reply> Want to talk about Ubuntu, but don't have a support question? /join #ubuntu-discuss for non-support Ubuntu discussion, or try #ubuntu-offtopic for general chat. Thanks!	Added by IdleOne Date: 2012-06-24 19:44:28 Last edited by dax Date: 2016-04-02 03:59:57 Requested 706 times
support-#ubuntuforums	<reply> This is the Ubuntu Forums Community Chat, and is mainly used for offtopic conversations. If you are looking for support, please try #ubuntu. Thanks!	Added by Seveas Date: 2007-01-15 22:18:18 Last edited by Myrtti Date: 2012-06-30 19:41:36 Requested 703 times
mainline kernel-mainline	<reply> The kernel team supply continuous mainline kernel builds which can be useful for tracking down issues or testing recent changes in the Linux kernel. More information is available at https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Kernel/MainlineBuilds	Added by IdleOne Date: 2011-04-10 12:07:20 Requested 702 times
equivalents equivalent apps word excel powerpoint photoshop trillian	<reply> A comprehensive list of of Windows-equivalent applications in Linux can be found at http://www.linuxrsp.ru/win-lin-soft/table-eng.html and https://wiki.ubuntu.com/WhatWindowsUsersWant	Added by apokryphos Date: 2006-06-18 21:29:13 Last edited by bazhang Date: 2014-08-21 16:09:45 Requested 695 times
trusty tahr 14.04	<reply> Ubuntu 14.04 LTS (Trusty Tahr) was the 20th release of Ubuntu. !End-of-life was April 25th, 2019. Paid support (ESM) is available. See also !esm, !eol, !eolupgrade	Added by Pici Date: 2013-10-18 19:43:30 Last edited by dax Date: 2019-04-28 03:57:26 Requested 684 times
xconfig	<reply> To reconfigure your X server, open a console and type « sudo dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg » - To configure only the driver and resolution, type « sudo dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg -phigh » - See also !FixRes	Added by nalioth Date: 2006-08-07 20:14:52 Requested 683 times
amd64 64-bit 64	<reply> AMD64 and Intel 64 are fully supported architectures on Ubuntu. See https://help.ubuntu.com/community/CommonQuestions#AMD64_Processors and http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amd64 for more information.	Added by apokryphos Date: 2006-06-18 00:18:45 Last edited by Flannel Date: 2011-09-27 07:35:42 Requested 668 times
partner partners	<reply> Canonical's partner repositories provide a location for software vendors to publish applications. The repo itself can be added by running this in a !terminal: « sudo add-apt-repository "deb http://archive.canonical.com/ $(lsb_release -sc) partner" »	Added by PriceChild Date: 2007-01-16 21:37:44 Last edited by genii-around Date: 2012-11-09 20:42:46 Requested 661 times
crosspost crossposting	<reply> Please don't ask the same question in multiple Ubuntu channels at the same time. Many helpers are in more than one channel and it's not fair to them or the other people seeking support.	Added by Pici Date: 2008-11-17 15:45:49 Last edited by Pici Date: 2008-11-17 15:47:24 Requested 616 times
ltse hwe	<reply> The Ubuntu LTS enablement stacks provide newer kernel and X support for existing LTS releases, see https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Kernel/LTSEnablementStack	Added by IdleOne Date: 2015-02-08 14:00:25 Last edited by Unit193 Date: 2015-06-28 18:48:56 Requested 615 times
supportroot	<alias> noroot	Added by ompaul Date: 2007-12-27 01:59:26 Last edited by rww Date: 2011-01-02 02:58:43 Requested 608 times
kdesu kdesudo	<reply> In KDE use « kdesudo <program> » to run graphical applications with root privileges when you have to. Never just use "sudo"! \| See http://psychocats.net/ubuntu/graphicalsudo to find out why.	Added by apokryphos Date: 2006-06-18 15:44:52 Last edited by tsimpson Date: 2012-04-21 15:55:39 Requested 576 times
raring 13.04 ringtail	<reply> Ubuntu 13.04 (Raring Ringtail) was the 18th release of Ubuntu. Support ended on January 27, 2014. See !eol, !upgrade and https://ubottu.com/y/raring	Added by Pici Date: 2012-10-18 00:26:11 Last edited by dax Date: 2017-10-30 07:02:54 Requested 573 times
intel	<deleted><reply>Ubuntu 9.04 has a known regression for some Intel graphics support. See https://wiki.ubuntu.com/X/Troubleshooting/IntelPerformance and http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1130582 for more information.	Added by Madpilot Date: 2009-05-21 03:42:07 Last edited by gpc Date: 2011-01-29 23:16:52 Requested 569 times
ltsupgrade	<reply> Regular upgrades from the last but one LTS release to the latest LTS release, $curLTSNum "$curLTSLong", are enabled days or weeks after $curLTSNum.1 is released. This delay helps to ensure that any lingering issues are resolved before people upgrade production systems. If you'd prefer to upgrade now, use sudo do-release-upgrade -d	Added by Pici Date: 2014-04-23 19:44:16 Last edited by Eickmeyer Date: 2020-07-21 15:50:07 Requested 566 times
stop	<deleted><reply> NOTICE - Please stop this discussion NOW. See !offtopic for things that are inappropriate to discuss in this channel. Continuing will result in action being taken.	Added by LjL Date: 2007-01-22 02:22:14 Last edited by dax Date: 2016-03-31 07:05:33 Requested 561 times
dapper drake dapper drake 6.06	<reply> Ubuntu 6.06 LTS (Dapper Drake) was the fourth release of Ubuntu. Desktop support ended on July 14th 2009, Server support ended on June 1st 2011. See !eol and !upgrade for more details.	Added by Seveas Date: 2006-06-17 23:17:22 Last edited by Pici Date: 2011-06-01 21:31:13 Requested 558 times
adduser users user useradd	<reply> To add new users to your Ubuntu system, follow the instructions at https://help.ubuntu.com/community/AddUsersHowto - For administrative privileges, users need to be made members of the group "sudo" - See !sudo	Added by LjL Date: 2006-11-24 17:00:44 Last edited by jrib Date: 2013-06-27 20:30:10 Requested 536 times
gpgerr badsig ppagpg	<reply> Getting GPG errors after adding custom repositories? Find the GPG keyword for the repository (it's 437D05B5 for the standard ones) and run « sudo apt-key adv --recv-keys --keyserver keyserver.ubuntu.com <key> »	Added by Seveas Date: 2006-06-29 17:03:36 Last edited by nhandler Date: 2010-11-30 02:27:36 Requested 529 times
laptop notebook	<reply> Laptop support information can be found on https://wiki.ubuntu.com/HardwareSupportMachinesLaptops - http://www.linux-laptop.net/ - https://wiki.ubuntu.com/LaptopTestingTeam - http://tuxmobil.org	Added by Seveas Date: 2006-06-18 01:06:13 Last edited by dax Date: 2017-10-30 06:49:35 Requested 523 times
mythtv	a TV framework for Linux - Instructions for using with Ubuntu at https://help.ubuntu.com/community/MythTV - For discussion and specific support of MythTV, try #mythtv-users	Added by apokryphos Date: 2006-06-19 13:14:52 Last edited by dax Date: 2017-11-10 21:49:07 Requested 517 times
tor	<reply> Tor is a program to route connections through several servers for anonymity. It is in Ubuntu's repositories, but the Tor Project recommends using their Tor packages due to past issues with Ubuntu's. For setup info, see option (2) of https://www.torproject.org/docs/debian.html.en	Added by LjL Date: 2007-11-04 23:20:20 Last edited by ezri Date: 2016-03-09 21:22:05 Requested 516 times
gnome3	<reply> GNOME 3 is the desktop environment on which Unity is based. To use GNOME Shell instead of Unity, install the "gnome-shell" package and investigate "gnome-tweak-tool". GNOME 3 is not supported under Natty/11.04, and may break your system if installed from alternate sources.	Added by Pici Date: 2011-04-28 14:20:10 Last edited by pangolin Date: 2011-10-19 15:07:19 Requested 513 times
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
sysrq reisub	<reply> In an emergency, you may be able to shutdown cleanly and reboot by holding down Alt+PrintScreen and typing slowly, in succession, S, U and B. For an explanation, see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magic_SysRq_key	Added by ompaul Date: 2008-09-12 20:29:51 Last edited by dax Date: 2019-10-03 18:24:32 Requested 495 times
saucy salamander 13.10	<reply> Ubuntu 13.10 (Saucy Salamander) was the 19th release of Ubuntu. Support ended on July 17th, 2014. See !eol, !upgrade and https://ubottu.com/y/saucy	Added by Pici Date: 2013-04-25 16:29:47 Last edited by dax Date: 2017-10-30 07:03:01 Requested 471 times