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mythbuntu	<reply> Mythbuntu was a former Ubuntu flavor centered upon setting up a standalone MythTV system (http://www.mythbuntu.org). MythTV can still be installed from the Ubuntu repositories or from the Mythbuntu !PPAs linked on https://launchpad.net/~mythbuntu. For MythTV discussion and support, try #mythtv-users	Added by PriceChild Date: 2007-06-28 00:42:41 Last edited by dax Date: 2017-11-10 21:58:51 Requested 196 times
backbox	<reply> Backbox Linux is not a supported derivative of Ubuntu and is thus not supported in #ubuntu. Please use #backbox on irc.autistici.org or https://forum.backbox.org/ for help with it.	Added by rww Date: 2015-03-01 03:51:23 Requested 196 times
uptodate	<reply> To ensure you have all the latest known patches and security updates for your ubuntu installation, please update with the following command: `sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade`. See also !upgrades and !security; you may also need to run `apt full-upgrade`.	Added by hggdh Date: 2019-02-11 16:55:27 Last edited by hggdh Date: 2019-02-13 15:43:54 Requested 192 times
kopete im-#kubuntu	<reply> Instant Messenger Client Kopete (http://kopete.kde.org) supports MSN, Jabber, AIM, YIM, Gadu-Gadu, Novell Groupwise, ICQ and, in KDE 3, IRC. See also !Pidgin	Added by Tm_T Date: 2007-11-14 13:16:40 Last edited by stdin Date: 2008-09-18 09:27:41 Requested 189 times
yakkety yak 16.10 yakkity	<reply> Ubuntu Ubuntu 16.10 (Yakkety Yak) was the 25th release of Ubuntu. Support ended on July 20th, 2017. See !eol and https://ubottu.com/y/yakkety	Added by Unit193 Date: 2016-04-22 01:22:12 Last edited by dax Date: 2018-01-21 23:50:00 Requested 184 times
dmsuperman-#ubuntu-offtopic	<deleted><reply> Stabbity stab. <deleted><reply> Also, stabbity stab!	Added by Amaranth Date: 2009-03-19 03:02:42 Last edited by Myrtti Date: 2009-06-14 09:47:52 Requested 182 times
reiserfs reiser	a journalling file system, which outperforms many others on I/O operations, but has drawbacks (such as increasing likelihood of data loss, and introducing latency unsuitable for gaming or real-time audio). Using !ext4, the default on Ubuntu, is highly recommended. A read-only Windows driver is available at http://p-nand-q.com/download/rfstool.html	Added by Seveas Date: 2006-06-19 13:33:32 Last edited by Pici Date: 2011-10-31 20:06:56 Requested 174 times
ekiga sip	an Internet telephony application included with Ubuntu, which supports the SIP and H323 protocols. Information and help at https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Ekiga	Added by LjL Date: 2009-03-03 19:27:24 Requested 173 times
next ubuntu+1	<reply> $curDevelLong is the codename for Ubuntu $curDevelNum. For technical support, see #ubuntu-next. For testing and QA feedback and help, see #ubuntu-quality.	Added by krytarik Date: 2021-07-22 01:54:03 Requested 171 times
amd ati fglrx amdgpu	<reply> On Ubuntu, AMD's official Linux graphics driver "amdgpu" is automatically loaded for matching hardware. Very old cards use driver "radeon" (r300, r600) instead. See the !man pages for X options, "modinfo -p <graphics-driver>" for kernel parameters. Both drivers are open source and integrate with MESA and !DRI. Drivers "amdgpu-pro", "fglrx" and "ati" are not supported here.	Added by knome Date: 2015-08-03 19:17:31 Last edited by tomreyn Date: 2022-06-17 18:21:56 Requested 170 times
support-#ubuntu+1 offtopic-#ubuntu+1	<reply> #ubuntu+1 handles support for the development version of Ubuntu. Please join #ubuntu for all other Ubuntu support. Chat in #ubuntu-offtopic.	Added by Pici Date: 2009-05-05 18:55:10 Last edited by Pici Date: 2009-05-05 18:55:17 Requested 165 times
fluxbuntu	<deleted><reply>fluxbuntu is a LPAE-standard compliant, Ubuntu-based derivative that maintains the goal of running on a wide range of mobile devices and computers (low-end & high-end). It is lightweight, swift and efficient. \| Support Channel: #fluxbuntu on freenode \| Homepage: http://fluxbuntu.org/	Added by imbrandon Date: 2006-07-03 05:49:16 Last edited by dax Date: 2016-03-31 15:23:17 Requested 163 times
deluge	a Bittorrent client, created using Python and GTK+, intended to bring a native, full-featured client to !GTK environments such as GNOME and Xfce. See http://deluge-torrent.org/ for more information or the package 'deluge-torrent' in the package repositories.	Added by LjL Date: 2006-12-28 20:42:49 Last edited by Unit193 Date: 2016-10-10 01:54:32 Requested 162 times
plymouth	<reply> Plymouth is an application that runs very early in the boot process (even before the root filesystem is mounted!) that provides a graphical boot animation while the boot process happens in the background. To change your Plymouth theme use « sudo update-alternatives --config default.plymouth && sudo update-initramfs -u »	Added by Pici Date: 2010-12-02 14:07:39 Last edited by Jordan_U Date: 2013-04-29 00:05:35 Requested 161 times
nouveau	an open-source nvidia driver included by default since Ubuntu 10.04. Currently, 3D rendering is only partially supported. More information can be found at http://nouveau.freedesktop.org/wiki/ \| See !nvidia for the closed-source Nvidia driver.	Added by Hobbsee Date: 2007-08-09 09:03:42 Last edited by rww Date: 2011-05-23 22:49:26 Requested 157 times
paste-#ubuntu-uk	<reply> Pastebin is a service to post large texts so you don't flood the channel. The Ubuntu pastebin is at http://pastebin.ubuntu-uk.org (make sure you give us the URL for your paste - see also the #ubuntu channel topic)	Added by PriceChild Date: 2007-05-10 17:47:14 Last edited by PriceChild Date: 2007-05-10 17:48:29 Requested 155 times
nvidia	<reply> Drivers for Nvidia graphics cards: (A) No gaming/CAD/CUDA needed or legacy hardware? Use "nouveau" (open source, lacks many features). (B) Otherwise, "nvidia" (proprietary driver, fully featured). Install using "ubuntu-drivers" CLI or apt - not from nvidia.com. Driver series, hardware support (release notes): https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/drivers/unix/ - Latest drivers !PPA: https://pad.lv/ppa/graphics-drivers	Added by apokryphos Date: 2006-06-18 00:21:10 Last edited by tomreyn Date: 2022-07-04 02:10:10 Requested 152 times
artful aardvark 17.10	<reply> Ubuntu 17.10 (Artful Aardvark) was the 27th release of Ubuntu. Support ended on July 19th, 2018. See !eol and https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-security-announce/2018-July/004483.html	Added by Pici Date: 2017-04-20 18:18:35 Last edited by hggdh Date: 2018-08-22 13:14:19 Requested 152 times
apt-file	a program that can tell you which package(s) contain(s) a given filename. To install it and generate the database it needs, run "sudo apt-get install apt-file && sudo apt-file update"	Added by Seveas Date: 2006-06-19 13:52:18 Requested 151 times
worst-#ubuntu-offtopic	<reply> This factoid is supposed to be pretty terrible. Please contact rodserling if you find a factoid worse than this, in order to improve, I mean pejorate, this useless conglomerate of words, thank you, well not really. Worst is also the dutch word for sausage.	Added by LjL Date: 2008-01-31 03:56:37 Last edited by Flannel Date: 2011-08-17 08:07:37 Requested 149 times
neon project-neon	<reply> KDE Neon ( http://neon.kde.org/ ) is a KDE project to package the latest stable and development versions of KDE software on top of an Ubuntu base. As it is not an official Ubuntu or Kubuntu project, please use #kde-neon for discussion and support.	Added by stdin Date: 2008-09-19 19:00:47 Last edited by dax Date: 2016-04-02 00:24:58 Requested 145 times
alternatives	<reply> To change the default applications system-wide, use 'sudo update-alternatives --all' in a terminal.	Added by apokryphos Date: 2006-06-19 10:49:11 Requested 144 times
ubuntucore snappy	<reply> Ubuntu Core is a version of Ubuntu with transactional updates completely built from snap packages (also see !snap). For discussion and support, please visit #snappy and see https://ubuntu.com/core	Added by rww Date: 2014-12-09 21:35:30 Last edited by krytarik Date: 2021-10-02 20:15:04 Requested 142 times
#kubuntu #kubuntu-offtopic	the official Kubuntu support channel, for all Kubuntu-related questions. Please use #kubuntu-offtopic for general chatter. Thanks!	Added by apokryphos Date: 2006-06-18 16:53:12 Requested 140 times
selinux	<reply> SELinux is available on Ubuntu, but not officially supported. Ubuntu uses another security framework by default, see https://help.ubuntu.com/community/AppArmor	Added by LjL Date: 2007-11-06 00:07:16 Requested 140 times
dmesg	a console command which outputs the kernel ring buffer - an important log for diagnosing problems in Linux. Often when something errors with hardware it will result in additional lines reported which can be seen by running dmesg in a console.	Added by popey Date: 2009-04-18 21:31:37 Last edited by Seeker` Date: 2009-04-18 21:41:19 Requested 139 times
xorg	<reply> X.Org is an implementation of the X Windows System, and is the part of your system that's responsible for graphical output. To restart it on an Ubuntu system, type 'sudo service lightdm restart'. To fix screen resolution or other X.Org problems: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/X/Config/Resolution . See also !xorgconf	Added by Seveas Date: 2006-06-19 09:13:01 Last edited by rww Date: 2014-03-12 02:47:09 Requested 138 times
screenlets	<deleted><reply> Screenlets are little widgets for your !desktop. Note you must have a compositing window manager such as !Compiz Fusion, xcompmgr, or KWin to run them. You can get them at http://www.screenlets.org/	Added by LjL Date: 2007-09-22 16:38:11 Last edited by dax Date: 2016-03-31 15:35:58 Requested 137 times
openvpn	<reply> OpenVPN is a vpn technology in Ubuntu, sudo apt-get install openvpn and then see http://openvpn.net/ and see the documentation "HOWTO" noting you have already installed it. ;-) It rocks!	Added by ompaul Date: 2008-08-04 15:44:00 Last edited by ompaul Date: 2008-08-04 15:46:07 Requested 136 times
ie	<reply> For Irish ubuntu support, visit #ubuntu-ie, agus tá uisce beatha agus cuidiú Ubuntu isteach an #ubuntu-ie, Béag fáilte ort!	Added by Seveas Date: 2006-07-19 00:54:31 Last edited by ompaul Date: 2008-10-20 19:25:43 Requested 132 times
mta	<reply> A Mail Transfer Agent (MTA) is the server software that sends and queues mail. The default MTA (and !MDA) on Ubuntu is !postfix ("exim" is also officially supported). See also !MailServer and !MUA	Added by LjL Date: 2007-12-11 15:52:44 Last edited by LjL Date: 2007-12-11 16:30:17 Requested 132 times
lfs	<reply> LFS is Linux From Scratch ( http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/ ) - not to be confused with !LTS, which is the long term support release of Ubuntu	Added by ompaul Date: 2008-04-20 15:24:19 Last edited by dax Date: 2016-03-31 15:38:31 Requested 128 times
19.04 disco dingo	<reply> Ubuntu 19.04 (Disco Dingo) was the 30th release of Ubuntu, support ended January 23rd, 2020. See !eol and https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-security-announce/2020-January/005263.html	Added by hggdh Date: 2019-02-03 16:08:22 Last edited by krytarik Date: 2021-07-22 19:07:03 Requested 128 times
modules	<reply> To compile modules and drivers that are not bundled with the standard kernel, for more info /msg $nick kernel , install the relevant package, usually called "<modulename>-source", and run « sudo module-assistant » (you will have to do this again after kernel updates). To prevent specific modules from loading, see /msg $nick blacklist	Added by LjL Date: 2007-01-26 02:51:55 Last edited by m4v Date: 2013-02-28 16:58:33 Requested 126 times
gnome2	<reply> The GNOME Foundation has ceased support for GNOME 2, and as such it is not in Ubuntu 11.10 (Oneiric Ocelot). See !notunity for an alternative desktop experience.	Added by Pici Date: 2011-10-13 18:30:20 Requested 124 times
grue	<reply>The grue is a sinister, lurking presence in the dark places of the earth. Its favorite diet is adventurers, but its insatiable appetite is tempered by its fear of light. No grue has ever been seen by the light of day, and few have survived its fearsome jaws to tell the tale.	Added by Madpilot Date: 2006-12-01 07:01:30 Last edited by Pici Date: 2009-11-24 17:10:42 Requested 123 times
rootshell	<reply> Using !sudo with single commands is preferable in most circumstances. However, if you really need a root shell, use « sudo -i » (other variants of this commands are redundant and/or potentially dangerous)	Added by LjL Date: 2008-01-12 00:34:16 Last edited by LjL Date: 2008-01-26 00:43:31 Requested 120 times
xy	<reply> The XY problem is when you need to do X, and you think you can use Y to do X, so you ask about how to do Y, when what you really should do is state what your X problem is. There may be a Z solution that is even better than Y, but nobody can suggest it if X is never mentioned.	Added by jrib Date: 2011-02-28 20:13:32 Last edited by jrib Date: 2011-02-28 20:42:15 Requested 119 times
11.10	<reply> Ubuntu 11.10 (Oneiric Ocelot) was the fifteenth release of Ubuntu. Desktop support ended on May 9, 2013. See !upgrade, !lts and !eol for more details.	Added by Pici Date: 2011-03-07 17:32:51 Last edited by jrib Date: 2013-06-17 19:26:23 Requested 119 times
superkaramba karamba	an application that gives you interactive eye-candy on your desktop. To get themes for it, head over to http://kde-look.org	Added by apokryphos Date: 2006-06-19 11:07:06 Requested 118 times
patch	<reply> Patches are files describing the changes in code to achieve some results. There are a number of ways these can be produced, but https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Bugs/HowToFix and http://developer.ubuntu.com/packaging/html/patches-to-packages.html may provide some useful guidelines.	Added by Hobbsee Date: 2007-12-01 12:13:47 Last edited by IdleOne Date: 2013-03-23 02:46:12 Requested 116 times
esm	<reply> Canonical offers paid extended security support for end-of-life LTS releases through the Ubuntu Advantage program. For more information, see https://ubuntu.com/esm . ESM is not an Ubuntu community offering; please direct questions about it to Canonical directly.	Added by dax Date: 2017-05-01 19:34:04 Last edited by hggdh Date: 2018-12-31 16:16:18 Requested 115 times
reinstall	<reply> To renew the configuration of a package when installing, sudo apt-get remove --purge <package> && sudo apt-get install <package>. Note that you will lose ALL config files for that package. WARNING: This is dangerous, don't do this with core packages	Added by Seveas Date: 2006-06-19 11:05:44 Requested 114 times
trim ssd	<reply> Many Solid State Drives support TRIM, which allows the drive to do garbage collection and improves performance. Ubuntu 14.04 activates it by default. For older versions, see http://askubuntu.com/a/19480 for information on activating it.	Added by rww Date: 2014-03-29 05:24:27 Last edited by rww Date: 2014-05-16 00:45:48 Requested 114 times
hr croatia croatian	<reply> Odgovarajuci kanal za Hrvatski jezik je #ubuntu-hr, molimo Vas da se pridruzite tom kanalu ukoliko trebate pomoc za Ubuntu, hvala. Croatian language support in #ubuntu-hr	Added by Seveas Date: 2006-06-18 17:06:01 Last edited by ompaul Date: 2008-02-16 13:52:03 Requested 112 times
lovetoo-#ubuntu-offtopic	<reply> Love is a perky elf dancing a merry little jig, then suddenly he turns on you with a miniature machine gun.	Added by Pici Date: 2009-12-11 17:47:58 Requested 112 times
bitchx	<reply> bitchx (also known as ircii-pana) was dropped from Debian and subsequently Ubuntu (see: http://bugs.debian.org/451373 ). Consider using irssi or weechat instead.	Added by Pici Date: 2007-10-25 18:38:04 Last edited by dax Date: 2016-03-31 15:39:48 Requested 110 times
bumblebee	<reply> The Bumblebee Project aims to support NVIDIA Optimus technology under Linux. The Bumblebee website can be found at http://bumblebee-project.org/	Added by knome Date: 2014-01-04 20:24:47 Requested 109 times
cosmic cuttlefish 18.10 comic	<reply> Ubuntu 18.10 (Cosmic Cuttlefish) was the 29th release of Ubuntu. Support ended July 18th, 2019. See !eol and https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-security-announce/2019-July/004996.html	Added by Pici Date: 2018-05-08 15:12:08 Last edited by Unit193 Date: 2019-07-19 04:57:33 Requested 106 times
night	<reply> It's the middle of the night in the US and Europe, and surrounds. This means that a lot of people are likely asleep, therefore there are less potential people who can answer your question. Please be patient, and consider asking at a time when more people will be awake. This is particularly true in the quieter channels.	Added by Hobbsee Date: 2007-05-27 13:30:59 Last edited by Hobbsee Date: 2007-05-27 13:35:36 Requested 105 times