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3rdparty | <reply> Packages contained in 3rd party repositories are not included in Ubuntu for a reason. Whether this be poor packaging standards, bugs or malicious authors. You should trust the maintainers of these repositories before using them. See http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=297814 for consequences. | Added by ompaul Date: 2008-02-24 22:00:39 Last edited by PriceChild Date: 2008-02-24 22:13:37 Requested 14 times |
activedirectory ad | <reply> You can learn more about ActiveDirectory intergration at https://help.ubuntu.com/community/ActiveDirectoryWinbindHowto | Added by imbrandon Date: 2006-06-23 22:07:05 Requested 82 times |
ad | <alias> activedirectory | Added by Myrtti Date: 2009-03-05 07:05:22 Requested 0 times |
addppa | <reply> A !ppa can be added using a single command « sudo add-apt-repository ppa:user/ppa-name » See https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Repositories/Ubuntu#Adding%20PPAs for more details | Added by oCean Date: 2011-07-10 12:27:52 Last edited by rww Date: 2014-09-10 02:13:04 Requested 208 times |
admingroup | <reply> Up through Ubuntu 11.10, administrator privileges using sudo was granted to the "admin" Unix group. In Ubuntu 12.04, privileges are granted to the "sudo" group, for consistency with upstream and Debian. For compatibility, the "admin" group will continue to have access in 12.04. | Added by tonyyarusso Date: 2012-05-04 20:50:58 Last edited by tonyyarusso Date: 2012-05-04 20:55:41 Requested 7 times |
appeal appeals | <reply> If you disagree with a decision by an operator, please first pay #ubuntu-ops a visit. If you are still unhappy, please see https://wiki.ubuntu.com/IRC/AppealProcess for the steps you should take. If you feel the need to discuss the channel rules, please contact the ops on IRC or via the email address on the aforementioned page. | Added by elky Date: 2009-04-25 19:01:44 Last edited by tsimpson Date: 2010-02-17 16:55:11 Requested 502 times |
apt-torrent | <reply> The idea for using BitTorrent for pushing out updates has been registered here: https://blueprints.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+spec/apt-torrent | Added by bimberi Date: 2007-04-20 04:21:59 Requested 15 times |
aptoncd | <reply> APTonCD is a tool with a graphical interface which allows you to create one or more CDs or DVDs with all of the packages you've downloaded via apt-get or aptitude, creating a removable repository that you can use on other computers - See also !offline | Added by Seveas Date: 2007-10-02 23:14:54 Last edited by LjL Date: 2009-03-06 17:09:56 Requested 942 times |
aptproxy apt-proxy | <reply> apt-proxy is a program that acts as a local apt repository server for a LAN, only fetching from the internet when required. To set it up see https://help.ubuntu.com/community/AptProxy | Added by bimberi Date: 2006-10-27 04:06:15 Requested 104 times |
autofs automount | <reply>Automount is the modern way to mount directories over a network. It is much easier to manage and more economic in bandwidth than static mounts via fstab. For more info - https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Autofs | Added by Pici Date: 2009-09-23 23:29:54 Requested 80 times |
automatix automatix2 automatrix | <reply> Automatix is no longer developed or supported by its creators and is not recommended, supported, or needed by Ubuntu. See http://mjg59.livejournal.com/77440.html and « /msg $nick WorksForMe » | Added by gnomefreak Date: 2006-07-02 04:29:31 Last edited by m4v Date: 2013-02-28 16:49:40 Requested 3214 times |
awn | <deleted><reply> Avant Window Navigator is a dock-like navigation bar for the Linux desktop that positions itself at the bottom of the screen. Homepage http://wiki.awn-project.org/ - Awn-Manager can be found in Universe from Hardy (8.04) onwards. | Added by Hobbsee Date: 2008-04-09 14:41:16 Last edited by rww Date: 2011-04-11 20:00:55 Requested 304 times |
azureus | a popular !bittorrent client written in Java, installation instructions can be found at https://help.ubuntu.com/community/AzureusHowTo | Added by apokryphos Date: 2006-06-17 22:54:24 Last edited by rww Date: 2011-01-02 04:20:37 Requested 228 times |
best | <deleted><reply> Usually, there is no single "best" application to perform a given task. It's up to you to choose, depending on your preferences, features you require, and other factors. Do NOT take polls in the channel. | Added by LjL Date: 2006-07-21 01:18:13 Last edited by knome Date: 2014-03-19 19:23:35 Requested 5121 times |
bittorent | <alias> torrent | Added by Seveas Date: 2006-06-18 17:02:27 Requested 0 times |
bittorrent | <alias> torrent | Added by LjL Date: 2007-10-30 15:48:34 Requested 0 times |
blender | a free application for 3D modelling, animation, rendering, etc. You can install it from Ubuntu's repositories, and tutorials are at http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Blender_3D:_Noob_to_Pro | Added by apokryphos Date: 2006-06-19 12:25:52 Requested 106 times |
botclone botcloning | <reply> $nick uses Limnoria, which is available in the main !repositories, with additional plugins that are available at https://launchpad.net/ubuntu-bots - For further assistance or to help out with ubottu development, please join #ubuntu-bots | Added by stdin Date: 2008-07-24 01:34:39 Last edited by krytarik Date: 2023-03-24 02:18:03 Requested 419 times |
brainstorm | <deleted><reply> Post your ideas for Ubuntu at http://brainstorm.ubuntu.com and vote for the ones you like! | Added by PriceChild Date: 2008-03-01 16:35:56 Last edited by bazhang Date: 2013-09-15 12:08:25 Requested 274 times |
browsers http browser lynx links2 konqueror | <reply> Some of the Web Browsers in Ubuntu's repositories include: Firefox (XUL, Gecko), Rekonq (KDE, WebKit), Konqueror (KDE, KHTML/WebKit), Chromium (GTK+, WebKit), Epiphany(GTK+, WebKit), Arora (Qt/KDE, WebKit), Midori (GTK+, WebKit), w3m (terminal-based), links2 (terminal-based or graphical, see !manpage), edbrowse (terminal-based). Along with many others. | Added by apokryphos Date: 2006-06-18 16:42:31 Last edited by tsimpson Date: 2012-02-11 23:09:20 Requested 510 times |
bzr | Bazaar-NG, a decentralized revision control system designed to be easy for developers and end users alike. Decentralized revision control systems give people the ability to work over the internet using the bazaar development model. See http://doc.bazaar.canonical.com/bzr.dev/en/mini-tutorial/ for a quickstart guide. | Added by Seveas Date: 2006-06-19 11:20:37 Last edited by rww Date: 2011-09-09 04:47:36 Requested 83 times |
cadence | <reply> Cadence is an application for managing Jack in KXStudio and its repositories. Due to the nature of its intrusive configuration, it causes compatibility issues with Ubuntu's audio configuration, particularly !ubuntustudio-controls. For this reason, adding the KXStudio repos to any Ubuntu install is highly discouraged. | Added by hggdh Date: 2019-04-13 19:21:49 Requested 4 times |
canibeanop newop newops canihaveops canihaveop canibeop icanhazop icanhazop? | <reply>If you are interested in joining the Ubuntu IRC Team, take a look at both https://wiki.ubuntu.com/IRC/IrcTeam/LaunchpadOperatorApplication and https://wiki.ubuntu.com/IRC/IrcTeam/OperatorRequirements for info on the process and requirements. You can also learn about what the job entails from people in #ubuntu-irc. | Added by elky Date: 2009-05-14 21:36:40 Last edited by IdleOne Date: 2014-03-20 02:54:19 Requested 232 times |
cds | <reply>You can buy an Ubuntu CD from http://www.ubuntu.com/desktop/get-ubuntu/cd-and-dvd Please consider using Torrents http://www.ubuntu.com/download/desktop/alternative-downloads | Added by Pici Date: 2010-05-27 02:20:05 Last edited by IdleOne Date: 2012-10-14 19:45:19 Requested 3 times |
chroot debchroot | <reply> A chroot is used to make programs believe that the directory they are running in is really the root directory. It can be used to stop programs accessing files outside of that directory, or for compiling 32bit applications in a 64bit environment - see https://help.ubuntu.com/community/BasicChroot | Added by ompaul Date: 2006-08-11 17:28:50 Last edited by Pici Date: 2010-06-15 17:12:19 Requested 1091 times |
cinelerra | <deleted><reply> Cinelerra is a video editor and compositor that cannot be included in Ubuntu for legal reasons. Install instructions can be found on http://cvs.cinelerra.org/getting_cinelerra.php#ubuntu | Added by Seveas Date: 2006-06-19 08:27:22 Last edited by dax Date: 2016-03-31 15:35:12 Requested 148 times |
classroom | <reply> The Ubuntu Classroom is a project which aims to tutor users about Ubuntu, Kubuntu and Xubuntu through biweekly sessions in #ubuntu-classroom - For more information visit https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Classroom | Added by Seveas Date: 2006-07-14 18:53:27 Requested 59 times |
clone cloning | <reply> To replicate your packages selection on another machine (or restore it if re-installing), you can use the !software package "apt-clone" - See also !automate | Added by LjL Date: 2007-01-22 21:25:00 Last edited by LjL Date: 2013-11-07 22:13:08 Requested 2821 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 |
compositor-#xubuntu | <reply> To disable Xfce's built-in compositor, go to Settings Manager → Window Manager Tweaks → Compositor. To fix tearing, you can try Compton instead, for which Xubuntu includes default settings. | Added by somerville32 Date: 2007-01-20 23:57:13 Last edited by Unit193 Date: 2015-12-01 23:50:29 Requested 9 times |
ddebs | <reply> Debugging symbol packages (ending in '-dbgsym') are available in a separate !APT repository at ddebs.ubuntu.com - more info at https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Debug%20Symbol%20Packages | Added by Hobbsee Date: 2007-01-22 04:07:44 Last edited by hggdh Date: 2019-03-03 23:10:15 Requested 30 times |
deadbadger-#ubuntu-offtopic | <reply>The real story of Linux and badgers: http://www.strangehorizons.com/2004/20040405/badger.shtml | Added by Madpilot Date: 2009-11-26 12:09:28 Last edited by Flannel Date: 2011-11-16 08:35:45 Requested 5 times |
debootstrap | used to create a !Debian or Ubuntu base system from scratch, without requiring the availability of !dpkg or !APT. It does this by downloading !.deb files from a mirror site, and carefully unpacking them into a directory you can eventually !chroot into. See https://wiki.ubuntu.com/DebootstrapChroot for more information | Added by LjL Date: 2007-04-22 15:12:30 Last edited by Hobbsee Date: 2008-01-02 14:49:58 Requested 115 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 |
derivatives gnewsense mint linuxmce ultimate mce crunchbang backtrack kali based on ubuntu lxle popos | <reply> The Ubuntu channels can only provide support for Ubuntu and its official !flavors. Derivatives and other distributions use different software repositories and other software. Please use their dedicated support venues, such as: Linux Mint: #linuxmint-help on irc.spotchat.org, Pop!_OS: https://support.system76.com/ , Kali Linux: #kali-linux on irc.oftc.net, LXLE: https://lxle.net/support-options/ <deleted>cut off... | Added by LjL Date: 2008-01-24 22:57:06 Last edited by tomreyn Date: 2022-06-17 16:11:03 Requested 2991 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 |
doctor | <reply> M-x doctor | Added by topyli Date: 2011-10-07 13:06:31 Last edited by topyli Date: 2011-10-07 13:13:56 Requested 2 times |
download mirror mirrors | <reply> Ubuntu installation CDs can be downloaded from http://releases.ubuntu.com - Mirrors can be found at https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Mirrors - PLEASE use the !torrents to download !$curStable, and help keeping the servers' load low! | Added by Seveas Date: 2006-06-19 08:46:50 Last edited by dax Date: 2017-10-30 06:39:20 Requested 1655 times |
dual monitors | <alias> dualhead | Added by LjL Date: 2007-04-23 18:34:49 Requested 0 times |
dualmonitor | <alias> dualhead | Added by LjL Date: 2007-03-27 23:48:49 Requested 0 times |
dvd libdvdcss libdvdcss2 k9copy css | <reply> Ubuntu's default installation and repositories do not include packages needed to play commercial DVDs for legal reasons. For information on adding them, see https://help.ubuntu.com/community/RestrictedFormats/PlayingDVDs | For information on the legalities involved, see the "DVD" section of https://help.ubuntu.com/community/FreeFormats | Added by Seveas Date: 2006-06-17 22:19:35 Last edited by tsimpson Date: 2010-12-16 04:34:19 Requested 4135 times |
dvd-torrent | <alias> dvdiso | Added by Hawkwind Date: 2006-10-26 21:45:25 Last edited by rww Date: 2011-01-02 03:52:58 Requested 9 times |
dvd-torrent-#kubuntu | <reply> If you want to download a DVD version of Hardy Heron via a torrent, here is where you should look: http://torrent.ubuntu.com/kubuntu/releases/hardy/release/dvd/ | Added by Seveas Date: 2006-10-28 22:08:07 Last edited by stdin Date: 2008-05-22 08:10:10 Requested 2 times |
ed | <alias> editors | Added by nhandler Date: 2010-07-07 04:38:00 Requested 1 times |
editor | <alias> editors | Added by apokryphos Date: 2006-06-18 17:49:48 Requested 0 times |
editors editor vim emacs nano kate gedit vi ed | <reply> Text Editors: gedit (GNOME), Kate (KDE), mousepad (Xfce4) - Terminal-based: nano, vi/vim, emacs, ed - For HTML/CSS editors, see !html - For programming editors and IDE, see !code | Added by apokryphos Date: 2006-06-18 17:49:42 Last edited by nhandler Date: 2010-07-07 04:38:32 Requested 1200 times |
emacs | <alias> editors | Added by Seveas Date: 2006-06-18 19:19:24 Requested 1 times |
emerald | an obsolete window decorator for compiz. It's unsupported and unmaintained, making issues with it very hard to diagnose and fix. There are no known, supported alternatives. | Added by Myrtti Date: 2009-05-19 12:46:47 Requested 283 times |
enablesources chrepo | <reply> Enable the standard Ubuntu repositories by going to System > Administration > Software Sources - See !repositories for detailed information | Added by LjL Date: 2008-01-26 03:07:22 Last edited by LjL Date: 2008-01-26 03:07:45 Requested 34 times |
extras | <reply> extras.ubuntu.com is an external !repo for new software made available after the Ubuntu release. This repository is not part of the Ubuntu distribution and the software is completely unsupported by the Ubuntu team, but the original authors may offer some support. | Added by Seveas Date: 2006-06-18 19:32:42 Last edited by elky Date: 2010-09-24 03:33:30 Requested 31 times |
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