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xubuntu-compiz	<deleted><reply> You can find an excellent tutorial on how to configure Xubuntu with compiz at http://xubuntublog.wordpress.com/2007/12/09/xubuntu-compiz-pretty-pretty-xubuntu/	Added by Flannel Date: 2008-07-21 06:01:23 Last edited by knome Date: 2013-11-10 17:09:56 Requested 6 times
xrandr	<deleted><reply>XRandR 1.2 is the new method of running dual screens in !X. Information/HowTo here: http://wiki.debian.org/XStrikeForce/HowToRandR12	Added by Hobbsee Date: 2008-04-16 06:34:51 Last edited by dax Date: 2019-10-17 20:23:57 Requested 482 times
xen	<reply> XEN is a virtual machine monitor for x86 that supports execution of multiple guest operating systems with unprecedented levels of performance and resource isolation. Information on installing it for Ubuntu can be found at https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Xen	Added by apokryphos Date: 2006-06-18 20:52:39 Last edited by Pici Date: 2007-11-11 01:19:25 Requested 461 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
xampp	<reply> We do not support XAMPP installs here. Please use the LAMP stack that is in our repositories; see https://help.ubuntu.com/community/ApacheMySQLPHP for more information.	Added by Pici Date: 2009-02-20 15:54:40 Last edited by rww Date: 2011-05-29 21:38:36 Requested 309 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
wink	a Tutorial and Presentation creation software, primarily aimed at creating tutorials on how to use software. Using Wink you can capture screenshots, add explanations boxes, buttons, titles etc and generate a highly effective tutorial for your users \|\| http://www.debugmode.com/wink/	Added by Hawkwind Date: 2006-10-07 19:33:39 Last edited by tsimpson Date: 2011-03-03 21:41:50 Requested 13 times
weechat	<reply> Weechat is a text-based IRC client. Ubuntu has it in the !universe repositories. Weechat has its own repositories available too at https://weechat.org/download/debian/ which are not officially supported in #ubuntu, but are supported in #weechat.	Added by dax Date: 2017-12-12 02:07:44 Requested 2 times
wayland	<reply> Wayland is a display server protocol (an alternative to X11) and library. Unlike Xorg, Wayland provides no central server component, but desktop environments' compositors make use of it (e.g. mutter, kwin, weston). For more info, see https://wayland.freedesktop.org and !xwayland	Added by IdleOne Date: 2014-01-04 22:11:49 Last edited by hggdh Date: 2019-07-16 16:51:35 Requested 103 times
voip	<reply> VoIP is Voice over IP. The default VoIP client for Ubuntu is !Ekiga. There is also an xmpp voice component in !Empathy. Kubuntu Clients include Kphone and Twinkle. Proprietary Clients include !Skype and Gizmo5. VoIP server applications include Asterisk and Yate ( both in repositories ), FreePBX, and SipX.	Added by genii Date: 2009-11-12 21:12:45 Last edited by genii Date: 2009-11-12 21:45:39 Requested 57 times
vmware	<reply> VMWare is not available in the Ubuntu repositories. Consider using !QEmu or !VirtualBox as alternatives. Instructions for installing VMWare manually are at https://help.ubuntu.com/community/VMware	Added by LjL Date: 2006-06-22 03:31:26 Last edited by LjL Date: 2008-11-12 12:57:43 Requested 1746 times
virtualbox vbox	<reply> Virtualbox is a virtualizer for x86 and amd64 architectures. It's available in the package "virtualbox" in the !repositories, and you can download the Virtualbox Extension Pack for additional, non-Free functionality at http://virtualbox.org . Additional details can be found at https://help.ubuntu.com/community/VirtualBox	Added by LjL Date: 2007-01-23 16:27:30 Last edited by pangolin Date: 2011-11-29 12:28:51 Requested 1728 times
vimtutor	an excellent tool for learning how to use vim. It can be found in the vim-full package, among others.	Added by Pici Date: 2007-12-27 21:10:47 Last edited by LjL Date: 2007-12-27 21:23:12 Requested 11 times
vim	<alias> editors	Added by Seveas Date: 2006-06-18 19:19:22 Requested 2 times
vi	<alias> editors	Added by apokryphos Date: 2006-10-20 14:25:11 Requested 0 times
ucp	<deleted><reply> Ubuntu Certified Professional is a training course for systems administrators who need to deploy Ubuntu in an office environment. More: http://www.ubuntu.com/support/training/course-descriptions/certified-professional	Added by h00k Date: 2011-09-19 18:58:55 Last edited by IdleOne Date: 2012-10-14 19:50:43 Requested 7 times
tutorial	<alias> documentation	Added by Pici Date: 2008-04-02 03:13:01 Last edited by Pici Date: 2009-01-07 14:21:16 Requested 0 times
torsasl	<deleted><alias> tor-gpg	Added by Pici Date: 2010-08-25 23:53:11 Last edited by ezri Date: 2016-03-09 21:23:02 Requested 0 times
torrents-#xubuntu-offtopic	<alias> torrents-#xubuntu	Added by knome Date: 2013-04-25 13:21:25 Requested 0 times
torrents-#xubuntu-devel	<alias> torrents-#xubuntu	Added by knome Date: 2013-04-25 13:21:34 Requested 0 times
torrents-#xubuntu torrents-#xubuntu-offtopic torrents-#xubuntu-devel	<reply> Xubuntu $curStable ($curStableNum) torrents can be downloaded from http://torrent.ubuntu.com/xubuntu/releases/$curStableLower/release/desktop/xubuntu-$curStableNum-desktop-i386.iso.torrent and http://torrent.ubuntu.com/xubuntu/releases/$curStableLower/release/desktop/xubuntu-$curStableNum-desktop-amd64.iso.torrent	Added by knome Date: 2013-04-25 13:21:05 Last edited by knome Date: 2013-04-25 13:30:41 Requested 16 times
torrents-#lubuntu-offtopic	<alias> torrents-#lubuntu	Added by Unit193 Date: 2015-05-01 19:29:33 Requested 0 times
torrents-#lubuntu-devel	<alias> torrents-#lubuntu	Added by Unit193 Date: 2015-05-01 19:29:42 Requested 0 times
torrents-#lubuntu torrents-#lubuntu-offtopic torrents-#lubuntu-devel	<reply> Lubuntu $curStable ($curStableNum) torrents can be downloaded from http://torrent.ubuntu.com/lubuntu/releases/$curStableLower/release/desktop/lubuntu-$curStableNum-desktop-i386.iso.torrent and http://torrent.ubuntu.com/lubuntu/releases/$curStableLower/release/desktop/lubuntu-$curStableNum-desktop-amd64.iso.torrent	Added by Unit193 Date: 2015-05-01 19:29:09 Requested 4 times
torrents-#kubuntu	<reply>Kubuntu $curStableLong ($curStableNum) torrents can be obtained at http://torrent.ubuntu.com/kubuntu/releases/$curStableLower/release/	Added by LjL-Temp Date: 2008-04-24 16:28:20 Last edited by IdleOne Date: 2012-10-14 19:52:31 Requested 42 times
torrents	<reply> $curStable can be torrented from http://torrent.ubuntu.com/simple/$curStableLower/desktop/ubuntu-$curStableNum-desktop-amd64.iso.torrent or http://torrent.ubuntu.com/simple/$curStableLower/live-server/ubuntu-$curStableNum-live-server-amd64.iso.torrent depending on your needs. Other flavors can be found at http://torrent.ubuntu.com:6969	Added by apokryphos Date: 2006-10-26 13:27:56 Last edited by dax Date: 2020-04-23 18:16:52 Requested 1088 times
torrent bittorent bittorrent	<reply> Some torrent clients: Transmission (GTK and terminal-based), Deluge-Torrent, Freeloader, BitStormLite, BitTornado-GUI (GTK), KTorrent (KDE), QTorrent (Qt), Azureus/Vuse (Java), !Frostwire (Java), TorrentFlux (web-based), bittornado, rTorrent, cTorrent, bittorrent, aria2 (terminal-based) - FAQ: http://www.bittorrent.com/help/faq - See also !P2P	Added by Seveas Date: 2006-06-18 17:03:09 Last edited by oCean Date: 2012-01-14 16:17:16 Requested 1352 times
tor-sasl	<deleted><alias> tor-gpg	Added by Tm_T Date: 2010-08-14 22:45:41 Last edited by ezri Date: 2016-03-09 21:22:58 Requested 0 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
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
systemd	the default init system for Ubuntu 15.04 onwards. For information on transitioning from upstart to systemd, see https://wiki.ubuntu.com/SystemdForUpstartUsers For a guide to basic service management with systemd, see https://www.digitalocean.com/community/tutorials/how-to-use-systemctl-to-manage-systemd-services-and-units	Added by Pici Date: 2014-02-14 14:10:03 Last edited by dax Date: 2016-05-23 04:54:25 Requested 221 times
synergy-#ubuntuforums	<reply> Synergy is a means for the best threads on forums around the internet to be read by the masses. When a community admin or one of their delegated usergroups submits a thread, it enters the forum's "submission queue". Once every x hours (this number will be variable and based upon a number of factors) a thread from the queue will be accepted by the system at Zoints.com and then propagated across all Sy	Added by PriceChild Date: 2007-02-08 21:54:59 Requested 4 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
sunbird	<reply> Mozilla Sunbird™ is a cross-platform calendar application, built upon Mozilla Toolkit. Our goal is to bring Mozilla-style ease-of-use to your calendar, without tying you to a particular storage solution.	Added by Hawkwind Date: 2006-10-24 04:29:32 Requested 25 times
sudoedit	<reply> To edit files with !superuser access using the user's standard editor (as set in the EDITOR !shell variable) and its normal configuration, the command « sudoedit <filename> » is available. It creates a local copy of the file, and runs the editor with the user's permissions.	Added by ompaul Date: 2007-12-29 21:22:30 Last edited by LjL Date: 2007-12-29 21:39:01 Requested 15 times
studiorepo	<reply>All Ubuntu Studio packages are included in the official Ubuntu repos. However, Ubuntu Studio 7.04 had its own custom addon repository. This is no longer supported or available.	Added by gnomefreak Date: 2007-10-16 13:16:46 Last edited by jussi01 Date: 2008-05-18 21:01:47 Requested 71 times
store shop mug shirt	<reply> Buy some Official Ubuntu Merchandise & Professional Support. See https://shop.canonical.com/	Added by Seveas Date: 2008-01-24 13:14:46 Requested 29 times
splash splashscreen	<reply> To change the Gnome splash screen, use gnome-splashscreen-manager or change the GConf key /apps/gnome-session/options/splash_image using !gconf-editor.	Added by apokryphos Date: 2006-06-19 13:16:53 Last edited by Myrtti Date: 2009-06-19 09:05:35 Requested 520 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
source-o-matic sourceomatic som	not available anymore, please use Software Sources (in your Applications / K menu) to configure your repositories. Do NOT enable "Proposed updates" unless you're willing to test possibly seriously flawed packages.	Added by Seveas Date: 2006-06-17 23:41:45 Last edited by LjL Date: 2008-01-23 02:52:56 Requested 2690 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
smart	Self-Monitoring, Analysis and Reporting Technology, a monitoring system for hard drives. See https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Smartmontools	Added by apokryphos Date: 2006-06-23 03:44:57 Last edited by jrib Date: 2013-03-30 11:46:31 Requested 235 times
slow	<reply>The Ubuntu repositories and ISO mirrors are currently under heavy load. Please consider using !torrents to download ISO images, and be patient with APT updates. Also, try changing !mirrors	Added by LjL Date: 2007-04-20 00:05:06 Last edited by mneptok Date: 2009-10-03 18:35:39 Requested 400 times
shop thong	<alias> store	Added by Seveas Date: 2006-06-17 23:14:49 Last edited by Seveas Date: 2008-01-24 13:15:09 Requested 2 times
shirt	<alias> store	Added by Seveas Date: 2006-06-17 23:15:02 Last edited by Seveas Date: 2008-03-14 13:57:45 Requested 0 times
ro romanian romania	<reply> Daca doriti ajutor sau doriti sa discutati despre Ubuntu/Kubuntu/Xubuntu, intrati pe #ubuntu-ro	Added by zorglu_ Date: 2006-10-08 20:21:21 Requested 456 times
rm	<reply> The Unix 'rm' command removes files and directories from the filesystem. It is an extremly powerful tool, and you should not run 'rm' commands unless you fully understand them. Do not run arbitrary 'rm' commands you see online. For a beginning guide on using terminal commands, see https://help.ubuntu.com/community/UsingTheTerminal	Added by Seveas Date: 2006-06-18 19:07:55 Last edited by k1l_ Date: 2016-02-22 21:54:28 Requested 41 times
restoregrub recovergrub	<reply> Lost GRUB after installing Windows? See https://help.ubuntu.com/community/RestoreGrub	Added by ikonia Date: 2011-11-30 12:28:24 Requested 79 times
repository	<alias> repos	Added by bimberi Date: 2006-06-26 03:01:09 Requested 1 times
repositories proposed	<alias> repos	Added by Seveas Date: 2006-06-18 02:01:16 Requested 2 times