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| java javadebs sunjava javappc jre | <reply> To just use java you need a "Java Runtime Environment" (JRE) and/or a browser plugin. If that is not sufficient you will need a "Java Development Kit" (JDK) aka "Software Development Kit" (SDK). Please see https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Java about how to install one of three current implementations. | Added by Seveas Date: 2006-07-29 02:26:41 Last edited by LjL Date: 2011-10-25 20:18:22 Requested 6461 times |
| server ubuntu-server | <reply> Ubuntu Server is a release of Ubuntu designed especially for server environments that ships with no GUI. Current !LTS version is !$curLTS ($curLTSLong $curLTSNum) - More info: https://ubuntu.com/server - Guide: https://ubuntu.com/server/docs - Support in #ubuntu-server | Added by Seveas Date: 2006-06-19 08:25:07 Last edited by tomreyn Date: 2023-10-10 22:19:47 Requested 1698 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 |
| gnash | <reply> Gnash is an open-source Flash replacement. It is still beta software. For current status or for more info http://www.gnu.org/software/gnash/ | Added by nalioth Date: 2006-12-24 19:11:58 Last edited by pangolin Date: 2012-02-09 18:09:58 Requested 484 times |
| daily dailybuild daily build | <reply>Daily builds of the CD images of the current development version of Ubuntu are available at http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/daily-live/current/ | Added by Seveas Date: 2006-06-18 16:33:22 Last edited by IdleOne Date: 2012-10-13 23:16:25 Requested 411 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 |
| e enlightenment e17 | <reply> Enlightenment (or "E") is a window manager for X, providing a useful, and good looking graphical shell in which to work. E17 is the current version. | Added by Seveas Date: 2006-06-19 14:00:18 Last edited by Flannel Date: 2014-09-12 17:57:47 Requested 377 times |
| ghost ircghost | <reply> If you own an IRC nick that is currently being used, you can make it change nicks by typing: «/msg NickServ release <nick> <password>» - If you have a dead (ghost) connection, you can make it quit by typing: «/msg nickserv ghost <nick> <password>» - Further help in #libera | Added by Seveas Date: 2006-06-19 08:42:30 Last edited by kryten Date: 2021-05-24 22:54:31 Requested 314 times |
| shockwave | currently only available for Windows. To run it under !Wine, see https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Shockwave | Added by Hobbsee Date: 2006-06-20 06:42:24 Last edited by tsimpson Date: 2011-03-03 21:40:07 Requested 213 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 |
| cvs | the Concurrent Versions System, the dominant open-source network-transparent version control system; it helps to manage releases and to control concurrent editing of source files among multiple authors. See: http://www.nongnu.org/cvs/ | Added by Seveas Date: 2006-06-19 11:18:51 Last edited by dax Date: 2016-03-31 15:36:43 Requested 115 times |
| binarydriver-#ubuntu+1 | <deleted><reply> For Ati/NVidia/Matrox video cards, see https://help.ubuntu.com/community/VideoDriverHowto | The ATI and nVidia binary drivers may not currently be installable. | Added by stdin Date: 2008-10-03 10:02:27 Last edited by tsimpson Date: 2012-04-26 17:51:59 Requested 95 times |
| freespeech free speech freedomofspeech freedom of speech | <reply> Please don't pepper the channel with cries of buzzwords like "free speech!", especially when you don't know what they mean or if they're applicable to the current situation. | Added by tonyyarusso Date: 2008-01-01 20:07:55 Last edited by dax Date: 2016-03-31 15:45:40 Requested 87 times |
| livepatch | <reply> Canonical Livepatch is a service offered by Canonical for 64 bit 14.04 and higher installs that modifies the currently running kernel for updates without the need to restart. More information can be found at https://ubottu.com/y/livepatch and https://www.ubuntu.com/server/livepatch | Added by Pici Date: 2016-10-28 15:56:01 Last edited by hggdh Date: 2018-08-29 19:47:45 Requested 48 times |
| hungover | <deleted><reply> The Release Managers are currently hungover, and wont be releasing jaunty today. No jaunty for you! NOT YOURS!!! | Added by Hobbsee Date: 2007-10-18 06:40:58 Last edited by genii-around Date: 2011-05-26 16:57:53 Requested 45 times |
| muon | <reply> Muon is the current Kubuntu package manager. Please see http://jontheechidna.wordpress.com/2010/07/05/introducing-qapt-and-the-muon-package-manager/ for an overview | Added by genii-around Date: 2011-07-08 15:24:38 Requested 40 times |
| shellshock | <reply> Ubuntu has released security updates for both recent bash vulnerabilities for all currently-supported versions of Ubuntu. Use your preferred package manager to apply all pending updates. See http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-2362-1/ , http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-2363-1/ , and http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-2363-2/ for more information. | Added by knome Date: 2014-09-25 20:17:17 Last edited by rww Date: 2014-09-26 15:51:28 Requested 37 times |
| inappropriate | <deleted><reply> The current discussion topic is inappropriate for this channel. Please stop. | Added by Hobbsee Date: 2006-12-14 07:15:47 Last edited by knome Date: 2014-03-19 19:37:22 Requested 35 times |
| gtalk | <reply> Google Talk (GTalk) is an instant messaging program from Google. Currently, Google does not have an official standalone GTalk client for Linux, but supports connections from third-party clients such as !Pidgin and !Kopete | See http://www.google.com/talk/otherclients.html for more information | Added by somerville32 Date: 2007-01-09 08:44:17 Last edited by stdin Date: 2008-11-13 04:33:22 Requested 32 times |
| edubuntuhandbook | <deleted><reply> The Edubuntu Handbook is currently work-in-progress and can be browsed via http://doc.ubuntu.com/edubuntu/handbook/C/ | Added by bimberi Date: 2007-05-09 05:47:22 Last edited by rww Date: 2015-03-13 05:57:25 Requested 29 times |
| currentissues | <deleted><reply>The titlebar buttons have switched to the left during the development phase of Lucid. No need for alarm! The developers are testing this and listening to user feedback. The final decision about the position will be made after beta. Kindly be patient. For more insight, read : http://www.ivankamajic.com/?p=281 | Added by tsimpson Date: 2009-12-01 08:01:51 Last edited by dax Date: 2016-03-31 15:52:28 Requested 28 times |
| lts-#xubuntu | <reply> LTS means Long Term Support. LTS versions of Xubuntu will be supported for 3 years. The current LTS version is !$curLTS ($curLTSLong $curLTSNum) | Added by knome Date: 2012-09-02 01:16:07 Requested 28 times |
| 23.10 mantic minotaur | <reply> Ubuntu 23.10 (Mantic Minotaur) is the 39th release of Ubuntu and the current regular release – Download at https://ubuntu.com/download :: Release notes at https://discourse.ubuntu.com/t/mantic-minotaur-release-notes/35534 | Added by krytarik Date: 2023-04-28 15:37:03 Last edited by krytarik Date: 2023-10-17 18:03:04 Requested 28 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 |
| plasma5 | <reply> Kubuntu Plasma 5 is a tech preview. To test it out, see http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/kubuntu-plasma5/daily-live/current/ . If you find a bug, you can also check it with kubuntu-ci images for latest builds. | Added by rww Date: 2014-10-24 19:39:39 Requested 15 times |
| badlock | <reply> The samba fixes for the badlock vulnerability are currently being tested. For more info see http://badlock.org and https://ubottu.com/y/badlock/ | Added by Pici Date: 2016-04-12 17:47:21 Last edited by Pici Date: 2016-04-12 19:53:25 Requested 12 times |
| testdrive | <reply> Testdrive makes it simple to run any Ubuntu release in a virtual machine, safely, and without affecting your current Ubuntu installation. See: https://launchpad.net/testdrive | Added by jpds Date: 2010-01-07 17:01:23 Requested 10 times |
| nbs | <reply> Some packages are no longer built from source as a result of various transitions. The reverse dependencies of these packages require an update. The current tracking list is available from http://people.ubuntu.com/~ubuntu-archive/NBS/ | Added by Pici Date: 2007-11-26 17:30:44 Requested 8 times |
| lpstatus | <reply> If PPAs or other Launchpad services seem unavailable, please check https://twitter.com/launchpadstatus to see if there is a current issue which is already known | Added by genii Date: 2014-06-15 03:24:33 Requested 8 times |
| skypefail | <deleted><reply> Skype are currently having issues with connection problems and are working on a fix. A temporary fix can be found at https://support.skype.com/en/faq/FA10874/I-m-having-problems-with-Skype-today | Added by Pici Date: 2011-05-26 14:12:14 Last edited by IdleOne Date: 2012-10-14 19:50:43 Requested 7 times |
| downtime | <deleted><reply> Canonical is currently moving some servers, there will be downtime throughout this weekend. See http://fridge.ubuntu.com/2012/08/10/community-site-downtime-announcement/ | Added by elky Date: 2012-08-18 11:31:23 Last edited by AlanBell Date: 2012-09-08 12:56:11 Requested 6 times |
| daily-#kubuntu | <reply> Daily builds of the images of the current development version of Kubuntu can be found at http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/kubuntu/daily-live/current/ | Added by genii Date: 2016-02-08 20:32:42 Requested 5 times |
| kernel-source | <reply> You can access all the kernels for previous and current development releases at http://kernel.ubuntu.com/git. There are repositories for each supported release under ubuntu/ubuntu-<release>.git - For more details see: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Kernel/SourceCode | Added by apokryphos Date: 2006-06-18 22:02:30 Last edited by Pici Date: 2011-07-07 13:18:49 Requested 3 times |
| standards | <reply> The current Debian packaging standards version is 3.7.2.2 as of 2006-10-02. | Added by somerville32 Date: 2006-12-16 21:31:25 Requested 3 times |
| contribute-#ubuntu-artwork | <reply> For information regarding current Artwork team activity and about contributing to the Ubuntu Community artwork , Kindly read Wiki: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Artwork | Added by Madpilot Date: 2009-11-26 10:16:03 Last edited by dax Date: 2017-10-30 06:45:48 Requested 3 times |
| 24.04 noble numbat | <reply> Ubuntu 24.04 (Noble Numbat) is the 40th release of Ubuntu and the current !LTS release - Download at https://ubuntu.com/download :: Release notes at https://discourse.ubuntu.com/t/noble-numbat-release-notes :: Further schedule at https://ubottu.com/y/nn | Added by krytarik Date: 2023-10-27 11:46:03 Last edited by krytarik Date: 2024-04-25 17:34:03 Requested 3 times |
| eucalyptus | <reply> Eucalyptus is the basis of Ubuntu Enterprise Cloud, which was used in Ubuntu prior to 11.10. See https://help.ubuntu.com/community/UEC for more information, and !cloud for the current Ubuntu cloud solution. | Added by elky Date: 2011-01-03 04:00:20 Last edited by rww Date: 2014-01-26 20:22:03 Requested 1 times |
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