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terminal shell bash commands ln ls sed awk cat lsof kill symlink sh console konsole lxterminal	<reply> The linux terminal or command-line interface is very powerful. In Unity or GNOME, search the dash for "terminal" and press ENTER. Other desktops: Applications -> System Tools -> Terminal (MATE), K-menu -> System -> Konsole (KDE), or Menu -> Accessories -> LXTerminal (LXDE). Guide: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/UsingTheTerminal	Added by Madpilot Date: 2006-06-24 13:07:53 Last edited by SonikkuAmerica Date: 2016-10-09 03:01:48 Requested 6933 times
installing install netinstall installguide d-i oeminstall oem diskless netboot installation nocdinstall	<reply> Ubuntu can be installed in lots of ways. Please see https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Installation for documentation. Problems during install? See https://wiki.ubuntu.com/CommonProblemsInstall - See also !automate	Added by LjL Date: 2006-06-26 00:19:47 Last edited by Flannel Date: 2018-02-24 20:32:24 Requested 3374 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
notunity disunited	<reply> Since Ubuntu 11.10, !Unity is the default desktop in Ubuntu. For the !GNOME 3 desktop, install "gnome-shell". For !MATE, the continuation of GNOME 2, install "mate-desktop". For GNOME Flashback, install "gnome-session-flashback". Also see !flavors.	Added by Pici Date: 2011-10-13 14:08:44 Last edited by SonikkuAmerica Date: 2016-12-14 19:43:41 Requested 1636 times
automate	<reply> Ways to automate installation of Ubuntu on multiple machines are described at https://help.ubuntu.com/lts/installation-guide/i386/apb.html - See also !cloning	Added by LJL Date: 2007-03-21 01:00:24 Last edited by Pici Date: 2015-09-28 14:51:35 Requested 1019 times
hacker hacking	<reply> A hacker is a person who delights in having an intimate understanding of the internal workings of a system, computers and computer networks in particular, as defined by Request for Comments (RFC) 1392 - i.e. a good programmer -- crackers on the other hand break systems, see also !piracy	Added by ompaul Date: 2008-02-21 20:34:28 Last edited by tsimpson Date: 2009-04-12 12:16:51 Requested 297 times
42	the answer to the Ultimate Question of Life, the Universe, and Everything.	Added by Madpilot Date: 2009-05-08 16:36:36 Last edited by Jordan_U Date: 2013-12-11 06:12:35 Requested 182 times
ultimate	<alias> derivatives	Added by LjL Date: 2008-01-24 22:57:38 Last edited by rww Date: 2011-01-01 03:49:06 Requested 150 times
mate	<reply> Ubuntu MATE is a supported !flavor of Ubuntu that uses MATE as the default desktop environment. It functions similarly to older versions of GNOME. For more information, see https://ubuntu-mate.org/	Added by dax Date: 2016-03-29 14:47:42 Requested 60 times
hud	<deleted><reply> Ubuntu 12.04 LTS includes the first step in a major new approach to application interfaces, the Head-Up Display, or HUD, which will ultimately replace menus in Unity applications. See http://ubottu.com/y/hud for the background on this and discuss it in #ubuntu-offtopic	Added by bazhang Date: 2012-01-24 16:20:34 Last edited by Pici Date: 2012-08-28 18:23:15 Requested 41 times
ubuntutweak	<reply> Ubuntu Tweak is a tool that automates some things; however, it is potentially dangerous, and an informal review of its code is pending. Most of the things it does can be done by the use of other tools. Please don't ask for or provide support for it in Ubuntu support channels.	Added by IdleOne Date: 2011-04-19 20:41:02 Last edited by Myrtti Date: 2012-03-09 22:37:31 Requested 35 times
xmir	<deleted><reply> XMir is an X server that runs on top of Mir. It permits applications that know how to speak the X protocol but don't know how to speak to Mir (ie, approximately all of them at present) to run in a Mir-based environment. ( http://mjg59.dreamwidth.org/26254.html )	Added by ldunn Date: 2014-02-01 23:03:27 Last edited by dax Date: 2017-10-30 06:17:06 Requested 8 times
kickstart	<reply> Ways to automate installation of Ubuntu on multiple machines are described at https://help.ubuntu.com/14.04/installation-guide/amd64/apb.html - See also !cloning	Added by LJL Date: 2007-03-21 01:00:32 Last edited by Jordan_U Date: 2014-12-04 23:22:27 Requested 6 times
42-#ubuntu-offtopic	<deleted>the answer to the Ultimate Question of Life, the Universe, and Everything.	Added by Jordan_U Date: 2013-12-11 06:10:11 Last edited by Jordan_U Date: 2013-12-11 06:11:16 Requested 0 times