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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.…heTerminal	Madpilot Added on: 2006-06-24 13:07:53 Last edited by SonikkuAmerica Last modified: 2016-10-09 03:01:48 Requested 6831 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.…stallation for documentation. Problems during install? See https://wiki.ubuntu.…emsInstall - Don't want to use a CD? See http://tinyurl.com/3exghs - See also !automate	LjL Added on: 2006-06-26 00:19:47 Last edited by tsimpson Last modified: 2009-11-08 00:54:23 Requested 3327 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	LjL Added on: 2007-01-22 21:25:00 Last edited by LjL Last modified: 2013-11-07 22:13:08 Requested 2790 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.	Pici Added on: 2011-10-13 14:08:44 Last edited by SonikkuAmerica Last modified: 2016-12-14 19:43:41 Requested 1635 times
automate	<reply> Ways to automate installation of Ubuntu on multiple machines are described at https://help.ubuntu.…6/apb.html - See also !cloning	LJL Added on: 2007-03-21 01:00:24 Last edited by Pici Last modified: 2015-09-28 14:51:35 Requested 1012 times
easyubuntu	<deleted>a script that automates installation of some items. Use at your own risk. See http://easyubuntu.fr…ntrib.org/ - For help and or discussions about EasyUbuntu please join #easyubuntu	ompaul Added on: 2006-08-09 04:07:56 Last edited by rww Last modified: 2011-01-02 03:55:51 Requested 842 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	ompaul Added on: 2008-02-21 20:34:28 Last edited by tsimpson Last modified: 2009-04-12 12:16:51 Requested 285 times
42	the answer to the Ultimate Question of Life, the Universe, and Everything.	Madpilot Added on: 2009-05-08 16:36:36 Last edited by Jordan_U Last modified: 2013-12-11 06:12:35 Requested 179 times
prevu	<deleted>an automated, personal backporting utility. Check out https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Prevu for more details	PriceChild Added on: 2007-01-17 03:41:59 Last edited by IdleOne Last modified: 2013-03-23 02:46:25 Requested 172 times
ultimate	<alias> derivatives	LjL Added on: 2008-01-24 22:57:38 Last edited by rww Last modified: 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/	dax Added on: 2016-03-29 14:47:42 Never edited Requested 44 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	bazhang Added on: 2012-01-24 16:20:34 Last edited by Pici Last modified: 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.	IdleOne Added on: 2011-04-19 20:41:02 Last edited by Myrtti Last modified: 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.dreamwi…26254.html )	ldunn Added on: 2014-02-01 23:03:27 Last edited by dax Last modified: 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.…4/apb.html - See also !cloning	LJL Added on: 2007-03-21 01:00:32 Last edited by Jordan_U Last modified: 2014-12-04 23:22:27 Requested 4 times
42-#ubuntu-offtopic	<deleted>the answer to the Ultimate Question of Life, the Universe, and Everything.	Jordan_U Added on: 2013-12-11 06:10:11 Last edited by Jordan_U Last modified: 2013-12-11 06:11:16 Requested 0 times