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| grub recoveringgrub grub floppy bootfloppy mbr fixmbr grubrepair fixgrub grub2 | <reply> GRUB2 is the default Ubuntu boot manager. Lost GRUB after installing Windows? See https://help.ubuntu.…estoreGrub - For more information and troubleshooting for GRUB2 please refer to https://help.ubuntu.…nity/Grub2 | Madpilot Added on: 2006-06-22 09:44:20 Last edited by genii-around Last modified: 2013-02-23 17:22:10 Requested 13966 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. | LjL Added on: 2006-07-21 01:18:13 Last edited by knome Last modified: 2014-03-19 19:23:35 Requested 5121 times |
| repos repositories main universe multiverse sources sources.list components repo repository | <reply> The packages in Ubuntu are divided into several sections. More information at https://help.ubuntu.…positories - See https://wiki.ubuntu.…dedSources for the recommended way to set up your repositories. | Madpilot Added on: 2006-06-24 12:34:35 Last edited by IdleOne Last modified: 2013-03-23 02:49:24 Requested 4560 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.…layingDVDs | For information on the legalities involved, see the "DVD" section of https://help.ubuntu.…reeFormats | Seveas Added on: 2006-06-17 22:19:35 Last edited by tsimpson Last modified: 2010-12-16 04:34:19 Requested 4104 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.livejou…77440.html and « /msg $nick WorksForMe » | gnomefreak Added on: 2006-07-02 04:29:31 Last edited by m4v Last modified: 2013-02-28 16:49:40 Requested 3213 times |
| ppa ppas | <reply> A Personal Package Archive (PPA) can provide alternate software not normally available in the offical Ubuntu repositories - Looking for a PPA? See https://launchpad.ne…untu/+ppas - WARNING: PPAs are unsupported third-party packages, and you use them at your own risk. See also !addppa and !ppa-purge | Hobbsee Added on: 2007-08-28 13:47:45 Last edited by Myrtti Last modified: 2012-02-27 21:39:45 Requested 3014 times |
| medibuntu w32codecs | <reply>The Medibuntu project has come to an end and its repository is no longer maintained and is offline. | LjL Added on: 2007-01-22 19:29:22 Last edited by IdleOne Last modified: 2013-11-25 18:30:11 Requested 2803 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 |
| derivatives $hr$ |
<reply> The Ubuntu channels can only provide support for Ubuntu and its official flavors, since other distributions and derivatives have repository and software changes. So please use their dedicated support venues, for example: Linux Mint (#linuxmint-help on irc.spotchat.org), Kali Linux (#kali-linux), and LXLE (#lxle) | LjL Added on: 2008-01-24 22:57:06 Last edited by kryten Last modified: 2017-04-07 20:34:03 Requested 2715 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. | Seveas Added on: 2006-06-17 23:41:45 Last edited by LjL Last modified: 2008-01-23 02:52:56 Requested 2690 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.…ity/VMware | LjL Added on: 2006-06-22 03:31:26 Last edited by LjL Last modified: 2008-11-12 12:57:43 Requested 1740 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.…VirtualBox | LjL Added on: 2007-01-23 16:27:30 Last edited by pangolin Last modified: 2011-11-29 12:28:51 Requested 1708 times |
| files dirs file fhs hier fsh | <reply> An explanation of how files and directories are organized on Ubuntu, and how they can be manipulated, can be found at https://help.ubuntu.…eeOverview see also: man hier | Seveas Added on: 2006-06-19 23:17:27 Last edited by Pici Last modified: 2010-02-05 20:56:11 Requested 1702 times |
| download mirror mirrors | <reply> Ubuntu installation CDs can be downloaded from http://releases.ubuntu.com - Mirrors can be found at https://wiki.ubuntu.…om/Mirrors - PLEASE use the !torrents to download !$curStable, and help keeping the servers' load low! | Seveas Added on: 2006-06-19 08:46:50 Last edited by dax Last modified: 2017-10-30 06:39:20 Requested 1607 times |
| repos-#kubuntu | <reply> The packages in Kubuntu are divided into various sections. See https://help.ubuntu.…es/Kubuntu - See https://wiki.ubuntu.…dedSources for the recommended way to set up your repositories | Hawkwind Added on: 2006-09-13 06:04:21 Last edited by LjL Last modified: 2008-02-20 00:23:40 Requested 1521 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.bittorren…m/help/faq - See also !P2P | Seveas Added on: 2006-06-18 17:03:09 Last edited by oCean Last modified: 2012-01-14 16:17:16 Requested 1341 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 | apokryphos Added on: 2006-06-18 17:49:42 Last edited by nhandler Last modified: 2010-07-07 04:38:32 Requested 1193 times |
| relationship debian | <reply> Ubuntu and Debian are closely related. Ubuntu builds on the foundations of Debian architecture and infrastructure, with a different community and release process. See https://www.ubuntu.c…and-debian - !Repositories meant for Debian should NOT be used on Ubuntu! | apokryphos Added on: 2006-12-16 15:04:50 Last edited by krytarik Last modified: 2016-11-21 19:32:02 Requested 1079 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.…asicChroot | ompaul Added on: 2006-08-11 17:28:50 Last edited by Pici Last modified: 2010-06-15 17:12:19 Requested 1071 times |
| torrents | <reply> $curStable can be torrented from http://torrent.ubunt…so.torrent or http://torrent.ubunt…so.torrent depending on your needs. Other flavors can be found at http://torrent.ubuntu.com:6969 | apokryphos Added on: 2006-10-26 13:27:56 Last edited by Pici Last modified: 2016-04-21 17:46:05 Requested 1070 times |
| proxy | <deleted><reply> Several Ubuntu channels prohibit access from open proxies and other anonymous connections due to a high level of abuse. The supported ways to hide your IP address on freenode are to use !Tor or get a !cloak | Seveas Added on: 2007-02-19 22:15:51 Last edited by Pici Last modified: 2014-08-07 13:01:46 Requested 1069 times |
| purge-ppa | <reply>To disable a PPA from your sources and revert your packages back to default Ubuntu packages, install ppa-purge and use the command: « sudo ppa-purge ppa:<repository-name>/<subdirectory> » – For more information, see http://www.webupd8.o…mmand.html | Tm_T Added on: 2011-06-14 07:13:09 Last edited by Tm_T Last modified: 2011-06-14 07:19:19 Requested 1023 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 | Seveas Added on: 2007-10-02 23:14:54 Last edited by LjL Last modified: 2009-03-06 17:09:56 Requested 934 times |
| mount | used to attach devices to directories. See also https://help.ubuntu.…nity/Mount | Seveas Added on: 2006-06-18 17:50:24 Last edited by Seeker` Last modified: 2009-05-20 21:13:27 Requested 930 times |
| frostwire | a totally open source !bittorrent client, based on Vuze, the Azureus BitTorrent Engine. For installation help, please see https://help.ubuntu.…/FrostWire | Hobbsee Added on: 2006-06-26 15:50:29 Last edited by tsimpson Last modified: 2011-09-07 11:28:42 Requested 917 times |
| home separatehome movehome | <reply> Your home directory is where all of your personal files are usually kept. For moving your home directory to a separate partition, please see: https://help.ubuntu.…ome/Moving | Hobbsee Added on: 2007-10-01 08:45:38 Last edited by jussi Last modified: 2011-05-16 07:43:54 Requested 912 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 | apokryphos Added on: 2006-06-18 17:51:35 Last edited by tsimpson Last modified: 2010-02-13 11:06:59 Requested 792 times |
| tor-gpg | <deleted><reply> freenode blocks connections from Tor users on its regular servers. Users registered with nickserv can connect to freenode's Tor hidden service instead; see http://freenode.net/….shtml#tor for instructions. For help, ask in #freenode. | nalioth Added on: 2007-03-14 06:43:29 Last edited by ezri Last modified: 2016-03-09 21:23:12 Requested 733 times |
| ops-#ubuntu-ops-monitor | <reply> Not pinging anyone specifically :) | tsimpson Added on: 2012-09-11 13:39:41 Last edited by tsimpson Last modified: 2013-07-24 09:21:04 Requested 698 times |
| partner partners | <reply> Canonical's partner repositories provide a location for software vendors to publish applications. The repo itself can be added by running this in a !terminal: « sudo add-apt-repository "deb http://archive.canonical.com/ $(lsb_release -sc) partner" » | PriceChild Added on: 2007-01-16 21:37:44 Last edited by genii-around Last modified: 2012-11-09 20:42:46 Requested 654 times |
| ubuntustudio ubuntu-studio ubuntu studio studio | <reply> UbuntuStudio is a collection of packages for the artist who wishes to use Ubuntu as their Digital Audio Workstation. It contains all the best Audio/Visual components from the Ubuntu repositories. For more info and install instructions, join #ubuntustudio or see http://ubuntustudio.org | Seveas Added on: 2006-06-18 00:13:40 Last edited by Seveas Last modified: 2007-10-16 23:07:55 Requested 620 times |
| mplayer | <deleted>a media player. It resides in the mutiverse repository and can easily be installed via applications -> add/remove. For codecs try !codecs | gnomefreak Added on: 2006-07-20 02:44:28 Last edited by jussi Last modified: 2011-07-18 11:06:08 Requested 607 times |
| html | HyperText Markup Language, used to build web pages. WYSIWYG editors: KompoZer (was Nvu), Iceape Composer, Amaya (Hardy or earlier) - Development environments: Bluefish, Quanta+ - For a howto on HTML coding, see: http://www.w3schools.com/ | apokryphos Added on: 2006-06-18 16:26:34 Last edited by Pici Last modified: 2012-03-26 18:42:39 Requested 604 times |
| p2p | <reply> Peer-to-peer filesharing clients are available for several networks/protocols, including !BitTorrent, !Gnutella, !eDonkey, !DirectConnect, !SoulSeek - Multi-protocol engines include !MLDonkey and !giFT - See https://wiki.ubuntu.…ileSharing for general information | Seveas Added on: 2006-06-18 19:31:50 Last edited by dax Last modified: 2017-10-30 06:44:32 Requested 596 times |
| java-#kubuntu | <deleted><reply>To install a Java compiler/interpreter on Ubuntu, look at https://help.ubuntu.…unity/Java - For the Sun Java runtime install sun-java5-jre or sun-java6-jre from the !Multiverse repository. | Jucato Added on: 2007-02-22 06:51:50 Last edited by jussi01 Last modified: 2009-10-19 13:00:42 Requested 546 times |
| gpgerr badsig ppagpg | <reply> Getting GPG errors after adding custom repositories? Find the GPG keyword for the repository (it's 437D05B5 for the standard ones) and run « sudo apt-key adv --recv-keys --keyserver keyserver.ubuntu.com <key> » | Seveas Added on: 2006-06-29 17:03:36 Last edited by nhandler Last modified: 2010-11-30 02:27:36 Requested 528 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. | apokryphos Added on: 2006-06-19 13:16:53 Last edited by Myrtti Last modified: 2009-06-19 09:05:35 Requested 519 times |
| encrypted encrypt encryption | <reply> For information on setting up encrypted private directories (8.10+) see https://help.ubuntu.…eDirectory | Flannel Added on: 2008-11-01 02:15:25 Never edited Requested 509 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. | apokryphos Added on: 2006-06-18 16:42:31 Last edited by tsimpson Last modified: 2012-02-11 23:09:20 Requested 506 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.…ealProcess 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. | elky Added on: 2009-04-25 19:01:44 Last edited by tsimpson Last modified: 2010-02-17 16:55:11 Requested 498 times |
| qemu | an emulator you can use to run another operating system - see https://help.ubuntu.…rQemuHowTo | Seveas Added on: 2006-06-18 21:59:42 Never edited Requested 498 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.torproje…an.html.en | LjL Added on: 2007-11-04 23:20:20 Last edited by ezri Last modified: 2016-03-09 21:22:05 Requested 482 times |
| xrandr | <reply>XRandR 1.2 is the new method of running dual screens in !X. Information/HowTo here: http://wiki.debian.o…wToRandR12 | Hobbsee Added on: 2008-04-16 06:34:51 Never edited Requested 475 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.…munity/Xen | apokryphos Added on: 2006-06-18 20:52:39 Last edited by Pici Last modified: 2007-11-11 01:19:25 Requested 459 times |
| ro romanian romania | <reply> Daca doriti ajutor sau doriti sa discutati despre Ubuntu/Kubuntu/Xubuntu, intrati pe #ubuntu-ro | zorglu_ Added on: 2006-10-08 20:21:21 Never edited Requested 453 times |
| hu hungary hungarian | <reply> Magyar nyelvű segítséget az #ubuntu-hu csatornán talál | Seveas Added on: 2006-06-18 16:18:44 Last edited by Seveas Last modified: 2007-02-24 11:26:46 Requested 421 times |
| icons desktopicons trashicon | <reply> Want to see volume/trash icons on the desktop? Go to /apps/nautilus/desktop in gconf-editor (GNOME) or go to http://kudos.berlios…#showtrash (KDE) | Seveas Added on: 2006-06-19 12:24:32 Last edited by LjL Last modified: 2008-03-14 15:27:08 Requested 418 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 | LjL Added on: 2007-04-20 00:05:06 Last edited by mneptok Last modified: 2009-10-03 18:35:39 Requested 399 times |
| botclone botcloning | <reply> $nick uses supybot, which is available in the main !repositories, with additional plugins that are available at https://ubottu.com/clone.html - to help out with ubottu development please join #ubuntu-bots-devel :) | stdin Added on: 2008-07-24 01:34:39 Last edited by dax Last modified: 2017-10-30 07:01:37 Requested 382 times |
| gimp | an advanced image manipulation application for Ubuntu. See http://www.gimp.org for tutorials and more information. | apokryphos Added on: 2006-06-19 13:28:30 Never edited Requested 345 times |
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