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Factoid	Value	Author
ntfs windowsdrives fat32 nfts	<reply> To view your Windows/Mac partitions see https://help.ubuntu.com/community/AutomaticallyMountPartitions - For write access, see !NTFS-3g or !FUSE	Added by apokryphos Date: 2006-06-18 00:07:26 Last edited by jpds Date: 2008-07-20 19:38:37 Requested 3920 times
eol endoflife end-of-life eolupgrades eolupgrade old-releases oldreleases eolupdate	<reply> End-Of-Life is when security updates and support for an Ubuntu release stop. Make sure to update Ubuntu before it goes EOL so you get updates promptly for newly-discovered security vulnerabilities. See https://help.ubuntu.com/community/EOL and https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Releases for more info. Looking to upgrade from an EOL release? See https://help.ubuntu.com/community/EOLUpgrades	Added by Seveas Date: 2006-09-18 04:08:52 Last edited by dax Date: 2019-09-26 15:56:29 Requested 3897 times
ubuntu	<reply> Ubuntu is a complete Linux-based operating system, freely available with both community and professional support. It is developed by a large community and we invite you to participate too! - Also see http://www.ubuntu.com	Added by Seveas Date: 2006-06-19 10:40:14 Last edited by PriceChild Date: 2007-05-27 21:37:21 Requested 3877 times
usb unetbootin liveusb persistant persistent	<reply> For information about installing Ubuntu from USB flash drives, see https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Installation/FromUSBStick - For a persistent live USB install, see: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/LiveUsbPendrivePersistent	Added by Pici Date: 2007-12-19 14:05:13 Last edited by Pici Date: 2008-02-05 19:10:19 Requested 3871 times
bugs filebug bugtracker features bus	<reply> If you find a bug in Ubuntu or any of its derivatives, please report it using the command « ubuntu-bug <package> » - See https://help.ubuntu.com/community/ReportingBugs for other ways to report bugs.	Added by Seveas Date: 2006-06-17 23:25:05 Last edited by Unit193 Date: 2016-06-24 20:02:48 Requested 3860 times
shout	<deleted><reply> PLEASE DON'T SHOUT! We can read lowercase too.	Added by Seveas Date: 2006-06-17 23:01:53 Last edited by Unit193 Date: 2017-03-28 20:15:30 Requested 3837 times
md5 verify	<reply> To verify your Ubuntu ISO image (or other files for which an MD5 checksum is provided), see https://help.ubuntu.com/community/HowToMD5SUM or http://www.linuxquestions.org/linux/answers/LQ_ISO/Checking_the_md5sum_in_Windows	Added by Seveas Date: 2006-06-18 00:00:46 Last edited by dax Date: 2017-10-30 06:52:54 Requested 3566 times
tab autocomplete tabcompletion nicktab usetab nick completion nick complete	<reply> You can use your <tab> key for autocompletion of nicknames in IRC, as well as for completion of filenames and programs on the command line.	Added by apokryphos Date: 2006-06-19 23:58:52 Last edited by Pici Date: 2009-07-23 18:22:24 Requested 3556 times
windows bug#1 bug #1 bug 1 microsoft windowsxp	<reply>For discussion on Microsoft software, or help with same, please visit ##windows. See http://launchpad.net/distros/ubuntu/+bug/1 http://linux.oneandoneis2.org/LNW.htm and /msg $nick equivalents	Added by Seveas Date: 2006-06-19 08:49:27 Last edited by m4v Date: 2013-02-28 17:04:31 Requested 3551 times
kernel compilekernel kernelcompile kernelhowto customkernel	<reply> The core of Ubuntu is the Linux kernel: see https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Kernel - You shouldn't have to compile your own, and if you need to troubleshoot issues, you can try a !Mainline kernel instead, but if you insist, see https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Kernel/Compile (see also !Stages)	Added by apokryphos Date: 2006-06-18 22:01:25 Last edited by IdleOne Date: 2011-04-10 12:12:54 Requested 3536 times
o4o offtopic-#kubuntu-offtopic offtopic4offtopic offtopic-#xubuntu-offtopic offtopic-#ubuntu-offtopic religion sex ot4ot 040 drugs politics-#ubuntu-offtopic rock&roll-#ubuntu-offtopic suicide	<reply> Some topics are controversial and often end in negativity. Take care on subjects like war, race, religion, politics, gender, sexuality, drugs, potentially illegal activities and suicide. The topics are not banned; stating your position is ok, but trolling, baiting, hostility or repetition are not. If you are asked to stop, do so politely. Disputes to !appeals, please adhere to the !Libera	Added by LjL Date: 2006-12-21 03:36:09 Last edited by kryten Date: 2021-05-24 22:54:05 Requested 3489 times
hardware hcl nic	<reply> For lists of supported hardware on Ubuntu see https://wiki.ubuntu.com/HardwareSupport - To help debugging and improving hardware detection, see https://wiki.ubuntu.com/DebuggingHardwareDetection	Added by apokryphos Date: 2006-06-18 00:02:23 Last edited by LjL Date: 2007-12-11 16:07:30 Requested 3402 times
beryl	<reply> Beryl has been merged with Compiz to form Compiz-Fusion. New Beryl installs are discouraged. See also !compiz	Added by Amaranth Date: 2006-10-03 04:26:40 Last edited by LjL Date: 2007-10-18 00:50:01 Requested 3395 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
disks formatting format partition partitions partitioning mounting disk harddrive	<reply> For help with partitioning a new install see https://help.ubuntu.com/community/HowtoPartition \| For partitioning programs, see Gnome Disks, !GParted or !PartitionManager. Other partitioning topics include !fstab, !home, and !swap	Added by LjL Date: 2006-07-20 23:35:02 Last edited by tomreyn Date: 2024-10-29 18:19:09 Requested 3279 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.net/ubuntu/+ppas - WARNING: PPAs are unsupported third-party packages, and you use them at your own risk. See also !addppa and !ppa-purge	Added by Hobbsee Date: 2007-08-28 13:47:45 Last edited by Myrtti Date: 2012-02-27 21:39:45 Requested 3227 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.livejournal.com/77440.html and « /msg $nick WorksForMe »	Added by gnomefreak Date: 2006-07-02 04:29:31 Last edited by m4v Date: 2013-02-28 16:49:40 Requested 3214 times
nomodeset	<reply> Systems with certain graphics chipsets may not boot properly out of the box. "Temporarily Add a Kernel Boot Parameter for Testing" as discussed at https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Kernel/KernelBootParameters to add the "nomodeset" parameter there.	Added by oCean Date: 2011-06-26 11:54:38 Last edited by hggdh Date: 2020-01-14 00:59:37 Requested 3202 times
fstab /etc/fstab drives	<reply> The /etc/fstab file indicates how drive partitions are to be used or otherwise integrated into the file system. See https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Fstab and http://www.pclosmag.com/html/Issues/200709/page07.html and !Partitions	Added by apokryphos Date: 2006-06-19 11:30:53 Last edited by dax Date: 2016-03-30 18:49:45 Requested 3147 times
dualboot dual boot dual-boot	<reply> Dual boot instructions: x86/AMD64: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/DualBoot/Windows - Macs: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/MacBookPro https://help.ubuntu.com/community/YabootConfigurationForMacintoshPowerPCsDualBoot	Added by Seveas Date: 2006-06-19 14:50:22 Last edited by nhandler Date: 2011-02-13 06:21:17 Requested 3085 times
alis alist	<reply> Alis is an IRC service to help you find channels. For help on using it, see «/msg Alis help list» or ask in #libera - Example usage: «/msg Alis list http»	Added by Pici Date: 2010-10-14 13:31:41 Last edited by kryten Date: 2021-05-24 22:54:09 Requested 3082 times
derivatives gnewsense mint linuxmce ultimate mce crunchbang backtrack kali based on ubuntu lxle popos	<reply> The Ubuntu channels can only provide support for Ubuntu and its official !flavors. Derivatives and other distributions use different software repositories and other software. Please use their dedicated support venues, such as: Linux Mint: #linuxmint-help on irc.spotchat.org, Pop!_OS: https://support.system76.com/ , Kali Linux: #kali-linux on irc.oftc.net, LXLE: https://lxle.net/support-options/ <deleted>cut off...	Added by LjL Date: 2008-01-24 22:57:06 Last edited by tomreyn Date: 2022-06-17 16:11:03 Requested 2991 times
netsplit	<reply> A netsplit is when two IRC servers of the same network (like Libera) disconnect from each other, so users on one server stop seeing users on the other. If this is happening now, just relax and enjoy the show. See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Netsplit	Added by Seveas Date: 2006-06-18 18:56:28 Last edited by kryten Date: 2021-05-24 22:54:11 Requested 2908 times
apt apt-get	<reply> APT is the Advanced Package Tool, which together with dpkg forms the basic Ubuntu package management toolkit. Short apt-get manual: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/AptGetHowto - Also see !Synaptic (Gnome), !Muon (KDE) or !Apper (KDE)	Added by LjL Date: 2006-07-15 22:10:20 Last edited by tsimpson Date: 2012-11-05 20:12:41 Requested 2887 times
iso .iso loopback mountiso isomount nrg	<reply> To mount an ISO disc image, type « sudo mount -o loop <ISO-filename> <mountpoint> » - There is a list of useful cd image conversion tools at http://wiki.linuxquestions.org/wiki/CD_Image_Conversion - Always verify the ISO using !MD5 before !burning.	Added by Seveas Date: 2006-06-19 11:38:26 Last edited by LjL Date: 2007-03-06 18:22:18 Requested 2885 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
backup backups deja-dup duplicity	<reply> There are many ways to back your system up. Here's a few: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/BackupYourSystem , https://help.ubuntu.com/community/DuplicityBackupHowto , https://wiki.ubuntu.com/HomeUserBackup , https://help.ubuntu.com/community/MondoMindi - See also !sbackup, !borg, and !cloning	Added by Spec Date: 2006-07-19 20:32:11 Last edited by dax Date: 2019-04-22 03:04:43 Requested 2819 times
medibuntu w32codecs	<reply>The Medibuntu project has come to an end and its repository is no longer maintained and is offline.	Added by LjL Date: 2007-01-22 19:29:22 Last edited by IdleOne Date: 2013-11-25 18:30:11 Requested 2803 times
bcm43xx broadcom 43xx bcm-43xx bcm b43 bcm4313	<reply> Help with Broadcom bcm43xx can be found at https://help.ubuntu.com/community/WifiDocs/Driver/bcm43xx	Added by Seveas Date: 2006-06-18 00:18:16 Last edited by rww Date: 2011-01-21 06:38:15 Requested 2800 times
ntfs-3g ntfs3g	a Linux driver which allows read/write access to NTFS partitions. Installation instructions at https://help.ubuntu.com/community/MountingWindowsPartitions	Added by Seveas Date: 2006-08-11 19:48:36 Last edited by Seveas Date: 2007-04-21 09:57:49 Requested 2799 times
pastebin-#kubuntu	<deleted><reply> For posting multi-line texts into the channel, please use http://paste.kde.org \| To post !screenshots use http://imgur.com/ !pastebinit to paste directly from command line \| Make sure you give us the URL for your paste - see also the channel topic.	Added by tonyyarusso Date: 2007-02-27 23:39:07 Last edited by valorie Date: 2017-04-16 23:57:08 Requested 2760 times
logs channel logs channellogs log locobot irc logs irclogs ircmeeting 1984 logbot nsa	<reply>Official channel logs can be found at https://irclogs.ubuntu.com/ . LoCo channels are now logged there too. Meetingology logs at https://ubottu.com/meetingology/logs/	Added by Seveas Date: 2006-06-18 16:50:13 Last edited by krytarik Date: 2016-11-24 04:42:02 Requested 2699 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
webcam cam webcams	<reply> Instructions for using webcams with Ubuntu can be found at https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Webcam - Supported cams: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/HardwareSupportComponentsMultimediaWebCameras	Added by apokryphos Date: 2006-06-19 11:16:08 Last edited by LjL Date: 2007-02-05 19:30:14 Requested 2665 times
themes eyecandy theme artwork icandy i-candy eye candy wallpaper art	<reply>Find your themes at: http://www.gnome-look.org - http://art.gnome.org - http://www.kde-look.org - http://kubuntu-art.org - http://freecode.com/tags/theme - http://www.guistyles.com - https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Artwork/ - Also see !changethemes and https://help.ubuntu.com/community/UbuntuEyeCandy	Added by Seveas Date: 2006-07-14 18:27:04 Last edited by daxcat Date: 2016-03-09 06:12:08 Requested 2647 times
appdb winedb	<reply> The Wine Application DB is a database of applications and help for !Windows programs that run under !WINE: http://appdb.winehq.org - Join #winehq for application help	Added by Seveas Date: 2006-07-01 15:20:15 Last edited by Pici Date: 2008-10-15 14:44:19 Requested 2646 times
minimal mini mini.iso miniiso minimalcd	<reply> The Minimal CD image (mini.iso) was available for Ubuntu releases up to 18.04 LTS. The default Ubuntu Server installer covers all of its installation scenarios. See https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Installation/MinimalCD	Added by LjL Date: 2006-12-15 03:19:53 Last edited by tomreyn Date: 2023-02-04 08:42:30 Requested 2610 times
irc channels irc-clients irc clients	<reply> A list of official Ubuntu IRC channels, as well as IRC clients for Ubuntu, can be found at https://help.ubuntu.com/community/InternetRelayChat - For a general list of !Libera channels, see !Alis - See also !Guidelines	Added by Seveas Date: 2006-06-18 16:06:51 Last edited by kryten Date: 2021-05-24 22:54:15 Requested 2605 times
isitout outyet is it out yet releasetime isitoutyet countdown-#ubuntu-release-party isitout?	<reply> For all I know, the latest Ubuntu release is $curStableNum ($curStableLong). You can double-check this on the https://ubottu.com/y/announce archives and subscribe for future release notifications.	Added by LjL Date: 2008-10-30 01:48:02 Last edited by tomreyn Date: 2023-10-12 15:21:31 Requested 2588 times
ssh openssh sftp	<reply> SSH is the Secure SHell protocol, see: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/SSH for client usage. PuTTY is an SSH client for Windows; see: http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/ for its homepage. See also !scp (Secure CoPy) and !sshd (Secure SHell Daemon)	Added by LjL Date: 2006-06-22 03:32:41 Last edited by rww Date: 2016-01-12 00:08:13 Requested 2566 times
raid lvm fakeraid	<reply> Tips and tricks for RAID and LVM can be found on https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Installation/SoftwareRAID and http://www.tldp.org/HOWTO/LVM-HOWTO - For software RAID, see https://help.ubuntu.com/community/FakeRaidHowto	Added by Seveas Date: 2006-06-19 14:56:48 Last edited by tsimpson Date: 2009-04-27 08:47:40 Requested 2475 times
hardy heron 8.04	<reply> Ubuntu 8.04 LTS (Hardy Heron) was the eighth release of Ubuntu. Desktop support ended on May 12 2011, Server support ended on May 9th 2013. See https://ubottu.com/y/hardy for more details.	Added by PriceChild Date: 2007-08-29 22:41:06 Last edited by dax Date: 2017-10-30 07:01:30 Requested 2471 times
boot init smartbootmanager boot floppy bum	<reply> Boot options: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/BootOptions - To add your own startup scripts, use /etc/rc.local - See also !grub and !dualboot - Making a boot floppy: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/GrubHowto/BootFloppy - Also see https://help.ubuntu.com/community/SmartBootManagerHowto	Added by Seveas Date: 2006-06-19 15:24:07 Last edited by dax Date: 2016-03-29 05:39:13 Requested 2470 times
pl polish poland	<reply> Na tym kanale używamy tylko języka angielskiego. Możesz uzyskać pomoc w języku polskim na #ubuntu-pl.	Added by Seveas Date: 2006-06-17 23:07:18 Last edited by Flannel Date: 2009-09-07 19:41:19 Requested 2390 times
players media players video players audio players totem totem-xine vlc banshee rhythmbox amarok media music players player exaile listen	<reply> Audio (Ogg, MP3...) players: Audacious, Banshee, Listen, Quod Libet, Rhythmbox, Exaile, XMMS2 (GTK/Gnome based) and Amarok, JuK (Qt/KDE based). Video players: Totem, Xine, MPlayer, VLC, Kaffeine - See also !codecs	Added by LjL Date: 2006-07-09 02:49:51 Last edited by Pici Date: 2011-04-28 14:54:24 Requested 2369 times
lucid 10.04	<reply> Ubuntu 10.04 LTS (Lucid Lynx) was the twelfth release of Ubuntu. Desktop support ended May 9 2013. Server support ended on April 30 2015. See https://ubottu.com/y/lucid for more details.	Added by Amaranth Date: 2009-09-20 08:35:19 Last edited by dax Date: 2017-10-30 07:01:58 Requested 2351 times
games nexuiz wow warcraft et fun doom doom3	<reply> Information about games on Ubuntu can be found at https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Games and http://www.icculus.org/lgfaq/gamelist.php and http://www.penguspy.com/	Added by Seveas Date: 2006-06-19 14:02:03 Last edited by Pici Date: 2010-11-28 15:38:44 Requested 2321 times
alternate alternate cd alternatecd alternetive alternative alt	<reply>The alternate CD has been discontinued for the main Ubuntu distro, please use and report any bugs in the !LiveCD	Added by apokryphos Date: 2006-06-18 16:31:48 Last edited by IdleOne Date: 2012-10-14 19:51:31 Requested 2291 times
lts	<reply> LTS means Long Term Support. LTS versions are supported for 5 years on the desktop and server. The latest LTS version of Ubuntu is !$curLTS ($curLTSLong $curLTSNum). Ubuntu !flavors may have different support durations, check their release notes for information.	Added by Seveas Date: 2006-06-17 23:13:48 Last edited by dax Date: 2017-05-01 19:28:52 Requested 2268 times
nickspam	<reply> You should avoid changing your nick in a busy channel like #ubuntu, or other Ubuntu channels; it causes excessive scrolling which is unfair to new users. Please set your preferred nick in your client's settings instead. See also « /msg $nick Guidelines »	Added by ompaul Date: 2006-09-16 15:00:49 Last edited by m4v Date: 2013-02-28 16:55:08 Requested 2266 times