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studio-controls <reply> Studio Controls is the application through which audio is configured in Ubuntu Studio. It configures Jack, sets the CPU governor, and ensures the user has realtime audio permissions. For more info, see !jack and https://ovenwerks.github.io/studio-controls/ Added by Eickmeyer
Date: 2020-07-22 19:49:54
Last edited by Eickmeyer
Date: 2020-12-16 17:32:35
Requested 14 times
noble <alias> 24.04 Added by krytarik
Date: 2023-10-27 11:46:05
Requested 14 times
ツ-#ubuntu-offtopic the katakana character 'tsu' - often abused as smiley by Seveas and a truckload of other copycats ッ Added by Seveas
Date: 2006-07-11 01:25:26
Requested 13 times
counter <deleted><reply>The Ubuntu Counter is where Ubuntu (based) systems can go to get their machine counted. Get counted at http://ubuntucounter.geekosophical.net Added by Madpilot
Date: 2006-08-31 09:01:29
Last edited by rww
Date: 2015-09-14 19:38:34
Requested 13 times
ftbs an Acronym for Failed To Build from Source Added by imbrandon
Date: 2006-09-23 01:03:14
Last edited by tsimpson
Date: 2011-03-03 21:27:33
Requested 13 times
wink a Tutorial and Presentation creation software, primarily aimed at creating tutorials on how to use software. Using Wink you can capture screenshots, add explanations boxes, buttons, titles etc and generate a highly effective tutorial for your users || http://www.debugmode.com/wink/ Added by Hawkwind
Date: 2006-10-07 19:33:39
Last edited by tsimpson
Date: 2011-03-03 21:41:50
Requested 13 times
biarch <reply> A BiArch 64-bit system is one that comes with a complete 32-bit package system, as well. This means that you can run 32bit packages as well on your 64-bit install Added by apokryphos
Date: 2006-10-26 17:57:39
Requested 13 times
open week <alias> openweek Added by apokryphos
Date: 2006-11-25 21:27:00
Last edited by Flannel
Date: 2009-06-08 21:33:27
Requested 13 times
modeabuse-#ubuntu-offtopic <reply> The ops are bored and having a bit of fun... bear with us... they'll find something to code soon enough... Added by PriceChild
Date: 2007-01-15 22:49:43
Requested 13 times
techboard tb <reply> You can contact the technical board via email on technical-board AT lists DOT ubuntu DOT com Added by Mez
Date: 2007-10-16 21:04:43
Last edited by rww
Date: 2011-01-02 03:05:24
Requested 13 times
merging merge-o-matic merge <reply>Merging is the process of including changes from other distributions (most commonly Debian) into Ubuntu packages, and is typically a major focus at the beginning of each Ubuntu development cycle. Please see https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuDevelopment/Merging for more information. Added by Hobbsee
Date: 2007-12-02 03:01:28
Requested 13 times
5-a-day 5aday a community event where each person will take 5 bugs a day and work on them. Everyone is invited to help no matter your abilities! More information available at https://wiki.ubuntu.com/5-A-Day Added by nixternal
Date: 2008-02-18 21:31:26
Requested 13 times
moblock <reply> info in detail is on this wiki page: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/MoBlock Added by ompaul
Date: 2008-03-01 00:59:27
Requested 13 times
maple <reply> To install Maple, see https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Maple Added by jrib
Date: 2008-05-04 18:50:10
Last edited by jrib
Date: 2008-05-04 18:50:24
Requested 13 times
maybe <reply> See !lies Added by LjL
Date: 2008-10-27 22:47:38
Requested 13 times
support-#kubuntu-devel <reply> The official Kubuntu support channel is #kubuntu. Please be aware that this channel is for development only. Added by Pici
Date: 2009-01-16 19:35:42
Last edited by stdin
Date: 2009-01-16 23:18:04
Requested 13 times
already <alias> final Added by Seeker`
Date: 2009-04-22 22:04:55
Last edited by tsimpson
Date: 2010-04-28 12:33:26
Requested 13 times
men-#ubuntu-women men-#ubuntu-women-project <reply> Yes, men exist within the Ubuntu Women Project. Added by nhandler
Date: 2010-08-13 21:38:19
Requested 13 times
countdown-#ubuntu-release-party <alias> isitout Added by tsimpson
Date: 2010-10-09 18:16:06
Last edited by Pici
Date: 2011-04-27 13:44:29
Requested 13 times
botdoc <reply> Documentation on the custom plugins for ubottu and clones is located at https://ubottu.com/devel/wiki/Plugins | Documentation for the official !Supybot plugins is located at https://ubottu.com/devel/supydoc/ Added by tsimpson_
Date: 2010-10-21 19:00:40
Last edited by dax
Date: 2017-10-30 07:04:41
Requested 13 times
8ball-#ubuntu-offtopic <reply> Outlook not so good. mutt better. Added by rww
Date: 2011-01-05 08:29:01
Requested 13 times
paidapps usc <reply> Information about purchasing applications from the Ubuntu Software Centre including refunds, reinstalls and license keys can be found at https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Pay Added by AlanBell
Date: 2012-09-19 10:15:58
Last edited by AlanBell
Date: 2012-09-19 21:14:45
Requested 13 times
support-#ubuntustudio-devel <reply> This is the Ubuntu Studio development channel. Our official support channel is on #ubuntustudio. Also see https://askubuntu.com Added by IdleOne
Date: 2013-02-12 12:24:25
Last edited by dax
Date: 2020-04-26 18:48:39
Requested 13 times
lola <deleted><reply> the phone and tablet demo includes contacts and messages from fictional design personas, it can be removed https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Touch/ReleaseNotes#Sample_content Added by AlanBell
Date: 2013-02-21 23:51:18
Last edited by dax
Date: 2018-04-29 05:41:39
Requested 13 times
kali <alias> derivatives Added by IdleOne
Date: 2013-06-10 21:45:01
Requested 13 times
uos uds <reply> The Ubuntu Online Summit will be held between 10th June - 12 June 2014. See http://summit.ubuntu.com/uos-1406/ for agenda and participation information. Added by Pici
Date: 2014-06-11 14:20:15
Requested 13 times
systemd-#ubuntu-offtopic <reply> Everyone arguing about systemd is wrong. See http://uselessd.darknedgy.net/ProSystemdAntiSystemd/ and ask a chanop to do @random systemd sysvinit to decide a winner. Added by rww
Date: 2014-10-21 19:13:02
Last edited by rww
Date: 2016-02-09 00:33:35
Requested 13 times
impish <alias> 21.10 Added by krytarik
Date: 2021-04-23 17:50:03
Requested 13 times
mantic <alias> 23.10 Added by krytarik
Date: 2023-04-28 15:37:05
Requested 13 times
ichthux <deleted><reply> Ichthux (Linux for Christians) is an unofficial Kubuntu derivative. See http://www.ichthux.com/ Added by LjL
Date: 2006-12-19 02:18:04
Last edited by dax
Date: 2016-04-02 04:19:39
Requested 12 times
bug-#ubuntu-devel <reply> If you find a bug in Ubuntu or any of its derivatives, please file a bug report at: http://bugs.ubuntu.com/ IRC is not a good medium to report bugs and this channel is for development coordination. Added by Seveas
Date: 2007-04-20 21:46:35
Requested 12 times
rtf <reply> Software packages to deal with the RTF format include: abiword, catdoc, unrtf, latex2rtf (for parsing), enscript, aft, sdf, udo, wv (for creating) Added by LjL
Date: 2007-11-02 15:36:40
Requested 12 times
gift a peer-to-peer filesharing engine supporting several networks and protocols by means of plug-ins. It's available in !Universe. Clients include gifTui, giFToxic (GTK), Apollon (KDE), giFTcurs (terminal-based) - See also !P2P Added by LjL
Date: 2007-11-03 00:35:09
Requested 12 times
uwn <reply> The Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter may be found at: https://discourse.ubuntu.com/t/ubuntu-weekly-newsletter/40911 Added by jpds
Date: 2008-07-26 19:49:25
Last edited by krytarik
Date: 2024-11-23 20:50:03
Requested 12 times
ops-#ubuntu-fi <reply> ninnnu, ath, Reaby, Nakkel, Vililikku, Tm_T, Myrtti, mjr, Koffa, Mirv, Telep, rhkfin tai heikki! AAAPPPUUUUVA! apuva, apuva aaapuuuva! Added by Myrtti
Date: 2008-09-01 13:35:53
Requested 12 times
amaranth-#ubuntu-offtopic <deleted><reply>Why so serious? Added by Amaranth
Date: 2009-03-11 01:35:23
Last edited by Amaranth
Date: 2009-05-03 02:24:23
Requested 12 times
supybot-#ubuntu-bots <reply> ubottu is a supybot with custom plugins, for help with other supybot plugins ask in #supybot Added by stdin
Date: 2009-03-15 13:33:54
Requested 12 times
appeals <alias> appeal Added by elky
Date: 2009-04-25 19:01:32
Last edited by jussi01
Date: 2009-05-13 10:07:20
Requested 12 times
distupgrade <alias> dist-upgrade Added by Pici
Date: 2010-02-16 19:02:00
Requested 12 times
autobleh an !irssi helper script for IRC channel ops and network staff. See http://autobleh.projectnet.org/ Added by nhandler
Date: 2010-07-23 01:06:35
Last edited by rww
Date: 2011-05-19 22:00:44
Requested 12 times
ubuntustudio-devel devel-#ubuntustudio contribute-#ubuntustudio ubuntustudio-contribute ubuntustudio-dev <reply> If you want to contribute to Ubuntu Studio, please visit #ubuntustudio-devel or join the mailing list from https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/Ubuntu-Studio-devel Added by tsimpson
Date: 2012-08-30 09:32:38
Requested 12 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
25.04 <reply> Ubuntu 25.04 (Plucky Puffin) is the 42nd release of Ubuntu, and the current regular release - Download at https://ubuntu.com/download :: Release notes at https://discourse.ubuntu.com/t/plucky-puffin-release-notes/48687 Added by tomreyn
Date: 2024-10-18 11:37:09
Last edited by tomreyn
Date: 2025-05-10 23:14:33
Requested 12 times
marillat a repository created for Debian. Please don't use it on Ubuntu. Consider using !medibuntu Added by Seveas
Date: 2006-06-18 00:10:37
Last edited by jrib
Date: 2009-01-06 03:55:22
Requested 11 times
lgpl the Lesser GPL, formerly called the Library GPL. See http://www.gnu.org/licenses/lgpl.html Added by apokryphos
Date: 2006-06-18 16:36:34
Requested 11 times
lk <deleted>Sri Lanka. If you want support in Sinhalese, get in to #ubuntu-lk Added by Seveas
Date: 2006-06-18 17:45:56
Last edited by housecat
Date: 2020-04-22 03:33:17
Requested 11 times
kb <reply> While it is common in the computing field to consider 1kB (one kilobyte) = 1024B (1024 bytes), the correct equation, according to standard IEEE 1541, is 1kB = 1000B. On the other hand, 1KiB (one kibibyte) = 1024B - Same goes for all multiples Added by LjL
Date: 2006-07-18 23:12:20
Requested 11 times
bigiron <reply> Ubuntu's "bigiron" server kernel (linux-image-server-bigiron) is geared towards systems with more than 8 CPUs. Added by bimberi
Date: 2006-11-30 02:44:44
Requested 11 times
usersplanet <reply> A new aggregation of blogs from Ubuntu users was set up. This differs from Planet Ubuntu (found at http://planet.ubuntu.com), and you do not need to be an official Ubuntu member to join. Please see http://ubuntuweblogs.org/ to discover and http://ubuntuweblogs.org/submit.html to submit your Ubuntu-related weblogs. Added by tonyyarusso
Date: 2007-01-19 07:14:44
Requested 11 times
otherhelp <reply> If no-one here can help you you can try the ubuntu-users mailing list - https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-users or the forums - http://ubuntuforums.org Added by Hobbsee
Date: 2007-02-16 03:07:54
Requested 11 times

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