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Factoid	Value	Author
faq-#xubuntu faq-#xubuntu-devel faq-#xubuntu-offtopic	<reply>Lists of common questions and answers about Xubuntu can be found at http://xubuntu.org/news/category/faq/. See also: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/CommonQuestions	Added by knome Date: 2012-02-04 22:27:57 Last edited by dax Date: 2017-10-30 06:54:11 Requested 7 times
admingroup	<reply> Up through Ubuntu 11.10, administrator privileges using sudo was granted to the "admin" Unix group. In Ubuntu 12.04, privileges are granted to the "sudo" group, for consistency with upstream and Debian. For compatibility, the "admin" group will continue to have access in 12.04.	Added by tonyyarusso Date: 2012-05-04 20:50:58 Last edited by tonyyarusso Date: 2012-05-04 20:55:41 Requested 7 times
fhqwhgads-#ubuntu-offtopic fh[tab]-#ubuntu-offtopic	<reply> Everybody to the limit, everybody to the limit!	Added by Flannel Date: 2013-02-13 08:15:47 Requested 7 times
canibeanop-#ubuntu-offtopic	<deleted><reply>Maybe.	Added by Flannel Date: 2013-08-18 01:02:30 Last edited by Pici Date: 2014-01-08 19:42:14 Requested 7 times
willy	<reply> It is spelt !wiLy :)	Added by Pici Date: 2015-05-04 14:43:35 Requested 7 times
emacs-#ubuntu-offtopic	<reply> Ubuntu channels can only provide support for Ubuntu itself. Other operating systems have their own support channels. Please consult their websites for more information.	Added by rww Date: 2016-01-06 17:13:56 Requested 7 times
yup-#xubuntu-devel	<reply> yakkety yak, ackety ack, yuppety yup	Added by knome Date: 2016-04-22 20:15:39 Requested 7 times
tsimonq2-#kubuntu-devel	<deleted><reply> fnord	Added by wxl Date: 2017-03-23 00:07:22 Last edited by dax Date: 2017-03-23 00:16:08 Requested 7 times
standup-#lubuntu-devel	<reply> @tsimonq2 @lynorian @HMollerCl @aptghetto @teward001 @kc2bez @The_LoudSpeaker wxl[m] guiverc @N0um3n0 @leokolb @KGIII — It's 2100 UTC Thursday which means it's time for the Lubuntu Development standup meeting. Please announce yourself for roll call! Then, in order of announcement, post your items, and be sure to mention when you're done.	Added by wxl Date: 2019-05-02 21:36:34 Last edited by wxl Date: 2020-12-03 22:36:12 Requested 7 times
mds	<reply> Microarchitectural Data Sampling is a security issue with Intel processors. Update your system to receive the kernel and microcode patches. Visit https://wiki.ubuntu.com/SecurityTeam/KnowledgeBase/MDS for more info and recommendations.	Added by dax Date: 2019-05-15 16:56:23 Requested 7 times
lxc	<reply> LXC containers can be used to run isolated Linux systems with less overhead than a VM. https://help.ubuntu.com/lts/serverguide/lxc.html and https://linuxcontainers.org/	Added by hggdh Date: 2019-07-16 16:48:51 Requested 7 times
mtrr	<reply> Memory Type Range Registers (MTRR) is how an operating system learns which ranges of physical memory to cache, and how. If your log says "mtrr_cleanup: can not find optimal value", read https://github.com/tomreyn/linux_mtrr_size_fix	Added by hggdh Date: 2020-07-04 15:36:04 Last edited by genii Date: 2020-07-09 00:10:55 Requested 7 times
24.04 noble numbat	<reply> Ubuntu 24.04 (Noble Numbat) is the 40th release of Ubuntu and the current !LTS release - Download at https://ubuntu.com/download :: Release notes at https://discourse.ubuntu.com/t/ubuntu-24-04-lts-noble-numbat-release-notes/39890 :: Further schedule at https://ubottu.com/y/nn	Added by krytarik Date: 2023-10-27 11:46:03 Last edited by krytarik Date: 2024-05-07 17:44:03 Requested 7 times
24.10 oracular oriole	<reply> Ubuntu 24.10 (Oracular Oriole) is the 41st release of Ubuntu and the current regular release - Download at https://ubuntu.com/download :: Release notes at https://discourse.ubuntu.com/t/oracular-oriole-release-notes/44878	Added by krytarik Date: 2024-04-29 21:30:03 Last edited by tomreyn Date: 2024-10-18 11:38:56 Requested 7 times
kdeincludes	<reply> To install the kde includes, install the kde-devel package.	Added by apokryphos Date: 2006-06-18 16:44:06 Requested 6 times
nonxgl noxgl	a script that allows you to run applications which require direct rendering under XGL (e.g. OpenGL games). It only works with nVidia cards. More information here: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=176636	Added by Seveas Date: 2006-10-20 18:25:23 Requested 6 times
ops-#ubuntu-ohio	<reply>Help! jacobmp92, meatballhat, rrittenhouse, PWill or Vorian.	Added by PriceChild Date: 2007-03-14 01:05:05 Requested 6 times
library packaging guide lib-p-g	<reply> http://www.netfort.gr.jp/~dancer/column/libpkg-guide/libpkg-guide.html	Added by fdoving Date: 2007-03-18 00:50:56 Requested 6 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
meetings-#edubuntu meeting-#edubuntu	<reply> Edubuntu meetings are (usually) held weekly on Wednesdays, alternating between 12:00 UTC and 20:00 UTC. « @schedule » may show when the next one will be, otherwise check the !fridge. All welcome!	Added by bimberi Date: 2007-04-19 06:35:59 Last edited by bimberi Date: 2007-05-02 22:57:54 Requested 6 times
newstome	ohh wow, I missed the 11 o'clock bulletin	Added by ompaul Date: 2007-08-04 17:53:23 Requested 6 times
ops-#ubuntu-nl	<reply> Help! profoX, JanC, Seveas, defrysk, joolz, SWAT of wdh!	Added by Seveas Date: 2007-11-11 18:16:28 Requested 6 times
badhostmask	<reply> This is not the channel you intended to join. You have been redirected here because your nickname, username or hostname contains unacceptable language (see « /msg $nick language »). Please change it, then reconnect to join the correct channel.	Added by LjL Date: 2007-12-26 17:27:29 Last edited by m4v Date: 2013-02-28 17:00:52 Requested 6 times
1sustainableresource	<deleted><reply> the only everlasting, sustainable resources are human stupidity, ignorance and avarice.	Added by nickrud Date: 2008-07-12 01:27:35 Last edited by Pici Date: 2009-02-18 17:46:11 Requested 6 times
xubuntu-compiz	<deleted><reply> You can find an excellent tutorial on how to configure Xubuntu with compiz at http://xubuntublog.wordpress.com/2007/12/09/xubuntu-compiz-pretty-pretty-xubuntu/	Added by Flannel Date: 2008-07-21 06:01:23 Last edited by knome Date: 2013-11-10 17:09:56 Requested 6 times
uwn	<reply> The Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter may be found at: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuWeeklyNewsletter	Added by jpds Date: 2008-07-26 19:49:25 Requested 6 times
fixed	<reply> It's fixed!	Added by stdin Date: 2008-09-10 23:16:12 Requested 6 times
mjg59	<reply> mjg59 says that !ultamatix is "nowhere near the most condescending or belittling thing I've written about someone else's software."	Added by elkbuntu Date: 2008-11-05 09:29:17 Last edited by rww Date: 2011-05-26 02:21:06 Requested 6 times
offtopic-#kubuntu-devel	<reply> #kubuntu-devel is the development channel for Kubuntu, please use #kubuntu for support questions and #kubuntu-offtopic for general chatter. Thanks	Added by stdin Date: 2008-12-20 14:41:02 Last edited by stdin Date: 2008-12-20 14:42:00 Requested 6 times
preinstalled	<reply>Looking for a system with Ubuntu preinstalled? see: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/UbuntuPre-installed	Added by jussi Date: 2010-04-20 17:01:59 Last edited by jussi Date: 2010-04-20 17:04:05 Requested 6 times
10.4	<reply> Its 10.04!!	Added by Pici Date: 2010-05-06 13:21:43 Requested 6 times
oneko-#ubuntu-offtopic	<reply> oneko is the cat of cats, the loler with minions, the sudo apt-get installable one, the cat of our times, but not the cat of the command line!	Added by rww Date: 2011-01-23 04:44:06 Requested 6 times
nasty	<reply> It is spelt !naTTy :)	Added by IdleOne Date: 2011-04-11 20:25:54 Requested 6 times
biting-#ubuntu-offtopic	<reply> Biting is excellent! It's like kissing, only there's a winner!	Added by rww Date: 2011-05-19 22:06:42 Requested 6 times
banhammer-#ubuntu-offtopic	<deleted><reply>http://i.imgur.com/BkaOF.png	Added by Flannel Date: 2011-07-04 05:30:37 Last edited by rww Date: 2011-07-16 04:01:07 Requested 6 times
meetingology	a bot that runs !meetings and produces minutes - information at https://wiki.ubuntu.com/meetingology	Added by elky Date: 2011-09-06 07:24:08 Requested 6 times
downtime	<deleted><reply> Canonical is currently moving some servers, there will be downtime throughout this weekend. See http://fridge.ubuntu.com/2012/08/10/community-site-downtime-announcement/	Added by elky Date: 2012-08-18 11:31:23 Last edited by AlanBell Date: 2012-09-08 12:56:11 Requested 6 times
lies-#ubuntu-offtopic	<deleted><reply> 50% of this is true.	Added by IdleOne Date: 2013-03-10 23:07:27 Last edited by IdleOne Date: 2014-02-12 03:03:27 Requested 6 times
tempopabuse-#ubuntu-offtopic	<deleted><reply> rww is a bad op.	Added by IdleOne Date: 2013-05-25 05:30:30 Last edited by rww Date: 2016-02-11 08:08:12 Requested 6 times
doesn't work-#ubuntu-offtopic	<reply>Doesn't work is a strong statement. Does it sit on the couch all day? Does it want more money? Is it on IRC all the time? Please be specific! Examples of what doesn't work tend to help too.	Added by Flannel Date: 2014-04-22 02:57:13 Requested 6 times
ubuntu-make	a command line tool which allows you to download the latest version of popular developer tools like android sdk and others. See https://wiki.ubuntu.com/ubuntu-make	Added by k1l Date: 2016-03-17 01:12:31 Requested 6 times
16.04.2	rescheduled to February 16th due to several last minute issues with building and testing the ISOs. You can install the 16.04(.1) ISOs and run the updates if you are in a hurry.	Added by dax Date: 2017-02-14 01:26:40 Requested 6 times
pi	<reply> Instructions for installing Ubuntu onto Raspberry Pi systems can be found at https://wiki.ubuntu.com/ARM/RaspberryPi	Added by genii Date: 2018-07-31 14:30:15 Last edited by Pici Date: 2007-12-28 20:13:16 Requested 6 times
rud0lf-#ubuntu-offtopic	<reply> :[	Added by Flannel Date: 2018-12-16 23:05:10 Requested 6 times
coffee-#ubuntu-meeting	<reply> Here's a topped up mug of delicious coffee at the perfect temperature for sipping, enjoy!	Added by genii Date: 2022-05-05 21:13:56 Last edited by genii Date: 2022-05-05 21:31:37 Requested 6 times
ifrename	<reply> ifrename allows you to rename interfaces at boot based on various criteria such as driver, mac address, etc. 'man ifrename' and 'man iftab' for details on configuration.	Added by imbrandon Date: 2006-06-27 04:00:58 Requested 5 times
buntudot	<deleted><reply> http://www.buntudot.org is a 3rd party *buntu news website with articles, reviews, how-to’s, and links for all the buntu's ( not affiliated or run by Canonical Ltd. ) <deleted>buntudot.org also runs a 3rd party Repository of ubuntu software see : http://www.buntudot.org/howtos/buntudotorg-repositories/	Added by imbrandon Date: 2006-07-13 21:25:27 Last edited by nhandler Date: 2010-04-26 02:46:26 Requested 5 times
ops-#xubuntu-offtopic	<reply> Help! Channel emergency! (ONLY use this trigger in emergencies) - pleia2, Unit193.	Added by gnomefreak Date: 2006-08-04 00:45:01 Last edited by knome Date: 2019-10-14 12:40:51 Requested 5 times
kopete-icq-aim	<deleted><reply> Due to a bug within Kopete's AIM/ICQ plugin, Kopete will not connect correctly to AIM/ICQ. Working versions can be found at: http://ubuntu.lnix.net/misc/kopete-fix/	Added by fdoving Date: 2006-11-09 00:24:01 Last edited by dax Date: 2016-04-02 04:28:55 Requested 5 times
eff	The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) is a non-profit advocacy and legal organisation with the stated purpose of being dedicated to preserving free speech rights. http://www.eff.org/	Added by elkbuntu Date: 2007-02-07 12:56:19 Requested 5 times