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lxde	<reply> LXDE ( http://lxde.org/ ) is the Lightweight X11 Desktop Environment used by !Lubuntu. To install from Ubuntu: « sudo apt-get install lubuntu-desktop ». See http://lubuntu.net/ for more information, and join #lubuntu for support.	Added by IdleOne Date: 2013-02-11 03:17:38 Requested 45 times
nonfree	<reply> When we use the term 'non-free', we mean that it is not Free (as in freedom) Software. Software that is not Free cannot be fixed or improved by anyone except its authors -- who are not us :(. For more information, see https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/free-sw.html	Added by elkbuntu Date: 2007-11-19 10:32:30 Last edited by dax Date: 2016-05-01 05:21:42 Requested 42 times
gnome3-#ubuntu+1	<reply> Oneiric will use GNOME 3.x packages. The 3.x packages will be landing soon, if not yet updated, it'll happen soonish. You can also help the desktop team update packages, ask in #ubuntu-desktop for more info on helping the team.	Added by Pici Date: 2011-04-11 14:33:42 Last edited by Tm_T Date: 2011-05-15 09:38:27 Requested 42 times
shellshock	<reply> Ubuntu has released security updates for both recent bash vulnerabilities for all currently-supported versions of Ubuntu. Use your preferred package manager to apply all pending updates. See http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-2362-1/ , http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-2363-1/ , and http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-2363-2/ for more information.	Added by knome Date: 2014-09-25 20:17:17 Last edited by rww Date: 2014-09-26 15:51:28 Requested 37 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.	Added by IdleOne Date: 2011-04-19 20:41:02 Last edited by Myrtti Date: 2012-03-09 22:37:31 Requested 35 times
juju	<reply>Juju is a open source devops platform created to allow rapid deployment of applications in the cloud. More info at https://juju.ubuntu.com/	Added by bkerensa Date: 2012-08-17 20:05:46 Last edited by IdleOne Date: 2013-08-02 20:22:24 Requested 35 times
koffice	<deleted><reply> Integrated office suite for KDE, including word processing, spreadsheet, flow charting, image manipulation. For more info see: http://koffice.kde.org. Upgraded Kubuntu !Dapper packs at http://kubuntu.org/announcements/koffice-16.php	Added by apokryphos Date: 2006-06-18 15:51:44 Last edited by tsimpson Date: 2009-11-08 01:12:30 Requested 34 times
enablesources chrepo	<reply> Enable the standard Ubuntu repositories by going to System > Administration > Software Sources - See !repositories for detailed information	Added by LjL Date: 2008-01-26 03:07:22 Last edited by LjL Date: 2008-01-26 03:07:45 Requested 34 times
jigdo	the jigsaw downloader for building cd isos. for more information see http://www.debian.org/CD/jigdo-cd/	Added by Hobbsee Date: 2007-03-30 04:16:41 Requested 33 times
gtalk	<reply> Google Talk (GTalk) is an instant messaging program from Google. Currently, Google does not have an official standalone GTalk client for Linux, but supports connections from third-party clients such as !Pidgin and !Kopete \| See http://www.google.com/talk/otherclients.html for more information	Added by somerville32 Date: 2007-01-09 08:44:17 Last edited by stdin Date: 2008-11-13 04:33:22 Requested 32 times
matlab	<reply> MATLAB is a high-level language and interactive environment that enables you to perform computationally intensive tasks. More info and install instructions at https://help.ubuntu.com/community/MATLAB	Added by gpc Date: 2011-02-12 16:32:02 Last edited by gpc Date: 2011-02-12 16:41:59 Requested 31 times
ddebs	<reply> Debugging symbol packages (ending in '-dbgsym') are available in a separate !APT repository at ddebs.ubuntu.com - more info at https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Debug%20Symbol%20Packages	Added by Hobbsee Date: 2007-01-22 04:07:44 Last edited by hggdh Date: 2019-03-03 23:10:15 Requested 30 times
filesystems	<reply> ext3 and ext4 are the default filesystems in Ubuntu (and many other Linuxes). Alternative Linux filesystems include reiserfs and xfs. fat32 and ntfs are DOS/Windows filesystems. hfs and hfs+ are filesystems for the Mac. More info at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_file_systems	Added by Seveas Date: 2007-04-27 00:36:30 Last edited by Myrtti Date: 2011-01-05 12:49:11 Requested 30 times
backports-#kubuntu	<reply> If new updated packages are built for an application, they may go into Kubuntu Backports, which is one of the official Kubuntu PPAs. See https://community.kde.org/Kubuntu/PPAs for more information.	Added by genii Date: 2015-11-04 21:03:16 Requested 29 times
eft	a newt in its terrestrial stage of development - the release after Dapper is called Edgy Eft. For information and pictures of efts/newts, see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newt or try !edgy	Added by Seveas Date: 2006-06-18 16:41:14 Requested 27 times
fusesmb-#xubuntu	<reply>fusesmb is a tool that allows easy access to shared folders (smb) on a network. Links with more info: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/FuseSmb	Added by Myrtti Date: 2008-09-17 19:48:34 Requested 25 times
sysinfo-#ubuntuforums	<reply> Please do not use sysinfo scripts in this channel. Doing so will result in a warning then ban.	Added by PriceChild Date: 2007-02-27 19:25:18 Requested 24 times
joomla	<reply> joomla information can be had here: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Joomla	Added by ompaul Date: 2008-01-20 12:55:33 Requested 24 times
newmirror	<reply> Interested in setting up a new mirror? See http://www.ubuntu.com/getubuntu/mirror for more info.	Added by Pici Date: 2009-04-22 16:45:12 Requested 24 times
psp	<reply> For information on using the PlayStation Portable with Ubuntu, please read https://help.ubuntu.com/community/PSP	Added by Spec Date: 2008-01-02 20:55:44 Requested 23 times
softsources	<reply> Looking for your Software Sources menu item in Ubuntu 10.10/11.04? For a simple way to enable the menu item see http://tinyurl.com/24jxd6t - More information at https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Repositories	Added by Pici Date: 2010-10-13 16:02:31 Last edited by IdleOne Date: 2011-05-03 16:12:39 Requested 23 times
32bit i386	<reply> For information about the future of support for i386 packages in Ubuntu 19.10 Eoan Ermine and onward, please read the following official statement: https://ubuntu.com/blog/statement-on-32-bit-i386-packages-for-ubuntu-19-10-and-20-04-lts . Note this applies only to i386 (Intel/AMD) builds, not other 32-bit architectures like arm.	Added by hggdh Date: 2019-06-20 15:43:42 Last edited by hggdh Date: 2019-07-16 15:03:07 Requested 23 times
kwallet	a subsystem that provides a convenient and secure way to manage all your passwords. More information is available at https://help.ubuntu.com/community/kwallet	Added by Hobbsee Date: 2008-05-28 09:52:29 Last edited by dax Date: 2017-10-30 06:53:57 Requested 22 times
bootinfoscript	<reply> To diagnose boot issues, you can use the Boot Info Script available from http://sourceforge.net/projects/bootinfoscript/ Run the script with !sudo and then look at RESULTS.txt (or !pastebin it for others to look at).	Added by IdleOne Date: 2011-05-05 00:47:20 Requested 21 times
foss	<reply> FOSS stands for Free and Open Source Software. See !freedom for more info.	Added by thoreauputic Date: 2006-12-25 02:36:59 Last edited by Pici Date: 2011-07-11 12:18:14 Requested 19 times
maintainer	<reply> The "Maintainer" field in a package's information (debian/control) should indicate the Ubuntu team responsible for the Ubuntu specific changes to a package (often the !MOTU for !Universe packages). The original maintainer is preserved in the field "XSBC-Original-Maintainer".	Added by LjL Date: 2008-01-13 18:10:50 Requested 18 times
kernelcleanup	<reply> For information about removing old kernels to free up space on /boot, see https://help.ubuntu.com/community/RemoveOldKernels	Added by dax Date: 2017-11-27 17:55:17 Requested 18 times
kmix	KDE's soundcard mixer program. Though small, it is full-featured. The program should give controls for each of your soundcards. KMix supports several platforms and sound drivers. Go to https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Kmix for complete information.	Added by Myrtti Date: 2008-05-26 20:45:57 Requested 17 times
encyclopedia	<reply> See https://ubottu.com/devel/wiki/Plugins#Encyclopedia for usage information on the Encyclopedia factoid plugin	Added by tsimpson Date: 2010-12-14 02:58:49 Last edited by dax Date: 2017-10-30 07:02:33 Requested 17 times
lenovobug intel-spi intelspi 17.10.1	<reply> The original release of Ubuntu 17.10 contained a bug that makes firmware memory read-only. See https://pad.lv/1734147 for more info. This bug has been fixed in 17.10's repositories (so upgrades are safe) and new ISOs have been released (look for 17.10.1 in the filename).	Added by dax Date: 2018-01-10 02:40:55 Last edited by dax Date: 2018-01-12 20:50:38 Requested 17 times
testing-#xubuntu	<reply> For information on how to help test the next release of Xubuntu, please see https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Xubuntu/Testing	Added by somerville32 Date: 2007-01-11 03:42:24 Last edited by knome Date: 2011-09-06 12:10:03 Requested 16 times
ut	<reply> For information on how to play Unreal Tournament, see https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Games/Native/UnrealTournament - for Unreal Tournament 2004, see !ut2k4	Added by elkbuntu Date: 2007-12-28 11:48:42 Requested 16 times
emesene	<deleted><reply> Emesene is an instant messenger for the WLM network. See http://emesene.org for more information.	Added by Spec Date: 2008-04-18 18:44:54 Last edited by dax Date: 2016-04-02 04:14:26 Requested 16 times
apache vhosts apache2	<reply> Apache HTTP Server is the most commonly used HTTP server on Linux systems. For setup information, see https://help.ubuntu.com/lts/serverguide/httpd.html . For information on setting up a "LAMP stack", see /msg ubottu !lamp.	Added by Seveas Date: 2006-06-18 17:03:17 Last edited by dax Date: 2016-05-23 04:38:49 Requested 15 times
klik	<reply>klik is a simple way to run additional software without actually installing it. For instructions and more information see: http://dot.kde.org/2005/09/16/dont-install-just-copy-klik	Added by apokryphos Date: 2006-06-18 21:31:56 Last edited by IdleOne Date: 2012-10-13 23:19:21 Requested 15 times
metisse	<deleted><reply>Metisse is Mandriva's composite window manager. For more information, see http://www.mandriva.com/projects/metisse	Added by apokryphos Date: 2007-02-03 16:28:34 Last edited by IdleOne Date: 2013-03-23 02:46:33 Requested 14 times
jack	<reply> The JACK Audio Connection Kit is a sound server meant for professional applications, allowing different audio protocols and applications to interconnect in nearly unlimited ways. This is the core of Ubuntu Studio's audio workflow. See https://help.ubuntu.com/community/What%20is%20JACK for more information on JACK in general.	Added by wxl Date: 2017-03-16 23:23:12 Requested 14 times
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
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
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
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
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
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
hotornot	<reply> We tend to strongly discourage hot-or-not style discussions about women, as they're known to discourage female geeks from participating in communities. Female participation in geek communities is really low (less than 2% on average :( ), so lets not discourage any more! See also !girls and !women for more information on how to help stop this tragedy.	Added by elkbuntu Date: 2008-11-25 08:53:16 Last edited by elkbuntu Date: 2008-11-25 08:54:12 Requested 11 times
drown	<reply> Ubuntu is not vulnerable to the SSLv2 DROWN attack. Please see https://ubottu.com/y/drown and https://drownattack.com/ for more information.	Added by Pici Date: 2016-03-01 15:15:51 Last edited by dax Date: 2017-10-30 07:03:43 Requested 11 times
lightscribe	<reply> For information on how to use LightScribe on Ubuntu please see the Wiki at https://help.ubuntu.com/community/LightScribe	Added by Seeker` Date: 2009-04-18 23:06:11 Requested 10 times
gconf-editor	a graphical tool used to maintain the GNOME desktop environment registry. For more info: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/GConfEditor	Added by Myrtti Date: 2009-06-19 09:09:02 Last edited by tsimpson Date: 2011-03-03 21:34:05 Requested 10 times