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quietxchat	<deleted><alias> quietirc	Added by IdleOne Date: 2011-05-12 15:44:29 Last edited by dax Date: 2019-10-28 14:57:10 Requested 34 times
cupsweb	<reply> To enable the administration functions of the !CUPS web interface, type « sudo adduser cupsys shadow », and then « sudo invoke-rc.d cupsys restart », in a console.	Added by apokryphos Date: 2006-06-19 13:18:44 Last edited by LjL Date: 2007-04-20 00:14:31 Requested 33 times
hardysources	<reply> In System->Admin->Software Sources, enable (main) (universe) (restricted) and (multiverse) and disable the Cdrom on the Ubuntu Software tab. On the Updates tab, enable (hardy-security) and (hardy-updates).	Added by nickrud Date: 2008-06-14 07:57:12 Last edited by Seeker` Date: 2008-06-19 01:24:13 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
queue newqueue new queue	<reply> The queue of packages awaiting approval to enter the archive (also known as the NEW queue) and scheduled to build it at https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/$curDevelLower/+queue	Added by ompaul Date: 2008-02-04 19:55:54 Last edited by tsimpson Date: 2010-04-26 23:28:32 Requested 31 times
askubuntu stackexchange ubuntu-stack ubuntu-stackexchange	<reply> AskUbuntu is a support resource that offers non-realtime support by the community! Can't get your problem fixed on IRC? Try AskUbuntu! - http://askubuntu.com/ You can discuss AskUbuntu in #ubuntu-stack	Added by Pici Date: 2010-10-13 17:31:19 Last edited by nhandler Date: 2010-10-14 01:06:23 Requested 31 times
23.04 lunar lobster	<reply> Ubuntu 23.04 (Lunar Lobster) was the 38th release of Ubuntu, support ended on January 25, 2024. See !eol and https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-announce/2023-December/000297.html	Added by krytarik Date: 2022-11-05 15:45:03 Last edited by krytarik Date: 2024-01-25 18:16:03 Requested 30 times
store shop mug shirt	<reply> Buy some Official Ubuntu Merchandise & Professional Support. See https://shop.canonical.com/	Added by Seveas Date: 2008-01-24 13:14:46 Requested 29 times
eir	<deleted>a utility bot for managing ban expiration. For usage instructions, see http://freenode.net/eir.shtml . For source code, see https://dev.freenode.net/redmine/projects/eir	Added by rww Date: 2011-08-17 06:47:14 Last edited by ezri Date: 2016-03-09 21:24:02 Requested 29 times
floss	Free Libre Open Source Software. See !freedom	Added by apokryphos Date: 2006-06-19 12:29:16 Requested 27 times
guidelines-#ubuntuforums	<reply> See https://wiki.ubuntu.com/IRC/Guidelines & https://launchpad.net/codeofconduct/1.0.1	Added by PriceChild Date: 2007-01-22 00:09:53 Last edited by dax Date: 2017-10-30 06:45:27 Requested 27 times
21.10 impish indri	<reply> Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri) was the 35th release of Ubuntu, support ended on July 14, 2022. See !eol and https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-announce/2022-May/000280.html	Added by krytarik Date: 2021-04-23 17:50:03 Last edited by tomreyn Date: 2022-07-14 01:54:51 Requested 27 times
badident	<reply> Unfortunately, your IRC client has been configured with an ident containing an objectionable word. We don't allow such into our main channels as it offends a lot of people. Your ident is not your nickname. Once you've changed your ident, please disconnect from Libera and reconnect. You will then automatically be let back into the channel you tried to join.	Added by elkbuntu Date: 2008-09-06 11:16:31 Last edited by kryten Date: 2021-05-24 22:54:47 Requested 26 times
vcs dvcs	<reply> Version Control Systems offered for Ubuntu: Centralized: !CVS, !Subversion \| Distributed: Bazaar-NG(!bzr), Codeville, Darcs, !git, Mercurial, Monotone, SVK, tig.	Added by Pici Date: 2008-05-12 16:55:16 Last edited by Pici Date: 2008-05-14 19:11:42 Requested 25 times
bite	<reply> Please don't bite our new friend. Everyone is new to Ubuntu and IRC once and everyone makes mistakes. If they don't learn from their mistakes you can have a little nibble on them later.	Added by jpds Date: 2009-12-23 21:52:21 Requested 25 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
22.10 kinetic kudu	<reply> Ubuntu 22.10 (Kinetic Kudu) was the 37th release of Ubuntu, support ended on July 20, 2023. See !eol and https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-announce/2023-July/000293.html	Added by kryten Date: 2022-04-25 22:13:04 Last edited by tomreyn Date: 2023-10-09 19:08:35 Requested 23 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
offtopic-#lubuntu ot-#lubuntu ot-#lubuntu-devel	<reply> For discussion unrelated to Lubuntu support or development, please join the #lubuntu-offtopic channel on IRC or https://telegram.lubuntu.me/offtopic for Telegram.	Added by Unit193 Date: 2015-08-09 23:08:24 Last edited by wxl Date: 2019-05-03 18:55:40 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
irclogs	<alias> logs	Added by Hobbsee Date: 2007-01-07 07:32:01 Requested 19 times
sources	<alias> repos	Added by Seveas Date: 2006-06-18 00:23:33 Requested 18 times
ubuntulog	a logging bot run on various Ubuntu channels. You can read the logs at http://irclogs.ubuntu.com/	Added by Seveas Date: 2006-11-08 23:22:45 Last edited by tsimpson Date: 2011-03-03 21:33:41 Requested 18 times
roadnav	<deleted>a free street mapping and GPS navigation program with spoken directions, using free data available from the U.S. Census Bureau (TIGER, at http://www.census.gov/geo/www/tiger/) and the OpenStreetMap project (at http://www.openstreetmap.org/) - An !Edgy compatible package can be downloaded at http://roadnav.sourceforge.net/	Added by LjL Date: 2007-03-18 14:09:53 Last edited by dax Date: 2019-11-27 20:44:10 Requested 17 times
shells shell-policy	<reply> Is your shell provider banned in Ubuntu channels? See https://wiki.ubuntu.com/IRC/ShellPolicy for shell provider requirements and how to resolve the situation with your provider.	Added by topyli Date: 2011-01-23 18:53:44 Last edited by tsimpson Date: 2011-01-23 18:57:20 Requested 16 times
support-#xubuntu	<reply> As most of the Ubuntu channels, #xubuntu is English only. A list of the localized Ubuntu channels can be found at https://wiki.ubuntu.com/IRC/ChannelList#IRC.2BAC8-ChannelList.2BAC8-Local.Local_Ubuntu_channels. These channels will most probably be able to give Xubuntu support too. For alternative Xubuntu support options, please see http://xubuntu.org/help/.	Added by somerville32 Date: 2007-01-11 08:54:11 Last edited by Unit193 Date: 2015-12-01 20:48:06 Requested 15 times
foocoin bitcoin dogecoin cgminer	<reply> Ubuntu's repositories do not include clients for most cryptocurrencies. You will need to use a !PPA or !compile from source to get them. Since neither of these options is officially supported, consider asking your cryptocurrency's IRC channel (see !alis) for help.	Added by rww Date: 2014-03-09 02:08:12 Requested 14 times
newfglrx	<deleted><reply> Ubuntu 16.04 and above do not contain AMD's proprietary "fglrx" video driver. Please use radeon or amdgpu instead (see https://help.ubuntu.com/community/RadeonDriver ). We do not recommend or support downloading fglrx from other sources; please do not ask for help with it here.	Added by dax Date: 2016-04-16 05:12:35 Last edited by tomreyn Date: 2022-06-17 18:27:55 Requested 14 times
distrowatch	<reply> "[Distrowatch stats] correlate neither to usage nor to quality and should not be used to measure the market share of distributions. They simply show the number of times a distribution page on DistroWatch.com was accessed each day, nothing more." ~ https://distrowatch.com/dwres.php?resource=popularity	Added by dax Date: 2017-01-14 07:55:24 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
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
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
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
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
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
alsa-source	<deleted><reply> Want to use alsa 0.11? Grab and install http://archive.progeny.com/debian/pool/main/a/alsa-driver/alsa-source_1.0.11-2_all.deb, install linux-headers-$(uname -r) module-assistant and build-essential and run sudo module-assistant a-i alsa-source	Added by Seveas Date: 2006-06-19 11:27:10 Last edited by rww Date: 2011-09-09 04:45:14 Requested 10 times
kdesvn	<reply> See http://techbase.kde.org/Getting_Started/Sources/en for details on accessing KDE's code via SVN or Git	Added by Mez Date: 2007-01-16 01:03:30 Last edited by dax Date: 2016-04-02 04:24:15 Requested 10 times
drunk-#ubuntu-offtopic	<deleted><reply> Remember kids; don't drink and IRC! Or at least, google "How to fool the Ubuntu breathalyzer" first.	Added by rww Date: 2011-06-05 00:25:47 Last edited by rww Date: 2014-10-29 05:30:32 Requested 10 times
libera libera policy	<reply> Libera is the IRC network that you're on! See https://libera.chat/about - Libera has policies that govern how people should use the network which can be read at https://libera.chat/policies - The Ubuntu channels on Libera also have their own !Guidelines	Added by kryten Date: 2021-05-24 22:58:03 Requested 10 times
grep	a command-line tool that finds a string in a file or a stream. Grep can be recursive through directories and searches can be simple or complex. See https://help.ubuntu.com/community/grep	Added by Seveas Date: 2006-06-18 19:08:27 Last edited by elky Date: 2017-03-15 16:21:51 Requested 9 times
strigi	<alias> desktopsearch	Added by zorglu_ Date: 2007-02-03 11:57:02 Last edited by LjL Date: 2007-06-03 17:16:12 Requested 9 times
opguide	<reply> A guide to help operators learn some of the skills necessary to perform their jobs is available on the wiki: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/IRC/IrcTeam/OperatorGuide	Added by nhandler Date: 2010-07-01 04:29:17 Requested 9 times
trac	an open source, enhanced wiki and issue tracking system for software development projects. Look here for a Trac How To on Ubuntu: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/UbuntuTracHowto	Added by nalioth Date: 2006-08-27 02:11:14 Requested 8 times
nbs	<reply> Some packages are no longer built from source as a result of various transitions. The reverse dependencies of these packages require an update. The current tracking list is available from http://people.ubuntu.com/~ubuntu-archive/NBS/	Added by Pici Date: 2007-11-26 17:30:44 Requested 8 times
threelaws-#ubuntu-offtopic	<reply>Asimov's Three Laws don't apply to IRC bots, silly human! Be afraid!	Added by Madpilot Date: 2009-05-12 08:25:28 Requested 8 times
mint-#ubuntu-fi	<reply> Linux Mint ei ole Ubuntun tuettu rinnakkaisjakelu. Ole hyvä ja hae tukea kanavalta #linuxmint-help palvelimella irc.spotchat.org	Added by IdleOne Date: 2012-06-09 17:44:55 Last edited by dax Date: 2016-03-31 15:34:11 Requested 8 times
newppa	<reply> With Launchpad's Personal Package Archives (PPA), you can build and publish binary Ubuntu packages for multiple architectures simply by uploading an Ubuntu source package to Launchpad. See https://help.launchpad.net/PPAQuickStart.	Added by Pici Date: 2010-04-28 12:01:19 Requested 7 times
ccloak	<reply> For Canonical employees requiring an @canonical cloak, please see the instructions on https://wiki.ubuntu.com/IRC/Cloaks	Added by jussi Date: 2010-05-13 07:51:03 Requested 7 times
onirc	<reply> It's onEirIc!	Added by rww Date: 2011-05-30 23:13:54 Requested 7 times