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| gimp | an advanced image manipulation application for Ubuntu. See http://www.gimp.org for tutorials and more information. | Added by apokryphos Date: 2006-06-19 13:28:30 Requested 348 times |
| rockbox | an open source firmware replacement for audio players from Archos, iRiver, Apple (iPod), and iAudio. See http://www.rockbox.org/ to get started! | Added by Seveas Date: 2007-01-14 18:47:57 Last edited by LjL Date: 2007-05-04 14:21:18 Requested 348 times |
| nick | <reply> Your nick is how people know you on IRC. Please don't change your nicknames too often (use «/nick <newnick>» for that), or it creates a lot of confusion. You should also !register your nick with Libera. | Added by LjL Date: 2007-02-09 18:13:37 Last edited by kryten Date: 2021-05-24 22:54:29 Requested 346 times |
| testers-#kubuntu-devel | <reply> Help is needed in #kubuntu-devel. Please ping RikMills, soee, BluesKaj, mamarley, mparillo, wxl, DarinMiller, tsimonq2, crydotsnake-M for more information. | Added by Tm_T Date: 2012-01-25 17:04:00 Last edited by genii Date: 2019-08-28 22:30:59 Requested 346 times |
| autostart-#kubuntu | <reply> Use the tool in System Settings -> (Advanced tab) Autostart, or System Settings -> Startup and Shutdown, to make programs automatically start in KDE session. See !boot for managing which non-interactive programs start at boot | Added by fdoving Date: 2007-01-03 22:27:00 Last edited by tsimpson Date: 2010-10-30 01:32:29 Requested 345 times |
| xenial xerus 16.04 | <reply> Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus) was the 24th release of Ubuntu. !End-of-life was April 30th, 2021. Paid support (ESM) is available. See also !esm, !eol, !eolupgrade | Added by Pici Date: 2015-10-21 20:56:55 Last edited by tomreyn Date: 2021-05-21 21:41:56 Requested 345 times |
| default defaultapp | <reply> To change the default application for a filetype in Nautilus, right-click on a file, select Properties -> Open With, and then change the setting. | Added by apokryphos Date: 2006-06-19 13:24:41 Last edited by LjL Date: 2008-11-15 20:30:43 Requested 343 times |
| generic smp | <reply> Background to the decision to replace -686, k7 and -smp kernels with -generic can be found here https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-devel/2006-August/019983.html (the -386 kernel is still available if needed) | Added by bimberi Date: 2006-11-13 02:36:49 Requested 343 times |
| scp winscp | a secure way of copying files across networks using !SSH. Usage: scp filename user@host:filename - WinSCP is a client for Windows, available at http://winscp.net/ | Added by Seveas Date: 2006-06-19 13:35:53 Last edited by tsimpson Date: 2011-03-03 21:40:56 Requested 341 times |
| mail lists mailinglists ml | <reply>Mail is another medium to communicate. Ubuntu mailing lists can be found at http://lists.ubuntu.com | Added by Seveas Date: 2006-06-18 16:31:43 Last edited by Flannel Date: 2009-09-18 09:29:11 Requested 338 times |
| midi | <reply> Trouble playing MIDI files? Look at https://help.ubuntu.com/community/MidiSoftwareSynthesisHowTo | Added by Seveas Date: 2006-06-19 13:49:56 Requested 338 times |
| idle-#ubuntu-ops | <reply> Please keep in mind that this channel is for operator/abuse questions only; we ask you to part when you have no further business here in order to keep track of users with pending inquiries. | Added by LjL Date: 2008-01-09 02:56:57 Last edited by Flannel Date: 2009-01-31 08:15:17 Requested 337 times |
| repeat-#kubuntu | <reply> Don't feel ignored and repeat your question quickly; if nobody knows your answer, nobody will answer you. You can search https://help.ubuntu.com/ http://www.ubuntuforums.org/ or http://www.kubuntuforums.net/ while you wait. | Added by Jucato Date: 2007-09-10 10:28:44 Last edited by tsimpson Date: 2010-01-17 11:00:12 Requested 336 times |
| bootinfo | <reply> Boot info script is a useful script for diagnosing boot problems. Please run the script following the directions here: http://bootinfoscript.sourceforge.net/ and then !pastebin the RESULTS.txt for us to use to help diagnose your problem. | Added by IdleOne Date: 2011-05-05 00:52:49 Last edited by IdleOne Date: 2015-01-06 20:49:53 Requested 336 times |
| itunes | not available on Linux, but there are many audio player alternatives (see !players). For Daap clients (sharing music with other iTunes clients on the network), install banshee | Added by apokryphos Date: 2006-06-18 21:42:50 Requested 333 times |
| locoteams locoteam | <reply> Information on Ubuntu Local Community Teams is at https://wiki.ubuntu.com/LoCoTeams | Added by bimberi Date: 2006-07-02 12:55:21 Requested 333 times |
| fail-#ubuntu-offtopic | <reply> Shaka, when the walls fell. | Added by LjL Date: 2008-11-29 22:06:12 Last edited by Pici Date: 2016-05-02 18:46:59 Requested 333 times |
| antivirus | <reply> An "antivirus" is primarily a concept from the Windows ecosystem and usually a program like that is not needed on Linux because the threat model is different. Malware on Linux does exist, however. Google up "rkhunter" and "linux intrusion detection systems". Also look up !clamav | Added by apokryphos Date: 2006-06-19 23:18:11 Last edited by hggdh Date: 2019-03-22 21:20:33 Requested 331 times |
| postfix | the default !MTA and !MDA on Ubuntu. For help, read https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Postfix and https://help.ubuntu.com/community/PostfixBasicSetupHowto - See also !MailServer | Added by Seveas Date: 2006-06-19 08:33:44 Last edited by LjL Date: 2007-12-11 16:29:03 Requested 330 times |
| aiglx | <reply> AIGLX is a project that aims to enable GL-accelerated effects on a standard desktop. Supported cards: Nvidia: GeForce3 or newer; ATI: Radeon 7000 through X800; Intel: i810 or newer. Howto: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/CompositeManager For older Nvidia or newer ATI cards see !xgl | Added by gnomefreak Date: 2006-08-24 00:17:52 Last edited by IdleOne Date: 2012-10-13 23:27:51 Requested 330 times |
| python | a popular Object Oriented scripting language included in Ubuntu. For more on Python please see http://www.python.org/ or #python | Added by gnomefreak Date: 2008-07-16 13:09:53 Last edited by Pici Date: 2010-10-05 11:55:43 Requested 330 times |
| dialup | <alias> modem | Added by Seveas Date: 2006-06-18 21:39:49 Last edited by Flannel Date: 2009-11-12 06:48:30 Requested 323 times |
| women | <reply> The women and men of the Ubuntu Women project hang out in #ubuntu-women. Encouraging women to use linux? Read http://www.tldp.org/HOWTO/Encourage-Women-Linux-HOWTO/ for some suggestions compiled by women who use Linux on how to do so effectively. | Added by Seveas Date: 2006-06-18 00:37:54 Last edited by elky Date: 2010-05-16 08:55:52 Requested 322 times |
| ot | <alias> offtopic | Added by LjL Date: 2007-02-14 17:11:04 Last edited by IdleOne Date: 2014-03-21 04:57:12 Requested 320 times |
| ops-#ubuntuforums | <reply>Help!! bodhizazen jacob jdong cariboo907 ibuclaw Silver-Fox- Iowan howefield CharlesA overdrank forestpiskie Arificial_Intel nothingspecial nlsthzn oldos2er quackers wildmanne39 or matt_symes | Added by Seveas Date: 2006-08-21 18:53:33 Last edited by jussi Date: 2012-07-26 07:00:11 Requested 319 times |
| fi | <reply> Tämä kanava on tarkoitettu vain englanninkieliselle keskustelulle. Jos haluat suomenkielistä apua (K)ubuntun ongelmiin, liity kanavalle #ubuntu-fi / #kubuntu-fi :-) | Added by Seveas Date: 2006-06-17 23:05:04 Last edited by m4v Date: 2011-01-19 13:22:40 Requested 318 times |
| sbackup | a tool to create complete and/or incremental backups (which can be scheduled to be automatic, and can be done over a network). It is available in !Universe | Added by LjL Date: 2006-12-13 19:57:48 Requested 318 times |
| ghost ircghost | <reply> If you own an IRC nick that is currently being used, you can make it change nicks by typing: «/msg NickServ release <nick> <password>» - If you have a dead (ghost) connection, you can make it quit by typing: «/msg nickserv ghost <nick> <password>» - Further help in #libera | Added by Seveas Date: 2006-06-19 08:42:30 Last edited by kryten Date: 2021-05-24 22:54:31 Requested 314 times |
| revu | <reply> REVU is a web-based tool to give people who have worked on Ubuntu-specific packages a chance to "put their packages out there" for other people to look at and comment on in a structured manner. See https://wiki.ubuntu.com/MOTU/Packages/REVU Please consider maintaining new packages in Debian rather than Ubuntu, they can be easily synced across. | Added by Seveas Date: 2006-07-13 20:29:21 Last edited by Pici Date: 2011-06-08 14:58:20 Requested 314 times |
| eeepc eee | <reply> Information about installing Ubuntu on an Asus EeePC can be found at https://help.ubuntu.com/community/EeePC . The Ubuntu EeePC Channel is #ubuntu-eeepc , main EeePC discussion in #eeepc | Added by LjL Date: 2008-04-09 18:56:42 Last edited by genii Date: 2009-10-27 16:34:19 Requested 312 times |
| stages | <reply> The Ubuntu Kernel gets updated in stages. If you have the updated kernel, but do not have the corresponding restricted modules, you may be leaving yourself with no X when you reboot. If you have compiled binary versions of your video driver, eg from the nVidia site, you will need to recompile them for the new kernel. This is normal, and not a bug. | Added by Hobbsee Date: 2007-10-06 16:47:05 Last edited by Hobbsee Date: 2007-10-06 16:48:34 Requested 310 times |
| kvm | the preferred virtualization approach in Ubuntu. For more information see https://help.ubuntu.com/community/KVM | Added by Myrtti Date: 2008-07-07 22:33:19 Last edited by Myrtti Date: 2008-07-07 22:33:36 Requested 310 times |
| vivid vervet 15.04 | <reply> Ubuntu 15.04 (Vivid Vervet) was the 22nd release of Ubuntu. Support ended on February 4, 2016. See !eol and https://ubottu.com/y/vivid | Added by Pici Date: 2014-10-20 13:41:09 Last edited by dax Date: 2018-01-21 23:50:55 Requested 310 times |
| xampp | <reply> We do not support XAMPP installs here. Please use the LAMP stack that is in our repositories; see https://help.ubuntu.com/community/ApacheMySQLPHP for more information. | Added by Pici Date: 2009-02-20 15:54:40 Last edited by rww Date: 2011-05-29 21:38:36 Requested 309 times |
| faq | <reply> A list of common questions and answers about Ubuntu: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/CommonQuestions - Official documentation: https://help.ubuntu.com | Added by apokryphos Date: 2006-06-30 13:36:44 Last edited by dax Date: 2017-10-30 06:56:24 Requested 308 times |
| love-#ubuntu-offtopic | <reply> Love is like racing across the frozen tundra on a snowmobile which flips over, trapping you underneath. At night, the ice-weasels come. | Added by Pici Date: 2009-12-11 17:47:38 Last edited by rww Date: 2014-01-06 20:41:00 Requested 308 times |
| arm | <reply> ARM is a specific (RISC) processor architecture used in a variety of applications such as handhelds and networkdevices. For more information see https://wiki.ubuntu.com/ARM . For ARM specific support, stop by the #ubuntu-arm channel. | Added by jussi Date: 2011-01-29 13:25:50 Last edited by topyli Date: 2011-01-29 13:52:47 Requested 308 times |
| dns | <reply> To set up a Domain Name Service see the !serverguide - https://help.ubuntu.com/lts/serverguide/dns.html | Added by Madpilot Date: 2007-11-12 07:06:45 Last edited by knome Date: 2015-07-27 16:41:45 Requested 306 times |
| tvout tv out tv-out | <reply> For help with enabling the TV-Out, see https://help.ubuntu.com/community/NvidiaTVOutNewbieEdition (Nvidia cards) or http://wiki.cchtml.com/index.php/Tvout (ATI cards, *untested*) | Added by LjL Date: 2006-10-11 01:28:09 Requested 304 times |
| awn | <deleted><reply> Avant Window Navigator is a dock-like navigation bar for the Linux desktop that positions itself at the bottom of the screen. Homepage http://wiki.awn-project.org/ - Awn-Manager can be found in Universe from Hardy (8.04) onwards. | Added by Hobbsee Date: 2008-04-09 14:41:16 Last edited by rww Date: 2011-04-11 20:00:55 Requested 304 times |
| modes | <alias> umode | Added by PriceChild Date: 2007-02-14 20:08:40 Last edited by tsimpson Date: 2013-08-14 16:43:08 Requested 302 times |
| nbr unbr une | <reply> Starting with Ubuntu 11.04, the Ubuntu Netbook Edition is no longer being offered as a separate install as Unity is now standard for all Ubuntu desktop installs. | Added by Mez Date: 2009-08-25 22:19:54 Last edited by Pici Date: 2011-04-28 20:07:11 Requested 301 times |
| security | <reply> Security Updates are dealt with here: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Security - See also !root, !firewall, !server, and !usn | Added by LjL Date: 2007-01-31 19:20:20 Last edited by dax Date: 2016-02-16 22:21:16 Requested 300 times |
| sensors lmsensors | <alias> lm-sensors | Added by uniq Date: 2006-07-06 20:43:11 Last edited by jussi01 Date: 2010-01-15 21:47:20 Requested 298 times |
| dmb-ping | <reply> bdmurray, bdrung, rbasak, schopin, teward, tsimonq2, utkarsh2102: DMB ping | Added by Pici Date: 2011-10-24 14:42:24 Last edited by Unit193 Date: 2024-07-03 09:17:28 Requested 298 times |
| hacker hacking | <reply> A hacker is a person who delights in having an intimate understanding of the internal workings of a system, computers and computer networks in particular, as defined by Request for Comments (RFC) 1392 - i.e. a good programmer -- crackers on the other hand break systems, see also !piracy | Added by ompaul Date: 2008-02-21 20:34:28 Last edited by tsimpson Date: 2009-04-12 12:16:51 Requested 297 times |
| utopic unicorn | <reply> Ubuntu 14.10 (Utopic Unicorn) was the 21st release of Ubuntu. Support ended on July 23rd, 2015. See !eol, !upgrade and https://ubottu.com/y/utopic | Added by Pici Date: 2014-04-23 17:33:20 Last edited by dax Date: 2017-10-30 07:03:08 Requested 296 times |
| google earth | <deleted><reply> Google Earth is now available, for free (only as in price), for Linux, too. To download it see http://earth.google.com/download-earth.html - A package for Ubuntu is available in the !Medibuntu repository | Added by apokryphos Date: 2006-06-18 16:38:45 Last edited by tsimpson Date: 2011-03-03 21:38:20 Requested 292 times |
| lies | <reply> Mostly just statistics and factoids, but also windicators! | Added by LjL Date: 2008-01-07 15:24:59 Last edited by rww Date: 2011-06-16 05:04:01 Requested 291 times |
| k3b | a feature-rich and user-friendly burning application for KDE (and, as all KDE applications, works fine on GNOME). For a guide, see https://help.ubuntu.com/community/K3BHowto | Added by apokryphos Date: 2006-06-18 20:53:04 Requested 289 times |
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