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Factoid	Value	Author
amd ati fglrx amdgpu	<reply> On Ubuntu, AMD's official Linux graphics driver "amdgpu" is automatically loaded for matching hardware. Very old cards use driver "radeon" (r300, r600) instead. See the !man pages for X options, "modinfo -p <graphics-driver>" for kernel parameters. Both drivers are open source and integrate with MESA and !DRI. Drivers "amdgpu-pro", "fglrx" and "ati" are not supported here.	Added by knome Date: 2015-08-03 19:17:31 Last edited by tomreyn Date: 2022-06-17 18:21:56 Requested 172 times
squid	a caching proxy for the Web. See: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/SquidGuard See: http://www.squid-cache.org	Added by ompaul Date: 2008-06-29 01:37:11 Last edited by tsimpson Date: 2011-03-03 21:33:49 Requested 171 times
nounity	<reply> Ubuntu 11.10 and higher use GNOME 3 with the !unity shell by default. To use GNOME Shell instead, from 12.10 and up install the "ubuntu-gnome-desktop" package. From 11.04 to 12.04, install the "gnome-shell" package and investigate "gnome-tweak-tool". For GNOME Fallback mode, which is similar to GNOME 2, install "gnome-panel". Both packages will place entries in the Sessions dropdown. Using Natty? See !classic	Added by jrib Date: 2011-10-13 15:04:36 Last edited by rww Date: 2014-01-21 03:56:58 Requested 171 times
usn	<reply> Please see https://usn.ubuntu.com/ for information about recent Ubuntu security updates.	Added by ompaul Date: 2007-06-26 23:19:27 Last edited by Pici Date: 2018-05-07 18:31:40 Requested 169 times
drink-#ubuntu-offtopic	<reply> Remember folks; don't drink and IRC!	Added by LjL Date: 2007-12-28 03:07:33 Last edited by rww Date: 2014-03-20 01:24:08 Requested 169 times
moo-#ubuntu-offtopic	<reply> There are no easter eggs in this bot.	Added by Pici Date: 2008-02-01 20:03:32 Requested 165 times
support-#ubuntu+1 offtopic-#ubuntu+1	<reply> #ubuntu+1 handles support for the development version of Ubuntu. Please join #ubuntu for all other Ubuntu support. Chat in #ubuntu-offtopic.	Added by Pici Date: 2009-05-05 18:55:10 Last edited by Pici Date: 2009-05-05 18:55:17 Requested 165 times
fluxbuntu	<deleted><reply>fluxbuntu is a LPAE-standard compliant, Ubuntu-based derivative that maintains the goal of running on a wide range of mobile devices and computers (low-end & high-end). It is lightweight, swift and efficient. \| Support Channel: #fluxbuntu on freenode \| Homepage: http://fluxbuntu.org/	Added by imbrandon Date: 2006-07-03 05:49:16 Last edited by dax Date: 2016-03-31 15:23:17 Requested 163 times
pi-#ubuntu-offtopic	either 3 for small values of pi, 4 for large values of pi or 3.14159265358979323846264338327950288419716939937510 and then some	Added by Pici Date: 2007-12-28 20:13:08 Last edited by Seveas Date: 2008-02-03 19:42:08 Requested 163 times
nvidia	<reply> Drivers for Nvidia graphics cards: (A) No gaming/CAD/CUDA needed or legacy hardware? Use "nouveau" (open source, lacks many features). (B) Otherwise, "nvidia" (proprietary driver, fully featured). Install using "ubuntu-drivers" CLI or apt - not from nvidia.com. Driver series, hardware support (release notes): https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/drivers/unix/ - Latest drivers !PPA: https://pad.lv/ppa/graphics-drivers	Added by apokryphos Date: 2006-06-18 00:21:10 Last edited by tomreyn Date: 2022-07-04 02:10:10 Requested 162 times
hoary hoary hedgehog hedgehog	<reply> Ubuntu 5.04 (Hoary Hedgehog) was the second release of Ubuntu. End Of Life: October 31, 2006. See !eol for more details.	Added by Seveas Date: 2006-06-17 23:16:35 Last edited by Amaranth Date: 2007-07-31 14:18:37 Requested 160 times
truecrypt	<reply> Truecrypt is a free open-source on-the-fly disk encryption software. See https://help.ubuntu.com/community/TruecryptHiddenVolume	Added by Pici Date: 2008-02-07 20:31:14 Last edited by Flannel Date: 2010-04-17 23:57:46 Requested 159 times
hal open the pod bay doors-#ubuntu-offtopic	in the process of being deprecated. See https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Halsectomy and http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hardware_abstraction_layer for more info.	Added by Tm_T Date: 2008-03-01 19:27:34 Last edited by tsimpson Date: 2011-03-03 21:44:22 Requested 158 times
pbuilder pbuilder howto	a system to easily build packages in a clean chroot environment. To get started with PBuilder, see https://wiki.ubuntu.com/PbuilderHowto	Added by Hobbsee Date: 2006-06-18 15:48:29 Last edited by dax Date: 2017-10-30 06:39:28 Requested 157 times
nouveau	an open-source nvidia driver included by default since Ubuntu 10.04. Currently, 3D rendering is only partially supported. More information can be found at http://nouveau.freedesktop.org/wiki/ \| See !nvidia for the closed-source Nvidia driver.	Added by Hobbsee Date: 2007-08-09 09:03:42 Last edited by rww Date: 2011-05-23 22:49:26 Requested 157 times
paste-#ubuntu-uk	<reply> Pastebin is a service to post large texts so you don't flood the channel. The Ubuntu pastebin is at http://pastebin.ubuntu-uk.org (make sure you give us the URL for your paste - see also the #ubuntu channel topic)	Added by PriceChild Date: 2007-05-10 17:47:14 Last edited by PriceChild Date: 2007-05-10 17:48:29 Requested 155 times
zip file-roller ark	<reply> Files with extensions .tar, .gz, .tgz, .zip, .bz2, .7z, .ace and other archive file formats can be opened with file-roller (GNOME), Ark (KDE), or Xarchiver (XFCE) - Also see https://help.ubuntu.com/community/FileCompression	Added by Seveas Date: 2006-06-18 15:55:25 Last edited by tonyyarusso Date: 2007-07-26 06:10:54 Requested 152 times
devilspie	a tool that can perform actions on windows when running applications. Actions include resizing, positioning, pinning etc. Use the package gdevilspie to configure from GUI, or see usage information at https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Devilspie	Added by Seveas Date: 2006-06-23 19:34:05 Last edited by tsimpson Date: 2011-08-21 20:23:21 Requested 152 times
sshd	<reply> SSH is the Secure SHell protocol, sshd is the server (or daemon) of SSH. For setting up the SSH server, please see: https://help.ubuntu.com/lts/serverguide/openssh-server.html . Advanced SSH uses: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/SSH/OpenSSH/Advanced . For SSH client information, see !ssh . Related: !scp (Secure CoPy)	Added by Pici Date: 2008-09-30 18:26:26 Last edited by knome Date: 2015-07-27 16:44:18 Requested 152 times
netflix	<reply> If you use Netflix, there is an unofficial solution for using it in Ubuntu detailed in http://www.compholio.com/netflix-desktop/ - bug reports in https://bugs.launchpad.net/netflix-desktop	Added by Tm_T Date: 2012-11-19 12:48:52 Last edited by Tm_T Date: 2012-12-20 10:45:22 Requested 152 times
artful aardvark 17.10	<reply> Ubuntu 17.10 (Artful Aardvark) was the 27th release of Ubuntu. Support ended on July 19th, 2018. See !eol and https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-security-announce/2018-July/004483.html	Added by Pici Date: 2017-04-20 18:18:35 Last edited by hggdh Date: 2018-08-22 13:14:19 Requested 152 times
openbox	a lightweight window manager. For instructions and more information see https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Openbox	Added by gnomefreak Date: 2006-07-20 01:50:38 Last edited by tsimpson Date: 2011-03-03 21:33:22 Requested 151 times
rt realtime	<reply> The RT kernel is the Linux kernel with special realtime patches applied. It is not available in Ubuntu. See also !lowlatency and https://help.ubuntu.com/community/UbuntuStudio/RealTimeKernel	Added by Tm_T Date: 2007-12-18 11:26:52 Last edited by dax Date: 2020-02-26 16:33:48 Requested 151 times
wastrel-#ubuntu-offtopic drm-#ubuntu-offtopic	<reply> sometimes wastrel cries	Added by LjL Date: 2008-01-28 16:47:46 Last edited by dax Date: 2016-12-18 02:36:11 Requested 151 times
worst-#ubuntu-offtopic	<reply> This factoid is supposed to be pretty terrible. Please contact rodserling if you find a factoid worse than this, in order to improve, I mean pejorate, this useless conglomerate of words, thank you, well not really. Worst is also the dutch word for sausage.	Added by LjL Date: 2008-01-31 03:56:37 Last edited by Flannel Date: 2011-08-17 08:07:37 Requested 149 times
cinelerra	<deleted><reply> Cinelerra is a video editor and compositor that cannot be included in Ubuntu for legal reasons. Install instructions can be found on http://cvs.cinelerra.org/getting_cinelerra.php#ubuntu	Added by Seveas Date: 2006-06-19 08:27:22 Last edited by dax Date: 2016-03-31 15:35:12 Requested 148 times
tex latex	a language for describing a document, commonly used especially for scientific publishing. Information and instructions for installing TeX and other related packages can be found at https://help.ubuntu.com/community/LaTeX	Added by LjL Date: 2007-05-12 00:23:42 Requested 147 times
irccouncil ircc irc-council	<reply> The Ubuntu IRC Council is the team governance council for the the Ubuntu IRC channels on the Libera network. For serious inquiries, please join #ubuntu-irc-council or email irc-council@lists.ubuntu.com - See also https://wiki.ubuntu.com/IRC/IrcCouncil	Added by Pici Date: 2008-01-31 19:36:19 Last edited by kryten Date: 2021-05-24 22:54:39 Requested 147 times
neon project-neon	<reply> KDE Neon ( http://neon.kde.org/ ) is a KDE project to package the latest stable and development versions of KDE software on top of an Ubuntu base. As it is not an official Ubuntu or Kubuntu project, please use #kde-neon for discussion and support.	Added by stdin Date: 2008-09-19 19:00:47 Last edited by dax Date: 2016-04-02 00:24:58 Requested 145 times
scim	<reply> Chinese, Japanese, Korean Language input. See https://wiki.ubuntu.com/SCIM	Added by Seveas Date: 2006-06-18 18:25:49 Last edited by dax Date: 2017-10-30 06:44:38 Requested 142 times
resolvconf resolv.conf	<reply>resolvconf is a set of scripts that's used to manage /etc/resolv.conf in 12.04 and later, for more information please see: http://www.stgraber.org/2012/02/24/dns-in-ubuntu-12-04/ and https://help.ubuntu.com/lts/serverguide/network-configuration.html#name-resolution	Added by tsimpson Date: 2012-05-08 13:27:02 Last edited by knome Date: 2015-07-27 16:44:50 Requested 142 times
proaudio	<reply> For information on professional audio tools in Ubuntu, see https://help.ubuntu.com/community/UbuntuStudio/ProAudioIntro	Added by knome Date: 2013-02-26 18:58:19 Last edited by knome Date: 2013-02-26 19:09:00 Requested 142 times
ubuntucore snappy	<reply> Ubuntu Core is a version of Ubuntu with transactional updates completely built from snap packages (also see !snap). For discussion and support, please visit #snappy and see https://ubuntu.com/core	Added by rww Date: 2014-12-09 21:35:30 Last edited by krytarik Date: 2021-10-02 20:15:04 Requested 142 times
selinux	<reply> SELinux is available on Ubuntu, but not officially supported. Ubuntu uses another security framework by default, see https://help.ubuntu.com/community/AppArmor	Added by LjL Date: 2007-11-06 00:07:16 Requested 141 times
#kubuntu #kubuntu-offtopic	the official Kubuntu support channel, for all Kubuntu-related questions. Please use #kubuntu-offtopic for general chatter. Thanks!	Added by apokryphos Date: 2006-06-18 16:53:12 Requested 140 times
burniso	<reply> To burn an ISO image of a CD in Linux, Mac OS or Windows, read the howto at https://help.ubuntu.com/community/BurningIsoHowto	Added by thoreauputic Date: 2006-06-22 14:17:16 Requested 139 times
rs serbian	<reply> Molimo udjite u #ubuntu-rs za pomoc u vezi sa Ubuntuom na srpskom jeziku.	Added by LjL Date: 2007-11-11 17:31:16 Requested 139 times
xorg	<reply> X.Org is an implementation of the X Windows System, and is the part of your system that's responsible for graphical output. To restart it on an Ubuntu system, type 'sudo service lightdm restart'. To fix screen resolution or other X.Org problems: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/X/Config/Resolution . See also !xorgconf	Added by Seveas Date: 2006-06-19 09:13:01 Last edited by rww Date: 2014-03-12 02:47:09 Requested 138 times
kqemu	a kernel module (now free under the GPL license) for speeding up the !QEMU virtual machine. Installation instructions can be found at https://help.ubuntu.com/community/KQEmu	Added by LjL Date: 2006-06-22 03:32:12 Last edited by dax Date: 2017-10-30 06:53:36 Requested 137 times
empathy	the default instant messaging and video client for GNOME. Since Karmic, it has been the default client in Ubuntu, replacing !pidgin	Added by elky Date: 2009-09-12 08:23:43 Last edited by tsimpson Date: 2011-03-03 21:45:54 Requested 137 times
openvpn	<reply> OpenVPN is a vpn technology in Ubuntu, sudo apt-get install openvpn and then see http://openvpn.net/ and see the documentation "HOWTO" noting you have already installed it. ;-) It rocks!	Added by ompaul Date: 2008-08-04 15:44:00 Last edited by ompaul Date: 2008-08-04 15:46:07 Requested 136 times
scoobysnack-#ubuntuforums	<reply> Yuck!	Added by PriceChild Date: 2007-01-17 21:37:04 Requested 135 times
misspelling m$ windoze winblows misspellings	<reply> Please don't use silly misspellings to denigrate other operating systems. It makes users of that system feel attacked and hurts Ubuntu advocacy by making the community look unreasonable.	Added by rww Date: 2010-12-28 06:29:25 Last edited by rww Date: 2011-04-24 21:36:17 Requested 134 times
life-#ubuntu-offtopic	<reply> "Life" is a so-called game created by John Conway. But make no mistake: it's really no fun at all.	Added by LjL Date: 2007-09-22 15:11:04 Requested 133 times
ie	<reply> For Irish ubuntu support, visit #ubuntu-ie, agus tá uisce beatha agus cuidiú Ubuntu isteach an #ubuntu-ie, Béag fáilte ort!	Added by Seveas Date: 2006-07-19 00:54:31 Last edited by ompaul Date: 2008-10-20 19:25:43 Requested 132 times
mta	<reply> A Mail Transfer Agent (MTA) is the server software that sends and queues mail. The default MTA (and !MDA) on Ubuntu is !postfix ("exim" is also officially supported). See also !MailServer and !MUA	Added by LjL Date: 2007-12-11 15:52:44 Last edited by LjL Date: 2007-12-11 16:30:17 Requested 132 times
btrfs	<reply> Btrfs is a filesystem available for Ubuntu. It is not recommended by default, and should not be used for important data. See https://help.ubuntu.com/community/btrfs	Added by LjL Date: 2011-11-06 15:30:17 Last edited by dax Date: 2016-04-08 06:46:24 Requested 132 times
ge ka	<reply> ქართული ენაზე დახმარების მიღებისთვის გთხოვთ შემობრძანდით #ubuntu-ge / Kartuli enaze dakhmarebis mighebistvis gtkhovt shemobrdzandit #ubuntu-ge	Added by Seveas Date: 2006-11-28 21:46:10 Last edited by LjL Date: 2007-09-26 18:58:34 Requested 131 times
lfs	<reply> LFS is Linux From Scratch ( http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/ ) - not to be confused with !LTS, which is the long term support release of Ubuntu	Added by ompaul Date: 2008-04-20 15:24:19 Last edited by dax Date: 2016-03-31 15:38:31 Requested 129 times
yes-#ubuntu-offtopic	<deleted><reply> no u who changed my factoid will experience stinging retaliation	Added by LjL Date: 2008-10-11 23:10:19 Last edited by rww Date: 2016-01-19 03:45:07 Requested 128 times