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wine winehq | <reply> WINE is a compatibility layer for running Windows programs on GNU/Linux - More information: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Wine - Search the !AppDB for application compatibility ratings - Join #winehq for application help - See !virtualizers for running Windows (or another OS) inside Ubuntu | Added by Madpilot Date: 2006-06-24 13:08:54 Last edited by tsimpson Date: 2009-03-29 06:57:20 Requested 5522 times |
pastebin paste flood flooding pb pasting | <reply> For posting multi-line texts into the channel, please use https://bpa.st | To post !screenshots use https://imgur.com | !pastebinit to paste directly from command line | Make sure you give us the URL for your paste - see also the channel topic. | Added by LjL Date: 2006-06-24 18:47:46 Last edited by krytarik Date: 2024-05-15 21:13:03 Requested 32075 times |
kopete-remove-tab | <deleted><reply> To hide the tabview when there is only one tab: echo '[ChatWindowSettings]\nAlwaysShowTabs=false' >> ~/.kde/share/config/kopeterc | Added by uniq Date: 2006-06-24 22:05:49 Last edited by Pici Date: 2009-05-18 23:52:56 Requested 0 times |
sudo rootsudo root password rootpassword su | <reply> sudo is a command to run command-line programs with superuser privileges ("root") (also see !cli). Look at https://help.ubuntu.com/community/RootSudo for more information. For graphical applications see !pkexec (for older releases: !gksu and !kdesudo). If you're unable to execute commands with sudo see: http://www.psychocats.net/ubuntu/fixsudo | Added by LjL Date: 2006-06-25 16:49:59 Last edited by knome Date: 2015-06-25 22:59:22 Requested 7787 times |
rpm alien | <reply> RPM is the RedHat Package Management system. Ubuntu uses !dpkg, not RPM. RPM packages are not supported (the package "alien" can allow installing them, but it's quite dangerous and unsupported) | Added by LjL Date: 2006-06-25 22:25:11 Last edited by IdleOne Date: 2013-06-01 17:01:00 Requested 1594 times |
installing install netinstall installguide d-i oeminstall oem diskless netboot installation nocdinstall | <reply> Ubuntu can be installed in lots of ways. Please see https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Installation for documentation. Problems during install? See https://wiki.ubuntu.com/CommonProblemsInstall - See also !automate | Added by LjL Date: 2006-06-26 00:19:47 Last edited by Flannel Date: 2018-02-24 20:32:24 Requested 3374 times |
mouse buttons | <reply>Enabling extra mouse buttons: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/ManyButtonsMouseHowto - Enabling serial mouse: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/SerialMouseHowto | Added by Madpilot Date: 2006-06-26 07:25:46 Requested 892 times |
frostwire | a totally open source !bittorrent client, based on Vuze, the Azureus BitTorrent Engine. For installation help, please see https://help.ubuntu.com/community/FrostWire | Added by Hobbsee Date: 2006-06-26 15:50:29 Last edited by tsimpson Date: 2011-09-07 11:28:42 Requested 917 times |
sparc | <reply> Information on Ubuntu on SPARC platforms can be found here https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Installation/Sparc | Added by ompaul Date: 2006-06-26 20:38:15 Last edited by Pici Date: 2009-06-01 00:15:01 Requested 71 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 |
ops-#kubuntu-devel | <reply> Help! Riddell, Tm_T, valorie, yofel, Mamarok, ahoneybun, claydoh, clivejo, or RikMills! | Added by Seveas Date: 2006-06-27 15:53:20 Last edited by dax Date: 2020-03-24 02:09:32 Requested 23 times |
exploit dcc | <reply> There are people around who think it is funny to abuse certain bugs that cause unintended behavior. When bitten by these, #ubuntu remove users so they are no longer targets. To fix it have a look here: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/FixDCCExploit and more about a recent bug at http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-1132-1/ | Added by Seveas Date: 2006-06-27 20:36:36 Last edited by IdleOne Date: 2011-05-18 19:22:08 Requested 922 times |
irssi | a terminal based IRC client. See https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Irssi for help. See also !screen | Added by imbrandon Date: 2006-06-28 01:58:13 Last edited by tsimpson Date: 2011-03-03 21:41:12 Requested 526 times |
bluetooth | <reply>For instructions on how to set up bluetooth, see https://help.ubuntu.com/community/BluetoothSetup | Added by Madpilot Date: 2006-06-28 11:00:53 Requested 1310 times |
xfce | <reply> Xfce is a lightweight and configurable desktop environment used by !Xubuntu. Read more at http://xfce.org/ | Added by gnomefreak Date: 2006-06-29 02:46:25 Last edited by knome Date: 2015-07-08 00:45:25 Requested 17 times |
xubuntu | <reply> Xubuntu is Ubuntu with !Xfce as the desktop environment. More info at https://xubuntu.org/ - To install the Xubuntu environment from Ubuntu: « sudo apt-get install xubuntu-desktop^ » - Join #xubuntu for support - See also: !xubuntu-channels | Added by gnomefreak Date: 2006-06-29 03:00:45 Last edited by dax Date: 2017-10-23 18:43:44 Requested 1865 times |
gpgerr badsig ppagpg | <reply> Getting GPG errors after adding custom repositories? Find the GPG keyword for the repository (it's 437D05B5 for the standard ones) and run « sudo apt-key adv --recv-keys --keyserver keyserver.ubuntu.com <key> » | Added by Seveas Date: 2006-06-29 17:03:36 Last edited by nhandler Date: 2010-11-30 02:27:36 Requested 529 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 |
pm privatemessage private message msg private query privmsg | <reply> Please ask your questions in the channel so that other people can help you, benefit from your questions and answers, and ensure that you're not getting bad advice. | Added by Amaranth Date: 2006-06-30 16:10:19 Last edited by AlanBell Date: 2014-03-19 19:28:00 Requested 4957 times |
ban banned | <reply> If you are banned from an Ubuntu channel, it is probably because you did not follow the IRC guidelines. For details, see https://wiki.ubuntu.com/IRC/Guidelines - To try and resolve a ban, please join #ubuntu-ops. | Added by gnomefreak Date: 2006-06-30 22:10:52 Last edited by krytarik Date: 2016-11-27 09:16:37 Requested 259 times |
cloak hostmask nicksetup vhost | <reply> To get an Ubuntu member cloak or any other one, first register your nick as detailed at https://libera.chat/guides/registration - For Ubuntu member cloaks, then ask in #ubuntu-irc and link to your Launchpad profile. For general ones, ask in #libera-cloak - See also !membership | Added by apokryphos Date: 2006-07-01 02:14:53 Last edited by kryten Date: 2021-05-24 22:54:35 Requested 253 times |
appdb winedb | <reply> The Wine Application DB is a database of applications and help for !Windows programs that run under !WINE: http://appdb.winehq.org - Join #winehq for application help | Added by Seveas Date: 2006-07-01 15:20:15 Last edited by Pici Date: 2008-10-15 14:44:19 Requested 2646 times |
automatix automatix2 automatrix | <reply> Automatix is no longer developed or supported by its creators and is not recommended, supported, or needed by Ubuntu. See http://mjg59.livejournal.com/77440.html and « /msg $nick WorksForMe » | Added by gnomefreak Date: 2006-07-02 04:29:31 Last edited by m4v Date: 2013-02-28 16:49:40 Requested 3214 times |
ubuntero | <reply> To become an Ubuntero on Launchpad you need to sign the Code of Conduct. See https://help.ubuntu.com/community/GnuPrivacyGuardHowto | Added by bimberi Date: 2006-07-02 09:32:02 Requested 14 times |
gpg trust | the GNU Privacy Guard. See https://help.ubuntu.com/community/GnuPrivacyGuardHowto and class #8 on https://wiki.ubuntu.com/ClassroomTranscripts | Added by bimberi Date: 2006-07-02 09:32:29 Last edited by tonyyarusso Date: 2007-03-18 06:42:33 Requested 751 times |
google lmgtfy | <reply> While Google is useful for helpers, many newer users don't have the google-fu yet. Please don't tell people to "google it" when they ask a question. | Added by Seveas Date: 2006-07-02 10:43:18 Last edited by Flannel Date: 2009-07-08 08:31:37 Requested 2076 times |
language ohmy langauge ffs foad gtfo nsfw profanity swear swearing curse cursing cuss | <reply> Please avoid any language that may be considered offensive, including acronyms and obfuscation of such - also see https://wiki.ubuntu.com/IRC/Guidelines || The main channels are English only, for other languages, see https://wiki.ubuntu.com/IRC/ChannelList | Added by Seveas Date: 2006-07-02 10:45:17 Last edited by krytarik Date: 2016-11-24 04:47:22 Requested 21004 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 |
loco | <reply> Information on Ubuntu Local Community Teams is at http://loco.ubuntu.com/ | Added by bimberi Date: 2006-07-02 12:55:41 Last edited by knome Date: 2011-06-30 23:43:50 Requested 89 times |
sa | <reply> For the Saudi Arabia team : /join #ubuntu-sa : للانظمام الى قناة الفريق السعودي - For Arabic language support, please : /join #ubuntu-arabic : للحصول على الدعم باللغة العربية | Added by ompaul Date: 2006-07-02 16:44:02 Last edited by LjL Date: 2008-09-30 14:28:05 Requested 392 times |
sa2 | <reply> للغة العربية رجاء انظم #ubuntu-sa | Added by ompaul Date: 2006-07-02 17:07:18 Requested 2 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 |
kde firefox | <deleted><reply> Go to http://konquefox.free.fr/ for tips and tricks on making Firefox more KDE-friendly. | Added by uniq Date: 2006-07-03 23:37:36 Last edited by rww Date: 2011-08-17 00:00:22 Requested 10 times |
eduhardware eduhw | https://help.ubuntu.com/community/HowToCookEdubuntu/Chapters/HardwareRequirements | Added by bimberi Date: 2006-07-05 06:41:28 Requested 3 times |
citrix | <reply> For help configuring the Citrix ICA Client, see: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/CitrixICAClientHowTo | Added by ompaul Date: 2006-07-05 13:23:41 Requested 32 times |
schedule | <deleted><reply> A schedule of Trusty Tahr (14.04) release milestones can be found here: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/TrustyTahr/ReleaseSchedule | Added by Seveas Date: 2006-07-05 20:51:52 Last edited by genii Date: 2014-02-18 17:46:18 Requested 177 times |
udev rules | <reply> Ever wanted to make your USB-stick /dev/usbstick? Go to http://reactivated.net/writing_udev_rules.html to learn more about this feature. | Added by uniq Date: 2006-07-06 22:32:04 Requested 25 times |
vnc | <reply> VNC is a protocol for remote desktop. https://help.ubuntu.com/community/VNCOverSSH describes how to use it securely. It works best over fast connections, otherwise look at !FreeNX | Added by bimberi Date: 2006-07-07 02:29:55 Requested 1920 times |
aptitude | <reply> Like apt and apt-get, aptitude is a terminal frontend for Ubuntu's package management system. Unlike the others, it is not recommended in Ubuntu because its behavior differs significantly from other Ubuntu package management tools and can cause issues. | Added by bimberi Date: 2006-07-07 08:24:14 Last edited by dax Date: 2019-05-10 17:28:03 Requested 904 times |
blacklist | <reply> To blacklist a module, edit /etc/modprobe.d/my_blacklist.conf and add « blacklist <modulename> » to the end of that list - To explicitly load modules in a specific order, list them in /etc/initramfs-tools/modules and type « sudo update-initramfs -u » | Added by Seveas Date: 2006-07-08 22:10:20 Last edited by Pici Date: 2011-03-29 19:19:00 Requested 867 times |
django | a high level python web framework that encourages rapid development and clean, pragmatic design. - see http://www.djangoproject.com | Added by Seveas Date: 2006-07-09 00:32:02 Requested 29 times |
players media players video players audio players totem totem-xine vlc banshee rhythmbox amarok media music players player exaile listen | <reply> Audio (Ogg, MP3...) players: Audacious, Banshee, Listen, Quod Libet, Rhythmbox, Exaile, XMMS2 (GTK/Gnome based) and Amarok, JuK (Qt/KDE based). Video players: Totem, Xine, MPlayer, VLC, Kaffeine - See also !codecs | Added by LjL Date: 2006-07-09 02:49:51 Last edited by Pici Date: 2011-04-28 14:54:24 Requested 2369 times |
codecs mp3 divx xvid avi mpeg mpg mkv quicktime wma wmv aac restrictedformats restricted formats freeformats restricted realplayer multimedia flashplayer w32 codecs ogg flac video real mp4 m4a free formats ubuntu-restricted-extras asf codec 3gp kubuntu-restricted-extras bluray blueray | <reply> For multimedia issues, this page has useful information: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/RestrictedFormats - See also https://help.ubuntu.com/12.04/ubuntu-help/media.html - But please use free formats if you can: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/FreeFormats | Added by LjL Date: 2006-07-09 02:52:18 Last edited by IdleOne Date: 2012-09-06 20:31:53 Requested 17915 times |
il hebrew | <reply> לשיחות בשפה העברית ולגישה לקהילת המשתמשים העברית אנא הקלד: /join #ubuntu-il | Added by ompaul Date: 2006-07-09 20:21:41 Requested 409 times |
gr el greek greece | <reply> #ubuntu-gr για Έλληνες χρηστές / #ubuntu-gr gia Ellhnes xrhstes | Added by Seveas Date: 2006-07-09 21:14:43 Last edited by housecat Date: 2020-04-22 03:33:41 Requested 742 times |
edgy edgy eft edgyeft 6.10 | <reply>Ubuntu 6.10 (Edgy Eft) was the fifth release of Ubuntu. End Of Life: April 25th, 2008. See !eol for more details. | Added by bimberi Date: 2006-07-10 01:01:55 Last edited by Pici Date: 2008-09-22 15:18:55 Requested 1285 times |
ツ-#ubuntu-offtopic | the katakana character 'tsu' - often abused as smiley by Seveas and a truckload of other copycats ッ | Added by Seveas Date: 2006-07-11 01:25:26 Requested 13 times |
ping | <reply> pong! | Added by Hobbsee Date: 2006-07-11 15:58:48 Last edited by tsimpson Date: 2013-08-09 11:51:46 Requested 6557 times |
hi | <deleted><reply> Hi! Welcome to $chan! Feel free to ask questions and help people out. The channel guidelines are at https://wiki.ubuntu.com/IRC/Guidelines . Enjoy your stay! | Added by Seveas Date: 2006-07-11 17:20:25 Last edited by rww Date: 2014-10-25 17:56:42 Requested 16067 times |
versioning | <deleted><reply> Ubuntu and Debian have slightly different package versioning schemes, for an explanation see http://doc.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/packagingguide/C/basic-scratch.html#id2528873 | Added by Seveas Date: 2006-07-12 13:42:32 Last edited by rww Date: 2015-03-13 05:57:38 Requested 18 times |
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