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| 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 |
| boys-#ubuntu-offtopic | <reply> ♪ Bad boys, bad boys, watcha gonna do, watcha gonna do when they come for you ♫ | Added by Seveas Date: 2007-01-12 02:37:17 Requested 67 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 |
| 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 |
| politics | <reply> Please take political discussion to ##politics. Thank you! | Added by somerville32 Date: 2007-01-10 00:33:38 Last edited by tonyyarusso Date: 2007-06-14 21:01:31 Requested 474 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 |
| xincludes xlibs | <reply> When a program or configure script asks for "X includes", you should probably install the following package: xorg-dev | Added by nalioth Date: 2007-01-07 21:24:46 Last edited by Pici Date: 2008-02-18 18:36:23 Requested 74 times |
| meetings meeting ircmeetings | <reply> Team meetings are held in #ubuntu-meeting - See « /msg $nick logs » for transcripts. | Added by Hobbsee Date: 2007-01-07 15:49:31 Last edited by m4v Date: 2013-02-28 16:57:26 Requested 62 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 |
| kbuildsycoca kmenu_update kbuildsyscoca kmenuupdate kmenu update | <reply> If your K menu is out of date, like after installing an application and not finding it in the K menu, you should type "kbuildsycoca" in a terminal to rebuild the KDE configuration cache | Added by LjL Date: 2006-12-29 17:19:44 Last edited by Jucato Date: 2007-02-19 13:24:03 Requested 24 times |
| cubuntu | <deleted>an unofficial command-line based Ubuntu derivative. It includes a browser, an email client, a media player and many other useful applications. For installation instructions, see http://alecjw.googlepages.com/cubuntu-commandlineubuntu | Added by LjL Date: 2006-12-28 21:34:32 Last edited by topyli Date: 2011-10-28 19:39:24 Requested 27 times |
| deluge | a Bittorrent client, created using Python and GTK+, intended to bring a native, full-featured client to !GTK environments such as GNOME and Xfce. See http://deluge-torrent.org/ for more information or the package 'deluge-torrent' in the package repositories. | Added by LjL Date: 2006-12-28 20:42:49 Last edited by Unit193 Date: 2016-10-10 01:54:32 Requested 162 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 |
| gnash | <reply> Gnash is an open-source Flash replacement. It is still beta software. For current status or for more info http://www.gnu.org/software/gnash/ | Added by nalioth Date: 2006-12-24 19:11:58 Last edited by pangolin Date: 2012-02-09 18:09:58 Requested 484 times |
| o4o offtopic-#kubuntu-offtopic offtopic4offtopic offtopic-#xubuntu-offtopic offtopic-#ubuntu-offtopic religion sex ot4ot 040 drugs politics-#ubuntu-offtopic rock&roll-#ubuntu-offtopic suicide | <reply> Some topics are controversial and often end in negativity. Take care on subjects like war, race, religion, politics, gender, sexuality, drugs, potentially illegal activities and suicide. The topics are not banned; stating your position is ok, but trolling, baiting, hostility or repetition are not. If you are asked to stop, do so politely. Disputes to !appeals, please adhere to the !Libera | Added by LjL Date: 2006-12-21 03:36:09 Last edited by kryten Date: 2021-05-24 22:54:05 Requested 3479 times |
| tuxracer | <reply> Tuxracer is now renamed Planet Penguin Racer! The package is planetpenguin-racer in !universe. Enjoy. | Added by apokryphos Date: 2006-12-20 19:48:26 Requested 20 times |
| ichthux | <deleted><reply> Ichthux (Linux for Christians) is an unofficial Kubuntu derivative. See http://www.ichthux.com/ | Added by LjL Date: 2006-12-19 02:18:04 Last edited by dax Date: 2016-04-02 04:19:39 Requested 12 times |
| standards | <reply> The current Debian packaging standards version is 3.7.2.2 as of 2006-10-02. | Added by somerville32 Date: 2006-12-16 21:31:25 Requested 3 times |
| teg | <deleted><reply> Come play teg with us! (Like the board game Risk.) Game will start when we get some players rounded up - get yourself set up and join quickly if you'd like to participate. Install the "teg" package, run 'tegclient', and connect to server home.tonyyarusso.com, , port 2000. Ping tonyyarusso for more info. | Added by Hobbsee Date: 2006-12-16 16:09:28 Last edited by dax Date: 2019-11-27 20:44:25 Requested 73 times |
| relationship debian | <reply> Ubuntu and Debian are closely related. Ubuntu builds on the foundations of Debian architecture and infrastructure, with a different community and release process. See https://www.ubuntu.com/about/about-ubuntu/ubuntu-and-debian - !Repositories meant for Debian should NOT be used on Ubuntu! | Added by apokryphos Date: 2006-12-16 15:04:50 Last edited by krytarik Date: 2016-11-21 19:32:02 Requested 1125 times |
| minimal mini mini.iso miniiso minimalcd | <reply> The Minimal CD image (mini.iso) was available for Ubuntu releases up to 18.04 LTS. The default Ubuntu Server installer covers all of its installation scenarios. See https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Installation/MinimalCD | Added by LjL Date: 2006-12-15 03:19:53 Last edited by tomreyn Date: 2023-02-04 08:42:30 Requested 2609 times |
| elaborate error details | <reply> Please elaborate; your question or issue may not seem clear or detailed enough for people to help you. Please give more detailed information; for example, we might need errors, steps, relevant configuration files, Ubuntu version, and hardware information. Use a !pastebin to avoid flooding the channel. | Added by somerville32 Date: 2006-12-14 20:17:34 Last edited by dax Date: 2016-05-09 17:43:50 Requested 2188 times |
| developer | <reply>Want to become an Ubuntu developer? Look at http://www.ubuntu.com/community/get-involved/developers and the Wiki (https://wiki.ubuntu.com) for involvement in specific projects such as Kubuntu or Xubuntu. | Added by LjL Date: 2006-12-14 20:04:59 Last edited by dax Date: 2017-10-30 06:45:20 Requested 43 times |
| gui | <reply> The graphical user interface (GUI) in Ubuntu is composed of many elements, including the !X server, a window manager, and a desktop environment such as !GNOME or !KDE (which themselves use the !GTK and !Qt toolkits respectively) | Added by LjL Date: 2006-12-14 19:56:09 Requested 207 times |
| welcome-#xubuntu | <reply> Hello and welcome to #xubuntu! Feel free to ask questions or help others. If you'd like to chit-chat, please visit #xubuntu-offtopic and for developer discussion, see #xubuntu-devel :) | Added by LjL Date: 2006-12-14 19:53:24 Requested 23 times |
| errors | <reply> If you have problems or errors, you will need to describe/paste them. Please use the !pastebin for errors that cannot be quoted in a single IRC message | Added by LjL Date: 2006-12-14 19:48:01 Last edited by LjL Date: 2008-11-06 23:30:21 Requested 167 times |
| applets | <reply> To add useful applets to your panel, right click on the panel and choose "Add applet" | Added by LjL Date: 2006-12-14 16:53:35 Requested 19 times |
| inappropriate | <deleted><reply> The current discussion topic is inappropriate for this channel. Please stop. | Added by Hobbsee Date: 2006-12-14 07:15:47 Last edited by knome Date: 2014-03-19 19:37:22 Requested 35 times |
| fsck | the FileSystem ChecKer, which runs automatically when you boot if you didn't shutdown cleanly. Type "man fsck" for information on running it manually. The command "sudo touch /forcefsck && sudo shutdown -r now" will force a reboot and a filesystem check; "sudo touch /fastboot" will skip a filesystem check at next reboot | Added by LjL Date: 2006-12-13 20:01:03 Last edited by tsimpson Date: 2011-05-04 07:55:19 Requested 1048 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 316 times |
| kidding joke funny | <reply> You might think your joke is funny, but you may confuse new users who follow your advice or irritate people who attempt to answer your question. | Added by tonyyarusso Date: 2006-12-13 06:26:36 Last edited by Pici Date: 2007-11-09 19:33:47 Requested 230 times |
| shortcuts keytouch mediakeys shortcut keyboard shortcuts keys hotkeys hotkey | <reply> Keyboard shortcuts can be set in System -> Preferences -> Keyboard Shortcuts. If your multimedia keys don't work with that, try the 'keytouch' package, explained at http://keytouch.sourceforge.net/ - See !Keyboard for changing layouts. A list of keyboard shortcuts for Unity is available at http://www.informit.com/articles/article.aspx?p=2209015&seqNum=3 | Added by LjL Date: 2006-12-10 21:23:38 Last edited by dax Date: 2016-03-30 15:24:04 Requested 886 times |
| offtopic-#xubuntu offtopic-#xubuntu-devel xubuntu-channels ot-#xubuntu channels-#xubuntu channels-#xubuntu-devel channels-#xubuntu-offtopic | <reply> #xubuntu is the Xubuntu support channel, #xubuntu-devel for discussion regarding development of Xubuntu, and #xubuntu-offtopic is for random chatter. Welcome! | Added by LjL Date: 2006-12-09 21:58:10 Requested 282 times |
| calendar | <reply> calendar is at http://fridge.ubuntu.com/calendars/ | Added by apokryphos Date: 2006-12-09 15:59:41 Last edited by IdleOne Date: 2012-10-11 21:11:04 Requested 45 times |
| noicons | <reply> To get rid of all icons on your gnome-desktop, run gconf-editor and edit the value /apps/nautilus/preferences/show_desktop | Added by tonyyarusso Date: 2006-12-09 05:01:33 Requested 1 times |
| uck | a tool that helps you customise official Ubuntu Live CDs (including Kubuntu/Xubuntu and Edubuntu) to your needs. See http://uck.sourceforge.net/ | Added by apokryphos Date: 2006-12-07 20:30:37 Last edited by tsimpson Date: 2011-03-03 21:42:49 Requested 225 times |
| dvdiso dvd-torrent | <reply> DVD ISOs are available via http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/releases/ | Added by bimberi Date: 2006-12-05 00:17:55 Requested 52 times |
| dualhead dual-head dual head dualmonitor dual monitors | <reply> Information about dual-head on linux can be found on http://wiki.linuxquestions.org/wiki/DualHead - See also !Xinerama | Added by Seveas Date: 2006-12-01 23:30:58 Requested 1051 times |
| grue | <reply>The grue is a sinister, lurking presence in the dark places of the earth. Its favorite diet is adventurers, but its insatiable appetite is tempered by its fear of light. No grue has ever been seen by the light of day, and few have survived its fearsome jaws to tell the tale. | Added by Madpilot Date: 2006-12-01 07:01:30 Last edited by Pici Date: 2009-11-24 17:10:42 Requested 123 times |
| rosetta | <reply>rosetta is a Web-based system for translating open source software into any language. See https://launchpad.net/rosetta | Added by tonyyarusso Date: 2006-12-01 01:05:19 Last edited by jussi01 Date: 2008-07-15 19:34:48 Requested 35 times |
| oin | <deleted><reply> The Open Invention Network (OIN) is a company that acquires patents and offer them royalty free "to any company, institution or individual that agrees not to assert its patents against the Linux operating system or certain Linux-related applications". See http://www.openinventionnetwork.com/ | Added by apokryphos Date: 2006-11-30 13:10:51 Last edited by Pici Date: 2009-05-18 23:57:07 Requested 1 times |
| bigiron | <reply> Ubuntu's "bigiron" server kernel (linux-image-server-bigiron) is geared towards systems with more than 8 CPUs. | Added by bimberi Date: 2006-11-30 02:44:44 Requested 11 times |
| who usernames prefix | <reply> As you can see, this is a large channel. If you're speaking to someone in particular, please put their nickname in what you say (use !tab), or else messages get lost and it becomes confusing :) | Added by bimberi Date: 2006-11-30 00:12:21 Last edited by Hobbsee Date: 2007-04-08 08:10:07 Requested 5033 times |
| ldap | <reply> LDAP is the Lightweight Directory Access Protocol. For more information, installation instructions and getting clients to authenticate via LDAP see https://help.ubuntu.com/community/OpenLDAPServer | Added by LjL Date: 2006-11-29 23:50:51 Last edited by stdin Date: 2009-02-03 11:24:16 Requested 250 times |
| questions-#ubuntu-classroom-chat question-#ubuntu-classroom question-#ubuntu-classroom-chat | <reply> Please ask your questions here in #ubuntu-classroom-chat rather than #ubuntu-classroom (prefix them with "QUESTION: " or the instructor's nickname) | Added by LjL Date: 2006-11-29 22:37:06 Requested 15 times |
| iceweasel | <reply>Iceweasel's homepage is http://www.gnu.org/software/gnuzilla/ with more detailed information at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iceweasel | Added by Hobbsee Date: 2006-11-29 03:21:05 Requested 83 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 |
| questions-#ubuntu-classroom | <reply> Please ask your questions in #ubuntu-classroom-chat | Added by LjL Date: 2006-11-28 17:29:59 Requested 14 times |
| autostart | <reply> If you want to edit your Autostart programs, open the Unity dash and search for Startup Programs. If you're on XFCE, use menu -> Settings -> Settings Manager -> Session and Startup, if you're on KDE, use Kickoff -> Computer -> System Settings -> Autostart. For more details see https://help.ubuntu.com/community/AddingProgramToSessionStartup | Added by apokryphos Date: 2006-11-28 14:04:30 Last edited by dax Date: 2016-03-31 15:49:36 Requested 54 times |
| shut up! | <reply> :x | Added by Seveas Date: 2006-11-27 20:30:14 Requested 32 times |
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