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| ecryptfs | <reply> EcryptFS is a file system encryption. It is deprecated since Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, see bug 1756840 for details. Use full disk encryption (dmcrypt-luks) instead. | Added by hggdh Date: 2019-02-10 16:09:39 Requested 14 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 |
| counter | <deleted><reply>The Ubuntu Counter is where Ubuntu (based) systems can go to get their machine counted. Get counted at http://ubuntucounter.geekosophical.net | Added by Madpilot Date: 2006-08-31 09:01:29 Last edited by rww Date: 2015-09-14 19:38:34 Requested 13 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 |
| wink | a Tutorial and Presentation creation software, primarily aimed at creating tutorials on how to use software. Using Wink you can capture screenshots, add explanations boxes, buttons, titles etc and generate a highly effective tutorial for your users || http://www.debugmode.com/wink/ | Added by Hawkwind Date: 2006-10-07 19:33:39 Last edited by tsimpson Date: 2011-03-03 21:41:50 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 |
| modeabuse-#ubuntu-offtopic | <reply> The ops are bored and having a bit of fun... bear with us... they'll find something to code soon enough... | Added by PriceChild Date: 2007-01-15 22:49:43 Requested 13 times |
| techboard tb | <reply> You can contact the technical board via email on technical-board AT lists DOT ubuntu DOT com | Added by Mez Date: 2007-10-16 21:04:43 Last edited by rww Date: 2011-01-02 03:05:24 Requested 13 times |
| merging merge-o-matic merge | <reply>Merging is the process of including changes from other distributions (most commonly Debian) into Ubuntu packages, and is typically a major focus at the beginning of each Ubuntu development cycle. Please see https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuDevelopment/Merging for more information. | Added by Hobbsee Date: 2007-12-02 03:01:28 Requested 13 times |
| 5-a-day 5aday | a community event where each person will take 5 bugs a day and work on them. Everyone is invited to help no matter your abilities! More information available at https://wiki.ubuntu.com/5-A-Day | Added by nixternal Date: 2008-02-18 21:31:26 Requested 13 times |
| moblock | <reply> info in detail is on this wiki page: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/MoBlock | Added by ompaul Date: 2008-03-01 00:59:27 Requested 13 times |
| maple | <reply> To install Maple, see https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Maple | Added by jrib Date: 2008-05-04 18:50:10 Last edited by jrib Date: 2008-05-04 18:50:24 Requested 13 times |
| maybe | <reply> See !lies | Added by LjL Date: 2008-10-27 22:47:38 Requested 13 times |
| support-#kubuntu-devel | <reply> The official Kubuntu support channel is #kubuntu. Please be aware that this channel is for development only. | Added by Pici Date: 2009-01-16 19:35:42 Last edited by stdin Date: 2009-01-16 23:18:04 Requested 13 times |
| gobby | multiplayer gedit | Added by Mez Date: 2009-03-03 20:18:24 Requested 13 times |
| men-#ubuntu-women men-#ubuntu-women-project | <reply> Yes, men exist within the Ubuntu Women Project. | Added by nhandler Date: 2010-08-13 21:38:19 Requested 13 times |
| botdoc | <reply> Documentation on the custom plugins for ubottu and clones is located at https://ubottu.com/devel/wiki/Plugins | Documentation for the official !Supybot plugins is located at https://ubottu.com/devel/supydoc/ | Added by tsimpson_ Date: 2010-10-21 19:00:40 Last edited by dax Date: 2017-10-30 07:04:41 Requested 13 times |
| 8ball-#ubuntu-offtopic | <reply> Outlook not so good. mutt better. | Added by rww Date: 2011-01-05 08:29:01 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 |
| support-#ubuntustudio-devel | <reply> This is the Ubuntu Studio development channel. Our official support channel is on #ubuntustudio. Also see https://askubuntu.com | Added by IdleOne Date: 2013-02-12 12:24:25 Last edited by dax Date: 2020-04-26 18:48:39 Requested 13 times |
| lola | <deleted><reply> the phone and tablet demo includes contacts and messages from fictional design personas, it can be removed https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Touch/ReleaseNotes#Sample_content | Added by AlanBell Date: 2013-02-21 23:51:18 Last edited by dax Date: 2018-04-29 05:41:39 Requested 13 times |
| uos uds | <reply> The Ubuntu Online Summit will be held between 10th June - 12 June 2014. See http://summit.ubuntu.com/uos-1406/ for agenda and participation information. | Added by Pici Date: 2014-06-11 14:20:15 Requested 13 times |
| systemd-#ubuntu-offtopic | <reply> Everyone arguing about systemd is wrong. See http://uselessd.darknedgy.net/ProSystemdAntiSystemd/ and ask a chanop to do @random systemd sysvinit to decide a winner. | Added by rww Date: 2014-10-21 19:13:02 Last edited by rww Date: 2016-02-09 00:33:35 Requested 13 times |
| newfglrx fglrxmissing | <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 dax Date: 2016-04-16 05:12:57 Requested 13 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 |
| 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 |
| rtf | <reply> Software packages to deal with the RTF format include: abiword, catdoc, unrtf, latex2rtf (for parsing), enscript, aft, sdf, udo, wv (for creating) | Added by LjL Date: 2007-11-02 15:36:40 Requested 12 times |
| gift | a peer-to-peer filesharing engine supporting several networks and protocols by means of plug-ins. It's available in !Universe. Clients include gifTui, giFToxic (GTK), Apollon (KDE), giFTcurs (terminal-based) - See also !P2P | Added by LjL Date: 2007-11-03 00:35:09 Requested 12 times |
| ops-#ubuntu-fi | <reply> ninnnu, ath, Reaby, Nakkel, Vililikku, Tm_T, Myrtti, mjr, Koffa, Mirv, Telep, rhkfin tai heikki! AAAPPPUUUUVA! apuva, apuva aaapuuuva! | Added by Myrtti Date: 2008-09-01 13:35:53 Requested 12 times |
| amaranth-#ubuntu-offtopic | <deleted><reply>Why so serious? | Added by Amaranth Date: 2009-03-11 01:35:23 Last edited by Amaranth Date: 2009-05-03 02:24:23 Requested 12 times |
| supybot-#ubuntu-bots | <reply> ubottu is a supybot with custom plugins, for help with other supybot plugins ask in #supybot | Added by stdin Date: 2009-03-15 13:33:54 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 |
| ubuntustudio-devel devel-#ubuntustudio contribute-#ubuntustudio ubuntustudio-contribute ubuntustudio-dev | <reply> If you want to contribute to Ubuntu Studio, please visit #ubuntustudio-devel or join the mailing list from https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/Ubuntu-Studio-devel | Added by tsimpson Date: 2012-08-30 09:32:38 Requested 12 times |
| badlock | <reply> The samba fixes for the badlock vulnerability are currently being tested. For more info see http://badlock.org and https://ubottu.com/y/badlock/ | Added by Pici Date: 2016-04-12 17:47:21 Last edited by Pici Date: 2016-04-12 19:53:25 Requested 12 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 12 times |
| marillat | a repository created for Debian. Please don't use it on Ubuntu. Consider using !medibuntu | Added by Seveas Date: 2006-06-18 00:10:37 Last edited by jrib Date: 2009-01-06 03:55:22 Requested 11 times |
| lgpl | the Lesser GPL, formerly called the Library GPL. See http://www.gnu.org/licenses/lgpl.html | Added by apokryphos Date: 2006-06-18 16:36:34 Requested 11 times |
| lk | <deleted>Sri Lanka. If you want support in Sinhalese, get in to #ubuntu-lk | Added by Seveas Date: 2006-06-18 17:45:56 Last edited by housecat Date: 2020-04-22 03:33:17 Requested 11 times |
| kb | <reply> While it is common in the computing field to consider 1kB (one kilobyte) = 1024B (1024 bytes), the correct equation, according to standard IEEE 1541, is 1kB = 1000B. On the other hand, 1KiB (one kibibyte) = 1024B - Same goes for all multiples | Added by LjL Date: 2006-07-18 23:12:20 Requested 11 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 |
| usersplanet | <reply> A new aggregation of blogs from Ubuntu users was set up. This differs from Planet Ubuntu (found at http://planet.ubuntu.com), and you do not need to be an official Ubuntu member to join. Please see http://ubuntuweblogs.org/ to discover and http://ubuntuweblogs.org/submit.html to submit your Ubuntu-related weblogs. | Added by tonyyarusso Date: 2007-01-19 07:14:44 Requested 11 times |
| otherhelp | <reply> If no-one here can help you you can try the ubuntu-users mailing list - https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-users or the forums - http://ubuntuforums.org | Added by Hobbsee Date: 2007-02-16 03:07:54 Requested 11 times |
| timevault | <reply> TimeVault is a graphical backup tool for GNOME. See https://wiki.ubuntu.com/TimeVault and http://launchpad.net/TimeVault | Added by Spec Date: 2007-12-27 19:02:52 Requested 11 times |
| vimtutor | an excellent tool for learning how to use vim. It can be found in the vim-full package, among others. | Added by Pici Date: 2007-12-27 21:10:47 Last edited by LjL Date: 2007-12-27 21:23:12 Requested 11 times |
| recursive | <deleted><reply> see !recursive | Added by Seveas Date: 2008-01-13 20:26:28 Last edited by LjL Date: 2009-03-13 17:22:55 Requested 11 times |
| hotornot | <reply> We tend to strongly discourage hot-or-not style discussions about women, as they're known to discourage female geeks from participating in communities. Female participation in geek communities is really low (less than 2% on average :( ), so lets not discourage any more! See also !girls and !women for more information on how to help stop this tragedy. | Added by elkbuntu Date: 2008-11-25 08:53:16 Last edited by elkbuntu Date: 2008-11-25 08:54:12 Requested 11 times |
| sanity-#ubuntu-offtopic | <reply>The statistics on sanity is that one out of every four persons are suffering from some sort of mental illness. Think of your three best friends — if they’re okay, then it’s you. | Added by Amaranth Date: 2009-01-28 05:28:43 Requested 11 times |
| orgthingy-#ubuntu-offtopic | <reply> Beg not the operators for a personal factoid, for you are crunchy and taste good with ketchup. | Added by Flannel Date: 2009-04-14 00:05:37 Requested 11 times |
| ops-#kubuntu-ops-monitor | <reply> Not pinging anyone :) | Added by tsimpson Date: 2009-06-12 14:44:39 Last edited by tsimpson Date: 2012-09-11 13:40:13 Requested 11 times |
| metalink | <reply> A Metalink is a file which lists places (web mirrors, torrents) where a given file can be obtained, making downloads faster and more reliable. Metalink software and Ubuntu releases as metalinks: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Metalink | Added by Pici Date: 2010-11-02 13:15:09 Last edited by Pici Date: 2010-11-02 14:10:58 Requested 11 times |
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