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Factoid	Value	Author
pumice	<deleted>almost as abrasive as snuxoll, except it's different because you can throw some pumice at snuxoll	Added by LjL Date: 2009-03-14 16:33:04 Last edited by Pici Date: 2009-05-13 20:04:53 Requested 4 times
iplayer	http://bbc.co.uk/iplayer - one brand name for multiple online TV, Radio and podcast streaming and download services from the BBC.	Added by popey Date: 2009-04-05 22:23:06 Requested 4 times
orgything-#ubuntu-offtopic	<deleted><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 00:01:19 Last edited by Flannel Date: 2009-04-14 00:04:19 Requested 4 times
soylent green-#ubuntu-offtopic	<reply> Soylent green is people!	Added by Flannel Date: 2009-05-29 21:40:35 Requested 4 times
notdrupal-#ubuntu-drupal	<reply> Ubuntu-Drupal is NOT Drupal. Drupal is an incredibly CMS (drupal.org). Ubuntu-Drupal is a set of extras to be used on top of Drupal (modules/theme) that helps you to deploy an Ubuntu related site very quickly. If you have any ideas for modules please ask.	Added by Pici Date: 2009-07-09 18:28:45 Requested 4 times
awesomeness	<deleted><reply> Awesomeness is Ubuntu!	Added by genii Date: 2009-10-27 18:43:16 Last edited by tsimpson Date: 2011-03-03 21:46:21 Requested 4 times
areyousure-#ubuntu-release-party	<reply>Yes, I'm sure.	Added by Amaranth Date: 2009-10-29 00:57:47 Requested 4 times
pdpc	<deleted><reply> <reply> The Peer-Directed Projects Center was the not-for-profit organization that ran !freenode (The IRC network that hosts this channel). See also http://blog.freenode.net/2013/03/bye-bye-pdpc/	Added by Pici Date: 2009-12-29 15:56:53 Last edited by ezri Date: 2016-03-09 21:24:31 Requested 4 times
guide-#ubuntu-bots-devel	<reply> An old and incomplete guide for setting up a clone of ubottu is available at https://ubottu.com/guide/	Added by tsimpson Date: 2010-05-30 00:45:55 Last edited by dax Date: 2017-10-30 07:02:12 Requested 4 times
ubuntu-bots	<deleted>a channel that you can visit and see which irc clients people like and use	Added by jrib Date: 2010-06-05 03:10:56 Last edited by jrib Date: 2010-06-05 03:14:27 Requested 4 times
bugstatus	<reply>You can find out about how Ubuntu uses bug statuses here: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Bugs/Status	Added by jussi Date: 2010-06-13 13:46:20 Requested 4 times
mouse-#kubuntu doubleclick-#kubuntu	<reply> You can find mouse-related settings in System Settings -> Keyboard & Mouse	Added by tsimpson Date: 2010-10-30 01:36:15 Requested 4 times
papercut	<reply>A papercut is a trivially fixable usability bug in a central Ubuntu component. See https://wiki.ubuntu.com/PaperCut for more info	Added by jussi Date: 2010-12-27 18:28:44 Requested 4 times
awesomeness-#ubuntu-offtopic	<reply> Awesomeness is Ubuntu!	Added by tsimpson Date: 2011-03-03 21:46:47 Requested 4 times
kernel-faq	<reply> A list of common questions about the Ubuntu Kernel can be found in https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Kernel/FAQ	Added by Tm_T Date: 2011-07-08 09:10:03 Last edited by dax Date: 2017-10-30 06:46:02 Requested 4 times
intentions	<deleted><reply> I've heard that the road to hell is paved with good intentions. This saying is thought to have originated with Saint Bernard of Clairvaux who wrote, "L'enfer est plein de bonnes volontés et désirs" (hell is full of good wishes and desires). Don't buy it? It has scientific backing! See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_road_to_hell_is_paved_with_good_intentions#Studies	Added by elky Date: 2011-07-21 07:58:14 Last edited by IdleOne Date: 2014-06-02 11:31:19 Requested 4 times
banana-#ubuntu-offtopic	<deleted><reply>Banana! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q5sq0am3HdI	Added by jussi Date: 2011-10-21 19:11:00 Last edited by IdleOne Date: 2012-10-14 19:48:51 Requested 4 times
menueditor-#xubuntu	<reply> To edit the menus in Xubuntu, use the preinstalled menu editor MenuLibre. Read more about MenuLibre at https://smdavis.us/projects/menulibre/	Added by knome Date: 2012-02-02 23:53:10 Last edited by Unit193 Date: 2015-12-03 21:34:39 Requested 4 times
autostart-#xubuntu autostart-#xubuntu-offtopic autostart-#xubuntu-devel	<reply> To add programs or scripts to start when logging in, use Applications menu -> Settings -> Settings Manager -> Session and Startup -> tab "Application autostart" - See !boot for starting (non-interactive) programs at boot	Added by knome Date: 2012-02-06 18:32:58 Last edited by knome Date: 2012-02-06 18:33:48 Requested 4 times
mainline-#ubuntu-se	<reply> Ubuntus kernel-team tillhandahåller kontinuerliga byggen av den senaste Linuxkärnan, som kan vara änvändbara för att isolera fel eller att testa de senaste ändringarna. Mer information finns via https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Kernel/MainlineBuilds	Added by pangolin Date: 2012-02-25 10:40:43 Requested 4 times
release-#xubuntu	<reply> Xubuntu releases a new version every 6 months. Each version is supported for 9 months (regular releases) to 3 years (long-term suppport (LTS) releases). More info at https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Releases & https://wiki.ubuntu.com/TimeBasedReleases	Added by knome Date: 2013-04-24 13:54:47 Last edited by dax Date: 2017-10-30 06:46:16 Requested 4 times
support-#kubuntu-offtopic	<reply> The official Kubuntu support channel is #kubuntu. Also see http://kubuntu.org/support and http://kubuntuforums.org and http://askubuntu.com	Added by jussi Date: 2013-08-15 12:52:52 Requested 4 times
chat-#xubuntu	<reply> #xubuntu is the Xubuntu support channel, for all Xubuntu-related support questions. Please use #xubuntu-offtopic for other topics (though our !guidelines apply there too). Thanks!	Added by knome Date: 2013-10-21 20:40:20 Requested 4 times
paid	<reply> If you've purchased software from the Software Centre and are experiencing issues please consult https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Pay	Added by genii Date: 2015-03-20 22:51:04 Requested 4 times
torrents-#lubuntu torrents-#lubuntu-offtopic torrents-#lubuntu-devel	<reply> Lubuntu $curStable ($curStableNum) torrents can be downloaded from http://torrent.ubuntu.com/lubuntu/releases/$curStableLower/release/desktop/lubuntu-$curStableNum-desktop-i386.iso.torrent and http://torrent.ubuntu.com/lubuntu/releases/$curStableLower/release/desktop/lubuntu-$curStableNum-desktop-amd64.iso.torrent	Added by Unit193 Date: 2015-05-01 19:29:09 Requested 4 times
sonikkuamerica	<deleted><reply> No, his name is not Jessica.	Added by SonikkuAmerica Date: 2016-08-31 16:55:35 Last edited by dax Date: 2017-05-29 03:03:24 Requested 4 times
xk al	<reply> Edhe Ubuntu Ekipi LoCo Shqipe shërben si Shqipërinë dhe Kosovën, dhe ofron mbështetje në kanalin #flossk. Për të hyrë, lloji "/join #flossk" (pa thonjëza).	Added by Menzador Date: 2016-12-19 20:27:45 Last edited by Menzador Date: 2016-12-19 20:27:57 Requested 4 times
clink-#ubuntu-offtopic	<reply> Past the lips, and over the gums... Look out stomach! Here it comes...	Added by genii Date: 2017-02-24 20:46:37 Requested 4 times
mkusb	a frontend to !dd, the bit-by-bit command line utility. For more information see: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/mkusb	Added by wxl Date: 2017-03-16 19:44:52 Last edited by Unit193 Date: 2017-03-16 23:56:10 Requested 4 times
cadence	<reply> Cadence is an application for managing Jack in KXStudio and its repositories. Due to the nature of its intrusive configuration, it causes compatibility issues with Ubuntu's audio configuration, particularly !ubuntustudio-controls. For this reason, adding the KXStudio repos to any Ubuntu install is highly discouraged.	Added by hggdh Date: 2019-04-13 19:21:49 Requested 4 times
lxd	<reply> LXD is a tool for more easily managing !lxc containers. https://help.ubuntu.com/lts/serverguide/lxd.html and https://linuxcontainers.org/	Added by hggdh Date: 2019-07-16 16:49:27 Requested 4 times
support-#ubuntu-quality	<reply> Ubuntu $curDevelNum ($curDevelLong) support is at #ubuntu-next. This channel is for testing $curDevelNum and reporting results at http://iso.qa.ubuntu.com/qatracker	Added by hggdh Date: 2020-08-26 13:13:04 Last edited by krytarik Date: 2021-07-22 19:07:07 Requested 4 times
ru-#lubuntu	<reply> В этом канале lubuntu говорят только на английском. Если вам нужна помощь на русском языке, перейдите на канал #lubuntu-ru; введите "/join #lubuntu-ru" (без кавычек) и нажмите Enter.	Added by wxl Date: 2020-12-14 20:30:39 Requested 4 times
22.10 kinetic kudu	<reply> Ubuntu 22.10 (Kinetic Kudu) is the 37th release of Ubuntu and the current regular release – Download at https://ubuntu.com/download :: Release notes at https://discourse.ubuntu.com/t/kinetic-kudu-release-notes	Added by kryten Date: 2022-04-25 22:13:04 Last edited by krytarik Date: 2022-10-20 19:54:06 Requested 4 times
debtags	<reply> debtags is at http://wiki.debian.org/Debtags	Added by apokryphos Date: 2006-06-18 16:04:31 Last edited by IdleOne Date: 2012-10-11 21:13:53 Requested 3 times
kernel-source	<reply> You can access all the kernels for previous and current development releases at http://kernel.ubuntu.com/git. There are repositories for each supported release under ubuntu/ubuntu-<release>.git - For more details see: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Kernel/SourceCode	Added by apokryphos Date: 2006-06-18 22:02:30 Last edited by Pici Date: 2011-07-07 13:18:49 Requested 3 times
eduhardware eduhw	https://help.ubuntu.com/community/HowToCookEdubuntu/Chapters/HardwareRequirements	Added by bimberi Date: 2006-07-05 06:41:28 Requested 3 times
ubuntu counter	<deleted><reply> If you want to register with the Ubuntu Counter project, please visit this page: http://ubuntucounter.geekosophical.net/useraccount.php?action=newuser	Added by Hawkwind Date: 2006-09-29 01:52:29 Last edited by rww Date: 2015-09-14 19:38:26 Requested 3 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
ops-#ubuntu-mozillateam	<reply> Help! dfarning, hjmf, Yawner, asac, Admiral_Chicago, or gnomefreak	Added by gnomefreak Date: 2007-04-02 12:17:53 Last edited by gnomefreak Date: 2007-04-02 12:18:17 Requested 3 times
pronouce	point your movie player at /usr/share/examples/example-content/experience-ubuntu.ogg	Added by ompaul Date: 2007-07-07 19:15:34 Requested 3 times
xfce-icons	<reply> To install icons, unpack them to ~/.icons/ - Visit http://www.xfce-look.org/ for all kinds of eyecandy for your Xfce4 desktop! - See also !themes for other GNOME theme sites	Added by LjL Date: 2007-11-25 03:10:11 Requested 3 times
ut2k4	<reply> For information on how to play Unreal Tournament 2004, see https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Games/Native/UnrealTournament2004	Added by elkbuntu Date: 2007-12-28 11:48:57 Requested 3 times
nickspoon-#ubuntu-youth	<reply> Here's a nick!	Added by LjL Date: 2008-01-01 22:35:31 Requested 3 times
no0tic	<deleted><reply> Hi, how can I help you?	Added by LjL Date: 2008-01-25 03:03:51 Last edited by IdleOne Date: 2011-04-11 20:22:56 Requested 3 times
flare183-#ubuntu-offtopic	<deleted><reply> shhhh you'll only encourage more comments and we have seen enough of them already. ;-)	Added by Pici Date: 2008-05-12 17:06:05 Last edited by nhandler Date: 2010-06-18 21:34:10 Requested 3 times
php4	<reply> PHP4 has reached its End Of Life and as such is not in any Ubuntu release after Edgy (6.10). For PHP's announcement see http://us2.php.net/archive/2007.php#2007-07-13-1	Added by Pici Date: 2008-05-15 16:56:34 Requested 3 times
meeting-#ubuntu-us-az	<reply>The Ubuntu Arizona LoCo team meetings are every Sunday at 9:00 PM Arizona time in our team channel, #ubuntu-us-az. Everyone is welcome!!	Added by Amaranth Date: 2008-05-17 06:39:34 Last edited by Amaranth Date: 2008-05-17 06:39:56 Requested 3 times
intelbrick	<deleted><reply> Concerned about Intrepid breaking Intel e1000e gigabit adaptors? See http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?p=5841972#post5841972 for a more realistic assessment.	Added by elky Date: 2008-09-23 21:25:48 Last edited by Pici Date: 2009-04-23 13:37:42 Requested 3 times
section	<reply> Please see http://www.debian.org/doc/debian-policy/ch-archive.html#s-subsections for a list of valid sections that you can use in your debian/control file, for debian packaging	Added by Hobbsee Date: 2009-01-06 02:22:25 Requested 3 times