# facts

name: ubotu
author: Seveas!n=seveas@ubuntu/member/seveas
added: 2006-06-19 12:15:56.855391
editor: krytarik!~krytarik@xebian/developer/krytarik
edited: 2016-11-26 07:25:56.785182+00:00
value:
  <reply> Hi! I'm $chan's favorite infobot. You can search my brain at https://ubottu.com/factoids.cgi | General info and channels at https://wiki.ubuntu.com/IRC/Bots | Make a clone of me, see !botclone


name: codecs
author: LjL!n=ljl@62-101-126-215.ip.fastwebnet.it
added: 2006-07-09 02:52:18.360199
editor: IdleOne!~idleone@ubuntu/member/idleone
edited: 2012-09-06 20:31:53.703583+00:00
value:
  <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


name: dvd
author: Seveas!n=seveas@ubuntu/member/seveas
added: 2006-06-17 22:19:35.364437
editor: tsimpson!~tsimpson@ubuntu/member/stdin
edited: 2010-12-16 04:34:19.934237+00:00
value:
  <reply> Ubuntu's default installation and repositories do not include packages needed to play commercial DVDs for legal reasons. For information on adding them, see https://help.ubuntu.com/community/RestrictedFormats/PlayingDVDs | For information on the legalities involved, see the "DVD" section of https://help.ubuntu.com/community/FreeFormats


name: grip
author: Seveas!n=seveas@ubuntu/member/seveas
added: 2006-06-17 22:23:16.511153
editor: topyli!topyli@ubuntu/member/topyli
edited: 2011-10-28 19:14:54.519774+00:00
value:
  <deleted>a ripping player and has a minor bug which can be solved by doing this "sudo ln -s /dev/hdX /dev/cdromN" where X is your hard drive and N a number


name: upgrade
author: Amaranth!n=amaranth@ubuntu/member/amaranth
added: 2006-06-23 08:11:05.188552
editor: Pici!~Pici@ubuntu/member/pdpc.professional.pici
edited: 2010-06-01 15:30:21.028055+00:00
value:
  <reply> For upgrading, see the instructions at https://help.ubuntu.com/community/UpgradeNotes - see also http://www.ubuntu.com/desktop/get-ubuntu/upgrade


name: pastebin
author: LjL!n=ljl@62-101-126-215.ip.fastwebnet.it
added: 2006-06-24 18:47:46.656125
editor: krytarik!krytarik@xebian/developer/krytarik
edited: 2024-05-15 21:13:03.297905
value:
  <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.


name: torrent
author: Seveas!n=seveas@ubuntu/member/seveas
added: 2006-06-18 17:03:09.280686
editor: oCean!~oCean@ubuntu/member/ocean
edited: 2012-01-14 16:17:16.799412+00:00
value:
  <reply> Some torrent clients: Transmission (GTK and terminal-based), Deluge-Torrent, Freeloader, BitStormLite, BitTornado-GUI (GTK), KTorrent (KDE), QTorrent (Qt), Azureus/Vuse (Java), !Frostwire (Java), TorrentFlux (web-based), bittornado, rTorrent, cTorrent, bittorrent, aria2 (terminal-based) - FAQ: http://www.bittorrent.com/help/faq - See also !P2P


name: azureus
author: apokryphos!n=apokryph@host-87-74-28-252.bulldogdsl.com
added: 2006-06-17 22:54:24.319692
editor: rww!~rww@ubuntu/member/rww
edited: 2011-01-02 04:20:37.790842+00:00
value:
  a popular !bittorrent client written in Java, installation instructions can be found at https://help.ubuntu.com/community/AzureusHowTo


name: nl
author: Seveas!n=seveas@ubuntu/member/seveas
added: 2006-07-29 14:36:08.173471
value:
  <reply> Nederlandstalige ondersteuning voor Ubuntu (en vers gezette koffie) is te vinden in #ubuntu-nl


name: member
author: Seveas!n=seveas@ubuntu/member/seveas
added: 2006-06-17 22:59:31.081119
editor: Pici!~Pici@ubuntu/member/pdpc.professional.pici
edited: 2011-03-03 21:05:04.914580+00:00
value:
  <reply> Ubuntu Membership means recognition of a significant and sustained contribution to Ubuntu and the Ubuntu community.  For more info see https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Membership


name: anyone
author: Seveas!n=seveas@ubuntu/member/seveas
added: 2006-06-17 23:01:14.917232
editor: AlanBell!~alan@ubuntu/member/alanbell
edited: 2014-03-19 19:16:56.732117+00:00
value:
  <deleted><reply>A high percentage of the first questions asked in this channel start with "Does anyone/anybody..." Why not ask your next question (the real one) and find out? See also !details, !gq, and !poll.


name: samba
author: Seveas!n=seveas@ubuntu/member/seveas
added: 2006-06-19 13:57:50.143399
editor: genii!quasselcor@ubuntu/member/genii
edited: 2021-10-12 18:43:14.890102
value:
  <reply> Samba is the way to cooperate with Windows environments. Links with more info: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/MountWindowsSharesPermanently and https://ubuntu.com/server/docs/samba-introduction


name: extreme
author: Seveas!n=seveas@ubuntu/member/seveas
added: 2006-06-17 23:03:37.984340
editor: Pici!n=Pici@ubuntu/member/pdpc.professional.pici
edited: 2009-05-05 19:09:00.576345+00:00
value:
  <deleted><reply> To configure Airport Extreme wireless on Mac, read https://help.ubuntu.com/community/WifiDocs/Device/AirportExtreme


name: fi
author: Seveas!n=seveas@ubuntu/member/seveas
added: 2006-06-17 23:05:04.961068
editor: m4v!~znc@unaffiliated/m4v
edited: 2011-01-19 13:22:40.559094+00:00
value:
  <reply> Tämä kanava on tarkoitettu vain englanninkieliselle keskustelulle. Jos haluat suomenkielistä apua (K)ubuntun ongelmiin, liity kanavalle #ubuntu-fi / #kubuntu-fi :-)


name: documentation
author: Seveas!n=seveas@ubuntu/member/seveas
added: 2006-06-18 19:12:08.187319
editor: dax!~dax@ubuntu/member/dax
edited: 2017-10-30 06:55:39.609806+00:00
value:
  to be found at https://help.ubuntu.com and https://wiki.ubuntu.com - General linux documentation: http://www.tldp.org - https://www.andrew.cmu.edu/course/95-799/rute.pdf


name: forums
author: Seveas!n=seveas@ubuntu/member/seveas
added: 2006-06-17 23:06:55.739412
editor: kryten!krytarik@xebian/developer/krytarik
edited: 2021-05-24 22:54:17.326523+00:00
value:
  <reply> The Ubuntu Forums can be found at https://ubuntuforums.org - Kubuntu Forums are found at https://www.kubuntuforums.net - There is also an #ubuntuforums channel on Libera IRC.


name: pl
author: Seveas!n=seveas@ubuntu/member/seveas
added: 2006-06-17 23:07:18.565407
editor: Flannel!n=flannel@ubuntu/member/flannel
edited: 2009-09-07 19:41:19.346765+00:00
value:
  <reply> Na tym kanale używamy tylko języka angielskiego. Możesz uzyskać pomoc w języku polskim na #ubuntu-pl.


name: lts
author: Seveas!n=seveas@ubuntu/member/seveas
added: 2006-06-17 23:13:48.293023
editor: dax!~dax@freenode/staff/dax
edited: 2017-05-01 19:28:52.595045+00:00
value:
  <reply> LTS means Long Term Support. LTS versions are supported for 5 years on the desktop and server. The latest LTS version of Ubuntu is !$curLTS ($curLTSLong $curLTSNum). Ubuntu !flavors may have different support durations, check their release notes for information.


name: warty
author: Seveas!n=seveas@ubuntu/member/seveas
added: 2006-06-17 23:16:11.583833
editor: Amaranth!n=travis@ubuntu/member/Amaranth
edited: 2007-07-31 14:18:03.677997
value:
  <reply> Ubuntu 4.10 (Warty Warthog) was the first release of Ubuntu. End Of Life: April 30, 2006. See !eol for more details.


name: hoary
author: Seveas!n=seveas@ubuntu/member/seveas
added: 2006-06-17 23:16:35.739496
editor: Amaranth!n=travis@ubuntu/member/Amaranth
edited: 2007-07-31 14:18:37.541748
value:
  <reply> Ubuntu 5.04 (Hoary Hedgehog) was the second release of Ubuntu.  End Of Life: October 31, 2006. See !eol for more details.


name: breezy
author: Seveas!n=seveas@ubuntu/member/seveas
added: 2006-06-17 23:17:00.318774
editor: Pici!n=Pici@ubuntu/member/pici
edited: 2009-01-16 14:15:43.948502+00:00
value:
  <reply> Ubuntu 5.10 (Breezy Badger) was the third release of Ubuntu. End Of Life: April 13, 2007. See !eol and !upgrade for more details.


name: dapper
author: Seveas!n=seveas@ubuntu/member/seveas
added: 2006-06-17 23:17:22.468899
editor: Pici!~Pici@ubuntu/member/pdpc.professional.pici
edited: 2011-06-01 21:31:13.365181+00:00
value:
  <reply> Ubuntu 6.06 LTS (Dapper Drake) was the fourth release of Ubuntu. Desktop support ended on July 14th 2009, Server support ended on June 1st 2011. See !eol and !upgrade for more details.


name: edgy
author: bimberi!n=bimberi@ubuntu/member/pdpc.active.bimberi
added: 2006-07-10 01:01:55.478757
editor: Pici!n=Pici@ubuntu/member/pici
edited: 2008-09-22 15:18:55.368869+00:00
value:
  <reply>Ubuntu 6.10 (Edgy Eft) was the fifth release of Ubuntu. End Of Life: April 25th, 2008. See !eol for more details.


name: codenames
author: Seveas!n=seveas@ubuntu/member/seveas
added: 2006-06-17 23:18:38.498340
editor: dax!~dax@ubuntu/member/dax
edited: 2017-10-30 06:39:18.486827+00:00
value:
  <reply> Ubuntu has awesome release codenames. See https://wiki.ubuntu.com/DevelopmentCodeNames for more


name: register
author: Seveas!n=seveas@ubuntu/member/seveas
added: 2006-06-17 23:19:45.942820
editor: kryten!krytarik@xebian/developer/krytarik
edited: 2021-05-24 22:54:03.947462+00:00
value:
  <reply> For information on registering your IRC nick, see https://libera.chat/guides/registration - For any further help, ask in #libera


name: shipit
author: Seveas!n=seveas@ubuntu/member/seveas
added: 2006-06-17 23:20:58.107650
editor: IdleOne!~idleone@ubuntu/member/idleone
edited: 2011-04-07 15:32:29.756289+00:00
value:
  <reply> Canonical is no longer sending free Ubuntu CDs to individuals through its ShipIt program.  For more information please see http://blog.canonical.com/?p=551 !LoCo teams can request CDs through this link https://forms.canonical.com/lococd/


name: bug
author: Seveas!n=seveas@ubuntu/member/seveas
added: 2006-06-17 23:24:59.944696
editor: hggdh!~hggdh@ubuntu/member/hggdh
edited: 2019-04-04 16:54:48.078282+00:00
value:
  <reply> If you find a bug in Ubuntu or any of its official !flavors, please report it using the command « ubuntu-bug <package> » - See https://help.ubuntu.com/community/ReportingBugs for other ways to report bugs.


name: bugs
author: Seveas!n=seveas@ubuntu/member/seveas
added: 2006-06-17 23:25:05.487047
editor: Unit193!ukikie@ubuntu/member/unit193
edited: 2016-06-24 20:02:48.745815+00:00
value:
  <reply> If you find a bug in Ubuntu or any of its derivatives, please report it using the command « ubuntu-bug <package> » - See https://help.ubuntu.com/community/ReportingBugs for other ways to report bugs.


name: coc
author: Seveas!n=seveas@ubuntu/member/seveas
added: 2006-06-17 23:25:29.277934
editor: rww!robert@rww.name
edited: 2014-03-19 19:54:59.195494+00:00
value:
  <reply> The Ubuntu Code of Conduct is the document that spells out etiquette in the Ubuntu community | http://www.ubuntu.com/project/about-ubuntu/conduct | For information on how to electronically sign the CoC, see https://help.ubuntu.com/community/SigningCodeofConduct | Watch http://static.screencasts.ubuntu.com/videos/2010/12/22/004-SigningCoC.ogv


name: noob
author: Seveas!n=seveas@ubuntu/member/seveas
added: 2006-06-17 23:26:47.397859
editor: knome!lallinaho@ubuntu/member/knome
edited: 2014-03-19 19:40:14.566665+00:00
value:
  <deleted><reply> Acronyms or statements like noob, jfgi, stfu, or rtfm are not welcome in this channel. Period.


name: source-o-matic
author: Seveas!n=seveas@ubuntu/member/seveas
added: 2006-06-17 23:41:45.799014
editor: LjL!n=ljl@ubuntu/member/ljl
edited: 2008-01-23 02:52:56.258516
value:
  not available anymore, please use Software Sources (in your Applications / K menu) to configure your repositories. Do NOT enable "Proposed updates" unless you're willing to test possibly seriously flawed packages.


name: freedom
author: Seveas!n=seveas@ubuntu/member/seveas
added: 2006-06-17 23:51:00.801382
editor: IdleOne!~idleone@ubuntu/member/idleone
edited: 2012-10-13 22:37:39.574564+00:00
value:
  <reply> freedom is important. Ubuntu is as free as we can make it, which means mostly free software. See http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/free-sw.html and  http://www.ubuntu.com/project/about-ubuntu/licensing


name: download
author: Seveas!n=seveas@ubuntu/member/seveas
added: 2006-06-19 08:46:50.328441
editor: dax!~dax@ubuntu/member/dax
edited: 2017-10-30 06:39:20.731138+00:00
value:
  <reply> Ubuntu installation CDs can be downloaded from http://releases.ubuntu.com - Mirrors can be found at https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Mirrors - PLEASE use the !torrents to download !$curStable, and help keeping the servers' load low!


name: repos
author: Madpilot!n=brian@ubuntu/member/madpilot
added: 2006-06-24 12:34:35.503508
editor: IdleOne!~idleone@ubuntu/member/idleone
edited: 2013-03-23 02:49:24.084525+00:00
value:
  <reply> The packages in Ubuntu are divided into several sections. More information at https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Repositories - See https://wiki.ubuntu.com/RecommendedSources for the recommended way to set up your repositories.


name: iso
author: Seveas!n=seveas@ubuntu/member/seveas
added: 2006-06-19 11:38:26.111734
editor: LjL!n=ljl@unaffiliated/ljl
edited: 2007-03-06 18:22:18.345840
value:
  <reply> To mount an ISO disc image, type « sudo mount -o loop <ISO-filename> <mountpoint> » - There is a list of useful cd image conversion tools at http://wiki.linuxquestions.org/wiki/CD_Image_Conversion - Always verify the ISO using !MD5 before !burning.


name: md5
author: Seveas!n=seveas@ubuntu/member/seveas
added: 2006-06-18 00:00:46.981328
editor: dax!~dax@ubuntu/member/dax
edited: 2017-10-30 06:52:54.324261+00:00
value:
  <reply> To verify your Ubuntu ISO image (or other files for which an MD5 checksum is provided), see https://help.ubuntu.com/community/HowToMD5SUM or http://www.linuxquestions.org/linux/answers/LQ_ISO/Checking_the_md5sum_in_Windows


name: deb
author: apokryphos!n=apokryph@host-87-74-28-252.bulldogdsl.com
added: 2006-06-19 10:47:18.608165
editor: Jucato!n=jucato@ubuntu/member/Jucato
edited: 2007-10-31 03:57:27.378271
value:
  the Debian package format, also used by Ubuntu. To install .deb files, simply double-click (in Ubuntu) or click (in Kubuntu) on them to start the GDebi utility.


name: hardware
author: apokryphos!n=apokryph@host-87-74-28-252.bulldogdsl.com
added: 2006-06-18 00:02:23.326220
editor: LjL!n=ljl@ubuntu/member/ljl
edited: 2007-12-11 16:07:30.016257
value:
  <reply> For lists of supported hardware on Ubuntu see https://wiki.ubuntu.com/HardwareSupport - To help debugging and improving hardware detection, see https://wiki.ubuntu.com/DebuggingHardwareDetection


name: lamp
author: Madpilot!n=brian@ubuntu/member/madpilot
added: 2006-06-24 13:06:23.659188
editor: AlanBell!~alan@ubuntu/member/alanbell
edited: 2012-11-25 22:16:03.162036+00:00
value:
  <reply> LAMP is an acronym for Linux-Apache-MySQL-PHP. However, the term is often used for setups using alternative but different software, such as Perl or Python instead of PHP, and Postgres instead of MySQL. For help with setting up LAMP on Ubuntu, see  https://help.ubuntu.com/community/ApacheMySQLPHP - See also the Server CD installation process.


name: ntfs
author: apokryphos!n=apokryph@host-87-74-28-252.bulldogdsl.com
added: 2006-06-18 00:07:26.883502
editor: jpds!i=jpds@ubuntu/member/jpds
edited: 2008-07-20 19:38:37.070026
value:
  <reply> To view your Windows/Mac partitions see https://help.ubuntu.com/community/AutomaticallyMountPartitions - For write access, see !NTFS-3g or !FUSE


name: faq
author: apokryphos!n=apokryph@host-87-74-29-24.bulldogdsl.com
added: 2006-06-30 13:36:44.709838
editor: dax!~dax@ubuntu/member/dax
edited: 2017-10-30 06:56:24.433948+00:00
value:
  <reply> A list of common questions and answers about Ubuntu: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/CommonQuestions - Official documentation: https://help.ubuntu.com


name: wifi
author: Seveas!n=seveas@ubuntu/member/seveas
added: 2006-07-25 23:42:07.062777
editor: jussi01!n=jussi01@ubuntu/member/jussi01
edited: 2009-07-01 06:16:56.610466+00:00
value:
  <reply> Wireless documentation, including how-to guides and troubleshooting information, can be found at https://help.ubuntu.com/community/WifiDocs


name: grub
author: Madpilot!n=brian@ubuntu/member/madpilot
added: 2006-06-22 09:44:20.245350
editor: genii-around!~quassel@ubuntu/member/genii
edited: 2013-02-23 17:22:10.637004+00:00
value:
  <reply> GRUB2 is the default Ubuntu boot manager. Lost GRUB after installing Windows? See https://help.ubuntu.com/community/RestoreGrub - For more information and troubleshooting for GRUB2 please refer to https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Grub2


name: ubuntustudio
author: Seveas!n=seveas@ubuntu/member/seveas
added: 2006-06-18 00:13:40.736108
editor: dax!dax@freenode/staff/dax
edited: 2019-07-31 21:02:17.720580+00:00
value:
  <reply> Ubuntu Studio is an official flavor of Ubuntu for the artist who wishes to use Ubuntu as their creativity workstation. It contains applications for artists of all kinds, including Audio, Music, Video, Photography, Graphic Design, and Publishing. For more info and install instructions, join #ubuntustudio or see http://ubuntustudio.org


name: contribute
author: apokryphos!n=apokryph@host-87-74-28-252.bulldogdsl.com
added: 2006-06-18 00:13:59.796488
editor: tomreyn!~tomreyn@megaglest/team/tomreyn
edited: 2023-08-24 12:25:32.395655
value:
  <reply> To contribute and help out with Ubuntu, see https://ubuntu.com/community/contribute and https://discourse.ubuntu.com/t/37746


name: kubuntu
author: gnomefreak!n=ThunderS@ubuntu/member/gnomefreak
added: 2006-08-02 23:45:20.769864
editor: dax!~dax@ubuntu/member/dax
edited: 2017-10-22 21:35:42.941319+00:00
value:
  <reply> Kubuntu is the Ubuntu flavour using KDE Software and the KDE Plasma Workspaces.  See https://kubuntu.org for more information - For support join  #kubuntu - See also !kde


name: edubuntu
author: Seveas!n=seveas@ubuntu/member/seveas
added: 2006-06-18 00:17:39.994123
editor: ro!dax@freenode/staff/dax
edited: 2019-05-06 14:45:27.421639+00:00
value:
  <reply> Edubuntu was an Ubuntu derivative aimed at schools and educational institutions. Its most recent release was Edubuntu 14.04, which is now !EOL. For more info, see http://www.edubuntu.org


name: xubuntu
author: gnomefreak!n=gnomefre@ubuntu/member/gnomefreak
added: 2006-06-29 03:00:45.356285
editor: dax!~dax@ubuntu/member/dax
edited: 2017-10-23 18:43:44.805222+00:00
value:
  <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


name: bcm43xx
author: Seveas!n=seveas@ubuntu/member/seveas
added: 2006-06-18 00:18:16.563577
editor: rww!~rww@ubuntu/member/rww
edited: 2011-01-21 06:38:15.374993+00:00
value:
  <reply> Help with Broadcom bcm43xx can be found at https://help.ubuntu.com/community/WifiDocs/Driver/bcm43xx


name: amd64
author: apokryphos!n=apokryph@host-87-74-28-252.bulldogdsl.com
added: 2006-06-18 00:18:45.235510
editor: Flannel!~flannel@ubuntu/member/flannel
edited: 2011-09-27 07:35:42.969928+00:00
value:
  <reply> AMD64 and Intel 64 are fully supported architectures on Ubuntu. See https://help.ubuntu.com/community/CommonQuestions#AMD64_Processors and http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amd64 for more information.


name: 64bit
author: apokryphos!n=apokryph@host-87-74-28-252.bulldogdsl.com
added: 2006-06-18 00:18:56.945585
editor: LjL!~ljl@ubuntu/member/ljl
edited: 2011-08-03 22:44:30.446107+00:00
value:
  <reply> AMD64 and Intel 64 are fully supported architectures on Ubuntu. Consider using 64-bit if your memory ussage exceeds 4GB. See https://help.ubuntu.com/community/32bit_and_64bit


name: binarydriver
author: Seveas!n=seveas@ubuntu/member/seveas
added: 2006-07-16 15:07:36.182317
editor: tomreyn!~tomreyn@megaglest/team/tomreyn
edited: 2022-07-04 02:17:24.803055
value:
  <reply> Most Linux graphics drivers are now open source (with binary firmware blobs). !Nvidia *kernel* drivers can be open source since series 515, but the main driver is now a firmware blob. More info: !nvidia !fglrx and https://help.ubuntu.com/community/VideoDriverHowto


name: nvidia
author: apokryphos!n=apokryph@host-87-74-28-252.bulldogdsl.com
added: 2006-06-18 00:21:10.529510
editor: tomreyn!~tomreyn@megaglest/team/tomreyn
edited: 2022-07-04 02:10:10.002587
value:
  <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


name: apt
author: LjL!n=ljl@62-101-126-215.ip.fastwebnet.it
added: 2006-07-15 22:10:20.459161
editor: tsimpson!quassel@ubuntu/member/stdin
edited: 2012-11-05 20:12:41.583206+00:00
value:
  <reply> APT is the Advanced Package Tool, which together with dpkg forms the basic Ubuntu package management toolkit. Short apt-get manual: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/AptGetHowto - Also see !Synaptic (Gnome), !Muon (KDE) or !Apper (KDE)


name: dpkg
author: Seveas!n=seveas@ubuntu/member/seveas
added: 2006-06-18 00:22:05.708009
value:
  the Debian package maintenance system, which together with apt forms the basic Ubuntu package management toolkit.


name: man
author: Seveas!n=seveas@ubuntu/member/seveas
added: 2006-06-18 00:34:53.346822
editor: Pici!n=Pici@ubuntu/member/pdpc.professional.pici
edited: 2009-06-23 00:01:49.647128+00:00
value:
  <reply> The "man" command brings up the Linux manual pages for the command you're interested in. Try "man intro" at the  command line, or see https://help.ubuntu.com/community/UsingTheTerminal | Manpages online: http://manpages.ubuntu.com/


name: shockwave
author: Hobbsee!n=Hobbsee@ubuntu/member/hobbsee
added: 2006-06-20 06:42:24.456947
editor: tsimpson!~tsimpson@ubuntu/member/stdin
edited: 2011-03-03 21:40:07.702588+00:00
value:
  currently only available for Windows. To run it under !Wine, see https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Shockwave


name: dk
author: Seveas!n=seveas@ubuntu/member/seveas
added: 2006-06-18 00:35:27.527385
editor: LjL!n=ljl@ubuntu/member/ljl
edited: 2008-10-26 15:51:37.487913+00:00
value:
  <reply> For at få dansksproget support til Ubuntu, bedes du venligst gå til #ubuntu-dk. I denne kanal forefindes kun engelsksproget support.


name: plf
author: Seveas!n=seveas@ubuntu/member/seveas
added: 2006-06-18 00:36:50.350641
editor: genii-around!~quassel@unaffiliated/genii
edited: 2011-05-26 16:58:10.117782+00:00
value:
  <deleted><reply> The Penguin Liberation Front is dedicated to distributing software that cannot be included in Linux distributions for various reasons - See http://plf.zarb.org/ (not yet fully functioning) - See also !Medibuntu and !Seveas


name: quake
author: Seveas!n=seveas@ubuntu/member/seveas
added: 2006-06-18 00:37:10.864458
editor: dax!dax@freenode/staff-emeritus/dax
edited: 2016-03-31 15:41:39.145343+00:00
value:
  <reply> Quake runs natively under Ubuntu - See http://zerowing.idsoftware.com/linux/quake4/Quake4FrontPage/ for details


name: women
author: Seveas!n=seveas@ubuntu/member/seveas
added: 2006-06-18 00:37:54.594433
editor: elky!~melissa@ubuntu/member/pdpc.professional.elkbuntu
edited: 2010-05-16 08:55:52.762297+00:00
value:
  <reply> The women and men of the Ubuntu Women project hang out in #ubuntu-women. Encouraging women to use linux? Read http://www.tldp.org/HOWTO/Encourage-Women-Linux-HOWTO/ for some suggestions compiled by women who use Linux on how to do so effectively.


name: installing
author: LjL!n=ljl@62-101-126-215.ip.fastwebnet.it
added: 2006-06-26 00:19:47.801670
editor: Flannel!~flannel@ubuntu/member/flannel
edited: 2018-02-24 20:32:24.981874+00:00
value:
  <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


name: nfs
author: Seveas!n=seveas@ubuntu/member/seveas
added: 2006-06-18 00:41:51.179487
value:
  the network file system. See https://help.ubuntu.com/community/SettingUpNFSHowTo for information on installing and configuring NFS.


name: freenx
author: Seveas!n=seveas@ubuntu/member/seveas
added: 2006-06-18 00:42:35.963678
value:
  <reply> FreeNX is advanced remote desktop technology. For more information and install instructions, see https://help.ubuntu.com/community/FreeNX


name: pronounce
author: Seveas!n=seveas@ubuntu/member/seveas
added: 2006-06-18 00:44:41.697250
editor: Seveas!n=seveas@ubuntu/member/seveas
edited: 2007-10-17 21:59:19.631821
value:
  <reply> To learn how to pronounce Ubuntu, point your movie player at /usr/share/example-content/Experience ubuntu.ogg


name: motu
author: Seveas!n=seveas@ubuntu/member/seveas
added: 2006-06-18 00:48:20.336906
editor: dax!~dax@ubuntu/member/dax
edited: 2017-10-30 06:39:22.697574+00:00
value:
  short for Masters of the Universe. The brave souls who maintain the packages in the Universe section of Ubuntu. See  https://wiki.ubuntu.com/MOTU


name: ops-#kubuntu
author: gnomefreak!n=ThunderS@ubuntu/member/gnomefreak
added: 2006-07-15 22:43:53.488746
editor: dax!dax@ubuntu/member/dax
edited: 2020-06-14 23:47:06.623009+00:00
value:
  <reply> Help! Channel Emergency! (ONLY use this trigger in emergencies!) acheronuk, ahoneybun, claydoh, ikonia, jussi, Mamarok, mneptok, Nalioth, ovidiu-florin, Pici, Riddell, ryanakca, shadeslayer, Tm_T, tsimpson, valorie, Unit193, yofel.


name: automatix
author: gnomefreak!n=gnomefre@ubuntu/member/gnomefreak
added: 2006-07-02 04:29:31.543537
editor: m4v!~znc@unaffiliated/m4v
edited: 2013-02-28 16:49:40.893540+00:00
value:
  <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 »


name: wiki
author: Seveas!n=seveas@ubuntu/member/seveas
added: 2006-06-18 01:04:09.497145
editor: dax!~dax@ubuntu/member/dax
edited: 2017-10-30 06:39:24.633157+00:00
value:
  <reply>https://wiki.ubuntu.com - Ubuntu development documentation wiki. If you are looking for system help, please refer to https://help.ubuntu.com/community - the Ubuntu community documentation.


name: laptop
author: Seveas!n=seveas@ubuntu/member/seveas
added: 2006-06-18 01:06:13.100362
editor: dax!~dax@ubuntu/member/dax
edited: 2017-10-30 06:49:35.489942+00:00
value:
  <reply> Laptop support information can be found on https://wiki.ubuntu.com/HardwareSupportMachinesLaptops - http://www.linux-laptop.net/ - https://wiki.ubuntu.com/LaptopTestingTeam - http://tuxmobil.org


name: sudo
author: LjL!n=ljl@62-101-126-215.ip.fastwebnet.it
added: 2006-06-25 16:49:59.190844
editor: knome!lallinaho@ubuntu/member/knome
edited: 2015-06-25 22:59:22.131405+00:00
value:
  <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


name: mouse
author: Madpilot!n=brian@ubuntu/member/madpilot
added: 2006-06-26 07:25:46.764340
value:
  <reply>Enabling extra mouse buttons: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/ManyButtonsMouseHowto  - Enabling serial mouse: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/SerialMouseHowto


name: pt
author: Seveas!n=seveas@ubuntu/member/seveas
added: 2006-06-21 00:53:44.217384
editor: jrib!~jrib@upstream/dev/jrib
edited: 2013-04-08 21:28:26.771062+00:00
value:
  <reply> Por favor, use #ubuntu-br para ajuda em português. Para entrar no canal por favor faça "/join #ubuntu-br" sem as aspas. Para a comunidade local portuguêsa, use #ubuntu-pt. Obrigada.


name: es
author: Seveas!n=seveas@ubuntu/member/seveas
added: 2006-06-18 01:16:12.659568
editor: krytarik!krytarik@xebian/developer/krytarik
edited: 2023-06-19 19:13:03.286755
value:
  <reply> En la mayoría de los canales de Ubuntu, se habla sólo en inglés. Si busca ayuda en español entre al canal #ubuntu-es; escriba "/join #ubuntu-es" (sin comillas) y presione intro.


name: fr
author: Seveas!n=seveas@ubuntu/member/seveas
added: 2006-06-18 01:16:34.662208
editor: krytarik!krytarik@xebian/developer/krytarik
edited: 2023-06-19 19:48:05.355958
value:
  <reply> Nous sommes desoles mais ce canal est en anglais uniquement. Si vous avez besoin d'aide ou voulez discuter en français, veuillez taper «/join #ubuntu-fr» ou «/join #ubuntu-qc». Merci.


name: it
author: Seveas!n=seveas@ubuntu/member/seveas
added: 2006-06-18 01:16:52.221288
editor: krytarik!krytarik@xebian/developer/krytarik
edited: 2023-06-19 19:48:03.268274
value:
  <reply> Vai su #ubuntu-it se vuoi parlare in italiano, in questo canale usiamo solo l'inglese. Grazie! (per entrare, scrivi «/join #ubuntu-it» senza virgolette)


name: root
author: Seveas!n=seveas@ubuntu/member/seveas
added: 2006-06-18 01:18:28.939657
editor: LjL!n=ljl@ubuntu/member/ljl
edited: 2007-12-05 23:00:16.822013
value:
  <reply> Do not try to guess the root password, that is impossible. Instead, realise the truth... there is no root password. Then you will see that it is 'sudo' that grants you access and not the root password. Look at https://help.ubuntu.com/community/RootSudo


name: source
author: Seveas!n=seveas@ubuntu/member/seveas
added: 2006-06-18 02:01:23.852356
value:
  <reply> You can easily fetch a package's source with apt-get. See: http://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/apt-howto/ch-sourcehandling.en.html


name: php
author: Seveas!n=seveas@ubuntu/member/seveas
added: 2006-06-18 02:23:01.422424
editor: knome!lallinaho@ubuntu/member/knome
edited: 2015-07-27 16:44:01.327823+00:00
value:
  <reply> PHP is an HTML-embedded scripting language. A command-line only version can be installed in Ubuntu with the "php5-cli" package. See also !lamp for integrated server PHP. The Ubuntu server PHP5 guide is found at https://help.ubuntu.com/lts/serverguide/php5.html


name: ops-#kubuntu-offtopic
author: Seveas!n=seveas@ubuntu/member/seveas
added: 2006-06-19 23:41:30.181984
editor: dax!~dax@freenode/staff/dax
edited: 2018-01-03 18:41:56.341003+00:00
value:
  <reply> Help! imbrandon, Riddell, Hobbsee, thoreauputic, apokryphos, Nalioth, tritium, Tm_T, robotgeek, gnomefreak, jpds, tsimpson, genii, acheronuk, jussi01, kkathman or vorian!


name: list
author: Seveas!n=seveas@ubuntu/member/seveas
added: 2006-06-18 02:32:32.829844
editor: krytarik!krytarik@xebian/developer/krytarik
edited: 2023-06-19 20:04:03.312805
value:
  <reply> $who: No warez here! This is not a file sharing channel (or network); read the channel topic. If you're looking for information about me, type «/msg $nick !bot». If you're looking for a channel, see «/msg $nick !alis».


name: kde
author: apokryphos!n=apokryph@host-87-74-28-252.bulldogdsl.com
added: 2006-06-18 02:32:36.553115
editor: dax!~dax@ubuntu/member/dax
edited: 2017-10-30 06:53:08.641333+00:00
value:
  <reply> KDE (http://kde.org) is an open community that creates and maintains software including the Plasma desktop.  To install from Ubuntu: « sudo apt-get install  kubuntu-desktop », or see https://help.ubuntu.com/community/InstallingKDE . See  http://kubuntu.org for more information.


name: synaptic
author: apokryphos!n=apokryph@host-87-74-28-252.bulldogdsl.com
added: 2006-06-18 15:41:59.649668
editor: hggdh!~hggdh@ubuntu/member/hggdh
edited: 2019-02-15 19:57:12.220248+00:00
value:
  <reply> Synaptic is a graphical utility which can install and remove software packages (.deb). For a good howto see https://help.ubuntu.com/community/SynapticHowto


name: ssh
author: LjL!n=ljl@62-101-126-215.ip.fastwebnet.it
added: 2006-06-22 03:32:41.764173
editor: rww!rww@freenode/staff-emeritus/rww
edited: 2016-01-12 00:08:13.147143+00:00
value:
  <reply> SSH is the Secure SHell protocol, see: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/SSH for client usage. PuTTY is an SSH client for Windows; see: http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/ for its homepage. See also !scp (Secure CoPy) and !sshd (Secure SHell Daemon)


name: putty
author: Seveas!n=seveas@ubuntu/member/seveas
added: 2006-06-18 15:42:53.015943
editor: genii!n=genii@unaffiliated/genii
edited: 2009-06-01 13:39:10.967689+00:00
value:
  <reply> PuTTY is an !SSH client for Windows. Please see: http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/ for it's homepage and downloads. See also !scp (Secure CoPy)


name: players
author: LjL!n=ljl@62-101-126-215.ip.fastwebnet.it
added: 2006-07-09 02:49:51.103396
editor: Pici!~Pici@ubuntu/member/pdpc.professional.pici
edited: 2011-04-28 14:54:24.512454+00:00
value:
  <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


name: kdesu
author: apokryphos!n=apokryph@host-87-74-28-252.bulldogdsl.com
added: 2006-06-18 15:44:52.672606
editor: tsimpson!quassel@ubuntu/member/stdin
edited: 2012-04-21 15:55:39.576344+00:00
value:
  <reply> In KDE use « kdesudo <program> »  to run graphical applications with root privileges when you have to. Never just use "sudo"! | See http://psychocats.net/ubuntu/graphicalsudo to find out why.


name: wep
author: Seveas!n=seveas@ubuntu/member/seveas
added: 2006-06-18 15:45:43.084863
editor: ompaul!n=ompaul@gnewsense/friend/ompaul
edited: 2007-10-20 18:19:47.697268
value:
  <reply> WEP is totally insecure, don't use it, the full Wireless Documentation for Ubuntu can be found at:  https://help.ubuntu.com/community/WifiDocs


name: gksudo
author: apokryphos!n=apokryph@host-87-74-28-252.bulldogdsl.com
added: 2006-06-18 15:46:23.886176
editor: hggdh!~hggdh@ubuntu/member/hggdh
edited: 2018-08-29 19:39:52.718709+00:00
value:
  <reply> gksudo was a way to run graphical applications as root. It should no longer be used. Use !pkexec instead.


name: pbuilder
author: Hobbsee!n=Hobbsee@ubuntu/member/hobbsee
added: 2006-06-18 15:48:29.797552
editor: dax!~dax@ubuntu/member/dax
edited: 2017-10-30 06:39:28.834528+00:00
value:
  a system to easily build packages in a clean chroot environment. To get started with PBuilder, see https://wiki.ubuntu.com/PbuilderHowto


name: guidelines
author: Seveas!n=seveas@ubuntu/member/seveas
added: 2006-06-18 15:48:30.848336
editor: krytarik!~krytarik@xebian/developer/krytarik
edited: 2016-11-24 04:35:22.808760+00:00
value:
  <reply> The guidelines for using the Ubuntu channels can be found at https://wiki.ubuntu.com/IRC/Guidelines


name: koffice
author: apokryphos!n=apokryph@host-87-74-28-252.bulldogdsl.com
added: 2006-06-18 15:51:44.589971
editor: tsimpson!n=stdin@ubuntu/member/stdin
edited: 2009-11-08 01:12:30.589381+00:00
value:
  <deleted><reply>  Integrated office suite for KDE, including word processing, spreadsheet, flow charting, image manipulation. For more info see: http://koffice.kde.org. Upgraded Kubuntu !Dapper packs at http://kubuntu.org/announcements/koffice-16.php


name: version
author: apokryphos!n=apokryph@host-87-74-28-252.bulldogdsl.com
added: 2006-06-18 15:52:50.573847
editor: Mez!n=mez@ubuntu/member/mez
edited: 2008-10-17 15:42:03.261319+00:00
value:
  <reply> To find out what version of Ubuntu you have, type « lsb_release -a » in a !shell - To know the available version of a package, « apt-cache policy <package> »


name: tar
author: Seveas!n=seveas@ubuntu/member/seveas
added: 2006-08-11 14:55:35.895511
value:
  <reply> Files with extensions .tar, .gz, .tgz, .zip, .bz2, .7z, .ace and other archive file formats can be opened with file-roller (GNOME) or Ark (KDE) - Also see https://help.ubuntu.com/community/FileCompression


name: zip
author: Seveas!n=seveas@ubuntu/member/seveas
added: 2006-06-18 15:55:25.430488
editor: tonyyarusso!n=anthony@ubuntu/member/tonyyarusso
edited: 2007-07-26 06:10:54.723286
value:
  <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


name: opera
author: gnomefreak!n=ThunderS@ubuntu/member/gnomefreak
added: 2006-08-03 14:34:26.383975
editor: Madpilot!n=brian@ubuntu/member/madpilot
edited: 2009-10-02 05:58:23.028678+00:00
value:
  <reply>Opera is an advanced, fast and free (as in beer) web browser. It is packaged for easy installation into Ubuntu. More information at https://help.ubuntu.com/community/OperaBrowser


name: pinning
author: apokryphos!n=apokryph@host-87-74-28-252.bulldogdsl.com
added: 2006-06-18 15:57:41.254498
value:
  an advanced feature that APT can use to prefer particular packages over others. See https://help.ubuntu.com/community/PinningHowto


name: wine
author: Madpilot!n=brian@ubuntu/member/madpilot
added: 2006-06-24 13:08:54.668178
editor: tsimpson!i=stdin@ubuntu/member/stdin
edited: 2009-03-29 06:57:20.833999+00:00
value:
  <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


name: gnu
author: Seveas!n=seveas@ubuntu/member/seveas
added: 2006-06-18 16:01:36.798860
value:
  <reply> G(NU's) N(ot) U(nix). A project that aimed to develop a complete operating system of Free Software, which Ubuntu is based on. See http://gnu.org


name: fridge
author: apokryphos!n=apokryph@host-87-74-28-252.bulldogdsl.com
added: 2006-06-18 16:02:27.895705
editor: Pici!n=Pici@unaffiliated/pici
edited: 2007-10-11 14:21:08.487670
value:
  <reply> The Fridge is the Ubuntu's Community News website, and can be found at http://fridge.ubuntu.com


name: soc
author: apokryphos!n=apokryph@host-87-74-28-252.bulldogdsl.com
added: 2006-06-18 16:05:15.730854
editor: topyli!topyli@ubuntu/member/topyli
edited: 2011-10-28 19:20:23.167441+00:00
value:
  <deleted>Google's Summer of Code project; see https://wiki.ubuntu.com/GoogleSoC2010 and http://code.google.com/soc/


name: irc
author: Seveas!n=seveas@ubuntu/member/seveas
added: 2006-06-18 16:06:51.363398
editor: kryten!krytarik@xebian/developer/krytarik
edited: 2021-05-24 22:54:15.328106+00:00
value:
  <reply> A list of official Ubuntu IRC channels, as well as IRC clients for Ubuntu, can be found at https://help.ubuntu.com/community/InternetRelayChat - For a general list of !Libera channels, see !Alis - See also !Guidelines


name: compiz
author: Hobbsee!n=Hobbsee@ubuntu/member/hobbsee
added: 2006-06-20 16:24:59.440374
editor: dax!~dax@ubuntu/member/dax
edited: 2017-10-30 06:53:21.135349+00:00
value:
  <reply>Compiz (compositing window manager), for a howto see https://help.ubuntu.com/community/CompositeManager and more help #compiz


name: themes
author: Seveas!n=seveas@ubuntu/member/seveas
added: 2006-07-14 18:27:04.380310
editor: daxcat!dax@freenode/staff-emeritus/dax
edited: 2016-03-09 06:12:08.433746+00:00
value:
  <reply>Find your themes at: http://www.gnome-look.org - http://art.gnome.org - http://www.kde-look.org - http://kubuntu-art.org - http://freecode.com/tags/theme - http://www.guistyles.com - https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Artwork/ - Also see !changethemes and https://help.ubuntu.com/community/UbuntuEyeCandy


name: java
author: Seveas!n=seveas@ubuntu/member/seveas
added: 2006-07-29 02:26:41.250485
editor: LjL!~ljl@ubuntu/member/ljl
edited: 2011-10-25 20:18:22.507831+00:00
value:
  <reply> To just use java you need a "Java Runtime Environment" (JRE) and/or a browser plugin. If that is not sufficient you will need a "Java Development Kit" (JDK) aka "Software  Development Kit" (SDK).  Please see https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Java about how to install one of three current implementations.


name: ru
author: Seveas!n=seveas@ubuntu/member/seveas
added: 2006-06-18 16:15:55.572890
editor: bazhang!~bazhang@unaffiliated/bazhang
edited: 2011-08-07 10:13:45.435450+00:00
value:
  <reply> Пожалуйста наберите /join #ubuntu-ru для получения помощи на русском языке. | Pozhalujsta naberite /join #ubuntu-ru dlya polucheniya pomoshi na russkom yazyke.


name: ftp
author: bimberi!n=bimberi@ubuntu/member/pdpc.active.bimberi
added: 2006-07-24 06:50:53.792720
editor: LjL!n=ljl@ubuntu/member/ljl
edited: 2009-04-11 01:58:22.158011+00:00
value:
  <reply> FTP clients: Nautilus (Places -> Connect to server), gFTP, FileZilla (for !GNOME); Konqueror, Kasablanca, KFTPGrabber (for !KDE); FireFTP (for Firefox); ftp, lftp (for !cli) - See also !FTPd


name: ftpd
author: apokryphos!n=apokryph@host-87-74-28-252.bulldogdsl.com
added: 2006-06-18 16:16:36.316539
editor: Pici!n=Pici@unaffiliated/pici
edited: 2007-10-23 18:42:41.747779
value:
  <reply> FTP servers: ftpd, proftpd, pure-ftpd, twoftpd, vsftpd, MuddleFTPd, wzdftpd - Graphical front-ends: PureAdmin, GProftpd (for GNOME), KcmPureftpd (for !KDE) - See also !FTP


name: cz
author: Seveas!n=seveas@ubuntu/member/seveas
added: 2006-06-18 16:18:29.246693
value:
  <reply> České uživatele žádáme, aby mluvili v kanále #ubuntu anglicky. Česky je možno se domluvit v #ubuntu-cz. Děkujeme.


name: terminal
author: Madpilot!n=brian@ubuntu/member/madpilot
added: 2006-06-24 13:07:53.432657
editor: SonikkuAmerica!~SonikkuAm@unaffiliated/sonikkuamerica
edited: 2016-10-09 03:01:48.261783+00:00
value:
  <reply> The linux terminal or command-line interface is very powerful. In Unity or GNOME, search the dash for "terminal" and press ENTER. Other desktops: Applications -> System Tools -> Terminal (MATE), K-menu -> System -> Konsole (KDE), or Menu -> Accessories -> LXTerminal (LXDE). Guide: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/UsingTheTerminal


name: pdf
author: bimberi!n=bimberi@ubuntu/member/pdpc.active.bimberi
added: 2006-07-31 07:34:53.859506
editor: jussi!~jussi@ubuntu/member/jussi01
edited: 2011-04-28 15:21:23.565996+00:00
value:
  <reply>The Portable Document Format is created by Adobe; PDF files are viewable in Ubuntu with Xpdf, Okular, Evince and also Adobe Reader (free download, but closed source)


name: cli
author: Seveas!n=seveas@ubuntu/member/seveas
added: 2006-06-18 16:19:48.499523
editor: ikonia!~irc@unaffiliated/ikonia
edited: 2014-07-19 14:37:06.579821+00:00
value:
  <deleted><reply>The linux terminal or command-line interface is very powerful. Open a terminal via Applications -> Accessories -> Terminal (Gnome) or K-menu -> System -> Konsole (KDE).  Guide: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/UsingTheTerminal or type in it: man intro


name: live
author: apokryphos!n=apokryph@host-87-74-28-252.bulldogdsl.com
added: 2006-06-18 16:24:06.205048
editor: SonikkuAmerica!17e25292@gateway/web/cgi-irc/kiwiirc.com/ip.23.226.82.146
edited: 2016-10-16 00:50:29.087066+00:00
value:
  <reply> The Ubuntu Desktop ISO is a "Live" image, which can be run without altering existing files on your hard drive. Especially useful for testing your hardware's compatibility, it also includes an install option.


name: html
author: apokryphos!n=apokryph@host-87-74-28-252.bulldogdsl.com
added: 2006-06-18 16:26:34.929890
editor: Pici!~Pici@ubuntu/member/pdpc.professional.pici
edited: 2012-03-26 18:42:39.868782+00:00
value:
  HyperText Markup Language, used to build web pages. WYSIWYG editors: KompoZer (was Nvu), Iceape Composer, Amaya (Hardy or earlier) - Development environments: Bluefish, Quanta+ - For a howto on HTML coding, see: http://www.w3schools.com/


name: changethemes
author: Seveas!n=seveas@ubuntu/member/seveas
added: 2006-06-18 16:25:41.514918
editor: knome!knome@ubuntu/member/knome
edited: 2011-10-23 00:26:39.550794+00:00
value:
  <reply> To change GNOME themes: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/UbuntuEyeCandy. Kubuntu (KDE) themes: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/CustomizeKubuntu. Xubuntu (Xfce): !xfce-themes


name: printing
author: Seveas!n=seveas@ubuntu/member/seveas
added: 2006-06-18 16:31:13.200504
editor: Flannel!~flannel@ubuntu/member/flannel
edited: 2012-12-26 05:41:14.292893+00:00
value:
  <reply> Printing in Ubuntu is done with cups. See https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Printers - https://wiki.ubuntu.com/HardwareSupportComponentsPrinters - http://linuxprinting.org - Printer sharing: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/NetworkPrintingWithUbuntu


name: diskfree
author: Hobbsee!n=Hobbsee@ubuntu/member/hobbsee
added: 2006-06-18 16:30:46.560985
value:
  <reply> Graphical representations of where your disk-space is being used are: baobab (GNOME), filelight / kinfocenter (Kubuntu). On the terminal: df -h -T


name: mail
author: Seveas!n=seveas@ubuntu/member/seveas
added: 2006-06-18 16:31:43.570012
editor: Flannel!n=flannel@ubuntu/member/flannel
edited: 2009-09-18 09:29:11.550768+00:00
value:
  <reply>Mail is another medium to communicate. Ubuntu mailing lists can be found at http://lists.ubuntu.com


name: alternate
author: apokryphos!n=apokryph@host-87-74-28-252.bulldogdsl.com
added: 2006-06-18 16:31:48.235733
editor: IdleOne!~idleone@ubuntu/member/idleone
edited: 2012-10-14 19:51:31.651992+00:00
value:
  <reply>The alternate CD has been discontinued for the main Ubuntu distro, please use and report any bugs in the !LiveCD


name: daily
author: Seveas!n=seveas@ubuntu/member/seveas
added: 2006-06-18 16:33:22.693055
editor: IdleOne!~idleone@ubuntu/member/idleone
edited: 2012-10-13 23:16:25.904332+00:00
value:
  <reply>Daily builds of the CD images of the current development version of Ubuntu are available at http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/daily-live/current/


name: downgrade
author: apokryphos!n=apokryph@host-87-74-28-252.bulldogdsl.com
added: 2006-06-18 16:33:44.345442
editor: jussi!~quassel@ubuntu/member/jussi01
edited: 2011-04-13 19:44:11.624255+00:00
value:
  <reply> Attempting to downgrade to an older Ubuntu version is explicitly not supported and may break your system.


name: linux
author: Seveas!n=seveas@ubuntu/member/seveas
added: 2006-06-18 16:35:48.591528
editor: jrib!n=jrib@upstream/dev/jrib
edited: 2009-11-15 15:39:12.436567+00:00
value:
  <reply> Linux is the kernel (core) of the Ubuntu operating system. Many operating systems use Linux as a kernel. For more information on Linux in general, visit http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linux


name: freenode
author: apokryphos!n=apokryph@host-87-74-28-252.bulldogdsl.com
added: 2006-06-18 16:37:12.171795
editor: kryten!krytarik@xebian/developer/krytarik
edited: 2021-05-24 22:54:23.326821+00:00
value:
  <deleted><reply> freenode is the IRC network that you're on! - See http://freenode.net/project -  - freenode has policies that govern how people should use the network which can be read at http://freenode.net/policies - The Ubuntuchannels on freenode also have their own !Guidelines


name: google earth
author: apokryphos!n=apokryph@host-87-74-28-252.bulldogdsl.com
added: 2006-06-18 16:38:45.942301
editor: tsimpson!~tsimpson@ubuntu/member/stdin
edited: 2011-03-03 21:38:20.738753+00:00
value:
  <deleted><reply> Google Earth is now available, for free (only as in price), for Linux, too. To download it see http://earth.google.com/download-earth.html - A package for Ubuntu is available in the !Medibuntu repository


name: googleearth
author: apokryphos!n=apokryph@host-87-74-28-252.bulldogdsl.com
added: 2006-06-18 16:38:52.230623
editor: tsimpson!~tsimpson@ubuntu/member/stdin
edited: 2011-03-03 21:38:33.282323+00:00
value:
  <reply> Google Earth is available as the package "googleearth-package" in !Multiverse. See https://help.ubuntu.com/community/GoogleEarth


name: ignore
author: Seveas!n=seveas@ubuntu/member/seveas
added: 2006-06-19 08:36:26.920171
value:
  <reply> If you really don't wish to see the messages from a particular person on IRC, you can use /ignore nickname


name: eft
author: Seveas!n=seveas@ubuntu/member/seveas
added: 2006-06-18 16:41:14.113126
value:
  a newt in its terrestrial stage of development - the release after Dapper is called Edgy Eft.  For information and pictures of efts/newts, see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newt or try !edgy


name: #ubuntu
author: Seveas!n=seveas@ubuntu/member/seveas
added: 2006-06-18 16:42:16.020843
editor: krytarik!krytarik@xebian/developer/krytarik
edited: 2023-06-19 20:04:05.359322
value:
  <reply> #ubuntu is the Ubuntu support channel, for all Ubuntu-related support questions. Please use #ubuntu-offtopic for other topics (though our !guidelines apply there too). Thanks!


name: browsers
author: apokryphos!n=apokryph@host-87-74-28-252.bulldogdsl.com
added: 2006-06-18 16:42:31.833861
editor: tsimpson!quassel@ubuntu/member/stdin
edited: 2012-02-11 23:09:20.237256+00:00
value:
  <reply> Some of the Web Browsers in Ubuntu's repositories include: Firefox (XUL, Gecko), Rekonq (KDE, WebKit), Konqueror (KDE, KHTML/WebKit), Chromium (GTK+, WebKit), Epiphany(GTK+, WebKit), Arora (Qt/KDE, WebKit), Midori (GTK+, WebKit), w3m (terminal-based), links2 (terminal-based or graphical, see !manpage), edbrowse (terminal-based). Along with many others.


name: windows
author: Seveas!n=seveas@ubuntu/member/seveas
added: 2006-06-19 08:49:27.942986
editor: m4v!~znc@unaffiliated/m4v
edited: 2013-02-28 17:04:31.153126+00:00
value:
  <reply>For discussion on Microsoft software, or help with same, please visit ##windows. See http://launchpad.net/distros/ubuntu/+bug/1 http://linux.oneandoneis2.org/LNW.htm and /msg $nick equivalents


name: de
author: Seveas!n=seveas@ubuntu/member/seveas
added: 2006-07-30 14:17:47.083886
editor: krytarik!krytarik@xebian/developer/krytarik
edited: 2023-06-27 21:37:03.282416
value:
  <reply> In den meisten Ubuntu-Kanälen wird nur Englisch gesprochen. Für deutschsprachige Hilfe besuche bitte #ubuntu-de. Einfach "/join #ubuntu-de" eingeben. Danke für Dein Verständnis!


name: build-dep
author: apokryphos!n=apokryph@host-87-74-28-252.bulldogdsl.com
added: 2006-06-18 16:47:16.963002
value:
  a handy APT tool that will try to automatically install build (compile) dependencies for you. In the terminal: sudo apt-get build-dep package


name: aptitude
author: bimberi!n=bimberi@ubuntu/member/pdpc.active.bimberi
added: 2006-07-07 08:24:14.284796
editor: dax!dax@freenode/staff/dax
edited: 2019-05-10 17:28:03.371874+00:00
value:
  <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.


name: logs
author: Seveas!n=seveas@ubuntu/member/seveas
added: 2006-06-18 16:50:13.880651
editor: krytarik!~krytarik@xebian/developer/krytarik
edited: 2016-11-24 04:42:02.841957+00:00
value:
  <reply>Official channel logs can be found at https://irclogs.ubuntu.com/ . LoCo channels are now logged there too. Meetingology logs at https://ubottu.com/meetingology/logs/


name: #kubuntu
author: apokryphos!n=apokryph@host-87-74-28-252.bulldogdsl.com
added: 2006-06-18 16:53:12.129439
value:
  the official Kubuntu support channel, for all Kubuntu-related questions. Please use #kubuntu-offtopic for general chatter. Thanks!


name: offtopic-#kubuntu
author: apokryphos!n=apokryph@host-87-74-28-252.bulldogdsl.com
added: 2006-06-18 16:53:32.123578
editor: Jucato!n=jucato@ubuntu/member/Jucato
edited: 2007-02-21 05:04:46.534366
value:
  <reply> #kubuntu is the official Kubuntu support channel, for all Kubuntu-related support questions. Please use #kubuntu-offtopic for general chatter. Thanks!


name: enter
author: apokryphos!n=apokryph@host-87-74-28-252.bulldogdsl.com
added: 2006-06-18 16:56:19.874501
editor: krytarik!~krytarik@xebian/developer/krytarik
edited: 2016-11-28 00:32:21.728949+00:00
value:
  <reply> Please try and keep as much of your info as possible on ONE line - easier to follow for everyone.


name: x
author: LjL!n=ljl@62-101-126-215.ip.fastwebnet.it
added: 2006-07-21 01:03:53.122365
editor: Pici!n=Pici@ubuntu/member/pici
edited: 2008-11-06 13:36:48.957769+00:00
value:
  <reply> The X Window System is the part of your system that's responsible for graphical output. To restart your X, type « sudo /etc/init.d/?dm restart » in a console - To fix screen resolution or other X problems: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/X/Config/Resolution


name: gnome
author: Seveas!n=seveas@ubuntu/member/seveas
added: 2006-06-18 17:02:05.894761
editor: IdleOne!IdleOne@ubuntu/member/idleone
edited: 2013-12-24 02:04:30.969042+00:00
value:
  <reply> GNOME was the default desktop environment on Ubuntu up to 10.10. To install the GNOME Shell, type [ sudo apt-get install gnome-shell ] in a !terminal. For the GNOME-based !flavor of Ubuntu, see !ubuntu-gnome


name: apache
author: Seveas!n=seveas@ubuntu/member/seveas
added: 2006-06-18 17:03:17.969682
editor: dax!dax@freenode/staff-emeritus/dax
edited: 2016-05-23 04:38:49.854774+00:00
value:
  <reply> Apache HTTP Server is the most commonly used HTTP server on Linux systems. For setup information, see https://help.ubuntu.com/lts/serverguide/httpd.html . For information on setting up a "LAMP stack", see /msg ubottu !lamp.


name: hr
author: Seveas!n=seveas@ubuntu/member/seveas
added: 2006-06-18 17:06:01.784211
editor: ompaul!n=ompaul@gnewsense/friend/ompaul
edited: 2008-02-16 13:52:03.203541
value:
  <reply> Odgovarajuci kanal za Hrvatski jezik je #ubuntu-hr, molimo Vas da se pridruzite tom kanalu ukoliko trebate pomoc za Ubuntu, hvala.  Croatian language support in #ubuntu-hr


name: tab
author: apokryphos!n=apokryph@host-87-74-109-126.bulldogdsl.com
added: 2006-06-19 23:58:52.435751
editor: Pici!n=Pici@ubuntu/member/pdpc.professional.pici
edited: 2009-07-23 18:22:24.401845+00:00
value:
  <reply> You can use your <tab> key for autocompletion of nicknames in IRC, as well as for completion of filenames and programs on the command line.


name: pm
author: Amaranth!n=amaranth@ubuntu/member/amaranth
added: 2006-06-30 16:10:19.052508
editor: AlanBell!~alan@ubuntu/member/alanbell
edited: 2014-03-19 19:28:00.861944+00:00
value:
  <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.


name: compiling
author: LjL!n=ljl@62-101-126-215.ip.fastwebnet.it
added: 2006-07-18 22:50:25.554059
editor: PriceChild!n=pricechi@ubuntu/member/pdpc.supporter.student.PriceChild
edited: 2007-11-25 22:23:24.624066
value:
  <reply> Compiling software from source? Read the tips at https://help.ubuntu.com/community/CompilingSoftware (But remember to search for pre-built !packages first)


name: compile
author: Seveas!n=seveas@ubuntu/member/seveas
added: 2006-06-18 17:35:45.769836
editor: IdleOne!~idleone@ubuntu/member/idleone
edited: 2011-08-25 03:18:32.398782+00:00
value:
  <reply> Compiling software from source? Read the tips at https://help.ubuntu.com/community/CompilingSoftware (But remember to search for pre-built !packages first). Also read !checkinstall


name: bluetooth
author: Madpilot!n=brian@ubuntu/member/madpilot
added: 2006-06-28 11:00:53.599575
value:
  <reply>For instructions on how to set up bluetooth, see https://help.ubuntu.com/community/BluetoothSetup


name: im
author: Seveas!n=seveas@ubuntu/member/seveas
added: 2006-06-18 17:40:54.943922
editor: topyli!topyli@ubuntu/member/topyli
edited: 2011-09-23 17:07:40.533553+00:00
value:
  <reply> The Empathy Instant Messenger is installed by default and supports MSN, XMPP (Jabber, GTalk and  variants), AIM, Gadu-Gadu, Novell Groupwise, ICQ, YIM, IRC and others. See also !Kopete and !pidgin


name: jabber
author: apokryphos!n=apokryph@host-87-74-28-252.bulldogdsl.com
added: 2006-06-18 17:39:32.496191
editor: tonyyarusso!n=anthony@ubuntu/member/tonyyarusso
edited: 2009-09-28 01:15:28.003185+00:00
value:
  a free and open source instant messaging protocol, unlike MSN and AIM.  Supporting clients on Linux: Kopete (KDE), Pidgin, Gajim, and Empathy (GNOME), bitlbee (cli/irc).  For more info see http://www.jabber.org/


name: fluxbox
author: apokryphos!n=apokryph@host-87-74-28-252.bulldogdsl.com
added: 2006-06-18 17:39:32.589784
value:
  a lightweight and responsive window manager for GNU/Linux. For how to set it up and more information see https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Fluxbox


name: server
author: Seveas!n=seveas@ubuntu/member/seveas
added: 2006-06-19 08:25:07.637780
editor: tomreyn!~tomreyn@megaglest/team/tomreyn
edited: 2023-10-10 22:19:47.982498
value:
  <reply> Ubuntu Server is a release of Ubuntu designed especially for server environments that ships with no GUI. Current !LTS version is !$curLTS ($curLTSLong $curLTSNum) - More info: https://ubuntu.com/server - Guide:  https://ubuntu.com/server/docs - Support in #ubuntu-server


name: cedega
author: Seveas!n=seveas@ubuntu/member/seveas
added: 2006-06-18 18:38:34.676245
editor: dax!~dax@ubuntu/member/dax
edited: 2017-10-30 06:53:22.626882+00:00
value:
  a project based on WINE, aimed at running Windows games on Linux. For more info, see https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Cedega


name: dvorak
author: apokryphos!n=apokryph@host-87-74-28-252.bulldogdsl.com
added: 2006-06-18 17:39:47.196658
value:
  a keyboard layout that aims to be more comfortable and efficient alternative to the standard "QWERTY" pattern. See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dvorak_Simplified_Keyboard


name: p2p
author: Seveas!n=seveas@ubuntu/member/seveas
added: 2006-06-18 19:31:50.633787
editor: dax!~dax@ubuntu/member/dax
edited: 2017-10-30 06:44:32.182642+00:00
value:
  <reply> Peer-to-peer filesharing clients are available for several networks/protocols, including !BitTorrent, !Gnutella, !eDonkey, !DirectConnect, !SoulSeek - Multi-protocol engines include !MLDonkey and !giFT - See https://wiki.ubuntu.com/P2PFileSharing for general information


name: ie
author: Seveas!n=seveas@ubuntu/member/seveas
added: 2006-07-19 00:54:31.862915
editor: ompaul!n=ompaul@gnewsense/friend/ompaul
edited: 2008-10-20 19:25:43.795437+00:00
value:
  <reply> For Irish ubuntu support, visit #ubuntu-ie, agus tá uisce beatha agus cuidiú Ubuntu isteach an #ubuntu-ie, Béag fáilte ort!


name: editors
author: apokryphos!n=apokryph@host-87-74-28-252.bulldogdsl.com
added: 2006-06-18 17:49:42.903047
editor: nhandler!~nhandler@freenode/staff/ubuntu.member.nhandler
edited: 2010-07-07 04:38:32.486154+00:00
value:
  <reply> Text Editors: gedit (GNOME), Kate (KDE), mousepad (Xfce4) - Terminal-based: nano, vi/vim, emacs, ed - For HTML/CSS editors, see !html - For programming editors and IDE, see !code


name: disks
author: LjL!n=ljl@62-101-126-215.ip.fastwebnet.it
added: 2006-07-20 23:35:02.947781
editor: tomreyn!tomreyn@megaglest/team/tomreyn
edited: 2024-10-29 18:19:09.835702
value:
  <reply> For help with partitioning a new install see https://help.ubuntu.com/community/HowtoPartition | For partitioning programs, see Gnome Disks, !GParted or !PartitionManager. Other partitioning topics include !fstab, !home, and !swap


name: code
author: apokryphos!n=apokryph@host-87-74-28-252.bulldogdsl.com
added: 2006-06-18 17:51:35.651844
editor: tsimpson!stdin@ubuntu/member/stdin
edited: 2010-02-13 11:06:59.450655+00:00
value:
  <reply> Programming editors/suites: Terminal-based: vi/vim, emacs - KDE: Kate, KDevelop, Quanta+, Umbrello - GNOME: gvim, gedit, anjuta, pida, monodevelop, geany - Others: eclipse, netbeans, qtcreator


name: software
author: Seveas!n=seveas@ubuntu/member/seveas
added: 2006-06-18 19:20:32.867305
editor: tonyyarusso!n=anthony@ubuntu/member/tonyyarusso
edited: 2007-03-07 01:15:42.175367
value:
  <reply> A general introduction to the ways software can be installed, removed and managed in Ubuntu can be found at https://help.ubuntu.com/community/SoftwareManagement - See also !Packages, !Equivalents 


name: debconf
author: Seveas!n=seveas@ubuntu/member/seveas
added: 2006-06-18 17:57:00.027826
value:
  a configuration management system. All packages that support debconf are configured when they are being installed. If you want to change a configuration option later, you can do so using dpkg-reconfigure


name: mol
author: Seveas!n=seveas@ubuntu/member/seveas
added: 2006-06-18 17:57:51.330925
editor: dax!~dax@ubuntu/member/dax
edited: 2017-10-30 06:53:29.681099+00:00
value:
  MacOnLinux. For a complete howto, visit https://help.ubuntu.com/community/MacOnLinuxHowto - No longer available in 11.10 or higher, see http://bugs.debian.org/592034


name: screenshot
author: Seveas!n=seveas@ubuntu/member/seveas
added: 2006-06-18 18:00:09.169249
editor: rww!~rww@ubuntu/member/rww
edited: 2014-08-30 22:34:06.448975+00:00
value:
  <reply> Screenshots can be made with the [PrtScr] button. Want to show us a screenshot of your problem? Upload an image to http://imgur.com/ and link the created page here.


name: hotmail
author: Seveas!n=seveas@ubuntu/member/seveas
added: 2006-06-18 18:01:16.314088
editor: Pici!n=Pici@ubuntu/member/pdpc.professional.pici
edited: 2009-10-12 12:49:18.682411+00:00
value:
  <deleted><reply> If you need to use an MSN Hotmail account, consider packages such as "hotway" and "hostsmtp", which are gateways respectively to the !POP and !SMTP protocols (also supporting Lycos and Spray)


name: swap
author: Seveas!n=seveas@ubuntu/member/seveas
added: 2006-06-18 18:02:26.113388
value:
  used to move unused programs and data out of main memory to make your system faster. It can also be used as extra memory if you don't have enough. See https://help.ubuntu.com/community/SwapFaq for more info


name: rescue
author: Seveas!n=seveas@ubuntu/member/seveas
added: 2006-06-18 18:26:44.938239
editor: rww!robert@rww.name
edited: 2014-05-28 17:31:32.351208+00:00
value:
  <reply> If your system fails to boot normally, it may be useful to boot it into recovery mode. For instructions, see https://wiki.ubuntu.com/RecoveryMode


name: packages
author: LjL!n=ljl@62-101-126-215.ip.fastwebnet.it
added: 2006-07-12 18:15:53.361008
editor: knome!lallinaho@ubuntu/member/knome
edited: 2019-04-03 06:34:33.277157+00:00
value:
  <reply> You can browse and search for Ubuntu packages using !Synaptic, !KPackageKit, !Muon, "apt-cache search <keywords or regex>", or online at https://packages.ubuntu.com - Ubuntu has about 30000 packages available, so please *search* for an official package before installing things in awkward ways!


name: punctuation
author: Seveas!n=seveas@ubuntu/member/seveas
added: 2006-06-18 18:35:00.632504
editor: knome!lallinaho@ubuntu/member/knome
edited: 2014-03-19 19:54:39.851825+00:00
value:
  <deleted><reply> Punctuation is good, but its overuse hurts readability. Please refrain from adding many ?'s or !'s to the end of your sentences. See also !enter


name: distributions
author: apokryphos!n=apokryph@host-87-74-28-252.bulldogdsl.com
added: 2006-06-18 20:46:43.641920
editor: SonikkuAmerica!17e25292@gateway/web/cgi-irc/kiwiirc.com/ip.23.226.82.146
edited: 2016-09-02 16:41:01.127201+00:00
value:
  <reply> Other !Linux distributions besides !Ubuntu include: Debian, Mepis (using !APT); RedHat, Fedora, SUSE, Mandriva (using !RPM); Gentoo, Arch Linux, Manjaro, Slackware (using other packaging systems)


name: netsplit
author: Seveas!n=seveas@ubuntu/member/seveas
added: 2006-06-18 18:56:28.696635
editor: kryten!krytarik@xebian/developer/krytarik
edited: 2021-05-24 22:54:11.327047+00:00
value:
  <reply> A netsplit is when two IRC servers of the same network (like Libera) disconnect from each other, so users on one server stop seeing users on the other. If this is happening now, just relax and enjoy the show. See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Netsplit


name: away
author: Seveas!n=seveas@ubuntu/member/seveas
added: 2006-06-18 18:58:27.138322
editor: m4v!~znc@unaffiliated/m4v
edited: 2013-02-28 16:53:45.526334+00:00
value:
  <reply> Please do not use noisy away messages and nicks in Ubuntu channels. It is annoying and unnecessary. Use the command "/away <reason>" to set your client away silently. See also «/msg $nick Guidelines»


name: repeat
author: Seveas!n=seveas@ubuntu/member/seveas
added: 2006-06-18 19:01:48.160453
editor: dax!~dax@ubuntu/member/dax
edited: 2017-10-30 07:14:30.818533+00:00
value:
  <reply> Don't feel ignored and repeat your question quickly; if nobody knows your answer, nobody will answer you. While you wait, try searching https://help.ubuntu.com or https://ubuntuforums.org or https://askubuntu.com/


name: vmware
author: LjL!n=ljl@62-101-126-215.ip.fastwebnet.it
added: 2006-06-22 03:31:26.913115
editor: LjL!n=ljl@ubuntu/member/ljl
edited: 2008-11-12 12:57:43.398396+00:00
value:
  <reply> VMWare is not available in the Ubuntu repositories. Consider using !QEmu or !VirtualBox as alternatives. Instructions for installing VMWare manually are at https://help.ubuntu.com/community/VMware


name: ask
author: Seveas!n=seveas@ubuntu/member/seveas
added: 2006-06-18 19:06:50.519391
editor: knome!knome@ubuntu/member/knome
edited: 2011-10-11 07:46:38.050394+00:00
value:
  <reply> Please don't ask to ask a question, simply ask the question (all on ONE line and in the channel, so that others can read and follow it easily). If anyone knows the answer they will most likely reply. :-) See also !patience


name: rm
author: Seveas!n=seveas@ubuntu/member/seveas
added: 2006-06-18 19:07:55.560775
editor: k1l_!~k1l@ubuntu/member/k1l
edited: 2016-02-22 21:54:28.496333+00:00
value:
  <reply> The Unix 'rm' command removes files and directories from the filesystem. It is an extremly powerful tool, and you should not run 'rm' commands unless you fully understand them. Do not run arbitrary 'rm' commands you see online. For a beginning guide on using terminal commands, see https://help.ubuntu.com/community/UsingTheTerminal


name: grep
author: Seveas!n=seveas@ubuntu/member/seveas
added: 2006-06-18 19:08:27.460556
editor: elky!~elky@ubuntu/member/pdpc.professional.elky
edited: 2017-03-15 16:21:51.969718+00:00
value:
  a command-line tool that finds a string in a file or a stream. Grep can be recursive through directories and searches can be simple or complex. See https://help.ubuntu.com/community/grep


name: gpg
author: bimberi!n=bimberi@ubuntu/member/pdpc.active.bimberi
added: 2006-07-02 09:32:29.498849
editor: tonyyarusso!n=anthony@ubuntu/member/tonyyarusso
edited: 2007-03-18 06:42:33.737839
value:
  the GNU Privacy Guard.  See https://help.ubuntu.com/community/GnuPrivacyGuardHowto and class #8 on https://wiki.ubuntu.com/ClassroomTranscripts


name: webmin
author: Seveas!n=seveas@ubuntu/member/seveas
added: 2006-06-18 19:18:33.594008
editor: tsimpson!~tsimpson@ubuntu/member/stdin
edited: 2011-03-03 21:32:45.356460+00:00
value:
  no longer supported in Debian and Ubuntu. It is not compatible with the way that Ubuntu packages handle configuration files, and is likely to cause unexpected issues with your system.


name: extras
author: Seveas!n=seveas@ubuntu/member/seveas
added: 2006-06-18 19:32:42.067184
editor: elky!~melissa@ubuntu/member/pdpc.professional.elkbuntu
edited: 2010-09-24 03:33:30.608441+00:00
value:
  <reply> extras.ubuntu.com is an external !repo for new software made available after the Ubuntu release.  This repository is not part of the Ubuntu distribution and the software is completely unsupported by the Ubuntu team, but the original authors may offer some support.


name: firewall
author: Seveas!n=seveas@ubuntu/member/seveas
added: 2006-06-18 19:46:03.497517
editor: tsimpson!quasselcor@ubuntu/member/stdin
edited: 2014-08-08 13:44:58.372077+00:00
value:
  <reply> Ubuntu, like any other Linux distribution, has built-in firewall capabilities. The firewall is managed using the 'ufw' command - see https://help.ubuntu.com/community/UFW | GUI frontends such as gufw and ufw-kde also exist. | An alternative to ufw is the 'iptables' command - See https://help.ubuntu.com/community/IptablesHowTo


name: fonts
author: imbrandon!n=brandon@ubuntu/member/pdpc.active.imbrandon
added: 2006-07-13 20:17:25.584050
editor: LjL!~ljl@unaffiliated/ljl
edited: 2012-06-19 14:18:55.642018+00:00
value:
  <reply> Font installation basics here: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/FontInstallHowto - No fonts in Flash? Install "ttf-mscorefonts-installer" (from !Multiverse), "gsfonts", and "gsfonts-x11". For the official ubuntu font, see: http://font.ubuntu.com/


name: font
author: Seveas!n=seveas@ubuntu/member/seveas
added: 2006-06-18 19:49:12.657809
editor: jussi!~jussi@ubuntu/member/jussi01
edited: 2011-09-07 10:47:42.217576+00:00
value:
  <reply>Font installation basics here: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/FontInstallHowto - No fonts in Flash? Install "msttcorefonts" (from !Multiverse), "gsfonts", and "gsfonts-x11". For the official ubuntu font, see: http://font.ubuntu.com/


name: ops
author: Seveas!n=seveas@ubuntu/member/seveas
added: 2006-07-29 12:54:12.995974
editor: krytarik!~krytarik@xebian/developer/krytarik
edited: 2022-04-13 16:45:04.200220
value:
  <reply> Help! Channel emergency! (ONLY use this trigger in emergencies) - CarlFK, DJones, el, Flannel, genii, hggdh, ikonia, krytarik, mneptok, mwsb, nhandler, ogra, Pici, popey, sarnold, tomreyn, Unit193, wgrant


name: skype
author: apokryphos!n=apokryph@host-87-74-28-252.bulldogdsl.com
added: 2006-06-18 20:24:50.127792
editor: LjL!n=ljl@ubuntu/member/ljl
edited: 2009-03-04 19:18:37.419591+00:00
value:
  <reply> To install Skype on Ubuntu, see https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Skype - To record on Skype, check: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/SkypeRecordingHowto - Please use open protocols instead if you can, see !Ekiga


name: svg
author: apokryphos!n=apokryph@host-87-74-28-252.bulldogdsl.com
added: 2006-06-18 20:27:51.074898
value:
  Scalable Vector Graphics, a language used for graphical applications in XML, and a W3 recommendation. SVG Editors: Inkscape, Karbon14


name: burners
author: Seveas!n=seveas@ubuntu/member/seveas
added: 2006-06-18 21:35:32.785825
editor: rww!~rww@ubuntu/member/rww
edited: 2011-04-23 23:42:28.754307+00:00
value:
  <reply> CD/DVD burning software: k3b (KDE), brasero (GNOME), gnomebaker, xcdroast, wodim (command-line) | To burn ISO files, see https://help.ubuntu.com/community/BurningIsoHowto


name: scanning
author: Seveas!n=seveas@ubuntu/member/seveas
added: 2006-06-18 20:33:36.681643
editor: rww!~rww@ubuntu/member/rww
edited: 2011-01-02 04:13:46.679627+00:00
value:
  <reply> Scanning software: Simple-Scan (GNOME), Xsane, the GIMP (GNOME), Kooka (KDE). For instructions see https://help.ubuntu.com/community/ScanningHowTo and to see supported hardware: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/HardwareSupportComponentsScanners - See also !OCR


name: usplash
author: apokryphos!n=apokryph@host-87-74-28-252.bulldogdsl.com
added: 2006-06-18 20:36:28.992322
value:
  <reply> To select the usplash artwork you want, use "sudo update-alternatives --config usplash-artwork.so && sudo update-initramfs -u" - See https://help.ubuntu.com/community/USplashCustomizationHowto for adding your custom artwork


name: equivalents
author: apokryphos!n=apokryph@host-87-74-28-252.bulldogdsl.com
added: 2006-06-18 21:29:13.703421
editor: bazhang!~bazhang@unaffiliated/bazhang
edited: 2014-08-21 16:09:45.621853+00:00
value:
  <reply>  A comprehensive list of of Windows-equivalent applications in Linux can be found at http://www.linuxrsp.ru/win-lin-soft/table-eng.html and https://wiki.ubuntu.com/WhatWindowsUsersWant


name: xen
author: apokryphos!n=apokryph@host-87-74-28-252.bulldogdsl.com
added: 2006-06-18 20:52:39.212064
editor: Pici!n=Pici@unaffiliated/pici
edited: 2007-11-11 01:19:25.786652
value:
  <reply> XEN is a virtual machine monitor for x86 that supports execution of multiple guest operating systems with unprecedented levels of performance and resource isolation. Information on installing it for Ubuntu can be found at https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Xen


name: k3b
author: apokryphos!n=apokryph@host-87-74-28-252.bulldogdsl.com
added: 2006-06-18 20:53:04.005098
value:
  a feature-rich and user-friendly burning application for KDE (and, as all KDE applications, works fine on GNOME). For a guide, see https://help.ubuntu.com/community/K3BHowto


name: tty
author: apokryphos!n=apokryph@host-87-74-28-252.bulldogdsl.com
added: 2006-06-18 20:53:31.390612
editor: hggdh!~hggdh@ubuntu/member/hggdh
edited: 2019-04-27 18:14:34.237965+00:00
value:
  <reply> To get to the TTY terminals 3-6, use the keystroke Ctrl + Alt + F3-F6 respectively. Ctrl-Alt-F2 or Ctrl-Alt-F1 will get you back to your graphical login (Ctrl-Alt-F7 on 16.04). To change TTY resolution, see https://help.ubuntu.com/community/ChangeTTYResolution


name: kqemu
author: LjL!n=ljl@62-101-126-215.ip.fastwebnet.it
added: 2006-06-22 03:32:12.384985
editor: dax!~dax@ubuntu/member/dax
edited: 2017-10-30 06:53:36.611317+00:00
value:
  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


name: launchpad
author: apokryphos!n=apokryph@host-87-74-28-252.bulldogdsl.com
added: 2006-06-18 21:03:15.488959
editor: Amaranth!n=travis@ubuntu/member/Amaranth
edited: 2007-10-15 11:51:49.157153
value:
  <reply> Launchpad is a collection of development services for Open Source projects. It's Ubuntu's bug tracker, and much more; see https://launchpad.net/


name: releases
author: Hobbsee!n=Hobbsee@ubuntu/member/hobbsee
added: 2006-06-24 13:01:25.767045
editor: krytarik!~krytarik@xebian/developer/krytarik
edited: 2016-11-26 22:46:21.878276+00:00
value:
  <reply> Ubuntu releases a new version every 6 months. Each version is supported for 9 months (non-LTS) or 5 years (LTS). More info at https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Releases and https://wiki.ubuntu.com/TimeBasedReleases


name: ipv6
author: apokryphos!n=apokryph@host-87-74-28-252.bulldogdsl.com
added: 2006-06-18 21:06:12.703356
editor: stdin!i=stdin@ubuntu/member/stdin
edited: 2009-01-07 13:09:43.585622+00:00
value:
  <reply> For an introduction to IPv6 and information on tunneling IPv6 through IPv4 connections, see https://wiki.ubuntu.com/IPv6 | To disable IPv6 see https://help.ubuntu.com/community/WebBrowsingSlowIPv6IPv4


name: headers
author: Seveas!n=seveas@ubuntu/member/seveas
added: 2006-06-18 21:42:46.927522
value:
  <reply> To install the Linux (kernel) headers, open a terminal and: sudo apt-get install linux-headers-$(uname -r) To install headers for libraries, you need the accompanying -dev packages


name: packaging
author: apokryphos!n=apokryph@host-87-74-28-252.bulldogdsl.com
added: 2006-06-18 21:09:05.830147
editor: genii!~quassel@ubuntu/member/genii
edited: 2014-12-23 17:54:58.221599+00:00
value:
  <reply> The packaging guide is at http://packaging.ubuntu.com/html/ - See https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuDevelopment/NewPackages for information on getting a package integrated into Ubuntu - Other developer resources are at https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuDevelopment - See also !backports and !sponsoring


name: dma
author: apokryphos!n=apokryph@host-87-74-28-252.bulldogdsl.com
added: 2006-06-18 21:09:59.881295
editor: tsimpson!stdin@ubuntu/member/stdin
edited: 2010-06-12 00:31:46.620144+00:00
value:
  Direct Memory Access/Addressing. It makes hardware transfer data faster, and is supported by most systems since 2002. For more information see: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/DMA


name: floppy
author: apokryphos!n=apokryph@host-87-74-28-252.bulldogdsl.com
added: 2006-06-18 21:12:12.502288
value:
  <reply> To mount floppy disks, see here : https://help.ubuntu.com/community/MakeFloppyDriveAvailableToEveryone


name: klik
author: apokryphos!n=apokryph@host-87-74-28-252.bulldogdsl.com
added: 2006-06-18 21:31:56.237691
editor: IdleOne!~idleone@ubuntu/member/idleone
edited: 2012-10-13 23:19:21.287113+00:00
value:
  <reply>klik is a simple way to run additional software without actually installing it. For instructions and more information see: http://dot.kde.org/2005/09/16/dont-install-just-copy-klik


name: sense
author: Seveas!n=seveas@ubuntu/member/seveas
added: 2006-06-19 13:43:11.798665
value:
  <reply> Common Sense: Just because you can, does not mean you should. Think before you do. "Works for me" does not mean it is ok. The latest version of everything is not always useful if you aim for stability.


name: ext3
author: apokryphos!n=apokryph@host-87-74-28-252.bulldogdsl.com
added: 2006-06-18 21:35:14.662020
editor: rww!~rww@ubuntu/member/rww
edited: 2011-01-02 04:11:40.125379+00:00
value:
  the default filesystem on older versions of Ubuntu, and the most popular on Linux. You can read/write from Windows to ext3 via http://www.fs-driver.org


name: antivirus
author: apokryphos!n=apokryph@host-87-74-109-126.bulldogdsl.com
added: 2006-06-19 23:18:11.195921
editor: hggdh!~hggdh@ubuntu/member/hggdh
edited: 2019-03-22 21:20:33.586451+00:00
value:
  <reply> An "antivirus" is primarily a concept from the Windows ecosystem and usually a program like that is not needed on Linux because the threat model is different. Malware on Linux does exist, however. Google up "rkhunter" and "linux intrusion detection systems". Also look up !clamav


name: modem
author: Seveas!n=seveas@ubuntu/member/seveas
added: 2006-06-18 21:39:25.281524
editor: Flannel!n=flannel@ubuntu/member/flannel
edited: 2009-11-12 06:48:20.905679+00:00
value:
  <reply>You want to connect via dial-up? Read https://help.ubuntu.com/community/DialupModemHowto - Also try disabling/removing KNetworkManager if KDE applications cannot connect using dial-up


name: docteam
author: apokryphos!n=apokryph@host-87-74-28-252.bulldogdsl.com
added: 2006-06-18 21:40:04.008980
value:
  The Ubuntu Documentation team. See https://wiki.ubuntu.com/DocumentationTeam/ and you can "/join #ubuntu-doc"


name: itunes
author: apokryphos!n=apokryph@host-87-74-28-252.bulldogdsl.com
added: 2006-06-18 21:42:50.795685
value:
  not available on Linux, but there are many audio player alternatives (see !players). For Daap clients (sharing music with other iTunes clients on the network), install banshee


name: flash
author: Seveas!n=seveas@ubuntu/member/seveas
added: 2006-06-18 21:43:29.655099
editor: Pici!n=Pici@ubuntu/member/pdpc.professional.pici
edited: 2009-05-11 22:34:33.187444+00:00
value:
  <reply> To install Flash see https://help.ubuntu.com/community/RestrictedFormats/Flash - See also  !Restricted and !Gnash


name: nice
author: Seveas!n=seveas@ubuntu/member/seveas
added: 2006-06-18 21:53:33.225524
editor: Myrtti!i=myrtti@ubuntu/member/myrtti
edited: 2008-10-08 17:34:10.915402+00:00
value:
  <reply> 'Nice' is a property of a process that determines how willing it is to give CPU time to other processes.  A higher value makes it more likely to give away time.  A negative value makes it less likely. Values are from -19 to 19, with 0 being the default.  For more information, type 'man nice' at a terminal.


name: worksforme
author: Seveas!n=seveas@ubuntu/member/seveas
added: 2006-06-18 21:54:02.898592
editor: rww!~rww@98.248.170.140
edited: 2015-09-14 19:38:58.291044+00:00
value:
  <reply> Common Sense: Just because you can, does not mean you should (and especially recommend to others). Think before you do. "Works for me" does not mean it is ok. The latest version of everything is not always useful if you aim for stability.


name: qemu
author: Seveas!n=seveas@ubuntu/member/seveas
added: 2006-06-18 21:59:42.555506
value:
  an emulator you can use to run another operating system - see https://help.ubuntu.com/community/WindowsXPUnderQemuHowTo


name: kernel
author: apokryphos!n=apokryph@host-87-74-28-252.bulldogdsl.com
added: 2006-06-18 22:01:25.320806
editor: IdleOne!~idleone@ubuntu/member/idleone
edited: 2011-04-10 12:12:54.068678+00:00
value:
  <reply> The core of Ubuntu is the Linux kernel: see https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Kernel - You shouldn't have to compile your own, and if you need to troubleshoot issues, you can try a !Mainline kernel instead, but if you insist, see https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Kernel/Compile (see also !Stages)


name: kernel-source
author: apokryphos!n=apokryph@host-87-74-28-252.bulldogdsl.com
added: 2006-06-18 22:02:30.151986
editor: Pici!~Pici@ubuntu/member/pdpc.professional.pici
edited: 2011-07-07 13:18:49.767675+00:00
value:
  <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


name: files
author: Seveas!n=seveas@ubuntu/member/seveas
added: 2006-06-19 23:17:27.979857
editor: Pici!~Pici@ubuntu/member/pdpc.professional.pici
edited: 2010-02-05 20:56:11.409113+00:00
value:
  <reply> An explanation of how files and directories are organized on Ubuntu, and how they can be manipulated, can be found at https://help.ubuntu.com/community/LinuxFilesystemTreeOverview  see also: man hier


name: permissions
author: Seveas!n=seveas@ubuntu/member/seveas
added: 2006-06-18 22:07:19.603838
editor: nickrud!n=rich@pdpc/supporter/sustaining/nickrud
edited: 2008-06-23 07:08:40.379575
value:
  <reply> An explanation of what file permissions are and how they can be manipulated can be found at https://help.ubuntu.com/community/FilePermissions


name: ghost
author: Seveas!n=seveas@ubuntu/member/seveas
added: 2006-06-19 08:42:30.868005
editor: kryten!krytarik@xebian/developer/krytarik
edited: 2021-05-24 22:54:31.328894+00:00
value:
  <reply> If you own an IRC nick that is currently being used, you can make it change nicks by typing: «/msg NickServ release <nick> <password>» - If you have a dead (ghost) connection, you can make it quit by typing: «/msg nickserv ghost <nick> <password>» - Further help in #libera


name: cinelerra
author: Seveas!n=seveas@ubuntu/member/seveas
added: 2006-06-19 08:27:22.210494
editor: dax!dax@freenode/staff-emeritus/dax
edited: 2016-03-31 15:35:12.149409+00:00
value:
  <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


name: qt
author: apokryphos!n=apokryph@host-87-74-109-126.bulldogdsl.com
added: 2006-06-19 23:23:17.020971
editor: tsimpson!~tsimpson@ubuntu/member/stdin
edited: 2011-03-09 10:57:39.771434+00:00
value:
  <reply> the Qt toolkit (pronounced "cute"), which forms the base of !KDE, is a cross-platform C++ application framework for !CLI and !GUI applications. Install libqt4-dev and see !build to compile Qt4 applications, join #qt for development support


name: gtk
author: Seveas!n=seveas@ubuntu/member/seveas
added: 2006-06-19 08:29:10.310398
value:
  <reply> GTK is the !GIMP toolkit, which forms the base of !GNOME and is used by many applications to provide a !GUI


name: rpm
author: LjL!n=ljl@62-101-126-215.ip.fastwebnet.it
added: 2006-06-25 22:25:11.486785
editor: IdleOne!~idleone@ubuntu/member/idleone
edited: 2013-06-01 17:01:00.154579+00:00
value:
  <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)


name: networkmanager
author: Seveas!n=seveas@ubuntu/member/seveas
added: 2006-06-19 08:32:39.145330
value:
  an application to make (wireless) networking Just Work. See https://help.ubuntu.com/community/WifiDocs/NetworkManager


name: postfix
author: Seveas!n=seveas@ubuntu/member/seveas
added: 2006-06-19 08:33:44.424569
editor: LjL!n=ljl@ubuntu/member/ljl
edited: 2007-12-11 16:29:03.191824
value:
  the default !MTA and !MDA on Ubuntu. For help, read https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Postfix and https://help.ubuntu.com/community/PostfixBasicSetupHowto - See also !MailServer


name: xmms
author: Seveas!n=seveas@ubuntu/member/seveas
added: 2006-06-19 08:43:29.216801
editor: nhandler!~nhandler@freenode/staff/ubuntu.member.nhandler
edited: 2010-10-29 03:15:36.418616+00:00
value:
  <reply>xmms is no longer being developed, see http://bugs.debian.org/461309 for more details.  Consider using audacious or xmms2 instead.


name: rar
author: Spec!n=dragonco@ubuntu/member/spec
added: 2006-07-31 22:11:25.284548
value:
  a non-free archive format created by Rarsoft. For instructions on accessing .rar files through the Archive Manager view https://help.ubuntu.com/community/FileCompression. There is a free (as in speech) unrar utility as well, see !info unrar-free


name: multijava
author: Seveas!n=seveas@ubuntu/member/seveas
added: 2006-06-19 08:46:01.265745
value:
  <reply> To set which java version/implementation is to be used as default, use sudo update-java-alternatives


name: google
author: Seveas!n=seveas@ubuntu/member/seveas
added: 2006-07-02 10:43:18.321942
editor: Flannel!n=flannel@ubuntu/member/flannel
edited: 2009-07-08 08:31:37.592279+00:00
value:
  <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.


name: xorg
author: Seveas!n=seveas@ubuntu/member/seveas
added: 2006-06-19 09:13:01.778237
editor: rww!robert@rww.name
edited: 2014-03-12 02:47:09.826529+00:00
value:
  <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


name: donate
author: Seveas!n=seveas@ubuntu/member/seveas
added: 2006-06-19 10:32:01.509763
editor: Tm_T!tm_travolt@ubuntu/member/kde.developer/jkekkonen
edited: 2010-08-30 21:02:45.526524+00:00
value:
  <reply>To donate to Ubuntu, you can !participate or go to http://www.ubuntu.com/community/get-involved/donate


name: keyboard
author: Seveas!n=seveas@ubuntu/member/seveas
added: 2006-06-19 10:48:21.182706
editor: Myrtti!myrtti@ubuntu/member/pdpc.professional.myrtti
edited: 2011-07-19 15:42:13.526949+00:00
value:
  <reply> To switch your keyboard layout on GNOME: System -> Preferences -> Keyboard | KDE: System Settings -> Regional & Language -> Keyboard Layout | XFCE: Settings -> Settings Manager -> Keyboard, Layout


name: scanner
author: apokryphos!n=apokryph@host-87-74-28-252.bulldogdsl.com
added: 2006-06-19 10:34:05.082655
editor: bazhang!~bazhang@unaffiliated/bazhang
edited: 2010-05-08 15:37:43.650926+00:00
value:
  <reply>  Scanning software: simple-scan (GNOME), Gwenview (KDE), Xsane. For instructions see https://help.ubuntu.com/community/ScanningHowTo and to see supported hardware: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/HardwareSupportComponentsScanners - See also !OCR


name: ubuntu
author: Seveas!n=seveas@ubuntu/member/seveas
added: 2006-06-19 10:40:14.634151
editor: PriceChild!n=pricechi@ubuntu/member/pricechild
edited: 2007-05-27 21:37:21.415301
value:
  <reply> Ubuntu is a complete Linux-based operating system, freely available with both community and professional support. It is developed by a large community and we invite you to participate too! - Also see http://www.ubuntu.com


name: alternatives
author: apokryphos!n=apokryph@host-87-74-28-252.bulldogdsl.com
added: 2006-06-19 10:49:11.206535
value:
  <reply> To change the default applications system-wide, use 'sudo update-alternatives --all' in a terminal.


name: xhangs
author: Seveas!n=seveas@ubuntu/member/seveas
added: 2006-06-19 10:51:08.077232
value:
  <reply> If the GUI hangs after logging in, use <ctrl><alt><f1> to switch to text mode. Log in and do: rm .{X,ICE}authority


name: portforward
author: Seveas!n=seveas@ubuntu/member/seveas
added: 2006-06-19 10:53:19.720314
value:
  <reply> For instructions on how to set up port-forwarding (for games, torrents, webservers) see http://portforward.com - also see !firewall


name: sound
author: Seveas!n=seveas@ubuntu/member/seveas
added: 2006-06-19 10:56:18.290226
editor: hggdh!~hggdh@ubuntu/member/hggdh
edited: 2019-01-08 16:38:15.354585+00:00
value:
  <reply> If you're having problems with sound, click the Volume applet, then Sound Preferences, and check your Volume, Hardware, Input, and Output settings.  If that fails, see https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Sound - https://help.ubuntu.com/community/SoundTroubleshooting - https://alsa.opensrc.org/DmixPlugin - For playing audio files,  see !players and !mp3.


name: katapult
author: apokryphos!n=apokryph@host-87-74-28-252.bulldogdsl.com
added: 2006-06-19 10:58:05.592930
editor: stdin!i=stdin@ubuntu/member/stdin
edited: 2008-11-06 03:01:45.261360+00:00
value:
  theapplication launcher for KDE, to be used with applications, bookmarks, and Amarok playlists. Once you have installed, hit Alt+f2 -> katapult, then hit Alt+Space, and type what you want.


name: reinstall
author: Seveas!n=seveas@ubuntu/member/seveas
added: 2006-06-19 11:05:44.412402
value:
  <reply> To renew the configuration of a package when installing, sudo apt-get remove --purge <package> && sudo apt-get install <package>. Note that you will lose ALL config files for that package. WARNING: This is dangerous, don't do this with core packages


name: password
author: Seveas!n=seveas@ubuntu/member/seveas
added: 2006-06-19 11:02:45.970755
editor: Flannel!n=flannel@ubuntu/member/flannel
edited: 2008-09-18 15:22:37.265117+00:00
value:
  <reply> Forgot your password? See https://help.ubuntu.com/community/LostPassword What's the root password? See !sudo. Don't see *** in password prompts? That's normal. Sudo doesn't ask for your password? It remembers you for several minutes. Please use strong passwords, see https://help.ubuntu.com/community/StrongPasswords


name: ipod
author: Madpilot!n=brian@ubuntu/member/madpilot
added: 2006-08-08 05:27:49.901160
editor: LjL!n=ljl@ubuntu/member/ljl
edited: 2009-03-26 03:03:20.792759+00:00
value:
  <reply> For information on how to sync and add tracks to your iPod, see the guide at https://help.ubuntu.com/community/IPodHowto - For the iPhone and the iPod Touch, see https://help.ubuntu.com/community/PortableDevices/iPhone - See !RockBox for information on liberating your iPod


name: superkaramba
author: apokryphos!n=apokryph@host-87-74-28-252.bulldogdsl.com
added: 2006-06-19 11:07:06.241028
value:
  an application that gives you interactive eye-candy on your desktop. To get themes for it, head over to http://kde-look.org


name: checkinstall
author: ompaul!n=ompaul@ubuntu/member/ompaul
added: 2006-07-16 19:52:09.352354
editor: jrib!n=jrib@upstream/dev/jrib
edited: 2007-07-19 12:07:20.721440
value:
  a wrapper to "make install", useful for installing programs you compiled. It will create a .deb package, which will be listed in the APT database and can be uninstalled like other packages. See https://help.ubuntu.com/community/CheckInstall - Read the warnings at the top and bottom of that web page, and DO NOT interrupt CheckInstall while it's running!


name: webcam
author: apokryphos!n=apokryph@host-87-74-28-252.bulldogdsl.com
added: 2006-06-19 11:16:08.205276
editor: LjL!n=ljl@unaffiliated/ljl
edited: 2007-02-05 19:30:14.186130
value:
  <reply> Instructions for using webcams with Ubuntu can be found at https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Webcam - Supported cams: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/HardwareSupportComponentsMultimediaWebCameras


name: cvs
author: Seveas!n=seveas@ubuntu/member/seveas
added: 2006-06-19 11:18:51.615408
editor: dax!dax@freenode/staff-emeritus/dax
edited: 2016-03-31 15:36:43.341689+00:00
value:
  the Concurrent Versions System, the dominant open-source network-transparent version control system; it helps to manage releases and to control concurrent editing of source files among multiple authors. See: http://www.nongnu.org/cvs/


name: svn
author: Seveas!n=seveas@ubuntu/member/seveas
added: 2006-06-19 11:19:15.428751
editor: dax!dax@freenode/staff-emeritus/dax
edited: 2016-03-31 15:20:30.579274+00:00
value:
  Subversion: an open-source revision control system, which aims to be a compelling replacement for CVS. See http://subversion.apache.org/


name: ubuntu-desktop
author: Seveas!n=seveas@ubuntu/member/seveas
added: 2006-07-17 20:50:34.585090
editor: nhandler!~nhandler@freenode/staff/ubuntu.member.nhandler
edited: 2010-10-18 22:25:28.666709+00:00
value:
  <reply> k/ed/x/l/ubuntu-desktop is a metapackage. It depends upon other packages and brings them in; you can safely remove it, but it is recommended that you re-install it when upgrading.


name: bzr
author: Seveas!n=seveas@ubuntu/member/seveas
added: 2006-06-19 11:20:37.807941
editor: rww!~rww@freenode/staff/rww
edited: 2011-09-09 04:47:36.043123+00:00
value:
  Bazaar-NG, a decentralized revision control system designed to be easy for developers and end users alike. Decentralized revision control systems give people the ability to work over the internet using the bazaar development model.  See http://doc.bazaar.canonical.com/bzr.dev/en/mini-tutorial/ for a quickstart guide.


name: desktop
author: Seveas!n=seveas@ubuntu/member/seveas
added: 2006-06-19 11:23:31.595744
editor: IdleOne!~idleone@ubuntu/member/idleone
edited: 2013-02-11 03:18:14.049154+00:00
value:
  <reply> A desktop environment is what "puts the pieces of a !GUI together". The available desktop environments in Ubuntu are !GNOME (ubuntu-desktop), !KDE (kubuntu-desktop), !Xfce (xubuntu-desktop), !LXDE (lubuntu-desktop), IceWM, !Fluxbox, WindowMaker (wmaker), FVWM and others - See also !Flavors


name: alsa-source
author: Seveas!n=seveas@ubuntu/member/seveas
added: 2006-06-19 11:27:10.166582
editor: rww!~rww@freenode/staff/rww
edited: 2011-09-09 04:45:14.494680+00:00
value:
  <deleted><reply> Want to use alsa 0.11? Grab and install http://archive.progeny.com/debian/pool/main/a/alsa-driver/alsa-source_1.0.11-2_all.deb, install linux-headers-$(uname -r) module-assistant and build-essential and run sudo module-assistant a-i alsa-source


name: botabuse
author: Seveas!n=seveas@ubuntu/member/seveas
added: 2006-07-26 21:48:13.423371
editor: krytarik!~krytarik@xebian/developer/krytarik
edited: 2016-11-27 08:17:56.754232+00:00
value:
  <reply> Please investigate me only with "/msg $nick bot" or in #ubuntu-bots. Search for factoids with "/msg $nick search <pattern>"


name: fstab
author: apokryphos!n=apokryph@host-87-74-28-252.bulldogdsl.com
added: 2006-06-19 11:30:53.798478
editor: dax!dax@freenode/staff-emeritus/dax
edited: 2016-03-30 18:49:45.816851+00:00
value:
  <reply> The /etc/fstab file indicates how drive partitions are to be used or otherwise integrated into the file system. See https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Fstab and http://www.pclosmag.com/html/Issues/200709/page07.html and !Partitions


name: bootoptions
author: apokryphos!n=apokryph@host-87-74-28-252.bulldogdsl.com
added: 2006-06-19 11:32:08.624757
editor: oCean!ocean@pdpc/supporter/professional/ocean
edited: 2011-06-26 12:00:40.689400+00:00
value:
  <reply> For a list and explanation on some of the boot options, see https://help.ubuntu.com/community/BootOptions See also !nomodeset.


name: vnc
author: bimberi!n=bimberi@ubuntu/member/pdpc.active.bimberi
added: 2006-07-07 02:29:55.072381
value:
  <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


name: ppc
author: Seveas!n=seveas@ubuntu/member/seveas
added: 2006-06-19 11:33:49.970382
editor: knome!lallinaho@ubuntu/member/knome
edited: 2015-03-25 12:08:32.606738+00:00
value:
  <reply> PowerPC.  Formerly used by Apple for the Macintosh line of computers. Variants are now used in popular gaming consoles. PPC was a fully supported Ubuntu architecture until 6.10. It is now a community port, see https://wiki.ubuntu.com/PowerPCFAQ


name: backports
author: apokryphos!n=apokryph@host-87-74-28-252.bulldogdsl.com
added: 2006-06-19 11:41:17.568500
editor: Hobbsee!n=Hobbsee@ubuntu/member/hobbsee
edited: 2007-12-19 05:29:59.760320
value:
  <reply> If new updated Ubuntu packages are built for an application, then they may go into Ubuntu Backports. See https://help.ubuntu.com/community/UbuntuBackports - See also !packaging


name: locales
author: Seveas!n=seveas@ubuntu/member/seveas
added: 2006-06-19 13:45:05.042944
editor: jrib!~jrib@upstream/dev/jrib
edited: 2012-04-08 13:33:43.386830+00:00
value:
  <reply> To set up and configure your locales, see https://help.ubuntu.com/community/LocaleConf and https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Locale/


name: palm
author: apokryphos!n=apokryph@host-87-74-28-252.bulldogdsl.com
added: 2006-06-19 11:43:30.401188
value:
  <reply> A good guide for setting up Palm devices is at http://www.faqs.org/docs/Linux-HOWTO/PalmOS-HOWTO.html#PC-CONNECT-USB


name: fixinstall
author: apokryphos!n=apokryph@host-87-74-28-252.bulldogdsl.com
added: 2006-06-19 11:47:23.490947
value:
  <reply> For a few common problems when installing, see https://wiki.ubuntu.com/CommonProblemsInstall also make sure you have read !install


name: fuse
author: apokryphos!n=apokryph@host-87-74-28-252.bulldogdsl.com
added: 2006-06-19 11:48:16.361010
editor: Amaranth!n=travis@ubuntu/member/Amaranth
edited: 2007-08-07 14:36:30.883471
value:
  <reply>  FUSE (Filesystem in Userspace) is a !kernel driver that allows non-root users to create their own filesystems. See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Filesystem_in_Userspace for more on FUSE.  Some examples of filesystems that use FUSE are !ntfs-3g, sshfs and isofs. A full list of Filesystems that use FUSE is here:  http://fuse.sourceforge.net/wiki/index.php/FileSystems


name: hostname
author: Seveas!n=seveas@ubuntu/member/seveas
added: 2006-06-19 14:52:04.749696
editor: rww!~rww@ubuntu/member/rww
edited: 2011-01-24 05:15:07.515285+00:00
value:
  <reply>Use hostname <somehostname> to set the hostname, or to do it permanently: edit /etc/hosts to include BOTH the old and new hostname and then change /etc/hostname to the new one. WARNING! Make sure that your current hostname and /etc/hosts match, otherwise sudo may not work properly.


name: synaptics
author: apokryphos!n=apokryph@host-87-74-28-252.bulldogdsl.com
added: 2006-06-19 12:12:34.949271
value:
  <reply> For a comprehensive Synaptics Touchpad guide, see https://help.ubuntu.com/community/SynapticsTouchpad


name: memory
author: apokryphos!n=apokryph@host-87-74-28-252.bulldogdsl.com
added: 2006-06-19 12:15:41.210466
editor: Pici!~Pici@ubuntu/member/pdpc.professional.pici
edited: 2014-08-21 17:42:29.049238+00:00
value:
  <reply> If you are wondering why some tools report your system has very little free memory, have a look at http://www.linuxatemyram.com/


name: smart
author: apokryphos!n=apokryph@host-87-74-48-98.bulldogdsl.com
added: 2006-06-23 03:44:57.162145
editor: jrib!~jrib@upstream/dev/jrib
edited: 2013-03-30 11:46:31.073168+00:00
value:
  Self-Monitoring, Analysis and Reporting Technology, a monitoring system for hard drives. See https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Smartmontools


name: icons
author: Seveas!n=seveas@ubuntu/member/seveas
added: 2006-06-19 12:24:32.155674
editor: LjL!n=ljl@ubuntu/member/ljl
edited: 2008-03-14 15:27:08.588979
value:
  <reply> Want to see volume/trash icons on the desktop? Go to /apps/nautilus/desktop in gconf-editor (GNOME) or go to http://kudos.berlios.de/kf/kisimlar/tipsntrix.html#showtrash (KDE)


name: blender
author: apokryphos!n=apokryph@host-87-74-28-252.bulldogdsl.com
added: 2006-06-19 12:25:52.152042
value:
  a free application for 3D modelling, animation, rendering, etc. You can install it from Ubuntu's repositories, and tutorials are at http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Blender_3D:_Noob_to_Pro


name: screen
author: apokryphos!n=apokryph@host-87-74-28-252.bulldogdsl.com
added: 2006-06-19 12:26:30.904504
editor: tsimpson!~tsimpson@ubuntu/member/stdin
edited: 2011-09-07 11:26:18.085877+00:00
value:
  a window manager for terminal sessions, also useful over SSH. The 'byobu' package provides very useful additional utilities. See https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Screen


name: moodin
author: apokryphos!n=apokryph@host-87-74-28-252.bulldogdsl.com
added: 2006-06-19 12:28:38.985315
editor: jussi01!n=jussi01@ubuntu/member/jussi01
edited: 2009-10-06 06:08:02.570273+00:00
value:
  <deleted>a ksplash theme engine, enabled by default in Kubuntu Dapper, and you can grab it for Breezy here: http://www.kde-look.org/content/show.php?content=25705


name: smartphone
author: apokryphos!n=apokryph@host-87-74-28-252.bulldogdsl.com
added: 2006-06-19 12:29:44.803547
editor: Pici!n=Pici@unaffiliated/pici
edited: 2007-12-31 14:09:55.530922
value:
  <reply> Guides for smartphones and portable devices can be found here: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/PortableDevices/


name: ripping
author: apokryphos!n=apokryph@host-87-74-28-252.bulldogdsl.com
added: 2006-06-19 13:04:46.866322
value:
  <reply> For information about the Sound Juicer ripping application see: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/CDRipping. To rip an Audio CD in KDE, put it in and then put audiocd:// in the Konqueror URL bar


name: openbox
author: gnomefreak!n=ThunderS@ubuntu/member/gnomefreak
added: 2006-07-20 01:50:38.826795
editor: tsimpson!~tsimpson@ubuntu/member/stdin
edited: 2011-03-03 21:33:22.535119+00:00
value:
  a lightweight window manager. For instructions and more information see https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Openbox


name: lost+found
author: apokryphos!n=apokryph@host-87-74-28-252.bulldogdsl.com
added: 2006-06-19 13:12:22.014833
value:
  where !fsck places any files it gleans from a corrupt filesystem.  These are files which had become unlinked from their parent directories.


name: dualboot
author: Seveas!n=seveas@ubuntu/member/seveas
added: 2006-06-19 14:50:22.443152
editor: nhandler!~nhandler@freenode/staff/ubuntu.member.nhandler
edited: 2011-02-13 06:21:17.955786+00:00
value:
  <reply> Dual boot instructions: x86/AMD64: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/DualBoot/Windows - Macs: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/MacBookPro https://help.ubuntu.com/community/YabootConfigurationForMacintoshPowerPCsDualBoot


name: mythtv
author: apokryphos!n=apokryph@host-87-74-28-252.bulldogdsl.com
added: 2006-06-19 13:14:52.994274
editor: dax!~dax@freenode/staff/dax
edited: 2017-11-10 21:49:07.682250+00:00
value:
  a TV framework for Linux - Instructions for using with Ubuntu at https://help.ubuntu.com/community/MythTV - For discussion and specific support of MythTV, try #mythtv-users


name: firefox
author: Seveas!n=seveas@ubuntu/member/seveas
added: 2006-06-19 13:48:13.188619
editor: rww!~rww@ubuntu/member/rww
edited: 2011-06-13 03:12:27.872639+00:00
value:
  the default web browser on Ubuntu. To install the latest version, see https://help.ubuntu.com/community/FirefoxNewVersion | To install plugins: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/FirefoxPlugins


name: splash
author: apokryphos!n=apokryph@host-87-74-28-252.bulldogdsl.com
added: 2006-06-19 13:16:53.546755
editor: Myrtti!i=myrtti@ubuntu/member/myrtti
edited: 2009-06-19 09:05:35.692916+00:00
value:
  <reply>  To change the Gnome splash screen, use gnome-splashscreen-manager or change the GConf key /apps/gnome-session/options/splash_image using !gconf-editor.


name: cupsweb
author: apokryphos!n=apokryph@host-87-74-28-252.bulldogdsl.com
added: 2006-06-19 13:18:44.804014
editor: LjL!n=ljl@ubuntu/member/ljl
edited: 2007-04-20 00:14:31.204319
value:
  <reply> To enable the administration functions of the !CUPS web interface, type « sudo adduser cupsys shadow », and then « sudo invoke-rc.d cupsys restart », in a console.


name: umode
author: apokryphos!n=apokryph@host-87-74-28-252.bulldogdsl.com
added: 2006-06-19 13:19:45.078153
editor: kryten!krytarik@xebian/developer/krytarik
edited: 2021-05-24 22:54:41.326144+00:00
value:
  <reply> There are many different channel and user modes on the !Libera network. For a list, see https://libera.chat/guides/usermodes and https://libera.chat/guides/channelmodes


name: wajig
author: Seveas!n=seveas@ubuntu/member/seveas
added: 2006-06-19 13:21:38.705334
value:
  a simple tool for basic debian administration. you can handle apt commands, change alternatives defaults and handle service daemons via simple commands. wajig uses sudo every time. http://www.togaware.com/linux/survivor/Wajig_Overview.html


name: metapackage
author: Seveas!n=seveas@ubuntu/member/seveas
added: 2006-06-19 13:22:35.427218
value:
  <reply> A meta-package is a package that simply depends upon other packages and brings them in. It's not a real package, but a very useful package that can drag in other package versions.


name: default
author: apokryphos!n=apokryph@host-87-74-28-252.bulldogdsl.com
added: 2006-06-19 13:24:41.519774
editor: LjL!n=ljl@ubuntu/member/ljl
edited: 2008-11-15 20:30:43.399867+00:00
value:
  <reply> To change the default application for a filetype in Nautilus, right-click on a file, select Properties -> Open With, and then change the setting.


name: gimp
author: apokryphos!n=apokryph@host-87-74-28-252.bulldogdsl.com
added: 2006-06-19 13:28:30.455964
value:
  an advanced image manipulation application for Ubuntu. See http://www.gimp.org for tutorials and more information.


name: games
author: Seveas!n=seveas@ubuntu/member/seveas
added: 2006-06-19 14:02:03.634145
editor: Pici!~Pici@ubuntu/member/pdpc.professional.pici
edited: 2010-11-28 15:38:44.607203+00:00
value:
  <reply> Information about games on Ubuntu can be found at https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Games and http://www.icculus.org/lgfaq/gamelist.php and http://www.penguspy.com/


name: reiserfs
author: Seveas!n=seveas@ubuntu/member/seveas
added: 2006-06-19 13:33:32.193911
editor: Pici!~Pici@ubuntu/member/pdpc.professional.pici
edited: 2011-10-31 20:06:56.462047+00:00
value:
  a journalling file system, which outperforms many others on I/O operations, but has drawbacks (such as increasing likelihood of data loss, and introducing latency unsuitable for gaming or real-time audio). Using !ext4, the default on Ubuntu, is *highly* recommended. A read-only Windows driver is available at http://p-nand-q.com/download/rfstool.html


name: scp
author: Seveas!n=seveas@ubuntu/member/seveas
added: 2006-06-19 13:35:53.209930
editor: tsimpson!~tsimpson@ubuntu/member/stdin
edited: 2011-03-03 21:40:56.629188+00:00
value:
  a secure way of copying files across networks using !SSH. Usage: scp filename user@host:filename - WinSCP is a client for Windows, available at http://winscp.net/


name: dri
author: Seveas!n=seveas@ubuntu/member/seveas
added: 2006-06-19 13:40:19.971868
value:
  direct rendering infrastructure, a framework for allowing direct access to graphics hardware under the X Window System in a safe and efficient manner.


name: latest
author: Seveas!n=seveas@ubuntu/member/seveas
added: 2006-06-19 13:43:19.346163
editor: rww!~rww@ubuntu/member/rww
edited: 2011-03-22 05:25:44.612011+00:00
value:
  <reply> Packages in Ubuntu may not be the latest. Ubuntu aims for stability, so "latest" may not be a good idea. Post-release updates are only considered if they are fixes for security vulnerabilities, high impact bug fixes, or unintrusive bug fixes with substantial benefit. See also !backports, !sru, and !ppa.


name: midi
author: Seveas!n=seveas@ubuntu/member/seveas
added: 2006-06-19 13:49:56.195321
value:
  <reply> Trouble playing MIDI files? Look at https://help.ubuntu.com/community/MidiSoftwareSynthesisHowTo


name: apt-file
author: Seveas!n=seveas@ubuntu/member/seveas
added: 2006-06-19 13:52:18.181952
value:
  a program that can tell you which package(s) contain(s) a given filename. To install it and generate the database it needs, run "sudo apt-get install apt-file && sudo apt-file update"


name: e
author: Seveas!n=seveas@ubuntu/member/seveas
added: 2006-06-19 14:00:18.683648
editor: Flannel!~flannel@ubuntu/member/flannel
edited: 2014-09-12 17:57:47.116208+00:00
value:
  <reply> Enlightenment (or "E") is a window manager for X, providing a useful, and good looking graphical shell in which to work. E17 is the current version.


name: gdesklets
author: Seveas!n=seveas@ubuntu/member/seveas
added: 2006-06-19 14:53:11.418579
editor: dax!dax@freenode/staff-emeritus/dax
edited: 2016-03-31 15:40:38.844916+00:00
value:
  <deleted><reply> gDesklets provides an advanced architecture for desktop applets -- tiny displays sitting on your desktop in a symbiotic relationship of eye candy and usefulness. Homepage is http://gdesklets.gnomedesktop.org/


name: raid
author: Seveas!n=seveas@ubuntu/member/seveas
added: 2006-06-19 14:56:48.037657
editor: tsimpson!n=stdin@ubuntu/member/stdin
edited: 2009-04-27 08:47:40.732202+00:00
value:
  <reply> Tips and tricks for RAID and LVM can be found on https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Installation/SoftwareRAID and http://www.tldp.org/HOWTO/LVM-HOWTO - For software RAID, see https://help.ubuntu.com/community/FakeRaidHowto


name: xinerama
author: Seveas!n=seveas@ubuntu/member/seveas
added: 2006-06-19 15:02:06.141838
value:
  an extension to !X to use two or more physical displays as one large virtual display. See https://help.ubuntu.com/community/XineramaHowTo - See also !DualHead


name: persistence
author: Seveas!n=seveas@ubuntu/member/seveas
added: 2006-06-19 15:11:04.458398
value:
  <reply> To have some persistent storage when using a Live CD, follow the instructions on https://help.ubuntu.com/community/LiveCDPersistence


name: boot
author: Seveas!n=seveas@ubuntu/member/seveas
added: 2006-06-19 15:24:07.129887
editor: dax!dax@freenode/staff-emeritus/dax
edited: 2016-03-29 05:39:13.219258+00:00
value:
  <reply> Boot options: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/BootOptions - To add your own startup scripts, use /etc/rc.local - See also !grub and !dualboot - Making a boot floppy: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/GrubHowto/BootFloppy - Also see https://help.ubuntu.com/community/SmartBootManagerHowto


name: inkscape
author: Madpilot!n=brian@ubuntu/member/madpilot
added: 2006-06-20 10:01:03.489127
value:
  <reply>Inkscape is a powerful vector graphics drawing application - see http://www.inkscape.org/ for more


name: gparted
author: Seveas!n=seveas@ubuntu/member/seveas
added: 2006-06-20 21:25:05.419873
editor: stdin!i=stdin@ubuntu/member/stdin
edited: 2009-01-08 12:18:42.066601+00:00
value:
  a !GTK/!Gnome !GUI partitioning program. Type « sudo apt-get install gparted » in a console to install it - A GParted "live" CD is available at http://gparted.sourceforge.net/livecd.php


name: steam
author: gnomefreak!n=gnomefre@ubuntu/member/gnomefreak
added: 2006-06-21 03:00:16.647648
editor: genii-around!~quassel@ubuntu/member/genii
edited: 2013-02-12 02:25:54.357990+00:00
value:
  <reply> Valve have officially announced that they are developing Steam and are working with !ubuntu during their development, see http://blogs.valvesoftware.com/linux/steamd-penguins/ for further details, see https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Valve for install instructions, you can also join #ubuntu-steam for discussion.


name: startup
author: gnomefreak!n=gnomefre@ubuntu/member/gnomefreak
added: 2006-06-21 03:02:52.657623
editor: LjL!n=ljl@ubuntu/member/ljl
edited: 2007-06-01 18:39:55.086952
value:
  <reply> To add programs to start up when you log into your Gnome session go to System>Preferences>Sessions and use the Startup Programs tab. For more information, see https://help.ubuntu.com/community/AddingProgramToSessionStartup - See !boot for starting non-interactive programs at boot


name: thunderbird
author: gnomefreak!n=gnomefre@ubuntu/member/gnomefreak
added: 2006-06-21 03:07:12.732736
editor: dax!dax@freenode/staff-emeritus/dax
edited: 2016-03-31 15:22:36.417511+00:00
value:
  <deleted><reply> Thunderbird is a free email client, capable of close cooperation with Firefox (both by the Mozilla Foundation). To make Thunderbird links open in Firefox, see http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=60427


name: burniso
author: thoreauputic!n=prospero@ubuntu/member/thoreauputic
added: 2006-06-22 14:17:16.814705
value:
  <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


name: sabdfl
author: Seveas!n=seveas@ubuntu/member/seveas
added: 2006-06-23 11:44:04.170328
value:
  <reply> Mark "sabdfl" Shuttleworth is our favourite cosmonaut, the founder of Canonical and the primary driver behind Ubuntu. You can find pieces of his thinking at http://www.markshuttleworth.com


name: devilspie
author: Seveas!n=seveas@ubuntu/member/seveas
added: 2006-06-23 19:34:05.486696
editor: tsimpson!~tsimpson@ubuntu/member/stdin
edited: 2011-08-21 20:23:21.380239+00:00
value:
  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


name: activedirectory
author: imbrandon!n=brandon@ubuntu/member/pdpc.active.imbrandon
added: 2006-06-23 22:07:05.680761
value:
  <reply> You can learn more about ActiveDirectory intergration at  https://help.ubuntu.com/community/ActiveDirectoryWinbindHowto


name: frostwire
author: Hobbsee!n=Hobbsee@ubuntu/member/hobbsee
added: 2006-06-26 15:50:29.301727
editor: tsimpson!~tsimpson@ubuntu/member/stdin
edited: 2011-09-07 11:28:42.156849+00:00
value:
  a totally open source !bittorrent client, based on Vuze, the Azureus BitTorrent Engine. For installation help, please see https://help.ubuntu.com/community/FrostWire


name: kopete-remove-tab
author: uniq!n=frode@ubuntu/member/frode
added: 2006-06-24 22:05:49.721531
editor: Pici!n=Pici@ubuntu/member/pdpc.professional.pici
edited: 2009-05-18 23:52:56.948342+00:00
value:
  <deleted><reply> To hide the tabview when there is only one tab: echo '[ChatWindowSettings]\nAlwaysShowTabs=false' >> ~/.kde/share/config/kopeterc


name: language
author: Seveas!n=seveas@ubuntu/member/seveas
added: 2006-07-02 10:45:17.797482
editor: krytarik!~krytarik@xebian/developer/krytarik
edited: 2016-11-24 04:47:22.831618+00:00
value:
  <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


name: sparc
author: ompaul!n=ompaul@ubuntu/member/ompaul
added: 2006-06-26 20:38:15.841422
editor: Pici!n=Pici@ubuntu/member/pdpc.professional.pici
edited: 2009-06-01 00:15:01.298670+00:00
value:
  <reply> Information on Ubuntu on SPARC platforms can be found here https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Installation/Sparc


name: ifrename
author: imbrandon!n=brandon@ubuntu/member/pdpc.active.imbrandon
added: 2006-06-27 04:00:58.254202
value:
  <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.


name: exploit
author: Seveas!n=seveas@ubuntu/member/seveas
added: 2006-06-27 20:36:36.881735
editor: IdleOne!~idleone@ubuntu/member/idleone
edited: 2011-05-18 19:22:08.981643+00:00
value:
  <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/


name: ban
author: gnomefreak!n=gnomefre@ubuntu/member/gnomefreak
added: 2006-06-30 22:10:52.611356
editor: krytarik!~krytarik@xebian/developer/krytarik
edited: 2016-11-27 09:16:37.792183+00:00
value:
  <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.


name: xfce
author: gnomefreak!n=gnomefre@ubuntu/member/gnomefreak
added: 2006-06-29 02:46:25.882558
editor: knome!lallinaho@ubuntu/member/knome
edited: 2015-07-08 00:45:25.684990+00:00
value:
  <reply> Xfce is a lightweight and configurable desktop environment used by !Xubuntu. Read more at http://xfce.org/


name: gpgerr
author: Seveas!n=seveas@ubuntu/member/seveas
added: 2006-06-29 17:03:36.063678
editor: nhandler!~nhandler@freenode/staff/ubuntu.member.nhandler
edited: 2010-11-30 02:27:36.696432+00:00
value:
  <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> »


name: cloak
author: apokryphos!n=apokryph@host-87-74-29-24.bulldogdsl.com
added: 2006-07-01 02:14:53.773485
editor: kryten!krytarik@xebian/developer/krytarik
edited: 2021-05-24 22:54:35.324461+00:00
value:
  <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


name: appdb
author: Seveas!n=seveas@ubuntu/member/seveas
added: 2006-07-01 15:20:15.567298
editor: Pici!i=8f709081@ubuntu/member/pici
edited: 2008-10-15 14:44:19.119771+00:00
value:
  <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


name: ubuntero
author: bimberi!n=bimberi@ubuntu/member/pdpc.active.bimberi
added: 2006-07-02 09:32:02.825323
value:
  <reply> To become an Ubuntero on Launchpad you need to sign the Code of Conduct.  See https://help.ubuntu.com/community/GnuPrivacyGuardHowto


name: sa
author: ompaul!n=ompaul@ubuntu/member/ompaul
added: 2006-07-02 16:44:02.444233
editor: LjL!n=ljl@ubuntu/member/ljl
edited: 2008-09-30 14:28:05.047079+00:00
value:
  <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


name: revu
author: Seveas!n=seveas@ubuntu/member/seveas
added: 2006-07-13 20:29:21.436670
editor: Pici!~Pici@ubuntu/member/pdpc.professional.pici
edited: 2011-06-08 14:58:20.703196+00:00
value:
  <reply> REVU is a web-based tool to give people who have worked on Ubuntu-specific packages a chance to "put their packages out there" for other people to look at and comment on in a structured manner. See https://wiki.ubuntu.com/MOTU/Packages/REVU  Please consider maintaining new packages in Debian rather than Ubuntu, they can be easily synced across.


name: fluxbuntu
author: imbrandon!n=brandon@ubuntu/member/pdpc.active.imbrandon
added: 2006-07-03 05:49:16.762997
editor: dax!dax@freenode/staff-emeritus/dax
edited: 2016-03-31 15:23:17.102516+00:00
value:
  <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/


name: kde firefox
author: uniq!n=frode@ubuntu/member/frode
added: 2006-07-03 23:37:36.960203
editor: rww!~rww@ubuntu/member/rww
edited: 2011-08-17 00:00:22.040499+00:00
value:
  <deleted><reply> Go to http://konquefox.free.fr/ for tips and tricks on making Firefox more KDE-friendly.


name: citrix
author: ompaul!n=ompaul@ubuntu/member/ompaul
added: 2006-07-05 13:23:41.227061
value:
  <reply> For help configuring the Citrix ICA Client, see: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/CitrixICAClientHowTo


name: schedule
author: Seveas!n=seveas@ubuntu/member/seveas
added: 2006-07-05 20:51:52.193409
editor: genii!~quassel@ubuntu/member/genii
edited: 2014-02-18 17:46:18.871551+00:00
value:
  <deleted><reply> A schedule of Trusty Tahr (14.04) release milestones can be found here: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/TrustyTahr/ReleaseSchedule


name: udev rules
author: uniq!n=frode@ubuntu/member/frode
added: 2006-07-06 22:32:04.129617
value:
  <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.


name: blacklist
author: Seveas!n=seveas@ubuntu/member/seveas
added: 2006-07-08 22:10:20.397920
editor: Pici!~Pici@ubuntu/member/pdpc.professional.pici
edited: 2011-03-29 19:19:00.621598+00:00
value:
  <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 »


name: django
author: Seveas!n=seveas@ubuntu/member/seveas
added: 2006-07-09 00:32:02.541483
value:
  a high level python web framework that encourages rapid development and clean, pragmatic design. - see http://www.djangoproject.com


name: ツ-#ubuntu-offtopic
author: Seveas!n=seveas@ubuntu/member/seveas
added: 2006-07-11 01:25:26.928964
value:
  the katakana character 'tsu' - often abused as smiley by Seveas and a truckload of other copycats ッ  


name: hi
author: Seveas!n=seveas@ubuntu/member/seveas
added: 2006-07-11 17:20:25.361079
editor: rww!~rww@ubuntu/member/rww
edited: 2014-10-25 17:56:42.704536+00:00
value:
  <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!


name: versioning
author: Seveas!n=seveas@ubuntu/member/seveas
added: 2006-07-12 13:42:32.795599
editor: rww!~rww@ubuntu/member/rww
edited: 2015-03-13 05:57:38.541369+00:00
value:
  <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


name: monitoring
author: Seveas!n=seveas@ubuntu/member/seveas
added: 2006-07-13 17:55:25.002261
value:
  <reply> There are many ways to monitor processes, here are a few: ps, top, htop, gnome-system-monitor, lavaps, wmtop


name: oldworld
author: Seveas!n=seveas@ubuntu/member/seveas
added: 2006-07-13 19:37:16.735606
value:
  <reply> For installation on Old World PowerMacs see this URL https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Installation/OldWorldMacs


name: mplayer
author: gnomefreak!n=ThunderS@ubuntu/member/gnomefreak
added: 2006-07-20 02:44:28.993018
editor: jussi!~jussi@ubuntu/member/jussi01
edited: 2011-07-18 11:06:08.550574+00:00
value:
  <deleted>a media player. It resides in the mutiverse repository and can easily be installed via applications -> add/remove. For codecs try !codecs


name: buntudot
author: imbrandon!n=brandon@ubuntu/member/pdpc.active.imbrandon
added: 2006-07-13 21:25:27.466456
editor: nhandler!~nhandler@freenode/staff/ubuntu.member.nhandler
edited: 2010-04-26 02:46:26.744031+00:00
value:
  <deleted><reply> http://www.buntudot.org is a 3rd party *buntu news website with articles, reviews, how-to’s, and links for all the buntu's ( not affiliated or run by Canonical Ltd. )


name: buntudot-also
author: imbrandon!n=brandon@ubuntu/member/pdpc.active.imbrandon
added: 2006-07-13 21:26:32.420533
editor: IdleOne!~idleone@ubuntu/member/idleone
edited: 2012-10-13 23:20:17.862882+00:00
value:
  <deleted>buntudot.org also runs a 3rd party Repository of ubuntu software see : http://www.buntudot.org/howtos/buntudotorg-repositories/


name: mentors-#ubuntu-motu
author: LaserJock!n=mantha@ubuntu/member/laserjock
added: 2006-07-13 21:55:22.305284
editor: jrib!n=jrib@upstream/dev/jrib
edited: 2007-08-22 00:36:17.462683
value:
  <reply> for initial mentoring to introduce you to the MOTU world check out https://wiki.ubuntu.com/MOTU/Mentoring/Contributor


name: ops-#ubuntu-au
author: bimberi!n=bimberi@ubuntu/member/pdpc.active.bimberi
added: 2006-07-14 13:52:48.590768
editor: elkbuntu!n=melissa@ubuntu/member/elkbuntu
edited: 2007-12-15 05:51:08.368783
value:
  <reply> Fujitsu, elkbuntu, Kamping_Kaiser, siccness, yama, we have a problem here! [Use this in Emergencies only!]


name: classroom
author: Seveas!n=seveas@ubuntu/member/seveas
added: 2006-07-14 18:53:27.389050
value:
  <reply> The Ubuntu Classroom is a project which aims to tutor users about Ubuntu, Kubuntu and Xubuntu through biweekly sessions in #ubuntu-classroom - For more information visit https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Classroom


name: kb
author: LjL!n=ljl@62-101-126-215.ip.fastwebnet.it
added: 2006-07-18 23:12:20.777572
value:
  <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


name: backup
author: Spec!n=dragonco@ubuntu/member/spec
added: 2006-07-19 20:32:11.989873
editor: dax!~dax@freenode/staff/dax
edited: 2019-04-22 03:04:43.273166+00:00
value:
  <reply> There are many ways to back your system up. Here's a few: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/BackupYourSystem , https://help.ubuntu.com/community/DuplicityBackupHowto , https://wiki.ubuntu.com/HomeUserBackup , https://help.ubuntu.com/community/MondoMindi - See also !sbackup, !borg, and !cloning


name: oracle
author: Spec!n=dragonco@ubuntu/member/spec
added: 2006-07-19 22:24:00.022972
editor: rww!~rww@ubuntu/member/rww
edited: 2011-05-26 15:26:51.307485+00:00
value:
  <deleted><reply> If you -must- install oracle .... here's a good place to start: http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/server-storage/linux/xe-on-kubuntu-087822.html


name: mplayer-fonts
author: gnomefreak!n=ThunderS@ubuntu/member/gnomefreak
added: 2006-07-20 02:47:08.003541
value:
  <reply> No fonts in mplayer? Try " sudo apt-get install mplayer-fonts " ( multiverse must be enabled see !repos ).


name: defrag
author: Seveas!n=seveas@ubuntu/member/seveas
added: 2006-07-20 22:49:03.538899
editor: dax!dax@freenode/staff-emeritus/dax
edited: 2016-03-30 19:26:16.777992+00:00
value:
  <reply> The default Ubuntu filesystem (ext4) is engineered to avoid fragmentation issues in most cases. However, there is an online defragmentation tool available if needed. For more information, see `man e4defrag`


name: best
author: LjL!n=ljl@62-101-126-215.ip.fastwebnet.it
added: 2006-07-21 01:18:13.145445
editor: knome!lallinaho@ubuntu/member/knome
edited: 2014-03-19 19:23:35.330664+00:00
value:
  <deleted><reply> Usually, there is no single "best" application to perform a given task. It's up to you to choose, depending on your preferences, features you require, and other factors. Do NOT take polls in the channel.


name: ops-#xubuntu
author: Seveas!n=seveas@ubuntu/member/seveas
added: 2006-07-23 23:49:36.882966
editor: dax!dax@ubuntu/member/dax
edited: 2020-06-22 02:47:31.466273+00:00
value:
  <reply> Help! Channel emergency! (ONLY use this trigger in emergencies) - elky, Flannel, genii, ikonia, krytarik, mneptok, Myrtti, Pici, pleia2, Unit193.


name: gmail
author: bimberi!n=bimberi@ubuntu/member/pdpc.active.bimberi
added: 2006-07-28 02:16:53.915213
editor: dax!~dax@ubuntu/member/dax
edited: 2017-10-30 06:53:43.645439+00:00
value:
  a webmail service. For information on using it with Evolution see https://help.ubuntu.com/community/UsingGmailWithEvolution


name: ubuntucounter
author: Seveas!n=seveas@ubuntu/member/seveas
added: 2006-07-28 23:20:51.167650
editor: rww!~rww@98.248.170.140
edited: 2015-09-14 19:38:15.080717+00:00
value:
  <deleted><reply> Get counted! You can find the Ubuntu counter project on http://ubuntucounter.geekosophical.net/


name: canonical
author: Seveas!n=seveas@ubuntu/member/seveas
added: 2006-08-03 18:21:47.824795
value:
  <reply>Canonical Ltd. is committed to the development, distribution and promotion of open source software products, and to providing tools and support to the open source community. It is the driving force behind the Ubuntu, Kubuntu, Xubuntu, and Edubuntu Operating Systems. Canonical's website is at http://www.canonical.com/


name: xconfig
author: nalioth!i=nalioth@freenode/staff/ubuntu.member.nalioth
added: 2006-08-07 20:14:52.294021
value:
  <reply> To reconfigure your X server, open a console and type « sudo dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg » - To configure only the driver and resolution, type « sudo dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg -phigh » - See also !FixRes


name: virus
author: ompaul!n=ompaul@ubuntu/member/ompaul
added: 2006-08-11 08:38:28.110866
editor: knome!lallinaho@ubuntu/member/knome
edited: 2015-07-06 22:31:40.245722+00:00
value:
  <reply> Antivirus is something you don't need on !Linux, except where files are then passed to Windows computers (perhaps using Samba). See https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Antivirus


name: chroot
author: ompaul!n=ompaul@ubuntu/member/ompaul
added: 2006-08-11 17:28:50.579969
editor: Pici!~Pici@ubuntu/member/pdpc.professional.pici
edited: 2010-06-15 17:12:19.613638+00:00
value:
  <reply> A chroot is used to make programs believe that the directory they are running in is really the root directory. It can be used to stop programs accessing files outside of that directory, or for compiling 32bit applications in a 64bit environment - see https://help.ubuntu.com/community/BasicChroot


name: ntfs-3g
author: Seveas!n=seveas@ubuntu/member/seveas
added: 2006-08-11 19:48:36.889862
editor: Seveas!n=seveas@ubuntu/member/seveas
edited: 2007-04-21 09:57:49.402921
value:
  a Linux driver which allows read/write access to NTFS partitions. Installation instructions at https://help.ubuntu.com/community/MountingWindowsPartitions


name: imap4rev1
author: Seveas!n=seveas@ubuntu/member/seveas
added: 2006-08-12 16:40:07.742388
value:
  a broken and unsupported option in Evolution. IMAP supports all IMAP servers, and should be used instead. See http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=324118 for more information.


name: ops-#ubuntuforums
author: Seveas!n=seveas@ubuntu/member/seveas
added: 2006-08-21 18:53:33.980978
editor: jussi!quassel@ubuntu/member/beanpc.jussi01
edited: 2012-07-26 07:00:11.835549+00:00
value:
  <reply>Help!! bodhizazen jacob jdong cariboo907 ibuclaw Silver-Fox- Iowan howefield CharlesA overdrank forestpiskie Arificial_Intel nothingspecial nlsthzn oldos2er quackers wildmanne39 or matt_symes


name: aiglx
author: gnomefreak!n=gnomefre@ubuntu/member/gnomefreak
added: 2006-08-24 00:17:52.907095
editor: IdleOne!~idleone@ubuntu/member/idleone
edited: 2012-10-13 23:27:51.372019+00:00
value:
  <reply> AIGLX is a project that aims to enable GL-accelerated effects on a standard desktop. Supported cards: Nvidia: GeForce3 or newer; ATI: Radeon 7000 through X800; Intel: i810 or newer. Howto: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/CompositeManager For older Nvidia or newer ATI cards see !xgl


name: u
author: Seveas!n=seveas@ubuntu/member/seveas
added: 2006-08-25 18:09:14.727200
editor: rww!robert@rww.name
edited: 2014-03-19 19:39:29.685650+00:00
value:
  <reply> Shortened English is difficult for some non-native English speakers to read. Please use full words instead. Thanks!


name: picard
author: gnomefreak!n=gnomefre@ubuntu/member/gnomefreak
added: 2006-08-26 02:31:18.679139
editor: tsimpson!~tsimpson@ubuntu/member/stdin
edited: 2011-03-03 21:33:31.399972+00:00
value:
  a digital audio fingerprinting/tagging program using the MusicBrainz online music database, not unlike freedb. It can be used to identify *and* tag files in your music collection. Usage instructions: http://musicbrainz.org/doc/HowToTagFilesWithPicard ; Ubuntu installation instructions: http://musicbrainz.org/doc/PicardLinuxInstall


name: subversion
author: nalioth!i=nalioth@freenode/staff/ubuntu.member.nalioth
added: 2006-08-27 02:03:51.145556
value:
  an open source application used for revision control. It is sometimes abbreviated to svn in reference to the name of its command line interface. Look here for a Subversion How To on Ubuntu: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Subversion


name: trac
author: nalioth!i=nalioth@freenode/staff/ubuntu.member.nalioth
added: 2006-08-27 02:11:14.839732
value:
  an open source, enhanced wiki and issue tracking system for software development projects. Look here for a Trac How To on Ubuntu: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/UbuntuTracHowto


name: counter
author: Madpilot!n=brian@ubuntu/member/madpilot
added: 2006-08-31 09:01:29.649977
editor: rww!~rww@98.248.170.140
edited: 2015-09-14 19:38:34.771114+00:00
value:
  <deleted><reply>The Ubuntu Counter is where Ubuntu (based) systems can go to get their machine counted. Get counted at http://ubuntucounter.geekosophical.net


name: newton
author: Hobbsee!n=Hobbsee@ubuntu/member/hobbsee
added: 2006-09-03 09:32:03.474929
editor: tsimpson!n=stdin@ubuntu/member/stdin
edited: 2009-11-08 01:11:52.078066+00:00
value:
  <deleted>a desktop wiki for storing data fast and efficiently. It has a html syntax engine to allow easy formatting. To install it in Dapper Drake: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=185972


name: soundblaster
author: Spec!n=dragonco@ubuntu/member/spec
added: 2006-09-07 18:20:26.513106
value:
  If you need help with setting up your soundblaster card, then visit https://help.ubuntu.com/community/SoundcardsWithHardwareSynth


name: framebuffer
author: Spec!n=dragonco@ubuntu/member/spec
added: 2006-09-07 18:25:15.235649
editor: Pici!~pici@ubuntu/member/pdpc.professional.pici
edited: 2015-09-14 20:52:56.606974+00:00
value:
  <deleted><reply> Information about changing your framebuffer modes in GRUB can be found at https://wiki.ubuntu.com/FrameBuffer#grub


name: baddevice
author: Hawkwind!n=SoS@ulteo/community/leader/forum/admin/Hawkwind
added: 2006-09-09 00:35:41.048881
editor: IdleOne!~idleone@ubuntu/member/idleone
edited: 2012-10-13 23:31:05.462362+00:00
value:
  <deleted><reply> If you are receiving an error similar to "X Error: BadDevice, invalid or uninitialized input device 168", it can be safely ignored. If you want to get rid of the error messages then please visit this page: http://seerofsouls.com/wiki/How-Tos/BadDeviceErrors


name: repos-#kubuntu
author: Hawkwind!n=SoS@ulteo/community/leader/forum/admin/Hawkwind
added: 2006-09-13 06:04:21.903634
editor: LjL!n=ljl@ubuntu/member/ljl
edited: 2008-02-20 00:23:40.947907
value:
  <reply> The packages in Kubuntu are divided into various sections. See https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Repositories/Kubuntu - See https://wiki.ubuntu.com/RecommendedSources for the recommended way to set up your repositories


name: sound-#kubuntu
author: Hawkwind!n=SoS@ulteo/community/leader/forum/admin/Hawkwind
added: 2006-09-14 19:14:50.135562
editor: tsimpson!i=stdin@ubuntu/member/stdin
edited: 2009-11-21 20:21:54.712670+00:00
value:
  <reply> If you're having problems with sound see https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Sound - https://help.ubuntu.com/community/SoundTroubleshooting - For playing audio files, see !Players and !MP3


name: nickspam
author: ompaul!n=ompaul@ubuntu/member/ompaul
added: 2006-09-16 15:00:49.065302
editor: m4v!~znc@unaffiliated/m4v
edited: 2013-02-28 16:55:08.112635+00:00
value:
  <reply> You should avoid changing your nick in a busy channel like #ubuntu, or other Ubuntu channels; it causes excessive scrolling which is unfair to new users. Please set your preferred nick in your client's settings instead. See also « /msg $nick Guidelines »


name: eol
author: Seveas!n=seveas@ubuntu/member/seveas
added: 2006-09-18 04:08:52.439688
editor: dax!dax@freenode/staff/dax
edited: 2019-09-26 15:56:29.740588+00:00
value:
  <reply> End-Of-Life is when security updates and support for an Ubuntu release stop. Make sure to update Ubuntu before it goes EOL so you get updates promptly for newly-discovered security vulnerabilities. See https://help.ubuntu.com/community/EOL and https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Releases for more info. Looking to upgrade from an EOL release? See https://help.ubuntu.com/community/EOLUpgrades


name: autoscroll
author: fdoving!n=frode@ubuntu/member/frode
added: 2006-09-24 23:47:53.981974
value:
  <reply> if you want to enable middle-click-drag-scrolling for konqueror: open konqueror -> settings -> configure konqueror -> uncheck "middle click opens selected web address." Firefox: open firefox. in the address field type 'about:config' and hit enter. Now in the Filter box, type 'autoscroll', rightclick on general.autoScroll -> Toggle. The line should read 'general.autoScroll  user set boolean true'. Enjoy.


name: youtube sound
author: Hawkwind!n=SoS@ulteo/community/leader/forum/admin/Hawkwind
added: 2006-09-25 03:55:56.709034
value:
  <reply> If you aren't getting sound while watching videos on youtube then please read this URL: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?p=1087994


name: vncfix
author: bimberi!n=bimberi@ubuntu/member/pdpc.active.bimberi
added: 2006-09-26 02:23:45.083320
value:
  <reply> If you are getting errors like "could not open default font 'fixed'" when running a VNC server: 'sudo ln -s /usr/share/X11/fonts /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts'


name: nothing
author: LjL!n=ljl@62-101-126-215.ip.fastwebnet.it
added: 2006-09-28 17:58:44.973082
editor: LjL!n=ljl@unaffiliated/ljl
edited: 2007-02-12 01:23:56.107480
value:
  <reply> Saying "It says nothing", "It does nothing" is generally not very useful for troubleshooting. Please be as specific as possible: if you see a black screen, say so, if you see a shell prompt, say so, if you see an !error message, say so - Also, most !CLI commands don't print anything when they succeed, but only when they fail.


name: ubuntu counter
author: Hawkwind!n=SoS@ulteo/community-leader/Hawkwind
added: 2006-09-29 01:52:29.502440
editor: rww!~rww@98.248.170.140
edited: 2015-09-14 19:38:26.005705+00:00
value:
  <deleted><reply> If you want to register with the Ubuntu Counter project, please visit this page:  http://ubuntucounter.geekosophical.net/useraccount.php?action=newuser


name: beryl
author: Amaranth!n=travis@ubuntu/member/amaranth
added: 2006-10-03 04:26:40.068118
editor: tomreyn!tomreyn@megaglest/team/tomreyn
edited: 2025-11-08 12:25:27.233759
value:
  <deleted><reply> Beryl has been merged with Compiz to form Compiz-Fusion.  New Beryl installs are discouraged. See also !compiz


name: flash64bit
author: Seveas!n=seveas@ubuntu/member/seveas
added: 2006-10-04 11:18:38.182507
value:
  <reply> You can run Flash, Real, and Java plugins in AMD64 bit computers with Firefox. see the steps to follow at https://help.ubuntu.com/community/FirefoxAMD64FlashJava


name: planet
author: apokryphos!n=apokryph@87-194-86-227.bethere.co.uk
added: 2006-10-06 22:07:15.877818
value:
  <reply> Planet Ubuntu (blogs of Ubuntu developers and members) can be found at http://planet.ubuntu.com


name: wink
author: Hawkwind!n=SoS@ulteo/community-leader/Hawkwind
added: 2006-10-07 19:33:39.628647
editor: tsimpson!~tsimpson@ubuntu/member/stdin
edited: 2011-03-03 21:41:50.103730+00:00
value:
  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/


name: ro
author: zorglu_!n=zorglub@134.43.102-84.rev.gaoland.net
added: 2006-10-08 20:21:21.376208
value:
  <reply> Daca doriti ajutor sau doriti sa discutati despre Ubuntu/Kubuntu/Xubuntu, intrati pe #ubuntu-ro


name: upstart
author: Hawkwind!n=SoS@ulteo/community-leader/Hawkwind
added: 2006-10-09 00:30:14.172470
value:
  <reply> Upstart is meant to replace the old Sys V Init system with an event-driven init model.  For more information please see: http://upstart.ubuntu.com/


name: tvout
author: LjL!n=ljl@62-101-126-215.ip.fastwebnet.it
added: 2006-10-11 01:28:09.452151
value:
  <reply> For help with enabling the TV-Out, see https://help.ubuntu.com/community/NvidiaTVOutNewbieEdition (Nvidia cards) or http://wiki.cchtml.com/index.php/Tvout (ATI cards, *untested*)


name: dash
author: LjL!n=ljl@62-101-126-215.ip.fastwebnet.it
added: 2006-10-15 22:19:13.313561
editor: Pricey!~pricey@freenode/staff/pricey
edited: 2013-12-03 13:39:35.974289+00:00
value:
  <reply>/bin/sh links to the DASH shell in all releases since Ubuntu Edgy (6.10). Since DASH is not 100% compatible with the BASH shell, some scripts might break. You can make scripts execute using  BASH by changing the first line of the script to « #! /bin/bash | See also https://wiki.ubuntu.com/DashAsBinSh


name: nonxgl
author: Seveas!n=seveas@ubuntu/member/seveas
added: 2006-10-20 18:25:23.448125
value:
  a script that allows you to run applications which require direct rendering under XGL (e.g. OpenGL games). It only works with nVidia cards. More information here: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=176636


name: feisty
author: Mez!i=mez@ubuntu/member/mez
added: 2006-10-21 05:12:07.730599
editor: Pici!n=Pici@ubuntu/member/pici
edited: 2009-01-16 14:15:22.536048+00:00
value:
  <reply> Ubuntu 7.04 (Feisty Fawn) was the sixth release of Ubuntu. End Of Life: October 19th, 2008. See !eol and !upgrade for more details.


name: md5sum
author: Hawkwind!n=SoS@ulteo/community-leader/Hawkwind
added: 2006-10-21 05:40:18.096563
editor: hggdh!~hggdh@ubuntu/member/hggdh
edited: 2020-08-15 00:12:40.323358+00:00
value:
  <reply> To verify your Ubuntu ISO image (or other files for which a checksum is provided), see https://ubuntu.com/tutorials/how-to-verify-ubuntu


name: traffic
author: LjL!n=ljl@62-101-126-215.ip.fastwebnet.it
added: 2006-10-22 01:00:37.784118
editor: jrib!n=jrib@upstream/dev/jrib
edited: 2009-12-14 16:23:57.525654+00:00
value:
  <reply> NOTICE - There is a lot of traffic in this channel at the moment. Please try to keep your sentences into a single message, avoid repeating the same question multiple times, use http://paste.ubuntu.com for pasting, remember to mention the nickname of the person you're addressing, and join #ubuntu-offtopic for anything that is not Ubuntu support. Thank you for understanding!


name: topic
author: Seveas!n=seveas@ubuntu/member/seveas
added: 2006-10-22 18:02:36.233384
value:
  <reply> Please read the channel topic whenever you enter, as it contains important information. To view it at any time after joining, simply type /topic


name: modeline
author: zorglu_!n=zorglub@86.73.86.143
added: 2006-10-22 20:21:59.739060
editor: PriceChild!n=pricechi@ubuntu/member/pricechild
edited: 2007-04-04 02:26:21.499627
value:
  <reply>A Modeline is a config line in the X server configuration file that gives info about a connected display and how to drive it at a specified display resolution. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/XFree86_Modeline for more details. Here are 2 links to generate modelines which fit your monitor: http://bohne-lang.de/spec/linux/modeline/ and http://xtiming.sourceforge.net/cgi-bin/xtiming.pl


name: leet
author: Seveas!n=seveas@ubuntu/member/seveas
added: 2006-10-22 20:34:05.337016
editor: Pici!~Pici@ubuntu/member/pdpc.professional.pici
edited: 2012-08-07 15:38:27.580609+00:00
value:
  <reply> 1337 i5 nigh-inc0mpr3h3n5ib13 70 u5 n00bs, 4nd n0b0dy c4r35 if UR 4 1337 h4x0r. Giv3 i7 4 r357.


name: sunbird
author: Hawkwind!n=SoS@ulteo/community-leader/Hawkwind
added: 2006-10-24 04:29:32.386228
value:
  <reply> Mozilla Sunbird™ is a cross-platform calendar application, built upon Mozilla Toolkit. Our goal is to bring Mozilla-style ease-of-use to your calendar, without tying you to a particular storage solution.


name: popcon
author: gnomefreak!n=gnomefre@ubuntu/member/gnomefreak
added: 2006-10-25 14:03:31.953937
editor: Jucato!n=Jucato@ubuntu/member/Jucato
edited: 2008-04-24 08:08:52.607031
value:
  <reply> The Ubuntu Popularity Contest project is an attempt to map the usage of Ubuntu packages. To participate, install the package "popularity-contest", and see  http://popcon.ubuntu.com/ and https://wiki.ubuntu.com/LucasNussbaum/PopconDraft


name: ta-#ubuntu-offtopic
author: LjL!n=ljl@62-101-126-215.ip.fastwebnet.it
added: 2006-10-26 03:06:28.928562
value:
  <reply> The Arabic letter ت signifies a soft T, and is used as a smiley by yipe and almost no one else.


name: torrents
author: apokryphos!n=apokryph@87-194-86-227.bethere.co.uk
added: 2006-10-26 13:27:56.991923
editor: dax!dax@ubuntu/member/dax
edited: 2020-04-23 18:16:52.044605+00:00
value:
  <reply> $curStable can be torrented from http://torrent.ubuntu.com/simple/$curStableLower/desktop/ubuntu-$curStableNum-desktop-amd64.iso.torrent or http://torrent.ubuntu.com/simple/$curStableLower/live-server/ubuntu-$curStableNum-live-server-amd64.iso.torrent depending on your needs. Other flavors can be found at http://torrent.ubuntu.com:6969


name: biarch
author: apokryphos!n=apokryph@87-194-86-227.bethere.co.uk
added: 2006-10-26 17:57:39.827945
value:
  <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


name: aptproxy
author: bimberi!n=dsymons@DKPP-p-144-134-117-246.prem.tmns.net.au
added: 2006-10-27 04:06:15.816110
value:
  <reply> apt-proxy is a program that acts as a local apt repository server for a LAN, only fetching from the internet when required. To set it up see https://help.ubuntu.com/community/AptProxy


name: tar-#kubuntu
author: Mez!i=Mez@ubuntu/member/mez
added: 2006-10-28 06:11:09.915345
value:
  <reply> Files with extensions .tar, .gz, .tgz, .zip, .bz2, .7z, .ace and other archive file formats can be opened with ark - also see https://help.ubuntu.com/community/FileCompression


name: launch-feedback
author: Jucato!n=jucato@210.5.115.34
added: 2006-10-28 15:53:06.439372
value:
  <reply> The Launch Feedback setting can be found in KControl. Press Alt+F2 and type in "kcontrol" (without the quotes). It is located under the Appearance and Themes group


name: ubugtu
author: LjL!n=ljl@62-101-126-215.ip.fastwebnet.it
added: 2006-10-28 21:55:34.487364
editor: dax!~dax@ubuntu/member/dax
edited: 2017-10-30 06:45:13.284041+00:00
value:
  an Ubuntu Bot. Usage info: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/IRC/Bots - Please don't play with the bot in the main channel.


name: dvd-torrent-#kubuntu
author: Seveas!n=seveas@ubuntu/member/seveas
added: 2006-10-28 22:08:07.729440
editor: stdin!i=stdin@ubuntu/member/stdin
edited: 2008-05-22 08:10:10.703741
value:
  <reply> If you want to download a DVD version of Hardy Heron via a torrent, here is where you should look: http://torrent.ubuntu.com/kubuntu/releases/hardy/release/dvd/


name: tarball
author: LjL!n=ljl@62-101-126-215.ip.fastwebnet.it
added: 2006-10-29 18:09:46.250811
value:
  <reply> Files with ".tar.gz", ".tar.bz2" or ".tgz" extensions are compressed archive formats, similar to ZIP files. See !tar for extracting them. Some of these files contain programs in source code form; see !compile for getting them to run.


name: uuid
author: Jucato!n=jucato@210.213.192.24
added: 2006-10-30 12:22:39.347132
editor: Amaranth!n=travis@ubuntu/member/Amaranth
edited: 2007-09-06 10:56:31.746978
value:
  <reply> To see a list of your devices/partitions and their corresponding UUID's, run this command in a !shell: « sudo blkid » (see https://wiki.ubuntu.com/LibAtaForAtaDisks for the rationale behind the transition to UUID)


name: picasa
author: Seveas!i=seveas@conference/ubuntuconf/x-658f92a537338062
added: 2006-11-06 00:04:39.337487
editor: IdleOne!~idleone@ubuntu/member/idleone
edited: 2012-10-13 23:21:44.139518+00:00
value:
  <reply>You can no longer use picasa in linux natively.  It's !wine !appdb profile can be found at http://appdb.winehq.org/objectManager.php?sClass=application&iId=2024


name: kickoff
author: apokryphos!n=apokryph@87-194-86-227.bethere.co.uk
added: 2006-11-06 12:00:09.058455
editor: tsimpson!~tsimpson@ubuntu/member/stdin
edited: 2011-03-03 21:42:33.061415+00:00
value:
  <deleted>a new KDE menu replacement developed by openSUSE. See http://www.kdedevelopers.org/node/2331


name: xdmcp
author: Seveas!i=seveas@conference/ubuntuconf/x-0f73814b6203b278
added: 2006-11-07 20:45:30.338898
value:
  the X Display Manger Control Protocol -- look at http://tldp.org/HOWTO/XDMCP-HOWTO/ to find out how to configure it


name: kopete-icq-aim
author: fdoving!n=frode@ubuntu/member/frode
added: 2006-11-09 00:24:01.272138
editor: dax!dax@freenode/staff-emeritus/dax
edited: 2016-04-02 04:28:55.637522+00:00
value:
  <deleted><reply> Due to a bug within Kopete's AIM/ICQ plugin, Kopete will not connect correctly to AIM/ICQ. Working versions can be found at: http://ubuntu.lnix.net/misc/kopete-fix/


name: generic
author: bimberi!n=dave@ubuntu/member/pdpc.active.bimberi
added: 2006-11-13 02:36:49.440454
value:
  <reply> Background to the decision to replace -686, k7 and -smp kernels with -generic can be found here https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-devel/2006-August/019983.html (the -386 kernel is still available if needed)


name: lart-#ubuntu-offtopic
author: LjL!n=ljl@81-208-36-87.ip.fastwebnet.it
added: 2006-11-21 22:47:59.539735
editor: jussi!~jussi01@ubuntu/member/jussi01
edited: 2010-04-18 13:35:02.020738+00:00
value:
  <deleted><reply> L.A.R.T. is a development tool used for social engineering. [Luser Attitude Readjustment Tool]


name: winkey
author: bimberi!n=dave@ubuntu/member/pdpc.active.bimberi
added: 2006-11-23 02:18:53.988429
editor: jrib!n=jrib@upstream/dev/jrib
edited: 2007-05-13 23:11:53.023790
value:
  <reply> To use the windows key as a modifier in a keyboard shortcut you can edit the shortcut settings manually in gconf-editor.  The windows key is represented as "<super>".  Metacity shortcuts can be found in the /apps/metaicty/* gconf keys.


name: ivtv
author: LjL!n=ljl@81-208-36-87.ip.fastwebnet.it
added: 2006-11-24 15:45:53.737768
editor: IdleOne!~idleone@ubuntu/member/idleone
edited: 2012-10-13 23:21:44.285306+00:00
value:
  <deleted><reply> IVTV can be installed on Edgy by following the guide at https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Install_IVTV_Edgy


name: adduser
author: LjL!n=ljl@81-208-36-87.ip.fastwebnet.it
added: 2006-11-24 17:00:44.828276
editor: jrib!~jrib@upstream/dev/jrib
edited: 2013-06-27 20:30:10.861349+00:00
value:
  <reply> To add new users to your Ubuntu system, follow the instructions at https://help.ubuntu.com/community/AddUsersHowto - For administrative privileges, users need to be made members of the group "sudo" - See !sudo


name: en
author: Seveas!n=seveas@ubuntu/member/seveas
added: 2006-11-25 14:35:17.075681
editor: krytarik!~krytarik@xebian/developer/krytarik
edited: 2016-12-13 17:11:01.896654+00:00
value:
  <reply> The main Ubuntu IRC channels are English only.  For a complete list of channels in other languages, please visit https://wiki.ubuntu.com/IRC/ChannelList


name: openweek
author: apokryphos!n=apokryph@87-194-86-227.bethere.co.uk
added: 2006-11-25 21:27:11.821245
editor: Mez!n=mez@ubuntu/member/mez
edited: 2008-08-07 22:33:03.454264+00:00
value:
  <reply>Ubuntu is hosting a series of introductory sessions for people who want to join the Ubuntu community, which all takes place in a week. See https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuOpenWeek for schedules, logs, and instructions.


name: gimpshop
author: bimberi!n=dave@ubuntu/member/pdpc.active.bimberi
added: 2006-11-27 00:59:13.536178
editor: IdleOne!~idleone@ubuntu/member/idleone
edited: 2012-10-13 23:38:00.685210+00:00
value:
  <deleted>a hack that makes The Gimp look and feel more like Photoshop.  A .deb for Ubuntu is available via http://plasticbugs.com/?page_id=294


name: autostart
author: apokryphos!n=apokryph@87-194-86-227.bethere.co.uk
added: 2006-11-28 14:04:30.554533
editor: dax!dax@freenode/staff-emeritus/dax
edited: 2016-03-31 15:49:36.283031+00:00
value:
  <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


name: ge
author: Seveas!n=seveas@ubuntu/member/seveas
added: 2006-11-28 21:46:10.389601
editor: LjL!n=ljl@ubuntu/member/ljl
edited: 2007-09-26 18:58:34.421840
value:
  <reply> ქართული ენაზე დახმარების მიღებისთვის გთხოვთ შემობრძანდით #ubuntu-ge / Kartuli enaze dakhmarebis mighebistvis gtkhovt shemobrdzandit #ubuntu-ge


name: iceweasel
author: Hobbsee!n=Hobbsee@ubuntu/member/hobbsee
added: 2006-11-29 03:21:05.639972
value:
  <reply>Iceweasel's homepage is http://www.gnu.org/software/gnuzilla/ with more detailed information at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iceweasel


name: questions-#ubuntu-classroom-chat
author: LjL!n=ljl@81-208-36-87.ip.fastwebnet.it
added: 2006-11-29 22:37:06.749658
value:
  <reply> Please ask your questions here in #ubuntu-classroom-chat rather than #ubuntu-classroom (prefix them with "QUESTION: " or the instructor's nickname)


name: ldap
author: LjL!n=ljl@81-208-36-87.ip.fastwebnet.it
added: 2006-11-29 23:50:51.908498
editor: stdin!i=stdin@ubuntu/member/stdin
edited: 2009-02-03 11:24:16.936115+00:00
value:
  <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


name: who
author: bimberi!n=dave@ubuntu/member/pdpc.active.bimberi
added: 2006-11-30 00:12:21.778737
editor: Hobbsee!n=Hobbsee@ubuntu/member/hobbsee
edited: 2007-04-08 08:10:07.814617
value:
  <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 :)


name: bigiron
author: bimberi!n=dave@ubuntu/member/pdpc.active.bimberi
added: 2006-11-30 02:44:44.763811
value:
  <reply> Ubuntu's "bigiron" server kernel (linux-image-server-bigiron) is geared towards systems with more than 8 CPUs.


name: oin
author: apokryphos!n=apokryph@87-194-86-227.bethere.co.uk
added: 2006-11-30 13:10:51.894298
editor: Pici!n=Pici@ubuntu/member/pdpc.professional.pici
edited: 2009-05-18 23:57:07.985465+00:00
value:
  <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/


name: rosetta
author: tonyyarusso!n=anthony@d235-240-148.home1.cgocable.net
added: 2006-12-01 01:05:19.177157
editor: jussi01!n=jussi01@ubuntu/member/jussi01
edited: 2008-07-15 19:34:48.670293
value:
  <reply>rosetta is a Web-based system for translating open source software into any language. See https://launchpad.net/rosetta


name: grue
author: Madpilot!n=brian@ubuntu/member/madpilot
added: 2006-12-01 07:01:30.966919
editor: Pici!n=Pici@ubuntu/member/pdpc.professional.pici
edited: 2009-11-24 17:10:42.837857+00:00
value:
  <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. 


name: dualhead
author: Seveas!n=seveas@ubuntu/member/seveas
added: 2006-12-01 23:30:58.976075
value:
  <reply> Information about dual-head on linux can be found on http://wiki.linuxquestions.org/wiki/DualHead - See also !Xinerama


name: uck
author: apokryphos!n=apokryph@87-194-86-227.bethere.co.uk
added: 2006-12-07 20:30:37.370830
editor: tsimpson!~tsimpson@ubuntu/member/stdin
edited: 2011-03-03 21:42:49.087113+00:00
value:
  a tool that helps you customise official Ubuntu Live CDs (including Kubuntu/Xubuntu and Edubuntu) to your needs. See http://uck.sourceforge.net/


name: noicons
author: tonyyarusso!n=anthony@d235-240-148.home1.cgocable.net
added: 2006-12-09 05:01:33.420515
value:
  <reply> To get rid of all icons on your gnome-desktop, run gconf-editor and edit the value /apps/nautilus/preferences/show_desktop


name: offtopic-#xubuntu
author: LjL!n=ljl@81-208-36-87.ip.fastwebnet.it
added: 2006-12-09 21:58:10.742212
value:
  <reply> #xubuntu is the Xubuntu support channel, #xubuntu-devel for discussion regarding development of Xubuntu, and #xubuntu-offtopic is for random chatter. Welcome!


name: shortcuts
author: LjL!n=ljl@81-208-36-87.ip.fastwebnet.it
added: 2006-12-10 21:23:38.443882
editor: dax!dax@freenode/staff-emeritus/dax
edited: 2016-03-30 15:24:04.871269+00:00
value:
  <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


name: kidding
author: tonyyarusso!n=anthony@d235-240-148.home1.cgocable.net
added: 2006-12-13 06:26:36.895252
editor: Pici!n=Pici@unaffiliated/pici
edited: 2007-11-09 19:33:47.537364
value:
  <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.


name: sbackup
author: LjL!n=ljl@81-208-36-87.ip.fastwebnet.it
added: 2006-12-13 19:57:48.521519
value:
  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


name: fsck
author: LjL!n=ljl@81-208-36-87.ip.fastwebnet.it
added: 2006-12-13 20:01:03.242973
editor: tsimpson!~tsimpson@ubuntu/member/stdin
edited: 2011-05-04 07:55:19.977784+00:00
value:
  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


name: errors
author: LjL!n=ljl@81-208-36-87.ip.fastwebnet.it
added: 2006-12-14 19:48:01.030494
editor: LjL!n=ljl@ubuntu/member/ljl
edited: 2008-11-06 23:30:21.369110+00:00
value:
  <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


name: welcome-#xubuntu
author: LjL!n=ljl@81-208-36-87.ip.fastwebnet.it
added: 2006-12-14 19:53:24.699267
value:
  <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 :)


name: gui
author: LjL!n=ljl@81-208-36-87.ip.fastwebnet.it
added: 2006-12-14 19:56:09.243381
value:
  <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)


name: developer
author: LjL!n=ljl@81-208-36-87.ip.fastwebnet.it
added: 2006-12-14 20:04:59.997925
editor: dax!~dax@ubuntu/member/dax
edited: 2017-10-30 06:45:20.630037+00:00
value:
  <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.


name: elaborate
author: somerville32!n=somervil@ubuntu/member/somerville32
added: 2006-12-14 20:17:34.439041
editor: dax!dax@freenode/staff-emeritus/dax
edited: 2016-05-09 17:43:50.099143+00:00
value:
  <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.


name: minimal
author: LjL!n=ljl@81-208-36-87.ip.fastwebnet.it
added: 2006-12-15 03:19:53.639477
editor: tomreyn!~tomreyn@megaglest/team/tomreyn
edited: 2023-02-04 08:42:30.237338
value:
  <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


name: relationship
author: apokryphos!n=francis@87-194-86-227.bethere.co.uk
added: 2006-12-16 15:04:50.307334
editor: krytarik!~krytarik@xebian/developer/krytarik
edited: 2016-11-21 19:32:02.819000+00:00
value:
  <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!


name: teg
author: Hobbsee!n=Hobbsee@ubuntu/member/hobbsee
added: 2006-12-16 16:09:28.752820
editor: dax!~dax@freenode/staff/dax
edited: 2019-11-27 20:44:25.598875+00:00
value:
  <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.


name: ichthux
author: LjL!n=ljl@81-208-36-87.ip.fastwebnet.it
added: 2006-12-19 02:18:04.073937
editor: dax!dax@freenode/staff-emeritus/dax
edited: 2016-04-02 04:19:39.324670+00:00
value:
  <deleted><reply> Ichthux (Linux for Christians) is an unofficial Kubuntu derivative. See http://www.ichthux.com/


name: tuxracer
author: apokryphos!n=francis@87-194-86-227.bethere.co.uk
added: 2006-12-20 19:48:26.145573
value:
  <reply> Tuxracer is now renamed Planet Penguin Racer! The package is planetpenguin-racer in !universe. Enjoy.


name: o4o
author: LjL!n=ljl@81-208-36-87.ip.fastwebnet.it
added: 2006-12-21 03:36:09.654941
editor: kryten!krytarik@xebian/developer/krytarik
edited: 2021-05-24 22:54:05.328152+00:00
value:
  <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


name: gnash
author: nalioth!i=nalioth@freenode/staff/ubuntu.member.nalioth
added: 2006-12-24 19:11:58.828945
editor: pangolin!~idleone@ubuntu/member/idleone
edited: 2012-02-09 18:09:58.900673+00:00
value:
  <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/


name: deluge
author: LjL!n=ljl@81-208-36-87.ip.fastwebnet.it
added: 2006-12-28 20:42:49.281713
editor: Unit193!ukikie@ubuntu/member/unit193
edited: 2016-10-10 01:54:32.388707+00:00
value:
  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.


name: cubuntu
author: LjL!n=ljl@81-208-36-87.ip.fastwebnet.it
added: 2006-12-28 21:34:32.170603
editor: topyli!topyli@ubuntu/member/topyli
edited: 2011-10-28 19:39:24.404401+00:00
value:
  <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


name: kbuildsycoca
author: LjL!n=ljl@81-208-36-87.ip.fastwebnet.it
added: 2006-12-29 17:19:44.938440
editor: Jucato!n=jucato@ubuntu/member/Jucato
edited: 2007-02-19 13:24:03.656943
value:
  <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


name: autostart-#kubuntu
author: fdoving!n=frode@ubuntu/member/frode
added: 2007-01-03 22:27:00.025908
editor: tsimpson!~tsimpson@ubuntu/member/stdin
edited: 2010-10-30 01:32:29.417774+00:00
value:
  <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


name: xincludes
author: nalioth!i=nalioth@freenode/staff/ubuntu.member.nalioth
added: 2007-01-07 21:24:46.999309
editor: Pici!n=Pici@unaffiliated/pici
edited: 2008-02-18 18:36:23.313549
value:
  <reply>  When a program or configure script asks for "X includes", you should probably install the following package: xorg-dev


name: gtalk
author: somerville32!n=somervil@ubuntu/member/somerville32
added: 2007-01-09 08:44:17.378469
editor: stdin!i=stdin@ubuntu/member/stdin
edited: 2008-11-13 04:33:22.602827+00:00
value:
  <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


name: testing-#xubuntu
author: somerville32!n=somervil@ubuntu/member/somerville32
added: 2007-01-11 03:42:24.318995
editor: knome!knome@ubuntu/member/knome
edited: 2011-09-06 12:10:03.275987+00:00
value:
  <reply> For information on how to help test the next release of Xubuntu, please see https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Xubuntu/Testing


name: support-#xubuntu
author: somerville32!n=somervil@ubuntu/member/somerville32
added: 2007-01-11 08:54:11.370657
editor: Unit193!ukikie@ubuntu/member/unit193
edited: 2015-12-01 20:48:06.350301+00:00
value:
  <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/.


name: rockbox
author: Seveas!n=seveas@ubuntu/member/seveas
added: 2007-01-14 18:47:57.782894
editor: LjL!n=ljl@ubuntu/member/ljl
edited: 2007-05-04 14:21:18.731137
value:
  an open source firmware replacement for audio players from Archos, iRiver, Apple (iPod), and iAudio. See http://www.rockbox.org/ to get started!


name: lsb
author: Hawkwind!n=SoS@ulteo/community-leader/Hawkwind
added: 2007-01-15 09:14:12.535085
value:
  <reply> The Linux Standard Base, or LSB, is a joint project by several Linux distributions under the organizational structure of The Free Standards Group to standardize the internal structure of Linux-based operating systems. The LSB is based on the POSIX specification, the Single UNIX Specification, and several other open standards, but extends them in certain areas.


name: support-#ubuntuforums
author: Seveas!n=seveas@ubuntu/member/seveas
added: 2007-01-15 22:18:18.256938
editor: Myrtti!~myrtti@freenode/staff/ubuntu.myrtti
edited: 2012-06-30 19:41:36.223441+00:00
value:
  <reply> This is the Ubuntu Forums Community Chat, and is mainly used for offtopic conversations. If you are looking for support, please try #ubuntu. Thanks!


name: modeabuse-#ubuntu-offtopic
author: PriceChild!n=pricechi@ubuntu/member/pricechild
added: 2007-01-15 22:49:43.275528
value:
  <reply> The ops are bored and having a bit of fun... bear with us... they'll find something to code soon enough...


name: kdesvn
author: Mez!i=rg@ubuntu/member/mez
added: 2007-01-16 01:03:30.956770
editor: dax!dax@freenode/staff-emeritus/dax
edited: 2016-04-02 04:24:15.088364+00:00
value:
  <reply> See http://techbase.kde.org/Getting_Started/Sources/en for details on accessing KDE's code via SVN or Git


name: partner
author: PriceChild!n=pricechi@ubuntu/member/pricechild
added: 2007-01-16 21:37:44.449248
editor: genii-around!~quassel@ubuntu/member/genii
edited: 2012-11-09 20:42:46.207296+00:00
value:
  <reply> Canonical's partner repositories provide a location for software vendors to publish applications. The repo itself can be added by running this in a !terminal: « sudo add-apt-repository "deb http://archive.canonical.com/ $(lsb_release -sc) partner" »


name: usersplanet
author: tonyyarusso!n=anthony@ubuntu/member/tonyyarusso
added: 2007-01-19 07:14:44.625167
value:
  <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.


name: hurd
author: apokryphos!n=francis@87-194-86-227.bethere.co.uk
added: 2007-01-20 16:13:01.265092
value:
  <reply> The GNU Hurd is the GNU project's replacement for the Unix kernel. It is not ready for production use, as there are still many bugs and missing features. http://www.gnu.org/software/hurd/hurd.html


name: plg
author: LjL!n=ljl@81-208-36-87.ip.fastwebnet.it
added: 2007-01-20 16:53:07.761434
editor: jussi!~jussi@ubuntu/member/jussi01
edited: 2011-04-28 15:18:27.768190+00:00
value:
  <deleted><reply> Project Looking Glass is an environment with 3D windowing and visualization capabilities. Web site: https://lg3d-core.dev.java.net/ - Demo: http://wwws.sun.com/software/looking_glass/demo.html - Live CD: https://lg3d-livecd.dev.java.net/ - Binary Builds: https://lg3d-core.dev.java.net/binary-builds.html


name: compositor-#xubuntu
author: somerville32!n=somervil@ubuntu/member/somerville32
added: 2007-01-20 23:57:13.546455
editor: Unit193!ukikie@ubuntu/member/unit193
edited: 2015-12-01 23:50:29.481037+00:00
value:
  <reply> To disable Xfce's built-in compositor, go to Settings Manager → Window Manager Tweaks → Compositor. To fix tearing, you can try Compton instead, for which Xubuntu includes default settings.


name: stop
author: LjL!n=ljl@81-208-36-87.ip.fastwebnet.it
added: 2007-01-22 02:22:14.993690
editor: dax!dax@freenode/staff-emeritus/dax
edited: 2016-03-31 07:05:33.691002+00:00
value:
  <deleted><reply> NOTICE - Please stop this discussion NOW. See !offtopic for things that are inappropriate to discuss in this channel. Continuing will result in action being taken.


name: ddebs
author: Hobbsee!n=Hobbsee@ubuntu/member/hobbsee
added: 2007-01-22 04:07:44.769694
editor: hggdh!~hggdh@ubuntu/member/hggdh
edited: 2019-03-03 23:10:15.200728+00:00
value:
  <reply> Debugging symbol packages (ending in '-dbgsym') are available in a separate !APT repository at ddebs.ubuntu.com - more info at https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Debug%20Symbol%20Packages


name: ripping-#kubuntu
author: Mez!n=Mez@ubuntu/member/mez
added: 2007-01-22 15:20:46.479314
editor: tsimpson!~tsimpson@ubuntu/member/stdin
edited: 2010-10-30 01:45:19.259438+00:00
value:
  <reply> To rip an Audio CD in KDE, Choose "Open Audio CD in Dolphin" from the Device Notifier (or enter the address audiocd:/), then just copy + paste the tracks in the format you want. You can configure the settings from System Settings -> (Advanced tab) Audio Cds


name: membership
author: Mez!n=Mez@ubuntu/member/mez
added: 2007-01-22 16:02:33.331027
editor: IdleOne!~idleone@ubuntu/member/idleone
edited: 2013-12-04 22:29:06.238538+00:00
value:
  <reply>Ubuntu Membership means recognition of a significant and sustained contribution to Ubuntu and the Ubuntu community.  For more info see https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Membership/NewMember


name: arabic
author: LjL!n=ljl@81-208-36-87.ip.fastwebnet.it
added: 2007-01-22 19:07:42.847096
editor: LjL!n=ljl@ubuntu/member/ljl
edited: 2008-09-30 14:28:21.006455+00:00
value:
  <reply> For Arabic language support, please : /join #ubuntu-arabic : للحصول على الدعم باللغة العربية


name: medibuntu
author: LjL!n=ljl@81-208-36-87.ip.fastwebnet.it
added: 2007-01-22 19:29:22.054668
editor: Unit193!unit193@libera/staff/debian.unit193
edited: 2025-11-08 23:20:38.848804
value:
  <deleted><reply>The Medibuntu project has come to an end and its repository is no longer maintained and is offline.


name: clone
author: LjL!n=ljl@81-208-36-87.ip.fastwebnet.it
added: 2007-01-22 21:25:00.094132
editor: LjL!~ljl@unaffiliated/ljl
edited: 2013-11-07 22:13:08.789646+00:00
value:
  <reply> To replicate your packages selection on another machine (or restore it if re-installing), you can use the !software package "apt-clone" - See also !automate


name: virtualbox
author: LjL!n=ljl@81-208-36-87.ip.fastwebnet.it
added: 2007-01-23 16:27:30.381438
editor: pangolin!~idleone@ubuntu/member/idleone
edited: 2011-11-29 12:28:51.090853+00:00
value:
  <reply> Virtualbox is a virtualizer for x86 and amd64 architectures. It's available in the package "virtualbox" in the !repositories, and you can download the Virtualbox Extension Pack for additional, non-Free functionality at http://virtualbox.org . Additional details can be found at https://help.ubuntu.com/community/VirtualBox


name: virtualizers
author: LjL!n=ljl@81-208-36-87.ip.fastwebnet.it
added: 2007-01-23 16:27:34.157807
editor: LjL!n=ljl@ubuntu/member/ljl
edited: 2007-11-04 01:47:09.188383
value:
  <reply> There are several solutions for running other operating systems (or their programs) inside Ubuntu, while using the native CPU as much as possible: !QEmu (with !KQemu), !VirtualBox, !VMWare, as well as !WINE and !Cedega for Windows applications


name: modules
author: LjL!n=ljl@81-208-36-87.ip.fastwebnet.it
added: 2007-01-26 02:51:55.723998
editor: m4v!~znc@unaffiliated/m4v
edited: 2013-02-28 16:58:33.126399+00:00
value:
  <reply> To compile modules and drivers that are not bundled with the standard kernel,  for more info /msg $nick kernel  , install the relevant package, usually called "<modulename>-source", and run « sudo module-assistant » (you will have to do this again after kernel updates). To prevent specific modules from loading, see /msg $nick blacklist


name: spec
author: Spec!n=nwheeler@ubuntu/member/spec
added: 2007-01-26 18:21:47.387159
value:
  <reply> A spec is the details (specifications) of the components that make up software or a device. See: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+specs for specifications in Ubuntu.


name: support-#ubuntu-offtopic
author: LjL!n=ljl@81-208-36-87.ip.fastwebnet.it
added: 2007-01-28 21:19:04.032273
editor: rww!robert@rww.name
edited: 2014-03-27 19:14:38.743314+00:00
value:
  <reply> The official Ubuntu support channel is #ubuntu (see http://ubuntu.com/support and http://ubuntuforums.org as well). Please be aware that this channel is mainly for other discussion.


name: forkbomb
author: Spec!n=nwheeler@ubuntu/member/spec
added: 2007-01-31 02:09:42.202736
editor: ompaul!n=ompaul@freenode/staff/gnewsense.ompaul
edited: 2007-05-02 21:02:20.399706
value:
  <reply>  A forkbomb spells certain doom. It is a command that will take all clock cycles on a computer and render the machine in dire need of a reboot!


name: qa
author: Hobbsee!n=Hobbsee@ubuntu/member/hobbsee
added: 2007-01-31 10:29:22.490690
value:
  <reply>To change the importance of a bug, you need to be part of the Ubuntu QA team.  see https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuQA


name: security
author: LjL!n=ljl@81-208-36-87.ip.fastwebnet.it
added: 2007-01-31 19:20:20.985416
editor: dax!dax@freenode/staff-emeritus/rww
edited: 2016-02-16 22:21:16.335610+00:00
value:
  <reply> Security Updates are dealt with here:  https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Security - See also !root, !firewall, !server, and !usn


name: metisse
author: apokryphos!n=francis@unaffiliated/apokryphos
added: 2007-02-03 16:28:34.661672
editor: IdleOne!~idleone@ubuntu/member/idleone
edited: 2013-03-23 02:46:33.034221+00:00
value:
  <deleted><reply>Metisse is Mandriva's composite window manager. For more information, see http://www.mandriva.com/projects/metisse


name: staff
author: Seveas!n=seveas@ubuntu/member/seveas
added: 2007-02-04 18:30:28.782491
editor: Pici!~Pici@ubuntu/member/pdpc.professional.pici
edited: 2014-02-28 13:55:17.764327+00:00
value:
  <deleted><reply> Hey christel, Corey, Dave2, Gary, Myrtti, Pricey, VorTechS, jayne, marienz, niko, nhandler, tomaw, ldunn, I could use a bit of your time :)


name: au
author: elkbuntu!n=melissa@ubuntu/member/elkbuntu
added: 2007-02-06 10:55:00.367485
editor: kryten!krytarik@xebian/developer/krytarik
edited: 2021-05-24 22:54:43.339486+00:00
value:
  <reply> The Australian Local Community Team has channels here on Libera. They are #ubuntu-au for technical discussion, and #ubuntu-au-chat for social chatter.


name: eff
author: elkbuntu!n=melissa@ubuntu/member/elkbuntu
added: 2007-02-07 12:56:19.447362
value:
  The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) is a non-profit advocacy and legal organisation with the stated purpose of being dedicated to preserving free speech rights. http://www.eff.org/


name: synergy-#ubuntuforums
author: PriceChild!n=pricechi@ubuntu/member/pricechild
added: 2007-02-08 21:54:59.217949
value:
  <reply> Synergy is a means for the best threads on forums around the internet to be read by the masses. When a community admin or one of their delegated usergroups submits a thread, it enters the forum's "submission queue". Once every x hours (this number will be variable and based upon a number of factors) a thread from the queue will be accepted by the system at Zoints.com and then propagated across all Sy


name: upgradeproblem
author: elkbuntu!n=melissa@ubuntu/member/elkbuntu
added: 2007-02-09 15:06:46.059465
editor: Pici!n=Pici@ubuntu/member/pdpc.professional.pici
edited: 2009-04-07 17:30:43.350371+00:00
value:
  <deleted>There is a problem with the latest linux-image-generic package (is broken as for now) it is a known bug that is being sorted out here: https://launchpad.net/soyuz/+bug/83976


name: nick
author: LjL!n=ljl@unaffiliated/ljl
added: 2007-02-09 18:13:37.779532
editor: kryten!krytarik@xebian/developer/krytarik
edited: 2021-05-24 22:54:29.326745+00:00
value:
  <reply> Your nick is how people know you on IRC. Please don't change your nicknames too often (use «/nick <newnick>» for that), or it creates a lot of confusion. You should also !register your nick with Libera.


name: uvf
author: Hobbsee!n=Hobbsee@ubuntu/member/hobbsee
added: 2007-02-12 08:58:00.577474
editor: nhandler!~nhandler@freenode/staff/ubuntu.member.nhandler
edited: 2010-02-21 16:36:09.977751+00:00
value:
  <deleted>Upstream Version Freeze.  For an exception, see https://wiki.ubuntu.com/FreezeExceptionProcess


name: irda
author: LjL!n=ljl@unaffiliated/ljl
added: 2007-02-14 17:20:14.122218
value:
  <reply> Information about using IrDA interfaces under Ubuntu can be found at https://help.ubuntu.com/community/IrdaHowto


name: otherhelp
author: Hobbsee!n=Hobbsee@ubuntu/member/hobbsee
added: 2007-02-16 03:07:54.820159
value:
  <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


name: bg
author: apokryphos!n=francis@unaffiliated/apokryphos
added: 2007-02-19 19:34:56.920064
value:
  <reply> опитайте #ubuntu-bg за български потребители . try #ubuntu-bg for bulgarian users, and please idle there patiently


name: proxy
author: Seveas!n=seveas@ubuntu/member/seveas
added: 2007-02-19 22:15:51.791871
editor: Pici!~Pici@ubuntu/member/pdpc.professional.pici
edited: 2014-08-07 13:01:46.528273+00:00
value:
  <deleted><reply> Several Ubuntu channels prohibit access from open proxies and other anonymous connections due to a high level of abuse. The supported ways to hide your IP address on freenode are to use !Tor or get a !cloak


name: goodbotuse
author: ompaul!n=ompaul@gnewsense/friend/ompaul
added: 2007-02-25 13:14:01.483935
editor: tsimpson!i=stdin@ubuntu/member/stdin
edited: 2010-01-17 10:56:49.394425+00:00
value:
  <deleted>please do "!factoid > user" see here: for more details:  https://wiki.ubuntu.com/goodbotuse


name: sysinfo-#ubuntuforums
author: PriceChild!n=pricechi@ubuntu/member/pricechild
added: 2007-02-27 19:25:18.405871
value:
  <reply> Please do not use sysinfo scripts in this channel. Doing so will result in a warning then ban.


name: sysresccd
author: ompaul!n=ompaul@gnewsense/friend/ompaul
added: 2007-02-27 21:16:25.608575
editor: Seveas!n=seveas@ubuntu/member/seveas
edited: 2007-03-04 12:21:38.965795
value:
  <reply> SystemRescueCd is a Linux system on a bootable CD-ROM. It contains a number of admin tools including gparted and partimage. http://sysresccd.org/Main_Page


name: pastebin-#kubuntu
author: tonyyarusso!n=anthony@ubuntu/member/tonyyarusso
added: 2007-02-27 23:39:07.108362
editor: valorie!zimmerman@amarok/team/valorie
edited: 2017-04-16 23:57:08.864631+00:00
value:
  <deleted><reply> For posting multi-line texts into the channel, please use http://paste.kde.org | To post !screenshots use http://imgur.com/ !pastebinit to paste directly from command line | Make sure you give us the URL for your paste - see also the channel topic.


name: support-#ubuntuforums-beginners
author: ompaul!n=ompaul@gnewsense/friend/ompaul
added: 2007-03-07 20:00:51.456590
value:
  <reply> This channel is for the Ubuntu Beginners Transitioning team. While we'll be glad to help you, you may find better luck in #ubuntu or one of the more specialised support channels.


name: piracy
author: elkbuntu!n=melissa@ubuntu/member/elkbuntu
added: 2007-03-11 14:52:32.542268
editor: Pici!~Pici@ubuntu/member/pdpc.professional.pici
edited: 2011-07-19 19:43:02.514280+00:00
value:
  <reply> piracy discussion and other questionably legal practices are not welcome in the Ubuntu channels. Please take this discussion elsewhere or abstain from it altogether. This includes linking to pirated software, music, and video. Also see !guidelines and !o4o


name: roadnav
author: LjL!n=ljl@unaffiliated/ljl
added: 2007-03-18 14:09:53.903710
editor: dax!~dax@freenode/staff/dax
edited: 2019-11-27 20:44:10.251492+00:00
value:
  <deleted>a free street mapping and GPS navigation program with spoken directions, using free data available from the U.S. Census Bureau (TIGER, at http://www.census.gov/geo/www/tiger/) and the OpenStreetMap project (at http://www.openstreetmap.org/) - An !Edgy compatible package can be downloaded at http://roadnav.sourceforge.net/


name: gps
author: LjL!n=ljl@unaffiliated/ljl
added: 2007-03-18 14:13:20.002706
editor: bazhang!~bazhang@unaffiliated/bazhang
edited: 2011-04-30 11:45:36.985369+00:00
value:
  <reply> Street mapping and GPS navigation software available for Ubuntu includes Navit, MoNav (http://code.google.com/p/monav/), Gosmore (free vector maps from OSM), GpsDrive (GTK, raster maps, free), !GoogleEarth (Qt, proprietary vector maps, proprietary)


name: automate
author: LJL!n=ljl@ubuntu/member/ljl
added: 2007-03-21 01:00:24.902237
editor: Pici!~pici@ubuntu/member/pdpc.professional.pici
edited: 2015-09-28 14:51:35.273847+00:00
value:
  <reply> Ways to automate installation of Ubuntu on multiple machines are described at https://help.ubuntu.com/lts/installation-guide/i386/apb.html - See also !cloning


name: kickstart
author: LJL!n=ljl@ubuntu/member/ljl
added: 2007-03-21 01:00:32.452864
editor: Jordan_U!~jordan@107-213-52-9.lightspeed.frokca.sbcglobal.net
edited: 2014-12-04 23:22:27.836181+00:00
value:
  <reply> Ways to automate installation of Ubuntu on multiple machines are described at https://help.ubuntu.com/14.04/installation-guide/amd64/apb.html - See also !cloning


name: dist-upgrade
author: Hobbsee!n=Hobbsee@ubuntu/member/hobbsee
added: 2007-03-27 15:46:32.773415
editor: Pici!~Pici@ubuntu/member/pdpc.professional.pici
edited: 2012-01-26 13:32:57.387887+00:00
value:
  <reply> A dist-upgrade will install new dependencies for packages already installed and may remove packages if they are no longer needed. This will not bring you to a new release of Ubuntu, see !upgrade if that is your intention.


name: ontopic-#kubuntu
author: Jucato!n=jucato@ubuntu/member/Jucato
added: 2007-03-29 07:29:16.947111
value:
  <reply> #kubuntu is the Kubuntu support channel, #ubuntu+1 supports the development version of Ubuntu and #kubuntu-offtopic is for random chatter. Welcome!


name: jigdo
author: Hobbsee!n=Hobbsee@ubuntu/member/hobbsee
added: 2007-03-30 04:16:41.150984
value:
  the jigsaw downloader for building cd isos. for more information see http://www.debian.org/CD/jigdo-cd/


name: nvu
author: tonyyarusso!n=anthony@ubuntu/member/tonyyarusso
added: 2007-03-31 06:17:02.848557
editor: genii-around!~quassel@unaffiliated/genii
edited: 2011-05-27 15:52:57.454774+00:00
value:
  <reply> kompozer is a WYSIWYG HTML editor for easily creating web pages, and the continuation of the dead Nvu project. It is available in !Universe on !Gutsy and later releases.


name: seamonkey
author: Seveas!n=seveas@ubuntu/member/seveas
added: 2007-03-31 13:52:30.746711
value:
  <reply> Seamonkey, formerly known as "Mozilla Application Suite", is available at http://www.mozilla.org/projects/seamonkey/ with install instructions for ubuntu at http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=186011


name: owner
author: Seveas!n=seveas@ubuntu/member/seveas
added: 2007-03-31 16:28:04.296732
editor: Pici!~pici@ubuntu/member/pdpc.professional.pici
edited: 2015-08-04 21:59:54.131481+00:00
value:
  <reply> This bot is owned by Pici, and hosted on a Linode - http://linode.com - Questions about ubottu should be asked in #ubuntu-bots-team or #ubuntu-bots-devel


name: flavors
author: LjL!n=ljl@ubuntu/member/ljl
added: 2007-04-01 16:45:59.277553
editor: dax!~dax@freenode/staff/dax
edited: 2017-04-16 08:19:06.610336+00:00
value:
  <reply> Recognized Ubuntu flavors build on Ubuntu and provide a different user experience out of the box. They are supported both in #ubuntu and in their flavor channel. For a list, see https://www.ubuntu.com/download/ubuntu-flavours


name: ops-#ubuntu-devel
author: gnomefreak!n=gnomefre@ubuntu/member/gnomefreak
added: 2007-04-02 11:59:08.673885
editor: dax!dax@ubuntu/member/dax
edited: 2020-06-14 23:47:14.784291+00:00
value:
  <reply>Help! Channel emergency! mneptok, Hobbsee, cjwatson, lamont, kees, darkwing, Unit193, idleone, infinity, Laney, or slangasek!


name: ops-#ubuntu-motu
author: gnomefreak!n=gnomefre@ubuntu/member/gnomefreak
added: 2007-04-02 12:04:50.548384
editor: dax!dax@ubuntu/member/dax
edited: 2020-06-14 23:47:25.094749+00:00
value:
  <reply>Help! Hobbsee, Riddell, sladen, fbond, mneptok, gnomefreak, Seveas, dholbach, elky, Unit193, PriceChild, or jpds!


name: ops-#ubuntu-meeting
author: gnomefreak!n=gnomefre@ubuntu/member/gnomefreak
added: 2007-04-02 12:12:49.926646
value:
  <reply> Help! Seveas, Hobbsee, LjL, ompaulafk, Keybuk, mdz, sabdfl, janimo, ogra, mdke, dholbach, or jono


name: anything
author: LjL!n=ljl@ubuntu/member/ljl
added: 2007-04-02 19:25:48.272010
value:
  <reply> So, you wanted to lure me into saying I don't know anything about anything? Yeah, that would be funny, of course. Now leave me alone.


name: scanners
author: Hobbsee!n=Hobbsee@ubuntu/member/hobbsee
added: 2007-04-07 15:23:25.714527
editor: jussi01!n=jussi01@ubuntu/member/jussi01
edited: 2008-11-05 11:59:40.387324+00:00
value:
  <reply> Scanning software: XSane, the GIMP (GNOME), Skanlite (KDE). For instructions see https://help.ubuntu.com/community/ScanningHowTo and to see supported hardware: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/HardwareSupportComponentsScanners - See also !OCR


name: pidgin
author: tonyyarusso!n=anthony@ubuntu/member/tonyyarusso
added: 2007-04-08 08:06:32.478887
editor: dax!~dax@ubuntu/member/dax
edited: 2017-10-30 06:53:50.641998+00:00
value:
  <reply> The Instant Messenger client Pidgin (formerly Gaim) (https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Pidgin) supports MSN, XMPP (Jabber, GTalk and variants), AIM, Gadu-Gadu, Novell Groupwise, ICQ, YIM, IRC and others. See also !Kopete


name: gutsy
author: Seveas!n=seveas@ubuntu/member/seveas
added: 2007-04-12 10:23:51.229361
editor: Pici!n=Pici@ubuntu/member/pdpc.professional.pici
edited: 2009-04-22 17:58:07.678248+00:00
value:
  <reply> Ubuntu 7.10 (Gutsy Gibbon) was the seventh release of Ubuntu. End Of Life: April 18th, 2009. See !eol and !upgrade for more details.


name: dhcp
author: tonyyarusso!n=anthony@ubuntu/member/tonyyarusso
added: 2007-04-12 20:24:23.869771
editor: tonyyarusso!n=anthony@ubuntu/member/tonyyarusso
edited: 2007-04-12 20:25:10.591111
value:
  Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol, a protocol for automatic IP assignment from a router. Ubuntu uses dhclient as a DHCP client but other ones (and DHCP servers too) can be obtained from the !repos. More info at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DHCP


name: names
author: tonyyarusso!n=anthony@ubuntu/member/tonyyarusso
added: 2007-04-13 06:43:42.446840
value:
  <reply> Ubuntu has an $adjective $animal naming scheme, summarized (and with a list of suggested words which you can add to) at https://wiki.ubuntu.com/DevelopmentCodeNames


name: moztest
author: gnomefreak!n=gnomefre@ubuntu/member/gnomefreak
added: 2007-04-18 18:58:22.209237
editor: IdleOne!~idleone@ubuntu/member/idleone
edited: 2013-03-23 02:49:06.251879+00:00
value:
  <reply> The Mozilla-testing repos can be found at: https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-mozilla-daily/+archive/firefox-aurora. Please remember these are testing repos, the packages in these repos are not stable and may break things on your system. Use with caution. Please report bugs found from these  packages to: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/MozillaTeam/Bugs


name: releaseparty
author: tonyyarusso!n=anthony@ubuntu/member/tonyyarusso
added: 2007-04-19 05:35:09.493364
editor: IdleOne!~idleone@ubuntu/member/idleone
edited: 2013-10-14 00:25:54.360022+00:00
value:
  <reply> Please remember that #ubuntu, #kubuntu, #xubuntu, #edubuntu, and #lubuntu are support channels. To countdown to !Saucy release and then party once it happens, join #ubuntu-release-party - For in-person parties, see http://loco.ubuntu.com/events/global/2534/


name: party
author: tonyyarusso!n=anthony@ubuntu/member/tonyyarusso
added: 2007-04-19 05:37:00.848207
editor: dax!dax@freenode/staff/dax
edited: 2019-10-17 14:56:37.867003+00:00
value:
  <reply> Please remember that our support channels are for technical support and not general chat. To countdown to !$curDevelLower release and then party once it happens, join #ubuntu-release-party. Thank you! :)


name: meetings-#edubuntu
author: bimberi!n=dave@ubuntu/member/pdpc.active.bimberi
added: 2007-04-19 06:35:59.723046
editor: bimberi!n=dave@ubuntu/member/pdpc.active.bimberi
edited: 2007-05-02 22:57:54.541990
value:
  <reply> Edubuntu meetings are (usually) held weekly on Wednesdays, alternating between 12:00 UTC and 20:00 UTC. « @schedule » may show when the next one will be, otherwise check the !fridge. All welcome!


name: final
author: LjL!n=ljl@ubuntu/member/ljl
added: 2007-04-19 18:02:54.593830
editor: Pici!~pici@ubuntu/member/pdpc.professional.pici
edited: 2016-02-26 22:24:21.668899+00:00
value:
  <reply> If you install a development version of Ubuntu $curDevel and keep up with package updates, then you will be upgraded to the official release of $curDevelNum when it comes out. To make sure, type « sudo apt update && sudo apt full-upgrade » in a terminal.


name: slow
author: LjL!n=ljl@ubuntu/member/ljl
added: 2007-04-20 00:05:06.296356
editor: mneptok!n=mneptok@maria-project/captain/mneptok
edited: 2009-10-03 18:35:39.611642+00:00
value:
  <reply>The Ubuntu repositories and ISO mirrors are currently under heavy load. Please consider using !torrents to download ISO images, and be patient with APT updates.  Also, try changing !mirrors


name: is a bot
author: LjL!n=ljl@ubuntu/member/ljl
added: 2007-04-20 00:19:46.321503
editor: krytarik!~krytarik@xebian/developer/krytarik
edited: 2016-11-26 07:33:03.128967+00:00
value:
  <reply> Yes, I can confirm that I am a bot. For more information, see https://wiki.ubuntu.com/IRC/Bots


name: interrupt
author: bimberi!n=dave@ubuntu/member/pdpc.active.bimberi
added: 2007-04-20 03:36:28.881631
value:
  <reply> You can interrupt an upgrade during the download phase.  It will resume from where it left off when you run it again later.


name: apt-torrent
author: bimberi!n=dave@ubuntu/member/pdpc.active.bimberi
added: 2007-04-20 04:21:59.696497
value:
  <reply> The idea for using BitTorrent for pushing out updates has been registered here: https://blueprints.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+spec/apt-torrent


name: bug-#ubuntu-devel
author: Seveas!n=seveas@ubuntu/member/seveas
added: 2007-04-20 21:46:35.311587
value:
  <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.


name: etch
author: ompaul!n=ompaul@freenode/staff/gnewsense.ompaul
added: 2007-04-22 15:09:00.419427
value:
  a Debian release, its repos are not for use with Ubuntu unless you are a dev, they will break stuff.


name: debootstrap
author: LjL!n=ljl@ubuntu/member/ljl
added: 2007-04-22 15:12:30.403280
editor: Hobbsee!n=hobbsee@ubuntu/member/hobbsee
edited: 2008-01-02 14:49:58.581238
value:
  used to create a !Debian or Ubuntu base system from scratch, without requiring the availability of !dpkg or !APT. It does this by downloading !.deb files from a mirror site, and carefully unpacking them into a directory you can eventually !chroot into.  See https://wiki.ubuntu.com/DebootstrapChroot for more information


name: kompozer
author: tonyyarusso!n=anthony@ubuntu/member/tonyyarusso
added: 2007-04-23 01:47:58.569085
editor: tonyyarusso!n=anthony@ubuntu/member/tonyyarusso
edited: 2009-10-24 19:23:53.478562+00:00
value:
  a WYSIWYG HTML editor for easily creating web pages, and the continuation of the dead Nvu project.  It is available in !Universe on !Gutsy and later releases.  Note that there is a GTK incompatibility in !Intrepid and !Jaunty, so users of those releases should use the !PPA at https://launchpad.net/~giuseppe-iuculano/+archive/ppa instead.


name: please
author: LjL!n=ljl@ubuntu/member/ljl
added: 2007-04-24 03:08:34.935065
editor: AlanBell!~alan@ubuntu/member/alanbell
edited: 2014-03-19 19:48:28.323043+00:00
value:
  <deleted><reply> Avoid following your questions with a trail of "Please, help me", "Can nobody help me?", "I really need this!", and so on. This just contributes to making the channel unreadable. If you are not answered, ask again later; but see also !repeat and !attitude


name: wubi
author: tonyyarusso!n=anthony@ubuntu/member/tonyyarusso
added: 2007-04-25 03:06:00.381994
editor: dax!dax@freenode/staff-emeritus/dax
edited: 2016-07-06 16:33:06.592643+00:00
value:
  <reply> Wubi was a way to install Ubuntu from within Windows, but it is no longer supported in recent versions of Ubuntu and Windows, and was never well maintained even for Ubuntu 12.04. Do not use Wubi. See !install for other options for installing Ubuntu.


name: ir
author: elkbuntu!n=melissa@ubuntu/member/elkbuntu
added: 2007-04-25 12:05:43.695743
editor: ompaul!n=ompaul@gnewsense/friend/ompaul
edited: 2008-03-14 22:13:26.128727
value:
  <reply> #ubuntu-ir baraye Farsi zabanan mibashad ke channele rasmie goroohe Iran-ie ubuntu ast. #ubuntu-ir  برای فارسی زبانان می‌باشد که کانال رسمی گروه ایرانی اوبونتو است.


name: xfs
author: Seveas!n=seveas@ubuntu/member/seveas
added: 2007-04-27 00:35:39.967894
value:
  a high-performance journaling filesystem originally developped by Silicon Graphics for their IRIX OS. It is now fully supported by Linux so you can install Ubuntu on it if you wish. More info at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/XFS


name: filesystems
author: Seveas!n=seveas@ubuntu/member/seveas
added: 2007-04-27 00:36:30.664065
editor: Myrtti!myrtti@ubuntu/member/pdpc.professional.myrtti
edited: 2011-01-05 12:49:11.034754+00:00
value:
  <reply> ext3 and ext4 are the default filesystems in Ubuntu (and many other Linuxes). Alternative Linux filesystems include reiserfs and xfs. fat32 and ntfs are DOS/Windows filesystems. hfs and hfs+ are filesystems for the Mac. More info at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_file_systems


name: mount-#kubuntu
author: Jucato!n=jucato@ubuntu/member/Jucato
added: 2007-04-29 15:21:48.127386
editor: tsimpson!~tsimpson@ubuntu/member/stdin
edited: 2010-10-30 01:48:22.025273+00:00
value:
  <reply> Partitioning programs !PartitionManager or !GParted (see also "man mkfs" for formatting) - Mount partitions from System Settings -> (Advanced tab) Removable Devices. See also !fstab and !DiskMounter


name: thunar
author: elkbuntu!n=melissa@ubuntu/member/elkbuntu
added: 2007-05-01 14:11:07.609319
editor: tsimpson!~tsimpson@ubuntu/member/stdin
edited: 2011-03-03 21:43:12.551482+00:00
value:
  a file manager for !Xfce. It is a lightweight alternative to !Nautilus and is quite similar. More info at: http://thunar.xfce.org/index.html - Want to Replace Nautilus with Thunar? See http://psychocats.net/ubuntu/nonautilusplease


name: dev
author: bimberi!n=dave@ubuntu/member/pdpc.active.bimberi
added: 2007-05-07 05:24:52.876404
value:
  <reply> Interested in becoming an Ubuntu Developer? Get started here: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuDevelopment


name: ltsp
author: bimberi!n=dave@ubuntu/member/pdpc.active.bimberi
added: 2007-05-09 05:45:11.422751
editor: bimberi!n=dave@ubuntu/member/pdpc.active.bimberi
edited: 2007-05-09 05:51:02.886083
value:
  <reply> LTSP is the Linux Terminal Server Project, which adds thin-client support to Linux servers. See chapter 3 of the !edubuntuhandbook, http://www.ltsp.org and/or http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linux_Terminal_Server_Project


name: edubuntuhandbook
author: bimberi!n=dave@ubuntu/member/pdpc.active.bimberi
added: 2007-05-09 05:47:22.110670
editor: rww!~rww@ubuntu/member/rww
edited: 2015-03-13 05:57:25.864764+00:00
value:
  <deleted><reply> The Edubuntu Handbook is currently work-in-progress and can be browsed via http://doc.ubuntu.com/edubuntu/handbook/C/


name: screenshots-#edubuntu
author: bimberi!n=dave@ubuntu/member/pdpc.active.bimberi
added: 2007-05-10 07:33:04.552194
editor: IdleOne!~idleone@ubuntu/member/idleone
edited: 2011-05-26 16:53:10.260125+00:00
value:
  <deleted><reply> Screenshots of Edubuntu 7.04 are available at http://shots.osdir.com/slideshows/slideshow.php?release=784&slide=1


name: paste-#ubuntu-uk
author: PriceChild!i=pricechi@ubuntu/member/pricechild
added: 2007-05-10 17:47:14.953172
editor: PriceChild!i=pricechi@ubuntu/member/pricechild
edited: 2007-05-10 17:48:29.275213
value:
  <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)


name: xglautostart
author: PriceChild!i=pricechi@ubuntu/member/pricechild
added: 2007-05-11 11:14:32.354249
editor: Pici!n=Pici@ubuntu/member/pdpc.professional.pici
edited: 2009-05-18 23:56:41.084019+00:00
value:
  <deleted><reply> You could edit /etc/gdm/gdm.conf-custom to start Xgl by default each time or could make a session file for it so you can choose X or Xgl by each login(the latter is often preferred). https://help.ubuntu.com/community/CompositeManager/Xgl


name: tex
author: LjL!n=ljl@ubuntu/member/ljl
added: 2007-05-12 00:23:42.375775
value:
  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


name: unix
author: ompaul!n=ompaul@freenode/staff/gnewsense.ompaul
added: 2007-05-15 23:00:01.907384
editor: LjL!n=ljl@ubuntu/member/ljl
edited: 2007-09-22 14:55:29.307217
value:
  <reply> UNIX is an operating system created in the '70s, which has many direct derivates and inspired systems like Minix and !Linux. Most "UNIX-style" systems try to somewhat adhere to the POSIX standard.


name: offline
author: LjL!n=ljl@ubuntu/member/ljl
added: 2007-05-18 16:23:54.795692
editor: tsimpson!quasselcor@ubuntu/member/stdin
edited: 2014-05-20 15:12:14.540577+00:00
value:
  <reply> If you need to download Ubuntu packages using another machine or OS, check the desired packages in Synaptic and select File > Generate package download script. See also !APTonCD


name: intelhda
author: LjL!n=ljl@ubuntu/member/ljl
added: 2007-05-20 14:18:38.804505
value:
  <reply> For fixing your Intel HDA sound this page has useful information https://help.ubuntu.com/community/HdaIntelSoundHowto


name: cupspdf
author: bimberi!n=dave@ubuntu/member/pdpc.active.bimberi
added: 2007-05-22 06:09:42.348686
value:
  <reply> Details on setting up "Print to PDF" are at http://ubuntu.wordpress.com/2006/03/23/print-to-pdf-using-cups-pdf/


name: weekend
author: Hobbsee!n=Hobbsee@ubuntu/member/hobbsee
added: 2007-05-27 13:29:23.702568
editor: jussi01!~jussi01@ubuntu/member/jussi01
edited: 2010-03-27 14:01:59.939478+00:00
value:
  <reply>It's a weekend. Often on weekends the paid developers and a lot of the community may not be around to answer your question. Please be patient, wait longer than you normally would or try again during the working week.


name: night
author: Hobbsee!n=Hobbsee@ubuntu/member/hobbsee
added: 2007-05-27 13:30:59.187124
editor: Hobbsee!n=Hobbsee@ubuntu/member/hobbsee
edited: 2007-05-27 13:35:36.060331
value:
  <reply> It's the middle of the night in the US and Europe, and surrounds.  This means that a lot of people are likely asleep, therefore there are less potential people who can answer your question.  Please be patient, and consider asking at a time when more people will be awake.  This is particularly true in the quieter channels.


name: tv
author: LjL!n=ljl@ubuntu/member/ljl
added: 2007-05-29 19:19:48.801988
editor: dax!~dax@freenode/staff/dax
edited: 2017-11-10 22:29:00.024532+00:00
value:
  <reply> http://www.linuxtv.org/ has extensive information about using TV cards under Linux. Available viewers for analog cards: Zapping, tvtime (GTK/GNOME), Kaffeine, kdetv (KDE), xawtv, motv. For digital cards: Me-TV (GNOME), Klear (KDE), dvb-utils. For both analog and digital cards, !MythTV is a powerful framework. Your card may work the !IVTV drivers. See also !TV-Out


name: screencast
author: jrib!n=jrib@upstream/dev/jrib
added: 2007-06-02 14:03:35.720319
editor: Pricey!~pricey@freenode/staff/pricey
edited: 2014-01-16 16:29:46.509740+00:00
value:
  <reply> Some programs to capture your screen are Kazam, Vokoscreen & Simple Screen Recorder. Also ffmpeg/libav with x11grab option on the command line. Also see https://wiki.ubuntu.com/ScreenCasts.


name: virtualization
author: jrib!n=jrib@upstream/dev/jrib
added: 2007-06-03 00:54:45.327481
editor: Myrtti!i=myrtti@ubuntu/member/myrtti
edited: 2008-07-07 22:31:09.510930
value:
  <reply> There are several solutions for running other operating systems (or their programs) inside Ubuntu, while using the native CPU as much as possible: !kvm is the preferred approach in Ubuntu.  See also !QEmu (with !KQemu), !VirtualBox, !VMWare, as well as !WINE and !Cedega for Windows applications


name: desktopsearch
author: LjL!n=ljl@ubuntu/member/ljl
added: 2007-06-03 17:10:31.397471
editor: LjL!n=ljl@ubuntu/member/ljl
edited: 2007-06-03 17:12:22.879875
value:
  <reply> Services to index files for fast searching include: Beagle (front-ends: beagle, catfish, gnome-main-menu, mozilla-beagle for !GNOME; kerry, kio-beagle for !KDE; beaglefs for !CLI) - Tracker (tracker-search-tool, libdeskbar-tracker for GNOME; tracker-utils for CLI) - Strigi (strigi-applet, strigi-client for KDE, strigi-utils for CLI) - Kat (for KDE) - Pinot (and pinot-applet for GNOME) - Doodle (for CLI)


name: xkcd
author: Madpilot!n=brian@ubuntu/member/madpilot
added: 2007-06-04 10:22:02.953215
editor: Madpilot!n=brian@ubuntu/member/madpilot
edited: 2007-06-04 10:25:19.464611
value:
  possibly the greatest geeky webcomic ever. It even makes jokes about Ubuntu. http://www.xkcd.com/  and especially the one about 'sudo make me a sandwich' - http://xkcd.com/c149.html


name: tags
author: PriceChild!n=pricechi@ubuntu/member/pricechild
added: 2007-06-04 14:27:27.427742
editor: Tm_T!tm_travolt@ubuntu/member/kde.developer/jkekkonen
edited: 2010-09-21 07:45:34.410390+00:00
value:
  <reply> We use some common tags for tracking bugs on Launchpad.net See https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Bugs/Tags for common usage.


name: 3dchess
author: jrib!n=jrib@upstream/dev/jrib
added: 2007-06-20 17:46:57.766803
editor: jrib!n=jrib@upstream/dev/jrib
edited: 2007-06-20 17:47:10.531211
value:
  <reply> If you are trying to enable 3d effects in the GNOME chess game, please see https://launchpad.net/bugs/71593


name: noroot
author: ompaul!n=ompaul@freenode/staff/gnewsense.ompaul
added: 2007-06-23 15:35:34.099643
editor: IdleOne!~IdleOne@ubuntu/member/idleone
edited: 2011-02-27 16:08:33.612698+00:00
value:
  <reply> We do not support setting a root password. You're free to do it on your own machine, but please don't offer instructions on how to set a root password or ask for help with setting it. See !root and !wfm for more information.


name: dumb
author: Hobbsee!n=Hobbsee@ubuntu/member/hobbsee
added: 2007-06-23 16:46:34.012602
editor: tsimpson!i=stdin@ubuntu/member/stdin
edited: 2009-11-19 16:24:18.773351+00:00
value:
  <reply> The only dumb or stupid question is the one not asked. Please do not tell people off for asking something, just because it seems simple or obvious to you -- we discourage this attitude in all our channels.


name: mythbuntu
author: PriceChild!n=pricechi@ubuntu/member/pricechild
added: 2007-06-28 00:42:41.876746
editor: dax!~dax@freenode/staff/dax
edited: 2017-11-10 21:58:51.876148+00:00
value:
  <reply> Mythbuntu was a former Ubuntu flavor centered upon setting up a standalone MythTV system (http://www.mythbuntu.org). MythTV can still be installed from the Ubuntu repositories or from the Mythbuntu !PPAs linked on https://launchpad.net/~mythbuntu. For MythTV discussion and support, try #mythtv-users


name: logo
author: jrib!n=jrib@upstream/dev/jrib
added: 2007-07-16 21:55:56.412884
editor: jrib!n=jrib@upstream/dev/jrib
edited: 2007-07-16 21:56:01.409084
value:
  <reply> Official Ubuntu artwork including the Ubuntu logo can be found at https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Artwork/Official


name: xp
author: Spec!n=nwheeler@ubuntu/member/spec
added: 2007-07-17 21:04:07.429530
editor: Spec!n=nwheeler@ubuntu/member/spec
edited: 2007-07-17 21:04:51.018475
value:
  <reply> XP, or "eXtreme Programming" is a style of programming, for more information see: http://www.extremeprogramming.org/


name: highno
author: PriceChild!n=pricechi@ubuntu/member/pdpc.supporter.student.PriceChild
added: 2007-07-27 20:06:24.868553
editor: PriceChild!n=pricechi@ubuntu/member/pdpc.supporter.student.PriceChild
edited: 2007-07-27 20:06:36.779175
value:
  <reply> A higher version number does not mean that it's better. Especially with packages such as the linux kernel. The packages in the Ubuntu repositories are stable and will work fine. You should have a better reason than "newer" when considering compiling from source or using 3rd party repos.


name: nouveau
author: Hobbsee!n=Hobbsee@ubuntu/member/hobbsee
added: 2007-08-09 09:03:42.384229
editor: rww!~rww@ubuntu/member/rww
edited: 2011-05-23 22:49:26.392954+00:00
value:
  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.


name: sorry
author: Amaranth!n=travis@ubuntu/member/Amaranth
added: 2007-08-10 23:05:06.410663
editor: tonyyarusso!~anthony@ubuntu/member/tonyyarusso
edited: 2017-05-22 21:48:30.728596+00:00
value:
  <reply> It's ok, I am only a bot so I cannot stay mad at you. For apologising to humans though, take a read of https://web.archive.org/web/20170201184826/http://mdzlog.alcor.net/2009/07/20/on-apologies/


name: girl
author: Hobbsee!n=Hobbsee@ubuntu/member/hobbsee
added: 2007-08-12 09:12:44.498146
editor: Pici!n=Pici@ubuntu/member/pici
edited: 2008-08-08 15:33:44.433930+00:00
value:
  <reply> Girls exist on the internet. See http://www.escapistmagazine.com/print/17/27 | http://www.xkcd.com/322/ | For more interesting reading: http://www.tldp.org/HOWTO/Encourage-Women-Linux-HOWTO/


name: ymmv
author: Seveas!n=seveas@ubuntu/member/seveas
added: 2007-08-15 20:52:04.962198
editor: Pici!n=Pici@unaffiliated/pici
edited: 2007-12-26 17:35:18.674798
value:
  short for "Your mileage may vary". It means that someone else's experience with compatibility, performance etc. may not necessarily match yours. Also see !wfm


name: bzrmerges
author: gnomefreak!n=gnomefre@ubuntu/member/gnomefreak
added: 2007-08-27 19:29:46.001490
value:
  <reply> are always committed at once - without specifying any file - e.g. bzr commit -m "your merge comment"


name: ppa
author: Hobbsee!n=Hobbsee@ubuntu/member/hobbsee
added: 2007-08-28 13:47:45.643580
editor: Myrtti!myrtti@freenode/staff/ubuntu.myrtti
edited: 2012-02-27 21:39:45.407334+00:00
value:
  <reply> A Personal Package Archive (PPA) can provide alternate software not normally available in the offical Ubuntu repositories - Looking for a PPA? See https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+ppas - WARNING: PPAs are unsupported third-party packages, and you use them at your own risk. See also !addppa and !ppa-purge


name: hardy
author: PriceChild!n=pricechi@ubuntu/member/pdpc.supporter.student.PriceChild
added: 2007-08-29 22:41:06.410479
editor: dax!~dax@ubuntu/member/dax
edited: 2017-10-30 07:01:30.343381+00:00
value:
  <reply> Ubuntu 8.04 LTS (Hardy Heron) was the eighth release of Ubuntu. Desktop support ended on May 12 2011, Server support ended on May 9th 2013. See https://ubottu.com/y/hardy for more details.


name: lnw
author: elkbuntu!n=melissa@ubuntu/member/elkbuntu
added: 2007-09-01 12:32:19.576789
editor: elkbuntu!n=melissa@ubuntu/member/elkbuntu
edited: 2007-09-01 12:49:34.160640
value:
  <reply> Want to know the differences between Windows and Linux? This guide, called "Linux is Not Windows" is a pretty good read -- http://linux.oneandoneis2.org/LNW.htm


name: oneko
author: ompaul!n=ompaul@freenode/staff/gnewsense.ompaul
added: 2007-09-03 23:17:33.470998
editor: rww!~rww@ubuntu/member/rww
edited: 2011-01-23 04:44:11.156866+00:00
value:
  <deleted>the cat of cats, the loler with minions, the sudo apt-get installable one, the cat of our times, but not the cat of the command line!


name: repeat-#kubuntu
author: Jucato!n=jucato@ubuntu/member/Jucato
added: 2007-09-10 10:28:44.157613
editor: tsimpson!i=stdin@ubuntu/member/stdin
edited: 2010-01-17 11:00:12.500905+00:00
value:
  <reply> Don't feel ignored and repeat your question quickly; if nobody knows your answer, nobody will answer you. You can search https://help.ubuntu.com/ http://www.ubuntuforums.org/ or http://www.kubuntuforums.net/ while you wait.


name: tribe6
author: Hobbsee!n=Hobbsee@ubuntu/member/hobbsee
added: 2007-09-11 14:11:28.230637
editor: IdleOne!~idleone@ubuntu/member/idleone
edited: 2011-05-26 16:53:43.410765+00:00
value:
  <deleted><reply> Gutsy Gibbon (7.10) Tribe 6 is not a formal release, but rather a bugfixing milestone.  Please see http://tinyurl.com/3ytk9g for more information.


name: manuals
author: ompaul!n=ompaul@freenode/staff/gnewsense.ompaul
added: 2007-09-15 10:06:01.955130
editor: Pici!n=Pici@ubuntu/member/pdpc.professional.pici
edited: 2009-05-18 23:56:18.612909+00:00
value:
  <deleted>for an introduction and a bit more on how to get the best out of your ubuntu install please check out https://help.ubuntu.com/


name: nl-troll
author: ompaul!n=ompaul@freenode/staff/gnewsense.ompaul
added: 2007-09-15 19:58:02.342558
value:
  In een internetomgeving is een Troll een persoon die slechts als doel heeft: het zaaien van onrust en het krijgen van reacties en aandacht.


name: l33t
author: PriceChild!n=pricechi@ubuntu/member/pdpc.supporter.student.PriceChild
added: 2007-09-16 21:17:55.959242
editor: Spec!n=nwheeler@ubuntu/member/spec
edited: 2008-02-11 21:18:09.057640
value:
  <reply> 1337 i5 n1gh-inc0mpr3h3n5ib13 70 u5 n00bs, 4nd n0b0dy c4r35 if UR 4 1337 h4x0r. Giv3 i7 4 r357.


name: rootirc
author: LjL!n=ljl@ubuntu/member/ljl
added: 2007-09-21 17:20:07.162652
editor: LjL!n=ljl@ubuntu/member/ljl
edited: 2007-09-25 18:04:50.369749
value:
  <reply> It's not technically our business, but we'd like to tell you that IRC'ing as root is a Very Bad Idea (tm). After all, doing anything as root when root is not needed is bad, and especially bad with software that connects to the Internet.


name: life
author: LjL!n=ljl@ubuntu/member/ljl
added: 2007-09-22 15:10:06.830847
value:
  something very few people know about in this channel - and anyway, it's probably offtopic, perhaps you want to try #ubuntu-offtopic


name: life-#ubuntu-offtopic
author: LjL!n=ljl@ubuntu/member/ljl
added: 2007-09-22 15:11:04.360150
value:
  <reply> "Life" is a so-called game created by John Conway. But make no mistake: it's really no fun at all.


name: screenlets
author: LjL!n=ljl@ubuntu/member/ljl
added: 2007-09-22 16:38:11.166204
editor: dax!dax@freenode/staff-emeritus/dax
edited: 2016-03-31 15:35:58.298908+00:00
value:
  <deleted><reply> Screenlets are little widgets for your !desktop. Note you must have a compositing window manager such as !Compiz Fusion, xcompmgr, or KWin to run them. You can get them at http://www.screenlets.org/


name: ttyerror
author: LjL!n=ljl@ubuntu/member/ljl
added: 2007-09-26 18:04:04.440127
value:
  <reply> If you get an error on boot similar to « /bin/sh: can't access tty; job control turned off », you can try the fixes proposed at https://wiki.ubuntu.com/TTYError


name: lm-sensors
author: jrib!n=jrib@upstream/dev/jrib
added: 2007-09-27 03:50:30.096830
editor: jussi01!n=jussi01@ubuntu/member/jussi01
edited: 2009-03-12 10:20:42.862646+00:00
value:
  <reply> To access CPU temperature sensors and detect fan speeds, install the lm-sensors package. See https://help.ubuntu.com/community/SensorInstallHowto for installation and usage instructions.


name: gnutella
author: LjL!n=ljl@ubuntu/member/ljl
added: 2007-09-28 20:01:51.727384
editor: tsimpson!~tsimpson@ubuntu/member/stdin
edited: 2011-09-07 11:30:12.293447+00:00
value:
  <reply> Some Gnutella clients: GTK-Gnutella (GTK, stand-alone), gifTui, giFToxic (GTK, based on giFT), Apollon (KDE, based on giFT), mldonkey-gui (GTK, based on MLDonkey), KMLDonkey (KDE, based on MLDonkey) - See also !P2P


name: ocr
author: LjL!n=ljl@ubuntu/member/ljl
added: 2007-09-29 22:03:51.190281
editor: jussi!~jussi@ubuntu/member/jussi01
edited: 2011-04-28 15:10:43.533921+00:00
value:
  <reply> For OCR (optical character recognition) software in Ubuntu, see https://help.ubuntu.com/community/OCR for packages and instructions.


name: home
author: Hobbsee!n=Hobbsee@ubuntu/member/hobbsee
added: 2007-10-01 08:45:38.485422
editor: jussi!~jussi@ubuntu/member/jussi01
edited: 2011-05-16 07:43:54.114783+00:00
value:
  <reply> Your home directory is where all of your personal files are usually kept. For moving your home directory to a separate partition, please see: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Partitioning/Home/Moving


name: aptoncd
author: Seveas!n=seveas@ubuntu/member/seveas
added: 2007-10-02 23:14:54.460593
editor: LjL!n=ljl@ubuntu/member/ljl
edited: 2009-03-06 17:09:56.782908+00:00
value:
  <reply> APTonCD is a tool with a graphical interface which allows you to create one or more CDs or DVDs with all of the packages you've downloaded via apt-get or aptitude, creating a removable repository that you can use on other computers - See also !offline


name: man-#kubuntu
author: Jucato!n=jucato@ubuntu/member/Jucato
added: 2007-10-04 15:10:11.734816
value:
  <reply>The "man" command brings up the Linux manual pages for the command you're interested in. Try "man intro" at the command line, or type man:/ in Konqueror's location bar. See https://help.ubuntu.com/community/UsingTheTerminal


name: shortcuts-#kubuntu
author: LjL!n=ljl@ubuntu/member/ljl
added: 2007-10-04 23:33:09.152252
editor: tsimpson!~tsimpson@ubuntu/member/stdin
edited: 2010-10-30 01:50:26.075842+00:00
value:
  <reply> Keyboard shortcuts can be set in System Settings -> Keyboard & Mouse. If your multimedia keys don't work with that, try the 'keytouch' package, explained at https://wiki.kubuntu.org/KDEMultimediaKeys - See !Keyboard for changing layouts.


name: stages
author: Hobbsee!n=Hobbsee@ubuntu/member/hobbsee
added: 2007-10-06 16:47:05.802853
editor: Hobbsee!n=Hobbsee@ubuntu/member/hobbsee
edited: 2007-10-06 16:48:34.683315
value:
  <reply> The Ubuntu Kernel gets updated in stages.  If you have the updated kernel, but do not have the corresponding restricted modules, you may be leaving yourself with no X when you reboot.  If you have compiled binary versions of your video driver, eg from the nVidia site, you will need to recompile them for the new kernel.  This is normal, and not a bug.


name: rc
author: Hobbsee!n=Hobbsee@ubuntu/member/hobbsee
added: 2007-10-11 18:14:44.867687
editor: k1l!~k1l@ubuntu/member/k1l
edited: 2016-04-15 22:12:56.069260+00:00
value:
  <reply> Ubuntu does not provide a distinct release candidate image. Instead during the week leading up to the release, each image is considered a release candidate. More details at https://wiki.ubuntu.com/ReleaseCandidate


name: lug
author: gnomefreak!n=gnomefre@ubuntu/member/gnomefreak
added: 2007-10-11 18:59:44.066297
editor: Pici!bnrubin@ubuntu/member/pdpc.professional.pici
edited: 2016-11-30 19:45:52.339010+00:00
value:
  <reply> LUGs are Linux User Groups. At LUGs you can meet other Linux enthusiasts in person, and often get one on one support. You can find your local group here: http://lugslist.com/


name: purekde
author: ompaul!n=ompaul@freenode/staff/gnewsense.ompaul
added: 2007-10-12 23:32:22.244057
editor: pangolin!~idleone@ubuntu/member/idleone
edited: 2011-10-25 00:54:08.446035+00:00
value:
  <reply> If you want to remove all !Gnome packages and have a default !Kubuntu system follow the instructions here « http://www.psychocats.net/ubuntu/purekde »


name: studiorepo
author: gnomefreak!n=gnomefre@ubuntu/member/gnomefreak
added: 2007-10-16 13:16:46.940346
editor: jussi01!n=jussi01@ubuntu/member/jussi01
edited: 2008-05-18 21:01:47.035744
value:
  <reply>All Ubuntu Studio packages are included in the official Ubuntu repos. However, Ubuntu Studio 7.04 had its own custom addon repository. This is no longer supported or available.


name: gobuntu
author: Spec!n=nwheeler@ubuntu/member/spec
added: 2007-10-16 20:06:59.484521
editor: rww!~rww@ubuntu/member/rww
edited: 2011-01-02 03:05:38.496317+00:00
value:
  <deleted>a freedom-focused flavour of Ubuntu intended for experienced Linux enthusiasts. See http://www.ubuntu.com/products/whatisubuntu/gobuntu for more information and download mirrors..


name: techboard
author: Mez!n=mez@ubuntu/member/mez
added: 2007-10-16 21:04:43.110517
editor: rww!~rww@ubuntu/member/rww
edited: 2011-01-02 03:05:24.759996+00:00
value:
  <reply> You can contact the technical board via email on technical-board AT lists DOT ubuntu DOT com


name: vanilla-#ubuntustudio
author: Seveas!n=seveas@ubuntu/member/seveas
added: 2007-10-16 23:12:20.709690
value:
  <reply> To install Ubuntu Studio on top of a vanilla Ubuntu install, read https://help.ubuntu.com/community/UbuntuStudio/Installation


name: feeding the troll
author: LjL!n=ljl@ubuntu/member/ljl
added: 2007-10-17 17:04:23.852106
value:
  <reply> The above mess was caused by someone who thought it was funny (they're gone now). Please ignore it completely, since discussing it and making a fuss will only make them think they've reached their "fun" goal.


name: ccsm
author: Pici!n=Pici@unaffiliated/pici
added: 2007-10-17 19:28:01.758043
editor: Pici!~Pici@ubuntu/member/pdpc.professional.pici
edited: 2011-10-28 13:52:07.278407+00:00
value:
  <reply> To enable advanced customization of desktop effects in Ubuntu: install 'compizconfig-settings-manager' (or 'simple-ccsm' for pre-Oneiric). If you install the latter, a new option will appear in your appearance properties - See also !compiz - Help in #compiz


name: f5
author: tonyyarusso!n=anthony@ubuntu/member/tonyyarusso
added: 2007-10-18 04:30:57.250127
editor: Pici!~Pici@ubuntu/member/pdpc.professional.pici
edited: 2014-04-17 15:53:18.358087+00:00
value:
  <deleted><reply> Remember that every time you hit refresh, Canonical is wasting money, bandwidth, and CPU time serving your request instead of doing useful things like uploading the image or paying for ShipIt disks.  Please do so sparingly.


name: hungover
author: Hobbsee!n=mystery@ubuntu/member/hobbsee
added: 2007-10-18 06:40:58.652375
editor: genii-around!~quassel@unaffiliated/genii
edited: 2011-05-26 16:57:53.793660+00:00
value:
  <deleted><reply> The Release Managers are currently hungover, and wont be releasing jaunty today.  No jaunty for you!  NOT YOURS!!!


name: aptlock
author: LjL!n=ljl@ubuntu/member/ljl
added: 2007-10-21 15:31:48.531249
value:
  <reply> If an APT front-end crashed and your database is locked, try this in a !terminal: « sudo fuser -vki /var/lib/dpkg/lock;sudo dpkg --configure -a »


name: tribalwars
author: Mez!n=mez@ubuntu/member/mez
added: 2007-10-22 00:59:32.064702
editor: LjL!n=ljl@ubuntu/member/ljl
edited: 2007-10-22 00:59:57.122404
value:
  <reply> Tribal Wars is a web based browser game. For more information and to learn how to join the other ubunteros playing it, see https://wiki.ubuntu.com/TribalWars


name: bitchx
author: Pici!n=Pici@unaffiliated/pici
added: 2007-10-25 18:38:04.133772
editor: dax!dax@freenode/staff-emeritus/dax
edited: 2016-03-31 15:39:48.510778+00:00
value:
  <reply> bitchx (also known as ircii-pana) was dropped from Debian and subsequently Ubuntu (see: http://bugs.debian.org/451373 ). Consider using irssi or weechat instead.


name: hdbug
author: Pici!n=Pici@unaffiliated/pici
added: 2007-10-31 14:56:09.566254
editor: IdleOne!~idleone@ubuntu/member/idleone
edited: 2012-10-13 23:22:53.681339+00:00
value:
  <reply>Ubuntu does *not* modify the settings that affect HD lifespans by default. An analysis from an Ubuntu Technical Board member and ACPI expert can be found at http://mjg59.livejournal.com/77672.html (See https://launchpad.net/bugs/59695 and http://tinyurl.com/2vyrft for more information)


name: pony-#ubuntu-offtopic
author: Spec!n=nwheeler@ubuntu/member/spec
added: 2007-10-31 20:04:16.692402
editor: elky!~melissa@ubuntu/member/pdpc.professional.elkbuntu
edited: 2010-04-28 11:26:05.402145+00:00
value:
  <reply>PONY! Ponyponyponyponypony! http://windowseat.ca/images/monster_pony.jpg - NO PONIES FOR YOU!


name: rtf
author: LjL!n=ljl@ubuntu/member/ljl
added: 2007-11-02 15:36:40.479627
value:
  <reply> Software packages to deal with the RTF format include: abiword, catdoc, unrtf, latex2rtf (for parsing), enscript, aft, sdf, udo, wv (for creating)


name: directconnect
author: LjL!n=ljl@ubuntu/member/ljl
added: 2007-11-03 00:12:36.114429
editor: stdin!i=stdin@ubuntu/member/stdin
edited: 2008-12-13 16:03:47.225940+00:00
value:
  <reply> Direct Connect clients: linuxdcpp, dcgui (GTK), Valknut, dc-qt (Qt), rccp (terminal-based) - See also !P2P


name: edonkey
author: LjL!n=ljl@ubuntu/member/ljl
added: 2007-11-03 00:23:18.808798
editor: LjL!n=ljl@ubuntu/member/ljl
edited: 2007-11-03 00:29:31.768251
value:
  <reply> eDonkey clients: aMule (GTK, stand-alone), mldonkey-gui (GTK, based on MLDonkey), KMLDonkey (KDE, based on MLDonkey) - See also !P2P


name: mldonkey
author: LjL!n=ljl@ubuntu/member/ljl
added: 2007-11-03 00:31:31.205331
editor: LjL!n=ljl@ubuntu/member/ljl
edited: 2007-11-03 00:33:20.690720
value:
  a peer-to-peer filesharing engine supporting several networks and protocols, available in !Universe as 'mldonkey-server'. Clients include mkdonkey-gui (GTK) and KMLDonkey (KDE). See https://help.ubuntu.com/community/MLDonkey - See also !P2P


name: gift
author: LjL!n=ljl@ubuntu/member/ljl
added: 2007-11-03 00:35:09.680351
value:
  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


name: mythtv-mysql
author: Madpilot!n=brian@ubuntu/member/madpilot
added: 2007-11-03 03:33:25.471808
value:
  <reply>Having issues with 'access denied for user 'mythtv'@'localhost' (using password: YES), please see: http://ubuntuforums.org/showpost.php?p=3691155&postcount=4


name: bitesize
author: Pici!n=Pici@unaffiliated/pici
added: 2007-11-03 23:18:21.054669
editor: LjL!n=ljl@ubuntu/member/ljl
edited: 2007-11-03 23:21:43.357264
value:
  <reply> A list of bugs that are considered easy to fix and good for beginners to attempt can be found at: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+bugs?field.tag=bitesize


name: studiocd
author: Pici!n=Pici@unaffiliated/pici
added: 2007-11-04 18:23:28.241692
editor: jussi01!n=jussi01@ubuntu/member/jussi01
edited: 2008-09-07 18:07:13.872661+00:00
value:
  <reply>Ubuntu Studio is only available as an alternate DVD.  The LiveCD installer does not meet Ubuntu Studio's requirements at this time.


name: tor
author: LjL!n=ljl@ubuntu/member/ljl
added: 2007-11-04 23:20:20.735376
editor: ezri!dax@freenode/staff-emeritus/dax
edited: 2016-03-09 21:22:05.269599+00:00
value:
  <reply> Tor is a program to route connections through several servers for anonymity. It is in Ubuntu's repositories, but the Tor Project recommends using their Tor packages due to past issues with Ubuntu's. For setup info, see option (2) of https://www.torproject.org/docs/debian.html.en


name: selinux
author: LjL!n=ljl@ubuntu/member/ljl
added: 2007-11-06 00:07:16.120412
value:
  <reply> SELinux is available on Ubuntu, but not officially supported. Ubuntu uses another security framework by default, see https://help.ubuntu.com/community/AppArmor


name: apparmor
author: LjL!n=ljl@ubuntu/member/ljl
added: 2007-11-06 00:07:49.053528
value:
  <reply> For information about the AppArmor security framework employed in Ubuntu (since Gutsy Gibbon), see https://help.ubuntu.com/community/AppArmor


name: richtlijnen
author: Seveas!n=seveas@ubuntu/member/seveas
added: 2007-11-11 18:11:27.641402
editor: IdleOne!~idleone@ubuntu/member/idleone
edited: 2013-03-23 02:47:12.967886+00:00
value:
  <reply> Richtlijnen voor het verblijf in #ubuntu-nl vind je op http://www.ubuntu-nl.org/gemeenschap/regels


name: bofh
author: Seveas!n=seveas@ubuntu/member/seveas
added: 2007-11-11 20:52:01.431994
editor: dax!dax@freenode/staff-emeritus/dax
edited: 2016-04-02 04:18:20.644395+00:00
value:
  <reply>You can find the BOFH and the PFY at https://bearbin.net/bofh and http://theregister.co.uk/odds/bofh/


name: dns
author: Madpilot!n=brian@ubuntu/member/madpilot
added: 2007-11-12 07:06:45.339636
editor: knome!lallinaho@ubuntu/member/knome
edited: 2015-07-27 16:41:45.240768+00:00
value:
  <reply> To set up a Domain Name Service see the !serverguide - https://help.ubuntu.com/lts/serverguide/dns.html


name: kopete
author: Tm_T!i=tm_travo@kde/developer/jkekkonen
added: 2007-11-14 13:16:40.515090
editor: stdin!i=stdin@ubuntu/member/stdin
edited: 2008-09-18 09:27:41.101561+00:00
value:
  <reply> Instant Messenger Client Kopete (http://kopete.kde.org) supports MSN, Jabber, AIM, YIM, Gadu-Gadu, Novell Groupwise, ICQ and, in KDE 3, IRC. See also !Pidgin


name: mako
author: elkbuntu!n=melissa@ubuntu/member/elkbuntu
added: 2007-11-14 15:43:57.248618
editor: jussi!jussi@ubuntu/member/beanpc.jussi01
edited: 2012-01-03 09:54:30.807629+00:00
value:
  <deleted><reply>Benjamin "Mako" Hill is a member of the Community Council and co-author of The Official Ubuntu Book.


name: nonfree
author: elkbuntu!n=melissa@ubuntu/member/elkbuntu
added: 2007-11-19 10:32:30.526656
editor: dax!dax@freenode/staff-emeritus/dax
edited: 2016-05-01 05:21:42.444492+00:00
value:
  <reply> When we use the term 'non-free', we mean that it is not Free (as in freedom) Software. Software that is not Free cannot be fixed or improved by anyone except its authors -- who are not us :(. For more information, see https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/free-sw.html


name: sk
author: jrib!n=jrib@upstream/dev/jrib
added: 2007-11-20 14:31:39.387690
editor: PriceChild!n=pricechi@ubuntu/member/pdpc.supporter.student.PriceChild
edited: 2007-11-28 22:02:28.622780
value:
  <reply> Žiadame slovenských používateľov aby v kanáli #ubuntu hovorili po anglicky. Slovensky a česky sa dohovoríte v #ubuntu-cz.


name: sbuild
author: LaserJock!n=mantha@ubuntu/member/laserjock
added: 2007-11-21 06:52:27.465371
editor: Hobbsee!n=Hobbsee@ubuntu/member/hobbsee
edited: 2007-11-21 06:53:02.207843
value:
  a system to easily build packages in a clean schroot environment.  To get started with SBuild, see https://help.ubuntu.com/community/SbuildLVMHowto


name: composite
author: LjL!n=ljl@ubuntu/member/ljl
added: 2007-11-21 16:47:18.665373
editor: m4v!~znc@unaffiliated/m4v
edited: 2013-02-28 16:59:28.097726+00:00
value:
  <reply> Compiz-Fusion (and the older Compiz and Beryl) are window managers that employ the "composite" extension of X to draw windows using graphics cards' 3D hardware. They can additionally provide "desktop special effects" (such as the "cube") by means of plug-ins. Join #compiz-fusion for help and support with advanced features. See also « /msg $nick compiz » and « /msg $nick effects »


name: coffee
author: Tm_T!i=tm_travo@kde/developer/jkekkonen
added: 2007-11-22 20:49:21.908074
editor: Pici!~Pici@ubuntu/member/pdpc.professional.pici
edited: 2010-02-03 15:42:16.433391+00:00
value:
  <deleted>a caffeinated beverage made by filtering hot water through ground up roasted beans of the coffee plant. Flavouring to taste such as milk or cream, sugar or sweetener are often added afterwards. Not to be confused with !java


name: teamspeak
author: ompaul!n=ompaul@gnewsense/friend/ompaul
added: 2007-11-23 21:04:16.631624
editor: tsimpson!~tsimpson@ubuntu/member/stdin
edited: 2011-03-03 21:43:42.577977+00:00
value:
  the proprietry VoIP software see: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/TeamSpeak  For a open source alternative consider using Mumble http://mumble.sourceforge.net/


name: xfce-icons
author: LjL!n=ljl@ubuntu/member/ljl
added: 2007-11-25 03:10:11.646794
value:
  <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


name: nbs
author: Pici!n=Pici@unaffiliated/pici
added: 2007-11-26 17:30:44.051434
value:
  <reply> Some packages are no longer built from source as a result of various transitions.  The reverse dependencies of these packages require an update.  The current tracking list is available from http://people.ubuntu.com/~ubuntu-archive/NBS/


name: brokenusplash
author: LjL!n=ljl@ubuntu/member/ljl
added: 2007-11-27 00:05:09.474954
value:
  <reply> Supported screen resolutions are sometimes detected incorrectly, causing the splash screen to not appear and slowing down boot. Edit /etc/usplash.conf and change "xres" and "yres" to a resolution that your graphics system certainly supports, then run « sudo update-usplash-theme usplash-theme-ubuntu »


name: brokenusplash-#kubuntu
author: LjL!n=ljl@ubuntu/member/ljl
added: 2007-11-27 00:05:36.777324
value:
  <reply> Supported screen resolutions are sometimes detected incorrectly, causing the splash screen to not appear and slowing down boot. Edit /etc/usplash.conf and change "xres" and "yres" to a resolution that your graphics system certainly supports, then run « sudo update-usplash-theme usplash-theme-kubuntu »


name: contribute-#xubuntu
author: LjL!n=ljl@ubuntu/member/ljl
added: 2007-11-27 00:49:04.694664
editor: rww!~rww@ubuntu/member/rww
edited: 2014-12-03 01:40:46.280672+00:00
value:
  <reply> To see how you can help out with Xubuntu, please see http://xubuntu.org/contribute/ - additionally, you can join the devleoper channel #xubuntu-devel and introduce yourself (we'll reply when we're around)


name: patch
author: Hobbsee!n=Hobbsee@ubuntu/member/hobbsee
added: 2007-12-01 12:13:47.947860
editor: IdleOne!~idleone@ubuntu/member/idleone
edited: 2013-03-23 02:46:12.462252+00:00
value:
  <reply> Patches are files describing the changes in code to achieve some results.  There are a number of ways these can be produced, but https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Bugs/HowToFix and http://developer.ubuntu.com/packaging/html/patches-to-packages.html may provide some useful guidelines.


name: merging
author: Hobbsee!n=Hobbsee@ubuntu/member/hobbsee
added: 2007-12-02 03:01:28.146939
value:
  <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.


name: de-offtopic-#ubuntu-offtopic
author: LjL!n=ljl@ubuntu/member/ljl
added: 2007-12-09 17:10:33.513419
value:
  <reply> Deutschspachlige nonsense gibt es nicht hier, unless sie wollen banniert wesen. Actually, ich werde ihr bannieren anyway.


name: opguidelines-#ubuntu-ops
author: Pici!n=Pici@unaffiliated/pici
added: 2007-12-10 17:23:12.799573
editor: tsimpson!i=stdin@ubuntu/member/stdin
edited: 2010-01-17 11:01:15.677625+00:00
value:
  <reply> For information regarding guidelines that all Ubuntu operators should follow, please read: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/IRC/IrcTeam/OperatorGuidelines


name: jeos
author: Pici!n=Pici@unaffiliated/pici
added: 2007-12-11 15:45:22.159267
value:
  <reply> JeOS (pronounced "Juice") is Just enough Operating System.  It is an efficient variant of the Ubuntu Server operating system, configured specifically for virtual appliances. See http://www.ubuntu.com/products/whatisubuntu/serveredition/jeos for more information.


name: mta
author: LjL!n=ljl@ubuntu/member/ljl
added: 2007-12-11 15:52:44.914121
editor: LjL!n=ljl@ubuntu/member/ljl
edited: 2007-12-11 16:30:17.061192
value:
  <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


name: mua
author: LjL!n=ljl@ubuntu/member/ljl
added: 2007-12-11 15:57:21.491320
editor: Myrtti!i=myrtti@myrtti.fi
edited: 2008-05-29 16:10:12.170475
value:
  <reply> A Mail User Agent (MUA) is the application you use to read email messages. Examples include Evolution, !Thunderbird and mutt. MUA's are required to read mail on your system and could be compared to the mail functions of Microsoft Outlook.


name: mailserver
author: LjL!n=ljl@ubuntu/member/ljl
added: 2007-12-11 15:58:41.116844
editor: knome!lallinaho@ubuntu/member/knome
edited: 2015-07-27 16:43:32.702328+00:00
value:
  <reply> Ubuntu supports the Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP) and provides mail server software of many kinds. You can install a basic email handling configuration with the "Mail server" task during installation, or with the "tasksel" command. See also https://help.ubuntu.com/community/MailServer and https://help.ubuntu.com/lts/serverguide/email-services.html


name: mailprotocols
author: LjL!n=ljl@ubuntu/member/ljl
added: 2007-12-11 16:01:36.999517
editor: LjL!n=ljl@ubuntu/member/ljl
edited: 2007-12-11 16:06:18.722510
value:
  <reply> IMAP and POP are protocols for fetching email. The officially-supported server in Ubuntu is Dovecot (packages "dovecot-imapd" for IMAP, and "dovecot-pop3d" for POP) - See also !MailServer for information on the SMTP protocol


name: time
author: LjL!n=ljl@ubuntu/member/ljl
added: 2007-12-11 16:11:33.017645
editor: knome!lallinaho@ubuntu/member/knome
edited: 2015-07-27 16:41:04.349536+00:00
value:
  <reply> Information about using and setting your computer's clock on Ubuntu can be found at https://help.ubuntu.com/community/UbuntuTime - See https://help.ubuntu.com/lts/serverguide/NTP.html for information on usage of the Network Time Protocol (NTP)


name: proxies
author: LjL!n=ljl@ubuntu/member/ljl
added: 2007-12-11 16:24:10.905055
editor: Pici!n=Pici@ubuntu/member/pici
edited: 2008-10-08 19:06:56.342609+00:00
value:
  <reply> "Proxies" are services acting as intermediate agents in various sorts of Internet connections. Examples are TOR, !apt-proxy, and HTTP proxies (such as "squid"). It is possible to install and use Ubuntu via some proxy connections: see FIXME


name: mda
author: LjL!n=ljl@ubuntu/member/ljl
added: 2007-12-11 16:27:06.538344
editor: LjL!n=ljl@ubuntu/member/ljl
edited: 2007-12-11 16:29:37.700807
value:
  <reply> A Mail Delivery Agent (MDA) is the server software for local delivery and rewriting of messages. The default MDA (and !MTA) on Ubuntu is !postfix ("procmail" or "dovecot" can also be used). See also !MailServer and !MUA


name: sharedprinting
author: elkbuntu!n=melissa@ubuntu/member/elkbuntu
added: 2007-12-14 12:59:39.608337
editor: IdleOne!~idleone@ubuntu/member/idleone
edited: 2011-04-29 02:37:55.383267+00:00
value:
  <deleted><reply> If you are unable to share a printer over the network on 7.10 (Gutsy), AppArmour could be the problem. See http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=531343 to see how to disable it temporarily or permanently


name: startup-#kubuntu
author: LjL!n=ljl@ubuntu/member/ljl
added: 2007-12-15 15:47:48.852049
value:
  <reply> To make programs start up automatically when you log into your KDE session, run all programs that you want to be started and close all other programs, then select 'Save Session' in the K menu. Alternatively, create a !symlink to the wanted program in ~/.kde/Autostart - See !boot for starting non-interactive programs at boot


name: rt
author: Tm_T!i=tm_travo@ubuntu/member/kde.developer/jkekkonen
added: 2007-12-18 11:26:52.104350
editor: dax!dax@ubuntu/member/dax
edited: 2020-02-26 16:33:48.315960+00:00
value:
  <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


name: usb
author: Pici!n=Pici@unaffiliated/pici
added: 2007-12-19 14:05:13.340094
editor: Pici!n=Pici@unaffiliated/pici
edited: 2008-02-05 19:10:19.546837
value:
  <reply> For information about installing Ubuntu from USB flash drives, see https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Installation/FromUSBStick - For a persistent live USB install, see: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/LiveUsbPendrivePersistent


name: ops-#ubuntustudio
author: PriceChild!n=pricechi@ubuntu/member/pdpc.supporter.student.PriceChild
added: 2007-12-20 13:49:09.471434
editor: Unit193!ukikie@ubuntu/member/unit193
edited: 2016-05-21 04:29:56.029040+00:00
value:
  <reply> Help! Channel emergency! (ONLY use this trigger in emergencies) - PING astraljava, cub, holstein, jussi, joejaxx, ScottL, scott-work or Unit193


name: badhostmask
author: LjL!n=ljl@ubuntu/member/ljl
added: 2007-12-26 17:27:29.217945
editor: m4v!~znc@unaffiliated/m4v
edited: 2013-02-28 17:00:52.554597+00:00
value:
  <reply> This is not the channel you intended to join. You have been redirected here because your nickname, username or hostname contains unacceptable language (see « /msg $nick language »). Please change it, then reconnect to join the correct channel.


name: timevault
author: Spec!n=nwheeler@ubuntu/member/spec
added: 2007-12-27 19:02:52.401844
value:
  <reply> TimeVault is a graphical backup tool for GNOME. See https://wiki.ubuntu.com/TimeVault and http://launchpad.net/TimeVault


name: vimtutor
author: Pici!n=Pici@unaffiliated/pici
added: 2007-12-27 21:10:47.463426
editor: LjL!n=ljl@ubuntu/member/ljl
edited: 2007-12-27 21:23:12.071704
value:
  an excellent tool for learning how to use vim. It can be found in the vim-full package, among others.


name: lazy
author: LjL!n=ljl@ubuntu/member/ljl
added: 2007-12-28 03:07:01.104334
editor: rww!~rww@ubuntu/member/rww
edited: 2011-04-11 20:13:18.746570+00:00
value:
  <deleted><reply> But perhaps operators are lazy, and would rather wait for you to submit a good factoid entry instead...


name: ut
author: elkbuntu!n=melissa@ubuntu/member/elkbuntu
added: 2007-12-28 11:48:42.310532
value:
  <reply> For information on how to play Unreal Tournament, see https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Games/Native/UnrealTournament - for Unreal Tournament 2004, see !ut2k4


name: ut2k4
author: elkbuntu!n=melissa@ubuntu/member/elkbuntu
added: 2007-12-28 11:48:57.816910
value:
  <reply> For information on how to play Unreal Tournament 2004, see https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Games/Native/UnrealTournament2004


name: pi-#ubuntu-offtopic
author: Pici!n=Pici@unaffiliated/pici
added: 2007-12-28 20:13:08.577812
editor: Seveas!n=seveas@ubuntu/member/seveas
edited: 2008-02-03 19:42:08.936903
value:
  either 3 for small values of pi, 4 for large values of pi or 3.14159265358979323846264338327950288419716939937510 and then some


name: sudoedit
author: ompaul!n=ompaul@gnewsense/friend/ompaul
added: 2007-12-29 21:22:30.288787
editor: LjL!n=ljl@ubuntu/member/ljl
edited: 2007-12-29 21:39:01.657457
value:
  <reply> To edit files with !superuser access using the user's standard editor (as set in the EDITOR !shell variable) and its normal configuration, the command « sudoedit <filename> » is available. It creates a local copy of the file, and runs the editor with the user's permissions.


name: freespeech
author: tonyyarusso!n=anthony@ubuntu/member/tonyyarusso
added: 2008-01-01 20:07:55.729637
editor: dax!dax@freenode/staff-emeritus/dax
edited: 2016-03-31 15:45:40.475961+00:00
value:
  <reply> Please don't pepper the channel with cries of buzzwords like "free speech!", especially when you don't know what they mean or if they're applicable to the current situation.


name: meta
author: LjL!n=ljl@ubuntu/member/ljl
added: 2008-01-01 22:30:19.180090
editor: rww!robert@rww.name
edited: 2014-03-19 19:56:09.962279+00:00
value:
  <deleted><reply> If you would like to help in #*ubuntu* but it just goes too fast to spot interesting questions, try joining #ubuntu-meta and watching for questions there (note that it is NOT a support channel, however, and questions should still be answered in #*ubuntu*)


name: psp
author: Spec!n=nwheeler@ubuntu/member/spec
added: 2008-01-02 20:55:44.164481
value:
  <reply>  For information on using the PlayStation Portable with Ubuntu, please read https://help.ubuntu.com/community/PSP


name: homie
author: elkbuntu!n=melissa@ubuntu/member/elkbuntu
added: 2008-01-05 05:25:40.530461
editor: elkbuntu!n=melissa@ubuntu/member/elkbuntu
edited: 2008-01-05 05:39:30.538462
value:
  <reply> Slang and colloquialisms are not proper English. Please use proper English in our channels to make it easy for those who have it as a second language.


name: idle-#ubuntu-ops
author: LjL!n=ljl@ubuntu/member/ljl
added: 2008-01-09 02:56:57.601372
editor: Flannel!n=flannel@ubuntu/member/flannel
edited: 2009-01-31 08:15:17.620760+00:00
value:
  <reply> Please keep in mind that this channel is for operator/abuse questions only; we ask you to part when you have no further business here in order to keep track of users with pending inquiries.


name: rootshell
author: LjL!n=ljl@ubuntu/member/ljl
added: 2008-01-12 00:34:16.434789
editor: LjL!n=ljl@ubuntu/member/ljl
edited: 2008-01-26 00:43:31.220589
value:
  <reply> Using !sudo with single commands is preferable in most circumstances. However, if you really need a root shell, use « sudo -i » (other variants of this commands are redundant and/or potentially dangerous)


name: maintainer
author: LjL!n=ljl@ubuntu/member/ljl
added: 2008-01-13 18:10:50.236698
value:
  <reply> The "Maintainer" field in a package's information (debian/control) should indicate the Ubuntu team responsible for the Ubuntu specific changes to a package (often the !MOTU for !Universe packages). The original maintainer is preserved in the field "XSBC-Original-Maintainer".


name: mir
author: Pici!n=Pici@unaffiliated/pici
added: 2008-01-14 19:11:47.495071
editor: dax!~dax@ubuntu/member/dax
edited: 2017-10-30 06:22:31.824009+00:00
value:
  <reply> Mir is a display server developed by Canonical and Ubuntu. From Ubuntu 17.04 ( Zesty Zapus ) onward, emphasis has shifted to embedded devices and applications, notably UBports as stated by Mark Shuttleworth ( https://plus.google.com/+MarkShuttleworthCanonical/posts/7LYubpaHUHH ). Regular Ubuntu 17.10 onwards will use GNOME.


name: blueprints
author: tonyyarusso!n=anthony@ubuntu/member/tonyyarusso
added: 2008-01-15 05:57:37.000401
editor: IdleOne!~idleone@ubuntu/member/idleone
edited: 2011-06-11 23:53:22.129529+00:00
value:
  <reply>An explanation of what a blueprint is can be found at https://help.launchpad.net/Blueprint. Want to suggest or discuss ideas of a future project/feature?  With Launchpad you can track blueprints (feature specification summaries) from discussion through review, approval, and implementation.  See https://blueprints.launchpad.net/


name: requirements
author: LjL!n=ljl@ubuntu/member/ljl
added: 2008-01-23 15:51:02.320351
editor: nhandler!~nhandler@freenode/staff/ubuntu.member.nhandler
edited: 2010-09-30 02:29:08.226051+00:00
value:
  <reply> Hardware requirements to install, boot and comfortably use Ubuntu are listed at https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Installation/SystemRequirements - For a !flavor with lower requirements, see !Xubuntu or !Lubuntu


name: translate
author: Seveas!n=seveas@ubuntu/member/seveas
added: 2008-01-24 12:41:12.300465
value:
  <reply> Translate Ubuntu into your own language, important translations that are needed are listed first. See https://translations.launchpad.net/ubuntu/


name: store
author: Seveas!n=seveas@ubuntu/member/seveas
added: 2008-01-24 13:14:46.459146
value:
  <reply> Buy some Official Ubuntu Merchandise & Professional Support. See https://shop.canonical.com/


name: derivatives
author: LjL!n=ljl@ubuntu/member/ljl
added: 2008-01-24 22:57:06.834036
editor: tomreyn!~tomreyn@megaglest/team/tomreyn
edited: 2022-06-17 16:11:03.794421
value:
  <reply> The Ubuntu channels can only provide support for Ubuntu and its official !flavors. Derivatives and other distributions use different software repositories and other software. Please use their dedicated support venues, such as: Linux Mint: #linuxmint-help on irc.spotchat.org, Pop!_OS: https://support.system76.com/ , Kali Linux: #kali-linux on irc.oftc.net, LXLE: https://lxle.net/support-options/


name: guishell
author: LjL!n=ljl@ubuntu/member/ljl
added: 2008-01-25 16:37:28.633952
editor: IdleOne!~idleone@ubuntu/member/idleone
edited: 2013-03-23 02:47:21.704145+00:00
value:
  <deleted><reply> Several "hybrid" GUI command line interfaces are in development, see: http://www.bterm.org/ - http://linux.pte.hu/~pipas/CUI/ - http://hotwire-shell.org/


name: enablesources
author: LjL!n=ljl@ubuntu/member/ljl
added: 2008-01-26 03:07:22.150894
editor: LjL!n=ljl@ubuntu/member/ljl
edited: 2008-01-26 03:07:45.074100
value:
  <reply> Enable the standard Ubuntu repositories by going to System > Administration > Software Sources - See !repositories for detailed information


name: resetpanels
author: LjL!n=ljl@ubuntu/member/ljl
added: 2008-01-27 02:26:16.060264
editor: rww!~rww@ubuntu/member/rww
edited: 2011-03-28 01:44:51.173024+00:00
value:
  <reply> To reset the GNOME panel to defaults, type this in a !terminal: « gconftool --recursive-unset /apps/panel && killall gnome-panel »


name: worst-#ubuntu-offtopic
author: LjL!n=ljl@ubuntu/member/ljl
added: 2008-01-31 03:56:37.576400
editor: Flannel!~flannel@ubuntu/member/flannel
edited: 2011-08-17 08:07:37.929951+00:00
value:
  <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.


name: irccouncil
author: Pici!n=Pici@unaffiliated/pici
added: 2008-01-31 19:36:19.274834
editor: kryten!krytarik@xebian/developer/krytarik
edited: 2021-05-24 22:54:39.330334+00:00
value:
  <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


name: pptp
author: ompaul!n=ompaul@gnewsense/friend/ompaul
added: 2008-02-03 19:01:13.706185
editor: Pici!n=Pici@ubuntu/member/pici
edited: 2009-02-12 00:24:30.511033+00:00
value:
  <deleted><reply> pptp is not good according to Bruce Schneier http://schneier.com/pptp.html  here the words insecurity are useful


name: queue
author: ompaul!n=ompaul@gnewsense/friend/ompaul
added: 2008-02-04 19:55:54.914317
editor: tsimpson!~stdin@ubuntu/member/stdin
edited: 2010-04-26 23:28:32.855826+00:00
value:
  <reply> The queue of packages awaiting approval to enter the archive (also known as the NEW queue) and scheduled to build it at https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/$curDevelLower/+queue


name: truecrypt
author: Pici!n=Pici@unaffiliated/pici
added: 2008-02-07 20:31:14.762641
editor: Flannel!~flannel@ubuntu/member/flannel
edited: 2010-04-17 23:57:46.137045+00:00
value:
  <reply> Truecrypt is a free open-source on-the-fly disk encryption software.  See https://help.ubuntu.com/community/TruecryptHiddenVolume


name: identify
author: LjL!n=ljl@ubuntu/member/ljl
added: 2008-02-09 03:30:18.470193
editor: kryten!krytarik@xebian/developer/krytarik
edited: 2021-05-24 22:54:37.327729+00:00
value:
  <reply> You can identify to NickServ automatically when connecting to Libera. See https://libera.chat/guides/sasl for more information. When identifying manually, do NOT send the command from a channel tab, as a typo will give away your password. If that happens, identify and then type «/msg NickServ set password <newpass>» in the server tab as soon as possible.


name: gutsysources
author: LjL!n=ljl@ubuntu/member/ljl
added: 2008-02-09 21:47:05.268707
editor: Seeker`!n=cjo20@unaffiliated/seeker/x-838755
edited: 2008-06-19 01:29:05.886761
value:
  <reply> In System->Admin->Software Sources, enable (main) (universe) (restricted) and (multiverse) and disable the Cdrom on the Ubuntu Software tab. On the Updates tab, enable (gutsy-security) and (gutsy-updates).


name: addingfs
author: jrib!n=jrib@upstream/dev/jrib
added: 2008-02-12 15:52:30.105592
editor: jrib!n=jrib@upstream/dev/jrib
edited: 2008-02-12 15:58:35.199530
value:
  <reply>If you are adding space to your Ubuntu installation mounting a newly created unix filesystem (ext3, xfs, jfs, etc) you can not set permissions (read, write, etc) filesystem-wide like you do when mounting filesystems that do not support unix permissions (vfat, ntfs, hfs, etc).  See !permissions and !fstab


name: 5-a-day
author: nixternal!n=nixterna@ubuntu/member/pdpc.active.nixternal
added: 2008-02-18 21:31:26.482501
value:
  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


name: pulseaudio
author: LjL!n=ljl@ubuntu/member/ljl
added: 2008-02-19 03:58:10.299378
value:
  <reply> PulseAudio is a sound server intended as a drop-in replacement for !ESD - See https://wiki.ubuntu.com/PulseAudio for information and installation instructions


name: nickfork-#ubuntu-offtopic
author: tonyyarusso!n=anthony@ubuntu/member/tonyyarusso
added: 2008-02-20 09:55:16.157909
editor: rww!~rww@ubuntu/member/rww
edited: 2011-04-06 06:16:22.662851+00:00
value:
  a silly little game for offtopic channels ONLY.  The way it works is you pick out a random nick from the /names list (works best if they're idle), have a bunch of people switch to something similar (scrambles, reverse, 1337speak), and see how long it takes for the real person to catch on.  Have fun!


name: intrepid
author: Pici!n=Pici@unaffiliated/pici
added: 2008-02-21 01:19:06.464674
editor: Pici!~Pici@ubuntu/member/pdpc.professional.pici
edited: 2010-04-28 15:00:09.356091+00:00
value:
  <reply> Ubuntu 8.10 (Intrepid Ibex) was the ninth release of Ubuntu. End Of Life: April 30th, 2010. See !eol and !upgrade for more details.


name: hacker
author: ompaul!n=ompaul@gnewsense/friend/ompaul
added: 2008-02-21 20:34:28.142437
editor: tsimpson!n=stdin@ubuntu/member/stdin
edited: 2009-04-12 12:16:51.631426+00:00
value:
  <reply> A hacker is a person who delights in having an intimate understanding of the internal workings of a system, computers and computer networks in particular, as defined by Request for Comments (RFC) 1392 - i.e. a good programmer  -- crackers on the other hand break systems, see also !piracy


name: puregnome
author: PriceChild!n=pricechi@ubuntu/member/pdpc.supporter.student.PriceChild
added: 2008-02-23 01:00:54.901355
editor: IdleOne!~idleone@ubuntu/member/idleone
edited: 2012-11-11 13:34:51.014980+00:00
value:
  <reply> If you want to remove all !Kubuntu packages or !Xubuntu packages and have a default !Ubuntu system, follow the instructions here: http://www.psychocats.net/ubuntu/pureubuntu


name: bootchart
author: ompaul!n=ompaul@gnewsense/friend/ompaul
added: 2008-02-24 21:34:35.955490
editor: ompaul!n=ompaul@gnewsense/friend/ompaul
edited: 2008-02-24 21:35:27.155089
value:
  <reply> bootchart charts your machine at boot time, to install >> sudo apt-get install bootchart << the graphic is in /var/log/bootchart after the next reboot


name: 3rdparty
author: ompaul!n=ompaul@gnewsense/friend/ompaul
added: 2008-02-24 22:00:39.058802
editor: PriceChild!n=pricechi@ubuntu/member/pdpc.supporter.student.PriceChild
edited: 2008-02-24 22:13:37.870971
value:
  <reply> Packages contained in 3rd party repositories are not included in Ubuntu for a reason. Whether this be poor packaging standards, bugs or malicious authors. You should trust the maintainers of these repositories before using them. See http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=297814 for consequences.


name: filenames
author: ompaul!n=ompaul@gnewsense/friend/ompaul
added: 2008-02-24 22:24:58.918785
value:
  <reply> File names in Ubuntu are case sensitive, MyFile is not the same as myfile, and if you put spaces in there and use a console you need to "escape" the space, thus "gedit My\ File.txt"


name: khardy
author: jussi01!n=jussi@ubuntu/member/jussi01
added: 2008-02-25 11:43:35.677993
editor: tsimpson!quassel@ubuntu/member/stdin
edited: 2012-09-19 10:16:19.098705+00:00
value:
  <deleted><reply> Kubuntu Hardy Heron expects to ship with both KDE 3 and KDE 4 as 2 separate disks. KDE 3 should be offered by shipit. The KDE 3 CD will be commercially supported for 18 months and KDE 4 will be community supported


name: langpack
author: jussi01!n=jussi@ubuntu/member/jussi01
added: 2008-02-26 19:26:10.079822
editor: tsimpson!~tsimpson@ubuntu/member/stdin
edited: 2011-01-30 08:26:50.469958+00:00
value:
  <deleted><reply>A recent update broke some KDE language packs, leaving the user unable to login. (http://launchpad.net/bugs/195647) This has now been fixed and an updated package is in the -updates repo. If you removed the packages with the interim fix you can reinstall them with: << sudo apt-get install language-pack-kde-en language-pack-kde-en-base >>


name: goodquestion
author: LjL-Temp!i=xoris@ubuntu/member/ljl
added: 2008-02-28 00:52:05.933840
editor: LjL-Temp!i=xoris@ubuntu/member/ljl
edited: 2008-02-28 01:32:09.519600
value:
  <reply> Are you sure your question allows us to help you? Please read http://www.sabi.co.uk/Notes/linuxHelpAsk.html to understand how to ask a 'better' question.


name: brainstorm
author: PriceChild!i=pricechi@ubuntu/member/pdpc.supporter.student.PriceChild
added: 2008-03-01 16:35:56.402227
editor: bazhang!~bazhang@unaffiliated/bazhang
edited: 2013-09-15 12:08:25.345578+00:00
value:
  <deleted><reply> Post your ideas for Ubuntu at http://brainstorm.ubuntu.com and vote for the ones you like!


name: hal
author: Tm_T!i=tm_travo@ubuntu/member/kde.developer/jkekkonen
added: 2008-03-01 19:27:34.839754
editor: tsimpson!~tsimpson@ubuntu/member/stdin
edited: 2011-03-03 21:44:22.392627+00:00
value:
  in the process of being deprecated.  See https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Halsectomy and http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hardware_abstraction_layer for more info.


name: appreciate
author: Seveas!n=seveas@ubuntu/member/seveas
added: 2008-03-05 22:55:43.619357
value:
  <reply> The people in this channel are all volunteers who donate their valuable time. Please do not 'reward' this kindness with rudeness. Saying 'Thank you' is more appropriate.


name: danger
author: ompaul!n=ompaul@gnewsense/friend/ompaul
added: 2008-03-08 18:30:18.719593
editor: rww!~rww@ubuntu/member/rww
edited: 2011-01-11 02:10:55.356777+00:00
value:
  <reply> DO NOT RUN THAT COMMAND! That particular command is DANGEROUS and shouldn't be uttered here. REST OF YOU: DANGER, WILL ROBINSON, DANGER! Do not use the command or utter it here thank you!


name: nodeco
author: LjL!n=ljl@ubuntu/member/ljl
added: 2008-03-10 03:27:20.326151
editor: LjL!n=ljl@ubuntu/member/ljl
edited: 2008-03-10 03:27:20.649318
value:
  <reply> If you're missing windows decorations after enabling Desktop Effects with an NVIDIA card, try « sudo nvidia-xconfig --add-argb-glx-visuals -d 24 » in a !shell.


name: servergui
author: Seveas!n=seveas@ubuntu/member/seveas
added: 2008-03-13 16:49:00.031726
value:
  <reply> Ubuntu server does not install a desktop environment or X11 by default in order to enhance security, efficiency and performance.  !eBox provides a GUI system management option via a web interface.  See https://help.ubuntu.com/community/ServerGUI for more background and options.


name: ar
author: jpatrick!n=jon@ubuntu/member/jpatrick
added: 2008-03-17 12:16:14.335670
value:
  <reply> La comunidad local de Argentina se puede encontrar en #ubuntu-ar y en su canal de offtopic: #ubuntu-ar-cafe


name: undelete
author: LjL-Temp!i=ljl@ubuntu/member/ljl
added: 2008-03-22 21:58:27.602854
editor: dax!dax@freenode/staff-emeritus/dax
edited: 2016-03-30 19:05:35.180057+00:00
value:
  <reply> Some tools to recover lost data are listed and explained at https://help.ubuntu.com/community/DataRecovery


name: lowmemory
author: ompaul!n=ompaul@gnewsense/friend/ompaul
added: 2008-03-26 01:01:39.238709
value:
  <reply> For installing on low memory systems, this page has useful information: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Installation/LowMemorySystems.  See also https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Installation/SystemRequirements.


name: badmouse
author: LjL!n=ljl@ubuntu/member/ljl
added: 2008-03-29 15:26:23.080223
value:
  <reply> If typing on your keyboard causes the mouse to briefly stop working, check out http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=402296


name: ics
author: Pici!n=Pici@unaffiliated/pici
added: 2008-04-02 19:03:38.409145
editor: tsimpson!~tsimpson@ubuntu/member/stdin
edited: 2011-05-06 11:22:25.612900+00:00
value:
  <reply> If you want to share the internet connection of your Ubuntu machine with other machines in the network see https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Internet/ConnectionSharing


name: schedule-#ubuntu+1
author: Pici!n=Pici@unaffiliated/pici
added: 2008-04-04 19:29:38.737904
editor: rww!~rww@ubuntu/member/rww
edited: 2015-03-15 04:26:29.453048+00:00
value:
  <reply> A schedule of $curDevelLong ($curDevelNum) release milestones can be found here: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/ReleaseSchedule


name: xterm
author: LjL!n=ljl@ubuntu/member/ljl
added: 2008-04-06 02:15:21.777745
editor: rww!~rww@98.248.170.140
edited: 2015-10-23 18:28:15.613066+00:00
value:
  <deleted><reply> If with all the cute terminals that are around you're still using xterm, then you deserve any problem you're experiencing with it. Go away.


name: awn
author: Hobbsee!n=hobbsee@ubuntu/member/hobbsee
added: 2008-04-09 14:41:16.520226
editor: rww!~rww@ubuntu/member/rww
edited: 2011-04-11 20:00:55.610860+00:00
value:
  <deleted><reply> Avant Window Navigator is a dock-like navigation bar for  the Linux desktop that positions itself at the bottom of the screen. Homepage http://wiki.awn-project.org/ - Awn-Manager can be found in Universe from Hardy (8.04) onwards.


name: eeepc
author: LjL!n=ljl@ubuntu/member/ljl
added: 2008-04-09 18:56:42.269822
editor: genii!n=genii@unaffiliated/genii
edited: 2009-10-27 16:34:19.236060+00:00
value:
  <reply> Information about installing Ubuntu on an Asus EeePC can be found at https://help.ubuntu.com/community/EeePC . The Ubuntu EeePC Channel is #ubuntu-eeepc , main EeePC discussion in #eeepc


name: server-network
author: ompaul!n=ompaul@gnewsense/friend/ompaul
added: 2008-04-14 21:51:09.047657
editor: dax!dax@freenode/staff-emeritus/dax
edited: 2016-04-02 04:27:11.425334+00:00
value:
  <reply> For help setting up networking on Ubuntu Server, see https://help.ubuntu.com/community/NetworkConfigurationCommandLine


name: ffe
author: Hobbsee!n=hobbsee@ubuntu/member/hobbsee
added: 2008-04-15 15:48:48.137691
editor: nhandler!~nhandler@freenode/staff/ubuntu.member.nhandler
edited: 2010-02-21 16:35:38.105398+00:00
value:
  <reply> Feature Freeze Exception. See https://wiki.ubuntu.com/FreezeExceptionProcess for the freeze exception process.


name: xrandr
author: Hobbsee!n=hobbsee@ubuntu/member/hobbsee
added: 2008-04-16 06:34:51.994831
editor: dax!dax@freenode/staff/dax
edited: 2019-10-17 20:23:57.770865+00:00
value:
  <deleted><reply>XRandR 1.2 is the new method of running dual screens in !X.  Information/HowTo here: http://wiki.debian.org/XStrikeForce/HowToRandR12


name: trash
author: LjL!n=ljl@ubuntu/member/ljl
added: 2008-04-18 01:11:40.044157
editor: rww!~rww@ubuntu/member/rww
edited: 2011-04-19 00:43:28.264574+00:00
value:
  <reply> Your GUI file manager's Trash folder is located at ~/.local/share/Trash/ for files moved to trash from your hard disk and .../.Trash-userid/ on external devices for files moved to trash from the device.


name: emesene
author: Spec!n=nwheeler@ubuntu/member/spec
added: 2008-04-18 18:44:54.671424
editor: dax!dax@freenode/staff-emeritus/dax
edited: 2016-04-02 04:14:26.808365+00:00
value:
  <deleted><reply> Emesene is an instant messenger for the WLM network. See http://emesene.org for more information.


name: lfs
author: ompaul!n=ompaul@gnewsense/friend/ompaul
added: 2008-04-20 15:24:19.729600
editor: dax!dax@freenode/staff-emeritus/dax
edited: 2016-03-31 15:38:31.029883+00:00
value:
  <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


name: torrents-#kubuntu
author: LjL-Temp!n=root@ubuntu/member/ljl
added: 2008-04-24 16:28:20.378825
editor: IdleOne!~idleone@ubuntu/member/idleone
edited: 2012-10-14 19:52:31.135974+00:00
value:
  <reply>Kubuntu $curStableLong ($curStableNum) torrents can be obtained at http://torrent.ubuntu.com/kubuntu/releases/$curStableLower/release/


name: repomirror
author: Hobbsee!n=hobbsee@ubuntu/member/hobbsee
added: 2008-04-25 06:00:30.346770
editor: Myrtti!i=myrtti@myrtti.fi
edited: 2008-05-06 21:49:03.347701
value:
  <reply> Go to "System",  "Administration", and "Software Sources" and choose "Other" from the drop down box. Then choose "select best server" and your system will choose the fastest mirror for you automatically.


name: alternate-#kubuntu
author: Jucato!n=Jucato@ubuntu/member/Jucato
added: 2008-04-28 14:56:05.006429
editor: Pici!n=Pici@ubuntu/member/pdpc.professional.pici
edited: 2009-06-16 15:06:04.534275+00:00
value:
  <reply> The Alternate CD is a classical text-mode install CD. It supports a wider range of hardware than the !LiveCD, and can also be used as an upgrade CD.  Look for the alternate checkbox on the Kubuntu download page - See also !minimal 


name: chat-#ubuntu-classroom
author: Amaranth!n=travis@ubuntu/member/Amaranth
added: 2008-04-28 17:00:50.642506
value:
  <reply> Please use #ubuntu-classroom-chat for random chatter and asking questions. Questions should start with "QUESTION:" so we can spot them.


name: gestures-#kubuntu
author: Jucato!n=Jucato@ubuntu/member/Jucato
added: 2008-04-30 00:30:51.267052
editor: IdleOne!~idleone@ubuntu/member/idleone
edited: 2012-10-14 19:52:02.584601+00:00
value:
  <reply>KDE has a built-in support for mouse gestures. See: http://userbase.kde.org/System_Settings/Shortcuts_and_Gestures for a howto


name: mac
author: stdin!i=stdin@ubuntu/member/stdin
added: 2008-05-05 01:25:23.546620
editor: rww!~robert@unaffiliated/rww
edited: 2014-02-01 07:39:50.042687+00:00
value:
  <reply> For help on installing and using Ubuntu on a Mac, see: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/MactelSupportTeam/CommunityHelpPages


name: remaster
author: stdin!i=stdin@ubuntu/member/stdin
added: 2008-05-05 21:42:06.195068
editor: IdleOne!IdleOne@ubuntu/member/idleone
edited: 2014-08-08 01:56:33.771740+00:00
value:
  <reply> Interested in remastering the Ubuntu !LiveCD or !Alternate installer? See: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/LiveCDCustomization and https://help.ubuntu.com/community/InstallCDCustomization - Or use tools such as http://uck.sourceforge.net/


name: officialdocs
author: Myrtti!i=myrtti@myrtti.fi
added: 2008-05-06 10:29:16.382551
editor: jussi01!n=jussi01@ubuntu/member/jussi01
edited: 2008-05-06 10:30:03.729369
value:
  <reply>Before doing anything you don't know about, check the official Ubuntu document repository and wiki pages at https://help.ubuntu.com These guides are created by the Ubuntu community for Ubuntu. This will give you a tried, test and most importantly *SUPPORTED* way to resolve your issue and move forward.


name: vcs
author: Pici!n=Pici@unaffiliated/pici
added: 2008-05-12 16:55:16.169221
editor: Pici!n=Pici@unaffiliated/pici
edited: 2008-05-14 19:11:42.701454
value:
  <reply> Version Control Systems offered for Ubuntu: Centralized: !CVS, !Subversion  | Distributed: Bazaar-NG(!bzr), Codeville, Darcs, !git, Mercurial, Monotone, SVK, tig.


name: flare183-#ubuntu-offtopic
author: Pici!n=Pici@unaffiliated/pici
added: 2008-05-12 17:06:05.797603
editor: nhandler!~nhandler@freenode/staff/ubuntu.member.nhandler
edited: 2010-06-18 21:34:10.144246+00:00
value:
  <deleted><reply> shhhh you'll only encourage more comments and we have seen enough of them already. ;-)


name: libsslbug
author: PriceChild!i=pricechi@freenode/staff/ubuntu.member.pricechild
added: 2008-05-14 01:47:38.899352
editor: rww!robert@rww.name
edited: 2014-06-02 06:36:09.464973+00:00
value:
  <reply> A fix for the recent OpenSSL vulnerabilities (2014-0076 & 0160) has been pushed to the Ubuntu repositories. See http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-2165-1/ and http://heartbleed.com/ for more information.


name: abs
author: Myrtti!i=myrtti@myrtti.fi
added: 2008-05-14 10:49:55.853042
editor: Myrtti!i=myrtti@myrtti.fi
edited: 2008-05-14 10:53:33.226438
value:
  <reply> Advanced Bash-Scripting Guide, obtainable with ${package-manager} install abs-guide, is a quick and comprehensive guide to bash (command line) scripting in *nix systems. It is also viewable via web at http://tldp.org/LDP/abs/html/


name: git
author: Pici!n=Pici@unaffiliated/pici
added: 2008-05-14 19:11:29.072074
editor: tsimpson!~tsimpson@ubuntu/member/stdin
edited: 2011-03-03 21:44:57.952680+00:00
value:
  a distributed revision control/software code management project created by Linus Torvalds. For more information, see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Git_(software)


name: php4
author: Pici!n=Pici@unaffiliated/pici
added: 2008-05-15 16:56:34.690816
value:
  <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


name: prayer
author: Myrtti!i=myrtti@myrtti.fi
added: 2008-05-16 11:15:49.200888
editor: Flannel!~flannel@ubuntu/member/flannel
edited: 2011-07-02 17:08:55.375824+00:00
value:
  <reply> Dear $DEITY, Give me strength to understand and work with users who question my logic, the rules, netiquette, and common sense. Give me resilience to teach them the basics of Linux, Ubuntu, Community Guidelines, and IRC. Allow me not to stray to nitpicking, argument, foul language, or leisurely op abuse. Deliver me my daily xkcd, User Friendly, LWN, /. and Planet Ubuntu, and guard over my encrypted drives. Let it be so.


name: meeting-#ubuntu-us-az
author: Amaranth!n=travis@ubuntu/member/Amaranth
added: 2008-05-17 06:39:34.528531
editor: Amaranth!n=travis@ubuntu/member/Amaranth
edited: 2008-05-17 06:39:56.013317
value:
  <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!!


name: klipper
author: Myrtti!i=myrtti@myrtti.fi
added: 2008-05-26 10:53:13.516604
value:
  the KDE clipboard utility. It stores clipboard history, and allows you to link clipboard contents to application actions. Further information is available at https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Klipper


name: kmix
author: Myrtti!i=myrtti@myrtti.fi
added: 2008-05-26 20:45:57.447504
value:
  KDE's soundcard mixer program. Though small, it is full-featured. The program should give controls for each of your soundcards. KMix supports several platforms and sound drivers. Go to https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Kmix for complete information.


name: kwallet
author: Hobbsee!n=hobbsee@ubuntu/member/hobbsee
added: 2008-05-28 09:52:29.155428
editor: dax!~dax@ubuntu/member/dax
edited: 2017-10-30 06:53:57.653703+00:00
value:
  a subsystem that provides a convenient and secure way to manage all your passwords. More information is available at https://help.ubuntu.com/community/kwallet


name: realtek
author: Seeker`!n=cjo20@unaffiliated/seeker/x-838755
added: 2008-05-30 05:25:52.210244
value:
  <reply>some help for recent Realtek chipsets can be found at https://help.ubuntu.com/community/WifiDocs/Device/RealtekRTL8187b


name: bunnies
author: elkbuntu!n=melissa@ubuntu/member/elkbuntu
added: 2008-06-03 08:11:24.406928
editor: Pici!~Pici@ubuntu/member/pdpc.professional.pici
edited: 2013-11-07 01:35:43.393510+00:00
value:
  <deleted>z0mg! fluffy bunnies! Guaranteed to bring out the tweenage girl in everyone: http://www.kde-look.org/content/show.php/Widget+Background:+Fluffy+Bunny+?content=74480


name: ot-#ubuntu-ops
author: Mez!n=mez@ubuntu/member/mez
added: 2008-06-11 14:45:54.555028
editor: rww!robert@rww.name
edited: 2014-03-21 04:57:32.498996+00:00
value:
  <deleted><reply> And the magical fairies came in and stole the crown from underneath the apple tree...


name: hardysources
author: nickrud!n=rich@pdpc/supporter/sustaining/nickrud
added: 2008-06-14 07:57:12.488872
editor: Seeker`!n=cjo20@unaffiliated/seeker/x-838755
edited: 2008-06-19 01:24:13.695750
value:
  <reply> In System->Admin->Software Sources, enable (main) (universe) (restricted) and (multiverse) and disable the Cdrom on the Ubuntu Software tab. On the Updates tab, enable (hardy-security) and (hardy-updates).


name: upnp
author: Mez!n=mez@ubuntu/member/mez
added: 2008-06-21 01:04:52.106191
editor: Mez!n=mez@ubuntu/member/mez
edited: 2008-06-21 01:08:28.161248
value:
  <reply> To stream media to other UPNP aware devices (such as the Xbox, PS3, or iRadio) you need a UPNP server. See !info mediatomb for information regarding the MediaTomb package


name: label
author: jrib!n=jrib@upstream/dev/jrib
added: 2008-06-25 00:23:45.684945
editor: jrib!n=jrib@upstream/dev/jrib
edited: 2008-06-25 00:24:29.377015
value:
  <reply> To rename the labels of your partitions, see https://help.ubuntu.com/community/RenameUSBDrive.


name: squid
author: ompaul!n=ompaul@gnewsense/friend/ompaul
added: 2008-06-29 01:37:11.772352
editor: tsimpson!~tsimpson@ubuntu/member/stdin
edited: 2011-03-03 21:33:49.219631+00:00
value:
  a caching proxy for the Web.  See: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/SquidGuard  See: http://www.squid-cache.org


name: icqbug
author: Pici!n=Pici@ubuntu/member/pici
added: 2008-07-02 16:06:33.438631
editor: rww!~rww@ubuntu/member/rww
edited: 2011-01-02 02:32:01.983724+00:00
value:
  <deleted><reply> If you use Hardy or Gutsy, and are getting the message "The client version you are using is too old" when conneting to ICQ with Pidgin, please check for new updates.


name: sfd
author: ompaul!n=ompaul@gnewsense/friend/ompaul
added: 2008-07-06 04:05:54.351971
editor: IdleOne!~idleone@ubuntu/member/idleone
edited: 2011-04-11 20:36:54.547305+00:00
value:
  <reply> Software Freedom Day, Saturday 17th September 2011 http://softwarefreedomday.org/ Get involved


name: kvm
author: Myrtti!i=myrtti@ubuntu/member/myrtti
added: 2008-07-07 22:33:19.215394
editor: Myrtti!i=myrtti@ubuntu/member/myrtti
edited: 2008-07-07 22:33:36.317942
value:
  the preferred virtualization approach in Ubuntu. For more information see https://help.ubuntu.com/community/KVM


name: support-#kubuntu
author: Pici!n=Pici@ubuntu/member/pici
added: 2008-07-08 15:59:07.257688
value:
  <reply> The official Kubuntu support channel is #kubuntu. Also see http://www.kubuntu.com/support.php


name: 1sustainableresource
author: nickrud!n=rich@pdpc/supporter/sustaining/nickrud
added: 2008-07-12 01:27:35.544603
editor: Pici!n=Pici@ubuntu/member/pdpc.professional.pici
edited: 2009-02-18 17:46:11.472529+00:00
value:
  <deleted><reply> the only everlasting, sustainable resources are human stupidity, ignorance and avarice.


name: todo-#ubuntu-motu
author: jpds!n=jpds@ubuntu/member/jpds
added: 2008-07-14 09:55:15.042030
value:
  <reply> Looking for something todo? Look no further! Check out https://wiki.ubuntu.com/MOTU/TODO for a quick list of suggestions.


name: python
author: gnomefreak!n=gnomefre@ubuntu/member/gnomefreak
added: 2008-07-16 13:09:53.098383
editor: Pici!~Pici@ubuntu/member/pdpc.professional.pici
edited: 2010-10-05 11:55:43.622086+00:00
value:
  a popular Object Oriented scripting language included in Ubuntu. For more on Python please see http://www.python.org/ or #python


name: xubuntu-compiz
author: Flannel!n=flannel@ubuntu/member/flannel
added: 2008-07-21 06:01:23.296935
editor: knome!lallinaho@ubuntu/member/knome
edited: 2013-11-10 17:09:56.939520+00:00
value:
  <deleted><reply> You can find an excellent tutorial on how to configure Xubuntu with compiz at http://xubuntublog.wordpress.com/2007/12/09/xubuntu-compiz-pretty-pretty-xubuntu/


name: botclone
author: stdin!i=stdin@ubuntu/member/stdin
added: 2008-07-24 01:34:39.827520
editor: krytarik!krytarik@xebian/developer/krytarik
edited: 2023-03-24 02:18:03.308799
value:
  <reply> $nick uses Limnoria, which is available in the main !repositories, with additional plugins that are available at https://launchpad.net/ubuntu-bots - For further assistance or to help out with ubottu development, please join #ubuntu-bots


name: ontv
author: elkbuntu!n=melissa@ubuntu/member/elkbuntu
added: 2008-07-26 12:07:45.177095
editor: elkbuntu!n=melissa@ubuntu/member/elkbuntu
edited: 2008-07-26 12:08:21.129201
value:
  <reply>Just because someone on TV said something offensive, it does not make it ok for you to repeat it here. It is still offensive. Please use common sense and be considerate of others.


name: uwn
author: jpds!i=jpds@ubuntu/member/jpds
added: 2008-07-26 19:49:25.282356
editor: krytarik!krytarik@xebian/developer/krytarik
edited: 2024-11-23 20:50:03.298800
value:
  <reply> The Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter may be found at: https://discourse.ubuntu.com/t/ubuntu-weekly-newsletter/40911


name: ultamatix
author: Flannel!n=flannel@ubuntu/member/flannel
added: 2008-07-29 20:03:09.752217
editor: jussi01!n=jussi01@ubuntu/member/jussi01
edited: 2008-11-02 12:44:05.532756+00:00
value:
  <reply> Ultamatix is not recommended, supported, or needed by Ubuntu.  Use of this software may cause damage to your Ubuntu install.  Do not suggest its use in this channel. See http://mjg59.livejournal.com/99905.html and !automatix for more info.


name: purexfce
author: stdin!i=stdin@ubuntu/member/stdin
added: 2008-07-30 21:41:26.291495+00:00
editor: knome!lallinaho@ubuntu/member/knome
edited: 2013-02-08 23:37:30.531387+00:00
value:
  <reply> If you want to remove all !KDE and !Gnome packages and have a default !Xubuntu system follow the instructions here « http://www.psychocats.net/ubuntu/purexfce »


name: openvpn
author: ompaul!n=ompaul@gnewsense/friend/ompaul
added: 2008-08-04 15:44:00.045986+00:00
editor: ompaul!n=ompaul@gnewsense/friend/ompaul
edited: 2008-08-04 15:46:07.078857+00:00
value:
  <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!


name: lovetoo
author: Myrtti!i=myrtti@ubuntu/member/myrtti
added: 2008-08-05 08:53:24.757684+00:00
editor: Pici!n=Pici@ubuntu/member/pdpc.professional.pici
edited: 2009-12-11 17:47:26.952345+00:00
value:
  <deleted><reply> Love is a perky elf dancing a merry little jig, then suddenly he turns on you with a miniature machine gun.


name: fud
author: jussi01!n=jussi01@ubuntu/member/jussi01
added: 2008-08-06 17:03:48.141365+00:00
editor: Flannel!n=flannel@ubuntu/member/flannel
edited: 2008-08-31 23:44:02.467077+00:00
value:
  <reply>Please do not fall prey to, or spread FUD (fear, uncertainty, and doubt) - it is not welcome here!  Please see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fear,_uncertainty_and_doubt


name: pickup
author: elkbuntu!n=melissa@ubuntu/member/elkbuntu
added: 2008-08-14 10:46:13.692942+00:00
editor: elkbuntu!n=melissa@ubuntu/member/elkbuntu
edited: 2008-08-14 10:48:53.542478+00:00
value:
  <reply> Just a tip: talking about finding and/or picking up guys/chicks is rude to the people of whichever gender who are in this channel and dont feel like being 'found' or 'picked up'. This is not a speed dating channel.


name: newdrive
author: Mez!n=mez@ubuntu/member/mez
added: 2008-08-20 17:52:09.996342+00:00
value:
  <reply> For help with adding a new hard disk drive to an installed system, refer to https://help.ubuntu.com/community/InstallingANewHardDrive - see also !fstab


name: ops-#ubuntu-fi
author: Myrtti!i=myrtti@ubuntu/member/myrtti
added: 2008-09-01 13:35:53.413790+00:00
value:
  <reply> ninnnu, ath, Reaby, Nakkel, Vililikku, Tm_T, Myrtti, mjr, Koffa, Mirv, Telep, rhkfin tai heikki! AAAPPPUUUUVA! apuva, apuva aaapuuuva!


name: badident
author: elkbuntu!n=melissa@ubuntu/member/elkbuntu
added: 2008-09-06 11:16:31.532733+00:00
editor: kryten!krytarik@xebian/developer/krytarik
edited: 2021-05-24 22:54:47.330241+00:00
value:
  <reply> Unfortunately, your IRC client has been configured with an ident containing an objectionable word. We don't allow such into our main channels as it offends a lot of people. Your ident is not your nickname. Once you've changed your ident, please disconnect from Libera and reconnect. You will then automatically be let back into the channel you tried to join.


name: jaunty
author: Flannel!n=flannel@ubuntu/member/flannel
added: 2008-09-09 03:26:15.339530+00:00
editor: Pici!~Pici@ubuntu/member/pdpc.professional.pici
edited: 2010-10-21 16:09:52.835767+00:00
value:
  <reply> Ubuntu 9.04 (Jaunty Jackalope) was the tenth release of Ubuntu. End Of Life: October 23, 2010. See !eol and !upgrade for more details.


name: sysrq
author: ompaul!n=ompaul@gnewsense/friend/ompaul
added: 2008-09-12 20:29:51.919082+00:00
editor: dax!dax@freenode/staff/dax
edited: 2019-10-03 18:24:32.151727+00:00
value:
  <reply> In an emergency, you may be able to shutdown cleanly and reboot by holding down Alt+PrintScreen and typing slowly, in succession, S, U and B. For an explanation, see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magic_SysRq_key


name: downfor
author: ompaul!n=ompaul@gnewsense/friend/ompaul
added: 2008-09-14 10:17:51.264142+00:00
editor: Myrtti!i=myrtti@ubuntu/member/myrtti
edited: 2008-09-14 12:51:29.687833+00:00
value:
  <reply>To check whether or not a website is really down, please use http://downforeveryoneorjustme.com/ (requires Javascript) instead of polling the channel. Thank you!


name: artteam
author: jussi01!n=jussi01@ubuntu/member/jussi01
added: 2008-09-16 13:13:04.208494+00:00
value:
  <reply>The Artwork Team is a community effort that aims to enrich Ubuntu by designing high quality, original and beautiful themes to be available in the repo as an *alternative* to the default look. For more info please see: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Artwork


name: fusesmb-#xubuntu
author: Myrtti!i=myrtti@ubuntu/member/myrtti
added: 2008-09-17 19:48:34.305295+00:00
value:
  <reply>fusesmb is a tool that allows easy access to shared folders (smb) on a network.  Links with more info: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/FuseSmb


name: zork-#ubuntu-offtopic
author: Pici!n=Pici@ubuntu/member/pici
added: 2008-09-18 13:09:33.649743+00:00
editor: Pici!~Pici@ubuntu/member/pdpc.professional.pici
edited: 2010-04-19 13:37:22.704290+00:00
value:
  <reply> You are standing in an open field west of a white house, with a boarded front door. There is a small mailbox here.


name: neon
author: stdin!i=stdin@ubuntu/member/stdin
added: 2008-09-19 19:00:47.271121+00:00
editor: dax!dax@freenode/staff-emeritus/dax
edited: 2016-04-02 00:24:58.879613+00:00
value:
  <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.


name: ubuntuemail
author: jpds!n=jpds@ubuntu/member/jpds
added: 2008-09-21 07:47:04.065976+00:00
editor: Pici!n=Pici@ubuntu/member/pdpc.professional.pici
edited: 2009-05-18 23:55:29.034920+00:00
value:
  <deleted><reply>An @ubuntu.com email alias is a privilege that is granted to all Ubuntu members. Please see: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuEmail and !member.


name: intelbrick
author: elky!n=melissa@ubuntu/member/elkbuntu
added: 2008-09-23 21:25:48.545667+00:00
editor: Pici!n=Pici@ubuntu/member/pdpc.professional.pici
edited: 2009-04-23 13:37:42.744494+00:00
value:
  <deleted><reply> Concerned about Intrepid breaking Intel e1000e gigabit adaptors? See http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?p=5841972#post5841972 for a more realistic assessment.


name: ops-#ubuntu-server
author: LjL!n=ljl@ubuntu/member/ljl
added: 2008-09-25 23:48:35.638193+00:00
editor: Unit193!ukikie@ubuntu/member/unit193
edited: 2017-08-30 19:50:29.627952+00:00
value:
  <reply> Help! Channel emergency! infinity, soren, lamont, mathiaz, Pici, Daviey, Tm_T, Corey, IdleOne, ikonia, funkyhat, Myrtti, ocean, genii, phunyguy!


name: otherdistro
author: ompaul!n=ompaul@gnewsense/friend/ompaul
added: 2008-09-28 20:28:48.145095+00:00
value:
  <reply> we really don't do help for your distro, perhaps if you put a # in front of the distro name you might find yourself in their channels where they would be able to welcome you and help more than we can


name: mootbot
author: LjL!n=ljl@ubuntu/member/ljl
added: 2008-09-30 14:53:35.436219+00:00
value:
  a bot to make the process of summarizing !meetings easier - Information at https://wiki.ubuntu.com/ScribesTeam/MootBot


name: sshd
author: Pici!n=Pici@ubuntu/member/pici
added: 2008-09-30 18:26:26.365522+00:00
editor: knome!lallinaho@ubuntu/member/knome
edited: 2015-07-27 16:44:18.873405+00:00
value:
  <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)


name: binarydriver-#ubuntu+1
author: stdin!i=stdin@ubuntu/member/stdin
added: 2008-10-03 10:02:27.341720+00:00
editor: tsimpson!quassel@ubuntu/member/stdin
edited: 2012-04-26 17:51:59.712736+00:00
value:
  <deleted><reply> For Ati/NVidia/Matrox video cards, see https://help.ubuntu.com/community/VideoDriverHowto | The ATI and nVidia binary drivers may not currently be installable.


name: fr-#ubuntu-offtopic
author: LjL!n=ljl@ubuntu/member/ljl
added: 2008-10-18 00:59:23.674425+00:00
editor: Pici!n=Pici@ubuntu/member/pdpc.professional.pici
edited: 2009-10-04 21:53:25.291387+00:00
value:
  <reply> Ce canal est en anglais uniquement. Si vous voulez discuter en francais, merci de rejoindre #ubuntu-fr-offtopic


name: ubuntu-#kubuntu
author: Pici!n=Pici@ubuntu/member/pici
added: 2008-10-24 19:28:37.580933+00:00
editor: LjL!n=ljl@ubuntu/member/ljl
edited: 2008-10-24 19:30:33.246652+00:00
value:
  <reply>  Ubuntu is a complete Linux-based operating system, freely available with both community and professional support. It is developed by a large community and we invite you to participate too! - Ubuntu comes with the GNOME interface. To install that from Kubuntu install the ubuntu-desktop package.


name: dk-#ubuntu-offtopic
author: LjL!n=ljl@ubuntu/member/ljl
added: 2008-10-26 15:54:01.315920+00:00
editor: LjL!n=ljl@ubuntu/member/ljl
edited: 2008-10-26 15:58:04.854571+00:00
value:
  <reply> For at diskutere på dansk, bedes du venligst gå til #ubuntu-dk-snak. Denne kanal er kun engelsksproget.


name: lt
author: LjL!n=ljl@ubuntu/member/ljl
added: 2008-10-27 14:38:05.680882+00:00
value:
  <reply> Šiame kanale bendraujama anglų kalba. Jei ieškote pagalbos lietuvių kalba, prisijunkite prie #ubuntu-lt kanalo.


name: trolls-#ubuntu-offtopic
author: LjL!n=ljl@ubuntu/member/ljl
added: 2008-10-28 00:29:41.595146+00:00
editor: rww!robert@rww.name
edited: 2014-06-04 00:37:11.782063+00:00
value:
  <deleted><reply> People who add factoids repeatedly even after they've been refused once or twice. Also, aubade.


name: isitout
author: LjL!n=ljl@ubuntu/member/ljl
added: 2008-10-30 01:48:02.927193+00:00
editor: tomreyn!~tomreyn@megaglest/team/tomreyn
edited: 2023-10-12 15:21:31.655535
value:
  <reply> For all I know, the latest Ubuntu release is $curStableNum ($curStableLong). You can double-check this on the https://ubottu.com/y/announce *archives* and subscribe for future release notifications.


name: norelease
author: Myrtti!i=myrtti@ubuntu/member/myrtti
added: 2008-10-30 11:14:11.489881+00:00
editor: Pici!~Pici@ubuntu/member/pdpc.professional.pici
edited: 2011-04-11 20:22:25.034126+00:00
value:
  <reply> The release manager saw her shadow and went back into her burrow, so we'll have six more weeks of Hardy.


name: notes
author: Pici!n=Pici@ubuntu/member/pici
added: 2008-10-30 18:29:35.944736+00:00
editor: kryten!krytarik@xebian/developer/krytarik
edited: 2022-04-22 03:50:04.313384
value:
  <reply> Ubuntu $curStableNum ($curStableLong) release notes can be found at https://ubottu.com/y/$curStableLower


name: releasenotes
author: Pici!n=Pici@ubuntu/member/pici
added: 2008-10-30 18:30:01.320682+00:00
editor: el!el@libera/staff/el
edited: 2025-11-08 23:31:07.455571
value:
  <reply> For release notes of a given Ubuntu release, please visit https://documentation.ubuntu.com/project/release-team/list-of-releases/


name: mjg59
author: elkbuntu!n=melissa@ubuntu/member/elkbuntu
added: 2008-11-05 09:29:17.377575+00:00
editor: rww!~rww@ubuntu/member/rww
edited: 2011-05-26 02:21:06.620210+00:00
value:
  <reply> mjg59 says that !ultamatix is "nowhere near the most condescending or belittling thing I've written about someone else's software."


name: crackports
author: Hobbsee!n=hobbsee@ubuntu/member/hobbsee
added: 2008-11-07 05:48:24.651345+00:00
editor: Hobbsee!n=hobbsee@ubuntu/member/hobbsee
edited: 2008-11-07 05:49:13.034622+00:00
value:
  <reply> <StevenK> You don't randoming just say 'do it' on the SRU team at the consistent volume that the crackports team does.  Also, it's all jdong's fault


name: default-#kubuntu
author: LjL!n=ljl@ubuntu/member/ljl
added: 2008-11-15 20:31:35.815762+00:00
editor: tsimpson!~tsimpson@ubuntu/member/stdin
edited: 2011-03-28 18:29:33.709131+00:00
value:
  <reply> To change the default application for a filetype, go to System Settings -> Advanced -> File Associations, or System Setting -> File Associations in KDE 4.5+


name: rms-#ubuntu-offtopic
author: LjL!n=ljl@ubuntu/member/ljl
added: 2008-11-16 22:52:36.714693+00:00
editor: dax!dax@freenode/staff/dax
edited: 2019-11-03 22:46:54.864735+00:00
value:
  <deleted><reply> Richard Matthew Stallman, founder of the GNU project. See !GNU and also http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Stallman


name: crosspost
author: Pici!n=Pici@ubuntu/member/pici
added: 2008-11-17 15:45:49.711383+00:00
editor: Pici!n=Pici@ubuntu/member/pici
edited: 2008-11-17 15:47:24.213580+00:00
value:
  <reply> Please don't ask the same question in multiple Ubuntu channels at the same time. Many helpers are in more than one channel and it's not fair to them or the other people seeking support.


name: runlevels
author: Pici!n=Pici@ubuntu/member/pici
added: 2008-11-17 16:12:48.104828+00:00
value:
  <reply> In Ubuntu all runlevels except 0,1 and 6 are by default equal. Also keep in mind that Ubuntu now uses !Upstart instead of System V init so there is normally no /etc/inittab.


name: hotornot
author: elkbuntu!n=melissa@ubuntu/member/elkbuntu
added: 2008-11-25 08:53:16.677582+00:00
editor: elkbuntu!n=melissa@ubuntu/member/elkbuntu
edited: 2008-11-25 08:54:12.559953+00:00
value:
  <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.


name: inx
author: ompaul!n=ompaul@gnewsense/friend/ompaul
added: 2008-12-12 21:53:24.070288+00:00
editor: Pici!n=Pici@ubuntu/member/pdpc.professional.pici
edited: 2009-05-18 23:54:56.818319+00:00
value:
  <deleted><reply> INX is an Ubuntu derivative, "Is Not X" - see http://inx.maincontent.net/ and Launchpad - Support in #inx (not in Ubuntu channels)


name: uninstall
author: Mez!n=mez@ubuntu/member/mez
added: 2008-12-17 15:25:19.217826+00:00
value:
  <reply> To learn how to uninstall applications in Ubuntu - please visit http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/howto-delete-remove-software-using-apt-get-command/


name: offtopic-#kubuntu-devel
author: stdin!i=stdin@ubuntu/member/stdin
added: 2008-12-20 14:41:02.539641+00:00
editor: stdin!i=stdin@ubuntu/member/stdin
edited: 2008-12-20 14:42:00.427121+00:00
value:
  <reply> #kubuntu-devel is the development channel for Kubuntu, please use #kubuntu for support questions and #kubuntu-offtopic for general chatter. Thanks


name: section
author: Hobbsee!n=hobbsee@ubuntu/member/hobbsee
added: 2009-01-06 02:22:25.912486+00:00
value:
  <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


name: qtparted
author: stdin!i=stdin@ubuntu/member/stdin
added: 2009-01-08 12:18:15.579592+00:00
editor: genii-around!~quassel@unaffiliated/genii
edited: 2011-05-27 15:54:59.884416+00:00
value:
  <deleted><reply> QtParted is a !Qt/!KDE !GUI partitioning program. Use !Adept !KPackageKit or !Synaptic to install or type « sudo apt-get install qtparted » in a console. - QtParted is no longer available in Jaunty (9.04) and up, see !PartitionManager


name: bacon-#ubuntu-offtopic
author: Flannel!n=flannel@ubuntu/member/flannel
added: 2009-01-12 08:57:11.323531+00:00
editor: Flannel!~flannel@ubuntu/member/flannel
edited: 2015-02-15 05:34:20.675587+00:00
value:
  <reply> I've always considered bacon to be the candybar of meats... http://xkcd.com/418/ http://weebls-stuff.com/other-toons/video/Bacon.html


name: brokenmsn
author: Tm_T!i=tm_travo@ubuntu/member/kde.developer/jkekkonen
added: 2009-01-12 16:34:49.867846+00:00
editor: dax!dax@freenode/staff-emeritus/rww
edited: 2016-02-22 00:20:24.725315+00:00
value:
  <deleted><reply> MS upgraded their MSN Messenger servers, causing newest 3rd party clients unable to connect. Workaround for pidgin 2.5.2 users is « sudo apt-get install msn-pecan » Restart pidgin, create an account of type wlm and supply your MSN credentials


name: devsupport
author: Pici!n=Pici@ubuntu/member/pici
added: 2009-01-16 19:29:36.853498+00:00
value:
  <reply> The official ubuntu support channel is #ubuntu. Please be aware that this channel is for development only.


name: support-#kubuntu-devel
author: Pici!n=Pici@ubuntu/member/pici
added: 2009-01-16 19:35:42.604015+00:00
editor: stdin!i=stdin@ubuntu/member/stdin
edited: 2009-01-16 23:18:04.069417+00:00
value:
  <reply> The official Kubuntu support channel is #kubuntu. Please be aware that this channel is for development only.


name: pgp
author: Pici!n=Pici@ubuntu/member/pici
added: 2009-01-18 19:40:45.515433+00:00
editor: IdleOne!~idleone@ubuntu/member/idleone
edited: 2012-05-12 10:26:48.799873+00:00
value:
  <reply>gpg is the GNU Privacy Guard. See https://help.ubuntu.com/community/GnuPrivacyGuardHowto and class #8 on https://wiki.ubuntu.com/ClassroomTranscripts | Watch http://static.screencasts.ubuntu.com/videos/2010/11/10/002-HowToCreatePGP.ogv


name: longdesc-#ubuntu-motu
author: Myrtti!i=myrtti@ubuntu/member/myrtti
added: 2009-01-26 14:05:24.092454+00:00
editor: Myrtti!i=myrtti@ubuntu/member/myrtti
edited: 2009-01-26 14:07:20.803740+00:00
value:
  <reply> The long description should provide all the information needed to let the user decide whether to install the package. See http://www.debian.org/doc/developers-reference/best-pkging-practices.html#bpp-pkg-desc for Best Practices.


name: synopsis-#ubuntu-motu
author: Myrtti!i=myrtti@ubuntu/member/myrtti
added: 2009-01-26 14:08:57.006545+00:00
value:
  The synopsis line (the short description) should be concise. See http://www.debian.org/doc/developers-reference/best-pkging-practices.html#bpp-pkg-synopsis for Best Practices.


name: sanity-#ubuntu-offtopic
author: Amaranth!n=travis@ubuntu/member/Amaranth
added: 2009-01-28 05:28:43.166582+00:00
value:
  <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.


name: dad
author: Pici!n=Pici@ubuntu/member/pici
added: 2009-01-29 20:18:36.716786+00:00
editor: rww!~rww@ubuntu/member/rww
edited: 2011-05-26 02:25:45.460346+00:00
value:
  <deleted><reply> DaD was an alternative to !mom and has been shutdown in February 2009, see http://dad.dunnewind.net/end.php


name: handbrake
author: mneptok!n=mneptok@canonical/support/mneptok
added: 2009-02-06 18:55:25.570227+00:00
value:
  a an open-source, GPL-licensed, multiplatform, multithreaded video transcoder, available for MacOS X, Linux and Windows. - http://handbrake.fr


name: xfce4-panel
author: Pici!n=Pici@ubuntu/member/pici
added: 2009-02-12 13:12:32.193885+00:00
editor: Unit193!ukikie@ubuntu/member/unit193
edited: 2015-12-01 20:43:58.276531+00:00
value:
  <reply> Did your panels disappear? Press alt+f2 and run: xfce4-panel | See also: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/XubuntuPanels


name: vn
author: elky!n=melissa@ubuntu/member/elkbuntu
added: 2009-02-14 14:25:20.197357+00:00
editor: Myrtti!i=myrtti@ubuntu/member/myrtti
edited: 2009-02-14 14:46:03.242625+00:00
value:
  <reply> Để được trợ giúp về Ubuntu bằng ngôn ngữ Việt, xin vui lòng /join #ubuntu-vn. Rất vui lòng được giúp đỡ


name: sshfs
author: jpds!n=jpds@ubuntu/member/jpds
added: 2009-02-15 18:29:16.911886+00:00
editor: tsimpson!~tsimpson@ubuntu/member/stdin
edited: 2011-03-03 21:45:11.163692+00:00
value:
  a !Fuse based filesystem which allows you to mount a remote system over !SSH - See https://help.ubuntu.com/community/SSHFS for instructions


name: xampp
author: Pici!n=Pici@ubuntu/member/pdpc.professional.pici
added: 2009-02-20 15:54:40.986098+00:00
editor: rww!~rww@ubuntu/member/rww
edited: 2011-05-29 21:38:36.926281+00:00
value:
  <reply> We do not support XAMPP installs here. Please use the LAMP stack that is in our repositories; see https://help.ubuntu.com/community/ApacheMySQLPHP for more information.


name: karmic
author: Pici!n=Pici@ubuntu/member/pdpc.professional.pici
added: 2009-02-20 18:04:43.332430+00:00
editor: dax!~dax@ubuntu/member/dax
edited: 2017-10-30 07:01:44.726236+00:00
value:
  <reply> Ubuntu 9.10 (Karmic Koala) was the eleventh release of Ubuntu. !End-Of-Life on April 29th 2011, see https://ubottu.com/y/karmic for details.


name: screen-#ubuntu-server
author: LjL!n=ljl@ubuntu/member/ljl
added: 2009-03-03 17:00:12.455732+00:00
editor: tsimpson!~tsimpson@ubuntu/member/stdin
edited: 2011-09-07 11:25:59.238696+00:00
value:
  <deleted><reply> Screen is a window manager for terminal sessions, also useful over SSH. The 'screen-profiles' package provides very useful additional utilities. See https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Screen


name: ekiga
author: LjL!n=ljl@ubuntu/member/ljl
added: 2009-03-03 19:27:24.739873+00:00
value:
  an Internet telephony application included with Ubuntu, which supports the SIP and H323 protocols. Information and help at https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Ekiga


name: landscape
author: Pici!n=Pici@ubuntu/member/pdpc.professional.pici
added: 2009-03-04 19:42:41.197514+00:00
value:
  <reply> Landscape makes the management and monitoring of Ubuntu systems simple and effective by combining world-class support with easy to use online management tools. https://landscape.canonical.com/


name: ask-#ubuntu-gr
author: LjL!n=ljl@ubuntu/member/ljl
added: 2009-03-10 17:49:22.424641+00:00
value:
  <reply> Παρακαλούμε μην ρωτάτε για να κάνετε μια ερώτηση, απλά ρωτήστε αυτό που θέλετε σε λίγες γραμμές ώστε να είναι ευανάγνωστο. Αν κάποιος γνωρίζει την απάντηση θα σας απαντήσει. :)


name: paste-#ubuntu-gr
author: LjL!n=ljl@ubuntu/member/ljl
added: 2009-03-10 17:51:40.843176+00:00
value:
  <reply> Το pastebin είναι μια υπηρεσία για να δημοσιεύετε κείμενα που πιάνουν πάνω από 4 σειρές ώστε να μην φορτώνεται/γεμίζει το κανάλι. Το pastebin μας βρίσκεται στο http://pastebin.ubuntu-gr.org (μετά την δημοσίευση μην ξεχάσετε να μας δώσετε το URL για το κείμενο).


name: pumice
author: LjL!n=ljl@ubuntu/member/ljl
added: 2009-03-14 16:33:04.521519+00:00
editor: Pici!n=Pici@ubuntu/member/pdpc.professional.pici
edited: 2009-05-13 20:04:53.179941+00:00
value:
  <deleted>almost as abrasive as snuxoll, except it's different because you can throw some pumice at snuxoll


name: bothelp
author: stdin!i=stdin@ubuntu/member/stdin
added: 2009-03-15 13:32:10.702598+00:00
editor: dax!~dax@ubuntu/member/dax
edited: 2017-10-30 06:45:41.640344+00:00
value:
  <reply> For ubottu usage instructions see https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuBots | For help with ubottu plugins for supybot, please ask in #ubuntu-bots


name: supybot-#ubuntu-bots
author: stdin!i=stdin@ubuntu/member/stdin
added: 2009-03-15 13:33:54.559165+00:00
value:
  <reply> ubottu is a supybot with custom plugins, for help with other supybot plugins ask in #supybot


name: dontzap
author: LjL!n=ljl@ubuntu/member/ljl
added: 2009-03-20 02:24:54.337169+00:00
editor: bazhang!~bazhang@unaffiliated/bazhang
edited: 2012-04-19 16:03:58.342490+00:00
value:
  <deleted><reply> To re-enable the Ctrl-Alt-Backspace combination that restarts your X server see https://wiki.ubuntu.com/X/Config/DontZap


name: audio-#ubuntu+1
author: LjL!n=ljl@ubuntu/member/ljl
added: 2009-03-26 15:49:34.637947+00:00
editor: LjL!n=ljl@ubuntu/member/ljl
edited: 2009-03-26 15:54:28.654796+00:00
value:
  <reply> If you're having problems with sound, first ensure ALSA is selected, by double clicking on the volume control, then File -> Change Device (ALSA Mixer). If that fails, see https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Sound - https://help.ubuntu.com/community/SoundTroubleshooting - On Jaunty, please check bug https://launchpad.net/bugs/330814 and help test the new kernel image


name: rsync
author: tsimpson!i=stdin@ubuntu/member/stdin
added: 2009-04-01 01:48:03.015262+00:00
value:
  a fast remote file copy and synchronization program - For more see: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/rsync


name: iplayer
author: popey!n=alan@ubuntu/member/pdpc.gold.popey
added: 2009-04-05 22:23:06.471259+00:00
value:
  http://bbc.co.uk/iplayer - one brand name for multiple online TV, Radio and podcast streaming and download services from the BBC.


name: get_iplayer
author: popey!n=alan@ubuntu/member/pdpc.gold.popey
added: 2009-04-05 22:23:20.813922+00:00
value:
  http://linuxcentre.net/get_iplayer/ a small perl script which can download content from BBC iPlayer and ITV catch up services.


name: songbird
author: LjL!n=ljl@ubuntu/member/ljl
added: 2009-04-12 19:44:15.015282+00:00
editor: IdleOne!~idleone@ubuntu/member/idleone
edited: 2013-03-23 02:47:46.640498+00:00
value:
  <reply> Songbird is a media player based on Mozilla. Official Linux builds and support ended in April, 2010. Ubuntu installation instructions at https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Songbird


name: orgything-#ubuntu-offtopic
author: Flannel!n=flannel@ubuntu/member/flannel
added: 2009-04-14 00:01:19.705529+00:00
editor: Flannel!n=flannel@ubuntu/member/flannel
edited: 2009-04-14 00:04:19.730742+00:00
value:
  <deleted><reply> Beg not the operators for a personal factoid, for you are crunchy and taste good with ketchup.


name: orgthingy-#ubuntu-offtopic
author: Flannel!n=flannel@ubuntu/member/flannel
added: 2009-04-14 00:05:37.902833+00:00
value:
  <reply> Beg not the operators for a personal factoid, for you are crunchy and taste good with ketchup.


name: dmesg
author: popey!n=alan@ubuntu/member/pdpc.gold.popey
added: 2009-04-18 21:31:37.416886+00:00
editor: Seeker`!n=cjo20@unaffiliated/seeker/x-838755
edited: 2009-04-18 21:41:19.956693+00:00
value:
  a console command which outputs the kernel ring buffer - an important log for diagnosing problems in  Linux. Often when something errors with hardware it will result in additional lines reported which can be seen by running dmesg in a console.


name: lightscribe
author: Seeker`!n=cjo20@unaffiliated/seeker/x-838755
added: 2009-04-18 23:06:11.131677+00:00
value:
  <reply> For information on how to use LightScribe on Ubuntu please see the Wiki at https://help.ubuntu.com/community/LightScribe


name: ops-#ubuntu-women
author: Myrtti!i=myrtti@ubuntu/member/myrtti
added: 2009-04-21 19:10:26.724883+00:00
editor: dax!dax@ubuntu/member/dax
edited: 2020-06-14 23:47:46.308383+00:00
value:
  Nightrose JanC pleia2 elky Myrtti hypa7ia maco Gareth akgraner Mamarok Pendulum akk elly idleone Tm_T alanbell nigelb svaksha Cheri703 Pici valorie


name: newmirror
author: Pici!n=Pici@ubuntu/member/pdpc.professional.pici
added: 2009-04-22 16:45:12.304145+00:00
value:
  <reply> Interested in setting up a new mirror? See http://www.ubuntu.com/getubuntu/mirror for more info.


name: appeal
author: elky!n=melissa@ubuntu/member/elkbuntu
added: 2009-04-25 19:01:44.110635+00:00
editor: tsimpson!stdin@ubuntu/member/stdin
edited: 2010-02-17 16:55:11.782630+00:00
value:
  <reply> If you disagree with a decision by an operator, please first pay #ubuntu-ops a visit. If you are still unhappy, please see https://wiki.ubuntu.com/IRC/AppealProcess for the steps you should take. If you feel the need to discuss the channel rules, please contact the ops on IRC or via the email address on the aforementioned page.


name: ops-#ubuntu-bots
author: tsimpson!n=stdin@ubuntu/member/stdin
added: 2009-04-30 15:43:55.633530+00:00
editor: tsimpson!n=stdin@ubuntu/member/stdin
edited: 2009-04-30 15:45:42.050900+00:00
value:
  <reply> Help! Channel emergency! (ONLY use this trigger in emergencies) LjL, PriceChild, elky, nalioth, tsimpson or jussi01!


name: partitionmanager
author: tsimpson!n=stdin@ubuntu/member/stdin
added: 2009-05-01 14:06:51.163615+00:00
editor: tsimpson!quasselcor@ubuntu/member/stdin
edited: 2014-05-09 15:03:54.659142+00:00
value:
  <reply> PartitionManager is a !KDE !GUI partitioning program. Use !Muon or !Synaptic to install or type « sudo apt-get install partitionmanager » in a !terminal


name: ubottuguide
author: tsimpson!n=stdin@ubuntu/member/stdin
added: 2009-05-03 12:06:27.950882+00:00
editor: dax!~dax@ubuntu/member/dax
edited: 2017-10-30 07:01:51.629382+00:00
value:
  <reply> There is a (incomplete) guide for installing supybot and setting up an ubottu clone here: https://ubottu.com/guide


name: support-#ubuntu+1
author: Pici!n=Pici@ubuntu/member/pdpc.professional.pici
added: 2009-05-05 18:55:10.668981+00:00
editor: Pici!n=Pici@ubuntu/member/pdpc.professional.pici
edited: 2009-05-05 18:55:17.299676+00:00
value:
  <reply> #ubuntu+1 handles support for the development version of Ubuntu.  Please join #ubuntu for all other Ubuntu support.  Chat in #ubuntu-offtopic.


name: canibeanop
author: elky!n=melissa@ubuntu/member/elkbuntu
added: 2009-05-14 21:36:40.898232+00:00
editor: IdleOne!IdleOne@ubuntu/member/idleone
edited: 2014-03-20 02:54:19.239236+00:00
value:
  <reply>If you are interested in joining the Ubuntu IRC Team, take a look at both https://wiki.ubuntu.com/IRC/IrcTeam/LaunchpadOperatorApplication and https://wiki.ubuntu.com/IRC/IrcTeam/OperatorRequirements for info on the process and requirements. You can also learn about what the job entails from people in #ubuntu-irc.


name: mom
author: Pici!n=Pici@ubuntu/member/pdpc.professional.pici
added: 2009-05-19 00:49:05.768679+00:00
value:
  <reply> MoM is the Ubuntu Merge-O-Matic, a website helping the MOTUs keep Ubuntu in sync with Debian. See  https://merges.ubuntu.com/


name: emerald
author: Myrtti!i=myrtti@ubuntu/member/myrtti
added: 2009-05-19 12:46:47.357124+00:00
value:
  an obsolete window decorator for compiz. It's unsupported and unmaintained, making issues with it very hard to diagnose and fix. There are no known, supported alternatives.


name: intel
author: Madpilot!n=brian@ubuntu/member/madpilot
added: 2009-05-21 03:42:07.192775+00:00
editor: gpc!~IdleOne@ubuntu/member/idleone
edited: 2011-01-29 23:16:52.475600+00:00
value:
  <deleted><reply>Ubuntu 9.04 has a known regression for some Intel graphics support. See https://wiki.ubuntu.com/X/Troubleshooting/IntelPerformance and http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1130582 for more information.


name: at
author: Mamarok!n=myriam@amarok/rokymotion/mamarok
added: 2009-05-22 10:11:35.671491+00:00
value:
  <reply>Das österreichische Team finden sie unter #ubuntu-at, deutschsprachigen Support bekommen sie auch in #ubuntu-de, #kubuntu-de oder #edubuntu-de. Geben sie einfach /join #ubuntu-at ein! Danke für ihr Verständnis.


name: ch
author: Mamarok!n=myriam@amarok/rokymotion/mamarok
added: 2009-05-22 10:16:25.602440+00:00
editor: LjL!~ljl@unaffiliated/ljl
edited: 2012-02-01 15:59:21.522277+00:00
value:
  <reply> The Swiss !LoCo team can be found in #ubuntu-ch (please speak English there) - Deutschsprachiger Ubuntu Support in #ubuntu-de - Aide Ubuntu en français dans #ubuntu-fr - Supporto Ubuntu in Italiano in #ubuntu-it


name: ops-#ubuntu-devel-summit
author: Hobbsee!n=hobbsee@ubuntu/member/hobbsee
added: 2009-05-27 13:53:47.039826+00:00
editor: Hobbsee!n=hobbsee@ubuntu/member/hobbsee
edited: 2009-05-27 13:54:46.312804+00:00
value:
  <reply>  Help! Channel emergency! (ONLY use this trigger in emergencies) - sabdfl, Keybuk, lifeless or mneptok!


name: ps3
author: genii!n=genii@unaffiliated/genii
added: 2009-05-27 18:55:24.822864+00:00
editor: genii!n=genii@unaffiliated/genii
edited: 2009-05-27 19:07:20.297704+00:00
value:
  <reply> Aside from i386 and amd64 platforms, Ubuntu is also available for alternate platforms. Playstation 3 ( support in #ubuntu-ps3 ) Apple PowerPC  ( support in #ubuntu-ppc )


name: pastebinit
author: genii!n=genii@unaffiliated/genii
added: 2009-06-01 23:40:16.296515+00:00
editor: genii!~quassel@ubuntu/member/genii
edited: 2017-05-30 21:35:12.844896+00:00
value:
  <reply> pastebinit is the command-line equivalent of !pastebin - Command output, or other text can be redirected to pastebinit, which then reports an URL containing the output - To use pastebinit, install the « pastebinit » package from a package manager - Simple usage: command | pastebinit


name: apple
author: elky!n=melissa@ubuntu/member/elkbuntu
added: 2009-06-07 13:29:18.604177+00:00
editor: elky!n=melissa@ubuntu/member/elkbuntu
edited: 2009-06-07 13:34:08.479072+00:00
value:
  <reply> For PPC discussion, join #ubuntu-powerpc. For discussion on Mac software, or help with same, please visit ##apple.


name: gconf-editor
author: Myrtti!i=myrtti@ubuntu/member/myrtti
added: 2009-06-19 09:09:02.126337+00:00
editor: tsimpson!~tsimpson@ubuntu/member/stdin
edited: 2011-03-03 21:34:05.416783+00:00
value:
  a graphical tool used to maintain the GNOME desktop environment registry. For more info: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/GConfEditor


name: mibbit
author: Pici!n=Pici@ubuntu/member/pdpc.professional.pici
added: 2009-06-19 13:33:01.599586+00:00
editor: dax!dax@freenode/staff/dax
edited: 2018-03-29 20:05:34.826417+00:00
value:
  <deleted><reply> freenode no longer supports connections from mibbit. See http://blog.freenode.net/?p=254 for more details. freenode help in #freenode


name: yahoo
author: jrib!n=jrib@upstream/dev/jrib
added: 2009-06-20 20:43:46.000727+00:00
editor: genii!~quassel@ubuntu/member/genii
edited: 2018-06-12 18:17:09.232302+00:00
value:
  <reply> Yahoo Messenger will be discontinued after July 17, 2018. You will no longer be able to add it to your accounts under Empathy, Telepathy, or other Instant Messaging applications. For more info, please see https://help.yahoo.com/kb/messenger/SLN28776.html


name: notdrupal
author: Pici!n=Pici@ubuntu/member/pdpc.professional.pici
added: 2009-07-09 18:28:26.845358+00:00
editor: Pici!n=Pici@ubuntu/member/pdpc.professional.pici
edited: 2009-07-09 18:28:51.419731+00:00
value:
  <deleted><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


name: notdrupal-#ubuntu-drupal
author: Pici!n=Pici@ubuntu/member/pdpc.professional.pici
added: 2009-07-09 18:28:45.758272+00:00
value:
  <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.


name: serverpackages
author: Pici!n=Pici@ubuntu/member/pdpc.professional.pici
added: 2009-07-14 17:39:27.972294+00:00
editor: Pici!~Pici@ubuntu/member/pdpc.professional.pici
edited: 2011-06-02 13:48:23.930076+00:00
value:
  <deleted><reply> The following list of Ubuntu 6.06 (Dapper Drake) server packages will continue to receive security updates until June 2011: http://people.ubuntu.com/~ubuntu-security/dapper/supported.txt


name: multisearch
author: gnomefreak!n=gnomefre@ubuntu/member/gnomefreak
added: 2009-07-30 13:44:54.158058+00:00
editor: rww!~rww@ubuntu/member/rww
edited: 2011-08-17 00:00:46.071140+00:00
value:
  <deleted><reply> http://www.asoftsite.org/s9y/archives/162-What-is-this-Multisearch-thing-in-my-Firefox-about.html


name: nbr
author: Mez!n=mez@ubuntu/member/mez
added: 2009-08-25 22:19:54.001699+00:00
editor: Pici!~Pici@ubuntu/member/pdpc.professional.pici
edited: 2011-04-28 20:07:11.061572+00:00
value:
  <reply> Starting with Ubuntu 11.04, the Ubuntu Netbook Edition is no longer being offered as a separate install as Unity is now standard for all Ubuntu desktop installs.


name: empathy
author: elky!n=melissa@ubuntu/member/elkbuntu
added: 2009-09-12 08:23:43.408936+00:00
editor: tsimpson!~tsimpson@ubuntu/member/stdin
edited: 2011-03-03 21:45:54.440701+00:00
value:
  the default instant messaging and video client for GNOME. Since Karmic, it has been the default client in Ubuntu, replacing !pidgin


name: lucid
author: Amaranth!n=travis@ubuntu/member/Amaranth
added: 2009-09-20 08:35:19.412670+00:00
editor: dax!~dax@ubuntu/member/dax
edited: 2017-10-30 07:01:58.645426+00:00
value:
  <reply> Ubuntu 10.04 LTS (Lucid Lynx) was the twelfth release of Ubuntu. Desktop support ended May 9 2013. Server support ended on April 30 2015. See https://ubottu.com/y/lucid for more details.


name: chromium
author: Amaranth!n=travis@ubuntu/member/Amaranth
added: 2009-09-22 18:00:34.490034+00:00
value:
  <reply>You can get testing builds for Chromium at https://launchpad.net/~chromium-daily/+archive/ppa


name: autofs
author: Pici!n=Pici@ubuntu/member/pdpc.professional.pici
added: 2009-09-23 23:29:54.408455+00:00
value:
  <reply>Automount is the modern way to mount directories over a network. It is much easier to manage and  more economic in bandwidth than static mounts via fstab. For more info - https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Autofs


name: mirrorstatus
author: Pici!n=Pici@ubuntu/member/pdpc.professional.pici
added: 2009-10-07 23:59:20.780600+00:00
value:
  <reply> A list of official repository mirrors and their statuses can be found at https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+archivemirrors


name: syncrequest
author: Pici!n=Pici@ubuntu/member/pdpc.professional.pici
added: 2009-10-15 13:19:44.278976+00:00
value:
  <reply> Helpful information for filing a sync request can be found at https://wiki.ubuntu.com/SyncRequestProcess


name: pocketpc
author: Pici!n=Pici@ubuntu/member/pdpc.professional.pici
added: 2009-10-15 18:04:01.969153+00:00
value:
  <reply> For information on transferring files and synchronizing to PocketPC and Windows Mobile devices, see https://help.ubuntu.com/community/PortableDevices/WindowsMobile


name: si
author: mneptok!n=mneptok@maria-project/captain/mneptok
added: 2009-10-23 20:01:07.773966+00:00
value:
  <reply>Kanal za podporo slovenskim uporabnikom Ubuntuja je #ubuntu-si. Če potrebujete pomoč v Slovenskem jeziku, prosimo da se nam pridružite in probali vam bomo pomagati. Slovenian language support channel is #ubuntu-si


name: links
author: tonyyarusso!n=anthony@ubuntu/member/tonyyarusso
added: 2009-10-28 23:56:25.352977+00:00
editor: tsimpson!~stdin@ubuntu/member/stdin
edited: 2010-04-26 23:24:14.328029+00:00
value:
  <reply> DON'T POST LINKS! $curDevel isn't out until it's announced, and indicating anything otherwise causes the server to get more load, thus making the release LATER. Is that what you want?


name: keyserver
author: jrib!n=jrib@upstream/dev/jrib
added: 2009-10-31 21:18:56.420048+00:00
editor: Flannel!n=flannel@ubuntu/member/flannel
edited: 2009-11-01 08:14:25.378777+00:00
value:
  <reply> The ubuntu key server is to be found at http://keyserver.ubuntu.com:11371. If this one is unresponsive you can use most other gpg key servers as well - for instance http://pgp.mit.edu/


name: moonlight
author: Pici!n=Pici@ubuntu/member/pdpc.professional.pici
added: 2009-11-10 20:44:21.494217+00:00
value:
  <reply> For Microsoft Silverlight support, install Moonlight with the following command: « sudo apt-get install moonlight-plugin-mozilla » in a terminal.


name: voip
author: genii!n=genii@unaffiliated/genii
added: 2009-11-12 21:12:45.601916+00:00
editor: genii!n=genii@unaffiliated/genii
edited: 2009-11-12 21:45:39.606235+00:00
value:
  <reply> VoIP is Voice over IP. The default VoIP client for Ubuntu is !Ekiga. There is also an xmpp voice component in !Empathy. Kubuntu Clients include Kphone and Twinkle. Proprietary Clients include !Skype and Gizmo5. VoIP server applications include Asterisk and Yate ( both in repositories ), FreePBX, and SipX.


name: webkitkde
author: tsimpson!i=stdin@ubuntu/member/stdin
added: 2009-11-16 11:32:05.542282+00:00
value:
  <reply> To enable the WebKit KPart for Konqueror you must install the « webkitkde » package. To make WebKit the default for displaying web pages in Konqueror go to Settings -> Configure Konqueror -> File Associations -> text -> html -> Embedding (tab), and move the WebKit to the top of the list.


name: ubuntuone
author: tsimpson!i=stdin@ubuntu/member/stdin
added: 2009-11-18 09:21:56.342804+00:00
editor: Pici!~Pici@ubuntu/member/pdpc.professional.pici
edited: 2014-04-02 13:17:46.761403+00:00
value:
  <reply> The Ubuntu One file and music service is being discontinued. The service will be unavailable starting 1 June 2014, and content available until 31 July, 2014. For more, see #ubuntuone


name: contribute-#ubuntu-artwork
author: Madpilot!n=brian@ubuntu/member/madpilot
added: 2009-11-26 10:16:03.722074+00:00
editor: dax!~dax@ubuntu/member/dax
edited: 2017-10-30 06:45:48.723671+00:00
value:
  <reply> For information regarding current Artwork team activity and about contributing to the Ubuntu Community artwork , Kindly read Wiki:  https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Artwork


name: hi-#ubuntu-artwork
author: Madpilot!n=brian@ubuntu/member/madpilot
added: 2009-11-26 10:20:11.358126+00:00
value:
  <reply> Hi! Welcome to #ubuntu-artwork! Channel for the community artwork team. Feel free to ask questions . Enjoy your stay


name: deadbadger-#ubuntu-offtopic
author: Madpilot!n=brian@ubuntu/member/madpilot
added: 2009-11-26 12:09:28.258775+00:00
editor: Flannel!~flannel@ubuntu/member/flannel
edited: 2011-11-16 08:35:45.920970+00:00
value:
  <reply>The real story of Linux and badgers: http://www.strangehorizons.com/2004/20040405/badger.shtml


name: currentissues
author: tsimpson!n=stdin@ubuntu/member/stdin
added: 2009-12-01 08:01:51.998518+00:00
editor: dax!dax@freenode/staff-emeritus/dax
edited: 2016-03-31 15:52:28.760186+00:00
value:
  <deleted><reply>The titlebar buttons have switched to the left during the development phase of Lucid. No need for alarm! The developers are testing this and listening to user feedback. The final decision about the position will be made after beta. Kindly be patient. For more insight, read : http://www.ivankamajic.com/?p=281


name: lubuntu
author: tonyyarusso!n=anthony@ubuntu/member/tonyyarusso
added: 2009-12-05 20:23:20.329496+00:00
editor: tomreyn!tomreyn@megaglest/team/tomreyn
edited: 2025-11-10 12:21:06.029490
value:
  <reply> Lubuntu is Ubuntu with LXQT instead of !GNOME as desktop environment, which makes it extremely lightweight. See https://lubuntu.me - /join #lubuntu for lubuntu support.


name: love-#ubuntu-offtopic
author: Pici!n=Pici@ubuntu/member/pdpc.professional.pici
added: 2009-12-11 17:47:38.221410+00:00
editor: rww!~robert@unaffiliated/rww
edited: 2014-01-06 20:41:00.268455+00:00
value:
  <reply> Love is like racing across the frozen tundra on a snowmobile which flips over, trapping you underneath. At night, the ice-weasels come.


name: lovetoo-#ubuntu-offtopic
author: Pici!n=Pici@ubuntu/member/pdpc.professional.pici
added: 2009-12-11 17:47:58.285659+00:00
value:
  <reply>  Love is a perky elf dancing a merry little jig, then suddenly he turns on you with a miniature machine gun.


name: bite
author: jpds!n=jpds@ubuntu/member/jpds
added: 2009-12-23 21:52:21.405941+00:00
value:
  <reply> Please don't bite our new friend. Everyone is new to Ubuntu and IRC once and everyone makes mistakes. If they don't learn from their mistakes you can have a little nibble on them later.


name: ra
author: jpds!n=jpds@ubuntu/member/jpds
added: 2009-12-23 21:52:40.393917+00:00
editor: rww!~rww@ubuntu/member/rww
edited: 2011-03-17 05:33:19.800906+00:00
value:
  <reply> Relationship advice is not available in $chan. If you want to chat about other offtopic matters try #ubuntu-offtopic. If you need to talk something through with a professional counsellor there is a global directory of support services at http://befrienders.org


name: pdpc
author: Pici!n=Pici@ubuntu/member/pdpc.professional.pici
added: 2009-12-29 15:56:53.310848+00:00
editor: ezri!dax@freenode/staff-emeritus/dax
edited: 2016-03-09 21:24:31.796610+00:00
value:
  <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/


name: testdrive
author: jpds!n=jpds@ubuntu/member/jpds
added: 2010-01-07 17:01:23.258416+00:00
value:
  <reply> Testdrive makes it simple to run any Ubuntu release in a virtual machine, safely, and without affecting your current Ubuntu installation. See: https://launchpad.net/testdrive


name: coffee-#ubuntu-offtopic
author: Pici!~Pici@ubuntu/member/pdpc.professional.pici
added: 2010-02-03 15:42:24.090992+00:00
editor: Pici!~Pici@ubuntu/member/pdpc.professional.pici
edited: 2010-02-03 15:42:35.694198+00:00
value:
  a caffeinated beverage made by filtering hot water through ground up roasted beans of the coffee plant. Flavouring to taste such as milk or cream, sugar or sweetener are often added afterwards. Not to be confused with !java


name: here
author: ikonia!~mattd@unaffiliated/ikonia
added: 2010-02-19 13:17:27.393381+00:00
editor: elky!~melissa@ubuntu/member/elkbuntu
edited: 2010-02-20 10:24:54.499528+00:00
value:
  <reply>Please give at least an overview of your problem *here* (all in one line) - you will get a much greater audience. If you have to use more than 3 lines, please use http://paste.ubuntu.com


name: schedule-#ubuntu-classroom
author: nhandler!~nhandler@freenode/staff/ubuntu.member.nhandler
added: 2010-03-05 05:10:38.995753+00:00
editor: IdleOne!~idleone@ubuntu/member/idleone
edited: 2012-12-23 02:53:43.591937+00:00
value:
  <reply> To view the upcoming Ubuntu Classroom schedule, visit the Learning Events Calendar at http://fridge.ubuntu.com/calendars/classroom/


name: pae
author: Myrtti!myrtti@ubuntu/member/pdpc.professional.myrtti
added: 2010-03-30 20:27:56.093118+00:00
editor: krytarik!~krytarik@xebian/developer/krytarik
edited: 2016-11-21 06:22:02.980683+00:00
value:
  <reply> Ubuntu provides only PAE-enabled kernels for 32-bit systems now. Some older CPUs may have issues with it. For more info and troubleshooting, see https://help.ubuntu.com/community/PAE


name: maverick
author: Pici!~Pici@ubuntu/member/pdpc.professional.pici
added: 2010-04-02 11:18:59.533087+00:00
editor: dax!~dax@ubuntu/member/dax
edited: 2017-10-30 07:02:05.618112+00:00
value:
  <reply> Ubuntu 10.10 (Maverick Meerkat) was the thirteenth release of Ubuntu. !End-Of-Life on April 10th, 2012, see https://ubottu.com/y/maverick for details.


name: controls
author: tsimpson!~stdin@ubuntu/member/stdin
added: 2010-04-04 01:47:17.430435+00:00
editor: Pici!bnrubin@ubuntu/member/pdpc.professional.pici
edited: 2018-05-15 17:38:10.277186+00:00
value:
  <deleted><reply>Starting in Lucid, the minimize, maximize, and close buttons have been moved to the left side. For more information and workarounds, please see http://pad.lv/532633


name: ops-#ubuntu-women-project
author: bazhang!~bazhang@unaffiliated/bazhang
added: 2010-04-05 05:28:22.877152+00:00
editor: Myrtti!myrtti@ubuntu/member/pdpc.professional.myrtti
edited: 2011-11-17 19:08:06.376789+00:00
value:
  <reply>BWEEP! Channel emergency! Help akgraner, pleia2, elky, hypa7ia, maco, Hobbsee, Gareth, Myrtti, elly, Pendulum, JanC, idleone!


name: alot
author: mneptok!~mneptok@maria-project/captain/mneptok
added: 2010-04-19 18:39:06.841680+00:00
editor: dax!dax@freenode/staff-emeritus/dax
edited: 2016-03-31 15:21:42.118002+00:00
value:
  <reply>Do you like to hug alot? - http://hyperboleandahalf.blogspot.com/2010/04/alot-is-better-than-you-at-everything.html


name: preinstalled
author: jussi!~jussi01@ubuntu/member/jussi01
added: 2010-04-20 17:01:59.887958+00:00
editor: jussi!~jussi01@ubuntu/member/jussi01
edited: 2010-04-20 17:04:05.419823+00:00
value:
  <reply>Looking for a system with Ubuntu preinstalled? see: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/UbuntuPre-installed


name: newppa
author: Pici!~Pici@ubuntu/member/pdpc.professional.pici
added: 2010-04-28 12:01:19.049238+00:00
value:
  <reply> With Launchpad's Personal Package Archives (PPA), you can build and publish binary Ubuntu packages for multiple architectures simply by uploading an Ubuntu source package to Launchpad. See https://help.launchpad.net/PPAQuickStart.


name: manual
author: Pici!~Pici@ubuntu/member/pdpc.professional.pici
added: 2010-04-29 00:06:17.296360+00:00
editor: Pici!~Pici@ubuntu/member/pdpc.professional.pici
edited: 2010-04-29 00:09:15.172961+00:00
value:
  <reply> The Ubuntu Manual will help you become familiar with everyday tasks such as surfing the web, listening to music and scanning documents. With an emphasis on easy to follow instructions, it is suitable for all levels of experience. http://ubuntu-manual.org/


name: hashes
author: Pici!~Pici@ubuntu/member/pdpc.professional.pici
added: 2010-04-30 15:31:19.329216+00:00
editor: IdleOne!~idleone@ubuntu/member/idleone
edited: 2012-10-18 19:50:11.419679+00:00
value:
  <reply> See https://help.ubuntu.com/community/UbuntuHashes for the md5sums of all downloadable Ubuntu releases


name: ops-#ubuntu-offtopic
author: tsimpson!~tsimpson@ubuntu/member/stdin
added: 2010-05-02 22:12:54.494009+00:00
editor: dax!dax@ubuntu/member/dax
edited: 2020-06-14 23:46:48.989828+00:00
value:
  <reply> Help! Channel emergency! (ONLY use this trigger in emergencies) - Amaranth, tonyyarusso, Nalioth, Madpilot, gnomefreak, elky, Pici, Gary, Myrtti, ikonia, Flannel, lhavelund, phunyguy, h00k, funkyHat, Tm_T, hypatia, seednode, Menzador


name: ccloak
author: jussi!~jussi01@ubuntu/member/jussi01
added: 2010-05-13 07:51:03.019045+00:00
value:
  <reply> For Canonical employees requiring an @canonical cloak, please see the instructions on https://wiki.ubuntu.com/IRC/Cloaks


name: kne
author: tsimpson!stdin@ubuntu/member/stdin
added: 2010-05-21 10:26:46.233454+00:00
value:
  <reply> Kubuntu Netbook Edition is a slightly altered version of Kubuntu, optimised for small screens. For more information, please see https://wiki.kubuntu.org/Kubuntu/Netbook - support in #kubuntu


name: cds
author: Pici!~Pici@ubuntu/member/pdpc.professional.pici
added: 2010-05-27 02:20:05.732109+00:00
editor: IdleOne!~idleone@ubuntu/member/idleone
edited: 2012-10-14 19:45:19.722984+00:00
value:
  <reply>You can buy an Ubuntu CD from http://www.ubuntu.com/desktop/get-ubuntu/cd-and-dvd  Please consider using Torrents http://www.ubuntu.com/download/desktop/alternative-downloads


name: guide-#ubuntu-bots-devel
author: tsimpson!stdin@ubuntu/member/stdin
added: 2010-05-30 00:45:55.628125+00:00
editor: dax!~dax@ubuntu/member/dax
edited: 2017-10-30 07:02:12.614209+00:00
value:
  <reply> An old and incomplete guide for setting up a clone of ubottu is available at https://ubottu.com/guide/


name: it-#ubuntu-offtopic
author: Pici!~Pici@ubuntu/member/pdpc.professional.pici
added: 2010-06-03 12:04:33.838991+00:00
value:
  <reply> Vai su #ubuntu-it-chat (scrivi « /join #ubuntu-it-chat » ) per conversare in italiano. Grazie!


name: ibus
author: tsimpson!stdin@ubuntu/member/stdin
added: 2010-06-03 15:20:31.475073+00:00
editor: Flannel!~flannel@ubuntu/member/flannel
edited: 2010-08-22 05:19:43.521252+00:00
value:
  <reply> IBus is used to allow multilingual input such as Chinese, Japanese, Korean (CJK), Devanagari and Dravidian characters in !GUI applications - see also: !SCIM. For more info on Ibus see https://help.ubuntu.com/community/ibus


name: meeting-#kubuntu
author: jussi!~jussi01@ubuntu/member/jussi01
added: 2010-06-04 12:52:59.438800+00:00
value:
  <reply>Kubuntu Meetings are usually held in #ubuntu-meeting - Agenda and info: https://wiki.kubuntu.org/Kubuntu/Meetings


name: bugstatus
author: jussi!~jussi01@ubuntu/member/jussi01
added: 2010-06-13 13:46:20.513234+00:00
value:
  <reply>You can find out about how Ubuntu uses bug statuses here: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Bugs/Status


name: mentor-#ubuntu-bugs
author: jussi!~jussi01@ubuntu/member/jussi01
added: 2010-06-13 14:16:40.768256+00:00
value:
  <reply> Looking for a helping hand with bug triage? Read the wiki for information about requesting a bugsquad mentor: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/BugSquad/Mentors


name: regression-alert
author: jussi!~jussi01@ubuntu/member/jussi01
added: 2010-06-28 12:01:54.192347+00:00
editor: Unit193!ukikie@ubuntu/member/unit193
edited: 2016-04-19 20:15:10.460742+00:00
value:
  <deleted><reply> bdmurray, cjwatson, cyphermox, Daviey, didrocks, doko, infinity, jdstrand, mdeslaur, pitti, RAOF, seb128, stgraber: Reporting regression in a stable release update; investigate severity, start an incident report, perhaps have the package blacklisted from the archive


name: opguide
author: nhandler!~nhandler@freenode/staff/ubuntu.member.nhandler
added: 2010-07-01 04:29:17.970656+00:00
value:
  <reply> A guide to help operators learn some of the skills necessary to perform their jobs is available on the wiki: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/IRC/IrcTeam/OperatorGuide


name: debdiff
author: Tm_T!tm_travolt@ubuntu/member/kde.developer/jkekkonen
added: 2010-07-02 18:13:17.513643+00:00
editor: dax!dax@freenode/staff-emeritus/dax
edited: 2016-04-02 04:10:33.322258+00:00
value:
  <reply> A simple way to patch Debian/Ubuntu packages is to attach a debdiff to a bug report, or send it to the team which handles the package. Learn more about it from http://packaging.ubuntu.com/html/traditional-packaging.html#creating-a-debdiff


name: nox
author: tsimpson!stdin@ubuntu/member/stdin
added: 2010-07-04 16:51:35.925429+00:00
editor: nhandler!~nhandler@freenode/staff/ubuntu.member.nhandler
edited: 2010-07-15 19:18:33.919500+00:00
value:
  <reply> To start your system in text-only mode append 'text' (without the quotes) to the kernel line in the grub menu. You can access the grub menu by pressing Esc (Grub legacy) or Shift (Grub2) during boot. For more info see https://help.ubuntu.com/community/BootOptions#Text%20Mode


name: guidelines-#ubuntu-women
author: Flannel!~flannel@ubuntu/member/flannel
added: 2010-08-13 21:23:53.241056+00:00
editor: dax!~dax@ubuntu/member/dax
edited: 2017-10-30 06:45:55.642696+00:00
value:
  <reply> The guidelines for using the Ubuntu Women project channels can be found here: http://wiki.ubuntu-women.org/IrcGuidelines The overall Ubuntu channel guidelines also apply and can be found here: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/IRC/Guidelines


name: natty
author: Pici!~Pici@ubuntu/member/pdpc.professional.pici
added: 2010-08-17 18:38:25.538705+00:00
editor: dax!~dax@ubuntu/member/dax
edited: 2017-10-30 07:02:19.663162+00:00
value:
  <reply> Ubuntu 11.04 (Natty Narwhal) was the fourteenth release of Ubuntu. !End-Of-Life on 2012-10-28, see https://ubottu.com/y/natty for details.


name: 11.04
author: Pici!~Pici@ubuntu/member/pdpc.professional.pici
added: 2010-08-17 18:38:39.070226+00:00
editor: IdleOne!~idleone@ubuntu/member/idleone
edited: 2012-10-28 23:58:30.665656+00:00
value:
  <reply> Ubuntu 11.04 (Natty Narwhal) was the fourteenth release of Ubuntu. Desktop support ended on October 28, 2012. See !upgrade, !lts and !eol for more details.


name: buildcomm
author: jussi!~quassel@ubuntu/member/jussi01
added: 2010-08-24 05:33:15.342814+00:00
value:
  <reply> For procedures and general help with community building you can look at https://wiki.ubuntu.com/BuildingCommunity or join #ubuntu-community-team


name: mousekeys
author: Pici!~Pici@ubuntu/member/pdpc.professional.pici
added: 2010-08-25 14:26:37.792641+00:00
value:
  <reply> Mousekeys use the keyboard's number pad to control the mouse cursor. It can be configured using Keyboard Preferences or toggled using shift+numlock.  For more information, see http://live.gnome.org/MouseKeys


name: addfact
author: jussi!~quassel@ubuntu/member/jussi01
added: 2010-08-30 08:43:55.008462+00:00
value:
  <reply> To add a factoid to the bot, use the following form (the factoid will then be forwarded to the ops to approve): !foo is <reply> bar


name: purge
author: Pici!~Pici@ubuntu/member/pdpc.professional.pici
added: 2010-08-30 22:30:22.043529+00:00
editor: Unit193!~ukikie@ubuntu/member/unit193
edited: 2015-06-07 02:21:14.511807+00:00
value:
  <reply> To purge all removed but not yet purged packages, use the following command: dpkg -l | awk '/^rc/{print $2}' | sudo xargs dpkg -P


name: marketplace
author: nhandler!~nhandler@freenode/staff/ubuntu.member.nhandler
added: 2010-09-09 13:16:39.215434+00:00
value:
  <reply> Find a company that provides local support for Ubuntu desktops and servers in the Ubuntu Marketplace: http://webapps.ubuntu.com/marketplace/


name: meeting-#ubuntu-women
author: elky!~melissa@ubuntu/member/pdpc.professional.elkbuntu
added: 2010-09-13 04:37:29.464502+00:00
value:
  <reply>The Ubuntu Women meetings are held in #ubuntu-women-project. You're welcome to join us! The agenda can be found at http://wiki.ubuntu-women.org/Meetings


name: es-#ubuntu-offtopic
author: jussi!~quassel@ubuntu/member/jussi01
added: 2010-09-15 11:42:48.717026+00:00
value:
  <reply> En la mayoría de canales de Ubuntu se habla sólo en inglés. Si quieres charlar en español, entra en el canal #ubuntu-es-offtopic. Escribe "/join #ubuntu-es-offtopic" (sin comillas) y dale a Enter. Gracias!


name: triage-#ubuntu-bugs
author: nhandler!~nhandler@freenode/staff/ubuntu.member.nhandler
added: 2010-09-18 14:25:07.944915+00:00
value:
  <reply> Triage means ensuring that a bug has all of the necessary information for a developer to start working on it when they have time.


name: ops-#ubuntu-beginners
author: nhandler!~nhandler@freenode/staff/ubuntu.member.nhandler
added: 2010-09-22 21:35:18.344634+00:00
editor: Unit193!ukikie@ubuntu/member/unit193
edited: 2017-05-05 20:12:17.373344+00:00
value:
  <deleted><reply> Help! Channel emergency! (ONLY use this trigger in emergencies) - bodhizazen, DarkwingDuck, nhandler, paultag, Rocket2DMn, ibuclaw, cprofitt, Tronyx, PriceChild, Hellow, Silver-Fox-, or PabloRubianes!


name: ops-#lubuntu
author: nhandler!~nhandler@freenode/staff/ubuntu.member.nhandler
added: 2010-09-22 21:43:56.817712+00:00
editor: Unit193!ukikie@ubuntu/member/unit193
edited: 2016-10-09 17:08:35.101541+00:00
value:
  <reply> Help! Channel emergency! (ONLY use this trigger in emergencies) - bioterror, genii, hyperair, IAmNotThatGuy, jared, krytarik, Myrtti, stlsaint, Unit193, wxl.


name: unregged
author: nhandler!~nhandler@freenode/staff/ubuntu.member.nhandler
added: 2010-09-22 21:50:06.321449+00:00
editor: kryten!krytarik@xebian/developer/krytarik
edited: 2021-05-24 22:54:51.327649+00:00
value:
  <reply> If you are sent to #ubuntu-unregged even though you are registered (if you aren't, see !register), it may be because your client tries to join #ubuntu very quickly after you !identify or because you don't identify at all. See https://libera.chat/guides/sasl for a way to fix this.


name: ops-#ubuntu-beginners-team
author: nhandler!~nhandler@freenode/staff/ubuntu.member.nhandler
added: 2010-09-22 21:52:26.235229+00:00
editor: Unit193!ukikie@ubuntu/member/unit193
edited: 2017-05-05 20:23:11.541180+00:00
value:
  <deleted><reply> Help! Channel emergency! (ONLY use this trigger in emergencies) - bodhizazen, nhandler, paultag, Rocket2DMn, ibuclaw, cprofitt, Tronyx, Hellow, Silver-Fox-, PabloRubianes, or DarkwingDuck!


name: ops-#ubuntu-beginners-wiki
author: nhandler!~nhandler@freenode/staff/ubuntu.member.nhandler
added: 2010-09-22 21:54:51.249285+00:00
value:
  <reply> Help! Channel emergency! (ONLY use this trigger in emergencies) - nhandler, zkriesse, or swoody!


name: hi-#xubuntu
author: Seeker`!~cjo20@unaffiliated/seeker
added: 2010-09-28 11:58:56.644085+00:00
editor: IdleOne!~idleone@ubuntu/member/idleone
edited: 2013-03-27 17:01:15.308531+00:00
value:
  <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!


name: softsources
author: Pici!~Pici@ubuntu/member/pdpc.professional.pici
added: 2010-10-13 16:02:31.551299+00:00
editor: IdleOne!~idleone@ubuntu/member/idleone
edited: 2011-05-03 16:12:39.904788+00:00
value:
  <reply> Looking for your Software Sources menu item in Ubuntu 10.10/11.04? For a simple way to enable the menu item see http://tinyurl.com/24jxd6t - More information at https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Repositories


name: askubuntu
author: Pici!~Pici@ubuntu/member/pdpc.professional.pici
added: 2010-10-13 17:31:19.394327+00:00
editor: nhandler!~nhandler@freenode/staff/ubuntu.member.nhandler
edited: 2010-10-14 01:06:23.380716+00:00
value:
  <reply> AskUbuntu is a support resource that offers non-realtime support by the community! Can't get your problem fixed on IRC? Try AskUbuntu! - http://askubuntu.com/ You can discuss AskUbuntu in #ubuntu-stack


name: alis
author: Pici!~Pici@ubuntu/member/pdpc.professional.pici
added: 2010-10-14 13:31:41.221760+00:00
editor: kryten!krytarik@xebian/developer/krytarik
edited: 2021-05-24 22:54:09.327091+00:00
value:
  <reply> Alis is an IRC service to help you find channels. For help on using it, see «/msg Alis help list» or ask in #libera - Example usage: «/msg Alis list http»


name: botdoc
author: tsimpson_!~stdin@ubuntu/member/stdin
added: 2010-10-21 19:00:40.438360+00:00
editor: dax!~dax@ubuntu/member/dax
edited: 2017-10-30 07:04:41.168884+00:00
value:
  <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/


name: unity
author: Pici!~Pici@ubuntu/member/pdpc.professional.pici
added: 2010-10-28 13:43:01.965747+00:00
editor: dax!~dax@ubuntu/member/dax
edited: 2017-10-28 06:50:19.112087+00:00
value:
  <reply> Unity is a graphical shell for the GNOME desktop environment. Ubuntu used it by default from 11.04 to 17.04. For more information, see https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Unity


name: lococouncil-#ubuntu-locoteams
author: jussi!~quassel@ubuntu/member/jussi01
added: 2010-10-28 15:42:02.863767+00:00
editor: AlanBell!~alan@ubuntu/member/alanbell
edited: 2012-10-21 20:58:32.155120+00:00
value:
  <deleted><reply>The Loco Council is huats, czajkowski, itnet7, SergioMeneses, coolbhavi and  effiejayx - they are there to help, just ask! :) You can send them an email at loco-council@lists.ubuntu.com


name: accessibility
author: Pici!~Pici@ubuntu/member/pdpc.professional.pici
added: 2010-10-31 23:54:11.967310+00:00
editor: Pici!~Pici@ubuntu/member/pdpc.professional.pici
edited: 2010-10-31 23:55:59.496372+00:00
value:
  <reply> Information about the Ubuntu Accessibility Team can be found on the wiki at https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Accessibility or by joining #ubuntu-accessibility


name: metalink
author: Pici!~Pici@ubuntu/member/pdpc.professional.pici
added: 2010-11-02 13:15:09.178582+00:00
editor: Pici!~Pici@ubuntu/member/pdpc.professional.pici
edited: 2010-11-02 14:10:58.959960+00:00
value:
  <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


name: googlearth
author: tsimpson!~tsimpson@ubuntu/member/stdin
added: 2010-11-06 08:59:27.371002+00:00
editor: tsimpson!~tsimpson@ubuntu/member/stdin
edited: 2010-11-06 09:00:16.214861+00:00
value:
  <reply> Google Earth is now available, for free (as in price), for Linux. To download it see http://earth.google.com/download-earth.html - A package for Ubuntu is available in the !Medibuntu repository. - If Google Earth crashes on start, download version 5.1 instead of 5.2 from the website.


name: stats-#ubuntu-offtopic
author: tonyyarusso!~anthony@ubuntu/member/tonyyarusso
added: 2010-11-20 08:07:19.484198+00:00
editor: dax!~dax@ubuntu/member/dax
edited: 2017-10-28 03:13:12.172269+00:00
value:
  <reply>Some fun statistics for this channel can be found on http://ircstats.tonyyarusso.com/ubuntu-offtopic.html


name: plymouth
author: Pici!~Pici@ubuntu/member/pdpc.professional.pici
added: 2010-12-02 14:07:39.126455+00:00
editor: Jordan_U!~jordan@c-24-7-139-244.hsd1.ca.comcast.net
edited: 2013-04-29 00:05:35.112262+00:00
value:
  <reply> Plymouth is an application that runs very early in the boot process (even before the root filesystem is mounted!) that provides a graphical boot animation while the boot process happens in the background. To change your Plymouth theme use « sudo update-alternatives --config default.plymouth && sudo update-initramfs -u »


name: encyclopedia
author: tsimpson!~tsimpson@ubuntu/member/stdin
added: 2010-12-14 02:58:49.499992+00:00
editor: dax!~dax@ubuntu/member/dax
edited: 2017-10-30 07:02:33.632164+00:00
value:
  <reply> See https://ubottu.com/devel/wiki/Plugins#Encyclopedia for usage information on the Encyclopedia factoid plugin


name: papercut
author: jussi!~quassel@ubuntu/member/jussi01
added: 2010-12-27 18:28:44.333157+00:00
value:
  <reply>A papercut is a trivially fixable usability bug in a central Ubuntu component. See https://wiki.ubuntu.com/PaperCut for more info


name: misspelling
author: rww!~rww@ubuntu/member/rww
added: 2010-12-28 06:29:25.381465+00:00
editor: rww!~rww@ubuntu/member/rww
edited: 2011-04-24 21:36:17.051188+00:00
value:
  <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.


name: cloud
author: elky!~melissa@ubuntu/member/pdpc.professional.elkbuntu
added: 2011-01-03 04:00:07.314916+00:00
editor: rww!~robert@unaffiliated/rww
edited: 2014-01-26 20:22:26.624416+00:00
value:
  <reply> Ubuntu Cloud Infrastructure is a ready to deploy Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) based on OpenStack. See https://help.ubuntu.com/community/UbuntuCloudInfrastructure for further details.


name: eucalyptus
author: elky!~melissa@ubuntu/member/pdpc.professional.elkbuntu
added: 2011-01-03 04:00:20.189807+00:00
editor: rww!~robert@unaffiliated/rww
edited: 2014-01-26 20:22:03.382855+00:00
value:
  <reply> Eucalyptus is the basis of Ubuntu Enterprise Cloud, which was used in Ubuntu prior to 11.10. See https://help.ubuntu.com/community/UEC for more information, and !cloud for the current Ubuntu cloud solution.


name: lockdown
author: Pici!~Pici@ubuntu/member/pdpc.professional.pici
added: 2011-01-11 17:08:28.513304+00:00
value:
  <reply> Looking to lockdown your users' GNOME environment? Check out http://library.gnome.org/admin/deployment-guide/ - GNOME's Sysadmin guide may also be helpful: http://library.gnome.org/admin/system-admin-guide/stable/


name: oneko-#ubuntu-offtopic
author: rww!~rww@ubuntu/member/rww
added: 2011-01-23 04:44:06.655295+00:00
value:
  <reply> oneko is the cat of cats, the loler with minions, the sudo apt-get installable one, the cat of our times, but not the cat of the command line!


name: shells
author: topyli!topyli@ubuntu/member/topyli
added: 2011-01-23 18:53:44.521012+00:00
editor: tsimpson!~tsimpson@ubuntu/member/stdin
edited: 2011-01-23 18:57:20.152406+00:00
value:
  <reply> Is your shell provider banned in Ubuntu channels? See https://wiki.ubuntu.com/IRC/ShellPolicy for shell provider requirements and how to resolve the situation with your provider.


name: version-bug
author: rww!~rww@ubuntu/member/rww
added: 2011-01-24 05:50:37.455603+00:00
editor: rww!~rww@ubuntu/member/rww
edited: 2011-02-07 02:05:23.222312+00:00
value:
  <deleted><reply> Ubuntu 10.10's About Ubuntu application erroneously says "You are using Ubuntu 11.04". This is a bug. Run "lsb_release -a" in a terminal to see your Ubuntu version. Bug report at http://tinyurl.com/versionbug


name: arm
author: jussi!~quassel@ubuntu/member/jussi01
added: 2011-01-29 13:25:50.355877+00:00
editor: topyli!topyli@ubuntu/member/topyli
edited: 2011-01-29 13:52:47.552719+00:00
value:
  <reply> ARM is a specific (RISC) processor architecture used in a variety of applications such as handhelds and networkdevices. For more information see https://wiki.ubuntu.com/ARM . For ARM specific support, stop by the #ubuntu-arm channel.


name: tasksel
author: Tm_T!tm_travolt@ubuntu/member/kde.developer/jkekkonen
added: 2011-02-10 13:14:44.944330+00:00
editor: Tm_T!tm_travolt@ubuntu/member/kde.developer/jkekkonen
edited: 2011-02-10 14:08:44.688712+00:00
value:
  <reply>Tasksel is a Debian/Ubuntu tool that installs multiple related packages as a co-ordinated "task" onto your system, see https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Tasksel for more information. Use tasksel only to INSTALL tasks, not to remove them. It will remove every package listed within the removed task! see https://launchpad.net/bugs/574287


name: matlab
author: gpc!~IdleOne@ubuntu/member/idleone
added: 2011-02-12 16:32:02.610121+00:00
editor: gpc!~IdleOne@ubuntu/member/idleone
edited: 2011-02-12 16:41:59.741875+00:00
value:
  <reply> MATLAB is a high-level language and interactive environment that enables you to perform computationally intensive tasks. More info and install instructions at https://help.ubuntu.com/community/MATLAB


name: mathematica
author: jrib!~jrib@upstream/dev/jrib
added: 2011-02-14 18:17:00.096686+00:00
editor: jrib!~jrib@upstream/dev/jrib
edited: 2011-02-14 18:17:33.537462+00:00
value:
  <reply> For help installing Mathematica on Ubuntu, see https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Mathematica


name: xy
author: jrib!~jrib@upstream/dev/jrib
added: 2011-02-28 20:13:32.625890+00:00
editor: jrib!~jrib@upstream/dev/jrib
edited: 2011-02-28 20:42:15.438138+00:00
value:
  <reply> The XY problem is when you need to do X, and you think you can use Y to do X, so you ask about how to do Y, when what you really should do is state what your X problem is. There may be a Z solution that is even better than Y, but nobody can suggest it if X is never mentioned.


name: rainbow-#ubuntu-offtopic
author: rww!~rww@ubuntu/member/rww
added: 2011-03-04 06:17:01.232669+00:00
editor: rww!rww@freenode/staff-emeritus/rww
edited: 2016-01-03 01:19:06.983864+00:00
value:
  <reply> 06G13i05v04e 07p08e03a09c10e 11a 02c12h06a13n05c04e07! 08M03a09k10e 11c02o12l06o13r05s 04n07o08t 03w09a10r11! 02♥


name: 11.10
author: Pici!~Pici@ubuntu/member/pdpc.professional.pici
added: 2011-03-07 17:32:51.628052+00:00
editor: jrib!~jrib@upstream/dev/jrib
edited: 2013-06-17 19:26:23.854504+00:00
value:
  <reply> Ubuntu 11.10 (Oneiric Ocelot) was the fifteenth release of Ubuntu. Desktop support ended on May 9, 2013. See !upgrade, !lts and !eol for more details.


name: oneiric
author: Pici!~Pici@ubuntu/member/pdpc.professional.pici
added: 2011-03-07 17:33:42.413793+00:00
editor: dax!~dax@ubuntu/member/dax
edited: 2017-10-30 07:02:40.632836+00:00
value:
  <reply> Ubuntu 11.10 (Oneiric Ocelot) was the fifteenth release of Ubuntu. !End-Of-Life on May 9th 2013, see https://ubottu.com/y/oneiric for more details.


name: mainline
author: IdleOne!~idleone@ubuntu/member/idleone
added: 2011-04-10 12:07:20.428041+00:00
value:
  <reply> The kernel team supply continuous mainline kernel builds which can be useful for tracking down issues or testing recent changes in the Linux kernel. More information is available at https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Kernel/MainlineBuilds


name: gnome3-#ubuntu+1
author: Pici!~Pici@ubuntu/member/pdpc.professional.pici
added: 2011-04-11 14:33:42.290597+00:00
editor: Tm_T!tm_travolt@ubuntu/member/kde.developer/jkekkonen
edited: 2011-05-15 09:38:27.825232+00:00
value:
  <reply> Oneiric will use GNOME 3.x packages. The 3.x packages will be landing soon, if not yet updated, it'll happen soonish. You can also help the desktop team update packages, ask in #ubuntu-desktop for more info on helping the team.


name: dock
author: rww!~rww@ubuntu/member/rww
added: 2011-04-11 20:02:34.378605+00:00
value:
  <reply> Ubuntu includes several dock-like navigation bars. Some options are: avant-window-navigator, cairo-dock, docky (formerly part of gnome-do), stalonetray, simdock, kdocker, kooldock.


name: grub1
author: Tm_T!tm_travolt@ubuntu/member/kde.developer/jkekkonen
added: 2011-04-15 11:24:05.300096+00:00
value:
  <reply>grub 1 is the default boot manager for Ubuntu releases before 9.10 (Karmic). Lost GRUB after installing Windows? See https://help.ubuntu.com/community/RestoreGrub - GRUB how-tos: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/GrubHowto - See !grub for Karmic onwards


name: ubuntutweak
author: IdleOne!~idleone@ubuntu/member/idleone
added: 2011-04-19 20:41:02.966031+00:00
editor: Myrtti!myrtti@freenode/staff/ubuntu.myrtti
edited: 2012-03-09 22:37:31.317606+00:00
value:
  <reply> Ubuntu Tweak is a tool that automates some things; however, it is potentially dangerous, and an informal review of its code is pending. Most of the things it does can be done by the use of other tools. Please don't ask for or provide support for it in Ubuntu support channels.


name: lynch idleone
author: rww!~rww@ubuntu/member/rww
added: 2011-04-26 23:28:24.829013+00:00
editor: rww!~rww@freenode/staff/rww
edited: 2011-09-14 00:01:05.915581+00:00
value:
  <deleted><reply> Resigned to their fate, IdleOne is led to the gallows. After death, it is discovered they were a wolf.


name: arb
author: maco!~maco@ubuntu/member/maco
added: 2011-04-28 06:57:01.063893+00:00
value:
  <reply> The Application Review Board is responsible for vetting applications to be added to stable releases through the Post-Release Apps Process -- https://wiki.ubuntu.com/PostReleaseApps/Process


name: gnome3
author: Pici!~Pici@ubuntu/member/pdpc.professional.pici
added: 2011-04-28 14:20:10.651237+00:00
editor: pangolin!~idleone@ubuntu/member/idleone
edited: 2011-10-19 15:07:19.699183+00:00
value:
  <reply> GNOME 3 is the desktop environment on which Unity is based.  To use GNOME Shell instead of Unity, install the "gnome-shell" package and investigate "gnome-tweak-tool". GNOME 3 is not supported under Natty/11.04, and may break your system if installed from alternate sources.


name: classic
author: IdleOne!~idleone@ubuntu/member/idleone
added: 2011-04-30 23:48:42.553738+00:00
editor: Pici!bnrubin@ubuntu/member/pdpc.professional.pici
edited: 2018-05-15 17:37:59.415999+00:00
value:
  <deleted><reply> The default interface in Ubuntu 11.04 is !Unity. To switch back to regular !GNOME: log out, click your username, click the Session box at the bottom of the screen, and select "Ubuntu Classic". For 11.10, see !notunity


name: bootinfoscript
author: IdleOne!~idleone@ubuntu/member/idleone
added: 2011-05-05 00:47:20.233120+00:00
value:
  <reply> To diagnose boot issues, you can use the Boot Info Script available from http://sourceforge.net/projects/bootinfoscript/ Run the script with !sudo and then look at RESULTS.txt (or !pastebin it for others to look at).


name: bootinfo
author: IdleOne!~idleone@ubuntu/member/idleone
added: 2011-05-05 00:52:49.700538+00:00
editor: IdleOne!IdleOne@ubuntu/member/idleone
edited: 2015-01-06 20:49:53.206608+00:00
value:
  <reply> Boot info script is a useful script for diagnosing boot problems. Please run the script following the directions here: http://bootinfoscript.sourceforge.net/ and then !pastebin the RESULTS.txt for us to use to help diagnose your problem.


name: partialupgrade
author: IdleOne!~idleone@ubuntu/member/idleone
added: 2011-05-19 15:13:08.680979+00:00
editor: Pici!~Pici@ubuntu/member/pdpc.professional.pici
edited: 2011-05-19 15:31:09.066819+00:00
value:
  <deleted><reply> Partial upgrades offered by update-manager, or excessive removals by "apt-get dist-upgrade" are often due to repository inconsistencies, the best fix is often to simply wait, see http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1751299 for more info.


name: partialupgrade-#ubuntu+1
author: IdleOne!~idleone@ubuntu/member/idleone
added: 2011-05-19 15:31:33.967911+00:00
value:
  <reply> Partial upgrades during the develpment cycle, or excessive removals are often due to repository inconsistencies, the best fix is often to simply wait. See http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1751299 for more info.


name: poweruser
author: IdleOne!~idleone@ubuntu/member/idleone
added: 2011-05-19 19:16:29.849031+00:00
editor: IdleOne!~idleone@ubuntu/member/idleone
edited: 2011-05-19 22:52:17.780493+00:00
value:
  <reply> If you are interested in helping the Ubuntu Power User community or want more information /join #ubuntu-power-users Also see https://wiki.ubuntu.com/PowerUsers


name: kppa
author: jussi!~jussi@ubuntu/member/jussi01
added: 2011-05-23 06:51:36.636813+00:00
value:
  <reply>Kubuntu has several different PPA's for those who want to test or upgrade to the latest version. More information on the available Kubuntu PPA's can be found here: https://wiki.kubuntu.org/Kubuntu/KubuntuPPAs


name: petition
author: LjL!~ljl@ubuntu/member/ljl
added: 2011-05-24 19:49:36.452414+00:00
editor: rww!~rww@ubuntu/member/rww
edited: 2011-05-24 19:55:28.218962+00:00
value:
  <reply> We appreciate your effort to bring issues you find important to attention; however, this channel's policy is to keep it strictly about Ubuntu technical support. You may try #ubuntu-offtopic instead (but try at least to participate in any conversation that ensues), or other venues.


name: zentyal
author: Daviey!~Daviey@ubuntu/member/daviey
added: 2011-05-24 23:17:48.481384+00:00
editor: Daviey!~Daviey@ubuntu/member/daviey
edited: 2011-05-24 23:27:59.573457+00:00
value:
  a web-based GUI interface for administering a server. It is designed to work with Ubuntu/Debian style configuration management. See https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Zentyal (Project formally known as eBox - including in Lucid/10.04).


name: skypefail
author: Pici!~Pici@ubuntu/member/pdpc.professional.pici
added: 2011-05-26 14:12:14.700696+00:00
editor: IdleOne!~idleone@ubuntu/member/idleone
edited: 2012-10-14 19:50:43.305783+00:00
value:
  <deleted><reply> Skype are currently having issues with connection problems and are working on a fix. A temporary fix can be found at https://support.skype.com/en/faq/FA10874/I-m-having-problems-with-Skype-today


name: surround
author: LjL!~ljl@ubuntu/member/ljl
added: 2011-05-30 19:14:25.102530+00:00
value:
  <reply> If you're having trouble getting surround sound working in Ubuntu, try the instructions on this page: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/SurroundSound


name: pamerror
author: Pici!~Pici@ubuntu/member/pdpc.professional.pici
added: 2011-05-31 13:02:22.651585+00:00
editor: Pici!~Pici@ubuntu/member/pdpc.professional.pici
edited: 2011-05-31 13:09:22.655729+00:00
value:
  <reply> If you're receiving 404 errors while updating pam today, the developers have identified a package regression and have pulled the update. For details see https://launchpad.net/bugs/790538


name: drunk-#ubuntu-offtopic
author: rww!~rww@ubuntu/member/rww
added: 2011-06-05 00:25:47.323470+00:00
editor: rww!~rww@ubuntu/member/rww
edited: 2014-10-29 05:30:32.426883+00:00
value:
  <deleted><reply> Remember kids; don't drink and IRC! Or at least, google "How to fool the Ubuntu breathalyzer" first.


name: purelxde
author: Tm_T!tm_travolt@ubuntu/member/kde.developer/jkekkonen
added: 2011-06-10 05:24:01.607880+00:00
editor: Tm_T!tm_travolt@ubuntu/member/kde.developer/jkekkonen
edited: 2011-06-10 05:24:56.441198+00:00
value:
  <reply>If you want to remove all !KDE, !GNOME and !XFCE packages and have a default !Lubuntu system follow the instructions here « http://www.psychocats.net/ubuntu/purelxde »


name: purge-ppa
author: Tm_T!tm_travolt@ubuntu/member/kde.developer/jkekkonen
added: 2011-06-14 07:13:09.382713+00:00
editor: Tm_T!tm_travolt@ubuntu/member/kde.developer/jkekkonen
edited: 2011-06-14 07:19:19.428859+00:00
value:
  <reply>To disable a PPA from your sources and revert your packages back to default Ubuntu packages, install ppa-purge and use the command: « sudo ppa-purge ppa:<repository-name>/<subdirectory> » – For more information, see http://www.webupd8.org/2009/12/remove-ppa-repositories-via-command.html


name: nyan-#ubuntu-offtopic-also
author: Flannel!~flannel@ubuntu/member/flannel
added: 2011-06-17 07:34:18.540715+00:00
editor: Flannel!~flannel@ubuntu/member/flannel
edited: 2011-06-26 00:18:33.627703+00:00
value:
  <deleted><reply>nyan nyan nyan nyan nyan nyan nyan nyan nyan nyan nyan nyan nyan nyan nyan nyan nyan nyan nyan nyan nyan nyan nyan nyan


name: nomodeset
author: oCean!ocean@pdpc/supporter/professional/ocean
added: 2011-06-26 11:54:38.512589+00:00
editor: hggdh!~hggdh@ubuntu/member/hggdh
edited: 2020-01-14 00:59:37.766621+00:00
value:
  <reply> Systems with certain graphics chipsets may not boot properly out of the box. "Temporarily Add a Kernel Boot Parameter for Testing" as discussed at https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Kernel/KernelBootParameters to add the "nomodeset" parameter there.


name: bugresponses-#ubuntu-bugs
author: IdleOne!~idleone@ubuntu/member/idleone
added: 2011-06-26 23:41:17.567289+00:00
value:
  <reply> Several templates for Bug Squad bug responses are available at https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Bugs/Responses


name: botbugs
author: Pici!~Pici@ubuntu/member/pdpc.professional.pici
added: 2011-06-28 12:39:34.345002+00:00
value:
  <reply> Bugs in or wishlist items for the Ubuntu IRC Bots can be filed at http://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu-bots - For requesting new factoids, see !usage


name: es-#xubuntu
author: rww!~rww@ubuntu/member/rww
added: 2011-07-07 02:35:54.018859+00:00
editor: knome!lallinaho@ubuntu/member/knome
edited: 2013-08-26 21:37:34.940431+00:00
value:
  <deleted><reply> En la mayoría de los canales de Ubuntu, se habla sólo en inglés. Si busca ayuda en español entre al canal #xubuntu-es; escriba "/join #xubuntu-es" (sin comillas) y presione intro. Si nadie responde, puedes intentar preguntando en #ubuntu-es.


name: kernel-faq
author: Tm_T!tm_travolt@ubuntu/member/kde.developer/jkekkonen
added: 2011-07-08 09:10:03.840404+00:00
editor: dax!~dax@ubuntu/member/dax
edited: 2017-10-30 06:46:02.674203+00:00
value:
  <reply> A list of common questions about the Ubuntu Kernel can be found in https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Kernel/FAQ


name: muon
author: genii-around!~quassel@ubuntu/member/genii
added: 2011-07-08 15:24:38.335689+00:00
value:
  <reply> Muon is the current Kubuntu package manager. Please see http://jontheechidna.wordpress.com/2010/07/05/introducing-qapt-and-the-muon-package-manager/ for an overview


name: addppa
author: oCean!ocean@pdpc/supporter/professional/ocean
added: 2011-07-10 12:27:52.740951+00:00
editor: rww!~rww@ubuntu/member/rww
edited: 2014-09-10 02:13:04.359715+00:00
value:
  <reply> A !ppa can be added using a single command «  sudo add-apt-repository ppa:user/ppa-name » See https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Repositories/Ubuntu#Adding%20PPAs for more details


name: behelpful
author: rww!~rww@ubuntu/member/rww
added: 2011-07-17 23:29:29.433605+00:00
value:
  <reply> As our !guidelines say, "When helping, be helpful". If you're not familiar with the issue at hand, let someone else handle it instead of making !offtopic comments or jokes.


name: quietwebchat
author: Pici!~Pici@ubuntu/member/pdpc.professional.pici
added: 2011-07-19 16:49:32.579766+00:00
editor: kryten!krytarik@xebian/developer/krytarik
edited: 2021-05-24 22:54:49.327338+00:00
value:
  <deleted><reply> To ignore joins, parts and quits from being displayed in the freenode webchat, from the menu in the upper left, select options and then tick the "Hide JOINS/PARTS/QUITS" checkbox.  This setting applies to all channels that you are in.


name: intentions
author: elky!~melissa@ubuntu/member/pdpc.professional.elky
added: 2011-07-21 07:58:14.487052+00:00
editor: IdleOne!IdleOne@ubuntu/member/idleone
edited: 2014-06-02 11:31:19.390789+00:00
value:
  <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


name: daily-#xubuntu
author: Pici!~Pici@ubuntu/member/pdpc.professional.pici
added: 2011-08-11 18:08:51.625965+00:00
editor: IdleOne!~idleone@ubuntu/member/idleone
edited: 2013-03-07 04:57:32.493711+00:00
value:
  <reply>Daily builds of the CD images for the current development version of Xubuntu are available at http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/xubuntu/daily-live/current/


name: themes-#xubuntu
author: knome!~knome@ubuntu/member/knome
added: 2011-08-13 12:48:11.357661+00:00
editor: knome!lallinaho@ubuntu/member/knome
edited: 2013-10-14 20:18:51.934784+00:00
value:
  <reply> To change your theme in Xubuntu, go to Settings Manager -> Appearance (tabs Style, Icons) and/or Settings Manager -> Window Manager (tab Style). Starting with Xubuntu 13.10, you can control some of your theme colors from Settings Manager -> Theme Configuration.


name: session-#xubuntu
author: knome!~knome@ubuntu/member/knome
added: 2011-08-16 09:38:38.080192+00:00
editor: knome!~knome@ubuntu/member/knome
edited: 2011-08-16 10:12:08.210630+00:00
value:
  <reply> To clear your session, go to Settings > Settings Manager > Session and Startup (tab Session), quit any programs you don't want to open and click "Save Session". The next time you log out, uncheck the "Save session for future logins" -checkbox from the quit menu.


name: eir
author: rww!~rww@ubuntu/member/rww
added: 2011-08-17 06:47:14.254646+00:00
editor: ezri!dax@freenode/staff-emeritus/dax
edited: 2016-03-09 21:24:02.238512+00:00
value:
  <deleted>a utility bot for managing ban expiration. For usage instructions, see http://freenode.net/eir.shtml . For source code, see https://dev.freenode.net/redmine/projects/eir


name: devilspie-#xubuntu devilspie
author: knome!~knome@ubuntu/member/knome
added: 2011-08-21 19:53:06.411161+00:00
editor: knome!~knome@ubuntu/member/knome
edited: 2011-08-21 19:55:27.555136+00:00
value:
  <deleted>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


name: devilspie-#xubuntu
author: knome!~knome@ubuntu/member/knome
added: 2011-08-21 19:55:39.066955+00:00
editor: knome!~knome@ubuntu/member/knome
edited: 2011-08-21 20:21:03.560783+00:00
value:
  <deleted><reply> devilspie is 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


name: gdm2setup
author: knome!knome@ubuntu/member/knome
added: 2011-08-27 21:18:55.992819+00:00
value:
  <reply> Up to Oneiric, GDM was used as the login manager. You can configure your GDM options, including the wallpaper and theme, with gdm2setup. See https://launchpad.net/gdm2setup for more information and installation instructions.~


name: pastebinit-#ubuntu-se
author: tsimpson!~tsimpson@ubuntu/member/stdin
added: 2011-08-30 10:25:58.357360+00:00
editor: tsimpson!~tsimpson@ubuntu/member/stdin
edited: 2011-08-30 10:31:46.426249+00:00
value:
  <reply> pastebinit är kommando-motsvarigheten av !pastebin. Utskrifter från kommandon och annan text kan skickas genom  pastebinit, som sedan returnerar den URL där utskriften finns att läsa. För att använda pastebinit, installera paketet « pastebinit » från  pakethanteraren. Användandet är enkelt; kommando | pastebinit -b http://paste.ubuntu.com


name: ms
author: IdleOne!~idleone@ubuntu/member/idleone
added: 2011-09-03 21:27:54.284764+00:00
editor: Myrtti!myrtti@ubuntu/member/pdpc.professional.myrtti
edited: 2011-09-03 21:44:05.213057+00:00
value:
  <deleted><reply> Dalam kebanyakan saluran Ubuntu, kita hanya bercakap dalam Bahasa Inggeris. Malangnya pada masa ini, kita tidak mempunyai saluran bahasa Melayu. Kami minta maaf atas ketidaknyamanannya. Jika anda boleh bercakap bahasa Inggeris, sila berbuat demikian, atau menggunakan penterjemah internet.


name: meetingology
author: elky!~melissa@ubuntu/member/pdpc.professional.elky
added: 2011-09-06 07:24:08.862603+00:00
value:
  a bot that runs !meetings and produces minutes - information at https://wiki.ubuntu.com/meetingology


name: za
author: IdleOne!~idleone@ubuntu/member/idleone
added: 2011-09-07 10:39:36.057543+00:00
value:
  <reply> Do you need help with Ubuntu or Kubuntu in Afrikaans?  Type /join #ubuntu-za  or  /join #kubuntu-za - Het jy hulp nodig het met Ubuntu of Kubuntu in Afrikaans? Tik /join #ubuntu-za of /join #kubuntu-za.


name: notunity-#ubuntu+1
author: rww!~rww@freenode/staff/rww
added: 2011-09-11 16:18:01.558076+00:00
editor: Pici!~Pici@ubuntu/member/pdpc.professional.pici
edited: 2011-10-13 14:09:24.699820+00:00
value:
  <deleted><reply> Ubuntu Oneiric uses GNOME 3 with the !Unity shell by default. To use GNOME Shell on Oneiric, 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 a new entry in the Sessions dropdown on the login window.


name: loffice
author: Jordan_U!~jordan@216.57.70.194
added: 2011-09-18 17:50:51.244507+00:00
value:
  <reply> LibreOffice is a Free and open source office suite that includes word processor, spreadsheet, presentation, vector drawing and database components. To install: "sudo apt-get install libreoffice". User help available in #libreoffice.


name: ucp
author: h00k!~h00k@ubuntu/member/h00k
added: 2011-09-19 18:58:55.437112+00:00
editor: IdleOne!~idleone@ubuntu/member/idleone
edited: 2012-10-14 19:50:43.444305+00:00
value:
  <deleted><reply> Ubuntu Certified Professional is a training course for systems administrators who need to deploy Ubuntu in an office environment. More: http://www.ubuntu.com/support/training/course-descriptions/certified-professional


name: precise
author: Pici!~Pici@ubuntu/member/pdpc.professional.pici
added: 2011-10-05 19:38:43.807374+00:00
editor: tomreyn!~tomreyn@megaglest/team/tomreyn
edited: 2021-05-21 21:47:05.809212+00:00
value:
  <reply> Ubuntu 12.04 LTS (Precise Pangolin) was the 16th release of Ubuntu. !End-of-life was April 28th 2017. See https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-security-announce/2017-April/003833.html and !eol for more information


name: zsync
author: LjL!~ljl@ubuntu/member/ljl
added: 2011-10-06 19:24:01.969905+00:00
value:
  <reply> Use zsync to update your Ubuntu CD image without needing to download the parts that didn't change. See https://help.ubuntu.com/community/ZsyncCdImage


name: notunity
author: Pici!~Pici@ubuntu/member/pdpc.professional.pici
added: 2011-10-13 14:08:44.281603+00:00
editor: SonikkuAmerica!~SonikkuAm@unaffiliated/sonikkuamerica
edited: 2016-12-14 19:43:41.328962+00:00
value:
  <reply> Since Ubuntu 11.10, !Unity is the default desktop in Ubuntu. For the !GNOME 3 desktop, install "gnome-shell". For !MATE, the continuation of GNOME 2, install "mate-desktop". For GNOME Flashback, install "gnome-session-flashback". Also see !flavors.


name: nounity
author: jrib!~jrib@upstream/dev/jrib
added: 2011-10-13 15:04:36.354922+00:00
editor: rww!~robert@unaffiliated/rww
edited: 2014-01-21 03:56:58.368020+00:00
value:
  <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


name: gnome2
author: Pici!~Pici@ubuntu/member/pdpc.professional.pici
added: 2011-10-13 18:30:20.968042+00:00
value:
  <reply> The GNOME Foundation has ceased support for GNOME 2, and as such it is not in Ubuntu 11.10 (Oneiric Ocelot). See !notunity for an alternative desktop experience.


name: inteunity
author: pangolin!~idleone@ubuntu/member/idleone
added: 2011-10-23 16:33:49.202473+00:00
editor: pangolin!~idleone@ubuntu/member/idleone
edited: 2011-10-23 16:44:34.877884+00:00
value:
  <deleted><reply> Ubuntu 11.10 använder normalt sett GNOME 3 med skalet !unity. För att använda GNOME Shell istället, installera paketet "gnome-shell" och möjligtvis även "gnome-tweak-tool". För GNOME Fallback mode, som liknar GNOME 2, installera "gnome-panel". Båda paketen placerar alternativ i sessionsmenyn vid login.


name: dmb
author: Pici!~Pici@ubuntu/member/pdpc.professional.pici
added: 2011-10-24 14:42:00.922644+00:00
value:
  <reply> The Developer Membership Board handles applications for new developer privileges. See https://wiki.ubuntu.com/DeveloperMembershipBoard and https://wiki.ubuntu.com/DeveloperMembershipBoard/ApplicationProcess for more details. For DMB attention, try !dmb-ping.


name: xchat
author: Madpilot!~brian@ubuntu/member/madpilot
added: 2011-10-28 02:25:13.563796+00:00
editor: dax!dax@freenode/staff/dax
edited: 2019-11-11 23:34:44.304322+00:00
value:
  <reply> xchat and xchat-gnome are old IRC clients which are not actively maintained outside of Ubuntu/Debian. Some versions of Ubuntu do not include them. Please strongly consider using hexchat instead, which has good upstream support and is widely recommended by the IRC community over xchat and xchat-gnome.


name: xorgconf
author: topyli!topyli@ubuntu/member/topyli
added: 2011-10-28 18:26:10.524902+00:00
editor: dax!dax@freenode/staff-emeritus/dax
edited: 2016-03-31 15:29:06.049545+00:00
value:
  <reply> The /etc/X11/xorg.conf file is deprecated, but sometimes may still be needed to pass values to specific drivers. See `man xorg.conf` for file structure and syntax. For Ubuntu-specific documentation and more information, see also https://wiki.ubuntu.com/X/Config


name: ppu
author: Pici!~Pici@ubuntu/member/pdpc.professional.pici
added: 2011-11-05 21:25:55.130117+00:00
value:
  Per-Package Uploader. See https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuDevelopers#PerPackage for more information and application process.


name: btrfs
author: LjL!~ljl@ubuntu/member/ljl
added: 2011-11-06 15:30:17.845148+00:00
editor: dax!dax@freenode/staff-emeritus/dax
edited: 2016-04-08 06:46:24.387723+00:00
value:
  <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


name: desura
author: pangolin!~idleone@ubuntu/member/idleone
added: 2011-11-22 03:58:31.623838+00:00
editor: dax!dax@freenode/staff-emeritus/dax
edited: 2016-04-02 04:33:32.654540+00:00
value:
  <deleted><reply> Desura is an application which makes it easy to install, patch and play games on all Linux and Windows distributions. http://www.desura.com for more information.


name: ubuntutv
author: pangolin!~idleone@ubuntu/member/idleone
added: 2012-01-11 14:32:42.332656+00:00
editor: dax!~dax@freenode/staff/dax
edited: 2017-11-10 22:28:34.928606+00:00
value:
  <deleted><reply> Ubuntu TV is a strategy to bring the Ubuntu platform to TVs. Discussion happens in #ubuntu-tv and on the ubuntu-tv launchpad mailing list. Find out more at http://ubuntu.com/tv


name: benchmark
author: LjL!~ljl@unaffiliated/ljl
added: 2012-01-21 13:01:15.602274+00:00
editor: LjL!~ljl@unaffiliated/ljl
edited: 2012-01-21 13:05:51.253782+00:00
value:
  <reply> Packages for bechmarking your system include bonnie++ (for drives), glmark2 (for 3D graphics), netperf (for networking), mbw (for memory) - For more, issue the !terminal command « apt-cache search benchmark » - See also !testing


name: testing
author: LjL!~ljl@unaffiliated/ljl
added: 2012-01-21 13:04:52.462410+00:00
editor: LjL!~ljl@unaffiliated/ljl
edited: 2012-01-21 13:06:05.807893+00:00
value:
  <reply> To test your hardware, you can use the packages memtest86+ (for memory, can be started from the !GRUB boot menu), smartmontools (for hard drives), cpuburn (which MIGHT damage your processor if cooling is not adequate!). Additionally, lm-sensors can be useful to monitor temperatures and fan speeds - See also !benchmark


name: sponsorship
author: AlanBell!~alan@ubuntu/member/alanbell
added: 2012-01-23 14:45:30.284336+00:00
editor: dax!~dax@ubuntu/member/dax
edited: 2017-10-30 06:46:14.387447+00:00
value:
  <reply>You can find out about the package sponsorship process here https://wiki.ubuntu.com/SponsorshipProcess


name: hud
author: bazhang!~bazhang@unaffiliated/bazhang
added: 2012-01-24 16:20:34.917099+00:00
editor: Pici!~Pici@ubuntu/member/pdpc.professional.pici
edited: 2012-08-28 18:23:15.205714+00:00
value:
  <deleted><reply> Ubuntu 12.04 LTS includes the first step in a major new approach to application interfaces, the Head-Up Display, or HUD, which will ultimately replace menus in Unity applications. See http://ubottu.com/y/hud for the background on this and discuss it in #ubuntu-offtopic


name: testers-#kubuntu
author: Tm_T!tm_travolt@ubuntu/member/kde.developer/jkekkonen
added: 2012-01-25 17:02:44.986879+00:00
editor: genii!~quassel@ubuntu/member/genii
edited: 2017-03-22 21:43:13.359962+00:00
value:
  <reply> Help is needed in #kubuntu-devel. Please ping Riddell, yofel, soee, Tm_T, BluesKaj, James147, Quintasan, lordievader, shrini, tester56, parad1se, mamarley, alket, SourBlues, sgclark, neo31, vip, mparillo, wxl, DarinMiller, tsimonq2 for information


name: testers-#kubuntu-devel
author: Tm_T!tm_travolt@ubuntu/member/kde.developer/jkekkonen
added: 2012-01-25 17:04:00.288907+00:00
editor: genii!~quassel@ubuntu/member/genii
edited: 2019-08-28 22:30:59.973932+00:00
value:
  <reply> Help is needed in #kubuntu-devel. Please ping RikMills, soee, BluesKaj, mamarley, mparillo, wxl, DarinMiller, tsimonq2, crydotsnake-M for more information.


name: inteunity-#ubuntu-se
author: pangolin!~idleone@ubuntu/member/idleone
added: 2012-01-29 14:48:04.067131+00:00
value:
  <reply> Ubuntu 11.10 använder normalt sett GNOME 3 med skalet !unity. För att använda GNOME Shell istället, installera paketet "gnome-shell" och möjligtvis även "gnome-tweak-tool". För GNOME Fallback mode, som liknar GNOME 2, installera "gnome-panel". Båda paketen placerar alternativ i sessionsmenyn vid login.


name: menueditor-#xubuntu
author: knome!lallinaho@ubuntu/member/knome
added: 2012-02-02 23:53:10.216077+00:00
editor: Unit193!ukikie@ubuntu/member/unit193
edited: 2015-12-03 21:34:39.787373+00:00
value:
  <reply> To edit the menus in Xubuntu, use the preinstalled menu editor MenuLibre. Read more about MenuLibre at https://smdavis.us/projects/menulibre/


name: faq-#xubuntu
author: knome!lallinaho@ubuntu/member/knome
added: 2012-02-04 22:27:57.440078+00:00
editor: dax!~dax@ubuntu/member/dax
edited: 2017-10-30 06:54:11.665658+00:00
value:
  <reply>Lists of common questions and answers about Xubuntu can be found at http://xubuntu.org/news/category/faq/.  See also: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/CommonQuestions


name: autostart-#xubuntu
author: knome!lallinaho@ubuntu/member/knome
added: 2012-02-06 18:32:58.074485+00:00
editor: knome!lallinaho@ubuntu/member/knome
edited: 2012-02-06 18:33:48.529753+00:00
value:
  <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


name: mainline-#ubuntu-se
author: pangolin!~idleone@ubuntu/member/idleone
added: 2012-02-25 10:40:43.448924+00:00
value:
  <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


name: quantal
author: Pici!~Pici@ubuntu/member/pdpc.professional.pici
added: 2012-04-23 14:34:44.513820+00:00
editor: dax!~dax@ubuntu/member/dax
edited: 2017-10-30 07:02:47.628150+00:00
value:
  <reply> Ubuntu 12.10 (Quantal Quetzal) was the 17th release of Ubuntu.  Support ended on May 16th, 2014. See !eol, !upgrade and https://ubottu.com/y/quantal


name: precise-#xubuntu
author: knome!lallinaho@ubuntu/member/knome
added: 2012-04-26 16:21:56.238266+00:00
editor: Unit193!ukikie@ubuntu/member/unit193
edited: 2015-05-02 03:05:37.344850+00:00
value:
  <reply> Xubuntu 12.04 LTS (Precise Pangolin) reached End-of-Life April 26, 2015: http://xubuntu.org/news/xubuntu-12-04-end-of-life/


name: admingroup
author: tonyyarusso!~anthony@ubuntu/member/tonyyarusso
added: 2012-05-04 20:50:58.621474+00:00
editor: tonyyarusso!~anthony@ubuntu/member/tonyyarusso
edited: 2012-05-04 20:55:41.874498+00:00
value:
  <reply> Up through Ubuntu 11.10, administrator privileges using sudo was granted to the "admin" Unix group.  In Ubuntu 12.04, privileges are granted to the "sudo" group, for consistency with upstream and Debian.  For compatibility, the "admin" group will continue to have access in 12.04.


name: resolvconf
author: tsimpson!quassel@ubuntu/member/stdin
added: 2012-05-08 13:27:02.248582+00:00
editor: knome!lallinaho@ubuntu/member/knome
edited: 2015-07-27 16:44:50.701571+00:00
value:
  <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


name: release-ping
author: Myrtti!~myrtti@freenode/staff/ubuntu.myrtti
added: 2012-05-23 15:34:18.146809+00:00
editor: Myrtti!~myrtti@freenode/staff/ubuntu.myrtti
edited: 2012-05-23 15:35:20.285856+00:00
value:
  <reply>infinity, cjwatson, Daviey, Laney, iulian, Riddell, skaet, NCommander, ScottK, tumbleweed, sistpoty, slangasek, stgraber: Release team ping


name: mint-#ubuntu-fi
author: IdleOne!~idleone@ubuntu/member/idleone
added: 2012-06-09 17:44:55.571025+00:00
editor: dax!dax@freenode/staff-emeritus/dax
edited: 2016-03-31 15:34:11.224496+00:00
value:
  <reply> Linux Mint ei ole Ubuntun tuettu rinnakkaisjakelu. Ole hyvä ja hae tukea kanavalta #linuxmint-help palvelimella irc.spotchat.org


name: discuss
author: IdleOne!~idleone@ubuntu/member/idleone
added: 2012-06-24 19:44:28.015246+00:00
editor: dax!dax@freenode/staff-emeritus/dax
edited: 2016-04-02 03:59:57.314099+00:00
value:
  <reply> Want to talk about Ubuntu, but don't have a support question? /join #ubuntu-discuss for non-support Ubuntu discussion, or try #ubuntu-offtopic for general chat. Thanks!


name: kubuntu-#ubuntu-fi
author: Tm_T!tm_travolt@ubuntu/member/kde.developer.jkekkonen
added: 2012-07-03 16:19:17.464762+00:00
editor: Tm_T!tm_travolt@ubuntu/member/kde.developer.jkekkonen
edited: 2012-07-03 16:22:55.084491+00:00
value:
  <reply> Kubuntu on Ubuntun rinnakkaisjakelu, joka käyttää KDE-ohjelmistoja ja KDE Plasma -työpöytäympäristöä. Katso http://kubuntu.org/ saadaksesi lisätietoa. - Saadaksesi tukea, liity kanavalle #kubuntu-fi - Katso myös !kde


name: kde-#ubuntu-fi
author: Tm_T!tm_travolt@ubuntu/member/kde.developer.jkekkonen
added: 2012-07-03 16:20:28.254431+00:00
editor: dax!~dax@ubuntu/member/dax
edited: 2017-10-30 06:54:22.259705+00:00
value:
  <reply> KDE (http://kde.org) on avoin yhteisö, joka luo ja ylläpitää ohjelmistoja sisältäen muunmuassa Plasma-työpöydän. Asentaaksesi Ubuntuun: « sudo apt-get install  kubuntu-desktop », tai katso https://help.ubuntu.com/community/InstallingKDE - Lisätietoa löytyy osoitteesta http://kubuntu.org


name: juju
author: bkerensa!~bkerensa@ubuntu/member/bkerensa
added: 2012-08-17 20:05:46.131770+00:00
editor: IdleOne!~idleone@ubuntu/member/idleone
edited: 2013-08-02 20:22:24.435538+00:00
value:
  <reply>Juju is a open source devops platform created to allow rapid deployment of applications in the cloud. More info at  https://juju.ubuntu.com/


name: slangasek
author: bkerensa!~bkerensa@ubuntu/member/bkerensa
added: 2012-08-17 20:12:25.768983+00:00
editor: bkerensa!~bkerensa@ubuntu/member/bkerensa
edited: 2012-08-17 20:13:46.074302+00:00
value:
  <deleted><reply>  slangasek is Steve Langasek of the Ubuntu Foundations Team and Debian Tech Committee


name: downtime
author: elky!~melissa@ubuntu/member/pdpc.professional.elky
added: 2012-08-18 11:31:23.762539+00:00
editor: AlanBell!~alan@ubuntu/member/alanbell
edited: 2012-09-08 12:56:11.275030+00:00
value:
  <deleted><reply> Canonical is currently moving some servers, there will be downtime throughout this weekend. See http://fridge.ubuntu.com/2012/08/10/community-site-downtime-announcement/


name: ubuntustudio-devel
author: tsimpson!quassel@ubuntu/member/stdin
added: 2012-08-30 09:32:38.684006+00:00
value:
  <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


name: lts-#xubuntu
author: knome!lallinaho@ubuntu/member/knome
added: 2012-09-02 01:16:07.160991+00:00
value:
  <reply> LTS means Long Term Support. LTS versions of Xubuntu will be supported for 3 years. The current LTS version is !$curLTS ($curLTSLong $curLTSNum)


name: paidapps
author: AlanBell!~alan@ubuntu/member/alanbell
added: 2012-09-19 10:15:58.865153+00:00
editor: AlanBell!~alan@ubuntu/member/alanbell
edited: 2012-09-19 21:14:45.868199+00:00
value:
  <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


name: adlens
author: genii-around!~quassel@ubuntu/member/genii
added: 2012-09-24 17:47:39.607191+00:00
editor: rww!~rww@ubuntu/member/rww
edited: 2015-01-07 06:32:10.388630+00:00
value:
  <reply> To hide online search results in Ubuntu Unity, go to System Settings > Security and Privacy > Search and toggle the option off.


name: lococouncil
author: Pici!~Pici@ubuntu/member/pdpc.professional.pici
added: 2012-10-02 15:48:38.273751+00:00
editor: wxl!~wxl@linuxpadawan/master/wxl
edited: 2017-12-27 14:46:35.791386+00:00
value:
  <reply>The LoCo Council is nhaines, svij, Letozaf, kenvandine, kyrofa, and gsilvapt - they are here to help, just ask! :) You can send them an email at loco-council@lists.ubuntu.com


name: raring
author: Pici!~Pici@ubuntu/member/pdpc.professional.pici
added: 2012-10-18 00:26:11.894643+00:00
editor: dax!~dax@ubuntu/member/dax
edited: 2017-10-30 07:02:54.791836+00:00
value:
  <reply> Ubuntu 13.04 (Raring Ringtail) was the 18th release of Ubuntu. Support ended on January 27, 2014. See !eol, !upgrade and https://ubottu.com/y/raring


name: when
author: RaringOne!~idleone@ubuntu/member/idleone
added: 2012-10-18 07:29:28.871599+00:00
editor: RaringOne!~idleone@ubuntu/member/idleone
edited: 2012-10-18 17:32:29.326798+00:00
value:
  <deleted><reply>Ubuntu 12.10 Quantal Quetzal was officially released at October 18th 2012 17:15:29 UTC


name: quantal-#ubuntustudio
author: RaringOne!~idleone@ubuntu/member/idleone
added: 2012-10-18 17:33:43.513850+00:00
value:
  <reply> Ubuntu Studio 12.10 Quantal Quetzal is out! Go to http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/ubuntustudio/releases/12.10/release/ to download!


name: webapps
author: IdleOne!~idleone@ubuntu/member/idleone
added: 2012-10-19 18:59:28.208297+00:00
value:
  <reply>Ubuntu Web Apps enable developers to create web applications that run in web browsers. They provide close integration to the Unity shell for functions such as launch, notifications and controls. - more info at http://developer.ubuntu.com/community/ or #ubuntu-webapps


name: bugs-kubuntu
author: tsimpson!quassel@ubuntu/member/stdin
added: 2012-11-07 13:56:03.168115+00:00
value:
  <reply> If you find a bug in Kubuntu, please follow the instructions at https://wiki.kubuntu.org/Kubuntu/Bugs/Reporting to report the issue to the developers.


name: rmb
author: IdleOne!~idleone@ubuntu/member/idleone
added: 2012-11-14 17:09:14.954018+00:00
editor: popey!~alan@ubuntu/member/popey
edited: 2014-11-19 12:10:05.932900+00:00
value:
  cjohnston, cyphermox, Destine, ejat,  hggdh, IdleOne, iulian, micahg,  Pendulum, PabloRubienes, freeflying, jared, s-fox, amachu, chilicuil, rickspencer3 and popey. Meeting time.


name: netflix
author: Tm_T!tm_travolt@ubuntu/member/kde.developer.jkekkonen
added: 2012-11-19 12:48:52.471513+00:00
editor: Tm_T!tm_travolt@ubuntu/member/kde.developer.jkekkonen
edited: 2012-12-20 10:45:22.147081+00:00
value:
  <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


name: uefi
author: IdleOne!~idleone@ubuntu/member/idleone
added: 2012-12-19 19:32:00.786295+00:00
editor: IdleOne!IdleOne@ubuntu/member/idleone
edited: 2014-01-02 01:01:53.539236+00:00
value:
  <reply> UEFI is a specification that defines a software interface between an operating system and platform firmware. It is meant as a replacement for the BIOS. For information on how to set up and install Ubuntu and its derivatives on UEFI machines please read https://help.ubuntu.com/community/UEFI


name: bell
author: IdleOne!~idleone@ubuntu/member/idleone
added: 2012-12-31 17:14:45.967570+00:00
value:
  <reply> For getting an audible bell in gnome terminal (using some sound file instead of the PC speaker) you find complete instructions in http://askubuntu.com/questions/40171/terminal-bell-without-a-pc-speaker


name: phone
author: IdleOne!~idleone@ubuntu/member/idleone
added: 2013-01-02 19:42:52.847971+00:00
editor: hggdh!~hggdh@ubuntu/member/hggdh
edited: 2019-01-08 20:15:12.631824+00:00
value:
  <reply> Information about the mobile port of the Ubuntu platform (formely Ubuntu Touch) for Phone and Tablet is available here: https://ubports.com/. Support and discussion in #ubports


name: lxde
author: IdleOne!~idleone@ubuntu/member/idleone
added: 2013-02-11 03:17:38.482626+00:00
value:
  <reply> LXDE ( http://lxde.org/ ) is the Lightweight X11 Desktop Environment used by !Lubuntu. To install from Ubuntu: « sudo apt-get install lubuntu-desktop ». See http://lubuntu.net/ for more information, and join #lubuntu for support.


name: support-#ubuntustudio-devel
author: IdleOne!~idleone@ubuntu/member/idleone
added: 2013-02-12 12:24:25.221105+00:00
editor: dax!dax@ubuntu/member/dax
edited: 2020-04-26 18:48:39.134825+00:00
value:
  <reply> This is the Ubuntu Studio development channel. Our official support channel is on #ubuntustudio. Also see https://askubuntu.com


name: lola
author: AlanBell!~alan@ubuntu/member/alanbell
added: 2013-02-21 23:51:18.925372+00:00
editor: dax!dax@freenode/staff/dax
edited: 2018-04-29 05:41:39.236190+00:00
value:
  <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


name: ports-#ubuntu-phone
author: AlanBell!~alan@ubuntu/member/alanbell
added: 2013-02-22 10:18:30.787499+00:00
editor: AlanBell!~alan@ubuntu/member/alanbell
edited: 2013-02-22 10:54:06.869819+00:00
value:
  <reply>There has been some success with the d2vzw verizon variant of the Galaxy S3. There has been some progress on the Kindle Fire too. Other devices may be ported to too, Canonical is not working on them and there is no roadmap or timescale. See https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Touch/Porting


name: windows-#ubuntu-phone
author: AlanBell!~alan@ubuntu/member/alanbell
added: 2013-02-22 16:31:34.216616+00:00
value:
  <reply> you can install Ubuntu Touch from windows, see https://lists.launchpad.net/ubuntu-phone/msg00222.html


name: source-#ubuntu-touch
author: AlanBell!~alan@ubuntu/member/alanbell
added: 2013-02-24 14:09:42.240390+00:00
value:
  <reply> source code for the base is here http://phablet.ubuntu.com/gitweb the userspace code is here: https://code.launchpad.net/~phablet-team


name: proaudio
author: knome!lallinaho@ubuntu/member/knome
added: 2013-02-26 18:58:19.010551+00:00
editor: knome!lallinaho@ubuntu/member/knome
edited: 2013-02-26 19:09:00.981274+00:00
value:
  <reply> For information on professional audio tools in Ubuntu, see https://help.ubuntu.com/community/UbuntuStudio/ProAudioIntro


name: maininclusion
author: IdleOne!~idleone@ubuntu/member/idleone
added: 2013-03-07 23:20:50.165661+00:00
value:
  <reply>Main Inclusion Report - see https://wiki.ubuntu.com/MainInclusionProcess for more information.


name: xubuntu-devel
author: knome!lallinaho@ubuntu/member/knome
added: 2013-03-10 23:45:09.085945+00:00
editor: knome!lallinaho@ubuntu/member/knome
edited: 2013-03-16 19:11:19.731233+00:00
value:
  <reply> The Xubuntu developer mailing list information can be found at https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/xubuntu-devel | The Xubuntu developer IRC channel is #xubuntu-devel


name: devices
author: IdleOne!~idleone@ubuntu/member/idleone
added: 2013-04-03 17:36:39.990041+00:00
value:
  <reply> You can find the full list of devices, official images, community images, and works in progress at https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Touch/Devices


name: ops-#ubuntu-touch
author: IdleOne!~idleone@ubuntu/member/idleone
added: 2013-04-11 21:27:12.940118+00:00
value:
  <reply> Help! Channel emergency! (ONLY use this trigger in emergencies) - oubiwann, corp186, popey,  k1l,  Corey, wgrant, idleone, and ogra.


name: doublejoin
author: knome!lallinaho@ubuntu/member/knome
added: 2013-04-13 22:19:45.779956+00:00
editor: kryten!krytarik@xebian/developer/krytarik
edited: 2021-05-24 22:54:45.328595+00:00
value:
  <reply> Your IRC client is completing NickServ authentication after joining channels, which triggers a fake quit and rejoin to apply your cloak and increases channel noise. The best way to avoid this is to use SASL (https://libera.chat/guides/sasl). Other options for automatic login exist (e.g. CertFP and server password) but sometimes complete after channel join.


name: release-#xubuntu
author: knome!lallinaho@ubuntu/member/knome
added: 2013-04-24 13:54:47.552418+00:00
editor: dax!~dax@ubuntu/member/dax
edited: 2017-10-30 06:46:16.643698+00:00
value:
  <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


name: torrents-#xubuntu
author: knome!lallinaho@ubuntu/member/knome
added: 2013-04-25 13:21:05.203812+00:00
editor: knome!lallinaho@ubuntu/member/knome
edited: 2013-04-25 13:30:41.212345+00:00
value:
  <reply> Xubuntu $curStable ($curStableNum) torrents can be downloaded from http://torrent.ubuntu.com/xubuntu/releases/$curStableLower/release/desktop/xubuntu-$curStableNum-desktop-i386.iso.torrent and http://torrent.ubuntu.com/xubuntu/releases/$curStableLower/release/desktop/xubuntu-$curStableNum-desktop-amd64.iso.torrent


name: saucy
author: Pici!~Pici@ubuntu/member/pdpc.professional.pici
added: 2013-04-25 16:29:47.593077+00:00
editor: dax!~dax@ubuntu/member/dax
edited: 2017-10-30 07:03:01.627291+00:00
value:
  <reply> Ubuntu 13.10 (Saucy Salamander) was the 19th release of Ubuntu. Support ended on July 17th, 2014. See !eol, !upgrade and https://ubottu.com/y/saucy


name: path
author: Pricey!~pricey@freenode/staff/pricey
added: 2013-05-30 22:47:48.195024+00:00
editor: AlanBell!~alan@ubuntu/member/alanbell
edited: 2013-11-27 11:22:08.731609+00:00
value:
  <reply>The $PATH variable tells the shell where to look for the commands you tell it to run. See https://help.ubuntu.com/community/EnvironmentVariables#File-location_related_variables


name: stats-#ubuntuforums
author: IdleOne!~idleone@ubuntu/member/idleone
added: 2013-08-03 05:39:51.151645+00:00
editor: kryten!krytarik@xebian/developer/krytarik
edited: 2017-02-23 00:02:33.267262+00:00
value:
  <reply>Some fun statistics for this channel can be found at https://unit193.net/pisg/ubuntuforums.html


name: support-#kubuntu-offtopic
author: jussi!quasselcor@ubuntu/member/jussi01
added: 2013-08-15 12:52:52.840895+00:00
value:
  <reply> The official Kubuntu support channel is #kubuntu. Also see http://kubuntu.org/support and http://kubuntuforums.org and http://askubuntu.com


name: rat-#ubuntu-uk
author: jussi!quasselcor@ubuntu/member/jussi01
added: 2013-09-16 08:27:09.747446+00:00
editor: dax!dax@freenode/staff-emeritus/dax
edited: 2016-04-04 15:45:14.549218+00:00
value:
  <reply> rat is The Real Ale Train. A yearly Ubuntu UK loco event to celebrate friends, trains and ale. Saturday 10th September 2016, Hampshire, UK: http://loco.ubuntu.com/events/ubuntu-uk/3350-real-ale-train-2016/


name: nomir
author: IdleOne!~idleone@ubuntu/member/idleone
added: 2013-10-02 15:33:14.459280+00:00
editor: dax!~dax@ubuntu/member/dax
edited: 2017-10-30 06:17:31.153113+00:00
value:
  <deleted><reply> for more information about why Mir will not be included as default in ubuntu 13.10 see http://fridge.ubuntu.com/2013/10/01/xmir-update-for-ubuntu-13-10/ and https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Mir/13.10/NoDefaultQ%26A


name: unpythonic-#python
author: LjL!~ljl@unaffiliated/ljl
added: 2013-10-16 17:13:25.596136+00:00
value:
  <reply> This channel only deals with Pythonic constructs. If you want do discuss un-Pythonic constructs or topic, please join #python-unpythonic (but remember our Guidos apply there too)


name: trusty
author: Pici!~Pici@ubuntu/member/pdpc.professional.pici
added: 2013-10-18 19:43:30.403371+00:00
editor: dax!dax@freenode/staff/dax
edited: 2019-04-28 03:57:26.632811+00:00
value:
  <reply> Ubuntu 14.04 LTS (Trusty Tahr) was the 20th release of Ubuntu. !End-of-life was April 25th, 2019. Paid support (ESM) is available. See also !esm, !eol, !eolupgrade


name: chat-#xubuntu
author: knome!lallinaho@ubuntu/member/knome
added: 2013-10-21 20:40:20.321072+00:00
value:
  <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!


name: zram
author: IdleOne!~idleone@ubuntu/member/idleone
added: 2013-11-04 22:09:52.944909+00:00
value:
  <reply>zRAM is a module of the Linux kernel which increases performance by avoiding paging on disk and instead uses a compressed block device in RAM, useful on systems with less RAM, and SSDs.  Install zram-config to enable zRAM.


name: h8-#ubuntu-offtopic
author: LjL!~ljl@unaffiliated/ljl
added: 2013-11-07 21:47:02.503955+00:00
value:
  <reply> Hate is a thing we don't encourage - additionally, I hate HATE HATE HATE you for using txtspk, GRRRRR!


name: meeting-#xubuntu-devel
author: knome!lallinaho@ubuntu/member/knome
added: 2013-11-14 15:23:06.365295+00:00
value:
  <reply> Next scheduled Xubuntu community meeting and the agenda can be found at https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Xubuntu/Meetings


name: elementary
author: genii!~quassel@ubuntu/member/genii
added: 2013-11-17 07:10:48.841886+00:00
editor: kryten!krytarik@xebian/developer/krytarik
edited: 2021-05-24 22:54:33.328481+00:00
value:
  <reply> elementary OS is an Ubuntu derivative that is supported in their own IRC channel #elementary on irc.freenode.net - See https://elementary.io/ for more information on this distribution.


name: quietirc
author: Pici!~Pici@ubuntu/member/pdpc.professional.pici
added: 2013-11-19 16:18:33.349436+00:00
editor: dax!dax@freenode/staff/dax
edited: 2019-10-28 14:57:12.649159+00:00
value:
  <deleted><reply> To ignore joins/parts/quits in your favorite IRC client, see http://wiki.xkcd.com/irc/Hide_join_part_messages


name: debian-#ubuntu-offtopic
author: LjL!~ljl@unaffiliated/ljl
added: 2013-11-19 21:41:22.601426+00:00
value:
  <reply> Ubuntu and Debian are closely related. The former hates the latter and wants to kill it, while the latter despises the former and wants to destroy it. Both suck on each other's blood.


name: maas
author: h00k!~h00k@ubuntu/member/h00k
added: 2013-12-09 21:06:45.951780+00:00
editor: h00k!~h00k@ubuntu/member/h00k
edited: 2013-12-09 21:09:49.787821+00:00
value:
  <reply> Metal as a Service is a dynamic server provisioning service for scalability. See more about it at https://maas.ubuntu.com.


name: hello-#xubuntu-devel
author: knome!lallinaho@ubuntu/member/knome
added: 2013-12-11 23:47:19.405720+00:00
editor: knome!lallinaho@ubuntu/member/knome
edited: 2014-04-18 13:10:56.790738+00:00
value:
  <reply> Hello! Welcome to $chan! Please note that this channel is for Xubuntu developer coordination. For support questions, please use #xubuntu. Offtopic chatter in #xubuntu-offtopic.


name: ubuntu-gnome
author: IdleOne!IdleOne@ubuntu/member/idleone
added: 2013-12-24 02:03:19.239974+00:00
value:
  <reply> Ubuntu GNOME is a supported !flavor of Ubuntu that uses !GNOME as the default desktop environment instead of Unity. For more info or to download, see http://www.ubuntugnome.org/ or https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuGNOME/OneStopPage


name: bumblebee
author: knome!lallinaho@ubuntu/member/knome
added: 2014-01-04 20:24:47.498229+00:00
value:
  <reply> The Bumblebee Project aims to support NVIDIA Optimus technology under Linux. The Bumblebee website can be found at http://bumblebee-project.org/


name: wayland
author: IdleOne!IdleOne@ubuntu/member/idleone
added: 2014-01-04 22:11:49.143120+00:00
editor: hggdh!~hggdh@ubuntu/member/hggdh
edited: 2019-07-16 16:51:35.926044+00:00
value:
  <reply> Wayland is a display server protocol (an alternative to X11) and library. Unlike Xorg, Wayland provides no central server component, but desktop environments' compositors make use of it (e.g. mutter, kwin, weston). For more info, see https://wayland.freedesktop.org and !xwayland


name: choices-#ubuntu-offtopic
author: rww!~robert@unaffiliated/rww
added: 2014-01-05 00:38:59.224289+00:00
editor: rww!robert@rww.name
edited: 2014-03-30 21:46:05.131479+00:00
value:
  <reply> Choices are a curse of capitalism, trapping you in a paroxysm of indecision. Best to have One Way to Do Things. See also !unity, !gnome, and !python


name: xterm-#ubuntu-offtopic
author: rww!~robert@unaffiliated/rww
added: 2014-01-05 00:42:05.212440+00:00
value:
  <reply> If with all the cute terminals that are around you're still using xterm, then you deserve any problem you're experiencing with it. Go away.


name: jono-#ubuntu-offtopic
author: rww!~robert@unaffiliated/rww
added: 2014-01-14 06:08:20.037566+00:00
editor: rww!robert@rww.name
edited: 2014-05-20 19:04:36.101036+00:00
value:
  <deleted><reply> John O'Bacon is the former ( http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JlYk4RlOnJY ) Ubuntu Community Manager at Canonical. When he's not writing blog posts and tweeting, he spends time manufacturing all the bacon on the planet while singing for death metal bands.


name: kylin
author: rww!~robert@unaffiliated/rww
added: 2014-01-19 07:10:14.277100+00:00
editor: krytarik!~krytarik@xebian/developer/krytarik
edited: 2018-04-30 16:42:01.870251+00:00
value:
  <reply> Ubuntu Kylin is a variant of Ubuntu that focuses on Chinese users. It is an official part of Ubuntu. For more information, see http://www.ubuntukylin.com/


name: xmir
author: ldunn!ldunn@freenode/staff/ldunn
added: 2014-02-01 23:03:27.243749+00:00
editor: dax!~dax@ubuntu/member/dax
edited: 2017-10-30 06:17:06.413336+00:00
value:
  <deleted><reply> XMir is an X server that runs on top of Mir. It permits applications that know how to speak the X protocol but don't know how to speak to Mir (ie, approximately all of them at present) to run in a Mir-based environment. ( http://mjg59.dreamwidth.org/26254.html )


name: lts-hardware
author: rww!robert@unaffiliated/rww
added: 2014-02-05 03:18:31.026369+00:00
value:
  <reply> If you experience issues with the LTS kernel, please check https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Kernel/LTSEnablementStack to see if you may upgrade to a newer kernel and X stack.


name: systemd
author: Pici!~Pici@ubuntu/member/pdpc.professional.pici
added: 2014-02-14 14:10:03.043822+00:00
editor: dax!dax@freenode/staff-emeritus/dax
edited: 2016-05-23 04:54:25.332296+00:00
value:
  the default init system for Ubuntu 15.04 onwards. For information on transitioning from upstart to systemd, see https://wiki.ubuntu.com/SystemdForUpstartUsers For a guide to basic service management with systemd, see https://www.digitalocean.com/community/tutorials/how-to-use-systemctl-to-manage-systemd-services-and-units


name: foocoin
author: rww!~robert@rww.name
added: 2014-03-09 02:08:12.833672+00:00
value:
  <reply> Ubuntu's repositories do not include clients for most cryptocurrencies. You will need to use a !PPA or !compile from source to get them. Since neither of these options is officially supported, consider asking your cryptocurrency's IRC channel (see !alis) for help.


