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| pronounce | <reply> To learn how to pronounce Ubuntu, point your movie player at /usr/share/example-content/Experience ubuntu.ogg | Added by Seveas Date: 2006-06-18 00:44:41 Last edited by Seveas Date: 2007-10-17 21:59:19 Requested 61 times |
| motu | 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 | Added by Seveas Date: 2006-06-18 00:48:20 Last edited by dax Date: 2017-10-30 06:39:22 Requested 485 times |
| cn zh tw chinese china | <reply> 如欲獲得中文的協助，請輸入 /join #ubuntu-cn 或 /join #ubuntu-tw | Added by ompaul Date: 2006-06-18 00:52:45 Last edited by rww Date: 2011-07-26 04:17:37 Requested 5225 times |
| wiki | <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. | Added by Seveas Date: 2006-06-18 01:04:09 Last edited by dax Date: 2017-10-30 06:39:24 Requested 468 times |
| laptop notebook | <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 | Added by Seveas Date: 2006-06-18 01:06:13 Last edited by dax Date: 2017-10-30 06:49:35 Requested 523 times |
| es spanish espanol spain | <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. | Added by Seveas Date: 2006-06-18 01:16:12 Last edited by krytarik Date: 2023-06-19 19:13:03 Requested 19664 times |
| fr french francais france | <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. | Added by Seveas Date: 2006-06-18 01:16:34 Last edited by krytarik Date: 2023-06-19 19:48:05 Requested 8109 times |
| it italian italiano italy italia | <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) | Added by Seveas Date: 2006-06-18 01:16:52 Last edited by krytarik Date: 2023-06-19 19:48:03 Requested 7475 times |
| root | <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 | Added by Seveas Date: 2006-06-18 01:18:28 Last edited by LjL Date: 2007-12-05 23:00:16 Requested 4151 times |
| source | <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 | Added by Seveas Date: 2006-06-18 02:01:23 Requested 739 times |
| php | <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 | Added by Seveas Date: 2006-06-18 02:23:01 Last edited by knome Date: 2015-07-27 16:44:01 Requested 181 times |
| list lista | <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». | Added by Seveas Date: 2006-06-18 02:32:32 Last edited by krytarik Date: 2023-06-19 20:04:03 Requested 5409 times |
| kde | <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. | Added by apokryphos Date: 2006-06-18 02:32:36 Last edited by dax Date: 2017-10-30 06:53:08 Requested 1973 times |
| synaptic | <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 | Added by apokryphos Date: 2006-06-18 15:41:59 Last edited by hggdh Date: 2019-02-15 19:57:12 Requested 1227 times |
| putty | <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) | Added by Seveas Date: 2006-06-18 15:42:53 Last edited by genii Date: 2009-06-01 13:39:10 Requested 62 times |
| kdesu kdesudo | <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. | Added by apokryphos Date: 2006-06-18 15:44:52 Last edited by tsimpson Date: 2012-04-21 15:55:39 Requested 576 times |
| telnet | not safe. Please use ssh instead. See !ssh | Added by Seveas Date: 2006-06-18 15:45:32 Requested 116 times |
| wep | <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 | Added by Seveas Date: 2006-06-18 15:45:43 Last edited by ompaul Date: 2007-10-20 18:19:47 Requested 76 times |
| gksudo gksu | <reply> gksudo was a way to run graphical applications as root. It should no longer be used. Use !pkexec instead. | Added by apokryphos Date: 2006-06-18 15:46:23 Last edited by hggdh Date: 2018-08-29 19:39:52 Requested 2019 times |
| pbuilder pbuilder howto | a system to easily build packages in a clean chroot environment. To get started with PBuilder, see https://wiki.ubuntu.com/PbuilderHowto | Added by Hobbsee Date: 2006-06-18 15:48:29 Last edited by dax Date: 2017-10-30 06:39:28 Requested 157 times |
| guidelines behaviour etiquette | <reply> The guidelines for using the Ubuntu channels can be found at https://wiki.ubuntu.com/IRC/Guidelines | Added by Seveas Date: 2006-06-18 15:48:30 Last edited by krytarik Date: 2016-11-24 04:35:22 Requested 5360 times |
| koffice | <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 | Added by apokryphos Date: 2006-06-18 15:51:44 Last edited by tsimpson Date: 2009-11-08 01:12:30 Requested 34 times |
| version | <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> » | Added by apokryphos Date: 2006-06-18 15:52:50 Last edited by Mez Date: 2008-10-17 15:42:03 Requested 1773 times |
| appsy | <reply> Nickname for http://kde-apps.org which hosts many popular 3rd-party KDE applications. | Added by apokryphos Date: 2006-06-18 15:53:44 Requested 4 times |
| zip file-roller ark | <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 | Added by Seveas Date: 2006-06-18 15:55:25 Last edited by tonyyarusso Date: 2007-07-26 06:10:54 Requested 152 times |
| pinning pin | an advanced feature that APT can use to prefer particular packages over others. See https://help.ubuntu.com/community/PinningHowto | Added by apokryphos Date: 2006-06-18 15:57:41 Requested 1159 times |
| fsf | The Free Software Foundation. See http://www.fsf.org/ | Added by apokryphos Date: 2006-06-18 16:01:34 Requested 23 times |
| gnu | <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 | Added by Seveas Date: 2006-06-18 16:01:36 Requested 239 times |
| fridge | <reply> The Fridge is the Ubuntu's Community News website, and can be found at http://fridge.ubuntu.com | Added by apokryphos Date: 2006-06-18 16:02:27 Last edited by Pici Date: 2007-10-11 14:21:08 Requested 38 times |
| debtags | <reply> debtags is at http://wiki.debian.org/Debtags | Added by apokryphos Date: 2006-06-18 16:04:31 Last edited by IdleOne Date: 2012-10-11 21:13:53 Requested 3 times |
| soc | <deleted>Google's Summer of Code project; see https://wiki.ubuntu.com/GoogleSoC2010 and http://code.google.com/soc/ | Added by apokryphos Date: 2006-06-18 16:05:15 Last edited by topyli Date: 2011-10-28 19:20:23 Requested 15 times |
| irc channels irc-clients irc clients | <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 | Added by Seveas Date: 2006-06-18 16:06:51 Last edited by kryten Date: 2021-05-24 22:54:15 Requested 2604 times |
| linux virus linuxvirus | <reply> The short life and hard times of a Linux Virus http://librenix.com/?inode=21 | Added by apokryphos Date: 2006-06-18 16:15:23 Requested 119 times |
| ru russian russia | <reply> Пожалуйста наберите /join #ubuntu-ru для получения помощи на русском языке. | Pozhalujsta naberite /join #ubuntu-ru dlya polucheniya pomoshi na russkom yazyke. | Added by Seveas Date: 2006-06-18 16:15:55 Last edited by bazhang Date: 2011-08-07 10:13:45 Requested 5848 times |
| ftpd ftp servers ftp server ftp-server | <reply> FTP servers: ftpd, proftpd, pure-ftpd, twoftpd, vsftpd, MuddleFTPd, wzdftpd - Graphical front-ends: PureAdmin, GProftpd (for GNOME), KcmPureftpd (for !KDE) - See also !FTP | Added by apokryphos Date: 2006-06-18 16:16:36 Last edited by Pici Date: 2007-10-23 18:42:41 Requested 640 times |
| cz czech cs | <reply> České uživatele žádáme, aby mluvili v kanále #ubuntu anglicky. Česky je možno se domluvit v #ubuntu-cz. Děkujeme. | Added by Seveas Date: 2006-06-18 16:18:29 Requested 485 times |
| hu hungary hungarian | <reply> Magyar nyelvű segítséget az #ubuntu-hu csatornán talál | Added by Seveas Date: 2006-06-18 16:18:44 Last edited by Seveas Date: 2007-02-24 11:26:46 Requested 424 times |
| cli | <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 | Added by Seveas Date: 2006-06-18 16:19:48 Last edited by ikonia Date: 2014-07-19 14:37:06 Requested 433 times |
| uk gb | <reply> Join us for a discussion using the Queen's English in #ubuntu-uk | Added by Hobbsee Date: 2006-06-18 16:20:41 Requested 193 times |
| live live cd livecd | <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. | Added by apokryphos Date: 2006-06-18 16:24:06 Last edited by SonikkuAmerica Date: 2016-10-16 00:50:29 Requested 634 times |
| changethemes changetheme | <reply> To change GNOME themes: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/UbuntuEyeCandy. Kubuntu (KDE) themes: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/CustomizeKubuntu. Xubuntu (Xfce): !xfce-themes | Added by Seveas Date: 2006-06-18 16:25:41 Last edited by knome Date: 2011-10-23 00:26:39 Requested 627 times |
| html | 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/ | Added by apokryphos Date: 2006-06-18 16:26:34 Last edited by Pici Date: 2012-03-26 18:42:39 Requested 606 times |
| diskfree df disk-free | <reply> Graphical representations of where your disk-space is being used are: baobab (GNOME), filelight / kinfocenter (Kubuntu). On the terminal: df -h -T | Added by Hobbsee Date: 2006-06-18 16:30:46 Requested 115 times |
| printing printer printers print cups cupsys ipp | <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 | Added by Seveas Date: 2006-06-18 16:31:13 Last edited by Flannel Date: 2012-12-26 05:41:14 Requested 2150 times |
| mail lists mailinglists ml | <reply>Mail is another medium to communicate. Ubuntu mailing lists can be found at http://lists.ubuntu.com | Added by Seveas Date: 2006-06-18 16:31:43 Last edited by Flannel Date: 2009-09-18 09:29:11 Requested 338 times |
| alternate alternate cd alternatecd alternetive alternative alt | <reply>The alternate CD has been discontinued for the main Ubuntu distro, please use and report any bugs in the !LiveCD | Added by apokryphos Date: 2006-06-18 16:31:48 Last edited by IdleOne Date: 2012-10-14 19:51:31 Requested 2291 times |
| daily dailybuild daily build | <reply>Daily builds of the CD images of the current development version of Ubuntu are available at http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/daily-live/current/ | Added by Seveas Date: 2006-06-18 16:33:22 Last edited by IdleOne Date: 2012-10-13 23:16:25 Requested 411 times |
| downgrade downgrading | <reply> Attempting to downgrade to an older Ubuntu version is explicitly not supported and may break your system. | Added by apokryphos Date: 2006-06-18 16:33:44 Last edited by jussi Date: 2011-04-13 19:44:11 Requested 872 times |
| gpl gpl3 | the GNU General Public License. See http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html | Added by apokryphos Date: 2006-06-18 16:35:36 Requested 129 times |
| linux | <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 | Added by Seveas Date: 2006-06-18 16:35:48 Last edited by jrib Date: 2009-11-15 15:39:12 Requested 1045 times |
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