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trolls-#ubuntu-offtopic <deleted><reply> People who add factoids repeatedly even after they've been refused once or twice. Also, aubade. Added by LjL
Date: 2008-10-28 00:29:41
Last edited by rww
Date: 2014-06-04 00:37:11
Requested 38 times
truecrypt <reply> Truecrypt is a free open-source on-the-fly disk encryption software. See https://help.ubuntu.com/community/TruecryptHiddenVolume Added by Pici
Date: 2008-02-07 20:31:14
Last edited by Flannel
Date: 2010-04-17 23:57:46
Requested 159 times
trusty tahr 14.04 <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 Added by Pici
Date: 2013-10-18 19:43:30
Last edited by dax
Date: 2019-04-28 03:57:26
Requested 684 times
tsimonq2 <deleted>like the Microsoft paperclip guy. Added by wxl
Date: 2016-10-28 23:36:32
Last edited by elky
Date: 2016-10-28 23:38:16
Requested 0 times
tsimonq2-#kubuntu-devel <deleted><reply> fnord Added by wxl
Date: 2017-03-23 00:07:22
Last edited by dax
Date: 2017-03-23 00:16:08
Requested 7 times
tty ttys <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 Added by apokryphos
Date: 2006-06-18 20:53:31
Last edited by hggdh
Date: 2019-04-27 18:14:34
Requested 582 times
ttyerror <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 Added by LjL
Date: 2007-09-26 18:04:04
Requested 31 times
tux the Linux Mascot - http://www.isc.tamu.edu/~lewing/linux/ Added by apokryphos
Date: 2006-06-18 20:30:31
Requested 77 times
tuxracer <reply> Tuxracer is now renamed Planet Penguin Racer! The package is planetpenguin-racer in !universe. Enjoy. Added by apokryphos
Date: 2006-12-20 19:48:26
Requested 20 times
tv tvcard tv card dvb tuner <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 Added by LjL
Date: 2007-05-29 19:19:48
Last edited by dax
Date: 2017-11-10 22:29:00
Requested 497 times
tvout tv out tv-out <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*) Added by LjL
Date: 2006-10-11 01:28:09
Requested 304 times
twhs-#ubuntuforums <reply> That's what he said! Added by LjL
Date: 2007-10-19 18:52:37
Requested 39 times
twinview a feature provided by nvidia cards, which can be configured with nvidia-settings Added by LjL
Date: 2007-01-25 18:05:08
Last edited by ompaul
Date: 2008-08-10 08:38:34
Requested 130 times
twss-#ubuntu-offtopic <deleted><reply> That's what jdong in #ubuntuforums said! Added by LjL
Date: 2009-03-19 03:00:54
Last edited by Myrtti
Date: 2009-06-18 22:30:55
Requested 10 times
twss-#ubuntuforums <reply> That's what she said! Added by Hobbsee
Date: 2007-04-26 03:45:18
Requested 766 times
twss-#ubuntustudio-devel <reply>Thats what she said! Added by jussi01
Date: 2008-06-13 23:23:18
Last edited by jussi01
Date: 2008-06-13 23:23:38
Requested 5 times
u ur 4 y shorthand <reply> Shortened English is difficult for some non-native English speakers to read. Please use full words instead. Thanks! Added by Seveas
Date: 2006-08-25 18:09:14
Last edited by rww
Date: 2014-03-19 19:39:29
Requested 2170 times
ubottuguide <reply> There is a (incomplete) guide for installing supybot and setting up an ubottu clone here: https://ubottu.com/guide Added by tsimpson
Date: 2009-05-03 12:06:27
Last edited by dax
Date: 2017-10-30 07:01:51
Requested 9 times
ubotu yourself bot usage factoid brain add help me syntax factoids everything me ubottu bots fact triggers trigger <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 Added by Seveas
Date: 2006-06-19 12:15:56
Last edited by krytarik
Date: 2016-11-26 07:25:56
Requested 18812 times
ubugtu an Ubuntu Bot. Usage info: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/IRC/Bots - Please don't play with the bot in the main channel. Added by LjL
Date: 2006-10-28 21:55:34
Last edited by dax
Date: 2017-10-30 06:45:13
Requested 54 times
ubuntero <reply> To become an Ubuntero on Launchpad you need to sign the Code of Conduct. See https://help.ubuntu.com/community/GnuPrivacyGuardHowto Added by bimberi
Date: 2006-07-02 09:32:02
Requested 14 times
ubunto <reply> It's spelled Ubuntu! with a U! *Ubuntu*! Added by LjL
Date: 2007-01-18 01:38:51
Requested 22 times
ubuntu <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 Added by Seveas
Date: 2006-06-19 10:40:14
Last edited by PriceChild
Date: 2007-05-27 21:37:21
Requested 3876 times
ubuntu counter <deleted><reply> If you want to register with the Ubuntu Counter project, please visit this page: http://ubuntucounter.geekosophical.net/useraccount.php?action=newuser Added by Hawkwind
Date: 2006-09-29 01:52:29
Last edited by rww
Date: 2015-09-14 19:38:26
Requested 3 times
ubuntu-#kubuntu <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. Added by Pici
Date: 2008-10-24 19:28:37
Last edited by LjL
Date: 2008-10-24 19:30:33
Requested 27 times
ubuntu-bots <deleted>a channel that you can visit and see which irc clients people like and use Added by jrib
Date: 2010-06-05 03:10:56
Last edited by jrib
Date: 2010-06-05 03:14:27
Requested 4 times
ubuntu-desktop kubuntu-desktop edubuntu-desktop xubuntu-desktop lubuntu-desktop <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. Added by Seveas
Date: 2006-07-17 20:50:34
Last edited by nhandler
Date: 2010-10-18 22:25:28
Requested 381 times
ubuntu-gnome <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 Added by IdleOne
Date: 2013-12-24 02:03:19
Requested 61 times
ubuntu-make a command line tool which allows you to download the latest version of popular developer tools like android sdk and others. See https://wiki.ubuntu.com/ubuntu-make Added by k1l
Date: 2016-03-17 01:12:31
Requested 6 times
ubuntucore snappy <reply> Ubuntu Core is a version of Ubuntu with transactional updates completely built from snap packages (also see !snap). For discussion and support, please visit #snappy and see https://ubuntu.com/core Added by rww
Date: 2014-12-09 21:35:30
Last edited by krytarik
Date: 2021-10-02 20:15:04
Requested 142 times
ubuntucounter <deleted><reply> Get counted! You can find the Ubuntu counter project on http://ubuntucounter.geekosophical.net/ Added by Seveas
Date: 2006-07-28 23:20:51
Last edited by rww
Date: 2015-09-14 19:38:15
Requested 7 times
ubuntuemail <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. Added by jpds
Date: 2008-09-21 07:47:04
Last edited by Pici
Date: 2009-05-18 23:55:29
Requested 1 times
ubuntulog a logging bot run on various Ubuntu channels. You can read the logs at http://irclogs.ubuntu.com/ Added by Seveas
Date: 2006-11-08 23:22:45
Last edited by tsimpson
Date: 2011-03-03 21:33:41
Requested 18 times
ubuntuone ubuntu-one <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 Added by tsimpson
Date: 2009-11-18 09:21:56
Last edited by Pici
Date: 2014-04-02 13:17:46
Requested 280 times
ubuntustudio ubuntu-studio ubuntu studio studio <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 Added by Seveas
Date: 2006-06-18 00:13:40
Last edited by dax
Date: 2019-07-31 21:02:17
Requested 638 times
ubuntustudio-backports <reply> The Ubuntu Studio Backports PPA contains newer versions of select software that is included with Ubuntu Studio. For more info, such as how to add this PPA to your system, see https://help.ubuntu.com/community/UbuntuStudio/BackportsPPA and !ubuntustudio-installer. See also !ubuntustudio-controls Added by dax
Date: 2019-04-23 23:54:52
Last edited by housecat
Date: 2020-05-13 01:50:21
Requested 49 times
ubuntustudio-channels offtopic-#ubuntustudio ot-#ubuntustudio ot-#ubuntustudio-devel offtopic-#ubuntustudio-devel channels-#ubuntustudio channels-#ubuntustudio-devel channels-#ubuntustudio-offtopic <reply> #ubuntustudio is the Ubuntu Studio support and creativity discussion channel, #ubuntustudio-devel for discussion regarding development of Ubuntu Studio, and #ubuntu-offtopic is for random chatter. Thanks! Added by Unit193
Date: 2015-12-10 04:26:33
Last edited by krytarik
Date: 2023-10-27 16:20:03
Requested 18 times
ubuntustudio-controls <reply> Ubuntu Studio Controls is the application through which audio is configured in Ubuntu Studio. It configures Jack, sets the CPU governor, and ensures the user has realtime audio permissions. For more info, see !jack and https://help.ubuntu.com/community/UbuntuStudio/UbuntuStudioControls Added by hggdh
Date: 2019-03-24 15:53:34
Requested 50 times
ubuntustudio-devel devel-#ubuntustudio contribute-#ubuntustudio ubuntustudio-contribute ubuntustudio-dev <reply> If you want to contribute to Ubuntu Studio, please visit #ubuntustudio-devel or join the mailing list from https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/Ubuntu-Studio-devel Added by tsimpson
Date: 2012-08-30 09:32:38
Requested 12 times
ubuntustudio-focal-upgrade <reply> Ubuntu Studio 20.04 LTS was the last release with the Xfce desktop environment. Future versions use the KDE Plasma Desktop Environment. Due to this major change, upgrading from Ubuntu Studio 20.04 LTS to a newer version is not supported; clean install is the only upgrade path. Added by Eickmeyer
Date: 2020-09-27 22:42:37
Requested 2 times
ubuntustudio-installer <reply> Ubuntu Studio Installer is an app that can be used to add Ubuntu Studio's benefits to an existing Ubuntu (or official flavor) installation, and/or add the !ubuntustudio-backports PPA. For more info, see https://ubuntustudio.org/ubuntu-studio-installer/ Added by hggdh
Date: 2019-04-05 19:08:20
Last edited by Eickmeyer
Date: 2020-10-21 17:10:45
Requested 79 times
ubuntutv <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 Added by pangolin
Date: 2012-01-11 14:32:42
Last edited by dax
Date: 2017-11-10 22:28:34
Requested 23 times
ubuntutweak <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. Added by IdleOne
Date: 2011-04-19 20:41:02
Last edited by Myrtti
Date: 2012-03-09 22:37:31
Requested 35 times
ubuwin win10 wsl <reply> Windows 10 and newer have a feature called "Windows Subsystem for Linux", which allows it to run Ubuntu (and other Linux distro) userspace programs without porting/recompliation. For installation instructions, see https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/commandline/wsl/install_guide Added by dax
Date: 2016-03-31 07:10:24
Last edited by tomreyn
Date: 2021-10-19 19:51:58
Requested 383 times
uck a tool that helps you customise official Ubuntu Live CDs (including Kubuntu/Xubuntu and Edubuntu) to your needs. See http://uck.sourceforge.net/ Added by apokryphos
Date: 2006-12-07 20:30:37
Last edited by tsimpson
Date: 2011-03-03 21:42:49
Requested 225 times
ucp <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 Added by h00k
Date: 2011-09-19 18:58:55
Last edited by IdleOne
Date: 2012-10-14 19:50:43
Requested 7 times
udev rules <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. Added by uniq
Date: 2006-07-06 22:32:04
Requested 25 times
uefi efi <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 Added by IdleOne
Date: 2012-12-19 19:32:00
Last edited by IdleOne
Date: 2014-01-02 01:01:53
Requested 1825 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
ultamatix ultramatix <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. Added by Flannel
Date: 2008-07-29 20:03:09
Last edited by jussi01
Date: 2008-11-02 12:44:05
Requested 102 times

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