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Factoid	Value	Author
mutt	a small but very powerful text-based mail client for Unix operating systems. For more Informations on how to setup see https://help.ubuntu.com/community/mutt and https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Mutt	Added by k1l Date: 2016-04-04 12:11:14 Requested 2 times
muon	<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	Added by genii-around Date: 2011-07-08 15:24:38 Requested 40 times
multisearch	<deleted><reply> http://www.asoftsite.org/s9y/archives/162-What-is-this-Multisearch-thing-in-my-Firefox-about.html	Added by gnomefreak Date: 2009-07-30 13:44:54 Last edited by rww Date: 2011-08-17 00:00:46 Requested 5 times
multijava	<reply> To set which java version/implementation is to be used as default, use sudo update-java-alternatives	Added by Seveas Date: 2006-06-19 08:46:01 Requested 93 times
mua	<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.	Added by LjL Date: 2007-12-11 15:57:21 Last edited by Myrtti Date: 2008-05-29 16:10:12 Requested 36 times
mtrr !mtrr	<deleted>Memory Type Range Registers (MTRR) is a way for a CPU to inform the operating system which ranges of physical memory should be cached by it, and how. If your log says "mtrr_cleanup: can not find optimal value": http://web.archive.org/web/20190904223631/http://my-fuzzy-logic.de/blog/index.php?/archives/41-Solving-linux-MTRR-problems.html	Added by hggdh Date: 2020-07-04 15:35:34 Last edited by genii Date: 2020-07-09 00:31:34 Requested 2 times
mtrr	<reply> Memory Type Range Registers (MTRR) is how an operating system learns which ranges of physical memory to cache, and how. If your log says "mtrr_cleanup: can not find optimal value", read https://github.com/tomreyn/linux_mtrr_size_fix	Added by hggdh Date: 2020-07-04 15:36:04 Last edited by genii Date: 2020-07-09 00:10:55 Requested 7 times
mta	<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	Added by LjL Date: 2007-12-11 15:52:44 Last edited by LjL Date: 2007-12-11 16:30:17 Requested 132 times
ms	<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.	Added by IdleOne Date: 2011-09-03 21:27:54 Last edited by Myrtti Date: 2011-09-03 21:44:05 Requested 2 times
mre	<reply> Micro Release Exceptions are approved by the Ubuntu Technical Board on a per-package basis for packages that cannot be acceptably handled through the Stable Release Update (!sru) process. See https://wiki.ubuntu.com/StableReleaseUpdates/MicroReleaseExceptions for more information.	Added by rww Date: 2014-04-12 22:33:56 Requested 3 times
mplayer-fonts	<reply> No fonts in mplayer? Try " sudo apt-get install mplayer-fonts " ( multiverse must be enabled see !repos ).	Added by gnomefreak Date: 2006-07-20 02:47:08 Requested 2 times
mplayer	<deleted>a media player. It resides in the mutiverse repository and can easily be installed via applications -> add/remove. For codecs try !codecs	Added by gnomefreak Date: 2006-07-20 02:44:28 Last edited by jussi Date: 2011-07-18 11:06:08 Requested 607 times
moztest mozillatest	<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	Added by gnomefreak Date: 2007-04-18 18:58:22 Last edited by IdleOne Date: 2013-03-23 02:49:06 Requested 48 times
mozillateam	<reply> Information on the Ubuntu Mozilla team can be found at: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/MozillaTeam	Added by gnomefreak Date: 2007-04-18 19:00:09 Requested 1 times
movelauncher launcher-position movedock	<reply> To move the Unity launcher to the bottom of the screen in 16.04+, run `gsettings set com.canonical.Unity.Launcher launcher-position Bottom`. To move it to the left, run the same command with Left instead. For older Ubuntu versions, see https://askubuntu.com/questions/33605/can-i-move-the-unity-launcher	Added by dax Date: 2016-03-23 15:59:43 Requested 8 times
mousekeys	<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	Added by Pici Date: 2010-08-25 14:26:37 Requested 5 times
mouse-#kubuntu doubleclick-#kubuntu	<reply> You can find mouse-related settings in System Settings -> Keyboard & Mouse	Added by tsimpson Date: 2010-10-30 01:36:15 Requested 4 times
mouse buttons	<reply>Enabling extra mouse buttons: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/ManyButtonsMouseHowto - Enabling serial mouse: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/SerialMouseHowto	Added by Madpilot Date: 2006-06-26 07:25:46 Requested 892 times
mount-#kubuntu	<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	Added by Jucato Date: 2007-04-29 15:21:48 Last edited by tsimpson Date: 2010-10-30 01:48:22 Requested 221 times
mount	used to attach devices to directories. See also https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Mount	Added by Seveas Date: 2006-06-18 17:50:24 Last edited by Seeker` Date: 2009-05-20 21:13:27 Requested 948 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
mornington crescent-#ubuntu-offtopic	<reply> Here's the map: http://www.upminster.com/travel/underground.gif	Added by Seveas Date: 2007-08-05 11:57:41 Requested 10 times
morehelp-#ubuntustudio	<reply> #ubuntustudio sometimes cannot answer your questions in a timely matter, or simply lacks the capacity. For additional sources of help, try #ubuntu if your issue is of a technical nature, or #lau (Linux Audio Users) or #opensourcemusicians if it has to do with the audio stack.	Added by Unit193 Date: 2022-04-01 21:59:01 Requested 35 times
mootbot	a bot to make the process of summarizing !meetings easier - Information at https://wiki.ubuntu.com/ScribesTeam/MootBot	Added by LjL Date: 2008-09-30 14:53:35 Requested 9 times
moonlight silverlight	<reply> For Microsoft Silverlight support, install Moonlight with the following command: « sudo apt-get install moonlight-plugin-mozilla » in a terminal.	Added by Pici Date: 2009-11-10 20:44:21 Requested 89 times
moodin	<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	Added by apokryphos Date: 2006-06-19 12:28:38 Last edited by jussi01 Date: 2009-10-06 06:08:02 Requested 7 times
moo-#ubuntu-offtopic	<reply> There are no easter eggs in this bot.	Added by Pici Date: 2008-02-01 20:03:32 Requested 165 times
monitoring	<reply> There are many ways to monitor processes, here are a few: ps, top, htop, gnome-system-monitor, lavaps, wmtop	Added by Seveas Date: 2006-07-13 17:55:25 Requested 29 times
mongodb-#ubuntu-offtopic webscale-#ubuntu-offtopic	web scale.	Added by elky Date: 2010-09-10 12:04:13 Requested 30 times
mongodb	<deleted>web scale	Added by elky Date: 2010-09-10 11:53:19 Last edited by elky Date: 2010-09-10 12:04:37 Requested 2 times
mom	<reply> MoM is the Ubuntu Merge-O-Matic, a website helping the MOTUs keep Ubuntu in sync with Debian. See https://merges.ubuntu.com/	Added by Pici Date: 2009-05-19 00:49:05 Requested 22 times
mol	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	Added by Seveas Date: 2006-06-18 17:57:51 Last edited by dax Date: 2017-10-30 06:53:29 Requested 24 times
modules	<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	Added by LjL Date: 2007-01-26 02:51:55 Last edited by m4v Date: 2013-02-28 16:58:33 Requested 126 times
modem dialup dial up dial-up winmodem knetworkmanager ppp	<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	Added by Seveas Date: 2006-06-18 21:39:25 Last edited by Flannel Date: 2009-11-12 06:48:20 Requested 919 times
modeline	<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	Added by zorglu_ Date: 2006-10-22 20:21:59 Last edited by PriceChild Date: 2007-04-04 02:26:21 Requested 74 times
modeabuse-#ubuntu-offtopic	<reply> The ops are bored and having a bit of fun... bear with us... they'll find something to code soon enough...	Added by PriceChild Date: 2007-01-15 22:49:43 Requested 13 times
moblock	<reply> info in detail is on this wiki page: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/MoBlock	Added by ompaul Date: 2008-03-01 00:59:27 Requested 13 times
mobile	<deleted><reply>Learn more about Ubuntu Mobile at https://wiki.ubuntu.com/MobileAndEmbedded	Added by Amaranth Date: 2007-07-14 05:17:59 Last edited by rww Date: 2011-01-02 03:08:09 Requested 66 times
mldonkey	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	Added by LjL Date: 2007-11-03 00:31:31 Last edited by LjL Date: 2007-11-03 00:33:20 Requested 7 times
mkusb	a frontend to !dd, the bit-by-bit command line utility. For more information see: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/mkusb	Added by wxl Date: 2017-03-16 19:44:52 Last edited by Unit193 Date: 2017-03-16 23:56:10 Requested 4 times
mjg59	<reply> mjg59 says that !ultamatix is "nowhere near the most condescending or belittling thing I've written about someone else's software."	Added by elkbuntu Date: 2008-11-05 09:29:17 Last edited by rww Date: 2011-05-26 02:21:06 Requested 6 times
mix frankenubuntu	<reply> it is usually a very bad idea to mix packages from different releases (or Linux distributions), and it is completely unsupported	Added by hggdh Date: 2019-02-18 23:06:55 Requested 26 times
misspelling m$ windoze winblows misspellings	<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.	Added by rww Date: 2010-12-28 06:29:25 Last edited by rww Date: 2011-04-24 21:36:17 Requested 134 times
mirspec	<deleted><reply> Details about Mir can be found here: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Mir/Spec	Added by genii Date: 2015-06-10 20:59:40 Last edited by dax Date: 2017-10-30 06:17:20 Requested 2 times
mirrorstatus	<reply> A list of official repository mirrors and their statuses can be found at https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+archivemirrors	Added by Pici Date: 2009-10-07 23:59:20 Requested 47 times
mir	<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.	Added by Pici Date: 2008-01-14 19:11:47 Last edited by dax Date: 2017-10-30 06:22:31 Requested 206 times
mint-#ubuntu-fi	<reply> Linux Mint ei ole Ubuntun tuettu rinnakkaisjakelu. Ole hyvä ja hae tukea kanavalta #linuxmint-help palvelimella irc.spotchat.org	Added by IdleOne Date: 2012-06-09 17:44:55 Last edited by dax Date: 2016-03-31 15:34:11 Requested 8 times
minimal mini mini.iso miniiso minimalcd	<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	Added by LjL Date: 2006-12-15 03:19:53 Last edited by tomreyn Date: 2023-02-04 08:42:30 Requested 2610 times
midi	<reply> Trouble playing MIDI files? Look at https://help.ubuntu.com/community/MidiSoftwareSynthesisHowTo	Added by Seveas Date: 2006-06-19 13:49:56 Requested 338 times
mibbit	<deleted><reply> freenode no longer supports connections from mibbit. See http://blog.freenode.net/?p=254 for more details. freenode help in #freenode	Added by Pici Date: 2009-06-19 13:33:01 Last edited by dax Date: 2018-03-29 20:05:34 Requested 8 times