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Factoid	Value	Author
tr turkish turkey	<reply> Turk ubuntu kullanıcıları, Türkçe yardım ya da geyik için /join #ubuntu-tr hizmetinizde.	Added by Seveas Date: 2006-06-17 23:43:43 Last edited by gpc Date: 2011-02-10 17:01:06 Requested 1036 times
torrents-#xubuntu torrents-#xubuntu-offtopic torrents-#xubuntu-devel	<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	Added by knome Date: 2013-04-25 13:21:05 Last edited by knome Date: 2013-04-25 13:30:41 Requested 16 times
torrents-#lubuntu torrents-#lubuntu-offtopic torrents-#lubuntu-devel	<reply> Lubuntu $curStable ($curStableNum) torrents can be downloaded from http://torrent.ubuntu.com/lubuntu/releases/$curStableLower/release/desktop/lubuntu-$curStableNum-desktop-i386.iso.torrent and http://torrent.ubuntu.com/lubuntu/releases/$curStableLower/release/desktop/lubuntu-$curStableNum-desktop-amd64.iso.torrent	Added by Unit193 Date: 2015-05-01 19:29:09 Requested 4 times
torrents-#kubuntu	<reply>Kubuntu $curStableLong ($curStableNum) torrents can be obtained at http://torrent.ubuntu.com/kubuntu/releases/$curStableLower/release/	Added by LjL-Temp Date: 2008-04-24 16:28:20 Last edited by IdleOne Date: 2012-10-14 19:52:31 Requested 42 times
torrents	<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	Added by apokryphos Date: 2006-10-26 13:27:56 Last edited by dax Date: 2020-04-23 18:16:52 Requested 1088 times
torrent bittorent bittorrent	<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	Added by Seveas Date: 2006-06-18 17:03:09 Last edited by oCean Date: 2012-01-14 16:17:16 Requested 1352 times
tor	<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	Added by LjL Date: 2007-11-04 23:20:20 Last edited by ezri Date: 2016-03-09 21:22:05 Requested 516 times
topic	<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	Added by Seveas Date: 2006-10-22 18:02:36 Requested 1740 times
tonyyarusso	<deleted>weird.	Added by elkbuntu Date: 2008-05-12 17:23:26 Last edited by elky Date: 2010-10-18 11:42:06 Requested 15 times
tomb	<reply> 'tomb' is a user-friendly wrapper for !LUKS encryption. It allows making encrypted volumes as portable files, and panic-button functionality - 'tomb slam'	Added by hggdh Date: 2019-07-16 16:43:37 Requested 0 times
todo-#ubuntu-motu	<reply> Looking for something todo? Look no further! Check out https://wiki.ubuntu.com/MOTU/TODO for a quick list of suggestions.	Added by jpds Date: 2008-07-14 09:55:15 Requested 0 times
timevault	<reply> TimeVault is a graphical backup tool for GNOME. See https://wiki.ubuntu.com/TimeVault and http://launchpad.net/TimeVault	Added by Spec Date: 2007-12-27 19:02:52 Requested 11 times
time ntp	<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)	Added by LjL Date: 2007-12-11 16:11:33 Last edited by knome Date: 2015-07-27 16:41:04 Requested 794 times
thunderbird	<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	Added by gnomefreak Date: 2006-06-21 03:07:12 Last edited by dax Date: 2016-03-31 15:22:36 Requested 174 times
thunar	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	Added by elkbuntu Date: 2007-05-01 14:11:07 Last edited by tsimpson Date: 2011-03-03 21:43:12 Requested 67 times
threelaws-#ubuntu-offtopic	<reply>Asimov's Three Laws don't apply to IRC bots, silly human! Be afraid!	Added by Madpilot Date: 2009-05-12 08:25:28 Requested 8 times
this-#ubuntu-offtopic	<deleted><reply> not that	Added by IdleOne Date: 2012-05-12 15:14:43 Last edited by IdleOne Date: 2012-05-12 15:16:15 Requested 1 times
themes-#xubuntu xfce-themes themes-#xubuntu-devel	<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.	Added by knome Date: 2011-08-13 12:48:11 Last edited by knome Date: 2013-10-14 20:18:51 Requested 44 times
themes eyecandy theme artwork icandy i-candy eye candy wallpaper art	<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	Added by Seveas Date: 2006-07-14 18:27:04 Last edited by daxcat Date: 2016-03-09 06:12:08 Requested 2647 times
the fifth-#ubuntu-offtopic	<reply> I plead the fifth!	Added by genii Date: 2014-08-15 20:29:56 Requested 3 times
thanks thanks! thank you thankyou ty thanks. thanx ok thanks :) domo arigato thx	<reply> You're welcome! But keep in mind I'm just a bot ;-)	Added by Mez Date: 2006-09-09 08:48:38 Requested 4814 times
th	<reply> Please type /join #ubuntu-th for Ubuntu in Thailand.	Added by elkbuntu Date: 2008-12-01 09:04:30 Last edited by IdleOne Date: 2012-06-26 02:59:58 Requested 68 times
tex latex	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	Added by LjL Date: 2007-05-12 00:23:42 Requested 147 times
testing-#xubuntu	<reply> For information on how to help test the next release of Xubuntu, please see https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Xubuntu/Testing	Added by somerville32 Date: 2007-01-11 03:42:24 Last edited by knome Date: 2011-09-06 12:10:03 Requested 16 times
testing	<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	Added by LjL Date: 2012-01-21 13:04:52 Last edited by LjL Date: 2012-01-21 13:06:05 Requested 44 times
testers-#kubuntu-offtopic	<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	Added by genii Date: 2017-03-22 20:38:05 Requested 2 times
testers-#kubuntu-devel	<reply> Help is needed in #kubuntu-devel. Please ping RikMills, soee, BluesKaj, mamarley, mparillo, wxl, DarinMiller, tsimonq2, crydotsnake-M for more information.	Added by Tm_T Date: 2012-01-25 17:04:00 Last edited by genii Date: 2019-08-28 22:30:59 Requested 346 times
testers-#kubuntu	<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	Added by Tm_T Date: 2012-01-25 17:02:44 Last edited by genii Date: 2017-03-22 21:43:13 Requested 3 times
testdrive	<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	Added by jpds Date: 2010-01-07 17:01:23 Requested 10 times
test-#ubuntu-bots-devel	<reply> test $nick $chan $curLTS $who	Added by m4v Date: 2011-08-03 20:29:12 Last edited by m4v Date: 2011-08-03 20:36:51 Requested 15 times
test again	<deleted><reply>Failed again.	Added by Amaranth Date: 2006-09-03 22:05:05 Last edited by Pici Date: 2011-04-08 23:02:34 Requested 59 times
test	<reply> Testing... Testing... 1. 2.. 3...	Added by Amaranth Date: 2006-08-09 10:19:13 Last edited by rww Date: 2016-01-05 03:10:16 Requested 5476 times
terminal shell bash commands ln ls sed awk cat lsof kill symlink sh console konsole lxterminal	<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	Added by Madpilot Date: 2006-06-24 13:07:53 Last edited by SonikkuAmerica Date: 2016-10-09 03:01:48 Requested 6933 times
tempopabuse-#ubuntu-offtopic	<deleted><reply> rww is a bad op.	Added by IdleOne Date: 2013-05-25 05:30:30 Last edited by rww Date: 2016-02-11 08:08:12 Requested 6 times
telnet	not safe. Please use ssh instead. See !ssh	Added by Seveas Date: 2006-06-18 15:45:32 Requested 116 times
teg	<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.	Added by Hobbsee Date: 2006-12-16 16:09:28 Last edited by dax Date: 2019-11-27 20:44:25 Requested 73 times
techboard tb	<reply> You can contact the technical board via email on technical-board AT lists DOT ubuntu DOT com	Added by Mez Date: 2007-10-16 21:04:43 Last edited by rww Date: 2011-01-02 03:05:24 Requested 13 times
teamspeak	the proprietry VoIP software see: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/TeamSpeak For a open source alternative consider using Mumble http://mumble.sourceforge.net/	Added by ompaul Date: 2007-11-23 21:04:16 Last edited by tsimpson Date: 2011-03-03 21:43:42 Requested 57 times
team-#xubuntu-devel	<reply> bluesabre, jphilips, knome, krytarik, ochosi, pleia2 and Unit193	Added by knome Date: 2013-11-14 15:17:40 Last edited by krytarik Date: 2021-04-23 01:03:33 Requested 259 times
tea	a very British beverage made from infusing leaves of various tea plants in hot water.	Added by Mez Date: 2009-04-02 13:04:31 Requested 31 times
tasksel	<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	Added by Tm_T Date: 2011-02-10 13:14:44 Last edited by Tm_T Date: 2011-02-10 14:08:44 Requested 72 times
tarball	<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.	Added by LjL Date: 2006-10-29 18:09:46 Requested 42 times
tar-#kubuntu tgz-#kubuntu tar.gz-#kubuntu bz2-#kubuntu 7z-#kubuntu zip-#kubuntu compression-#kubuntu tar.bz2-#kubuntu gz-#kubuntu ace-#kubuntu 7zip-#kubuntu	<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	Added by Mez Date: 2006-10-28 06:11:09 Requested 117 times
tar tgz tar.gz bz2 7z compression tar.bz2 gz ace 7zip 7-zip	<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	Added by Seveas Date: 2006-08-11 14:55:35 Requested 689 times
tango	a style guideline and icon set. It can be found and read about at http://tango-project.org	Added by Seveas Date: 2006-11-22 21:57:04 Requested 8 times
tags	<reply> We use some common tags for tracking bugs on Launchpad.net See https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Bugs/Tags for common usage.	Added by PriceChild Date: 2007-06-04 14:27:27 Last edited by Tm_T Date: 2010-09-21 07:45:34 Requested 15 times
tab autocomplete tabcompletion nicktab usetab nick completion nick complete	<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.	Added by apokryphos Date: 2006-06-19 23:58:52 Last edited by Pici Date: 2009-07-23 18:22:24 Requested 3556 times
ta-#ubuntu-offtopic	<reply> The Arabic letter ت signifies a soft T, and is used as a smiley by yipe and almost no one else.	Added by LjL Date: 2006-10-26 03:06:28 Requested 37 times
systemd-#ubuntu-offtopic	<reply> Everyone arguing about systemd is wrong. See http://uselessd.darknedgy.net/ProSystemdAntiSystemd/ and ask a chanop to do @random systemd sysvinit to decide a winner.	Added by rww Date: 2014-10-21 19:13:02 Last edited by rww Date: 2016-02-09 00:33:35 Requested 13 times
systemd	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	Added by Pici Date: 2014-02-14 14:10:03 Last edited by dax Date: 2016-05-23 04:54:25 Requested 223 times