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| telnet | not safe. Please use ssh instead. See !ssh | Added by Seveas Date: 2006-06-18 15:45:32 Requested 116 times |
| trivia | <deleted><reply> The #ubuntu-trivia channel is a place for testing your brain power and having fun! Join to test your knowledge of your favourite operating system (Ubuntu, of course!) and to keep excercising those cranial muscles. | Added by Seveas Date: 2006-12-16 17:27:50 Last edited by rww Date: 2014-10-13 03:18:25 Requested 116 times |
| patch | <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. | Added by Hobbsee Date: 2007-12-01 12:13:47 Last edited by IdleOne Date: 2013-03-23 02:46:12 Requested 116 times |
| login | <reply> use @login | Added by stdin Date: 2008-09-24 09:27:37 Last edited by stdin Date: 2008-09-24 09:27:52 Requested 116 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 |
| debootstrap | 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 | Added by LjL Date: 2007-04-22 15:12:30 Last edited by Hobbsee Date: 2008-01-02 14:49:58 Requested 115 times |
| ninjas-#kubuntu-devel | <reply> yofel, acheronuk, tsimonq2, santa_, wxl: we need your attention! | Added by stdin Date: 2009-01-10 18:22:18 Last edited by wxl Date: 2016-12-27 23:10:14 Requested 115 times |
| vn ubottu vietnam vietnam | <reply> Để được trợ giúp về Ubuntu bằng ngôn ngữ Việt, xin vui lòng /join #ubuntu-vn. Rất vui lòng được giúp đỡ | Added by elky Date: 2009-02-14 14:25:20 Last edited by Myrtti Date: 2009-02-14 14:46:03 Requested 115 times |
| fps glxgears | <reply> To display the FPS in glxgears, run 'glxgears' in a terminal. | Added by Seveas Date: 2006-06-18 21:55:05 Last edited by Pici Date: 2008-05-09 22:32:06 Requested 114 times |
| reinstall | <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 | Added by Seveas Date: 2006-06-19 11:05:44 Requested 114 times |
| cvs | 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/ | Added by Seveas Date: 2006-06-19 11:18:51 Last edited by dax Date: 2016-03-31 15:36:43 Requested 114 times |
| dri | direct rendering infrastructure, a framework for allowing direct access to graphics hardware under the X Window System in a safe and efficient manner. | Added by Seveas Date: 2006-06-19 13:40:19 Requested 113 times |
| web2.0-#ubuntu-offtopic | <reply> Welcome to - http://zombo.com/ | Added by Myrtti Date: 2008-07-14 02:59:53 Requested 113 times |
| ph tagalog | <reply> Join #ubuntu-ph for tagalog | Added by Seveas Date: 2006-06-18 00:32:23 Requested 112 times |
| trim ssd | <reply> Many Solid State Drives support TRIM, which allows the drive to do garbage collection and improves performance. Ubuntu 14.04 activates it by default. For older versions, see http://askubuntu.com/a/19480 for information on activating it. | Added by rww Date: 2014-03-29 05:24:27 Last edited by rww Date: 2014-05-16 00:45:48 Requested 112 times |
| ompaul | <deleted>well ompaul, don't get me started about that guy | Added by ompaul Date: 2007-04-22 21:42:23 Last edited by rww Date: 2011-09-13 23:55:39 Requested 111 times |
| hr croatia croatian | <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 | Added by Seveas Date: 2006-06-18 17:06:01 Last edited by ompaul Date: 2008-02-16 13:52:03 Requested 110 times |
| bitchx | <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. | Added by Pici Date: 2007-10-25 18:38:04 Last edited by dax Date: 2016-03-31 15:39:48 Requested 110 times |
| ding | <reply> dong | Added by elkbuntu Date: 2008-01-18 13:57:59 Requested 110 times |
| lovetoo-#ubuntu-offtopic | <reply> Love is a perky elf dancing a merry little jig, then suddenly he turns on you with a miniature machine gun. | Added by Pici Date: 2009-12-11 17:47:58 Requested 109 times |
| opabuse | <reply>Leave the ops alone! | Added by ompaul Date: 2007-07-02 22:36:18 Last edited by Amaranth Date: 2008-02-04 03:43:55 Requested 108 times |
| upgrade-#kubuntu | <reply> For upgrading instructions see https://help.ubuntu.com/community/$curStableUpgrades/Kubuntu | Added by tsimpson Date: 2009-05-07 18:40:11 Last edited by tsimpson Date: 2012-10-18 17:38:01 Requested 108 times |
| bumblebee | <reply> The Bumblebee Project aims to support NVIDIA Optimus technology under Linux. The Bumblebee website can be found at http://bumblebee-project.org/ | Added by knome Date: 2014-01-04 20:24:47 Requested 107 times |
| blender | 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 | Added by apokryphos Date: 2006-06-19 12:25:52 Requested 106 times |
| ca | <reply> Canadian Ubuntu users can be found in #ubuntu-ca aussi #ubuntu-qc | Added by Seveas Date: 2006-06-18 16:39:09 Last edited by genii-around Date: 2011-06-06 02:25:18 Requested 105 times |
| night | <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. | Added by Hobbsee Date: 2007-05-27 13:30:59 Last edited by Hobbsee Date: 2007-05-27 13:35:36 Requested 105 times |
| shortcuts-#kubuntu | <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. | Added by LjL Date: 2007-10-04 23:33:09 Last edited by tsimpson Date: 2010-10-30 01:50:26 Requested 105 times |
| kylin ubuntukylin | <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/ | Added by rww Date: 2014-01-19 07:10:14 Last edited by krytarik Date: 2018-04-30 16:42:01 Requested 105 times |
| nvidia | <reply> For nvidia and matrox graphics cards, see https://help.ubuntu.com/community/VideoDriverHowto . For AMD/ATI graphics cards, see « /msg ubottu ati » and « /msg ubottu fglrxmissing » For the latest Nvidia drivers see https://launchpad.net/~graphics-drivers/+archive/ubuntu/ppa | Added by apokryphos Date: 2006-06-18 00:21:10 Last edited by hggdh Date: 2019-01-04 17:02:48 Requested 104 times |
| aptproxy apt-proxy | <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 | Added by bimberi Date: 2006-10-27 04:06:15 Requested 104 times |
| xdmcp | the X Display Manger Control Protocol -- look at http://tldp.org/HOWTO/XDMCP-HOWTO/ to find out how to configure it | Added by Seveas Date: 2006-11-07 20:45:30 Requested 104 times |
| lart-#ubuntu-offtopic | <deleted><reply> L.A.R.T. is a development tool used for social engineering. [Luser Attitude Readjustment Tool] | Added by LjL Date: 2006-11-21 22:47:59 Last edited by jussi Date: 2010-04-18 13:35:02 Requested 104 times |
| 11.04 | <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. | Added by Pici Date: 2010-08-17 18:38:39 Last edited by IdleOne Date: 2012-10-28 23:58:30 Requested 104 times |
| cosmic cuttlefish 18.10 comic | <reply> Ubuntu 18.10 (Cosmic Cuttlefish) was the 29th release of Ubuntu. Support ended July 18th, 2019. See !eol and https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-security-announce/2019-July/004996.html | Added by Pici Date: 2018-05-08 15:12:08 Last edited by Unit193 Date: 2019-07-19 04:57:33 Requested 104 times |
| gdesklets | <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/ | Added by Seveas Date: 2006-06-19 14:53:11 Last edited by dax Date: 2016-03-31 15:40:38 Requested 102 times |
| bootchart | <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 | Added by ompaul Date: 2008-02-24 21:34:35 Last edited by ompaul Date: 2008-02-24 21:35:27 Requested 102 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 |
| label | <reply> To rename the labels of your partitions, see https://help.ubuntu.com/community/RenameUSBDrive. | Added by jrib Date: 2008-06-25 00:23:45 Last edited by jrib Date: 2008-06-25 00:24:29 Requested 101 times |
| snap snaps | <reply> Snaps are containerised software packages similar to flatpaks or appimage. For more info, see https://snapcraft.io | Added by Unit193 Date: 2018-07-17 20:47:14 Requested 101 times |
| sshfs | a !Fuse based filesystem which allows you to mount a remote system over !SSH - See https://help.ubuntu.com/community/SSHFS for instructions | Added by jpds Date: 2009-02-15 18:29:16 Last edited by tsimpson Date: 2011-03-03 21:45:11 Requested 100 times |
| ops-#ubuntu-devel | <reply>Help! Channel emergency! mneptok, Hobbsee, cjwatson, lamont, kees, darkwing, Unit193, idleone, infinity, Laney, or slangasek! | Added by gnomefreak Date: 2007-04-02 11:59:08 Last edited by dax Date: 2020-06-14 23:47:14 Requested 99 times |
| nickspoon-#ubuntu-offtopic | <deleted><reply> There is no nick! | Added by LjL Date: 2007-04-19 22:15:09 Last edited by rww Date: 2011-09-02 19:11:53 Requested 99 times |
| fr-#ubuntu-offtopic | <reply> Ce canal est en anglais uniquement. Si vous voulez discuter en francais, merci de rejoindre #ubuntu-fr-offtopic | Added by LjL Date: 2008-10-18 00:59:23 Last edited by Pici Date: 2009-10-04 21:53:25 Requested 99 times |
| bar | <reply>baz | Added by mneptok Date: 2007-12-08 00:28:48 Last edited by Seveas Date: 2007-09-19 13:36:04 Requested 98 times |
| ibus | <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 | Added by tsimpson Date: 2010-06-03 15:20:31 Last edited by Flannel Date: 2010-08-22 05:19:43 Requested 98 times |
| wayland | <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 | Added by IdleOne Date: 2014-01-04 22:11:49 Last edited by hggdh Date: 2019-07-16 16:51:35 Requested 98 times |
| xbug wxbug javabug | <deleted><reply> A bug has recently caused an X.org package to break. It is fixed now, just update your packages list from Synaptic/Adept or « sudo apt-get update » | Added by LjL Date: 2008-01-18 17:07:30 Last edited by tsimpson Date: 2014-05-09 15:00:52 Requested 97 times |
| nvu | <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. | Added by tonyyarusso Date: 2007-03-31 06:17:02 Last edited by genii-around Date: 2011-05-27 15:52:57 Requested 96 times |
| openweek open week uow | <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. | Added by apokryphos Date: 2006-11-25 21:27:11 Last edited by Mez Date: 2008-08-07 22:33:03 Requested 95 times |
| binarydriver-#ubuntu+1 | <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. | Added by stdin Date: 2008-10-03 10:02:27 Last edited by tsimpson Date: 2012-04-26 17:51:59 Requested 95 times |
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