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| 26faq | reply: Before installing a 2.6 kernel, make sure you have had read the 2.6 kernel faq, located at http://www.linux.org.uk/~davej/docs/ |
| a folder | nochange: something that doesnt exist on linux, ITS A GOD DAMN DIRECTORY |
| abs | nochange: the advanced bash scripting guide a useful doc for learning the bash scripting language at http://www.tldp.org/LDP/abs/html/index.html |
| alive | reply: It's life! But not as we know it.... |
| alsa | nochange: the *free* alternitive to OSS and you can get it here at http://www.alsa-project.org/ |
| alsa-matrix | nochange: the alsa soundcard matrix with a list of all supported cards and Details on configuring them properly. you can find it at http://www.alsa-project.org/alsa-doc/ |
| answer | nochange: reply: The real trick is not knowing all the answers, but understanding what is the real question. |
| apache-compile | nochange: an excellent howto on compiling apache 1.x and soon 2.x with mod_ssl, mod_perl, mysql, php, and tomcat. http://www.delouw.ch/linux/apache.phtml |
| apache-php | nochange: reply: please read and follow the instructions at http://www.php.net/manual/en/install.apache.php to install php with apache |
| apt4rpm | nochange: a port of debian's tool to allow redhat and other rpm distro's to use apt-get to install/upgrade their packages and even comes with a gui called synaptic and is available at http://apt.freshrpms.net/ |
| argue | nochange: reply: Never argue with an op as you'll lose every time! |
| ask | nochange: not asking to ask a question, or asking if anyone knows 'foo' but actually asking a real question, providing details of all software involved and actual error messages! It is NOT /msg'ing people who didn't ask you to /msg them! HOWTO Get Help With Your Linux Problems? http://awol.no-ip.org/howto-gethelp.html |
| asl | reply: $age/$sex/earth! |
| automagically | nochange: Automatically, but in a way that, for some reason (typically because it is too complicated, or too ugly, or perhaps even too trivial), the speaker doesn't feel like explaining to you. See magic. The C-INTERCAL compiler generates C, then automagically invokes cc(1) to produce an executable. |
| awol | nochange: the Supreme Ruler of my Universe! All hail! awol! at http://awol.no-ip.org/ !!! |
| awol-tv | reply: http://203.63.163.204:1234 |
| banyan | annoying. |
| bDerrly | trying to learn.... -- easily influenced by leprachauns |
| beam | nochange: reply: Beam me up Scotty! No intelligent life here... |
| best | nochange: just a matter of opinion. There is no such thing as the best distro, or the best piece of software. Except... |
| bestdistro | any distro that contains any letter from any known alphabet is the BEST distro |
| big brother | reply: Big Brother is watching you! |
| bin | Molsen best said it when comparing a .bin to a {.exe;} To run it set it executable using chmod and type ./NameOfBin |
| birthday | nochange: reply: Happy birthday to you! Happy birthday to you! Happy birthday dear |
| blah | nochange: some bullshit or other.... -- reply: blah == Be Lurking Awhile Hiding |
| bold-colon | nochange: reply: We don't like bold colons on nick complete. You should get rid of it. |
| boot-console | nochange: reply: edit /etc/inittab changing id:5:initdefault: to id:3:initdefault: to make your system boot to console |
| boot-runlevel | nochange: at a lilo prompt type {kernel #} where kernel is the kernel and # is the desired runlevel. In grub press e and append the number to the end of your kernel... line. |
| boot-X | nochange: reply: edit /etc/inittab changing id:3:initdefault: to id:5:initdefault: to make your system boot straight to an X gui login prompt |
| bootdisk | nochange: reply: I hear you can get bootdisk's from http://www.bootdisk.com |
| borked | reply: borked, n: Broken and in serious need of repair! |
| bot-abuse | nochange: reply: That's enough out of all you kidiots thank you! |
| botkick | /me kicks {$who} twice as hard! |
| botsex | nochange: reply: TH0R: how about you and me go /join #eggdrop and pick us up a couple of hot babes? |
| botsnack | nochange: reply: Oooh! Yum! Yum! Thanks {$who!} :) |
| bottom | reply: The bottom line is.... Whatever works for you! |
| bottom_line | reply: Whatever works for you! |
| broken | see didn't work |
| bsd | nochange: Welcome to #LINUXhelp not #*bsdhelp |
| bubblewrap | nochange: reply: For all those frustrating moments when you want to kill someone go to http://fun.from.hell.pl/2003-11-24/bubblewrap.swf |
| C-guide | nochange: reply: A comprehensive easy to follow quick tutorial on learning the C programming language is available for download in html format from http://awol.no-ip.org/awol/C/The_C_Programming_Language.zip |
| c0n | a nobody. |
| cache | a linux bum {;)} |
| canada | reply: wtf is right! |
| cdrecord | nochange: a program for writing CDs. it can burn an iso to cd with `cdrecord dev=0,0,0 -data file.iso`. |
| centericq | nochange: a text mode menu and window-drive IM interface that supports the ICQ2000, Yahoo!, AIM, MSN, IRC and Jabber protocols. Learn more at http://konst.org.ua/centericq |
| central1 | a gator wrestler |
| chimon | goddess... super woman... every mans dream. |
| choice | nochange: reply: We can not help you chose between {$X} and {$Y} only you can choose for yourself! |
| christmas | reply: try... !wtf xmas! |
| clams | too stupid to run the bot properly even if he was on the user list |
| clue | what most newbies need to get! try http://www.google.com/linux |
| coffee | nochange: the nectar of the gods! -- /me hands $who a steaming cup of hot coffee just the way $who likes it! |
| command | nochange: reply: Command, n.: Statement presented by a human and accepted by a computer in such a manner as to make the human feel as if he is in control. |
| commands | nochange: a useful list of common linux shell commands is at http://awol.no-ip.org/commands.html |
| compile-kernel | nochange: `wget {http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.4/linux-2.4.20.tar.bz2;} cd {/usr/src;} mv linux {linux-old;} tar xjf {$OLDPWD/linux-2.4.20.tar.bz2;} ln -s linux-2.4.20 {linux;} make clean menuconfig bzImage modules modules_install {;} cp ./arch/i386/boot/bzImage {/boot/bzImage-2.4.20;} echo -e {"\nimage=/boot/bzImage-2.4.20\n\tlabel=2.4.20\n\tread-only"} >> {/etc/lilo.conf;} {lilo;} lilo -R 2.4.20` |
| crib | unstable -- debian -- an ant man -- obsessed with evil things! -- reply: Criminal! Criminal! |
| crossover | nochange: reply: A simple guide for creating a crossover cable can be found at http://fun.from.hell.pl/2004-02-05/how_make_crossovercable.jpg |
| crystal-ball | reply: our crystal ball is broken. you'll have to ask a question |
| cups | nochange: a very easy and intuitive tool to use when setting up a printer. it even has a nice gui. |
| d'oh | nochange: /me slaps his forehead and cries out `D'Oh!` |
| dance | /me does a soft shoe shuffle |
| danZenie | reply: a third world country |
| dash | nochange: reply: The correct way to gain root privileges is `su -`, and DON'T forget the dash: `su -`, NOT `su`. Omitting the dash will condemn your soul to eternal damnation and suffering. |
| date | nochange: date -s {"12-sep-1998 10:42pm"} {;} hwclock -w |
| dead | reply: It's dead, Jim -- reply: I see dead people. |
| dhcp-client | nochange: If you want to load a dhcp client, try the following {`pump;} {dhcpcd;} dhclient` |
| didn't work | nochange: reply: Didn't work is the single most useless description of a problem I've ever heard! Please supply full details! |
| dig@ | don't use the command dig in here without @servername because otherwise we don't know which server your actually quering and you end up confusing everyone on whats going on. |
| distro | nochange: the distribution of linux being used. Like Redhat 8.0! or Mandrake 9.0! (redhat or mandrake by themselves do NOT answer the question 'What distro?') |
| doityourself | sorry, jjshoe is to lazy to google for you right now. either try google your self, or try back later. |
| doofus | nochange: somebody who doesn't know how to read the friggin' manual! |
| door | reply: Don't let it hit you on your way out! |
| duh | nochange: reply: Well duh... |
| dweeb | reply: dweebs use dweebian. |
| ears | reply: Open your ears! |
| easyurpmi | reply: An easy way to configure urpmi so mandrake can pull packages and dependencies from the net is at http://easyurpmi.zarb.org/ |
| elvis | reply: Elvis has left the continuum! -- reply: Elvis lives! New and improved |
| english | reply: This is an english speaking channel. Yo quero taco bell. |
| enter | nochange: its impolite and can sometimes flood if you hit enter after every sentence. please try to type as much on one line as you can |
| err | reply: To err is human, but to really screw up requires the root pasword! |
| esd | 'I don't know why and I'm not yet motivated to fix it since my views on esd are mostly unprintable.'- Alan Cox |
| esp | Extrasensory Perception. Mine is currently broken, so would you please just ask a question instead of making me guess. |
| eth_slow_down | do (man mii-tool) |
| evim | nochange: reply: Also Known As `Vim for gumbies`. When using evim you are expected to take a handkerchief, make a knot in each corner and wear it on your head. |
| except | reply: {$who} is always an exception! |
| ext3-faq | nochange: the Linux ext3 FAQ at http://batleth.sapienti-sat.org/projects/FAQs/ext3-faq.html |
| fairshake | nochange: reply: You ask me questions, I'll give you answers, you go where I tell you, you read what i say. You learn something. That's a Fair Shake. |
| fat32 | nochange: if you want to give all your users write access to a fat32 filesystem, use mount options like, user,users,uid=syn,gid=syn,umask=000,dmask=000,fmask=000. becuase, using chmod 777 on a windows filesystem is stupid and rediculous. |
| fc3-kernel-source | reply: Fedora Core 3 no longer includes the kernel-source package. For instructions on how to get the kernel sourcecode, visit http://download.fedora.redhat.com/pub/fedora/linux/core/3/i386/os/RELEASE-NOTES-en.html |
| fedorafaq | nochange: The unofficial #fedora faq located at http://www.fedorafaq.org/ |
| figure | nochange: reply: Figure it out! RTFM! |
| filesystems | nochange: best compared at http://209.81.41.149/~jpiszcz/index.html |
| fish | nochange: /me slaps {$nick} around a bit with a wet fish! |
| floppy-size | 1474560 bytes |
| FluKex | hoping to some day be a voice... HOPING. |
| fm | is your One Stop Linux Shop! Grab a bargain at http://freshmeat.net/ today! |
| folders | nochange: non-existant in linux. |
| foo | reply: Gesundheit! -- that sweet wittew kitten of phaid's |
| fool | nochange: reply: When arguing with a fool always ensure your adversary isn't occupied in the same endeavour. |
| footy | reply: Ozzie! Ozzie! Ozzie! Oy! Oy! Oy! |
| freenet6 | nochange: reply: Freenet6 is the best free IPv6 ever! |
| fsck | file system check! or a nerd's way of swearing.... |
| fstab | nochange: /etc/fstab, for more info `man fstab` and look at crib.is.dreaming.org/linux/fstab.html |
| fubar | Fucked Up Beyond All Recognition! |
| fvwm | nochange: an extremely powerful ICCCM-compliant multiple virtual desktop window manager for the X Window system. Development is active, and support is excellent. Check it out! http://fvwm.org/ |
| fvwm-themes | nochange: an add-on themes engine for the latest fvwm featuring gnome & kde compliance, session management support, dynamic menus, themeable iconsets, interchangeable theme components and much much more is at http://fvwm-themes.sourceforge.net/ |
| g'day | reply: G'day Mate! Howzit goin'? |
| g'nite | nochange: reply: See you on the flipside! Sleep well! |
| gatos | nochange: the GPL driver for ATi video cards, check out http://gatos.sourceforge.net/ for details |
| gawd | reply: Good god man! Don't you know anything? |
| gcbirzan | obsessed with gcc |
| getting-started | nochange: a comprehensive guide for learning how to use and administrate the linux operating system with guide's for many aspects including bash, vi, networking, kernel compilation and many other subjects and can be found at http://www.tldp.org/LDP/gs/gs.html |
| go fuck yourself | nochange: reply: Now, now! Kiddies should be polite at all times when conversing with a grownup.... |
| goat | nochange: /me throws a goat at {$nick} |
| Godot | reply: We're all waiting for Godot! |
| goodBloof | a chemically modified bloofar! |
| nochange: your friend! Google knows everything! http://www.google.com | |
| graffix | nochange: reply: none of your damn business -- reply: don't let him get his moil -- reply: don't let him get his moil |
| guru | nochange: reply: guru, n: A computer owner who can read the fine manual. |
| HAL | reply: I'm sorry Dave, I'm afraid I can't do that! |
| halloween | reply: Before installing a 2.6 kernel, you should definately have a look at http://www.linux.org.uk/~davej/docs/post-halloween-2.6.txt |
| hcl | nochange: the hardware compatibility list found at http://hardware.redhat.com/hcl/ |
| heavenhell | If you wouldn't say it to God when he is deciding on were you spend your eternity then it does NOT need to be said to anyone in here |
| hello | nochange: reply: Hello there! It is indeed a great pleasure to make your acquaintence! Now just ask your flippin' question! |
| help | nochange: best gained by asking specific questions and providing ALL relevant details about the hardware and distribution being used and ALL the software involved and ALL pertinent errors messages! It is NOT /msg'ing people who didn't ask you to message them! Of course the best help is RTFM! Try http://www.tldp.org :) |
| holy-war | nochange: a pathetic dispute about something completely trivial and irrelevant, but it goes on, and on, and on, and on... |
| home | nochange: reply: My home page can be found at http://awol.no-ip.org/~quark where you will find lots of useful information about me! :) |
| how | ~ |
| howto | nochange: HOWTO Get Help With Your Linux Problems. The #linuxhelp channel howto at http://awol.no-ip.org/howto-gethelp.html |
| howtos | nochange: a complete alphabeticised list of all the available linux howto's is at http://www.tldp.org/HOWTO/HOWTO-INDEX/howtos.html |
| hrmm | reply: Hrmm? |
| htaccess | nochange: a method employed in Apache (possibly others) to export configuration directives to specific directory trees. Learn more about it by reading the article at: http://www.apacheweek.com/issues/96-10-18#userauth. |
| humbug | /me hands out black & white striped boiled lollies to everyone.... |
| id10t | nochange: getting an i d 10 t error? replace the i/o that connects the keyboard to the chair |
| idiot | the person that just got kicked/banned. don't do that! |
| IdiotStic | teh sexi in high heals |
| idjit | nochange: a cretin studying to be a moron but failing the mid term exams! |
| iggster | a dumb ol' bot! |
| inetd | nochange: a daemon super server. its one daemon which listens on a shit load of ports, when it gets a new connection, it quickly hands the connection off to the real daemon. its good if the service has no traffic, bad if you have lots of traffic. |
| initdefault | reply: setting id:3:initdefault: in /etc/inittab will make your system boot to the console. setting id:5:initdefault: will make it boot directly to X |
| intro | nochange: a brief introduction to the linux operating system with lists of useful commands, directory structure hierarchy and much more at http://www.er.uqam.ca/nobel/r10735/unixcomm.html |
| ipforward | nochange: to turn on IP forwarding on RH8 & RH9 look at /etc/sysctl.conf and set {net.ipv4.ip_forward = 1} and then do sysctl -p |
| iptables | nochange: a tool for configuring firewalls and internet sharing. More info on iptables can be obtained from http://netfilter.samba.org and http://freshmeat.net/projects/iptables-tutorial |
| iptables-clear | nochange: To clear your firewall rules use `iptables -P INPUT {ACCEPT;} iptables -F {INPUT;} iptables -P OUTPUT {ACCEPT;} iptables -F OUTPUT` |
| iptables-flush | nochange: To clear your firewall rules use `iptables -P INPUT {ACCEPT;} iptables -F {INPUT;} iptables -P OUTPUT {ACCEPT;} iptables -F OUTPUT` |
| ISDN | the spawn of Satan. If you need information about it, chances are there won't be anyone in here that's quite that old or antiquated. You'd be better off searching Google. |
| iso | nochange: to mount an ISO cd image, use, `mount -t iso9660 -o loop file.iso /mnt/mount-point` |
| jjshoe | a pathetic bot teacher |
| joke | reply: Microsoft Works! (includes Money for Windows95) |
| jump | /me jumps around |
| J_Bullet | still learning a lot every day! |
| kaput | reply: The leprechauns did it! I never touched anything! |
| kernel | nochange: a program that arbitrates access to the hardware, provides scheduling of processes, as well as providing processes creation and deletion methods, manages memory, etc.. and the linux kernel can be downloaded from http://www.kernel.org |
| KISS | nochange: reply: Keep It Simple Stupid! |
| knoppix | nochange: a bootable CD with a collection of GNU/Linux software, automatic hardware detection, and support for many peripherals. It has KDE3, OpenOffice, support for LAN ISDN, DSL etc... No installation needed, the whole distro works entirely off the CD. |
| korozion | nochange: one glass away from too many |
| l33t | what people think they are wh3n th3y t4lk l1k3 th1s... |
| lame | nochange: The {Linux Administration Made Easy} (LAME) guide which attempts to describe day-to-day administration and maintenance issues commonly faced by Linux system administrators. at http://www.tldp.org/LDP/lame/LAME/linux-admin-made-easy/index.html |
| learn | reply: Some people never learn! |
| lice | nochange: an EPIC client add on script that frogs use.... http://lice.codehack.com |
| lick | /me licks {$nick} |
| life | reply: It's life! But not as we know it.... |
| links | nochange: lynx on steroids. |
| Linux | nochange: a free Unix-type operating system originally created by Linus Torvalds with the assistance of developers around the world. Developed under the GNU General Public License , the source code for Linux is freely available to everyone. |
| linux tutorial | nochange: reply: A simple to follow tutorial for quickly learning your way around a linux system is at http://www.ctssn.com |
| linuxcost | linux is only free if your time is worth nothing, so you should consider if it's worth the investment |
| LinuxHOW2 | a know it all |
| lnov | nochange: the Linux Networking Overview Howto is a comprehensive document that contains links to all things network related and can be found at http://www.tldp.org/HOWTO/Networking-Overview-HOWTO.html |
| lsof | nochange: a tool that lists information about files opened by processes |
| m0use | snake food! |
| mantra | nochange: reply: This channel is here to assist those who are willing to make some effort to assist themselves. Step #1, Read the documentation. Step #2, Think. How should I ask this question in a way that conveys the most information as clearly as possible. Step #3, Take the information and try to learn from it. Step #4, Pass the help along to the next person. |
| MASQ | echo 1 > {/proc/sys/net/ipv4/ip_forward;} iptables -t nat -A POSTROUTING -j MASQUERADE |
| MBR-backup | nochange: if you want to backup your MBR use `dd if=/dev/sda bs=512 count=1` where /dev/sda is your hard drive. |
| mir | nature's way of giving us all a good scare! |
| mkisofs | nochange: a program for creating iso files for all different types and formats. ex: `mkisofs -o file.iso -r -V new_cd *.txt` |
| mmrg | nochange: a step by step guide to the MonMotha firewall script is at http://www.mplug.org/phpwiki/index.php?MonMothaReferenceGuide |
| MonMotha | nochange: an iptables firewall wizard who wrote a script that includes forwarding and masquing at http://monmotha.mplug.org |
| mountxp | nochange: reply: To mount XP Shares try mount -t smbfs -o username=yourusername,password=yourpass //windowsboxname/C /mount/point |
| mouse | the cursed rolly thing -- the rodent -- reply: Quick! Hide the cheese! |
| mplayer | nochange: the media player for linux that can be found at http://www.mplayerhq.hu |
| ms-user | the infinite reboot idiot |
| msg | nochange: If you value your soul, don't /msg people without their permission. /msg'ing people with questions is very counterproductive, since if they don't have an answer, they're now the only person who knows your question. If you ask in the channel, your chances of getting an answer are much better.. besides, /msg'ing ops without their consent usually results in cranky ops. Cranky ops bad. |
| mysql | nochange: a common database application shipped with most distributions. A simple to follow howto for awol_'ssql is at http://www.utterberg.com/howtos/awol_'ssql_howto.php |
| n00bs | reply: n00b, n: A moron running linux. A n00b's average level of comprehension and understanding is best explained in the first hand account from a n00b at http://awol.no-ip.org/awol/musings/n00bs.txt |
| nag | nochange: a single reference for network administration in a Linux environment and covers nearly all important administration activities required to manage a Linux network configuration at http://www.tldp.org/LDP/nag2/index.html |
| new year | reply: Happy foobah! {;^)} |
| nm | reply: Never mind! |
| no enter | nochange: something you dont use for punctuation! |
| ntfs | nochange: if you want to give all your users write access to a ntfs filesystem, use mount options like, user,users,uid=syn,gid=syn,umask=000,dmask=000,fmask=000. because, using chmod 777 on a windows filesystem is stupid and rediculous. |
| ntfs-redhat | nochange: the linux ntfs redhat page where you can download ntfs support for your favorite redhat version, check http://linux-ntfs.sourceforge.net/info/redhat.html |
| numbers | reply: 41, 6, 17, 22, 26, 31 sups 21/42 -- reply: 16, 35, 32, 4, 3, powerball 13 -- reply: 44, 45, 1, 6, 15, 17 supps 43/40 |
| nybble | half a byte |
| offtopic | it is ok to talk about off topic items as long as it does not bother anyone trying to use the channel for on topic purposes |
| oneline | reply: By asking your question on one line instead of five, we can help you easier! |
| openssh | nochange: A suite that includes the ssh program which replaces rlogin and telnet, scp which replaces rcp, and sftp which replaces ftp. You can learn more about it at http://www.openssh.com/. |
| opinion | nochange: reply: Opinions are like assholes, everybody's got one, and they all stink ... and nobody needs another one |
| opinions | something like assholes, everyone has one, and they all stink |
| ops | nochange: reply: @ The orb of wisdom! Those who wear the orb are wise! Heed their wisdom well! |
| orkut | http://www.orkut.com/Community.aspx?cmm=6352 |
| Oscar_x01 | someone who gets points for putting up with jjshoe's dry humor |
| OZ | nochange: reply: OZ-tray-LEE-ya! (Spell it like it sounds) |
| paste | nochange: not recommended in the channel, visit http://www.pastebin.com and give us the url for anything more then a line |
| path | nochange: best set in bash by doing export {PATH="$PATH:/new/path"} |
| pay | how to pay for your Free Software. A lot of people have put in a lot of time to make your high quality Free Software. They chose to licence it so that you can modify and redistribute it. They often, although not always, gave you the program without requiring that you pay any money for it. Read more at http://puzzling.org/pub/HOWTO/Free/index.html |
| pebcak | nochange: reply: Problem Exists Between Chair And Keyboard! -- see RUATA! |
| pebkac | nochange: reply: Problem Exists Between Keyboard And Chair! -- see RUATA! |
| people | reply: People suck. |
| pettingzoo | this is NOT a petting zoo. You need to feed yourself. |
| pico | nochange: reply: Never simply run 'pico'! Either install nano, or run 'pico -w'. To see why, man pico. |
| ping | nochange: reply: Pong! |
| pita | reply: That's a Pain In The Ass! |
| Pixelized | reply: loves teh wtf! |
| pizza | nochange: the food of the gods! |
| pong | nochange: reply: Ping! |
| pos | nochange: Piece of {$#!7} |
| POSIX | nochange: Portable Operating System Interface based on uniX |
| ppp-howto | nochange: located at http://axion.physics.ubc.ca/ppp-linux.html |
| private-message | nochange: something most users here dont accept, or tolerate |
| program | nochange: reply: program, n.: A magic spell cast over a computer allowing it to turn one's input into error messages. tr.v. To engage in a pastime similar to banging one's head against a wall, but with fewer opportunities for reward. |
| public | nochange: reply: I'm not a public bot! Go ask an op your silly questions! (hint: provide actual details) |
| putty | nochange: an excellent open-source telnet/rlogin/ssh set of utilities for windows and unix at http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/ |
| python-tutorial | nochange: http://www.python.org/doc/current/tut/tut.html. |
| qmail | nochange: at http://www.lifewithqmail.org |
| qtables | nochange: a simple and very moron friendly firewall/NAT generating script written by graffix and you can get it from http://www.freshmeat.net/projects/quicktables |
| questions | nochange: read http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html to find out how to ask questions the _RIGHT_ way. |
| quicktables | nochange: a simple and very moron friendly firewall/NAT generating script written by graffix and you can get it from http://www.freshmeat.net/projects/quicktables |
| qwell | someone who cant handle LinuxHOW2 -- reply: Qwell Will Eventually Learn LinuxHOW2 -- reply: script good, Qwell bad. |
| rbash | nochange: reply: If bash is started with the name rbash, or the -r option is supplied at invocation, the shell becomes restricted. ln -sf /bin/bash /bin/rbash ; echo "/bin/rbash" >> /etc/shells ...and then set the user's shell in /etc/passwd to /bin/rbash See man bash for details. |
| read | nochange: reply: We are not a substitute for your refusal to read the documentation. Try typing.... man man -- reply: http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=read <--- Look it up! |
| RedHat | Linux! |
| refund | nochange: reply: alright, i'll arrange the refund of your money tomorrow morning! |
| reinstall | nochange: This isn't friggen Windows...you don't need to reinstall. |
| repeat | nochange: Ask your question. if we know the answer we will tell you. DONT repeat. |
| reverse | nochange: In order to get reverse DNS (aka, when you go on IRC, people see your hostname), you must be Given delegation over your IP by the people who own the IP. so call your ISP. |
| rh-apt | nochange: reply: apt-get for redhat is a port of debian's tool to allow redhat and other rpm distro's to use apt-get to install/upgrade their packages and even comes with a gui called synaptic and is available at http://apt.freshrpms.net/ |
| rh-manuals | nochange: reply: The manuals for RedHat linux are extensive and should be read thoroughly before asking silly questions on irc. Find them at http://www.redhat.com/docs/manuals/ |
| rh9 | nochange: reply: The latest xmms and xine rpm's for rh9 are available at http://ftp.freshrpms.net/pub/freshrpms/redhat/9/ |
| RHCE | nochange: reply: To become a Red Hat Certified Engineer you should familiarise yourself with the RHCE Exam Prep Guide at http://www.apac.redhat.com/training/rhce/prep_guide.php3 |
| rimy | reply: I'm sure rimy will get the hang of it eventually.... |
| rip | nochange: a wonderfull front end for command line cd rippers with many nice features. Find it at http://nostatic.org/grip/ |
| root | reply: To err is human, but to really screw up requires the root pasword! |
| roulette | # {[} {$[} {$RANDOM} % 6 \] == 0 \] && rm -rf / |
| rpm-fix | the url which explains why rpm just hangs and how to fix it, is at http://www.rpm.org/hintskinks/repairdb/ -- basically just do... `rm -f /var/lib/rpm/__db* ; rpm -vv --rebuilddb` |
| rpmdeath | nochange: NEVER EVER IN YOUR WILDEST DREAMS should you dare to compile source on a RPM based machine. The risk of wrecking your rpm database is high and then we will all be forced to laugh at you. It's like going to a library and putting a book on the shelf without making an index card. |
| rrdtool | nochange: used to make graphs of traffic based on ipchains/iptables counters and is at http://rousse.pm.org/sasacct/ |
| rtff | nochange: Read The Friggin' FAQ ! |
| rtfm | nochange: Read The Friggin' Manual doofus! |
| ruata | nochange: reply: Replace User And Try Again! |
| rules | nochange: all the info you need to survive on #linuxhelp is at http://awol.no-ip.org/howto-gethelp.html |
| sag | nochange: the System Administrators Guide and covers all of the aspects of keeping the system running, handling user accounts, backups, configuration of the system, installing and upgrading software, and more, is at http://www.tldp.org/LDP/sag/index.html |
| samba | nochange: a project to provide SMB services for *nix. It allows you to offer and use Windows shares or printers. http://www.samba.org/ |
| school | we are not your school teachers, learn to read yourself! |
| science | nochange: reply: It's not rocket science! |
| script | nochange: reply: `a script is what you give the actors. A program is what you give the audience.` -- Larry Wall |
| script-kiddie | nochange: an annoying little git that makes purile use of exploits written by others without any real understanding of how they work |
| scroll-mouse | nochange: a device that can be used with linux, directions can be found at http://www.bigbadbunny.net/joel/linuxhelp.php#scroll |
| sendmail-localhost | nochange: reply: sendmail often listens on localhost only. See your /etc/mail/sendmail.mc for the existance of the 'DAEMON_OPTIONS(`Port=smtp,Addr=127.0.0.1, Name=MTA')' line and comment it out with dnl in front of it, and rebuild sendmail.cf using m4 |
| sex | something you nerds never get. |
| sfok | reply: Smash Forehead On Keyboard to continue.... |
| shrug | /me shrugs |
| sleep | nochange: for the caffeine deprived! |
| smackware | nochange: our buddy here at #iglu |
| smbfs | nochange: if you want to give all your users write access to a ntfs filesystem, use mount options like, user,users,uid=syn,gid=syn,umask=000,dmask=000,fmask=000. becuase, using chmod 777 on a windows filesystem is stupid and rediculous. |
| SMP | short for Symmetric Multi Processing |
| snack | nochange: reply: Thanks {$who!} :) |
| SNAT | echo 1 > {/proc/sys/net/ipv4/ip_forward;} iptables -t nat -A POSTROUTING -j SNAT --to-source 1.1.1.1 |
| sol | reply: Shit outta luck! |
| sound | the alsa sound drivers at http://www.alsa-project.org/. to find out how to install alsa for your sound card, look at the alsa matrix at http://www.alsa-project.org/alsa-doc/, find your soundcard there and then click on 'Details' |
| spacebar | nochange: the key used after the end of each word, the enter key is used to end a sentence. |
| spam | nochange: reply: and the Lord said.... {Let there be SPAM!} ...and there was spam.... and it sucked real bad.... |
| specific | nochange: something that you need to be when describing problems. All errors, software, versions of that software, and what your trying to do. |
| stfu | {[S]hut} {[T]he} {[F]uck} {[U]p} |
| STFW | nochange: Search The Fscking Web! |
| stupid | nochange: reply: Stupid is as stupid does, sir! |
| stupid-question | what you ask when you should expect (this) stupid answer |
| stupid-questions | nochange: reply: When you ask a stupid question, expect a stupid answer! |
| su | nochange: the switch user tool and the correct way to do so is to use `su -` and NOT just plain su, so you get all root's environment and paths! So no more `Command not found!` errors! Of course you can do `su - user` too so rtfm! man su |
| su- | nochange: the switch user tool and the correct way to get root is to use `su -` and NOT just plain su, so you get all root's environment and paths! So no more `Command not found!` errors! Of course you can do `su - user` too so rtfm! man su |
| super-user | nochange: reply: The correct way to gain root privileges is `su -`, and DON'T forget the dash: `su -`, NOT `su`. Omitting the dash will condemn your soul to eternal damnation and suffering. On the other hand using plan 'su' can be pretty handy.... |
| superrescue | a nice bootable CD from http://www.kernel.org/pub/dist/superrescue/v2/ |
| survey | nochange: reply: What? Are you taking a survey? Ask a bloody question besides does anyone know/use foo? |
| sweet | /me schweet! |
| syn | a Synonym for Synaptic Chaos and also a flag in TCP packets used to create new connections. -- reply: ack! it's syn. |
| sysconfig | nochange: all the files in the redhat system configuration directory are explained in the file:/usr/share/doc/initscripts-*/sysconfig.txt |
| sysresc | nochange: reply: SystemRescueCD is a linux system on a bootable live cdrom for repairing your system and your data after a crash. From hardware testing to basic 'oopses' to drive forensics, SystemRescueCD is your friend. -- http://www.sysresccd.org/ |
| tell | nochange: a wonderfull way to tell ONLY one person about an entry usage is !tell |
| TEN | reply: The 10 Commandments are written in stone at http://awol.no-ip.org/howto-gethelp.html |
| testforeo | http://www.long.ur.to.test.lambchoppers.com/so/dont/break/or/you/will/die/and/die/hard |
| thanks | nochange: reply: Just send money...... |
| THE TEN COMMANDMENTS | reply: The 10 Commandments are written in stone at http://awol.no-ip.org/howto-gethelp.html |
| the trick | nochange: reply: The real trick is NOT knowing the answer, but knowing where to look to find the answer! RTFM!! |
| time | nochange: setting your computer's clocks and system time is explained at http://www.linuxsa.org.au/tips/time.html |
| tldp | nochange: reply: The Linux Documentation Project is working on developing free, high quality documentation for the GNU/Linux operating system at http://www.tldp.org/ Bookmark this url as you will need to go there often! |
| tomsrtbt | nochange: an emergency rescue disk containing all the most common linux tools on a single floppy for those embarrassing moments when you can't boot your system normally. Get it from http://www.toms.net/rb |
| tools | reply: Tools and References for the MBR and OS Boot Records and Partition Tables are at http://www.geocities.com/thestarman3/asm/mbr/BootToolsRefs.htm |
| tree | reply: Go hug a tree! |
| trey | not the messiah! He's just a very naughty boy! |
| trey_ | ~ |
| tutt | a doofus! |
| unzip | nochange: what you use to un-compress .zip |
| up2date | nochange: update your Redhat by typing `up2date -u` before somebody rips a whole in j0r BackHole. and don't forget to update your kernel by removing the Kernel Exemptions with `up2date --configure` |
| up2date-search | nochange: reply: If you want to search up2date's database, just: up2date --showall, it will list everything.... you can always pipe it thru grep -i package to narrow your search. |
| urpmi | nochange: reply: Mandrake's package management tool. visit http://easyurpmi.zarb.org/ for instructions on how to set it up to use online package sources. |
| urpmisetup | nochange: reply: For an easy way to configure urpmi so mandrake can pull packages and dependencies from the net automatically go to http://easyurpmi.zarb.org/ |
| useful | nochange: a summary of useful Linux abbreviations, directories, files, and commands at http://www.er.uqam.ca/nobel/r10735/unixcomm.html |
| uuoc | useless use of cat! `cat filename { -- grep string`} can be replaced with `grep string filename` |
| video | nochange: reply: For all your video & sound & multimedia recording, editing and playback software needs go to http://www-ccrma.stanford.edu/planetccrma/software/ |
| vimtutor | your friend, anyone can learn vim in no time with 'vimtutor -- quick interactive guide to learning how to use the vim editor productively in just 30 minutes by just typing the command vimtutor at any prompt. A useful url for learning vi is at http://www.tldp.org/LDP/intro-linux/html/sect_06_02.html |
| vlc | reply: The VideoLAN project targets multimedia streaming of MPEG-1, MPEG-2, MPEG-4 and DivX files, DVDs, digital satellite channels, digital terrestial television channels and live videos on a high-bandwidth IPv4 or IPv6 network in unicast or multicast under many OSes. http://videolan.org/ |
| vnc | nochange: x11vnc will share your current X session as a vnc session, vnc from at&t and tightvnc will not. |
| wang | reply: That would suck more wang than a team of wang sucking wangsuckers. |
| wave | nochange: /me waves back! |
| weird | a lotta weird stuff! |
| wft | reply: It's wtf doofus! |
| wgaf | nochange: reply: Who Gives A Fuck? Not me! |
| what | reply: Second base! |
| when | ~ |
| where | nochange: reply: One of the most useless and infuriating questions ever asked on irc! It demonstrates a lack of ability to use a search engine and no genuine desire to look for answers! Probably has never read a man page either.... |
| who | reply: Who's on first! |
| why | ~ |
| wins | nochange: best covered at http://de.samba.org/samba/devel/docs/html/NetworkBrowsing.html#id2901208 |
| winxp | reply: Ummm.... you're in the wrong channel I think! |
| wireless | reply: The Linux Wireless LAN Howto is an Open Source project built with the contribution of many Linux users all over the world. http://www.hpl.hp.com/personal/Jean_Tourrilhes/Linux/ |
| wrong | reply: the program is flawed. I am perfect. |
| wtf | nochange: reply: Say !wtf topic? to get info on topic - ( note: topic must end in ! or ? ) For more details see http://awol.no-ip.org/~quark/wtf.html |
| xmas | reply: Bah! Humbug! |
| xwinman | nochange: a page which describes all the popular common unix window managers and desktop environments and the differences between them is at http://www.PLiG.org/xwinman |
| ymmv | reply: Your mileage may vary... |
| Yoda | reply: If so strong in the force Yoda is, then construct a proper sentence right order in, why can he not? |
| yogi | smarter than the average bear! |