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11.10× 6757
Codename "Oneiric Ocelot". Released on October 13th, 2011. Superseded by 12.04 "Precise Pangolin" on April 26, 2012. You should only use this tag if your question is hardware or version-specific.
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11.04× 3581
Natty Narwhal 11.04, released on April 28th 2011. Superseded by 11.10 "Oneiric Ocelot" on October 13, 2011. You should only use this tag if your question is hardware or version-specific.
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12.04× 3243
The current LTS release of Ubuntu, code-named Precise Pangolin. Released on 26th April, 2012. You should only use this tag if your question is hardware or version-specific.
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unity× 3074
Ubuntu's default interface since Ubuntu 11.04. Its main components are the panel (at the top of the screen), the launcher (on the left), and the dash (revealed by clicking the Ubuntu button o…
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installation× 2570
Installing Ubuntu, or installing programs from within Ubuntu.
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10.10× 2202
Code named "Maverick Meerkat". Released on October 10, 2010. Superseded by 11.04 "Natty Narwhal" on April 28, 2011. Support for 10.10 ended on April 10, 2012.
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10.04× 1795
Third Long Term Support (LTS) release of Ubuntu. Released April 2010. It will be supported until April 2013 on Desktops and until April 2015 on Servers. Codenamed "Lucid Lynx". You should only use thi…
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wireless× 1412
Questions about wireless connections. Not limited to wifi.
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server× 1326
Questions related to Ubuntu Server
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networking× 1315
may include questions about home networks, internet problems, official repository issues or anything to do with networks, internet or server administration or clouds.
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boot× 1152
Questions about the boot-up process.
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gnome× 1134
the name for a collection of software that provides the desktop environment used by Ubuntu (but not Kubuntu or Xubuntu). This is a very general tag that should only be used for questions refe…
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sound× 1121
Sound-related questions. (Microphones, Speakers, etc)
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driver× 1117
Device driver or software driver program allowing higher-level computer programs to interact with a hardware device.
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ubuntu-one× 1078
Canonical's file and application synchronisation service.
As well as file sync, U1 allows access to contacts, notes or bookmarks from other Ubuntu computers or through its web interface. It also in…
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upgrade× 1075
For questions about upgrading, whether it's about upgrading packages, your system, or even hardware!
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nvidia× 1023
Questions related to the Nvidia graphics and motherboard chipsets and the related drivers.
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software-recommendation× 992
Questions asking for specific applications that perform a given task or work with a given file format. If you're looking specifically for a game, use the "game-recommendation" tag instead.
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grub2× 916
the next generation of the GRand Unified Bootloader (GRUB). Ubuntu has used GRUB2 as the boot loader since 9.10 (Karmic Koala). Commonly referred to as simply "GRUB".
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command-line× 839
a way of interacting with the system and software by typing text commands into a terminal.
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compiz× 823
a compositing window manager that uses 3D graphics hardware to enhance the usability and aesthetics of the desktop environment.
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apt× 798
Advanced Packaging Tool, package manager for Debian based distributions.
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terminal× 798
Questions related to the Terminal, and other so-called "Command-line-foo!"
Please make sure that "terminal" is the correct tag to use and not "bash". Thanks
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nautilus× 794
the default file manager for Ubuntu.
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gnome-shell× 708
a shell for GNOME 3 but is not installed by default in Ubuntu or any official derivatives. It provides core interface functions like switching to windows and launching applications. Thi…
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partitioning× 691
the division of a hard disk drive's storage space into multiple logical storage units ("partitions").
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firefox× 680
a free and open source web browser, and Ubuntu's default one.
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windows× 669
Microsoft's Windows operating system(s).
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kernel× 667
a monolithic kernel originally developed by Linus Torvalds who still directs its development to this day. The latest stable release of the kernel is 3.3.
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xorg× 657
Questions about X.Org Server (commonly known as Xorg Server, XServer or Xorg), the software that runs the X window system used by most desktop window managers (GNOME, KDE, etc)
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usb× 643
an acronym for Universal Serial Bus. The current USB standard is USB 3.0, which supports transfer speeds of up to 625MB/s.
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video× 619
Questions related to video playback and recording in Ubuntu
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shortcut-keys× 619
Questions about keyboard shortcuts, both in how to use them and how to create custom shortcuts.
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launcher× 601
one of the main access points for applications in Ubuntu. It provides quick access for launching applications and managing running applications.
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dual-boot× 599
For questions regarding the installation of two or more operating systems on a single computer.
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ati× 594
Questions related to the ATI graphics and motherboard chipsets and the related drivers.
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