[02:54] So, logging into #ubuntu just now, I was able to go straight in, where as before I was denied access until I cleared my username with NickServ. Did #ubuntu recently change this behavior? [03:00] JPSman: Yes, since the network-wide spam seem to have abated recently, #ubuntu currently doesn't require the user to be registered and logged in. [03:08] krytarik, There was network-wide spam? that sounds like a story :) Regardless, thank you :) [19:38] In ubottu, tomreyn said: !synaptic is Synaptic is a graphical utility which can install and remove software packages (.deb). For a good howto see https://help.ubuntu.com/community/SynapticHowto [19:57] updated