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=== Ubuntu 6.06 LTS Desktop Edition reaches end-of-life === Ubuntu 6.06 LTS Desktop will reach end of life on Tuesday, July 14, 2009. At that time, Ubuntu Security Notices will no longer include information or updated packages for the Ubuntu 6.06 LTS Desktop. Server Edition will continue to receive maintenance updates through June 2011. The supported upgrade path from Ubuntu 6.06 LTS is via Ubuntu 8.04 LTS. Instructions and caveats for the upgrade may be found at https://help.ubuntu.com/community/HardyUpgrades. For further Ubuntu support, including commercial support options, see http://www.ubuntu.com/support. https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-announce/2009-July/000123.html === Community Council: Nominations === In order to get the Community Council from four to eight members again, we are going to have an election in a few weeks. All Ubuntu members are eligible to vote. I will announce the details of the election soon. What we want from you now is nominations. If you know somebody in the Ubuntu community, who * has been an Ubuntu member for a while * is dedicated to the project * is well-respected and known for balanced views and good leadership * has a good overview over various aspects of the project * is organised and has some organisation talent (or you know that this all applies to you), please send an email to daniel.holbach at ubuntu dot com with the subject “[CC Nomination]” until July 17th, 12:00 UTC. If you can confirm that the person is willing to stand for election, please do so. http://daniel.holba.ch/blog/?p=443 == MOTU Council == * Andrea Veri rejoined the MOTU team. He plans to get back to all of his packages and help out with the MOTU-P2P team and mentoring new users. Launchpad: https://launchpad.net/~bluekuja Wiki: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Bluekuja * Chris Coulson joined the MOTU team. He has been working with the Ubuntu desktop team for some time now, and he plans to carry on with packaging work, bug-fixes and helping out with debugging issues. Launchpad: https://launchpad.net/~chrisccoulson Wiki: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/ChrisCoulson === Call for testing: KVM in Jaunty proposed === There is a package in jaunty-proposed[1] that needs to be pushed to jaunty-updates before the Hardy and Intrepid backports can take place. In order to promote the package to jaunty-updates, Dustin Kirkland need users to verify that the new package fixes the four bugs that he thinks it fixes, and does not cause regressions. 1. https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/kvm http://blog.dustinkirkland.com/2009/07/call-for-testing-kvm-in-jaunty-proposed.html |
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| ## Bug stats only take a second to do. ## Data can be found at: http://launchpad.net/distros/ubuntu/+bugs ## See last week's UWN to calculate change over last week. ## NOTE: To be done ONLY on the release date of the UWN (or latter if late). * Open (#) +/- # over last week * Critical (#) +/- # over last week * Unconfirmed (#) +/- # over last week * Unassigned (#) +/- # over last week * All bugs ever reported (#) +/- # over last week |
* Open (58976) +246 over last week * Critical (26) +1 over last week * Unconfirmed (27544) -28 over last week * Unassigned (50840) +204 over last week * All bugs ever reported (294270) +1346 over last week |
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| ## Translation stats only take a second to do. ## Data can be found at: https://translations.launchpad.net/ubuntu/jaunty (or current release) ## See last week's UWN to calculate change over last week. ## NOTE: To be done ONLY on the release date of the UWN (or latter if late). ## List the top 5 untranslated languages. 1. Language (#) +/- # over last week 2. Language (#) +/- # over last week 3. Language (#) +/- # over last week 4. Language (#) +/- # over last week 5. Language (#) +/- # over last week |
* Spanish (12849) -39 over last week * French (40151) +9 over last week * Brazilian Portuguese (50085) -1451 over last week * English (United Kingdom) (55813) -2727 over last week * Swedish (57006) +239 over last week |
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| # NEEDS UPDATING. # #=== 5-a-day bug stats === # #==== Top 5 contributors for the past 7 days ==== # # * person (#) # * person (#) # * person (#) # * person (#) # * person (#) # #==== Top 5 teams for the past 7 days ==== # # * team (#) # * team (#) # * team (#) # * team (#) # * team (#) # #5-A-Day stats provided by Daniel Holbach. See http://daniel.holba.ch/5-a-day-stats/ |
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| ## These come from http://brainstorm.ubuntu.com/. Click on the link on the left that says "most popular this week" then put the title for the most popular 5. * heading * heading * heading * heading * heading |
* Installer CD wastes time: http://brainstorm.ubuntu.com/idea/20577/ * Primitive Actions, such as "Undo", in desktop environment: http://brainstorm.ubuntu.com/idea/20550/ * We can't add new solutions to "in development" ideas: http://brainstorm.ubuntu.com/idea/20562/ * Clarify suspend versus hibernate: http://brainstorm.ubuntu.com/idea/20535/ * GNOME 3 will destroy Ubuntu: http://brainstorm.ubuntu.com/idea/20576/ |
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| ## Make each article a subsection, via === Section name === ## Add notes about new locoteams, changed ones, meetings, etc. == New in Karmic Koala == ## This list is pulled by Corey Burger and dumped here in raw form for parsing. ## Choose a something you wish to write about a write a short piece about what ## has changed since the last version in Ubuntu. This might mean several upstream ## releases. To find this data, use the changelog in the package and look on the web. ## If you cannot find a usable changelog, simply drop that package. Try and group packages ## together logically, such as X, the kernel or GNOME. ## After all the package sections are written, organize them logically, based ## on desktop or server, GNOME, KDE, or Xfce4, etc. ## Sometimes bigger changes, such as a new development policy or a major new ## thing will be mentioned under a seperate heading |
=== Ubuntu LoCo Systems admin lessons: Massachusetts LoCo === http://doctormo.wordpress.com/2009/07/07/ubuntu-loco-systems-admin-lessons-in-massachusetts/ |
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| ## This section is provided to include any interesting updates from the Ubuntu Forums. |
=== Tutorial of the Week === tinivole (http://ubuntuforums.org/member.php?u=490875, a moderator on the forums) has put together all the instructions to solve problems when using NViDIA video cards of the 8400 series and up. He is actively supporting his tutorial and many people have given input. Debugging steps are suggested if all does not go as per the book, as well as reverting the changes and going back to the ubuntu supported drivers. The tutorial, How``To: NViDIA 185.18 Drivers in Ubuntu, is located here: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1125400 Enjoy and see you soon! === Ubuntu Community Interviews === This week, please meet with panickedthumb (http://ubuntuforums.org/member.php?u=1132), who joined the forums in October, 2004 and has been a moderator since November, same year. He started with Ubuntu when the distribution did not have a name, yet, and has never looked back. He also started and co-admins the Virginia Ubuntu Lo``Co team. Travis is very fun to work with and hosts part of the forums memory. Well done, PT! http://matthewhelmke.net/2009/07/08/an-interview-with-travis-newman/ == The Planet == === The Ubuntu Museum === http://blog.dustinkirkland.com/2009/07/ubuntu-museum.html === Karmic Wallpapers === http://kwwii.blogspot.com/2009/07/karmic-wallpapers.html === Tutorial: Installing Review Board on Ubuntu Jaunty === http://alephnullplex.appspot.com/blog/view/2009/07/09/tutorial-installing-review-board-on-ubuntu |
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| ## Things Ubuntu-specific are great, but general Linux goings-on are good to, to an extent. ## We don't need to replicate Digg & Slashdot, but certain things are of special interest. ## Just pulling one example from my memory, the story about Indiana schools piloting ## a classroom Linux deployment, a portion of which was Ubuntu, are good. Ubuntu ## release reviews are also common items in this section. |
=== Ubuntu's maker: Chrome OS 'no slam dunk' just because Google announces it === http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9135365/Ubuntu_s_maker_Chrome_OS_no_slam_dunk_just_because_Google_announces_it?source=rss_opsys === Koala will be 'a definitive shift' for Ubuntu Linux === http://www.techradar.com/news/software/operating-systems/koala-will-be-a-definitive-shift-for-ubuntu-linux-613835 === Ubuntu’s Jono Bacon: Open Source Code Priority Should Begin at Security, then Quality, then Performance === http://blog.coverity.com/posts/voices-of-scan-community/ubuntus-jono-bacon-open-source-code-priority-should-begin-at-security-then-quality-then-performance === Windows 7 is the same as Ubuntu === http://education.zdnet.com/?p=2770 === Jono Bacon on the Value of Good Communities === http://broadcast.oreilly.com/2009/07/jono-bacon-on-the-value-of-goo.html === Smoother Transitions to Ubuntu With Virtual Machines and Wubi === http://www.linuxloop.com/2009/07/09/smoother-transitions-to-ubuntu-with-virtual-machines-and-wubi/ === What to expect from the next version of Ubuntu === http://www.techradar.com/news/software/operating-systems/what-to-expect-from-the-next-version-of-ubuntu-614458 |
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| ## In this section we want to highlight the blogs that are exceptionally well-written and in-depth. ## Blogs tend to make it easy for low-quality content, so be extra careful on what goes here. ## We should encourage bloggers to spread the word, so this section might be a good way to do so. |
=== Is Google Stealing Ubuntu’s Thunder? === http://www.workswithu.com/2009/07/08/is-google-stealing-ubuntus-thunder/ === Mono Now Safe? === http://www.workswithu.com/2009/07/07/mono-now-safe/ === Stop piling on Mono already === http://blogs.computerworld.com/stop_piling_on_mono_already === KDE 4.3 RC1 in Kubuntu 9.04 - Overview & Screenshots === http://tuxarena.blogspot.com/2009/07/kde-43-rc1-in-kubuntu-904-overview.html === Ubuntu Sets Example by Defying Mono Threats === http://www.workswithu.com/2009/07/06/ubuntu-sets-example-by-defying-mono-threats/ === Dell is sticking with Ubuntu === http://blogs.computerworld.com/dell_is_sticking_with_ubuntu === How Chrome OS Will Help Ubuntu === http://www.workswithu.com/2009/07/10/how-chrome-os-will-help-ubuntu/ |
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| ## Any news or links that don't fit neatly into other sections. | === Ubuntu Podcast #30 === http://ubuntupodcast.net/2009/07/04/ubuntu-podcast-episode-30/ === Ubuntu User Magazine === http://www.ubuntu-user.com/ |
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| ## Any news from any Ubuntu Team listed here: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/TeamReports/January2008 be sure to udate to current month. | === Ubuntu Server Team Meeting: July 7th === http://ubuntuserver.wordpress.com/2009/07/09/server-team-20090707-meeting-minutes/ |
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| ## Data pulled from mailing lists and http://fridge.ubuntu.com ## Either use bullets or sub-headings to organize content. ## Format: ## ## === Friday, March 16, 2007 === ## ## ==== MOTU Meeting ==== ## * Start: 10:00 ## * End: 12:00 ## * Location: IRC channel #ubuntu-meeting ## * Agenda: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/MOTU/Meetings |
=== Sunday, July 12, 2009 === * None listed as of publication === Monday, July 13, 2009 === * None listed as of publication === Tuesday, July 14, 2009 === ==== Asia Oceania Membership Board Meeting ==== * Start: 10:00 UTC * End: 11:00 UTC * Location: IRC channel #ubuntu-meeting * Agenda: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Membership/RegionalBoards/AsiaOceania ==== Technical Board Meeting ==== * Start: 14:00 UTC * End: 15:00 UTC * Location: IRC channel #ubuntu-meeting * Agenda: None listed as of publication ==== Server Team Meeting ==== * Start: 15:00 UTC * End: 16:00 UTC * Location: IRC channel #ubuntu-meeting * Agenda: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/ServerTeam/Meeting ==== Desktop Team Meeting ==== * Start: 16:30 UTC * End: 17:30 UTC * Location: IRC channel #ubuntu-desktop * Agenda: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/DesktopTeam/Meeting ==== Kernel Team Meeting ==== * Start: 17:00 UTC * End: 18:00 UTC * Location: IRC channel #ubuntu-meeting * Agenda: Not listed as of publication ==== Ubuntu Beginners Team Meeting ==== * Start: 23:00 UTC * End: 24:00 UTC * Location: IRC channel #ubuntu-meeting * Agenda: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/BeginnersTeam/Meetings === Wednesday, July 15, 2009 === ==== Ubuntu Learning Team Meeting ==== * Start: 13:00 UTC * End: 14:00 UTC * Location: IRC channel #ubuntu-meeting * Agenda: Agenda: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Learning/Agenda ==== Foundation Team Meeting ==== * Start: 16:00 UTC * End: 17:00 UTC * Location: IRC channel #ubuntu-meeting * Agenda: None listed as of publication ==== QA Team Meeting ==== * Start: 17:00 UTC * End: 18:00 UTC * Location: IRC channel #ubuntu-meeting * Agenda: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/QATeam/Meetings/ ==== Ubuntu-ie LoCo IRC Meeting ==== * Start: 20:00 UTC * End: 21:00 UTC * Location: IRC channel #ubuntu-ie * Agenda: None listed as of publicaation ==== Ubuntu-us-pa LoCo Team Meeting ==== * Start: 20:30 EDT * End: 21:30 EDT * Location: IRC channel #ubuntu-us-pa * Agenda: None as of publication === Thursday, July 16, 2009 === ==== Ubuntu Java Meeting ==== * Start: 14:00 UTC * End: 15:00 UTC * Location: IRC channel #ubuntu-meeting * Agenda: None listed as of publication ==== Ubuntu Translations Meeting ==== * Start: 15:00 UTC * End: 16:00 UTC * Location: IRC channel #ubuntu-meeting * Agenda: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/TranslatingUbuntu/Events/Meetings. ==== Global Jam Meeting ==== * Start: 18:00 UTC * End: 19:00 UTC * Location: IRC channel #ubuntu-meeting * Agenda: None listed as of publication ==== Packaging Training: Mono packaging: quick, easy, and awesome (directhex) ==== * Start: 18:00 UTC * End: 19:00 UTC * Location: IRC channel #ubuntu-classroom * Agenda: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Packaging/Training ==== Ubuntu Mobile Team Meeting ==== * Start: 21:00 UTC * End: 22:00 UTC * Location: IRC channel #ubuntu-meeting * Agenda: None listed as of publication === Friday, July 17, 2009 === ==== Karmic Weekly Release Meeting ==== * Start: 15:00 UTC * End: 16:30 UTC * Location: IRC channel #ubuntu-meeting * Agenda: http://wiki.ubuntu.com/ReleaseTeam/Meeting/2009-07-17 === Saturday, July 18, 2009 === * None listed as of publication |
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| ## http://www.ubuntu.com/usn ## List all security advisories since last UWN. ## Format: * USN-###-#: <package name> vulnerability - http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-###-# ## Ex: * USN-389-1: GnuPG vulnerability - [WWW] http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-389-1 |
* USN-796-1: Pidgin vulnerability - http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-796-1 * USN-797-1: tiff vulnerability - http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-797-1 |
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| ## https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/edgy-changes ## List all uploads since last UWN. ## Format: * <packagename> - <link to mailing list message> ## Ex: * postgresql-8.1_8.1.11-0ubuntu0.6.10.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/edgy-changes/2008-January/008478.html |
* None Reported |
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| ## https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/hardy-changes/ ## List all uploads since last UWN. ## Format: * <packagename> - <link to mailing list message> ## Ex: * tzdata 2007h-0ubuntu0.8.04 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/hardy-changes/2008-May/009951.html |
* linux 2.6.24-24.56 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/hardy-changes/2009-July/012258.html * debian-installer 20070308ubuntu40.10 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/hardy-changes/2009-July/012259.html * debian-installer 20070308ubuntu40.10 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/hardy-changes/2009-July/012260.html * open-iscsi 2.0.865-1ubuntu3.3 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/hardy-changes/2009-July/012261.html * debian-installer 20070308ubuntu40.11 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/hardy-changes/2009-July/012262.html |
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| ## https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/intrepid-changes/ ## List all uploads since last UWN. ## Format: * <packagename> - <link to mailing list message> |
* acroread 9.1.2-3intrepid1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/intrepid-changes/2009-July/009750.html * linux 2.6.27-14.36 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/intrepid-changes/2009-July/009751.html |
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| ## https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/jaunty-changes/ ## List all uploads since last UWN. ## Format: * <packagename> - <link to mailing list message> |
* acroread 9.1.2-3jaunty1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/jaunty-changes/2009-July/009848.html * app-install-data-ubuntu 0.7.6.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/jaunty-changes/2009-July/009849.html * kvm 1:84+dfsg-0ubuntu12.3 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/jaunty-changes/2009-July/009850.html * gourmet 0.14.5-2ubuntu1.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/jaunty-changes/2009-July/009851.html * farsight 0.1.28-2build1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/jaunty-changes/2009-July/009852.html * netbook-launcher 1.6.20-0ubuntu2.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/jaunty-changes/2009-July/009853.html * samba 2:3.3.2-1ubuntu3.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/jaunty-changes/2009-July/009854.html * linux 2.6.28-14.46 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/jaunty-changes/2009-July/009855.html * linux-backports-modules-2.6.28 2.6.28-14.15 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/jaunty-changes/2009-July/009856.html * linux-restricted-modules 2.6.28-14.18 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/jaunty-changes/2009-July/009857.html |
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| * Your Name Here | * Nathan Handler * Liraz Siri |
WORK IN PROGRESS
Welcome to the Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter, Issue #150 for the week July 5th - July 11th, 2009. In this issue we cover ...
UWN Translations
- Note to translators and our readers: We are trying a new way of linking to our translations pages. Please follow the link below for the information you need.
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuWeeklyNewsletter/Translations
In This Issue
General Community News
Ubuntu 6.06 LTS Desktop Edition reaches end-of-life
Ubuntu 6.06 LTS Desktop will reach end of life on Tuesday, July 14, 2009. At that time, Ubuntu Security Notices will no longer include information or updated packages for the Ubuntu 6.06 LTS Desktop. Server Edition will continue to receive maintenance updates through June 2011. The supported upgrade path from Ubuntu 6.06 LTS is via Ubuntu 8.04 LTS. Instructions and caveats for the upgrade may be found at https://help.ubuntu.com/community/HardyUpgrades. For further Ubuntu support, including commercial support options, see http://www.ubuntu.com/support. https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-announce/2009-July/000123.html
Community Council: Nominations
In order to get the Community Council from four to eight members again, we are going to have an election in a few weeks. All Ubuntu members are eligible to vote.
I will announce the details of the election soon. What we want from you now is nominations.
If you know somebody in the Ubuntu community, who
- has been an Ubuntu member for a while
- is dedicated to the project
- is well-respected and known for balanced views and good leadership
- has a good overview over various aspects of the project
- is organised and has some organisation talent
(or you know that this all applies to you), please send an email to daniel.holbach at ubuntu dot com with the subject “[CC Nomination]” until July 17th, 12:00 UTC. If you can confirm that the person is willing to stand for election, please do so. http://daniel.holba.ch/blog/?p=443
MOTU Council
Andrea Veri rejoined the MOTU team. He plans to get back to all of his packages and help out with the MOTU-P2P team and mentoring new users. Launchpad: https://launchpad.net/~bluekuja Wiki: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Bluekuja
Chris Coulson joined the MOTU team. He has been working with the Ubuntu desktop team for some time now, and he plans to carry on with packaging work, bug-fixes and helping out with debugging issues. Launchpad: https://launchpad.net/~chrisccoulson Wiki: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/ChrisCoulson
Call for testing: KVM in Jaunty proposed
There is a package in jaunty-proposed[1] that needs to be pushed to jaunty-updates before the Hardy and Intrepid backports can take place. In order to promote the package to jaunty-updates, Dustin Kirkland need users to verify that the new package fixes the four bugs that he thinks it fixes, and does not cause regressions.
http://blog.dustinkirkland.com/2009/07/call-for-testing-kvm-in-jaunty-proposed.html
Ubuntu Stats
Bug Stats
- Open (58976) +246 over last week
- Critical (26) +1 over last week
- Unconfirmed (27544) -28 over last week
- Unassigned (50840) +204 over last week
- All bugs ever reported (294270) +1346 over last week
As always, the Bug Squad needs more help. If you want to get started, please see https://wiki.ubuntu.com/BugSquad
Translation Stats Jaunty
- Spanish (12849) -39 over last week
- French (40151) +9 over last week
- Brazilian Portuguese (50085) -1451 over last week
- English (United Kingdom) (55813) -2727 over last week
- Swedish (57006) +239 over last week
Remaining strings to translate in Ubuntu 9.04 "Jaunty Jackalope," see more at: https://translations.launchpad.net/ubuntu/jaunty/
Ubuntu Brainstorm Top 5 this week
Installer CD wastes time: http://brainstorm.ubuntu.com/idea/20577/
Primitive Actions, such as "Undo", in desktop environment: http://brainstorm.ubuntu.com/idea/20550/
We can't add new solutions to "in development" ideas: http://brainstorm.ubuntu.com/idea/20562/
Clarify suspend versus hibernate: http://brainstorm.ubuntu.com/idea/20535/
GNOME 3 will destroy Ubuntu: http://brainstorm.ubuntu.com/idea/20576/
Ubuntu Brainstorm is a community site geared toward letting you add your ideas for Ubuntu. You can submit your own idea, or vote for or against another idea. http://brainstorm.ubuntu.com/
LoCo News
Ubuntu LoCo Systems admin lessons: Massachusetts LoCo
http://doctormo.wordpress.com/2009/07/07/ubuntu-loco-systems-admin-lessons-in-massachusetts/
Launchpad News
git-imports
http://blog.launchpad.net/bazaar/git-imports
Ubuntu Forums News
Tutorial of the Week
tinivole (http://ubuntuforums.org/member.php?u=490875, a moderator on the forums) has put together all the instructions to solve problems when using NViDIA video cards of the 8400 series and up. He is actively supporting his tutorial and many people have given input. Debugging steps are suggested if all does not go as per the book, as well as reverting the changes and going back to the ubuntu supported drivers.
The tutorial, HowTo: NViDIA 185.18 Drivers in Ubuntu, is located here: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1125400
Enjoy and see you soon!
Ubuntu Community Interviews
This week, please meet with panickedthumb (http://ubuntuforums.org/member.php?u=1132), who joined the forums in October, 2004 and has been a moderator since November, same year. He started with Ubuntu when the distribution did not have a name, yet, and has never looked back. He also started and co-admins the Virginia Ubuntu LoCo team. Travis is very fun to work with and hosts part of the forums memory. Well done, PT!
http://matthewhelmke.net/2009/07/08/an-interview-with-travis-newman/
The Planet
The Ubuntu Museum
http://blog.dustinkirkland.com/2009/07/ubuntu-museum.html
Karmic Wallpapers
http://kwwii.blogspot.com/2009/07/karmic-wallpapers.html
Tutorial: Installing Review Board on Ubuntu Jaunty
http://alephnullplex.appspot.com/blog/view/2009/07/09/tutorial-installing-review-board-on-ubuntu
In The Press
Ubuntu's maker: Chrome OS 'no slam dunk' just because Google announces it
Koala will be 'a definitive shift' for Ubuntu Linux
Ubuntu’s Jono Bacon: Open Source Code Priority Should Begin at Security, then Quality, then Performance
Windows 7 is the same as Ubuntu
http://education.zdnet.com/?p=2770
Jono Bacon on the Value of Good Communities
http://broadcast.oreilly.com/2009/07/jono-bacon-on-the-value-of-goo.html
Smoother Transitions to Ubuntu With Virtual Machines and Wubi
http://www.linuxloop.com/2009/07/09/smoother-transitions-to-ubuntu-with-virtual-machines-and-wubi/
What to expect from the next version of Ubuntu
In The Blogosphere
Is Google Stealing Ubuntu’s Thunder?
http://www.workswithu.com/2009/07/08/is-google-stealing-ubuntus-thunder/
Mono Now Safe?
http://www.workswithu.com/2009/07/07/mono-now-safe/
Stop piling on Mono already
http://blogs.computerworld.com/stop_piling_on_mono_already
KDE 4.3 RC1 in Kubuntu 9.04 - Overview & Screenshots
http://tuxarena.blogspot.com/2009/07/kde-43-rc1-in-kubuntu-904-overview.html
Ubuntu Sets Example by Defying Mono Threats
http://www.workswithu.com/2009/07/06/ubuntu-sets-example-by-defying-mono-threats/
Dell is sticking with Ubuntu
http://blogs.computerworld.com/dell_is_sticking_with_ubuntu
How Chrome OS Will Help Ubuntu
http://www.workswithu.com/2009/07/10/how-chrome-os-will-help-ubuntu/
In Other News
Ubuntu Podcast #30
http://ubuntupodcast.net/2009/07/04/ubuntu-podcast-episode-30/
Ubuntu User Magazine
Meeting Summaries
Ubuntu Server Team Meeting: July 7th
http://ubuntuserver.wordpress.com/2009/07/09/server-team-20090707-meeting-minutes/
Upcoming Meetings and Events
Sunday, July 12, 2009
- None listed as of publication
Monday, July 13, 2009
- None listed as of publication
Tuesday, July 14, 2009
Asia Oceania Membership Board Meeting
- Start: 10:00 UTC
- End: 11:00 UTC
- Location: IRC channel #ubuntu-meeting
Agenda: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Membership/RegionalBoards/AsiaOceania
Technical Board Meeting
- Start: 14:00 UTC
- End: 15:00 UTC
- Location: IRC channel #ubuntu-meeting
- Agenda: None listed as of publication
Server Team Meeting
- Start: 15:00 UTC
- End: 16:00 UTC
- Location: IRC channel #ubuntu-meeting
Desktop Team Meeting
- Start: 16:30 UTC
- End: 17:30 UTC
- Location: IRC channel #ubuntu-desktop
Kernel Team Meeting
- Start: 17:00 UTC
- End: 18:00 UTC
- Location: IRC channel #ubuntu-meeting
- Agenda: Not listed as of publication
Ubuntu Beginners Team Meeting
- Start: 23:00 UTC
- End: 24:00 UTC
- Location: IRC channel #ubuntu-meeting
Wednesday, July 15, 2009
Ubuntu Learning Team Meeting
- Start: 13:00 UTC
- End: 14:00 UTC
- Location: IRC channel #ubuntu-meeting
Agenda: Agenda: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Learning/Agenda
Foundation Team Meeting
- Start: 16:00 UTC
- End: 17:00 UTC
- Location: IRC channel #ubuntu-meeting
- Agenda: None listed as of publication
QA Team Meeting
- Start: 17:00 UTC
- End: 18:00 UTC
- Location: IRC channel #ubuntu-meeting
Ubuntu-ie LoCo IRC Meeting
- Start: 20:00 UTC
- End: 21:00 UTC
- Location: IRC channel #ubuntu-ie
- Agenda: None listed as of publicaation
Ubuntu-us-pa LoCo Team Meeting
- Start: 20:30 EDT
- End: 21:30 EDT
- Location: IRC channel #ubuntu-us-pa
- Agenda: None as of publication
Thursday, July 16, 2009
Ubuntu Java Meeting
- Start: 14:00 UTC
- End: 15:00 UTC
- Location: IRC channel #ubuntu-meeting
- Agenda: None listed as of publication
Ubuntu Translations Meeting
- Start: 15:00 UTC
- End: 16:00 UTC
- Location: IRC channel #ubuntu-meeting
Agenda: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/TranslatingUbuntu/Events/Meetings.
Global Jam Meeting
- Start: 18:00 UTC
- End: 19:00 UTC
- Location: IRC channel #ubuntu-meeting
- Agenda: None listed as of publication
Packaging Training: Mono packaging: quick, easy, and awesome (directhex)
- Start: 18:00 UTC
- End: 19:00 UTC
- Location: IRC channel #ubuntu-classroom
Ubuntu Mobile Team Meeting
- Start: 21:00 UTC
- End: 22:00 UTC
- Location: IRC channel #ubuntu-meeting
- Agenda: None listed as of publication
Friday, July 17, 2009
Karmic Weekly Release Meeting
- Start: 15:00 UTC
- End: 16:30 UTC
- Location: IRC channel #ubuntu-meeting
Agenda: http://wiki.ubuntu.com/ReleaseTeam/Meeting/2009-07-17
Saturday, July 18, 2009
- None listed as of publication
Community Spotlight
Updates and Security for 6.06, 8.04, 8.10 and 9.04
Security Updates
USN-796-1: Pidgin vulnerability - http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-796-1
USN-797-1: tiff vulnerability - http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-797-1
Ubuntu 6.06 Updates
- None Reported
Ubuntu 8.04 Updates
linux 2.6.24-24.56 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/hardy-changes/2009-July/012258.html
debian-installer 20070308ubuntu40.10 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/hardy-changes/2009-July/012259.html
debian-installer 20070308ubuntu40.10 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/hardy-changes/2009-July/012260.html
open-iscsi 2.0.865-1ubuntu3.3 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/hardy-changes/2009-July/012261.html
debian-installer 20070308ubuntu40.11 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/hardy-changes/2009-July/012262.html
Ubuntu 8.10 Updates
acroread 9.1.2-3intrepid1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/intrepid-changes/2009-July/009750.html
linux 2.6.27-14.36 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/intrepid-changes/2009-July/009751.html
Ubuntu 9.04 Updates
acroread 9.1.2-3jaunty1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/jaunty-changes/2009-July/009848.html
app-install-data-ubuntu 0.7.6.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/jaunty-changes/2009-July/009849.html
kvm 1:84+dfsg-0ubuntu12.3 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/jaunty-changes/2009-July/009850.html
gourmet 0.14.5-2ubuntu1.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/jaunty-changes/2009-July/009851.html
farsight 0.1.28-2build1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/jaunty-changes/2009-July/009852.html
netbook-launcher 1.6.20-0ubuntu2.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/jaunty-changes/2009-July/009853.html
samba 2:3.3.2-1ubuntu3.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/jaunty-changes/2009-July/009854.html
linux 2.6.28-14.46 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/jaunty-changes/2009-July/009855.html
linux-backports-modules-2.6.28 2.6.28-14.15 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/jaunty-changes/2009-July/009856.html
linux-restricted-modules 2.6.28-14.18 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/jaunty-changes/2009-July/009857.html
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