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Welcome to the Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter, Issue #223 for June 27 - July 10, 2011.

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General Community News

Get ready for Ubuntu Developer Week

Get ready for Ubuntu Developer Week from Monday, 11th July to Friday, 15th July. We will have one full week of online IRC sessions which will introduce you to Ubuntu Development and hacking on Ubuntu-related projects. Sometimes these sessions will take the form of Q&A sessions, sometimes of presentations and sometimes hands-on workshops.

Here’s the links for the impatient:

• How to join in: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuDeveloperWeek/JoiningIn

• Timetable of the sessions: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuDeveloperWeek

• Facebook event: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/https://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=228659263827481

A lot of developers readily agreed to give sessions, so we have a wide variety of sessions this time around:

• Packaging-related: Intro to Ubuntu development, specific packaging sessions: Mono, Python, Java, collaboration with Debian, fixing ARM build failures.

• Project demos: Desktop Team Q&A, hacking on Launchpad, dotdee, Upstart, nux, hacking on compiz, hacking on Ubuntu websites, Lubuntu development, project lightning talks.

• QA-related sessions: working with apport-reported bugs, debugging the kernel, intro to LAVA, how to triage bugs.
• hacking sessions: porting to gobject introspection, making use of Launchpad translations, app creation with QML, writing Ensemble formulas.

More here: http://ubuntu-news.org/2011/07/04/get-ready-for-ubuntu-developer-week-2/

Ubuntu Stats

Bug Stats

• Open (90465) -6731 over last week
• Critical (155) -22 over last week
• Unconfirmed (56684) +7254 over last week
  • 48384 on 7/10

As always, the Bug Squad needs more help. If you want to get started, please see https://wiki.ubuntu.com/BugSquad

Ubuntu Brainstorm Top 5 this week

• There appears to be no way of modifying the pointer - http://brainstorm.ubuntu.com/idea/28241/

• Adding description for "Apps Available for Download" in unity Programs launcher - http://brainstorm.ubuntu.com/idea/28234/

• Linked notifications - http://brainstorm.ubuntu.com/idea/28227/

• First Console tty1 should have more priority for debug - http://brainstorm.ubuntu.com/idea/28225/

• Unity Side-bar Scrolling is Too Slow - http://brainstorm.ubuntu.com/idea/28221/

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/

Ask Ubuntu Top 5 Questions this week

• Can I open Microsoft Word and Excel files? - http://askubuntu.com/questions/52126/can-i-open-microsoft-word-and-excel-files

• Is it possible to install a .deb from a URL? - http://askubuntu.com/questions/51854/is-it-possible-to-install-a-deb-from-a-url

• How to use Skype? - http://askubuntu.com/questions/51991/how-to-use-skype

• What is the difference between Ubuntu and Debian server? - http://askubuntu.com/questions/52066/what-is-the-difference-between-ubuntu-and-debian-server

• What is apt-fast and should I use it? - http://askubuntu.com/questions/52243/what-is-apt-fast-and-should-i-use-it

Ask (and answer!) your own questions at http://askubuntu.com

LoCo News

Launchpad News

Ubuntu Forums News

The Planet

In The Press

In The Blogosphere

In Other News

Featured Podcasts

Weekly Ubuntu Development Team Meetings

• Ubuntu Mobile Team Meeting Minutes from June 30th, 2011 - https://wiki.ubuntu.com/MobileTeam/Meeting/2011/20110630

• Ubuntu Release Team Meeting Minutes for July 01, 2011 - https://wiki.ubuntu.com/ReleaseTeam/Meeting/2011-07-01

Upcoming Meetings and Events

For upcoming meetings and events please visit the calendars at ubuntu-news.org: http://ubuntu-news.org/calendars/

Updates and Security for 8.04, 10.04, 10.10 and 11.04

Security Updates

• [USN-1160-1] Linux kernel vulnerabilities - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-security-announce/2011-June/001363.html

• [USN-1149-2] Firefox regression - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-security-announce/2011-June/001364.html

• [USN-1163-1] Bind vulnerability - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-security-announce/2011-July/001365.html

• [USN-1164-1] Linux kernel vulnerabilities (i.MX51) - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-security-announce/2011-July/001367.html

• [USN-1165-1] QEMU vulnerabilities - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-security-announce/2011-July/001368.html

Ubuntu 8.04 Updates

• bind9 1:9.4.2.dfsg.P2-2ubuntu0.8 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/hardy-changes/2011-July/012668.html

Ubuntu 10.04 Updates

• multipath-tools 0.4.8-14ubuntu4.10.04.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/lucid-changes/2011-June/012373.html

• adobe-flashplugin 10.3.181.34-0lucid1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/lucid-changes/2011-June/012374.html

• pkgsel 0.25ubuntu7.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/lucid-changes/2011-June/012375.html

• flashplugin-nonfree- https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/lucid-changes/2011-June/012376.html

• parted 2.2-5ubuntu5.2 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/lucid-changes/2011-June/012377.html

• ia32-libs 2.7ubuntu26.2 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/lucid-changes/2011-June/012378.html

• commons-csv 0.1-SNAPSHOT+svn678580-1ubuntu0.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/lucid-changes/2011-June/012379.html

• evolution 2.28.3-0ubuntu10.3 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/lucid-changes/2011-July/012380.html

• checkbox 0.9.2 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/lucid-changes/2011-July/012381.html

• qemu-kvm 0.12.3+noroms-0ubuntu9.10 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/lucid-changes/2011-July/012382.html

• bind9_9.7.0.dfsg.P1-1ubuntu0.3_armel_translations.tar.gz- https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/lucid-changes/2011-July/012383.html

• nuxeo-dm 5.4.2.1-0lucid1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/lucid-changes/2011-July/012384.html

• qemu-kvm 0.12.3+noroms-0ubuntu9.12 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/lucid-changes/2011-July/012385.html

• jabberd2 2.2.8-2ubuntu4.0.10.04.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/lucid-changes/2011-July/012386.html

• python-apt 0.7.94.2ubuntu6.3 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/lucid-changes/2011-July/012387.html

• dbconfig-common 1.8.44ubuntu1.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/lucid-changes/2011-July/012388.html

• qemu-kvm 0.12.3+noroms-0ubuntu9.13 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/lucid-changes/2011-July/012389.html

• ldm 2:2.1.1-0ubuntu2.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/lucid-changes/2011-July/012390.html

• ubiquity 2.2.26 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/lucid-changes/2011-July/012391.html

Ubuntu 10.10 Updates

• multipath-tools 0.4.8-14ubuntu4.10.10.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/maverick-changes/2011-June/009520.html

• adobe-flashplugin 10.3.181.34-0maverick1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/maverick-changes/2011-June/009521.html

• flashplugin-nonfree- https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/maverick-changes/2011-June/009522.html

• initramfs-tools 0.98.1ubuntu6.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/maverick-changes/2011-July/009523.html

• qemu-kvm 0.12.5+noroms-0ubuntu7.6 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/maverick-changes/2011-July/009524.html

• bind9_9.7.1.dfsg.P2-2ubuntu0.4_amd64_translations.tar.gz - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/maverick-changes/2011-July/009525.html

• qemu-kvm 0.12.5+noroms-0ubuntu7.8 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/maverick-changes/2011-July/009526.html

• oprofile 0.9.6-1.1ubuntu1.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/maverick-changes/2011-July/009527.html

• jabberd2 2.2.8-2ubuntu4.0.10.10.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/maverick-changes/2011-July/009528.html

Ubuntu 11.04 Updates

• bzr-builddeb 2.7.3ubuntu1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/natty-changes/2011-June/011998.html

• banshee 2.0.0-2ubuntu2 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/natty-changes/2011-June/011999.html

• clipit 1.3.12-1ubuntu1.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/natty-changes/2011-June/012000.html

• adobe-flashplugin 10.3.181.34-0natty1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/natty-changes/2011-June/012001.html

• dpkg 1.16.0~ubuntu7.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/natty-changes/2011-June/012002.html

• g15daemon 1.9.5.3-8.1ubuntu2.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/natty-changes/2011-June/012003.html

• flashplugin-nonfree- https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/natty-changes/2011-June/012004.html

• xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:6.14.0-0ubuntu4.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/natty-changes/2011-July/012005.html

• soprano 2.5.63+dfsg.1-0ubuntu1.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/natty-changes/2011-July/012006.html

• nautilus-sendto 2.32.0-0ubuntu1.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/natty-changes/2011-July/012007.html

• banshee 2.0.1-1ubuntu1~natty2 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/natty-changes/2011-July/012008.html

• bind9_9.7.3.dfsg-1ubuntu2.2_i386_translations.tar.gz- https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/natty-changes/2011-July/012009.html

• qemu-kvm 0.14.0+noroms-0ubuntu4.3 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/natty-changes/2011-July/012010.html

• oprofile 0.9.6-1.1ubuntu2.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/natty-changes/2011-July/012011.html

• jabberd2 2.2.8-2ubuntu4.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/natty-changes/2011-July/012012.html

• pyabiword 0.8.0-6build2 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/natty-changes/2011-July/012013.html

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