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## Edit the following to include issue number, date info, and a short list
## of the top articles in this release.
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## In this section, list major topics of interest using bullets.
## Format: * <Topic name>
## Ex: * Ubuntu overtakes Microsoft with 90% market share
## This gets added right before you publish bullet points of table of contents		  * Ubuntu 12.04 (Precise Pangolin) released!
 * Quality has a new name
 * Ubuntu Open``Week, 2-4 May on Freenode
 * Membership Boards: Restaffing and Reorganization
 * Welcome New Members
 * Community Acknowledgments and Success Stories
 * Ubuntu Stats
 * Get the Ubuntu Online Tour on your Lo``Co site
 * Contributing to Launchpad
 * Open``Stack in Ubuntu Server 12.04 LTS
 * Announcing the UDS Juju Charm Contest for UDS attendees
 * MAAS, Juju, AWSOME – Making the Complicated; Simple!
 * Python 3 on the desktop for Quantal Quetzal
 * Hello Unity, episode 3 & 4
 * Xubuntu Artwork Update: Unity Support
 * An Interview with Coffeecat
 * I’m an Ubuntu Developer Summit local!
 * Revamping Launchpad Translators
 * Ubuntu 12.04 – Jane Silber talks Unity, community and ‘continuous computing’
 * 5 reasons to be excited about Ubuntu 12.04
 * In The Blogosphere
 * Android Files update – get plugged into Instagram and more!
 * Canonical To Launch Partner Program
 * Full Circle #60 – Fifth Birthday Edition!
 * Featured Podcasts
 * Weekly Ubuntu Development Team Meetings
 * Weekly Official Ubuntu Flavors Team Meetings
 * Upcoming Meetings and Events
 * Updates and Security
 * And much more!
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Release Manager Kate Stewart announces availability of the new version of Ubuntu: Release Manager Kate Stewart announces the availability of the new version of Ubuntu:
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The Dev News team reports on statistics about Ubuntu 12.04 that Kate Stewart, Ubuntu release manager, has shared. She has pointed out how many: uploads and uploaders were in this cycle and the visibility of changes and their contributors.

Although everybody is celebrating Ubuntu 12.04 release, work on second, (12.10), release has already started. There is already discussion about which boost library to use started by Scott Kitterman. There are also plans about moving to Python 3 for the desktop image started by Barry Warsaw. 

To round Ubuntu 12.04 update, this week Ubuntu Algorithms Team recently hosted their first Ubuntu Classroom IRC-based class where they estimate they had about 35 active participants.		 The Dev News team reports on statistics about Ubuntu 12.04 that Kate Stewart, Ubuntu release manager, has shared. She has pointed out how many uploads and uploaders were in this cycle, the visibility of changes, and their contributors.

Although everybody is celebrating the Ubuntu 12.04 release, work on the next release (12.10) has already started. There is already discussion about which boost library to use started by Scott Kitterman. There are also plans about moving to Python 3 for the desktop image started by Barry Warsaw.

To round out the development update, this week the Ubuntu Algorithms Team recently hosted their first Ubuntu Classroom IRC-based class where they estimate they had about 35 active participants.
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Mark Shuttleworth will be doing an “Ask Mark” session on Tuesday, May 1st at 21:00 UTC. Then, from May 2nd through the 4th the community will be hosting the Ubuntu Open Week IRC workshop in #ubuntu-classroom on irc.freenode.net. Community members from throughout the Ubuntu project will be presenting on topics such as: scaling wordpress with juju, Ubuntu development, starting and expanding local Ubuntu Hours and how to contribute to Ubuntu translations.  Mark Shuttleworth will be doing an “Ask Mark” session on Tuesday, May 1st at 21:00 UTC. Then, from May 2nd through 4th the community will be hosting the Ubuntu Open Week IRC workshop in #ubuntu-classroom on irc.freenode.net. Community members from throughout the Ubuntu project will be presenting on such topics as: scaling WordPress with juju, Ubuntu development, starting and expanding local Ubuntu Hours, and how to contribute to Ubuntu translations.
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The Community Council has been working with the Regional Membership Boards to increase their success and effectiveness and have decided to move away from region based boards to time-based boards. The new boards will meet at 12:00 and 22:00 UTC and they are currently recruiting Ubuntu Members who fit the qualifications outlined in the announcement to fill 10 open spots on these new boards. The Community Council has been working with the Regional Membership Boards to increase their success and effectiveness, and have decided to move away from region-based boards to time-based boards. The new boards will meet at 12:00 and 22:00 UTC and they are currently recruiting Ubuntu Members who fit the qualifications outlined in the announcement to fill 10 open spots on these new boards.
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Jono Bacon shares thanks and acknowledgements for all the work on the Ubuntu 12.04 release. Bacon writes that the “focus on quality was firm and unrelenting; initiatives such as gated trunks, acceptance criteria, automated testing, and a strong focus on growing a testing community and widening our manual tests, all contributed to delivering a solid release.” He also highlighted great focus on growth of some parts of community in initiatives like the Developer Advisory team, application developer focused outreach, and our continued growth of the Juju charm community.  Jono Bacon shares thanks and acknowledgements for all the work on the Ubuntu 12.04 release. Bacon writes that the “focus on quality was firm and unrelenting; initiatives such as gated trunks, acceptance criteria, automated testing, and a strong focus on growing a testing community and widening our manual tests, all contributed to delivering a solid release.” He also highlighted great focus on growth of some parts of the community in initiatives like the Developer Advisory team, application developer focused outreach, and our continued growth of the Juju charm community.
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## Bug stats only take a second to do.
## Data can be found at: http://launchpad.net/distros/ubuntu/+bugs
## Note: "Unconfirmed" number comes from "New" number
## 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		 Open (93811) +886 over last week
Critical (75) -7 over last week
Unconfirmed (48112) +531 over last week
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=== Translation Stats Oneiric ===

## Translation stats only take a second to do.
## Data can be found at: https://translations.launchpad.net/ubuntu/oneiric (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

Remaining strings to translate in Ubuntu 11.10 "Oneiric Oncelot", see more at: https://translations.launchpad.net/ubuntu/oneiric/ and https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Translations		 === Translation Stats Precise ===

 * English (Australia) (3501)
 * Spanish (12446)
 * English (United Kingdom) (21982)
 * Bosnian (40072)
 * Brazilian Portuguese (47794)

Remaining strings to translate in Ubuntu 12.04 "Precise Pangolin", see more at: https://translations.launchpad.net/ubuntu/precise/ and https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Translations
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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		  * The shutdown screen is very outdated - http://brainstorm.ubuntu.com/idea/29582/
 * The family may use Ubuntu - http://brainstorm.ubuntu.com/idea/29597/
 * Ubuntu should be able to automatically stream audio from wireless devices - http://brainstorm.ubuntu.com/idea/29591/
 * search for contact in unity - http://brainstorm.ubuntu.com/idea/29575/
 * Ubuntu Software Center and a split listing from full apps and "extras" - http://brainstorm.ubuntu.com/idea/29581/
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## Go to askubuntu.com and click on "WEEK" to get the top questions
## of the week		  * MD5 mismatch on my 12.04 ISO, what is going on? - http://askubuntu.com/questions/125412/md5-mismatch-on-my-12-04-iso-what-is-going-on
 * Why does Ubuntu force users to create a password upon installation? http://askubuntu.com/questions/124773/why-does-ubuntu-force-users-to-create-a-password-upon-installation
 * "No new release found" when upgrading a from 10.04 LTS to 12.04 LTS http://askubuntu.com/questions/125392/no-new-release-found-when-upgrading-a-from-10-04-lts-to-12-04-lts
 * No “show desktop” in launcher http://askubuntu.com/questions/126540/no-show-desktop-in-launcher
 * Update manager doesn't offer an upgrade from 11.10 to 12.04 - http://askubuntu.com/questions/125612/update-manager-doesnt-offer-an-upgrade-from-11-10-to-12-04
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Ubuntu Forums Council Member s.fox shares a monthly report for April from the Ubuntu Forums team, including: 7 new Ubuntu Members via the forums membership process, 24748 new users registered, 68707 new posts and 14988 new threads created. 

They have decided that as community has grown and continues to grow, tutorials and tips are going to be migrated to community wiki, this way users and contributors will have easier way to change/update/adapt new material. There is also a plan for increment of community interaction via Ubuntu Forums IRC channel and the Precise development subforum has been moved to archive and new subforum for Quantal Quetzel has been created. 		 Ubuntu Forums Council Member s.fox shares a monthly report for April from the Ubuntu Forums team, including: 7 new Ubuntu Members via the forums membership process, 24748 new users registered, 68707 new posts and 14988 new threads created.

They have decided that, as community has grown and continues to grow, tutorials and tips are going to be migrated to the community wiki. This way users and contributors will have an easier way to change/update/adapt new material. There is also a plan for increasing community interaction via the Ubuntu Forums IRC channel, the Precise development subforum has been moved to archive, and a new subforum for Quantal Quetzel has been created.
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Robbie Williamson writes that as server edition gets five years of maintenance/support it is very good for companies running production deployments. However, with this plan users of Open``Stack in 12.04 today will have to use the Essex edition of Open``Stack released with 12.04 during this whole period. Open``Stack team has come up with a new option users of the LTS server edition: Canonical’s Ubuntu Cloud Archive. Williamson writes that users “can elect to enable this archive, and install newer releases of Open``Stack (and the dependencies) as they become available up through the next Ubuntu LTS release (presumably 14.04)” and offers a chart and a FAQ section to help illustrate and explain some of their decisions. As server edition gets five years of maintenance/support it is very good for companies running production deployments, writes Robbie Williamson. However, with this plan, users of Open``Stack in 12.04 today will have to use the Essex edition of Open``Stack released with 12.04 during this whole period. Open``Stack team has come up with a new option for users of the LTS server edition: Canonical’s Ubuntu Cloud Archive. Williamson writes that users “can elect to enable this archive, and install newer releases of Open``Stack (and the dependencies) as they become available up through the next Ubuntu LTS release (presumably 14.04)” and offers a chart and a FAQ section to help illustrate and explain some of their decisions.
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Jorge Castro announces that Ubuntu Developer Summit attendees will have a chance to win one of three Dell XPS 13 ultrabooks by applying themselves for Juju charm contest. The post also contains a link to step by step instructions for writing charms and contest rules. Jorge Castro announces that Ubuntu Developer Summit attendees will have a chance to win one of three Dell XPS 13 ultrabooks by entering the Juju charm contest. The post also contains a link to step by step instructions for writing charms and contest rules.
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Barry Warsaw discusses some plans and work that needs to be done regarding Python 3 in Quantal Quetzel, as it is a release goal to ship with only Python 3 on the CD (even if Python 2.7 will still be available in the repository). Warsaw stresses “We need your help!” and provides a list of tasks that community members can assist with. Barry Warsaw discusses some plans, and work that needs to be done regarding Python 3 in Quantal Quetzel, as it is a release goal to ship with only Python 3 on the CD (even if Python 2.7 will still be available in the repository). Warsaw stresses “We need your help!” and provides a list of tasks that community members can assist with.
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Michael Hall shares that Hello Unity application now has two new features: sound menu and quicklists. Hall does a feature roundup of what the application now supports and provides a link to the source and .deb package for the project. Michael Hall shares that the Hello Unity application now has two new features: sound menu and quicklists. Hall does a feature roundup of what the application now supports and provides a link to the source and .deb package for the project.
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Simon Steinbeiß has started to work on a support for Unity in Greybird, the default Xubuntu theme and provides screen shots for how it looks. He also shares details for how users can try it themselves by using a tool such as My Unity, GNOME Tweak tool or Ubuntu tweak to install the theme. Simon Steinbeiß has started to work on support for Unity in Greybird, the default Xubuntu theme and provides screen shots of how it looks. He also shares details of how users can try it themselves by using a tool such as My Unity, GNOME Tweak tool or Ubuntu tweak to install the theme.
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In this post, s.fox interviews with one of the longest lasting members of Ubuntu Forums where he discusses his journey with ubuntu from 5.04 to now and his involvement in the Ubuntu community. In this post, s.fox interviews one of the longest standing members of Ubuntu Forums. He discusses his journey with ubuntu from 5.04 to now, and his involvement in the Ubuntu community.
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Martin Pitt shares some of the QA changes which were made in the 12.04 cycle. Pitt states that investment in stable + 1 team has made significant changes and also made a lot of stuff easier. Changes or improvements that he has noticed include: better general software stability, more daily development testers who were providing bug reports and patches, daily dist-upgrade tests and automatic CD image builds which “dramatically reduced both the cost of fixing regressions as well as the emergency hackathons during milestone preparations.” Martin Pitt shares some of the QA changes which were made in the 12.04 cycle. Pitt states that investment in a stable + 1 team has made significant changes and also made many things easier. Changes or improvements that he has noticed include: better general software stability, more daily development testers who provide bug reports and patches, daily dist-upgrade tests and automatic CD image builds which “dramatically reduced both the cost of fixing regressions as well as the emergency hackathons during milestone preparations.”
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Ante Karamatić shares some details of the HA infrastructure for Ubuntu 10.04 and 12.04. The Ubuntu HA infrastructure uses Pacemaker and GFS2 and OCFS2 shared filesystems on top of shared storage. He shares a link to the current cluster documentation and explains that they are also planning to make instructions on wiki for DRBD, cLVM and migration scenarios from 10.04 to 12.04 and from 10.04 with a PPA to 12.04. Ante Karamatić shares some details of the HA infrastructure for Ubuntu 10.04 and 12.04. The Ubuntu HA infrastructure uses Pacemaker and GFS2 and OCFS2 shared filesystems on top of shared storage. He shares a link to the current cluster documentation, and explains that they are also planning to make instructions on wiki for DRBD, cLVM and migration scenarios from 10.04 to 12.04 and from 10.04 with a PPA to 12.04.
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Elizabeth Krumbach writes about her experience of being at Ubuntu Developer Summits (UDS) as a non-local and how valuable information from the local teams was to her visit. This time she is a local for the UDS in Oakland coming up on May 7-11th and reports on plans the Ubuntu California team is making for UDS, including evening events and a page created for attendees with detailed public transit information.  Elizabeth Krumbach writes about her experience of being at Ubuntu Developer Summits (UDS) as a non-local and how valuable information from the local teams was to her visit. This time she is a local for the UDS in Oakland coming up on May 7-11 and reports on plans the Ubuntu California team is making for UDS, including evening events, and a page created for attendees with detailed public transit information.
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Milo Casagrande: Revamping Launchpad Translators

Milo Casagrande puts out a call to the community for more translators and shares resources for how to start getting involved.		 === Milo Casagrande: Revamping Launchpad Translators ===

Milo Casagrande puts out a call to the community for more translators, and shares resources for how to start getting involved.
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Rory MacDonald of Linux User speaks with Canonical CEO Jane Silber where she discusses her role in Canonical (and also Mark Shuttleworth’s role), Canonical comparison with other companies, Unity and Canonical’s strategy goals, including Canonical’s plan to push Ubuntu onto other areas, including TVs, smartphones, cars.  Rory Mac``Donald of Linux User speaks with Canonical CEO Jane Silber where she discusses her role in Canonical (and also Mark Shuttleworth’s role), how Canonical compares with other companies, Unity and Canonical’s strategy goals, which include Canonical’s plan to push Ubuntu onto other areas, such as TVs, smartphones and cars.
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Katherine Noyes of PC World notes that Ubuntu swept home Lifehacker's distro popularity contest: Ubuntu and it's variants got over 51 per cent of the votes. Katherine Noyes of PC World notes that Ubuntu swept home Lifehacker's distro popularity contest: Ubuntu and its variants got over 51 per cent of the votes.
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Sean Michael Kerner of Datamation writes on the lengthened support  for desktop version of Ubuntu, will be for the first time equalized with support for servers for five years of support. Kerner shares comments from Steve George, VP of Communications and Products at Canonical, that reveal this five year support is due to customer request especially companies. He also shares that with this new version of Ubuntu there comes new possibilities like: easier access to non-Linux applications, embedded remote desktop (Citrix server). Sean Michael Kerner of Datamation writes about the lengthened support for the desktop version of Ubuntu. For the first time this will be five years of support - the same as that for servers. Kerner shares comments from Steve George, VP of Communications and Products at Canonical, that reveal the five year support is due to customer request, especially from companies. He also shares that, with this new version of Ubuntu comes new possibilities like: easier access to non-Linux applications, embedded remote desktop (Citrix server).
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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.		 === If my mother-in-law can use Ubuntu Linux, anyone can ===

This article written by Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols shares the story of giving his mother-in-law a computer with Ubuntu on it. “One of the great Linux desktop myths is that it’s hard to use. People still think that you need to be some kind of mad computer wizard to use Linux. What nonsense. Desktop Linux has been as easy to use as any of the mainstream desktop operating systems for over a decade. How easy is it? My 79-year old mother-in-law, Hulvia, can use it.”

http://www.zdnet.com/blog/open-source/if-my-mother-in-law-can-use-ubuntu-linux-anyone-can/10802

=== Getting Help With Ubuntu 12.04 LTS Precise Pangolin ===

Andrew, from Begin Linux, provides a list of tutorials and help sites he has found useful to help users become more familiar with and fix problems which arise when using Ubuntu.

http://beginlinux.com/blog/2012/04/getting-help-with-ubuntu-12-04-lts-precise-pangolin/

=== Next Ubuntu Q to bring font, icon, Quantum Openstack service to Linux ===

Paula Rooney of ZDNet shares and discusses some of the features Ubuntu 12.10 will have, as disclosed by a blog post by Mark Shuttleworth: new design, font and icon innovations, Quantum - virtualized networking.

http://www.zdnet.com/blog/open-source/next-ubuntu-q-to-bring-font-icon-quantum-openstack-service-to-linux/10813

=== Ubuntu Linux Seeing HUGE Demand for OpenStack ===

Sean Michael Kerner, Internet News, shares that although Open``Stack is relatively new, Chris Kenyon, Vice President, Sales and Business Development at Canonical, stated that “there is a huge interest for Open``Stack from cloud providers and enterprises.” Kerner goes on to say “Big names are also backing Ubuntu's Open``Stack efforts too. HP is basing its' Open``Stack cloud on Ubuntu as is AT&T and Ericsson.”

http://www.internetnews.com/blog/skerner/ubuntu-linux-seeing-huge-demand-for-openstack.html

=== Muktware Ubuntu Manual ===

Muktware reports that the “two month journey” with the goal of releasing the Ubuntu 12.04 manual for beginners on the same date as Ubuntu 12.04 has succeeded. The aim of this manual is to make Ubuntu, and open source in general, accessible to non-Linux users and newcomers to open source. The manual is available for download as a PDF.

http://www.muktware.com/articles/3556/muktware-ubuntu-manual

=== 12.04 Release coverage ===

There have been dozens of reviews for the latest release of Ubuntu, 12.04 (Precise Pangolin)! The following are are a few selected by our editors for inclusion this week.

 * Ubuntu 12.04 Adds Myriad Open Source OS Enhancements - http://www.thevarguy.com/2012/04/25/ubuntu-12-04-adds-myriad-open-source-desktop-enhancements/
 * Ubuntu Precise versus Ubuntu Lucid – what you can expect - http://mybroadband.co.za/news/software/48596-ubuntu-precise-versus-ubuntu-lucid-what-you-can-expect.html
 * Ubuntu 12.04 LTS Screenshot Tour -
 http://news.softpedia.com/newsImage/Ubuntu-12-04-LTS-Screenshot-Tour-2.jpg/
 * Ubuntu 12.04 released, first LTS with Unity, debut of HUD - http://www.linuxuser.co.uk/news/ubuntu-12-04-released-first-lts-with-unity-debut-of-hud/
 * Ubuntu 12.04 LTS Released - See What`s New [Screenshots, Video] - http://www.webupd8.org/2012/04/ubuntu-1204-lts-released-see-whats-new.html
 * Ubuntu 12.04 LTS Precise Pangolin hits the web, with HUD in tow - http://www.engadget.com/2012/04/26/ubuntu-12-04-lts-precise-pangolin-hits-the-web-with-hud-in-tow/
 * What's new in Ubuntu 12.04 LTS - http://www.h-online.com/open/features/What-s-new-in-Ubuntu-12-04-LTS-1545162.html
 * What's new in Ubuntu 12.04 Precise Pangolin - http://www.muktware.com/articles/3554/whats-new-ubuntu-1204-precise-pangolin
 * Ubuntu 12.04 arrives and it's great - http://www.zdnet.com/blog/open-source/ubuntu-1204-arrives-and-its-great/10836
 * Ubuntu Linux 12.04 'Precise Pangolin' Is Here at Last - http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/254540/ubuntu_linux_1204_precise_pangolin_is_here_at_last.html
 * Ubuntu 12.04 review – precisely what we feared - http://www.linuxuser.co.uk/reviews/ubuntu-12-04-review-precisely-what-we-feared/
 * Precise Pangolin rolls out: Ubuntu 12.04 released, introduces Unity HUD - http://arstechnica.com/business/news/2012/04/precise-pangolin-rolls-out-ubuntu-1204-released-introduces-unity-hud.ars
 * Ubuntu 12.04 Review: The Evolution Of Ubuntu - http://www.muktware.com/articles/3559/ubuntu-1204-review-evolution-ubuntu
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## Any news or links that don't fit neatly into other sections. === Android Files update – get plugged into Instagram and more! ===

Ubuntu One Files for Android app has been updated. The Canonical Voices blog reports their “favorite new addition is that the U1 Files app now supports auto-upload from other photo apps you use.” It also includes UI improvements and more settings which will help you control when data is used for various tasks.

http://voices.canonical.com/ubuntuone/2012/04/24/android-files-update-get-plugged-into-instagram-and-more/

=== Canonical To Launch Partner Program ===

S. Ramdas, CRN, reports that Canonical hopes to lure strong partners with a new, competitively priced channel program in India, centered on Ubuntu Advantage enterprise services.

http://www.crn.in/Software-024Apr012-Canonical-To-Launch-Partner-Program.aspx

=== A Précis for Precise ===

Jane Silber writes that, with “support guaranteed for five years, certification on a wide range of hardware and the option of enterprise-grade commercial services, Ubuntu is a proven, cost-effective enterprise platform that can be relied on for the long term for their desktop, server, and cloud needs.”

http://blog.canonical.com/2012/04/24/a-precis-for-precise/

=== System76 now ships Ubuntu 12.04 on all products ===

Emma Marshall at System 76 informs us that “Precise Pangolin” is now supported. All their systems now ship with Ubuntu 12.04 pre-installed and earlier models are ready to be upgraded.

https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-news-team/2012-April/001552.html

=== Ubuntu Server 12.04 LTS: certified, available and ready for the hyperscale world ===

According to the Canonical blog, with the release of 12.04 Ubuntu becomes the first enterprise Linux distribution to include OpenStack for deploying a private cloud. Ubuntu 12.04 LTS server edition has support until 2017, and brings features like: cloud, deployment and service orchestration technologies.

http://www.canonical.com/content/ubuntu-server-1204-lts-certified-available-and-ready-hyperscale-world

=== Ubuntu 12.04 LTS aims to conquer the enterprise desktop ===

The Canonical blog states that Canonical’s goal for desktop users is “to work more productively on latest PCs laptops and thin clients”. They feel that they have a very good chance to succeed in a desktop world, since they have very good relationships with hardware vendors like Dell, HP and Lenovo. Not only that, Ubuntu for desktops is certified for many laptops and desktops thanks to “Canonical’s close relationships with OEMs.”

http://www.canonical.com/content/ubuntu-1204-lts-aims-conquer-enterprise-desktop

=== Full Circle #60 – Fifth Birthday Edition! ===

Full Circle - the independent magazine for the Ubuntu Linux community
are proud to announce the release of our sixtieth issue.

It's our birthday! Five years and going strong.

This month:
 * Command and Conquer.
 * How-To : Beginning Python - Part 32, Libre``Office - Part 14, and Prey.
 * NEW! Graphics : GIMP - The Beanstalk Part 1, and Inkscape - An Introduction to the SVG file format.
 * Linux Lab - Serial Port.
 * Review - Desura.
 * I Think - Will You Upgrade To 12.04?
 * Closing Windows - Sound Settings
plus: Ubuntu Games, My Desktop, My Opinion, My Story, and much much more!

Google Currents Edition:
http://www.google.com/producer/editions/CAownNvjAQ/full_circle_magazine_60_lite

Get it while it's hot. PDF and EPUB Editions!
http://fullcirclemagazine.org/issue-60/
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* ARM profits rise 22 per cent as margins increase - http://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/news/2169891/arm-profits-rise-22-cent-margins-increase  * ARM profits rise 22 per cent as margins increase - http://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/news/2169891/arm-profits-rise-22-cent-margins-increase
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The Ohio LoCo’s podcast, The Burning Circle, which includes a reading of the latest draft of the Ubuntu Code of Conduct 2.0.  In this episode of The Burning Circle, podcast of the Ohio Lo``Co, they include a reading of the latest draft of the Ubuntu Code of Conduct 2.0.
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In this podcast topics topics include: How to install Ubuntu, Juju and 12.04 LTS (interview made with Jorge Castro). There were some great news namely: open source driver for Qualcom, Canonical job ads are popular, Microsoft’s section for open technologies.  In this podcast topics topics include: How to install Ubuntu, Juju and 12.04 LTS (interview made with Jorge Castro). There were some great news namely: open source driver for Qualcom, Canonical job ads are popular, Microsoft’s section for open technologies.
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## Change date to reflect the latest meeting date and verify link then just remove the comment out marks
## * Kernel Team - February 21, 2012 https://wiki.ubuntu.com/KernelTeam/Meeting#Tues.2C_21_February_2012
## * QA Team - February 15, 2012 https://wiki.ubuntu.com/QATeam/Meetings/QA/20120215
## * Desktop Team - February 21, 2012 https://wiki.ubuntu.com/DesktopTeam/Meeting/2012-02-21
## * Security Team - February 13, 2012 https://wiki.ubuntu.com/MeetingLogs/Security/20120213
## * Server Team - February 21, 2012 https://wiki.ubuntu.com/MeetingLogs/Server/20120221
  * Kernel Team - April 24, 2012 https://wiki.ubuntu.com/KernelTeam/Meeting#Tues.2C_24_April_2012
 * Desktop Team - April 24, 2012 https://wiki.ubuntu.com/DesktopTeam/Meeting/2012-04-24
 * Security Team - April 23, 2012 https://wiki.ubuntu.com/MeetingLogs/Security/20120423
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# Edubuntu Team, Lubuntu, Studio and Xubuntu currently (01/2012) have active regular meetings.

== Monthly Team Reports: <MONTH> <YEAR> ==

## Once a month we do these in the format:
##
## See here for the team report for June 2011: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/TeamReports/MonthYear
##
## If your team is not producing monthly reports, see this page to get your team started: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/BuildingCommunity/TeamReporting		  * Lubuntu Team - April 25, 2012 http://wiki.ubuntu.com/Lubuntu/Meetings/20120425
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== Updates and Security for 8.04, 10.04, 11.04, 11.10 and 12.04 == == Updates and Security for 8.04, 10.04, 11.04 11.10 and 12.04 ==
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## Run security-and-updates/ListSecurity.py YEAR MONTH  * [USN-1425-1] Linux kernel vulnerabilities - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-security-announce/2012-April/001664.html
 * [USN-1426-1] Linux kernel (EC2) vulnerabilities - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-security-announce/2012-April/001665.html
 * [USN-1427-1] MySQL vulnerabilities - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-security-announce/2012-April/001666.html
 * [USN-1428-1] OpenSSL vulnerability - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-security-announce/2012-April/001667.html
 * [USN-1429-1] Jetty vulnerability - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-security-announce/2012-April/001668.html
 * [USN-1430-1] Firefox vulnerabilities - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-security-announce/2012-April/001669.html
 * [USN-1430-2] ubufox update - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-security-announce/2012-April/001670.html
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## Run security-and-updates/ListUpdates.py YEAR MONTH hardy
## End of life - April 2013 (Server)		  * mysql-dfsg-5.0 5.0.96-0ubuntu1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/hardy-changes/2012-April/012749.html
 * mysql-dfsg-5.0 5.0.96-0ubuntu1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/hardy-changes/2012-April/012750.html
 * openssl_0.9.8g-4ubuntu3.18_i386_translations.tar.gz - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/hardy-changes/2012-April/012751.html

End of life - April 2013 (Server)
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## Run security-and-updates/ListUpdates.py YEAR MONTH lucid
## End of Life - April 2013 (Desktop) - April 2015 (Server)		  * linux-lts-backport-oneiric 3.0.0-19.33~lucid1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/lucid-changes/2012-April/012821.html
 * linux 2.6.32-41.88 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/lucid-changes/2012-April/012822.html
 * linux 2.6.32-41.88 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/lucid-changes/2012-April/012823.html
 * linux-backports-modules-2.6.32 2.6.32-41.43 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/lucid-changes/2012-April/012824.html
 * linux-backports-modules-2.6.32 2.6.32-41.43 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/lucid-changes/2012-April/012825.html
 * linux-meta 2.6.32.41.48 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/lucid-changes/2012-April/012826.html
 * linux-meta 2.6.32.41.48 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/lucid-changes/2012-April/012827.html
 * linux-ports-meta 2.6.32.41.33 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/lucid-changes/2012-April/012828.html
 * linux-ports-meta 2.6.32.41.33 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/lucid-changes/2012-April/012829.html
 * linux 2.6.32-41.88 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/lucid-changes/2012-April/012830.html
 * linux-ports-meta 2.6.32.41.33 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/lucid-changes/2012-April/012831.html
 * linux 2.6.32-41.88 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/lucid-changes/2012-April/012832.html
 * linux-meta 2.6.32.41.48 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/lucid-changes/2012-April/012833.html
 * linux-backports-modules-2.6.32 2.6.32-41.43 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/lucid-changes/2012-April/012834.html
 * linux-backports-modules-2.6.32 2.6.32-41.43 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/lucid-changes/2012-April/012835.html
 * linux-meta 2.6.32.41.48 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/lucid-changes/2012-April/012836.html
 * linux-ports-meta 2.6.32.41.33 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/lucid-changes/2012-April/012837.html
 * linux-ec2 2.6.32-345.47 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/lucid-changes/2012-April/012838.html
 * linux-ec2 2.6.32-345.47 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/lucid-changes/2012-April/012839.html
 * linux-meta-ec2 2.6.32.345.26 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/lucid-changes/2012-April/012840.html
 * linux-meta-ec2 2.6.32.345.26 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/lucid-changes/2012-April/012841.html
 * mysql-dfsg-5.1 5.1.62-0ubuntu0.10.04.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/lucid-changes/2012-April/012842.html
 * mysql-dfsg-5.1 5.1.62-0ubuntu0.10.04.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/lucid-changes/2012-April/012843.html
 * openssl_0.9.8k-7ubuntu8.11_ia64_translations.tar.gz - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/lucid-changes/2012-April/012844.html
 * enigmail 2:1.4-0ubuntu0.10.04.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/lucid-changes/2012-April/012845.html
 * thunderbird 11.0.1+build1-0ubuntu0.10.04.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/lucid-changes/2012-April/012846.html
 * jetty 6.1.22-1ubuntu1.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/lucid-changes/2012-April/012847.html
 * dropbear 0.52-4ubuntu0.10.04.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/lucid-changes/2012-April/012848.html

End of Life - April 2013 (Desktop) - April 2015 (Server)
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## Run security-and-updates/ListUpdates.py YEAR MONTH natty
## End of Life - October 2012		  * mysql-5.1 5.1.62-0ubuntu0.11.04.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/natty-changes/2012-April/012487.html
 * mysql-5.1 5.1.62-0ubuntu0.11.04.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/natty-changes/2012-April/012488.html
 * openssl_0.9.8o-5ubuntu1.5_powerpc_translations.tar.gz - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/natty-changes/2012-April/012489.html
 * ubuntu-dev-tools 0.122.4 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/natty-changes/2012-April/012490.html
 * nvidia-graphics-drivers-96 96.43.20-0ubuntu1~natty1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/natty-changes/2012-April/012491.html
 * enigmail 2:1.4-0ubuntu0.11.04.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/natty-changes/2012-April/012492.html
 * thunderbird 11.0.1+build1-0ubuntu0.11.04.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/natty-changes/2012-April/012493.html
 * lightning-extension 1.3+build1-0ubuntu0.11.04.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/natty-changes/2012-April/012494.html
 * jetty 6.1.24-6ubuntu0.11.04.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/natty-changes/2012-April/012495.html
 * dropbear 0.52-5+squeeze1build0.11.04.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/natty-changes/2012-April/012496.html
 * typo3-src 4.3.9+dfsg1-1+squeeze4build0.11.04.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/natty-changes/2012-April/012497.html

End of Life - October 2012
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## Run security-and-updates/ListUpdates.py YEAR MONTH oneiric
## End of Life - April 2013		  * chromium-browser 18.0.1025.151~r130497-0ubuntu0.11.10.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/oneiric-changes/2012-April/012043.html
 * chromium-browser 18.0.1025.151~r130497-0ubuntu0.11.10.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/oneiric-changes/2012-April/012044.html
 * subversion 1.6.12dfsg-4ubuntu5.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/oneiric-changes/2012-April/012045.html
 * mysql-5.1 5.1.62-0ubuntu0.11.10.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/oneiric-changes/2012-April/012046.html
 * mysql-5.1 5.1.62-0ubuntu0.11.10.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/oneiric-changes/2012-April/012047.html
 * openssl_1.0.0e-2ubuntu4.5_armel_translations.tar.gz - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/oneiric-changes/2012-April/012048.html
 * openssl098 0.9.8o-7ubuntu1.2 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/oneiric-changes/2012-April/012049.html
 * dpkg 1.16.0.3ubuntu5.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/oneiric-changes/2012-April/012050.html
 * update-manager 1:0.152.25.9 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/oneiric-changes/2012-April/012051.html
 * ubuntuone-storage-protocol 2.0.1-0ubuntu1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/oneiric-changes/2012-April/012052.html
 * ubuntu-sso-client 1.4.1-0ubuntu1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/oneiric-changes/2012-April/012053.html
 * ubuntuone-client 2.0.1-0ubuntu1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/oneiric-changes/2012-April/012054.html
 * distro-info 0.2.3ubuntu0.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/oneiric-changes/2012-April/012055.html
 * gvfs 1.10.0-0ubuntu1.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/oneiric-changes/2012-April/012056.html
 * upstart 1.3-0ubuntu12 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/oneiric-changes/2012-April/012057.html
 * mawk 1.3.3-15ubuntu2.11.10 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/oneiric-changes/2012-April/012058.html
 * muon 1.2.1-0ubuntu1.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/oneiric-changes/2012-April/012059.html
 * muon 1.2.1-0ubuntu1.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/oneiric-changes/2012-April/012060.html
 * software-properties 0.81.13.4 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/oneiric-changes/2012-April/012061.html
 * dropbear 0.53.1-1ubuntu1.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/oneiric-changes/2012-April/012062.html
 * jetty 6.1.24-6ubuntu0.11.10.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/oneiric-changes/2012-April/012063.htm

End of Life - April 2013
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## Run security-and-updates/ListUpdates.py YEAR MONTH precise
## End of Life - April 2017		  * ubufox 2.0.3-0ubuntu1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/precise-changes/2012-April/015537.html
 * remmina 1.0.0-1ubuntu6 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/precise-changes/2012-April/015538.html
 * utouch-geis 2.2.9-0ubuntu2 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/precise-changes/2012-April/015539.html
 * xtables-addons 1.41-2ubuntu0.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/precise-changes/2012-April/015540.html
 * gwibber 3.4.1-0ubuntu1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/precise-changes/2012-April/015541.html
 * upstart 1.5-0ubuntu6 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/precise-changes/2012-April/015542.html
 * at-spi2-core 2.4.1-0ubuntu0.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/precise-changes/2012-April/015543.html
 * gnome-orca 3.4.1-0ubuntu0.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/precise-changes/2012-April/015544.html
 * update-manager 1:0.156.14.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/precise-changes/2012-April/015545.html
 * ubuntu-defaults-builder 0.31 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/precise-changes/2012-April/015546.html
 * apport 2.0.1-0ubuntu6 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/precise-changes/2012-April/015547.html
 * distro-info-data 0.8ubuntu0.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/precise-changes/2012-April/015548.html
 * glom 1.20.10-0ubuntu1.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/precise-changes/2012-April/015549.html
 * linux 3.2.0-24.37 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/precise-changes/2012-April/015550.html
 * linux-backports-modules-3.2.0 3.2.0-24.8 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/precise-changes/2012-April/015551.html
 * linux-meta 3.2.0.24.26 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/precise-changes/2012-April/015552.html
 * bcmwl 5.100.82.38+bdcom-0ubuntu6.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/precise-changes/2012-April/015553.html
 * upstart 1.5-0ubuntu7 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/precise-changes/2012-April/015554.html
 * ubuntu-defaults-builder 0.31 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/precise-changes/2012-April/015555.html
 * redhat-cluster 3.1.7-0ubuntu2.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/precise-changes/2012-April/015556.html
 * lvm2 2.02.66-4ubuntu7.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/precise-changes/2012-April/015557.html
 * lxc 0.7.5-3ubuntu53 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/precise-changes/2012-April/015558.html
 * resource-agents 1:3.9.2-5ubuntu4.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/precise-changes/2012-April/015559.html
 * compiz 1:0.9.7.8-0ubuntu1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/precise-changes/2012-April/015560.html
 * libqtbamf 0.2.4-0ubuntu1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/precise-changes/2012-April/015561.html
 * software-center 5.2.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/precise-changes/2012-April/015562.html
 * libreoffice 1:3.5.2-2ubuntu3 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/precise-changes/2012-April/015563.html
 * unity-lens-music 5.12.0-0ubuntu1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/precise-changes/2012-April/015564.html
 * libunity 5.12.0-0ubuntu1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/precise-changes/2012-April/015565.html
 * jetty 6.1.24-6ubuntu0.12.04.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/precise-changes/2012-April/015566.html
 * unity 5.12-0ubuntu1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/precise-changes/2012-April/015567.html
 * nux 2.12.0-0ubuntu1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/precise-changes/2012-April/015568.html
 * unity-lens-applications 5.12.0-0ubuntu1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/precise-changes/2012-April/015569.html
 * unity-2d 5.12.0-0ubuntu1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/precise-changes/2012-April/015570.html
 * dropbear 2011.54-1ubuntu0.12.04.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/precise-changes/2012-April/015571.html
 * apport 2.0.1-0ubuntu7 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/precise-changes/2012-April/015572.html


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## Common acronyms


Contents

  1. In This Issue
  2. General Community News
    1. Ubuntu 12.04 (Precise Pangolin) released!
    2. Quality has a new name
    3. Last Development Update of 12.04
    4. Ubuntu OpenWeek, 2-4 May on Freenode
    5. Membership Boards: Restaffing and Reorganization
    6. Welcome New Members
  3. Community Acknowledgments and Success Stories
    1. Ubuntu 12.04 LTS
  4. Ubuntu Stats
    1. Bug Stats
    2. Translation Stats Precise
    3. Ubuntu Brainstorm Top 5 this week
    4. Ask Ubuntu Top 5 Questions this week
  5. LoCo News
    1. Get the Ubuntu Online Tour on your LoCo site
    2. 12.04 Release Party: San Francisco Edition
  6. Launchpad News
    1. Contributing to Launchpad
  7. Ubuntu Forums News
    1. Ubuntu Forums Monthly Report – April 2012
  8. Ubuntu Cloud News
    1. OpenStack in Ubuntu Server 12.04 LTS
    2. juju client now available for Mac OSX
    3. Announcing the UDS Juju Charm Contest for UDS attendees
    4. MAAS, Juju, AWSOME – Making the Complicated; Simple!
  9. The Planet
    1. Barry Warsaw: Python 3 on the desktop for Quantal Quetzal
    2. Ubuntu Accomplishments: The Road To 0.1
    3. Michael Hall: Hello Unity, episode 3 & 4
    4. Xubuntu: Xubuntu Artwork Update: Unity Support
    5. s.fox: An Interview with Coffeecat
    6. Martin Pitt: QA changes for Ubuntu 12.04
    7. Ante Karamatić: Ubuntu 12.04 HA infrastructure
    8. Elizabeth Krumbach: I’m an Ubuntu Developer Summit local!
    9. Milo Casagrande: Revamping Launchpad Translators
  10. In The Press
    1. Ubuntu 12.04 – Jane Silber talks Unity, community and ‘continuous computing’
    2. 5 reasons to be excited about Ubuntu 12.04
    3. Which Linux distro is fairest of them all? Ubuntu, survey says
    4. Ubuntu 12.04 Delivers 5 Years of Enterprise Linux Desktop Support
    5. Ubuntu 12.04 LTS: Like it or not, this Linux grows on you
  11. In The Blogosphere
    1. If my mother-in-law can use Ubuntu Linux, anyone can
    2. Getting Help With Ubuntu 12.04 LTS Precise Pangolin
    3. Next Ubuntu Q to bring font, icon, Quantum Openstack service to Linux
    4. Ubuntu Linux Seeing HUGE Demand for OpenStack
    5. Muktware Ubuntu Manual
    6. 12.04 Release coverage
  12. In Other News
    1. Android Files update – get plugged into Instagram and more!
    2. Canonical To Launch Partner Program
    3. A Précis for Precise
    4. System76 now ships Ubuntu 12.04 on all products
    5. Ubuntu Server 12.04 LTS: certified, available and ready for the hyperscale world
    6. Ubuntu 12.04 LTS aims to conquer the enterprise desktop
    7. Full Circle #60 – Fifth Birthday Edition!
  13. Other Articles of Interest
  14. Featured Podcasts
    1. Burning Circle 68
    2. Ubuntu UK podcast - S05E05 – A Charming Fellow
  15. Weekly Ubuntu Development Team Meetings
  16. Weekly Official Ubuntu Flavors Team Meetings
  17. Upcoming Meetings and Events
  18. Updates and Security for 8.04, 10.04, 11.04 11.10 and 12.04
    1. Security Updates
    2. Ubuntu 8.04 Updates
    3. Ubuntu 10.04 Updates
    4. Ubuntu 11.04 Updates
    5. Ubuntu 11.10 Updates
    6. Ubuntu 12.04 Updates
  19. Subscribe
  20. Archives
  21. Additional Ubuntu News
  22. Conclusion
  23. Credits
  24. Glossary of Terms
  25. Ubuntu - Get Involved
  26. Feedback

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Welcome to the Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter, Issue 263 for the week April 23 - 29, 2012.

In This Issue

  • Ubuntu 12.04 (Precise Pangolin) released!
  • Quality has a new name

  • Ubuntu OpenWeek, 2-4 May on Freenode

  • Membership Boards: Restaffing and Reorganization
  • Welcome New Members
  • Community Acknowledgments and Success Stories
  • Ubuntu Stats

  • Get the Ubuntu Online Tour on your LoCo site

  • Contributing to Launchpad

  • OpenStack in Ubuntu Server 12.04 LTS

  • Announcing the UDS Juju Charm Contest for UDS attendees
  • MAAS, Juju, AWSOME – Making the Complicated; Simple!
  • Python 3 on the desktop for Quantal Quetzal

  • Hello Unity, episode 3 & 4

  • Xubuntu Artwork Update: Unity Support
  • An Interview with Coffeecat
  • I’m an Ubuntu Developer Summit local!
  • Revamping Launchpad Translators
  • Ubuntu 12.04 – Jane Silber talks Unity, community and ‘continuous computing’
  • 5 reasons to be excited about Ubuntu 12.04
  • In The Blogosphere
  • Android Files update – get plugged into Instagram and more!
  • Canonical To Launch Partner Program
  • Full Circle #60 – Fifth Birthday Edition!
  • Featured Podcasts
  • Weekly Ubuntu Development Team Meetings
  • Weekly Official Ubuntu Flavors Team Meetings
  • Upcoming Meetings and Events
  • Updates and Security
  • And much more!

General Community News

Ubuntu 12.04 (Precise Pangolin) released!

Release Manager Kate Stewart announces the availability of the new version of Ubuntu:

“The Ubuntu team is very pleased to announce the release of Ubuntu 12.04 LTS (Long-Term Support) for Desktop, Server, Cloud, and Core products.

Codenamed "Precise Pangolin", 12.04 continues Ubuntu's proud tradition of integrating the latest and greatest open source technologies into a high-quality, easy-to-use Linux distribution. The team has been hard at work through this cycle, introducing a few new features and improving quality control.”

More details, including features, upgrade instructions, download links and links to release notes for Ubuntu and the flavors are available here:

https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-announce/2012-April/000159.html

Quality has a new name

Mark Shuttleworth discusses the continuing efforts to expand the level of quality into the next Ubuntu release cycle and announces the codename for the next release: Quantal Quetzal.

http://www.markshuttleworth.com/archives/1121

Last Development Update of 12.04

The Dev News team reports on statistics about Ubuntu 12.04 that Kate Stewart, Ubuntu release manager, has shared. She has pointed out how many uploads and uploaders were in this cycle, the visibility of changes, and their contributors.

Although everybody is celebrating the Ubuntu 12.04 release, work on the next release (12.10) has already started. There is already discussion about which boost library to use started by Scott Kitterman. There are also plans about moving to Python 3 for the desktop image started by Barry Warsaw.

To round out the development update, this week the Ubuntu Algorithms Team recently hosted their first Ubuntu Classroom IRC-based class where they estimate they had about 35 active participants.

http://fridge.ubuntu.com/2012/04/26/ubuntu-12-04-development-update-22/

Ubuntu OpenWeek, 2-4 May on Freenode

Mark Shuttleworth will be doing an “Ask Mark” session on Tuesday, May 1st at 21:00 UTC. Then, from May 2nd through 4th the community will be hosting the Ubuntu Open Week IRC workshop in #ubuntu-classroom on irc.freenode.net. Community members from throughout the Ubuntu project will be presenting on such topics as: scaling WordPress with juju, Ubuntu development, starting and expanding local Ubuntu Hours, and how to contribute to Ubuntu translations.

Jorge Castro blogs about it here: http://www.jorgecastro.org/2012/04/25/ubuntu-openweek/

Direct link to the schedule here: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuOpenWeek

Membership Boards: Restaffing and Reorganization

The Community Council has been working with the Regional Membership Boards to increase their success and effectiveness, and have decided to move away from region-based boards to time-based boards. The new boards will meet at 12:00 and 22:00 UTC and they are currently recruiting Ubuntu Members who fit the qualifications outlined in the announcement to fill 10 open spots on these new boards.

https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-news-team/2012-April/001548.html

Welcome New Members

From the Developer Membership Board Meeting on April 23, 2012:

https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-devel-announce/2012-April/000953.html

Community Acknowledgments and Success Stories

Ubuntu 12.04 LTS

Jono Bacon shares thanks and acknowledgements for all the work on the Ubuntu 12.04 release. Bacon writes that the “focus on quality was firm and unrelenting; initiatives such as gated trunks, acceptance criteria, automated testing, and a strong focus on growing a testing community and widening our manual tests, all contributed to delivering a solid release.” He also highlighted great focus on growth of some parts of the community in initiatives like the Developer Advisory team, application developer focused outreach, and our continued growth of the Juju charm community.

http://www.jonobacon.org/2012/04/26/ubuntu-12-04-lts/

Ubuntu Stats

Bug Stats

Open (93811) +886 over last week Critical (75) -7 over last week Unconfirmed (48112) +531 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 Precise

  • English (Australia) (3501)
  • Spanish (12446)
  • English (United Kingdom) (21982)
  • Bosnian (40072)
  • Brazilian Portuguese (47794)

Remaining strings to translate in Ubuntu 12.04 "Precise Pangolin", see more at: https://translations.launchpad.net/ubuntu/precise/ and https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Translations

Ubuntu Brainstorm Top 5 this week

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

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

LoCo News

Get the Ubuntu Online Tour on your LoCo site

David Planella shares a project which Ant Dillon, of Canonical’s web design team, has made available to LoCo Teams: localized versions of the Ubuntu Online Tour. Anyone interested in localizing or using Ubuntu online tour on their own language has the possibility to adapt it and use it. Planella writes that it presents “a web-based first impression of Ubuntu to new users, now in their language.” He includes instructions for installing and reporting issues.

http://davidplanella.wordpress.com/2012/04/25/get-the-ubuntu-online-tour-on-your-loco-site/

12.04 Release Party: San Francisco Edition

Elizabeth Krumbach shares photos from the Ubuntu 12.04 release party in San Francisco this past Thursday.

http://princessleia.com/journal/?p=6101

Launchpad News

Contributing to Launchpad

Launchpad team shares instructions for how to get involved and contribute to the Launchpad project. As an open source project. “you can actively get involved in improving it and the community of Ubuntu platform developers is always interested in helping peers getting started.”

http://blog.launchpad.net/general/contributing-to-launchpad

Ubuntu Forums News

Ubuntu Forums Monthly Report – April 2012

Ubuntu Forums Council Member s.fox shares a monthly report for April from the Ubuntu Forums team, including: 7 new Ubuntu Members via the forums membership process, 24748 new users registered, 68707 new posts and 14988 new threads created.

They have decided that, as community has grown and continues to grow, tutorials and tips are going to be migrated to the community wiki. This way users and contributors will have an easier way to change/update/adapt new material. There is also a plan for increasing community interaction via the Ubuntu Forums IRC channel, the Precise development subforum has been moved to archive, and a new subforum for Quantal Quetzel has been created.

http://serial-coder.co.uk/blog/2012/04/ubuntu-forums-monthly-report-april-2012/

Ubuntu Cloud News

OpenStack in Ubuntu Server 12.04 LTS

As server edition gets five years of maintenance/support it is very good for companies running production deployments, writes Robbie Williamson. However, with this plan, users of OpenStack in 12.04 today will have to use the Essex edition of OpenStack released with 12.04 during this whole period. OpenStack team has come up with a new option for users of the LTS server edition: Canonical’s Ubuntu Cloud Archive. Williamson writes that users “can elect to enable this archive, and install newer releases of OpenStack (and the dependencies) as they become available up through the next Ubuntu LTS release (presumably 14.04)” and offers a chart and a FAQ section to help illustrate and explain some of their decisions.

http://undacuvabrutha.wordpress.com/2012/04/19/openstack-in-ubuntu-server-12-04-lts/

juju client now available for Mac OSX

The Mac port for juju has been published by Brandon Holtsclaw. Jorge Castro writes that it “will enable Mac users to deploy to their Ubuntu Servers from the comfort of their home operating system.”

http://cloud.ubuntu.com/2012/04/juju-client-now-available-for-mac-osx/

Announcing the UDS Juju Charm Contest for UDS attendees

Jorge Castro announces that Ubuntu Developer Summit attendees will have a chance to win one of three Dell XPS 13 ultrabooks by entering the Juju charm contest. The post also contains a link to step by step instructions for writing charms and contest rules.

http://cloud.ubuntu.com/2012/04/announcing-the-uds-juju-charm-contest-for-uds-attendees/

MAAS, Juju, AWSOME – Making the Complicated; Simple!

Amber Graner interviews Dave Walker, Jorge Castro, Francis Locaste and Matt Revell from the Ubuntu Server Team. Topics include MAAS, Juju, AWSOME, Ubuntu server and cloud information and her article includes links to more information regarding these topics.

http://akgraner.com/?p=1256

The Planet

Barry Warsaw: Python 3 on the desktop for Quantal Quetzal

Barry Warsaw discusses some plans, and work that needs to be done regarding Python 3 in Quantal Quetzel, as it is a release goal to ship with only Python 3 on the CD (even if Python 2.7 will still be available in the repository). Warsaw stresses “We need your help!” and provides a list of tasks that community members can assist with.

http://www.wefearchange.org/2012/04/python-3-on-desktop-for-quantal-quetzal.html

Ubuntu Accomplishments: The Road To 0.1

Jono Bacon shares an update on the Ubuntu Accomplishment system and provides a video demo of the current status. He also shares details on how community members can help with testing.

http://www.jonobacon.org/2012/04/24/ubuntu-accomplishments-the-road-to-0-1/

Michael Hall: Hello Unity, episode 3 & 4

Michael Hall shares that the Hello Unity application now has two new features: sound menu and quicklists. Hall does a feature roundup of what the application now supports and provides a link to the source and .deb package for the project.

http://mhall119.com/?p=1073

Xubuntu: Xubuntu Artwork Update: Unity Support

Simon Steinbeiß has started to work on support for Unity in Greybird, the default Xubuntu theme and provides screen shots of how it looks. He also shares details of how users can try it themselves by using a tool such as My Unity, GNOME Tweak tool or Ubuntu tweak to install the theme.

http://xubuntu.org/news/xubuntu-artwork-update-unity-support/

s.fox: An Interview with Coffeecat

In this post, s.fox interviews one of the longest standing members of Ubuntu Forums. He discusses his journey with ubuntu from 5.04 to now, and his involvement in the Ubuntu community.

http://serial-coder.co.uk/blog/2012/04/an-interview-with-coffeecat/

Martin Pitt: QA changes for Ubuntu 12.04

Martin Pitt shares some of the QA changes which were made in the 12.04 cycle. Pitt states that investment in a stable + 1 team has made significant changes and also made many things easier. Changes or improvements that he has noticed include: better general software stability, more daily development testers who provide bug reports and patches, daily dist-upgrade tests and automatic CD image builds which “dramatically reduced both the cost of fixing regressions as well as the emergency hackathons during milestone preparations.”

http://www.piware.de/2012/04/qa-changes-for-ubuntu-12-04/

Ante Karamatić: Ubuntu 12.04 HA infrastructure

Ante Karamatić shares some details of the HA infrastructure for Ubuntu 10.04 and 12.04. The Ubuntu HA infrastructure uses Pacemaker and GFS2 and OCFS2 shared filesystems on top of shared storage. He shares a link to the current cluster documentation, and explains that they are also planning to make instructions on wiki for DRBD, cLVM and migration scenarios from 10.04 to 12.04 and from 10.04 with a PPA to 12.04.

http://blog.init.hr/?p=186

Elizabeth Krumbach: I’m an Ubuntu Developer Summit local!

Elizabeth Krumbach writes about her experience of being at Ubuntu Developer Summits (UDS) as a non-local and how valuable information from the local teams was to her visit. This time she is a local for the UDS in Oakland coming up on May 7-11 and reports on plans the Ubuntu California team is making for UDS, including evening events, and a page created for attendees with detailed public transit information.

http://princessleia.com/journal/?p=5906

Milo Casagrande: Revamping Launchpad Translators

Milo Casagrande puts out a call to the community for more translators, and shares resources for how to start getting involved.

http://www.milo.name/?p=112

In The Press

Ubuntu 12.04 – Jane Silber talks Unity, community and ‘continuous computing’

Rory MacDonald of Linux User speaks with Canonical CEO Jane Silber where she discusses her role in Canonical (and also Mark Shuttleworth’s role), how Canonical compares with other companies, Unity and Canonical’s strategy goals, which include Canonical’s plan to push Ubuntu onto other areas, such as TVs, smartphones and cars.

http://www.linuxuser.co.uk/features/ubuntu-12-04-jane-silber-talks-unity-community-and-continuous-computing/

5 reasons to be excited about Ubuntu 12.04

Rob Zwetsloot highlights 5 features to look forward to with Ubuntu 12.04 LTS. Included are the Unity Dash improvements, the implementation of the HUD, increased ARM support, server upgrades and increased stability overall.

http://www.linuxuser.co.uk/features/five-reasons-to-be-excited-for-ubuntu-12-04/

Which Linux distro is fairest of them all? Ubuntu, survey says

Katherine Noyes of PC World notes that Ubuntu swept home Lifehacker's distro popularity contest: Ubuntu and its variants got over 51 per cent of the votes.

http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/254516/which_linux_distro_is_fairest_of_them_all_ubuntu_survey_says.html

Ubuntu 12.04 Delivers 5 Years of Enterprise Linux Desktop Support

Sean Michael Kerner of Datamation writes about the lengthened support for the desktop version of Ubuntu. For the first time this will be five years of support - the same as that for servers. Kerner shares comments from Steve George, VP of Communications and Products at Canonical, that reveal the five year support is due to customer request, especially from companies. He also shares that, with this new version of Ubuntu comes new possibilities like: easier access to non-Linux applications, embedded remote desktop (Citrix server).

http://www.datamation.com/open-source/ubuntu-12.04-delivers-5-years-of-enterprise-linux-desktop-support.html

Ubuntu 12.04 LTS: Like it or not, this Linux grows on you

Scott Gilbertson of The Register reviews Ubuntu 12.04 and highlights many of its features including the HUD, new privacy settings and the Software Center. Especially praised is the HUD, with its fast search and overall contribution to a better, unified desktop experience.

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2012/04/27/ubuntu_12_04_lts_review/

In The Blogosphere

If my mother-in-law can use Ubuntu Linux, anyone can

This article written by Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols shares the story of giving his mother-in-law a computer with Ubuntu on it. “One of the great Linux desktop myths is that it’s hard to use. People still think that you need to be some kind of mad computer wizard to use Linux. What nonsense. Desktop Linux has been as easy to use as any of the mainstream desktop operating systems for over a decade. How easy is it? My 79-year old mother-in-law, Hulvia, can use it.”

http://www.zdnet.com/blog/open-source/if-my-mother-in-law-can-use-ubuntu-linux-anyone-can/10802

Getting Help With Ubuntu 12.04 LTS Precise Pangolin

Andrew, from Begin Linux, provides a list of tutorials and help sites he has found useful to help users become more familiar with and fix problems which arise when using Ubuntu.

http://beginlinux.com/blog/2012/04/getting-help-with-ubuntu-12-04-lts-precise-pangolin/

Next Ubuntu Q to bring font, icon, Quantum Openstack service to Linux

Paula Rooney of ZDNet shares and discusses some of the features Ubuntu 12.10 will have, as disclosed by a blog post by Mark Shuttleworth: new design, font and icon innovations, Quantum - virtualized networking.

http://www.zdnet.com/blog/open-source/next-ubuntu-q-to-bring-font-icon-quantum-openstack-service-to-linux/10813

Ubuntu Linux Seeing HUGE Demand for OpenStack

Sean Michael Kerner, Internet News, shares that although OpenStack is relatively new, Chris Kenyon, Vice President, Sales and Business Development at Canonical, stated that “there is a huge interest for OpenStack from cloud providers and enterprises.” Kerner goes on to say “Big names are also backing Ubuntu's OpenStack efforts too. HP is basing its' OpenStack cloud on Ubuntu as is AT&T and Ericsson.”

http://www.internetnews.com/blog/skerner/ubuntu-linux-seeing-huge-demand-for-openstack.html

Muktware Ubuntu Manual

Muktware reports that the “two month journey” with the goal of releasing the Ubuntu 12.04 manual for beginners on the same date as Ubuntu 12.04 has succeeded. The aim of this manual is to make Ubuntu, and open source in general, accessible to non-Linux users and newcomers to open source. The manual is available for download as a PDF.

http://www.muktware.com/articles/3556/muktware-ubuntu-manual

12.04 Release coverage

There have been dozens of reviews for the latest release of Ubuntu, 12.04 (Precise Pangolin)! The following are are a few selected by our editors for inclusion this week.

In Other News

Android Files update – get plugged into Instagram and more!

Ubuntu One Files for Android app has been updated. The Canonical Voices blog reports their “favorite new addition is that the U1 Files app now supports auto-upload from other photo apps you use.” It also includes UI improvements and more settings which will help you control when data is used for various tasks.

http://voices.canonical.com/ubuntuone/2012/04/24/android-files-update-get-plugged-into-instagram-and-more/

Canonical To Launch Partner Program

S. Ramdas, CRN, reports that Canonical hopes to lure strong partners with a new, competitively priced channel program in India, centered on Ubuntu Advantage enterprise services.

http://www.crn.in/Software-024Apr012-Canonical-To-Launch-Partner-Program.aspx

A Précis for Precise

Jane Silber writes that, with “support guaranteed for five years, certification on a wide range of hardware and the option of enterprise-grade commercial services, Ubuntu is a proven, cost-effective enterprise platform that can be relied on for the long term for their desktop, server, and cloud needs.”

http://blog.canonical.com/2012/04/24/a-precis-for-precise/

System76 now ships Ubuntu 12.04 on all products

Emma Marshall at System 76 informs us that “Precise Pangolin” is now supported. All their systems now ship with Ubuntu 12.04 pre-installed and earlier models are ready to be upgraded.

https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-news-team/2012-April/001552.html

Ubuntu Server 12.04 LTS: certified, available and ready for the hyperscale world

According to the Canonical blog, with the release of 12.04 Ubuntu becomes the first enterprise Linux distribution to include OpenStack for deploying a private cloud. Ubuntu 12.04 LTS server edition has support until 2017, and brings features like: cloud, deployment and service orchestration technologies.

http://www.canonical.com/content/ubuntu-server-1204-lts-certified-available-and-ready-hyperscale-world

Ubuntu 12.04 LTS aims to conquer the enterprise desktop

The Canonical blog states that Canonical’s goal for desktop users is “to work more productively on latest PCs laptops and thin clients”. They feel that they have a very good chance to succeed in a desktop world, since they have very good relationships with hardware vendors like Dell, HP and Lenovo. Not only that, Ubuntu for desktops is certified for many laptops and desktops thanks to “Canonical’s close relationships with OEMs.”

http://www.canonical.com/content/ubuntu-1204-lts-aims-conquer-enterprise-desktop

Full Circle #60 – Fifth Birthday Edition!

Full Circle - the independent magazine for the Ubuntu Linux community are proud to announce the release of our sixtieth issue.

It's our birthday! Five years and going strong.

This month:

  • Command and Conquer.

  • How-To : Beginning Python - Part 32, LibreOffice - Part 14, and Prey.

  • NEW! Graphics : GIMP - The Beanstalk Part 1, and Inkscape - An Introduction to the SVG file format.
  • Linux Lab - Serial Port.
  • Review - Desura.
  • I Think - Will You Upgrade To 12.04?
  • Closing Windows - Sound Settings

plus: Ubuntu Games, My Desktop, My Opinion, My Story, and much much more!

Google Currents Edition: http://www.google.com/producer/editions/CAownNvjAQ/full_circle_magazine_60_lite

Get it while it's hot. PDF and EPUB Editions! http://fullcirclemagazine.org/issue-60/

* ARM profits rise 22 per cent as margins increase - http://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/news/2169891/arm-profits-rise-22-cent-margins-increase

Burning Circle 68

In this episode of The Burning Circle, podcast of the Ohio LoCo, they include a reading of the latest draft of the Ubuntu Code of Conduct 2.0.

http://ohio.ubuntu-us.org/node/94

Ubuntu UK podcast - S05E05 – A Charming Fellow

In this podcast topics topics include: How to install Ubuntu, Juju and 12.04 LTS (interview made with Jorge Castro). There were some great news namely: open source driver for Qualcom, Canonical job ads are popular, Microsoft’s section for open technologies.

http://podcast.ubuntu-uk.org/2012/04/26/s05e05-a-charming-fellow/

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Security Updates

Ubuntu 8.04 Updates

End of life - April 2013 (Server)

Ubuntu 10.04 Updates

End of Life - April 2013 (Desktop) - April 2015 (Server)

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End of Life - October 2012

Ubuntu 11.10 Updates

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