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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. ## For this and the next sections, see: ## https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuWeeklyNewsletter/LinkSuggestions |
=== Ubuntu's Shuttleworth bets on Inktank for cloud storage services === Lee Hutchinson of ARSTechnica reports that Mark Shuttleworth has invested 1 million dollars in Inktank, “company which provides support and services to enterprises who want to deploy the Ceph open source distributed file system which is designed to run spread out across multiple servers.” http://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2012/09/ubuntus-shuttleworth-bets-on-inktank-for-cloud-storage-services/ === NexPhone Promises One Device for Phone, Tablet and PC === Kevin Purcell of GottaBeMOBILE reports about the Nex``Phone smartphone which becomes a “Tablet, Laptop or a PC.” According to Purcells, Nex``Phone will be running Ubuntu for Android software “which runs on an Android smartphone and gives the user an Ubuntu style user interface.” http://www.gottabemobile.com/2012/09/10/nexphone-promises-one-device-for-phone-tablet-and-pc/ === Five new features in Ubuntu 12.10 'Quantal Quetzal' Beta 1 === Katherine Noyes of PCWorld brings list of new features in Ubuntu 12.10 ‘Quantal Quetzal’ Beta 1 which includes: full-disk encryption, single consolidated Image, no more Unity 2D, revamped update manager, updated packages. http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/262248/five_new_features_in_ubuntu_1210_quantal_quetzal_beta_1.html |
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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. |
=== Ubuntu Reaches 220,000 PCs in Schools in Spain === Christoper Tozzi of The Var``Guy informs us that “Isotrol, a Spanish engineering and technical support company installed an Ubuntu-based Linux distribution on 220,000 workstations spread across 2,000 schools.” Tozzi also mentiones that “Canonical provided technical support during the effort in the form of a Premium Service Engineer.” http://www.thevarguy.com/2012/09/10/ubuntu-reaches-220000-pcs-in-schools-in-spain/ === New Look Default Wallpaper Lands in Ubuntu 12.10 === Joey Sneddon of OMG!Ubuntu! informs us about default Ubuntu wallpaper which lands in 12.10 version of Ubuntu. Sneddon articulates that old wallpaper “has been replaced by a softer, warmish glow.” http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2012/09/new-look-default-wallpaper-lands-in-ubuntu-12-10 === Unity Debacle Sets Back Ubuntu On The ARM Desktop === Michael Larabel of Phoronix brings a thorough analysis considering Unity + Compiz experience Under Ubuntu 12.10. Larabel points out that “in the x86 world most hardware has open-source 3D drivers that ship ‘out of the box’ in Ubuntu so user always has 3D hardware acceleration and never has to worry about this Compiz/Unity-over-LLVMpipe” but points out that unlike x86 world, Unity+Compiz experience “in the ARM world isn't quite as smooth.” http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=MTE4MjI === Ubuntu 12.10 Tries For Last Minute GRUB 2.00 === Michael Larabel of Phoronix informs us that Canonical will be doing a “last minute try” to put GRUB 2.0. in Ubuntu 12.10. This is not yet final since developers are still testing it. According to information gathered from Ubuntu-devel mailing list, “So far Quantal GRUB 2.00 package has been tested on BIOS and UEFI systems along with testing on LVM, LVM+crypto, and RAID-1: things seem to work. However, DM-RAID is currently ‘problematic’, so Colin Watson advises not using it.” http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=MTE4MjA === Ubuntu 12.10 Login Screen Adds Remote Desktop Access === Joey Sneddon of OMG!Ubuntu! Informs us about a new Ubuntu 12.10 feature: login screen remote desktop access. Sneddon highlights that “this feature will allow user to enter a full-screen remote login without needing to login to Ubuntu itself, or install additional apps. It all happens ‘out of the box’.” Sneddon also points out that currently there three types of a connection which are supported : ICA (Citrux), RDP, VMWare View. http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2012/09/ubuntu-12-10-login-screen-adds-remote-desktop-accessl === August’s Ubuntu App Chart Lacks Ubuntu Showdown Entries – But Why? === Joey Sneddon of OMG!Ubuntu! compares top 10 downloaded apps in July and August and discusses the lack of new apps from Ubuntu App Showdown on the top 10 list. Based on his analysis, Sneddon doubts “that app developers delivering free apps to Ubuntu have any chance of making the ‘Top 10 Free Apps’ chart.” http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2012/09/its-a-no-show-for-the-showdown-winners-in-augusts-ubuntu-app-chart === Ubuntu GNOME Remix 12.10 Alpha 2 Available For Download === Andrew from WebUPD8 informs us that Ubuntu GNOME Remix 12.10 Alpha 2 is available for download at the following link: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuGNOME/ReleaseNotes/12.10Alpha2 Andrew also brings a short tour of new flavour of Ubuntu highlighting its features like: applications that user might find, shell that is going to be available and much more. http://www.webupd8.org/2012/09/ubuntu-gnome-remix-1210-alpha-2.html === My impressions of Ubuntu/Unity - Ubuntu 12.04 === Tracy Anne of LXer brings her experiences considering Ubuntu/Unity where she points out her dislikes related to Dash, work with two monitors and a comparison of Ubuntu Precise Pangolin with Ubuntu studio. She concludes that “Ubuntu with Unity is a pretty usable system.” http://lxer.com/module/newswire/view/173568/index.html |
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| ## Any news or links that don't fit neatly into other sections. | === Ubuntu NVIDIA Graphics Driver: Windows Competitive, But Only With KDE === User timothy of Slashdot informs us about problems with the NVIDIA Linux driver and its appliance on several platforms and desktops. http://tech.slashdot.org/story/12/09/13/166203/ubuntu-nvidia-graphics-driver-windows-competitive-but-only-with-kde === Steam Beta for Ubuntu May Arrive in October === Kevin Parrish of Tom’s Guide predicts that Valve might release Steam for Linux sometime in October. Parrish finds its prediction in “theory which is based on a mention of the Linux client in the Steam’s database records which was spotted last week. The official Linux tag has also now appeared as a search option for Steam Greenlight titles”. http://www.tomsguide.com/us/Steam-Ubuntu-Linux-Digital-Distribution-Left4Dead,news-16076.html |
WORK IN PROGRESS
Welcome to the Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter, Issue 283 for the week September 10 - 16, 2012.
In This Issue
General Community News
Welcome New Members and Developers
Results from the 1200 UTC Membership Board Meeting, September 12, 2012 Anthony Harrington got an official Ubuntu membership due to his contributions considering British English translation efforts.
Anthony Harrington (https://launchpad.net/~untaintableangel - https://wiki.ubuntu.com/AnthonyHarrington)
https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-news-team/2012-September/001634.htm
Community Acknowledgments and Success Stories
Ubuntu Stats
Bug Stats
- Open (#) +/- # over last week
- Critical (#) +/- # over last week
- Unconfirmed (#) +/- # 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 Quantal
- Language (#) +/- # over last week
- Language (#) +/- # over last week
- Language (#) +/- # over last week
- Language (#) +/- # over last week
- Language (#) +/- # over last week
Remaining strings to translate in Ubuntu 12.10 "Quantal Quetzal", see more at: https://translations.launchpad.net/ubuntu/quantal/ and https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Translations
Ubuntu Brainstorm Top 5 this week
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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
Report UGJ Mexico DF – 08/09/2012
Javier López reports how Ubuntu-mx team hosted their third Ubuntu Global Jam. "The event started at 11:00 (utc-6) and finished at 18:00 which means that they have jammed for almost 7 hours.” Ubuntu-mx team talked about many different subjects including: juju, maas, iso adoption procedure, harvest, checkbox, proposed updates and steps to report bugs.
http://viajemotu.wordpress.com/2012/09/09/report-ugj-08-09-201/
DíaDev: Ubuntu Global Jam in Maracaibo
Efrain Valles reports about Ubuntu Global Jam which was held in Maracaibo, Venezuela. Valles highlights that Venezuela team spent day: learning how to participate, reporting errors, reviewing the functions. They also participated in Google hangouts with Laura Czajkowski and Daniel Holbach.
http://effiejayx.com/content/d%C3%ADadev-ubuntu-global-jam-maracaibo
San Francisco Ubuntu Global Jam Wrap-up
Elizabeth Krumbach writes about her experiences with this years Ubuntu Global Jam held in San Francisco at Wikimedia Foundation and focused on ISO testing. Attendees at UGJ San Francisco had organized printout materials for: reporting bugs, finding right package, basic Ubuntu live test, Basic Ubuntu Install test, Xubuntu short test, Xubuntu long test and they had bug reporting instructions for Ubuntu desktop amd64. Krumbach also gave live demonstrations to attendees which include: ISO tracker tour, crash course in bug reporting, package tracker introduction.
http://princessleia.com/journal/?p=6749
Ubuntu Japanese LoCo attends Open Source Conference Tokyo/Fall
Fumihito YOSHIDA reports about Open Source Conference held in Tokyo where Japanese LoCo team participated as an exhibitor and a speaker. YOSHIDA highlights how “Open Source Conference (OSC) is the greatest open source event of Japan” where exhibitors are mostly combined of communities and powerful companies like Dell, HP, AMD, Hitachi, Microsoft!, Cytrix and many others.
http://fabric-janitor.blogspot.com/2012/09/open-source-conference-tokyofall.html
Launchpad News
Reduced Builder Capacity
Laura Czajkowski informs us that Launchpad builders are currently operating at reduced build capacity. Czajkowski points out that if someone is having any issues with their builds they should ask for help in #launchpad.
http://blog.launchpad.net/notifications/reduced-builder-capacity
Ubuntu Cloud News
[A Juju Adventure] Charming Lamp! and Android ToDo
Victor Palau continues with his series of blog posts considering Juju adventures. Current post series include:
- Proof that you can access a Juju local environment from the Android Emulator
- Usage of few charms from the charm store plus a custom one, set up a MySQL database that can be exposed through a web service with simple commands/steps
- Development of a TODO list android app
- Connection of android app and the web service, so they talk to each other.
http://victorpalau.net/2012/09/10/a-juju-adventure-charming-lamp/
http://victorpalau.net/2012/09/14/juju-adventure-android-todo-and-juju/
The Planet
Canonical News
In The Press
Ubuntu's Shuttleworth bets on Inktank for cloud storage services
Lee Hutchinson of ARSTechnica reports that Mark Shuttleworth has invested 1 million dollars in Inktank, “company which provides support and services to enterprises who want to deploy the Ceph open source distributed file system which is designed to run spread out across multiple servers.”
NexPhone Promises One Device for Phone, Tablet and PC
Kevin Purcell of GottaBeMOBILE reports about the NexPhone smartphone which becomes a “Tablet, Laptop or a PC.” According to Purcells, NexPhone will be running Ubuntu for Android software “which runs on an Android smartphone and gives the user an Ubuntu style user interface.”
http://www.gottabemobile.com/2012/09/10/nexphone-promises-one-device-for-phone-tablet-and-pc/
Five new features in Ubuntu 12.10 'Quantal Quetzal' Beta 1
Katherine Noyes of PCWorld brings list of new features in Ubuntu 12.10 ‘Quantal Quetzal’ Beta 1 which includes: full-disk encryption, single consolidated Image, no more Unity 2D, revamped update manager, updated packages.
In The Blogosphere
Ubuntu Reaches 220,000 PCs in Schools in Spain
Christoper Tozzi of The VarGuy informs us that “Isotrol, a Spanish engineering and technical support company installed an Ubuntu-based Linux distribution on 220,000 workstations spread across 2,000 schools.” Tozzi also mentiones that “Canonical provided technical support during the effort in the form of a Premium Service Engineer.”
http://www.thevarguy.com/2012/09/10/ubuntu-reaches-220000-pcs-in-schools-in-spain/
New Look Default Wallpaper Lands in Ubuntu 12.10
Joey Sneddon of OMG!Ubuntu! informs us about default Ubuntu wallpaper which lands in 12.10 version of Ubuntu. Sneddon articulates that old wallpaper “has been replaced by a softer, warmish glow.”
http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2012/09/new-look-default-wallpaper-lands-in-ubuntu-12-10
Unity Debacle Sets Back Ubuntu On The ARM Desktop
Michael Larabel of Phoronix brings a thorough analysis considering Unity + Compiz experience Under Ubuntu 12.10. Larabel points out that “in the x86 world most hardware has open-source 3D drivers that ship ‘out of the box’ in Ubuntu so user always has 3D hardware acceleration and never has to worry about this Compiz/Unity-over-LLVMpipe” but points out that unlike x86 world, Unity+Compiz experience “in the ARM world isn't quite as smooth.”
http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=MTE4MjI
Ubuntu 12.10 Tries For Last Minute GRUB 2.00
Michael Larabel of Phoronix informs us that Canonical will be doing a “last minute try” to put GRUB 2.0. in Ubuntu 12.10. This is not yet final since developers are still testing it. According to information gathered from Ubuntu-devel mailing list, “So far Quantal GRUB 2.00 package has been tested on BIOS and UEFI systems along with testing on LVM, LVM+crypto, and RAID-1: things seem to work. However, DM-RAID is currently ‘problematic’, so Colin Watson advises not using it.”
http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=MTE4MjA
Ubuntu 12.10 Login Screen Adds Remote Desktop Access
Joey Sneddon of OMG!Ubuntu! Informs us about a new Ubuntu 12.10 feature: login screen remote desktop access. Sneddon highlights that “this feature will allow user to enter a full-screen remote login without needing to login to Ubuntu itself, or install additional apps. It all happens ‘out of the box’.” Sneddon also points out that currently there three types of a connection which are supported : ICA (Citrux), RDP, VMWare View.
http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2012/09/ubuntu-12-10-login-screen-adds-remote-desktop-accessl
August’s Ubuntu App Chart Lacks Ubuntu Showdown Entries – But Why?
Joey Sneddon of OMG!Ubuntu! compares top 10 downloaded apps in July and August and discusses the lack of new apps from Ubuntu App Showdown on the top 10 list. Based on his analysis, Sneddon doubts “that app developers delivering free apps to Ubuntu have any chance of making the ‘Top 10 Free Apps’ chart.”
Ubuntu GNOME Remix 12.10 Alpha 2 Available For Download
Andrew from WebUPD8 informs us that Ubuntu GNOME Remix 12.10 Alpha 2 is available for download at the following link:
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuGNOME/ReleaseNotes/12.10Alpha2
Andrew also brings a short tour of new flavour of Ubuntu highlighting its features like: applications that user might find, shell that is going to be available and much more.
http://www.webupd8.org/2012/09/ubuntu-gnome-remix-1210-alpha-2.html
My impressions of Ubuntu/Unity - Ubuntu 12.04
Tracy Anne of LXer brings her experiences considering Ubuntu/Unity where she points out her dislikes related to Dash, work with two monitors and a comparison of Ubuntu Precise Pangolin with Ubuntu studio. She concludes that “Ubuntu with Unity is a pretty usable system.”
http://lxer.com/module/newswire/view/173568/index.html
In Other News
Ubuntu NVIDIA Graphics Driver: Windows Competitive, But Only With KDE
User timothy of Slashdot informs us about problems with the NVIDIA Linux driver and its appliance on several platforms and desktops.
Steam Beta for Ubuntu May Arrive in October
Kevin Parrish of Tom’s Guide predicts that Valve might release Steam for Linux sometime in October. Parrish finds its prediction in “theory which is based on a mention of the Linux client in the Steam’s database records which was spotted last week. The official Linux tag has also now appeared as a search option for Steam Greenlight titles”.
http://www.tomsguide.com/us/Steam-Ubuntu-Linux-Digital-Distribution-Left4Dead,news-16076.html
Other Articles of Interest
Mozilla shows off Firefox OS - http://www.h-online.com/open/news/item/Mozilla-shows-off-Firefox-OS-1703503.html
Salvatore’s Open Source Cure for brain cancer - http://blog.andreacolangelo.com/2012/09/11/salvatores-open-source-cure-for-brain-cancer/
NVIDIA Announces New Legacy Linux Support- http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=MTE4MTM
LinuxCon Europe 2012 Schedule Announced - http://www.h-online.com/open/news/item/LinuxCon-Europe-2012-schedule-announced-1706380.html
VirtualBox 4.2.0 released with drag-and-drop from host to Linux guests and more - http://www.webupd8.org/2012/09/virtualbox-420-released-with-support.html
PartedMagic update includes GParted LVM support - http://www.h-online.com/open/news/item/Parted-Magic-update-includes-GParted-LVM-support-1706323.html
IDF: Intel says Clover Trail will not work with Linux - http://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/news/2205462/idf-intel-says-clover-trail-will-not-work-with-linux
Europe officially runs out of IPv4 Addresses - http://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2012/09/europe-officially-runs-out-of-ipv4-addresses/
Why Linux is Good for Business - http://www.junauza.com/2012/09/why-linux-is-good-for-business.html
Featured Audio and Video
Ubuntu Podcast from the UK LoCo: S05E15 – The Man From the Clouds
Some of the news that Mark Johnson, Tony Whitmore, Alan Pope, and Laura Cowen are bringing in the fifteenth episode, of the Ubuntu podcast UK, are:
- Flattering Broadcom with interest in their Pi chip…
- Phishing vulnerability in Firefox and Opera browsers…
- Nvidia proof-of-concept work on Linux…
- Valve wants to push hardware innovation…
http://podcast.ubuntu-uk.org/2012/09/12/s05e15-the-man-from-the-clouds/
Weekly Ubuntu Development Team Meetings
Weekly Official Ubuntu Flavors Team Meetings
# Edubuntu Team, Lubuntu, Studio and Xubuntu currently (01/2012) have active regular meetings.
Monthly Team Reports: <MONTH> <YEAR>
Upcoming Meetings and Events
For upcoming meetings and events please visit the calendars at fridge.ubuntu.com: http://fridge.ubuntu.com/calendars/
Updates and Security for 8.04, 10.04, 11.04, 11.10 and 12.04
Security Updates
Ubuntu 8.04 Updates
Ubuntu 10.04 Updates
Ubuntu 11.04 Updates
Ubuntu 11.10 Updates
Ubuntu 12.04 Updates
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