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## Make each article a subsection, via ===
## These are big articles that don't fit within another section
## Suggested sources: ubuntu-news-team mailing list, fridge.ubuntu.com

=== Welcome New Members and Developers ===

## Browse ubuntu-news-team list for announcements of new Ubuntu members.
## developers or PPU
## Forums and IRC also grant membership, where to look for those?
## Format: Results for the $foo Board Meeting DATE
## * Name (launchpad profile | wiki page)		 === Yakkety Yak Alpha 2 Released ===

Simon Quigley announces that the second alpha release of Yakkety Yak. Developers are encouraged to assist in testing and reporting bugs so that the release may move out of the alpha stage. Included in the article are links to download flavor variants of this alpha release.

https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-devel-announce/2016-July/001188.html

The following outlets also covered the Alpha 2 release:

 * Ubuntu 16.10 "Yakkety Yak" Alpha 2 Released - http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=Ubuntu-16.10-Alpha-2
 * Ubuntu 16.10 Alpha 2 Is Available to Download Now - http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2016/07/ubuntu-16-10-alpha-2-available-download-now
 * Ubuntu 16.10 "Yakkety Yak" Alpha 2 Arrives for Opt-In Flavors, Here's What's New - http://news.softpedia.com/news/ubuntu-16-10-yakkety-yak-alpha-2-arrives-for-opt-in-flavors-here-s-what-s-new-506728.shtml

=== Ubuntu 15.10 (Wily Werewolf) End of Life reached on July 28 2016 ===

Adam Conrad announces that Ubuntu 15.10 reached the end of its nine month cycle on July 28th. This means that this release will no longer be supported and that no further package updates will be accepted. Adam also provides a link to a tutorial for upgrading to the most recent LTS Ubuntu release.

https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-security-announce/2016-July/003513.html
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## 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 (124459) +91 over last week
    * Critical (356) -5 over last week
    * Unconfirmed (61304) +22 over last week
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## AUTOMATIC (preferred method, more stats!)
## Run: ./askubuntu/askubuntu.py
## MANUAL: Go to askubuntu.com and click on "WEEK" to get the
## top questions of the week		 ==== Most Active Questions ====

 * Do file-extensions have any purpose (for the operating system)? http://askubuntu.com/questions/803434/do-file-extensions-have-any-purpose-for-the-operating-system
 * “wc -c” and “wc -m” command in linux http://askubuntu.com/questions/803911/wc-c-and-wc-m-command-in-linux
 * Environment Variable for Username http://askubuntu.com/questions/802733/environment-variable-for-username
 * Detect if a tool is already in execution but ONLY for current user http://askubuntu.com/questions/803104/detect-if-a-tool-is-already-in-execution-but-only-for-current-user
 * I permanently changed my PATH variable by mistake, and I am unable to login now. How to change my PATH variable to default? http://askubuntu.com/questions/803267/i-permanently-changed-my-path-variable-by-mistake-and-i-am-unable-to-login-now

==== Top Voted New Questions ====

 * Do file-extensions have any purpose (for the operating system)? http://askubuntu.com/questions/803434/
 * "wc -c" and "wc -m" command in linux http://askubuntu.com/questions/803911/
 * How to display modified time of a file? http://askubuntu.com/questions/803149/
 * Detect if a tool is already in execution but ONLY for current user http://askubuntu.com/questions/803104/
 * Will Ubuntu 16.04 LTS have a 4.5.2 kernel update? http://askubuntu.com/questions/804048/

People Contributing the best questions and answers this week: steeldriver (http://askubuntu.com/users/178692/steeldriver), Byte Commander (http://askubuntu.com/users/367990/byte-commander), Pilot6 (http://askubuntu.com/users/167850/pilot6), karel (http://askubuntu.com/users/94914/karel) and elpd (http://askubuntu.com/users/306959/elpd)
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== LoCo News ==

## Make each article a subsection, via === Section name ===
## Add notes about new locoteams, changed ones, meetings, etc.
## Keep and eye on the Planet, the LoCo Team Portal, and other
## LoCo team Blogs you can add to your RSS Feeds, also the
## loco-contacts mailing list and http://lococouncil.ubuntu.com/
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## Run the ./loco-events/loco-events.py script to get a list  * Tempe Ubuntu Hour, Arizona Lo``Co Team: http://loco.ubuntu.com/events/ubuntu-arizona/3405-tempe-ubuntu-hour/
 * AZLOCO Install-fest/Linux Workshop, Arizona Lo``Co Team: http://loco.ubuntu.com/events/ubuntu-arizona/3406-azloco-install-fest/linux-workshop/
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## This section is for Ubuntu News from "The Planet" at http://planet.ubuntu.com/ === Shih-Yuan Lee: Disable Secure Boot in shim-signed ===

Shih-Yuan Lee blogs about recent Secure Boot enhancements found in the latest Ubuntu kernel updates. Shih-Yuan shows us (text & screens) how to disable Secure Boot using shim-signed (secure boot [msft signed] chain-loading bootloader), change our BIOS & finally re-enable Secure Boot.

http://fourdollars.blogspot.com/2016/07/disable-secure-boot-in-shim-signed.html

=== Elizabeth K. Joseph: The Official Ubuntu Book, 9th Edition released! ===

Elizabeth K. Joseph tells us about her work with the newly released 9th edition of Official Ubuntu Book. She discusses challenges in ensuring the book is future-proof and would be correct for two years, the new chapter on “Ubuntu, Convergence, and Devices of the Future,” and thanks her co-authors and contributors who helped with this edition of the book.

http://princessleia.com/journal/2016/07/the-official-ubuntu-book-9th-edition-released/

=== Canonical Design Team: New starter Raul (UX designer) – “I want to challenge myself to do the most difficult things” ===

Steph Wilson of Ubuntu Design introduces Raul Alvarez, a new member of the design team working on the Ubuntu convergence story. Steph asks Raul some questions so we can get to know him, including projects he’s worked on, what attracted him to Ubuntu and open source, and what UX means to him.

http://design.canonical.com/2016/07/new-starter-raul-ux-designer-i-want-to-challenge-myself-to-do-the-most-difficult-things/

=== Canonical Design Team: Developing for Vanilla v1 ===

Barry McGee of Ubuntu Design reminds us that Vanilla v1 is scheduled for an early September 2016 release. Vanilla was created over a year ago, and currently averages 1500 downloads a month. Barry outlines what needs to be done between now and the forthcoming major September release.

http://design.canonical.com/2016/07/developing-for-vanilla-v1/

=== Jorge Castro: Kubernetes v1.3.3 for Ubuntu ready for testing ===

Jorge Castro writes about the new Kubernetes release, and the availability of testing under Ubuntu. He walks us through common commands and how to deploy it under Juju.

http://www.jorgecastro.org/2016/07/29/ubuntu-kubernetes-v1-dot-3-3-ready-for-testing/
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## This section is for Ubuntu News from elsewhere in the community:
## mailing lists, team blogs not on planet, etc

== Ubuntu Cloud News ==

## This section largely draws from the news from http://insights.ubuntu.com/ and the
## Ubuntu Planet, news from our community, not 3rd party press/blogs		 === The Document Foundation welcomes Canonical to the project Advisory Board ===

The Document Foundation announces that Canonical has joined the TDF projects Advisory Board. Canonical has been an active member since the early days of the TDF, frequently sponsoring the LibreOffice Conference, and it is hoped Canonical will aid the presence of free software (inc. LibreOffice) inside enterprise and government organizations.

https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2016/07/26/the-document-foundation-welcomes-canonical-to-the-project-advisory-board/
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## Just like cloud, this section largely draws from the news from http://insights.ubuntu.com/
## and the Ubuntu Planet, news from our community, not 3rd party press/blogs

== Canonical News ==

## This section largely comes from blog.canonical.com and Canonical
## press releases		 === An Ubuntu Touch Lockscreen Refresh ===

Michael Terry shows us a proposed update to the Ubuntu Touch lockscreen and the refresh in design.

https://mterry.name/log/2016/07/25/an-ubuntu-touch-lockscreen-refresh/

=== Ubuntu Touch OTA-12 released ===

Łukasz Zemczak announces the release of OTA-12 to the stable channel for Ubuntu Touch. He writes, “We have just copied all OTA-12 images to the stable channels and started the phased upgrade procedures as with every release. This should take less then a whole day and all users should see the update on their phones tomorrow at latest.”

https://lists.launchpad.net/ubuntu-phone/msg21743.html

The OTA-12 release was also covered in several articles, the following were selected by our editors:
 * Ubuntu OTA 12, Latest Update to Ubuntu Phone, Rolling Out Now - http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2016/07/ubuntu-ota-12-phone-update-whats-new
 * Ubuntu OTA-12 Bringing More Features & Improvements To Mobile Ubuntu - http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=Ubuntu-OTA-12
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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		 === Enough About The Free Windows Upgrades Already, These Alternate Operating Systems Are Always Free ===

Forbes contributor Marco Chiappetta writes about the Windows 10 offers and talks about Ubuntu as an alternative to Windows. He writes, “If you’re open to the idea of experimenting with Linux, Ubuntu is an easy recommendation. Ubuntu is one of the more user friendly Linux distributions currently available, of which there are many.”

http://www.forbes.com/sites/marcochiappetta/2016/07/30/enough-about-the-free-windows-upgrades-already-these-alternate-operating-systems-are-always-free/
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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.

== In Other News ==

## Any news or links that don't fit neatly into other sections.		  * Ubuntu MATE 16.10 Yakkety Yak Gets A Unity HUD-Like Searchable Menu - http://www.webupd8.org/2016/07/ubuntu-mate-1610-yakkety-yak-gets-unity.html
 * Are You Satisfied With Your Ubuntu Phone? (Poll) - http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2016/07/are-you-satisfied-with-ubuntu-phone-poll-opinion
 * Ubuntu Plans For Consolidated Network Configuration - http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=Ubuntu-Netplan-YAML-Network
 * Ubuntu Moves Closer With Session Startup On Systemd - http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=Ubuntu-1610-Closer-Systemd
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## Bullet-point list of articles that are more generic linux in nature  * The Risks of Over-Rewarding Communities - http://www.jonobacon.org/2016/07/26/the-risks-of-over-rewarding-communities/
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## Ubuntu UK Podcast
## Full Circle Magazine Podcast
## At Home With Jono Bacon - Weekly Community QA on UStreamTV
## Lococast.net		 === Ubuntu Podcast from the UK LoCo: S09E22 – Guide to the Galaxy - Ubuntu Podcast ===

It’s Episode Twenty-Two of Season Nine of the Ubuntu Podcast! Mark Johnson, Alan Pope, Laura Cowen, and Martin Wimpress are here again. This week the podcast includes news, community news, upcoming events and “the Snappy Sprint in Germany and visiting nuclear power stations and the like around the South East of the UK.”

http://ubuntupodcast.org/2016/07/28/s09e22-guide-to-the-galaxy/

=== Ubuntu Community Team Q&A - 26th July 2016 ===

Daniel Holbach and Alan Pope host to answer your questions about “Ubuntu, Snappy, Snapcraft, cats & dogs.”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PrhXEh33KOw
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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

== 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		  * Kernel Team - July 26, 2016 - https://wiki.ubuntu.com/KernelTeam/Newsletter/2016-07-26
 * Security Team - July 25, 2016 - https://wiki.ubuntu.com/MeetingLogs/Security/20160725
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## Run security-and-updates/ListSecurity.py YEAR MONTH  * [USN-3042-1] KDE-Libs vulnerability - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-security-announce/2016-July/003511.html
 * [USN-3043-1] OpenJDK 8 vulnerabilities - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-security-announce/2016-July/003512.html
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## Run security-and-updates/ListUpdates.py YEAR MONTH precise
## End of Life - April 2017		  * kde4libs 4:4.8.5-0ubuntu0.5 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/precise-changes/2016-July/025468.html
 * kde4libs 4:4.8.5-0ubuntu0.5 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/precise-changes/2016-July/025469.html
 * pollinate 4.21-0ubuntu1~12.04 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/precise-changes/2016-July/025470.html

End of Life - April 2017
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## Run security-and-updates/ListUpdates.py YEAR MONTH trusty
## End of Life - April 2019		  * livecd-rootfs 2.208.13 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/trusty-changes/2016-July/022533.html
 * debian-installer 20101020ubuntu318.40 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/trusty-changes/2016-July/022534.html
 * dh-golang 1.13~0ubuntu0~14.04 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/trusty-changes/2016-July/022535.html
 * pptpd 1.3.4+27+gddb30f8-1ubuntu1.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/trusty-changes/2016-July/022536.html
 * kde4libs 4:4.13.3-0ubuntu0.3 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/trusty-changes/2016-July/022537.html
 * kde4libs 4:4.13.3-0ubuntu0.3 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/trusty-changes/2016-July/022538.html
 * pollen 4.21-0ubuntu1~14.04 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/trusty-changes/2016-July/022539.html
 * pollinate 4.21-0ubuntu1~14.04 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/trusty-changes/2016-July/022540.html
 * debian-installer 20101020ubuntu318.40 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/trusty-changes/2016-July/022541.html
 * dkms 2.2.0.3-1.1ubuntu5.14.04.7 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/trusty-changes/2016-July/022542.html
 * shim-signed 1.18~14.04.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/trusty-changes/2016-July/022543.html
 * apache2 2.4.7-1ubuntu4.14 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/trusty-changes/2016-July/022544.html
 * xorg-lts-xenial 1:7.7+13ubuntu3~trusty2 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/trusty-changes/2016-July/022545.html
 * libdrm 2.4.67-1ubuntu0.14.04.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/trusty-changes/2016-July/022546.html
 * isc-dhcp 4.2.4-7ubuntu12.5 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/trusty-changes/2016-July/022547.html
 * debmirror 1:2.16ubuntu1.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/trusty-changes/2016-July/022548.html
 * x11proto-randr 1.5.0-1~trusty1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/trusty-changes/2016-July/022549.html
 * libxrandr 2:1.5.0-1~trusty1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/trusty-changes/2016-July/022550.html
 * llvm-toolchain-3.8 1:3.8-2ubuntu3~trusty4 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/trusty-changes/2016-July/022551.html
 * mesa-lts-xenial 11.2.0-1ubuntu2~trusty1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/trusty-changes/2016-July/022552.html
 * xorg-server-lts-xenial 2:1.18.3-1ubuntu2.2~trusty1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/trusty-changes/2016-July/022553.html
 * xserver-xorg-video-amdgpu-lts-xenial 1.1.0-1~trusty1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/trusty-changes/2016-July/022557.html
 * xserver-xorg-video-cirrus-lts-xenial 1:1.5.3-1ubuntu3~trusty1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/trusty-changes/2016-July/022554.html
 * xserver-xorg-video-geode-lts-xenial 2.11.18-1build2~trusty1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/trusty-changes/2016-July/022555.html
 * xserver-xorg-input-vmmouse-lts-xenial 1:13.1.0-1ubuntu2~trusty1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/trusty-changes/2016-July/022556.html
 * xserver-xorg-video-mga-lts-xenial 1:1.6.4-1build2~trusty1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/trusty-changes/2016-July/022558.html
 * xserver-xorg-input-void-lts-xenial 1:1.4.1-1build2~trusty1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/trusty-changes/2016-July/022559.html
 * xserver-xorg-video-sisusb-lts-xenial 1:0.9.6-2build5~trusty1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/trusty-changes/2016-July/022560.html
 * xserver-xorg-video-neomagic-lts-xenial 1:1.2.9-1build2~trusty1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/trusty-changes/2016-July/022561.html
 * xserver-xorg-video-r128-lts-xenial 6.10.0-1build2~trusty1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/trusty-changes/2016-July/022562.html
 * xserver-xorg-video-dummy-lts-xenial 1:0.3.7-1build5~trusty1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/trusty-changes/2016-July/022563.html
 * xserver-xorg-video-siliconmotion-lts-xenial 1:1.7.8-1ubuntu6~trusty1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/trusty-changes/2016-July/022564.html
 * xserver-xorg-video-fbdev-lts-xenial 1:0.4.4-1build5~trusty1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/trusty-changes/2016-July/022565.html
 * xserver-xorg-video-vmware-lts-xenial 1:13.1.0-2ubuntu3~trusty1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/trusty-changes/2016-July/022566.html
 * xserver-xorg-video-mach64-lts-xenial 6.9.5-1build2~trusty1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/trusty-changes/2016-July/022567.html
 * xserver-xorg-input-evdev-lts-xenial 1:2.10.1-1ubuntu2~trusty1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/trusty-changes/2016-July/022568.html
 * xserver-xorg-video-ati-lts-xenial 1:7.7.0-1~trusty1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/trusty-changes/2016-July/022569.html
 * xserver-xorg-video-openchrome-lts-xenial 1:0.3.3+git20160310-1~trusty1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/trusty-changes/2016-July/022570.html
 * xserver-xorg-input-synaptics-lts-xenial 1.8.2-1ubuntu3~trusty1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/trusty-changes/2016-July/022571.html
 * xserver-xorg-video-trident-lts-xenial 1:1.3.7-1build2~trusty1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/trusty-changes/2016-July/022572.html
 * xserver-xorg-video-nouveau-lts-xenial 1:1.0.12-1build2~trusty1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/trusty-changes/2016-July/022573.html
 * xserver-xorg-input-joystick-lts-xenial 1:1.6.2-1build4~trusty1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/trusty-changes/2016-July/022574.html
 * xserver-xorg-video-qxl-lts-xenial 0.1.4-3ubuntu3~trusty1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/trusty-changes/2016-July/022575.html
 * xserver-xorg-video-savage-lts-xenial 1:2.3.8-1ubuntu3~trusty1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/trusty-changes/2016-July/022576.html
 * xserver-xorg-video-tdfx-lts-xenial 1:1.4.6-1build2~trusty1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/trusty-changes/2016-July/022577.html
 * xserver-xorg-video-freedreno-lts-xenial 1.4.0-1build1~trusty1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/trusty-changes/2016-July/022578.html
 * xserver-xorg-video-intel-lts-xenial 2:2.99.917+git20160325-1ubuntu1~trusty1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/trusty-changes/2016-July/022579.html
 * xserver-xorg-video-vesa-lts-xenial 1:2.3.4-1build2~trusty1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/trusty-changes/2016-July/022580.html
 * xf86-input-mtrack-lts-xenial 0.3.1-1build1~trusty1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/trusty-changes/2016-July/022581.html
 * xf86-input-wacom-lts-xenial 1:0.32.0-0ubuntu3~trusty1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/trusty-changes/2016-July/022582.html
 * xorg-lts-xenial 1:7.7+13ubuntu3~trusty2 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/trusty-changes/2016-July/022583.html
 * livecd-rootfs 2.208.13 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/trusty-changes/2016-July/022584.html
 * linux-keystone 3.13.0-64.92 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/trusty-changes/2016-July/022585.html
 * linux-lts-vivid 3.19.0-66.74~14.04.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/trusty-changes/2016-July/022587.html
 * linux-lts-xenial 4.4.0-34.53~14.04.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/trusty-changes/2016-July/022588.html
 * linux-lts-xenial_4.4.0-34.53~14.04.1_amd64.tar.gz - - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/trusty-changes/2016-July/022589.html
 * linux-lts-vivid_3.19.0-66.74~14.04.1_amd64.tar.gz - - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/trusty-changes/2016-July/022590.html
 * linux-meta-keystone 3.13.0.64.62 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/trusty-changes/2016-July/022594.html
 * linux-meta-lts-vivid 3.19.0.66.48 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/trusty-changes/2016-July/022595.html
 * linux-meta-lts-xenial 4.4.0.34.24 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/trusty-changes/2016-July/022596.html
 * linux-signed-lts-vivid 3.19.0-66.74~14.04.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/trusty-changes/2016-July/022597.html
 * linux-signed-lts-xenial 4.4.0-34.53~14.04.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/trusty-changes/2016-July/022598.html

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## Run security-and-updates/ListUpdates.py YEAR MONTH wily
## End of Life - July 2016		  * libcommons-fileupload-java 1.3.1-1+deb8u1ubuntu0.15.10.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/wily-changes/2016-July/013478.html
 * libcommons-fileupload-java 1.3.1-1+deb8u1ubuntu0.15.10.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/wily-changes/2016-July/013479.html
 * kde4libs 4:4.14.13-0ubuntu1.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/wily-changes/2016-July/013480.html
 * kde4libs 4:4.14.13-0ubuntu1.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/wily-changes/2016-July/013481.html
 * openjdk-8 8u91-b14-3ubuntu1~15.10.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/wily-changes/2016-July/013482.html
 * openjdk-8 8u91-b14-3ubuntu1~15.10.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/wily-changes/2016-July/013483.html
 * nova 2:12.0.4-0ubuntu1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/wily-changes/2016-July/013484.html
 * neutron-fwaas 1:7.1.1-0ubuntu1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/wily-changes/2016-July/013485.html
 * neutron 2:7.1.1-0ubuntu1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/wily-changes/2016-July/013486.html
 * shim-signed 1.18~15.10.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/wily-changes/2016-July/013487.html
 * neutron-lbaas 2:7.1.1-0ubuntu1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/wily-changes/2016-July/013488.html
 * neutron-vpnaas 2:7.1.1-0ubuntu1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/wily-changes/2016-July/013489.html

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## Run security-and-updates/ListUpdates.py YEAR MONTH xenial
## End of Life - April 2021		  * snapcraft 2.13.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/xenial-changes/2016-July/014155.html
 * libcommons-fileupload-java 1.3.1-2ubuntu0.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/xenial-changes/2016-July/014156.html
 * libcommons-fileupload-java 1.3.1-2ubuntu0.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/xenial-changes/2016-July/014157.html
 * golang-gopkg-macaroon.v1 0.0~git20150121.0.ab3940c-0ubuntu1~16.04 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/xenial-changes/2016-July/014158.html
 * llvm-toolchain-3.8 1:3.8-2ubuntu4 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/xenial-changes/2016-July/014159.html
 * less 481-2.1ubuntu0.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/xenial-changes/2016-July/014160.html
 * snapcraft 2.13.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/xenial-changes/2016-July/014161.html
 * openjdk-8 8u91-b14-3ubuntu1~16.04.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/xenial-changes/2016-July/014162.html
 * openjdk-8 8u91-b14-3ubuntu1~16.04.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/xenial-changes/2016-July/014163.html
 * virt-manager 1:1.3.2-3ubuntu1.16.04.2 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/xenial-changes/2016-July/014164.html
 * python-cassandra-driver 2.5.1-1ubuntu0.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/xenial-changes/2016-July/014165.html
 * pollinate 4.21-0ubuntu1~16.04 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/xenial-changes/2016-July/014166.html
 * snap-confine 1.0.38-0ubuntu0.16.04.3 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/xenial-changes/2016-July/014167.html
 * juju-core 2.0~beta12-0ubuntu1.16.04.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/xenial-changes/2016-July/014168.html
 * linux-signed 4.4.0-34.53 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/xenial-changes/2016-July/014169.html
 * linux 4.4.0-34.53 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/xenial-changes/2016-July/014170.html
 * linux-meta 4.4.0.34.36 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/xenial-changes/2016-July/014171.html
 * linux_4.4.0-34.53_amd64.tar.gz - - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/xenial-changes/2016-July/014172.html
 * juju-core 2.0~beta12-0ubuntu1.16.04.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/xenial-changes/2016-July/014173.html
 * zfs-linux 0.6.5.6-0ubuntu11 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/xenial-changes/2016-July/014174.html
 * shim-signed 1.18~16.04.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/xenial-changes/2016-July/014175.html
 * software-properties 0.96.20.3 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/xenial-changes/2016-July/014176.html
 * apt-xapian-index 0.47ubuntu8.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/xenial-changes/2016-July/014177.html
 * ubuntu-release-upgrader 1:16.04.15 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/xenial-changes/2016-July/014178.html
 * vmware-nsx 8.0.0-0ubuntu0.16.04.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/xenial-changes/2016-July/014179.html
 * language-selector 0.165.4 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/xenial-changes/2016-July/014180.html
 * multipath-tools 0.5.0+git1.656f8865-5ubuntu2.2 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/xenial-changes/2016-July/014181.html
 * lightdm 1.18.2-0ubuntu2 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/xenial-changes/2016-July/014182.html
 * flightgear 3.4.0-3ubuntu1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/xenial-changes/2016-July/014183.html
 * apparmor 2.10.95-0ubuntu2.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/xenial-changes/2016-July/014184.html
 * zfs-linux 0.6.5.6-0ubuntu12 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/xenial-changes/2016-July/014185.html

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 * Your Name Here		  * Elizabeth K. Joseph
 * Chris Guiver
 * Chris Sirrs
 * Simon Quigley
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## Common acronyms


Contents

  1. In This Issue
  2. General Community News
    1. Yakkety Yak Alpha 2 Released
    2. Ubuntu 15.10 (Wily Werewolf) End of Life reached on July 28 2016
  3. Ubuntu Stats
    1. Bug Stats
    2. Ask Ubuntu Top 5 Questions this week
      1. Most Active Questions
      2. Top Voted New Questions
  4. LoCo Events
  5. The Planet
    1. Shih-Yuan Lee: Disable Secure Boot in shim-signed
    2. Elizabeth K. Joseph: The Official Ubuntu Book, 9th Edition released!
    3. Canonical Design Team: New starter Raul (UX designer) – “I want to challenge myself to do the most difficult things”
    4. Canonical Design Team: Developing for Vanilla v1
    5. Jorge Castro: Kubernetes v1.3.3 for Ubuntu ready for testing
  6. Other Community News
    1. The Document Foundation welcomes Canonical to the project Advisory Board
  7. Ubuntu Phone News
    1. An Ubuntu Touch Lockscreen Refresh
    2. Ubuntu Touch OTA-12 released
  8. In The Press
    1. Enough About The Free Windows Upgrades Already, These Alternate Operating Systems Are Always Free
  9. In The Blogosphere
  10. Other Articles of Interest
  11. Featured Audio and Video
    1. Ubuntu Podcast from the UK LoCo: S09E22 – Guide to the Galaxy - Ubuntu Podcast
    2. Ubuntu Community Team Q&A - 26th July 2016
  12. Weekly Ubuntu Development Team Meetings
  13. Upcoming Meetings and Events
  14. Updates and Security for 12.04, 14.04, 15.10 and 16.04
    1. Security Updates
    2. Ubuntu 12.04 Updates
    3. Ubuntu 14.04 Updates
    4. Ubuntu 15.10 Updates
    5. Ubuntu 16.04 Updates
  15. Subscribe
  16. Archives
  17. Additional Ubuntu News
  18. Conclusion
  19. Credits
  20. Glossary of Terms
  21. Ubuntu - Get Involved
  22. Feedback

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WORK IN PROGRESS

Welcome to the Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter, Issue 476 for the week July 25 - 31, 2016.

In This Issue

General Community News

Yakkety Yak Alpha 2 Released

Simon Quigley announces that the second alpha release of Yakkety Yak. Developers are encouraged to assist in testing and reporting bugs so that the release may move out of the alpha stage. Included in the article are links to download flavor variants of this alpha release.

https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-devel-announce/2016-July/001188.html

The following outlets also covered the Alpha 2 release:

Ubuntu 15.10 (Wily Werewolf) End of Life reached on July 28 2016

Adam Conrad announces that Ubuntu 15.10 reached the end of its nine month cycle on July 28th. This means that this release will no longer be supported and that no further package updates will be accepted. Adam also provides a link to a tutorial for upgrading to the most recent LTS Ubuntu release.

https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-security-announce/2016-July/003513.html

Ubuntu Stats

Bug Stats

  • Open (124459) +91 over last week
  • Critical (356) -5 over last week
  • Unconfirmed (61304) +22 over last week

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

Ask Ubuntu Top 5 Questions this week

Most Active Questions

Top Voted New Questions

People Contributing the best questions and answers this week: steeldriver (http://askubuntu.com/users/178692/steeldriver), Byte Commander (http://askubuntu.com/users/367990/byte-commander), Pilot6 (http://askubuntu.com/users/167850/pilot6), karel (http://askubuntu.com/users/94914/karel) and elpd (http://askubuntu.com/users/306959/elpd)

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

LoCo Events

The following LoCo team events are currently scheduled in the next two weeks:

Looking beyond the next two weeks? Visit the LoCo Team Portal to browse upcoming events around the world:

http://loco.ubuntu.com/events/

The Planet

Shih-Yuan Lee: Disable Secure Boot in shim-signed

Shih-Yuan Lee blogs about recent Secure Boot enhancements found in the latest Ubuntu kernel updates. Shih-Yuan shows us (text & screens) how to disable Secure Boot using shim-signed (secure boot [msft signed] chain-loading bootloader), change our BIOS & finally re-enable Secure Boot.

http://fourdollars.blogspot.com/2016/07/disable-secure-boot-in-shim-signed.html

Elizabeth K. Joseph: The Official Ubuntu Book, 9th Edition released!

Elizabeth K. Joseph tells us about her work with the newly released 9th edition of Official Ubuntu Book. She discusses challenges in ensuring the book is future-proof and would be correct for two years, the new chapter on “Ubuntu, Convergence, and Devices of the Future,” and thanks her co-authors and contributors who helped with this edition of the book.

http://princessleia.com/journal/2016/07/the-official-ubuntu-book-9th-edition-released/

Canonical Design Team: New starter Raul (UX designer) – “I want to challenge myself to do the most difficult things”

Steph Wilson of Ubuntu Design introduces Raul Alvarez, a new member of the design team working on the Ubuntu convergence story. Steph asks Raul some questions so we can get to know him, including projects he’s worked on, what attracted him to Ubuntu and open source, and what UX means to him.

http://design.canonical.com/2016/07/new-starter-raul-ux-designer-i-want-to-challenge-myself-to-do-the-most-difficult-things/

Canonical Design Team: Developing for Vanilla v1

Barry McGee of Ubuntu Design reminds us that Vanilla v1 is scheduled for an early September 2016 release. Vanilla was created over a year ago, and currently averages 1500 downloads a month. Barry outlines what needs to be done between now and the forthcoming major September release.

http://design.canonical.com/2016/07/developing-for-vanilla-v1/

Jorge Castro: Kubernetes v1.3.3 for Ubuntu ready for testing

Jorge Castro writes about the new Kubernetes release, and the availability of testing under Ubuntu. He walks us through common commands and how to deploy it under Juju.

http://www.jorgecastro.org/2016/07/29/ubuntu-kubernetes-v1-dot-3-3-ready-for-testing/

Other Community News

The Document Foundation welcomes Canonical to the project Advisory Board

The Document Foundation announces that Canonical has joined the TDF projects Advisory Board. Canonical has been an active member since the early days of the TDF, frequently sponsoring the LibreOffice Conference, and it is hoped Canonical will aid the presence of free software (inc. LibreOffice) inside enterprise and government organizations.

https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2016/07/26/the-document-foundation-welcomes-canonical-to-the-project-advisory-board/

Ubuntu Phone News

An Ubuntu Touch Lockscreen Refresh

Michael Terry shows us a proposed update to the Ubuntu Touch lockscreen and the refresh in design.

https://mterry.name/log/2016/07/25/an-ubuntu-touch-lockscreen-refresh/

Ubuntu Touch OTA-12 released

Łukasz Zemczak announces the release of OTA-12 to the stable channel for Ubuntu Touch. He writes, “We have just copied all OTA-12 images to the stable channels and started the phased upgrade procedures as with every release. This should take less then a whole day and all users should see the update on their phones tomorrow at latest.”

https://lists.launchpad.net/ubuntu-phone/msg21743.html

The OTA-12 release was also covered in several articles, the following were selected by our editors:

In The Press

Enough About The Free Windows Upgrades Already, These Alternate Operating Systems Are Always Free

Forbes contributor Marco Chiappetta writes about the Windows 10 offers and talks about Ubuntu as an alternative to Windows. He writes, “If you’re open to the idea of experimenting with Linux, Ubuntu is an easy recommendation. Ubuntu is one of the more user friendly Linux distributions currently available, of which there are many.”

http://www.forbes.com/sites/marcochiappetta/2016/07/30/enough-about-the-free-windows-upgrades-already-these-alternate-operating-systems-are-always-free/

In The Blogosphere

Ubuntu Podcast from the UK LoCo: S09E22 – Guide to the Galaxy - Ubuntu Podcast

It’s Episode Twenty-Two of Season Nine of the Ubuntu Podcast! Mark Johnson, Alan Pope, Laura Cowen, and Martin Wimpress are here again. This week the podcast includes news, community news, upcoming events and “the Snappy Sprint in Germany and visiting nuclear power stations and the like around the South East of the UK.”

http://ubuntupodcast.org/2016/07/28/s09e22-guide-to-the-galaxy/

Ubuntu Community Team Q&A - 26th July 2016

Daniel Holbach and Alan Pope host to answer your questions about “Ubuntu, Snappy, Snapcraft, cats & dogs.”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PrhXEh33KOw

Weekly Ubuntu Development Team Meetings

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 12.04, 14.04, 15.10 and 16.04

Security Updates

Ubuntu 12.04 Updates

End of Life - April 2017

Ubuntu 14.04 Updates

End of Life - April 2019

Ubuntu 15.10 Updates

End of Life - July 2016

Ubuntu 16.04 Updates

End of Life - April 2021

Subscribe

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Archives

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Additional Ubuntu News

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Conclusion

Thank you for reading the Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter.

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Credits

The Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter is brought to you by:

  • Elizabeth K. Joseph
  • Chris Guiver
  • Chris Sirrs
  • Simon Quigley
  • And many others

Glossary of Terms

Other acronyms can be found at https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuWeeklyNewsletter/glossary

Ubuntu - Get Involved

The Ubuntu community consists of individuals and teams, working on different aspects of the distribution, giving advice and technical support, and helping to promote Ubuntu to a wider audience. No contribution is too small, and anyone can help. It's your chance to get in on all the community fun associated with developing and promoting Ubuntu. http://community.ubuntu.com/contribute/

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