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| ## 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) |
On behalf of the Ubuntu Membership Board, Naeil Zoueidi writes to announce two new Ubuntu members from the regional membership board meeting on February 2nd: * Walter Mack ( https://wiki.ubuntu.com/wmack-y | https://launchpad.net/~wmack-y) * Mark Thomas (https://wiki.ubuntu.com/markthomas | https://launchpad.net/~markthomas) https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-news-team/2017-February/002621.html |
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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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| ## This section is for Ubuntu News from "The Planet" at http://planet.ubuntu.com/ | === Harald Sitter: Neon OEM Mod…arghhh === Harald Sitter writes that Ubiquity (Ubuntu's installer) has had an OEM mode which never worked well with the Qt interface. Harald explains the OEM mode, and issues that were of concern with the Slimbook project (using KDE neon) which led to Harald & Jens Reuterberg improving it. Screens of links are provided. https://apachelog.wordpress.com/2017/01/31/neon-oem-mod-arghhh/ === Stéphane Graber: Ubuntu Core in LXD containers === Stéphane Graber reminds us that Ubuntu Core, current series 16 released in November 2016, is a fully transactional and based on read-only snap packages. Stéphane gives the requirements for Ubuntu Core on LXD, and provides command needed to launch it, view, update, install some snaps and more. Many command examples and links are provided. https://www.stgraber.org/2017/01/31/ubuntu-core-in-lxd-containers/ === Canonical Design Team: January’s reading list === Inayaili de León Persson of Ubuntu Design provides seventeen (17) 'best' links shared by the Design team during January 2017. Inayaili thanks Andrea, Anthony, Clara, Grazina, Jamie, Karl and Richard for links. https://design.canonical.com/2017/02/januarys-reading-list-2/ === Simos Xenitellis: How to install Inkscape 0.92 (latest) as a snap in Ubuntu 16.04 === Simos Xenitellis tells us about Inkscape 0.92 providing links to video and release notes should you want to know more. He provides command needed to install a snap version of Inkscape in Ubuntu 16.04, plus screens and information on what appears within Ubuntu Software, and more. https://blog.simos.info/how-to-install-inkscape-0-92-latest-as-a-snap-in-ubuntu-16-04/ === James Page: snap install openstackclients === James Page reminds us about what snaps are, in particular mentioning them with regard to Python projects. He shares that if you're running Ubuntu 16.04, installing openstackclients is very easy and provides commands and other notes. The openstackclients snap is currently aligned to the Newton OpenStack release. Link to GitHub snap source is provided, with Kudos given to snapcraft team for doing a great job with the Python plugin. https://javacruft.wordpress.com/2017/02/03/snap-install-openstackclients/ |
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| ## This section is for Ubuntu News from elsewhere in the community: ## mailing lists, team blogs not on planet, etc |
=== 16.04.2 delayed until Feb 9 for HWE issues === Adam Conrad and the Ubuntu release team, having received notice of a potential arm64 boot problem, has approved the 16.04.2 release to be delayed for a week. This will allow testing to be performed on the boot regression problem with arm64, and the new expected release date is February 9, 2017. https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-release/2017-January/004018.html === Gearing up for issue 500 with quotes and a quiz! === To celebrate Issue 500 of Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter, readers are invited to take part in a newsletter-related quiz and to submit notes of thanks to contributors if they wish. Responses are due 20 February 2017, and will be announced in issue 500. http://fridge.ubuntu.com/2017/02/03/gearing-up-for-issue-500-with-quotes-and-a-quiz/ |
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| ## 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 |
* Cloud Chatter: January 2017 - https://insights.ubuntu.com/2017/02/03/cloud-chatter-january-2017/ |
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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 |
=== FreedomPop en Ubuntu Phone === Marcos Costales reflects on his experience when using a Freedom``Pop Spain SIM in his Ubuntu Phone. He was unsure if the data connection would work or not but happily reports that it works well. Marcos includes some screenshots in his post to show how he activated the data connection. Article is in Spanish. http://thinkonbytes.blogspot.com/2017/02/freedompop-en-ubuntu-phone.html |
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| ## This section largely comes from blog.canonical.com and Canonical ## press releases |
* Industrial IoT Revolution with Raspberry Pi Compute Module 3 - https://insights.ubuntu.com/2017/01/31/industrial-iot-revolution-with-raspberry-pi-compute-module-3/ * Run scripts during snapcraft builds with “scriptlets” - https://insights.ubuntu.com/2017/02/02/run-scripts-during-snapcraft-builds-with-scriptlets/ * The first consumer device to run snaps: Nextcloud box - https://insights.ubuntu.com/2017/02/03/the-first-consumer-device-to-run-snaps-nextcloud-box/ * Snapcraft 2.26 has been released - https://insights.ubuntu.com/2017/02/03/snapcraft-2-26-has-been-released/ |
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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 |
=== A Look at What's Next for Ubuntu Linux in 2017 === Sean Michael Kerner, writing for eWeek, refers to video interview with Mark Shuttleworth which discusses the codename for the 17.10 release after end of the alphabet will have been reached with 17.04. He says that Ubuntu Core, the LXD hypervisor, the internet of things, and Snappy will continue to be worked on and that Shuttleworth is also optimistic about the continued evolution of the Ubuntu desktop and Unity 8. Sean embeds a video of the interview in his post. http://www.eweek.com/enterprise-apps/a-look-at-whats-next-for-ubuntu-linux-in-2017.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. == In Other News == ## Any news or links that don't fit neatly into other sections. == Other Articles of Interest == ## Bullet-point list of articles that are more generic linux in nature |
=== Canonical Releases Snapd 2.22 Snappy Daemon for Ubuntu 14.04, 16.04 and 16.10 === Marius Nestor of Softpedia tells us that Canonical's Michael Vogt had the pleasure to announce snapd 2.22 has been released for Ubuntu. Introducing new features such as support for X-Ayatana-Desktop-Shortcuts, automatic transition of Snaps from ubuntu-core to core, the new 'reload-command' option in snap.yaml, ability to disable sshd from the core config, plus other improvements. http://news.softpedia.com/news/canonical-releases-snapd-2-22-snappy-daemon-for-ubuntu-14-04-16-04-and-16-10-512402.shtml === Meet the $114,725 Ubuntu server with eight Nvidia Tesla P100 GPUs === Agam Shah of PC World shows and tells us about System 76's new Ibex Pro. Agam lists some basic specs, options and prices for the rack-mounted server, aimed at machine learning tasks like speech and image recognition. The Ibex Pro ships with Ubuntu by default. http://www.pcworld.com/article/3163019/computers/meet-the-114725-ubuntu-server-with-eight-nvidia-tesla-p100-gpus.html === Ubuntu 16.04.2 LTS Delayed Until February 9 Due to Serious Boot Regression === Marius Nestor of Softpedia writes that Leann Ogasawara, Ubuntu kernel manager, has reported a boot regression on AArch64 hardware which will take time to resolve. Canonical's Adam Conrad approved the delay; so now ISOs aren't expected until February 9. Ubuntu 16.04.2 will ship with the Linux 4.8 kernel. http://news.softpedia.com/news/ubuntu-16-04-2-lts-delayed-until-february-9-due-to-serious-boot-regression-512445.shtml === IoT gateway runs Ubuntu on Apollo Lake === Eric Brown of LinuxGizmos writes about Gigabyte's EL-30 IoT gateway, listing specs and telling us it taps Intel's new 14nm "Apollo Lake" chips. Unlike the prior EL-20, Ubuntu 16.04 LTS has equal billing with Windows 10 IoT and Android Nougat 7.0. The EL-30 is fanless, and provides dual HDMI (1.4b) outputs driven by a Intel HD 505 GPU. http://linuxgizmos.com/iot-gateway-runs-ubuntu-on-apollo-lake/ |
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| ## Ubuntu UK Podcast ## Full Circle Magazine Podcast ## At Home With Jono Bacon - Weekly Community QA on UStreamTV ## Lococast.net |
=== Ubuntu Testing Day – Ubuntu Core and QEMU === Leo Arias resumes the weekly series of Ubuntu Testing Day sessions in which various guests are invited to talk about their projects. This week’s topic for discussion is snap based Ubuntu Core which is introduced by Michael Vogt. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nBfAmCZMXQ8 |
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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 - January 31, 2017 - https://wiki.ubuntu.com/KernelTeam/Newsletter/2017-01-31 * Security Team - January 30, 2017 - https://wiki.ubuntu.com/MeetingLogs/Security/20170206 |
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| ## The following list is in chronological order. * Your Name Here |
* Elizabeth K. Joseph * Chris Guiver * Paul White |
WORK IN PROGRESS
Welcome to the Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter, Issue 497 for the week January 30 - February 5, 2017.
In This Issue
General Community News
Welcome New Members and Developers
On behalf of the Ubuntu Membership Board, Naeil Zoueidi writes to announce two new Ubuntu members from the regional membership board meeting on February 2nd:
Walter Mack ( https://wiki.ubuntu.com/wmack-y | https://launchpad.net/~wmack-y)
* Mark Thomas (https://wiki.ubuntu.com/markthomas | https://launchpad.net/~markthomas)
https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-news-team/2017-February/002621.html
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
Ask Ubuntu Top 5 Questions this week
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
Harald Sitter: Neon OEM Mod…arghhh
Harald Sitter writes that Ubiquity (Ubuntu's installer) has had an OEM mode which never worked well with the Qt interface. Harald explains the OEM mode, and issues that were of concern with the Slimbook project (using KDE neon) which led to Harald & Jens Reuterberg improving it. Screens of links are provided.
https://apachelog.wordpress.com/2017/01/31/neon-oem-mod-arghhh/
Stéphane Graber: Ubuntu Core in LXD containers
Stéphane Graber reminds us that Ubuntu Core, current series 16 released in November 2016, is a fully transactional and based on read-only snap packages. Stéphane gives the requirements for Ubuntu Core on LXD, and provides command needed to launch it, view, update, install some snaps and more. Many command examples and links are provided.
https://www.stgraber.org/2017/01/31/ubuntu-core-in-lxd-containers/
Canonical Design Team: January’s reading list
Inayaili de León Persson of Ubuntu Design provides seventeen (17) 'best' links shared by the Design team during January 2017. Inayaili thanks Andrea, Anthony, Clara, Grazina, Jamie, Karl and Richard for links.
https://design.canonical.com/2017/02/januarys-reading-list-2/
Simos Xenitellis: How to install Inkscape 0.92 (latest) as a snap in Ubuntu 16.04
Simos Xenitellis tells us about Inkscape 0.92 providing links to video and release notes should you want to know more. He provides command needed to install a snap version of Inkscape in Ubuntu 16.04, plus screens and information on what appears within Ubuntu Software, and more.
https://blog.simos.info/how-to-install-inkscape-0-92-latest-as-a-snap-in-ubuntu-16-04/
James Page: snap install openstackclients
James Page reminds us about what snaps are, in particular mentioning them with regard to Python projects. He shares that if you're running Ubuntu 16.04, installing openstackclients is very easy and provides commands and other notes. The openstackclients snap is currently aligned to the Newton OpenStack release. Link to GitHub snap source is provided, with Kudos given to snapcraft team for doing a great job with the Python plugin.
https://javacruft.wordpress.com/2017/02/03/snap-install-openstackclients/
Other Community News
16.04.2 delayed until Feb 9 for HWE issues
Adam Conrad and the Ubuntu release team, having received notice of a potential arm64 boot problem, has approved the 16.04.2 release to be delayed for a week. This will allow testing to be performed on the boot regression problem with arm64, and the new expected release date is February 9, 2017.
https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-release/2017-January/004018.html
Gearing up for issue 500 with quotes and a quiz!
To celebrate Issue 500 of Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter, readers are invited to take part in a newsletter-related quiz and to submit notes of thanks to contributors if they wish. Responses are due 20 February 2017, and will be announced in issue 500.
http://fridge.ubuntu.com/2017/02/03/gearing-up-for-issue-500-with-quotes-and-a-quiz/
Ubuntu Cloud News
Cloud Chatter: January 2017 - https://insights.ubuntu.com/2017/02/03/cloud-chatter-january-2017/
Ubuntu Phone News
FreedomPop en Ubuntu Phone
Marcos Costales reflects on his experience when using a FreedomPop Spain SIM in his Ubuntu Phone. He was unsure if the data connection would work or not but happily reports that it works well. Marcos includes some screenshots in his post to show how he activated the data connection. Article is in Spanish.
http://thinkonbytes.blogspot.com/2017/02/freedompop-en-ubuntu-phone.html
Canonical News
Industrial IoT Revolution with Raspberry Pi Compute Module 3 - https://insights.ubuntu.com/2017/01/31/industrial-iot-revolution-with-raspberry-pi-compute-module-3/
Run scripts during snapcraft builds with “scriptlets” - https://insights.ubuntu.com/2017/02/02/run-scripts-during-snapcraft-builds-with-scriptlets/
The first consumer device to run snaps: Nextcloud box - https://insights.ubuntu.com/2017/02/03/the-first-consumer-device-to-run-snaps-nextcloud-box/
Snapcraft 2.26 has been released - https://insights.ubuntu.com/2017/02/03/snapcraft-2-26-has-been-released/
In The Press
A Look at What's Next for Ubuntu Linux in 2017
Sean Michael Kerner, writing for eWeek, refers to video interview with Mark Shuttleworth which discusses the codename for the 17.10 release after end of the alphabet will have been reached with 17.04. He says that Ubuntu Core, the LXD hypervisor, the internet of things, and Snappy will continue to be worked on and that Shuttleworth is also optimistic about the continued evolution of the Ubuntu desktop and Unity 8. Sean embeds a video of the interview in his post.
http://www.eweek.com/enterprise-apps/a-look-at-whats-next-for-ubuntu-linux-in-2017.html
In The Blogosphere
Canonical Releases Snapd 2.22 Snappy Daemon for Ubuntu 14.04, 16.04 and 16.10
Marius Nestor of Softpedia tells us that Canonical's Michael Vogt had the pleasure to announce snapd 2.22 has been released for Ubuntu. Introducing new features such as support for X-Ayatana-Desktop-Shortcuts, automatic transition of Snaps from ubuntu-core to core, the new 'reload-command' option in snap.yaml, ability to disable sshd from the core config, plus other improvements.
Meet the $114,725 Ubuntu server with eight Nvidia Tesla P100 GPUs
Agam Shah of PC World shows and tells us about System 76's new Ibex Pro. Agam lists some basic specs, options and prices for the rack-mounted server, aimed at machine learning tasks like speech and image recognition. The Ibex Pro ships with Ubuntu by default.
Ubuntu 16.04.2 LTS Delayed Until February 9 Due to Serious Boot Regression
Marius Nestor of Softpedia writes that Leann Ogasawara, Ubuntu kernel manager, has reported a boot regression on AArch64 hardware which will take time to resolve. Canonical's Adam Conrad approved the delay; so now ISOs aren't expected until February 9. Ubuntu 16.04.2 will ship with the Linux 4.8 kernel.
IoT gateway runs Ubuntu on Apollo Lake
Eric Brown of LinuxGizmos writes about Gigabyte's EL-30 IoT gateway, listing specs and telling us it taps Intel's new 14nm "Apollo Lake" chips. Unlike the prior EL-20, Ubuntu 16.04 LTS has equal billing with Windows 10 IoT and Android Nougat 7.0. The EL-30 is fanless, and provides dual HDMI (1.4b) outputs driven by a Intel HD 505 GPU.
http://linuxgizmos.com/iot-gateway-runs-ubuntu-on-apollo-lake/
Featured Audio and Video
Ubuntu Testing Day – Ubuntu Core and QEMU
Leo Arias resumes the weekly series of Ubuntu Testing Day sessions in which various guests are invited to talk about their projects. This week’s topic for discussion is snap based Ubuntu Core which is introduced by Michael Vogt.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nBfAmCZMXQ8
Weekly Ubuntu Development Team Meetings
Kernel Team - January 31, 2017 - https://wiki.ubuntu.com/KernelTeam/Newsletter/2017-01-31
Security Team - January 30, 2017 - https://wiki.ubuntu.com/MeetingLogs/Security/20170206
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, 16.04 and 16.10
Security Updates
Ubuntu 12.04 Updates
Ubuntu 14.04 Updates
Ubuntu 16.04 Updates
Ubuntu 16.10 Updates
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