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| ## This document contains numerous comments to help make getting ## involved with the UWN easy and to help set some guidelines/standards. ## By contributing, you understand that your contribution may be appended to, ## modified, deleted, moved, copied, and redistributed without further ## consultation. Please feel free to add comments to help explain changes ## and/or additions to the UWN to other editors. ## Final revision will be approved and mailed by the designated editor ## Note: if you are correcting CamelCase, please correct it like Camel``Case ## instead of !CamelCase, it's easier on the scripts ## For more information, please contact ubuntu-news-team@lists.ubuntu.com ## or visit #ubuntu-news on irc.freenode.net ## Good Luck from the UWN Team. |
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| ## Edit the following to include issue number, date info, and a short list ## of the top articles in this release. Welcome to the Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter, Issue ### for the week of MONTH DAY - DAY, YEAR. |
Welcome to the Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter, Issue 525 for the week of April 22 - 28, 2018. |
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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 |
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| On behalf of the release team, Adam Conrad announced the release of Ubuntu 18.04 LTS. He shares with us the key new features of this version, including the 4.15 based Linux kernel, the switch to GNOME Shell in the LTS series, a new minimal installation option, and a tool to enable Canonical Live Patch to allow reboot-free kernel patching. The various Ubuntu flavors are also part of this release, of which more info can be obtained from a provided link. | On behalf of the release team, Adam Conrad announces the release of Ubuntu 18.04 LTS. He shares with us the key new features of this version, including the 4.15 based Linux kernel, the switch to GNOME Shell in the LTS series, a new minimal installation option, and a tool to enable Canonical Live``Patch to allow reboot-free kernel patching. The various Ubuntu flavors are also part of this release, of which more info can be obtained from a provided link. |
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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) |
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| * grub messed up, lost ownership of /home - https://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=238993 ## Make each article a subsection, via === Section name === ## Add notes about new locoteams, changed ones, meetings, etc. ## Keep an 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/ |
* grub messed up, lost ownership of /home - https://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=2389930 == LoCo Events == The following Lo``Co team events are currently scheduled in the next two weeks: |
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| ## This section is for Ubuntu News from "Community Hub" at https://community.ubuntu.com/ | Looking beyond the next two weeks? Visit the Lo``Co Team Portal to browse upcoming events around the world: http://loco.ubuntu.com/events/ |
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| ## This section is for Ubuntu News from "The Planet" at http://planet.ubuntu.com/ |
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| Simon Quigley gives his status report leading off that the work on the Lubuntu Manual continues and a call for help. Further he advises of bug fixes critical to the release, as well as Qt 5.9.5 and more SDDM updates landing in Bionic. The proposal to discontinue the Alpha and Beta 1 milestones has passed in favor of testing "weeks" (Tuesday through Thursday). | Simon Quigley gives his status report leading off that the work on the Lubuntu Manual continues and a call for help. Further he advises of bug fixes critical to the release, as well as Qt 5.9.5 and more SDDM updates landing in Bionic. The proposal to discontinue the Alpha and Beta 1 milestones has passed in favor of testing "weeks" (Tuesday through Thursday). |
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| Jorge Castro writes about the do's and don’ts to make quality participation in video conferencing. | Jorge Castro writes about the do's and don’ts to make quality participation in video conferencing. |
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In the continuing series of interviews, this week Didier Roche features Merlijn Sebrechts, who as is usual in this series, responds to various questions on the development of the proposed Ubuntu theme. |
In the continuing series of interviews, this week Didier Roche features Merlijn Sebrechts, who is as usual in this series, responds to various questions on the development of the proposed Ubuntu theme. |
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| ## This section is for Ubuntu News from elsewhere in the community: ## mailing lists, team blogs not on planet, etc. ## This section largely draws from the news from https://insights.ubuntu.com/ and the ## Ubuntu Planet, news from our community, not 3rd party press/blogs. |
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| * What’s new in Ubuntu 18.04 and OpenStack Queens - https://insights.ubuntu.com/2018/04/27/whats-new-in-ubuntu-18-04-and-openstack-queens | * What’s new in Ubuntu 18.04 and Open``Stack Queens - https://insights.ubuntu.com/2018/04/27/whats-new-in-ubuntu-18-04-and-openstack-queens |
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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 |
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| Marius Nestor reports that development of the LibreOffice's next version has been announced to start next week. Leading off with a bug hunting session on April 27, with milestones for two betas and about three release candidates, the final is scheduled for mid-August 2018. Points of contact are provided for those interested in participating in the bug hunt. | Marius Nestor reports that development of the Libre``Office's next version has been announced to start next week. Leading off with a bug hunting session on April 27, with milestones for two betas and about three release candidates, the final is scheduled for mid-August 2018. Points of contact are provided for those interested in participating in the bug hunt. |
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| Marius Nestor informs of the new welcome screen introduced in the 18.04 release. He shares a walk-through, with screenshots of the 4 stages: information, live patch, data share, and application promotions. | Marius Nestor informs of the new welcome screen introduced in the 18.04 release. He shares a walk-through, with screenshots of the 4 stages: information, live patch, data share, and application promotions. |
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Contents
- In this Issue
- General Community News
- Ubuntu Stats
- Hot in Support
- LoCo Events
- The Planet
- Canonical News
- In the Blogosphere
- Featured Audio and Video
- Upcoming Meetings and Events
- Updates and Security for 14.04, 16.04, 17.10, and 18.04
- Subscribe
- Archive
- Further News
- Conclusion
- Credits
- Glossary of Terms
- Get Involved
- Feedback
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WORK IN PROGRESS
Welcome to the Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter, Issue 525 for the week of April 22 - 28, 2018.
In this Issue
General Community News
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver) released
On behalf of the release team, Adam Conrad announces the release of Ubuntu 18.04 LTS. He shares with us the key new features of this version, including the 4.15 based Linux kernel, the switch to GNOME Shell in the LTS series, a new minimal installation option, and a tool to enable Canonical LivePatch to allow reboot-free kernel patching. The various Ubuntu flavors are also part of this release, of which more info can be obtained from a provided link.
https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-announce/2018-April/000231.html
This release was widely covered, the following is a collection of articles selected by our editors:
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS Released, This is What's New - http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2018/04/ubuntu-18-04-download-release-features
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver) Is Now Available to Download - https://news.softpedia.com/news/ubuntu-18-04-lts-bionic-beaver-is-now-available-to-download-520855.shtml
Ubuntu Server 18.04 LTS Released with Revamped Installer, Chrony and Netplan - https://news.softpedia.com/news/ubuntu-server-18-04-lts-released-with-revamped-installer-chrony-and-netplan-520868.shtml
Canonical on Ubuntu 'Bionic Beaver' 18.04 LTS and its controversial changes - https://www.techradar.com/news/ubuntu-bionic-beaver-1804-lts-has-landed
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS: The Linux for AI, clouds, and containers - https://www.zdnet.com/article/ubuntu-18-04-lts-the-linux-for-ai-clouds-and-containers/
Call for votes: Developer Membership Board restaffing
In the update Jeremy Bicha announces five candidates to fill the vacancies of those whose terms are expiring. Ballots are now being mailed for the vote that closes on May 1, 2018.
https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-devel-announce/2018-April/001244.htm
Ubuntu Stats
Bug Stats
- Open: # (+/-#)
- Critical: # (+/-#)
- Unconfirmed: # (+/-#)
As always, the Bug Squad needs more help. If you want to get started, please see: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/BugSquad
Translations
Hot in Support
Ask Ubuntu Top 5 Questions
Ask (and answer!) questions at: https://askubuntu.com/
Ubuntu Forums Top 5 Threads
Help with VLC/Ubuntu 18.04 - https://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=2390394
Corrupted ext4 HDD during Ubuntu installation - https://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=2390018
HELP! Can I install Ubu from Windows without an external boot drive? - https://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=2389939
18.04 Desktop - https://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=2390332
grub messed up, lost ownership of /home - https://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=2389930
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
This Week in Lubuntu Development #4
Simon Quigley gives his status report leading off that the work on the Lubuntu Manual continues and a call for help. Further he advises of bug fixes critical to the release, as well as Qt 5.9.5 and more SDDM updates landing in Bionic. The proposal to discontinue the Alpha and Beta 1 milestones has passed in favor of testing "weeks" (Tuesday through Thursday).
https://lubuntu.me/this-week-in-lubuntu-development-4/
How to video conference without people hating you
Jorge Castro writes about the do's and don’ts to make quality participation in video conferencing.
https://blog.jorgecastro.org/2018/04/23/video-conferencing/
Welcome To The (Ubuntu) Bionic Age: Interviewing people behind Communitheme
In the continuing series of interviews, this week Didier Roche features Merlijn Sebrechts, who is as usual in this series, responds to various questions on the development of the proposed Ubuntu theme.
https://didrocks.fr/2018/04/24/welcome-to-the-ubuntu-bionic-age-behind-communitheme-interviewing-merlijn/ https://didrocks.fr/2018/04/25/welcome-to-the-ubuntu-bionic-age-behind-communitheme-interviewing-aaron/
Canonical News
A look at Rancher 2.0 - https://insights.ubuntu.com/2018/04/22/a-look-at-rancher-2-0
Dell Technologies World 2018 - https://insights.ubuntu.com/2018/04/23/dell-technologies-world-2018
LXD weekly status #44 - https://insights.ubuntu.com/2018/04/24/lxd-weekly-status-44
Ora as a snap: ensuring users are benefiting from the latest version - https://insights.ubuntu.com/2018/04/24/ora-as-a-snap-ensuring-users-are-benefiting-from-the-latest-version
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS optimised for security, multi-cloud, containers & AI - https://insights.ubuntu.com/2018/04/26/ubuntu-18-04-lts-optimised-for-security-multi-cloud-containers-ai
What’s new in Ubuntu 18.04 and OpenStack Queens - https://insights.ubuntu.com/2018/04/27/whats-new-in-ubuntu-18-04-and-openstack-queens
Breeze through Ubuntu Desktop 18.04 LTS Bionic Beaver - https://insights.ubuntu.com/2018/04/27/breeze-through-ubuntu-desktop-18-04-lts-bionic-beaver
In the Blogosphere
KDE Plasma 5.13 Desktop Environment Promises Much Better Wayland Support
Roman Gilg, a KDE developer, reports on the changes, improvements, and progress to have Plasma 5.13 ready for final release on June 12, 2018.
LibreOffice 6.1 Lands Mid August 2018, First Bug Hunting Session Starts April 27
Marius Nestor reports that development of the LibreOffice's next version has been announced to start next week. Leading off with a bug hunting session on April 27, with milestones for two betas and about three release candidates, the final is scheduled for mid-August 2018. Points of contact are provided for those interested in participating in the bug hunt.
Purism's Librem 5 Linux Phone Will Support Ubuntu Touch, Thanks to UBports
Marius Nestor advises that a partnership between Purism and the UBports Foundation will see the upcoming Librem 5 offer Ubuntu Touch as a third boot option, alongside the Debian-based PureOS with a variant of GNOME as the default, and PureOS with KDE Plasma Mobile. The mobile phone is expected to be on the market in early 2019.
Hands-On with Ubuntu's Brand New Welcome Screen in Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
Marius Nestor informs of the new welcome screen introduced in the 18.04 release. He shares a walk-through, with screenshots of the 4 stages: information, live patch, data share, and application promotions.
Featured Audio and Video
Ubuntu Podcast: S11E08 – The 8th Circle
"This week we play with Windows 98 on a crusty Thinkpad from the past, interview David Britton from the Ubuntu Server team, bring you some command line love and go over all your feedback."
Featuring: Alan Pope, Mark Johnson, and Martin Wimpress.
http://ubuntupodcast.org/2018/04/27/s11e08-the-8th-circle/
Upcoming Meetings and Events
For upcoming meetings and events please visit: http://fridge.ubuntu.com/calendars/
Updates and Security for 14.04, 16.04, 17.10, and 18.04
Security Updates
Ubuntu 14.04 Updates
End of Life: April 2019
Ubuntu 16.04 Updates
End of Life: April 2021
Ubuntu 17.10 Updates
End of Life: July 2018
Ubuntu 18.04 Updates
End of Life: April 2023
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Archive
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Further News
As always you can find more Ubuntu news and announcements at:
Conclusion
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See you next week!
Credits
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- Wild Man
- Chris Guiver
- And many others
Glossary of Terms
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Get Involved
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