Issue526
WORK IN PROGRESS
Welcome to the Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter, Issue 526 for the week of April 29 - May 5, 2018.
In this Issue
General Community News
Migrating all seeds to Git
Simon Quigley writes to the Ubuntu Release mailing list about the decision to migrate all Ubuntu and flavor seeds from Bazaar to Git, having the required tooling in place, ideally before the new development cycle advances too far. Simon points to a wiki page with details, highlighting all seeds should be migrated within a week of his writing.
https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-release/2018-May/004455.html
Welcome New Members and Developers
Ubuntu Stats
Bug Stats
- Open: 137366 (+201)
- Critical: 432 (-1)
- Unconfirmed: 67575(+190)
As always, the Bug Squad needs more help. If you want to get started, please see: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/BugSquad
Translations
- Bosnian: 84.77% (36735/14)
- Spanish: 84.20% (38111/1538)
- German: 82.14% (43095/369)
- Ukrainian: 81.54% (44527/43)
- French: 81.05% (45710/5451)
Hot in Support
Ask Ubuntu Top 5 Questions
How to print text in the terminal as if it's being typed? - https://askubuntu.com//questions/1030099/how-to-print-text-in-the-terminal-as-if-its-being-typed
Why can't I cd to a quoted tilde ('~')? - https://askubuntu.com//questions/1032370/why-cant-i-cd-to-a-quoted-tilde
Why not make .txt file executable instead of .sh file to run scripts? - https://askubuntu.com//questions/1030680/why-not-make-txt-file-executable-instead-of-sh-file-to-run-scripts
ifconfig missing after Ubuntu 18.04 minimal install - https://askubuntu.com//questions/1031640/ifconfig-missing-after-ubuntu-18-04-minimal-install
Comparing contents of two files - https://askubuntu.com//questions/1030406/comparing-contents-of-two-files
Ask (and answer!) questions at: https://askubuntu.com/
Ubuntu Forums Top 5 Threads
LoCo News
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS Release Party - Ubuntu Myanmar
Ko Ko Ye` from the Myanmar LoCo shares details and photos of the 18.04 LTS release party held there on Tuesday last week.
LoCo Events
Presentació de l'Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, Catalan LoCo Team: http://loco.ubuntu.com/events/ubuntu.cat/3742-presentaci%C3%B3-de-lubuntu-1804-lts/
BionicBeaverPalma, Catalan LoCo Team: http://loco.ubuntu.com/events/ubuntu.cat/3740-bionicbeaverpalma/
AZLOCO/PLUG Install-fest/Linux Workshop, Arizona LoCo Team: http://loco.ubuntu.com/events/ubuntu-arizona/3725-azlocoplug-install-festlinux-workshop/
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 Hub
The(ese) week(s) in Mir (4th Mar, 2018)
Raof gives a brief of who is doing what where.
https://community.ubuntu.com/t/the-ese-week-s-in-mir-4th-may-2018/5650
The Planet
Congratulations Ubuntu and Fedora
Jeremy Bicha tenders congratulations that Fedora 28 releases on time and compliments the Ubuntu team’s release of 18.04, citing the GNOME desktop as the greatest change. Jeremy concludes with an expectation that these two major releases maintain the coincidal beta release schedule.
https://jeremy.bicha.net/2018/05/01/congratulations-ubuntu-fedora/
Launchpad news, June 2017 – April 2018
Colin Watson posts a general update as a changelog within various departments, citing the many bug fixes in each.
http://blog.launchpad.net/general/launchpad-news-june-2017-april-2018
Other Community News
Projects & release planning for GNOME
Carlos Soriano relates his proposal to use GitLab and other technologies to consolidate team efforts and as well the means to keep interested parties updated on GNOME’s status.
https://csorianognome.wordpress.com/2018/04/30/projects-release-planning-for-gnome/
GNOME Calendar 3.28.2 released
Georges Stavracas announces a flatpack release resolving many crash issues, with some polishes too.
https://feaneron.com/2018/05/02/gnome-calendar-3-28-2-released/
Ubuntu Cloud News
Canonical News
Introducing developer notifications for snap security updates - https://insights.ubuntu.com/2018/05/02/introducing-developer-notifications-for-snap-security-updates
In the Press
In the Blogosphere
AMDGPU Linux Kernel Driver Gets Patches For Vega M Support - Intel Kabylake G
Michael Larabel reports of AMD’s Alex Deucher mailing the Direct Rendering Manager driver patches and the uploaded Vega M microcode binaries. Awaiting merge, these will be available on Linux 4.18, Mesa 18.1, and the latest Radeon microcodes.
https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=AMDGPU-Vega-M-Kernel-Support
KDE Plasma 5.13 Desktop to Get Overhauled Lock & Login Screens with New Features
Marius Nestor reports on the overhaul of Plasma’s login and lock screens, providing better usability and aesthetics, as well as other improvements and new features.
Here's Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver) Running on the Microsoft Surface Pro 3
Marius Nestor reports on the procedure to install the latest release of Ubuntu seamlessly, and the out-of-the-box experience being flawless.
Mir Working On X11 Support Via XWayland
Marius Nestor reports on UBports developer Marius Gripsgard’s progress to migrate Mir onto Ubuntu Touch.
https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=Mir-X11-XWayland-Support
GIMP 2.10 Is Finally Here! Here’s How to Install it on Ubuntu
Joey Sneddon promotes the long awaited release as the “go-to Photoshop alternative” listing many of the features and changes. If you want to upgrade, Joey advises on three install methods.
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2018/05/gimp-2-10-ubuntu-download
Lubuntu Is Finally Moving to LXQt by Default with the Lubuntu 18.10 Release
Marius Nestor touts the lightweight operating system, after three years of development LXQt becoming reality as the default desktop environment in the forthcoming 18.10 release of Lubuntu.
NVIDIA Releases The 396.24 Linux Driver With X.Org Server 1.20 Support
Michael Larabel reports on the latest stable NVIDIA driver, adding support for new graphics devices as well as the new X.Org Server 1.20.
https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=NVIDIA-396.24-Linux-Driver
Ubuntu 18.10 Daily Build ISOs Are Now Available to Download
Marius Nestor hails the availability of Ubuntu 18.10 daily images with noted expectations of the default desktop and kernel.
The Shiny New Features Of X.Org Server 1.20
Michael Larabel assesses the enhancements, new features, and changes in the imminent release of the long-awaited X.Org Server 1.20.
https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=X.Org-Server-1.20-Feature-List
Ubuntu MATE & Budgie Drop 32-bit ISOs
Joey Sneddon informs us that Ubuntu MATE and Ubuntu Budgie are both dropping the 32-bit installation images for the 18.10 release later this year, following Ubuntu main who already did so last year. He goes into detail of what exactly this means and the reasoning for the change.
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2018/05/ubuntu-mate-budgie-32-bit-iso-dropped
In Other News
Other Articles of Interest
Featured Audio and Video
Ubuntu Podcast: S11E09 – Nine Lives to Die
“This week we made a snap of Linux Tycoon, one of us has been moonlighting on another podcast and went to UbuCon Europe 2018. We discuss the release of the AtariBox, the release of Rise of the Tomb Raider for Linux, Iran blocking Telegram and round up the community news.”
Featuring: Alan Pope, Mark Johnson, and Martin Wimpress.
http://ubuntupodcast.org/2018/05/03/s11e09-nine-lives-to-die/
Weekly Ubuntu Development Team Meetings
Upcoming Meetings and Events
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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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