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| anaqvi reports of the Kube``Con San Diego 2019 experience. The event drew ~15,000 attendees where the themes were Kubernetes, Kubeflow, and security that featured science projects with the Canonical team showcasing Charmed Kubernetes, MicroK8s, Clustering and Kubeflow on Raspberry Pis. anaqvi provides links for details as well as screenshots of the action. In addition a link to Git``Hub is provided for those who find bugs or who want to contribute to the project. | anaqvi reports of the Kube``Con San Diego 2019 experience. The event drew ~15,000 attendees where the themes were Kubernetes, Kubeflow, and security that featured science projects with the Canonical team showcasing Charmed Kubernetes, Micro``K8s, Clustering and Kubeflow on Raspberry Pis. anaqvi provides links for details as well as screenshots of the action. In addition a link to Git``Hub is provided for those who find bugs or who want to contribute to the project. |
WORK IN PROGRESS
Welcome to the Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter, Issue 606 for the week of November 17 - 23, 2019.
In this Issue
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
Find more support at: https://ubuntuforums.org/
LoCo News
Linux Applications Summit
Jonathan Ridell writes about the recent Linux Applications Summit in Barcelona which had a larger scope than prior summits. Providing many photos, Jonathan lists some presenters and attendees, giving some opinions; especially in relation to KDE.
https://jriddell.org/2019/11/18/linux-applications-summit/
KubeCon San Diego 2019 Flashback
anaqvi reports of the KubeCon San Diego 2019 experience. The event drew ~15,000 attendees where the themes were Kubernetes, Kubeflow, and security that featured science projects with the Canonical team showcasing Charmed Kubernetes, MicroK8s, Clustering and Kubeflow on Raspberry Pis. anaqvi provides links for details as well as screenshots of the action. In addition a link to GitHub is provided for those who find bugs or who want to contribute to the project.
https://ubuntu.com/blog/kubecon-san-diego-2019
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/
Canonical News
Canonical introduces Charmed OSM to enable telcos with network functions management and orchestration - https://ubuntu.com/blog/canonical-introduces-charmed-osm-to-enable-telcos-with-network-functions-management-and-orchestration
The lifecycle of a component - https://ubuntu.com/blog/the-lifecycle-of-components-in-your-design-system
Snapcraft secret sauce: KDE neon extension - https://ubuntu.com/blog/snapcraft-secret-sauce-kde-neon-extension
8th OSM Hackfest: the highlights - https://ubuntu.com/blog/8th-osm-hackfest-the-highlights
Linux security with Ubuntu - https://ubuntu.com/engage/linux_security_webinar
In the Blogosphere
KDE Plasma 5.18 Bringing Better GTK/GNOME App Integration
Michael Larabel tells us that KDE users using GNOME/GTK applications will now have better font, icon, cursor and toolbar style control in Plasma 5.18. Also are okular improvements, better touch support and other enhancements. A link to Nate Graham's post is provided for full details.
https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=Plasma-5.18-Better-GNOME-On-KDE
Ubuntu 20.04 Daily Builds Are Now Available to Download
Scott Bouvier relates the availability of Ubuntu 20.04 daily builds for testing! "Now ‘Current’ images — these are images that have passed a series of automated tests — are available..... Ubuntu daily builds should only be used by developers, testers, and well-intentioned enthusiasts, rather than end users" as bugs and breakage may be encountered. A download link is provided.
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2019/11/ubuntu-20-04-daily-builds-available
Canonical Teases Big Ubuntu Announcement with Leading Global Automation Company
Marius Nestor updates us on Canonical's announcement that they will attend the upcoming Smart Product Solutions 2019 event in Nuremberg. Canonical will promote Ubuntu Core OS designed for IoT devices supporting Mittelstand innovators in their presentations. Also teased was an announcement of a partnership with a leading global automation company that will likely be made during SPS 2019.
Nvidia Outs New Linux/BSD Graphics Driver with GeForce GTX 1650 SUPER Support
Marius Nestor tells us Nvidia has released new long-lived proprietary graphics drivers for GNU/Linux, BSD and Solaris 64-bit OSes, supporting the new GPUs and includes many bug fixes. Mainly, the Nvidia 440.36 driver adds support for GTX 1650 SUPER graphics card, offering full performance. Details and links are provided.
KDE's Plasma Mobile Now Supports Phone Calls on the PinePhone Linux Smartphone
Marius Nestor updates us on progress made on PINE64's PinePhone support in running KDE Plasma Mobile which now includes making calls using the UI. With still more work to be done on the audio, other improvements have been made in Plasma Mobile which runs via PinePhone's postmarketOS. More details including cost and delivery dates, plus links are provided.
Featured Audio and Video
Ubuntu Podcast from the UK LoCo: S12E33 – The Sentinel
"This week we’ve been to the Linux Application Summit in Barcelona. We round up news from the Ubuntu and desktop Linux community and bring you our picks from the wider tech news."
http://ubuntupodcast.org/2019/11/22/s12e33-the-sentinel/
Ubuntu Portugal Podcast: S01E65 - Impresso
"Neste “Episódio 65 – Impresso”: o Tiago tomou conta dos meios de impressão, o Diogo aburguesou-se (ainda mais) a jogar 0AD. Numa noite fria e chuvosa o duo maravilha juntou-se para voltar a aquecer os vossos corações."
https://podcastubuntuportugal.org/2019/11/21/ep-65-impresso/
Meeting Reports
Release bugs for week commencing Monday 18th November 2019 - https://discourse.ubuntu.com/t/release-bugs-for-week-commencing-monday-18th-november-2019/13417
Upcoming Meetings and Events
For more details and farther dates please visit: http://fridge.ubuntu.com/calendars/
Updates and Security for 16.04, 18.04, 19.04 and 19.10
Security Updates
Ubuntu 16.04 Updates
End of Life: April 2021
Ubuntu 18.04 Updates
End of Life: April 2023
Ubuntu 19.04 Updates
End of Life: January 2020
Ubuntu 19.10 Updates
End of Life: July 2020
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Further News
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Conclusion
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