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WORK IN PROGRESS
Welcome to the Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter, Issue 609 for the week of December 8 - 14, 2019.
In this Issue
General Community News
The Ubuntu 20.04 LTS Pre-release Survey
Rhys Davies informs us that the Ubuntu 20.04 LTS Pre-release Survey request for feedback is out. Directed to all users in all supported Ubuntu platforms; The survey seeks user guidance for the future of Ubuntu. The short survey is broad and the spectrum is comprehensive to encompass the communities' thoughts. The survey is open until January 10th at which time the results will be analysed and then posted.
https://ubuntu.com/blog/the-ubuntu-20-04-lts-pre-release-survey
See too:
Welcome New Members and Developers
New Kernel Uploaders
Tyler Hicks records the events at an ad-hoc Kernel Uploaders Team meeting. We are told that Connor Kuehl (~connork) has been awarded Kernel Upload rights, with thanks for the hard work and welcome to the team.
https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/kernel-team/2019-December/106263.html
Congratulations to this contributor!
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 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 Hub
Mir in 2019
Alan Griffiths (alan_g) gives the past year's synopsis of accomplishments with four major highlights.
https://discourse.ubuntu.com/t/mir-in-2019/13654
Server installer plans for 20.04 LTS
Michael Hudson Doyle (mwhudson) advises that as of the 20.04 release the classic server installer based on debian-installer is depreciated in favour of the subiquity installer. The new installer "brings the comfortable live session and speedy install of Ubuntu Desktop to server users". The list of feature sets to be completed are given, as well as those features that have landed. Michael advises that any use cases not covered should be disclosed to the developers by early January to allow incorporation in the plans for the 20.04 LTS development cycle. Links are provided to the Daily Build and to the current releases.
https://discourse.ubuntu.com/t/server-installer-plans-for-20-04-lts/13631
Subiquity 19.12.1 has been released to stable
Michael Hudson Doyle (mwhudson) reports the release of Subiquity 19.12.1 to the stable channel, where the main highlight is "a UI for viewing and submitting error reports". A link is provided for additional details. Michael advises his next goal is to work on the implementation of autoinstall.
https://discourse.ubuntu.com/t/subiquity-19-12-1-has-been-released-to-stable/13621
The Planet
Discussion on running X11 applications from within LXD system containers
Simos Xenitellis contrasts a system container to a conventional VM and gives details, within links, of running X11 applications from within a LXD system container.
https://blog.simos.info/discussion-on-running-x11-applications-from-within-lxd-system-containers/
The New bluesabre.org
Sean Davis advises that bluesabre.org has been migrated from Wordpress to Ghost. Sean tells us that the site is faster, uses Ghost themes that supports dark themes, and that pages are standardized. He welcomes comments for the new site as he goes back to work on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS "Focal Fossa".
https://bluesabre.org/2019/12/13/the-new-bluesabre-org/
Canonical News
Canonical sponsors WSLConf at Microsoft HQ - https://ubuntu.com/blog/canonical-sponsors-wslconf-at-microsoft-hq
Updated images of Ubuntu for the Raspberry Pi 2, 3 and 4 - https://ubuntu.com/blog/updated-images-of-ubuntu-for-the-raspberry-pi-2-3-and-4
Canonical Announces Support for Kubernetes 1.17 - https://ubuntu.com/blog/canonical-announces-support-for-kubernetes-1-17
ObjectBox, database for IoT devices, adopts snaps for simplicity and ease of installation - https://ubuntu.com/blog/objectbox-database-for-iot-devices-adopts-snaps-for-simplicity-and-ease-of-installation
Juju 2.7: Enhanced k8s experience, improved networking and more - https://ubuntu.com/blog/juju-2-7
Building a Rust snap by Example - https://ubuntu.com/blog/building-a-rust-snap-by-example
In the Blogosphere
Canonical's Multipass 0.9 Released For Easily Spinning Up Ubuntu VMs
Michael Larabel informs us that Multipass version 0.9 has been released, with chances 1.0 may be ready for Ubuntu 20.04 LTS. We are reminded of what Multipass is, and what it can do for us, and Michael provides links for more details.
https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=Multipass-0.9-Released
Radeon OpenGL Linux Driver Gets Fix For Corruption Issues
Michael Larabel writes about issues some users have experienced with Radeon graphics over the last four months on newer (5.2+) kernels, that should now be fixed. We are provided a link to the merge request that provides the fix which will go into Mesa 20.0, and be back-ported.
https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=RadeonSI-Back-Buffer-Fix
Mesa 19.3 Is Introducing A Lot Of Open-Source OpenGL + Vulkan Driver Improvements
Michael Larabel tells us that Mesa 19.3 is approaching release with blocker bugs almost fixed. Michael mentions and lists some of the key items into this quarterly release, providing links should you want more detail.
https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=article&item=mesa-193-features&num=1
Canonical to Sponsor Microsoft's First Windows Subsystem for Linux Conference
Marius Nestor reports that Canonical will sponsor the first Microsoft Linux Conference for WSL (Windows Subsystem for Linux), to be held March 10th to 11th at the Microsoft Redmond campus in Washington, US. Marius notes that WSL evolved from Bash in 2016, and now Canonical is hiring software engineers for the WSL implementation. No registration is required to attend the event that will also feature Microsoft's WSL team, and the creators of Pengwin.
Microsoft Teams for Linux Officially Released, Available to Download Now
Marius Nestor reports that Microsoft Teams, a unified communications platform for team collaboration, is now available for Linux via Microsoft's portal. The linux release is a "public preview" and feedback is welcome to aid improvements in future releases. Marius expresses a belief that Microsoft will port additional apps to the Linux platform, possibly next is the Chromium-based Microsoft Edge web browser.
KDE Applications 19.12 Released With Big Improvements To Kdenlive + Other KDE Programs
Michael Larabel informs us of the release of KDE Applications 19.12. We are provided with a list of many key changes as seen by Michael, plus given a link to the release announcement on KDE.org.
https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=KDE-Applications-19.12
In Other News
Canonical makes Ubuntu for Windows SubSystem for Linux a priority
Suzanne Larosa writes about Windows SubSystem for Linux (WSL). Suzanne relays Canonical's announcement for an opening of an Ubuntu desktop software engineer position, that emphasizes the commitment of Canonical to place Ubuntu on the desktop on all platforms.
https://mashviral.com/canonical-makes-ubuntu-for-windows-subsystem-for-linux-a-priority/
Featured Audio and Video
Ubuntu Security Podcast: Episode 55
"This week we cover security updates for NSS, SQLite, the Linux kernel and more, plus Joe and Alex discuss a recent FBI advisory warning about possible dangers of Smart TVs."
https://ubuntusecuritypodcast.org/episode-55/
Ubuntu Security Podcast: Episode 56
"In the second to last episode for 2019, we look at security updates for Samba, Squid, Git, HAProxy and more, plus Alex and Joe discuss Evil Corp hacker indictments, unsecured AWS S3 buckets and more."
https://ubuntusecuritypodcast.org/episode-56/
Ubuntu Podcast from the UK LoCo: S12E36 – Desert Strike
"This week we’ve been making a low latency point-to-point game streaming application, discuss what it takes to create each Ubuntu distro release, bring you some command line love and go over the last of your feedback for 2019."
https://ubuntupodcast.org/2019/12/12/s12e36-desert-strike/
Ubuntu Portugal Podcast: S01E68 - Salvem a Amazónia
"Uma viagem alucinante pelos recantos desse grande manto verde da América do Sul, com breves explicações sobre espécies e costumas dos nativos. Nada disso! Falámos sobre Ubuntu, AWS, Canonical, kernel e muito mais."
https://podcastubuntuportugal.org/68/
Meeting Reports
Desktop Team Updates - Monday 16th December 2019 - https://discourse.ubuntu.com/t/desktop-team-updates-monday-16th-december-2019/13629
Release bugs for week commencing Monday 9th December 2019 - https://discourse.ubuntu.com/t/release-bugs-for-week-commencing-monday-9th-december-2019/13612
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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