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Welcome to the Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter, Issue #182 for the week February 21st - February 27th, 2010. In this issue we cover ...

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In This Issue

General Community News

Ubuntu Stats

Bug Stats

• Open (77026) +335 over last week
• Critical (26) +/-0 over last week
• Unconfirmed (38964) -38 over last week

As always, the Bug Squad needs more help. If you want to get started, please see https://wiki.ubuntu.com/BugSquad

Translation Stats Karmic

1. Spanish (10404) −210 # over last week
2. English (United Kingdom) (16234) −3819 # over last week
3. French (40201) −89 # over last week
4. Brazilian Portuguese (40568) −1120 # over last week
5. German (65160) Not listed last week

Remaining strings to translate in Ubuntu 9.10 "Karmic Koala", see more at: https://translations.launchpad.net/ubuntu/karmic/

Ubuntu Brainstorm Top 5 this week

• Idea Lifetimes - http://brainstorm.ubuntu.com/idea/23756/

• Auto-solving problems in synaptic, when "no space left on device" - http://brainstorm.ubuntu.com/idea/23784/

• Avoid duplication of the "Generating Grub.cfg" script during upgrade - http://brainstorm.ubuntu.com/idea/23797/

• evolution should import emails and addressbook at instalation - http://brainstorm.ubuntu.com/idea/23774/

• slow ISP bandwidth speeds and no way to prove it - http://brainstorm.ubuntu.com/idea/23789/

Ubuntu Brainstorm is a community site geared toward letting you add your ideas for Ubuntu. You can submit your own idea, or vote for or against another idea. http://brainstorm.ubuntu.com/

LoCo News

New in Karmic Koala

Launchpad News

Ubuntu Forums News

In The Press

A preview of Ubuntu 10.04

http://thepcreport.net/2010/02/preview-of-ubuntu-10-04/

An Update On The Boot & Power Performance In Ubuntu 10.04

http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=article&item=ubuntu_lucid_boot2&num=1

Ubuntu 10.04 to Include Built-In Music Store

http://lifehacker.com/5478063/ubuntu-1004-to-include-built+in-mp3-store?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+lifehacker%2Ffull+%28Lifehacker%29

Ubuntu goin' gray, like the Mac OS way?

http://www.junauza.com/2010/02/ubuntu-goin-gray-like-mac-os-way.html

In The Blogosphere

Customizing the Ubuntu Application Stack Before Installation

http://www.workswithu.com/2010/02/22/customizing-the-ubuntu-application-stack-before-installation/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+WorksWithU+%28Works+With+U%29

EFL brings Ubuntu Netbook Remix to ARM

http://www.enlightenment.org/p.php?p=news/show&l=en&news_id=20

Ubuntu 10.04 Alpha 3 Released - What's new?

http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2010/02/ubuntu-1004-alpha-3-released-later.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+d0od+%28Omg!+Ubuntu!%29

Ubuntu Linux Now Available to Fed Customers on GSA Advantage

http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/190264/ubuntu_linux_now_available_to_fed_customers_on_gsa_advantage.html

UbuntuOne Music Store - Your Questions Answered

http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2010/02/ubuntuone-music-store-your-questions.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+d0od+%28Omg!+Ubuntu!%29

In Other News

Meeting Summaries: <MONTH> <YEAR>

Upcoming Meetings and Events

Community Spotlight

Updates and Security for 6.06, 8.04, 8.10, 9.04 and 9.10

Security Updates

• USN-902-1: Pidgin vulnerabilities - http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-902-1

• USN-903-1: OpenOffice.org vulnerabilities - http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-903-1

• USN-904-1: Squid vulnerability - http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-904-1

• USN-905-1: sudo vulnerabilities - http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-905-1

Ubuntu 6.06 Updates

• None Reported

Ubuntu 8.04 Updates

• linux 2.6.24-27.67 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/hardy-changes/2010-February/012400.html

• acroread 9.3.1-1hardy1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/hardy-changes/2010-February/012402.html

• acroread 9.3.1-1hardy2 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/hardy-changes/2010-February/012403.html

• db2exc 9.7.1-3hardy1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/hardy-changes/2010-February/012405.html

Ubuntu 8.10 Updates

• acroread 9.3.1-1intrepid1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/intrepid-changes/2010-February/009846.html

Ubuntu 9.04 Updates

• amsn 0.97.2~debian-2ubuntu2.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/jaunty-changes/2010-February/010010.html

• acroread 9.3.1-1jaunty1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/jaunty-changes/2010-February/010013.html

Ubuntu 9.10 Updates

• ifupdown 0.6.8ubuntu21.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/karmic-changes/2010-February/012253.html

• ddclient 3.8.0-4ubuntu1.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/karmic-changes/2010-February/012255.html

• bansheelyricsplugin 0.7-1ubuntu1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/karmic-changes/2010-February/012256.html

• gcalctool 5.28.2-0ubuntu2 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/karmic-changes/2010-February/012257.html

• python-bzutils 0.2-1ubuntu0.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/karmic-changes/2010-February/012258.html

• ubuntu-dev-tools 0.81.2 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/karmic-changes/2010-February/012259.html

• recordmydesktop 0.3.8.1-0ubuntu2 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/karmic-changes/2010-February/012260.html

• ifupdown 0.6.8ubuntu21.2 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/karmic-changes/2010-February/012261.html

• cryptsetup 2:1.0.6+20090405.svn49-1ubuntu7.3 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/karmic-changes/2010-February/012262.html

• acroread 9.3.1-1karmic1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/karmic-changes/2010-February/012265.html

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