Issue321


Contents

  1. In This Issue
  2. Ubuntu Stats
    1. Bug Stats
    2. Ask Ubuntu Top 5 Questions this week
      1. Most Active Questions
      2. Top Voted New Questions
  3. LoCo News
    1. UbuConLA 2013
  4. Ubuntu Forums News
    1. Ubuntu Forums – We’re going social
  5. Ubuntu Cloud News
    1. What Is Going on With Juju? June 12 Edition
  6. The Planet
    1. Matt Fischer: Being a MOTU
    2. Martin Pitt: Ubuntu Saucy translations are now open
    3. Dmitrijs Ledkovs: Now, less cryptic - Cryptsetup changes in Saucy
    4. Jonathan Riddell: nice e-mail
    5. Stephen M. Webb: Unity Maintenance for Ubuntu “Saucy Salamander”
    6. Stephen M. Webb: Ubuntu Desktop Convergence
    7. Jono Bacon: The Ubuntu App Developer Cookbook Announced
    8. Howard Chan: Multiple DEs for Ubuntu Studio (part 1)
    9. The Fridge: Certificates For Ubuntu Members
    10. Charles Profitt: Testing: On To Saucy Salamader!
  7. Other Community News
    1. Top 10 Ubuntu App Downloads for May
  8. Canonical News
    1. Taking the ‘fun’ out of OpenStack
  9. In The Press
    1. System76 Jumps on the Haswell Bandwagon with Two New Ubuntu Laptops
    2. Ubuntu up and running on Android min PCs with RK3188 chips
  10. In The Blogosphere
    1. Things to Consider when Purchasing Ubuntu Laptops
    2. Lubuntu 13.10 Changes: Firefox, zRAM Added By Default, LightDM Used For The Lock Screen
    3. Debate Continues on Ubuntu 13.10′s Default Browser
    4. Ubuntu Touch Apps Available In Ubuntu 13.10
    5. Mir Still Causing Concerns By Ubuntu Derivatives
  11. Other Articles of Interest
  12. Featured Audio and Video
    1. Ubuntu Ohio - Burning Circle: Burning Circle Episode 117
    2. Saucy Ubuntu Touch [demo video]
    3. Ubuntu Podcast from the UK LoCo: S06E16 – I Know What You Did Last Ubuntu
  13. Weekly Ubuntu Development Team Meetings
  14. Upcoming Meetings and Events
  15. Updates and Security for 10.04, 12.04, 12.10 and 13.04
    1. Security Updates
    2. Ubuntu 10.04 Updates
    3. Ubuntu 12.04 Updates
    4. Ubuntu 12.10 Updates
    5. Ubuntu 13.04 Updates
  16. Subscribe
  17. Archives
  18. Additional Ubuntu News
  19. Conclusion
  20. Credits
  21. Glossary of Terms
  22. Ubuntu - Get Involved
  23. Feedback

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Welcome to the Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter, Issue 321 for the week June 10 - 16, 2013.

In This Issue

  • Ubuntu Stats
  • UbuConLA 2013
  • Ubuntu Forums – We’re going social
  • What Is Going on With Juju? June 12 Edition
  • Matt Fischer: Being a MOTU
  • Martin Pitt: Ubuntu Saucy translations are now open
  • Dmitrijs Ledkovs: Now, less cryptic - Cryptsetup changes in Saucy
  • Jonathan Riddell: nice e-mail
  • Stephen M. Webb: Unity Maintenance for Ubuntu “Saucy Salamander”
  • Stephen M. Webb: Ubuntu Desktop Convergence
  • Jono Bacon: The Ubuntu App Developer Cookbook Announced
  • Howard Chan: Multiple DEs for Ubuntu Studio (part 1)
  • The Fridge: Certificates For Ubuntu Members
  • Charles Profitt: Testing: On To Saucy Salamader!
  • Top 10 Ubuntu App Downloads for May

  • Taking the ‘fun’ out of OpenStack

  • System76 Jumps on the Haswell Bandwagon with Two New Ubuntu Laptops
  • Ubuntu up and running on Android min PCs with RK3188 chips
  • In The Blogosphere
  • Other Articles of Interest
  • Featured Audio and Video
  • Weekly Ubuntu Development Team Meetings
  • Upcoming Meetings and Events
  • Updates and Security for 10.04, 12.04, 12.10 and 13.04
  • And much more!

Ubuntu Stats

Bug Stats

  • Open (104975) -175 over last week
  • Critical (76) +/-0 over last week
  • Unconfirmed (51078) -207 # over last week

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

Ask Ubuntu Top 5 Questions this week

Most Active Questions

Top Voted New Questions

People Contributing the best questions and answers this week: fossfreedom (http://askubuntu.com/users/14356/fossfreedom), Radu Rădeanu (http://askubuntu.com/users/147044/radu-rdeanu), Steven Kath (http://askubuntu.com/users/142662/steven-kath), karel (http://askubuntu.com/users/94914/karel) and Qasim (http://askubuntu.com/users/85053/qasim)

Ask (and answer!) your own questions at http://askubuntu.com

LoCo News

UbuConLA 2013

Pablo Rubianes reports on the UbuConLA 2013 in Montevideo that attracted almost 300 people to the two-day event. He writes about the talks, a wonderful demo stand, and provides a photographic record of the event. There is a also a video message from Jono Bacon.

http://pablorubianes.wordpress.com/2013/06/12/ubuconla-2013-2/

Ubuntu Forums News

Ubuntu Forums – We’re going social

s.fox reports that the Ubuntu Forums now has a social media presence on Google+, Twitter, and Facebook.

http://serial-coder.co.uk/blog/2013/06/ubuntu-forums-were-going-social/

Ubuntu Cloud News

What Is Going on With Juju? June 12 Edition

Jorge Castro gives an update on recent developments with juju, including updates to charms, testing, docs, and some upcoming events.

http://www.jorgecastro.org/2013/06/12/what-is-going-on-with-juju-june-12-edition/

The Planet

Matt Fischer: Being a MOTU

Matt Fischer shares the story of the process that took him from contributor to MOTU (Masters of the Universe) status that he was granted on June 6. Fischer writes that his future plans include to “keep doing updates, complete a SRU, land my other debian package, sponsor some packages, and help other people achieve their goal of being a MOTU also.”

http://www.mattfischer.com/blog/?p=478

Martin Pitt: Ubuntu Saucy translations are now open

Martin Pitt announces that translations are open in Launchpad for Saucy and puts out a call for translators.

http://www.piware.de/2013/06/ubuntu-saucy-translations-are-now-open/

Dmitrijs Ledkovs: Now, less cryptic - Cryptsetup changes in Saucy

Dmitrijs Ledkovs writes about the latest changes to Cryptsetup in Saucy, and writes that he has “modified cryptsetup initramfs hooks to only include cryptsetup in the initramfs when necessary.”

http://blog.surgut.co.uk/2013/06/now-less-cryptic-cryptsetup-changes-in.html

Jonathan Riddell: nice e-mail

Jonathan Riddell shares an email he received from from a happy Kubuntu user.

http://blogs.kde.org/2013/06/12/nice-e-mail

Stephen M. Webb: Unity Maintenance for Ubuntu “Saucy Salamander”

Stephen M. Webb talks about the upcoming version of Unity in Ubuntu 13.10 and explains that there may be around "100 scopes" to meet search targets. He explains what these scopes are and writes about the ease with which users can make purchases without opening up a browser.

http://bregmatter.wordpress.com/2013/06/12/unity-maintenance-for-ubuntu-saucy-salamander/

Stephen M. Webb: Ubuntu Desktop Convergence

Stephen Webb explains the highlights of Mir and Unity 8 coming to Ubuntu’s multiplatform environment.

http://bregmatter.wordpress.com/2013/06/14/ubuntu-desktop-convergence/

Jono Bacon: The Ubuntu App Developer Cookbook Announced

Jono Bacon writes about the growth and interest in the Ubuntu SDK and announces the introduction of the Ubuntu App Developers Cookbook. He points potential users towards AskUbuntu and describes how answers there will be added to the cookbook.

http://www.jonobacon.org/2013/06/14/the-ubuntu-app-developer-cookbook-announced/

Howard Chan: Multiple DEs for Ubuntu Studio (part 1)

Howard Chan posts about Ubuntu Studio's plans to offer multiple desktop environments, why they have come to this decision and how they plan to make an extension in ubiquity where users can choose the desktop environment of their choice.

http://smartboyhw.tk/wordpress_smartboyhw/?p=63

The Fridge: Certificates For Ubuntu Members

Jono Bacon announces that Ubuntu Members will now have their membership officially recognized be receiving a printed certificate signed by Mark Shuttleworth, founder of the Ubuntu project. He writes that due to the large volume of members (769), the issuance of certificates is not automatic, and a link is provided for existing members to request the certificate.

http://fridge.ubuntu.com/2013/06/14/certificates-for-ubuntu-members/

Charles Profitt: Testing: On To Saucy Salamader!

Charles Profitt shares his strategy for testing upcoming Ubuntu releases and shares reasons why one would want to run a development release, including giving back to the community and that “bugs reported in the development release are much more likely to be fixed than those in stable releases.”

http://ftbeowulf.wordpress.com/2013/06/16/testing-on-to-saucy-salamader/

Other Community News

Top 10 Ubuntu App Downloads for May

John Pugh presents the top 10 downloads for both paid and free apps for the month of May and invites new submissions to the Ubuntu Software Center. Top apps include Stormcloud, Fluendo DVD Player, Steam, and Motorbike.

http://developer.ubuntu.com/2013/06/top-10-ubuntu-app-downloads-for-may/

Canonical News

Taking the ‘fun’ out of OpenStack

Mark Baker writes about OpenStack and Canonical’s “unique position” in the ecosystem with “the majority of OpenStack clouds running on Ubuntu.” Drawing from Mark Shuttleworth’s successful demonstration at the OpenStack Design Summit, Baker writes that “OpenStack is growing up” and “Canonical aim[s] to be with it every step of the way.”

http://blog.canonical.com/2013/06/11/taking-the-fun-out-of-openstack/

In The Press

System76 Jumps on the Haswell Bandwagon with Two New Ubuntu Laptops

Pulkit Chandna of MaximumPC writes that System 76's ninth generation of the Gazelle professional laptop running Ubuntu 13.04 has been launched. He also looks at the Galago UltraPro and lists the specifications of both models.

http://www.maximumpc.com/article/news/system76_jumps_haswell_bandwagon_two_new_ubuntu_laptops200

Ubuntu up and running on Android min PCs with RK3188 chips

Brad Linder at Liliputing writes: “Earlier this month Rikomagic released Linux source code for the MK802 IV mini PC with an RK3188 chip. Now a handful of people have used that code as a starting point for running Ubuntu Linux on similar devices, including the QC802 and Tronsmart T428.”

http://liliputing.com/2013/06/ubuntu-up-and-running-on-android-min-pcs-with-rk3188-chips.html

In The Blogosphere

Things to Consider when Purchasing Ubuntu Laptops

Matt Hartley of Datamation examines the advantages and disadvantages of buying laptops with Ubuntu pre-installed, laptops without an OS installed, and putting Ubuntu on laptops with Windows installed.

http://www.datamation.com/open-source/things-to-consider-when-purchasing-ubuntu-laptops.html

Lubuntu 13.10 Changes: Firefox, zRAM Added By Default, LightDM Used For The Lock Screen

Andrew of WebUpd8 writes that Lubuntu 13.10 Saucy Salamander, the LXDE Ubuntu flavour, has switched to Firefox as the default web browser, replacing Chromium. Other changes include the addition of zRAM by default and the removal of Xscreensaver as Lubuntu now uses LightDM for the lock screen.

http://www.webupd8.org/2013/06/lubuntu-1310-changes-firefox-zram-added.html

Debate Continues on Ubuntu 13.10′s Default Browser

Joey-Elijah Sneddon of OMG! Ubuntu! writes about the continuing discussion on switching from Firefox to Chromium in Ubuntu 13.10. He announces the result of a survey to asking the websites readers which browser they prefer and concludes that almost 50% of Linux users use something that isn't the default.

http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2013/06/ubuntu-developer-continue-to-mull-switch-to-chromium

Ubuntu Touch Apps Available In Ubuntu 13.10

Joey-Elijah Sneddon of OMG! Ubuntu! writes about some of the new Ubuntu Touch Core apps that have appeared in the Ubuntu Software Store. He takes a look at Gallery, Media Player, Notes, and Web Browser.

http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2013/06/ubuntu-touch-apps-arrive-on-ubuntu-desktop

Mir Still Causing Concerns By Ubuntu Derivatives

Michael Larabel of Phoronix writes that Ubuntu derivatives, such as KDE-based Kubuntu, continue to fear the Canonical's planned adoption of the Mir Display server and looks at the various options available.

http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=MTM4OTU

Ubuntu Ohio - Burning Circle: Burning Circle Episode 117

Stephen Michael Kellat brings a replay of a portion of the Voice of America program ‘’Issues in the News’’ that discusses the situation involving the NSA spying matter. Also mentioned was the need to settle a date and time for a business meeting for Ubuntu Ohio to dispose of some pending matters.

http://ohio.ubuntu-us.org/node/151

Saucy Ubuntu Touch [demo video]

Jorge Castro has made a short video to demonstrate Saucy Ubuntu Touch.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J8kmIiG8R-k&feature=youtu.be

Ubuntu Podcast from the UK LoCo: S06E16 – I Know What You Did Last Ubuntu

Some of the news that Tony Whitmore and the rest of the UUPC team bring in this episode include:

  • An interview with Daniel Foré about ElementaryOS, an Ubuntu derivative.

  • Sharing some Command Line Lurve: ubuntu-support-status.
  • A chat about getting a new job, upgrading a desktop's hardware, and Internet meat.

http://podcast.ubuntu-uk.org/2013/06/13/s06e16-i-know-what-you-did-last-ubuntu/

Weekly Ubuntu Development Team Meetings

Upcoming Meetings and Events

For upcoming meetings and events please visit the calendars at fridge.ubuntu.com: http://fridge.ubuntu.com/calendars/

Updates and Security for 10.04, 12.04, 12.10 and 13.04

Security Updates

Ubuntu 10.04 Updates

End of Life - April 2015 (Server)

Ubuntu 12.04 Updates

End of Life - April 2017

Ubuntu 12.10 Updates

End of Life - April 2014

Ubuntu 13.04 Updates

End of Life - January 2014

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Credits

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