Issue357


Contents

  1. In This Issue
  2. General Community News
    1. Announcing Trusty Tahr Beta 1
    2. Ubuntu looks stunning on phones and tablets at MWC 2014
    3. Welcome New Members and Developers
  3. Ubuntu Stats
    1. Bug Stats
    2. Ask Ubuntu Top 5 Questions this week
      1. Most Active Questions
      2. Top Voted New Questions
  4. LoCo News
    1. LoCo Teams Update On Air!
  5. The Planet
    1. Michael Hall: Ubuntu API Website Teardown
    2. KDE Applications and Development Platform February Updates Available
    3. Michael Hall: There is no “Touch”, only “Ubuntu”
    4. Jono Bacon: Ubuntu Development Update Presentation
    5. Harald Sitter: Localization
    6. Lubuntu Blog: Box 0.44
    7. Michael Hall: New roof, new developer portal, new scopes, what a week!
    8. Nathan Haines: Showing Ubuntu Pride
    9. Jono Bacon: Join the Ubuntu App Showdown and Win Prizes!
    10. Jono Bacon: My Top 5 Dream Ubuntu Apps
    11. Ubuntu GNOME: Marketing & Communications Report – Feb 14
    12. Ubuntu Documentation Day wrap-up
  6. Other Community News
    1. Announcing the latest Ubuntu App Showdown contest!
  7. Canonical News
    1. Ubuntu Resources — beta!
    2. Latest from the web team — February 2014
    3. Easy App Publishing on Ubuntu
  8. In The Press
    1. Can these smartphone firms take on the big guys?
    2. First Ubuntu phones go on sale in fall, Mark Shuttleworth reveals
  9. In The Blogosphere
    1. Unity 8 Desktop Preview Session Available In Ubuntu 14.04
    2. New Unity Scopes Technology Detailed by Canonical
    3. 8 Things We Expect from Ubuntu 14.04 (Trusty Tahr)
    4. Windows XP User? Here’s 4 Reasons to Switch to Lubuntu This April
    5. Ubuntu 14.04's System Settings received volume-louder-than-100% option
    6. Shuttleworth says Ubuntu is sticking with MySQL
    7. Five of the Best Ubuntu 14.04 Wallpaper Contest Entries
    8. Ubuntu 12.04 vs. 14.04 LTS Benchmarks On Amazon's EC2 Cloud
    9. Romanian Edu Ministry recommends Ubuntu for schools
  10. In Other News
    1. Full Circle Magazine #82
  11. Other Articles of Interest
  12. Featured Audio and Video
    1. Jono Bacon Q&A - 25th Feb 2014
    2. Ubuntu Engineering Live! - 26th Feb 2014
    3. QA Lightning Talks
  13. Weekly Ubuntu Development Team Meetings
  14. Upcoming Meetings and Events
  15. Updates and Security for 10.04, 12.04, 12.10 and 13.10
    1. Security Updates
    2. Ubuntu 10.04 Updates
    3. Ubuntu 12.04 Updates
    4. Ubuntu 12.10 Updates
    5. Ubuntu 13.10 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 357 for the week February 24 - March 2, 2014.

In This Issue

  • Announcing Trusty Tahr Beta 1
  • Ubuntu looks stunning on phones and tablets at MWC 2014
  • Welcome New Members and Developers
  • Ubuntu Stats

  • LoCo Teams Update On Air!

  • Michael Hall: There is no “Touch”, only “Ubuntu”
  • Jono Bacon: Ubuntu Development Update Presentation
  • Lubuntu Blog: Box 0.44
  • Michael Hall: New roof, new developer portal, new scopes, what a week!
  • Nathan Haines: Showing Ubuntu Pride
  • Jono Bacon: Join the Ubuntu App Showdown and Win Prizes!
  • Ubuntu Documentation Day wrap-up
  • Other Community News
  • Canonical News
  • First Ubuntu phones go on sale in fall, Mark Shuttleworth reveals
  • In The Blogosphere
  • Full Circle Magazine #82
  • Other Articles of Interest
  • Featured Audio and Video
  • Upcoming Meetings and Events
  • Updates and Security for 10.04, 12.04, 12.10 and 13.10
  • And much more!

General Community News

Announcing Trusty Tahr Beta 1

Stéphane Graber, on behalf of the Ubuntu release team, announces the first Beta of Trusty Tahr for the flavors that are participating in the release. Stéphane links to where the ISO images can be downloaded and to the sites from where further information on each flavor can be found.

https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-devel-announce/2014-February/001087.html

The following news outlets and blogs also covered the Beta 1 release:

Ubuntu looks stunning on phones and tablets at MWC 2014

This week at Mobile World Congress (MWC), Canonical unveiled the “industrial design” of the devices they are launching with hardware partners Meizu and BQ.

http://insights.ubuntu.com/news/ubuntu-looks-stunning-on-phones-and-tablets-at-mwc-2014/

The news of these designs spread fast. The following is a sampling of articles selected by our editors about the designs showcased at MWC:

Welcome New Members and Developers

Results from the Developer Membership Board Meeting Minutes For February 24, 2014:

https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-news-team/2014-February/001947.html

Ubuntu Stats

Bug Stats

  • Open (108289) +166 over last week
  • Critical (171) +3 over last week
  • Unconfirmed (53020) +123 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), nux (http://askubuntu.com/users/230052/nux), Oli (http://askubuntu.com/users/449/oli) and Takkat (http://askubuntu.com/users/3940/takkat)

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

LoCo News

LoCo Teams Update On Air!

José Antonio Rey announces that he, Philip Ballew, Nathan Haines, and Pablo Rubianes will be hosting a monthly LoCo Teams Update session at Ubuntu on Air!. The sessions will be on the fourth Saturday of each month with the first session being on Saturday, March 22nd at 1900 UTC.

http://lococouncil.ubuntu.com/2014/02/28/loco-teams-update-on-air/

The Planet

Michael Hall: Ubuntu API Website Teardown

Michael Hall goes through the different components of the Ubuntu API website which is “a Django project for hosting all of the API documentation for the Ubuntu SDK”. The result is a development environment for folks interested in helping out with the site, and he gives contact information if there are any questions.

http://mhall119.com/2014/02/ubuntu-api-website-teardown/

KDE Applications and Development Platform February Updates Available

The Kubuntu team announces the release of packages for KDE SC 4.12.2 and that they are available for Kubuntu 12.04 LTS, 13.10, and the current development release. The team shares where the packages can downloaded and to where bugs should be reported.

http://www.kubuntu.org/news/kde-sc-4.12.2

Michael Hall: There is no “Touch”, only “Ubuntu”

Michael Hall reminds the community that despite initially referring to phone and tablet versions of Ubuntu as “Ubuntu Touch”, all versions are still only called Ubuntu. Versions don’t differ across devices, and there is only one single OS. He clarifies that the only difference between the desktop and mobile versions is a different shell. Everything under the hood is the same on all platforms.

http://mhall119.com/2014/02/there-is-no-touch-only-ubuntu/

Stuart Langridge also writes a follow-up post where he points out some of the remaining spots where Ubuntu for the desktop and Ubuntu for mobile haven’t quite synced up: http://www.kryogenix.org/days/2014/02/26/there-will-be-only-one-ubuntu

Jono Bacon: Ubuntu Development Update Presentation

Jono Bacon has posted a video of his talk from SCALE12x where he discusses the current state of Ubuntu development. He details the work that has gone into making a convergent Ubuntu including things like app insulation, the Ubuntu SDK, click packages, and the Ubuntu Developer website.

http://www.jonobacon.org/2014/02/25/ubuntu-development-update-presentation/

Harald Sitter: Localization

Harald Sitter writes "Next in Kubuntu: Improved on-demand installation and notifications for localization, as well as improved internal handling to increase reliability of things." Harald then shows us screenshots of the on-screen notification and configuration dialogs.

http://apachelog.wordpress.com/2014/02/25/localization/

Lubuntu Blog: Box 0.44

On the Lubuntu Blog, Rafael Laguna informs us that the new and revamped theme is available for testing. Rafael says controls have been updated to match the Ubuntu standard theme, and many icons have been added and fixed.

http://lubuntublog.blogspot.com/2014/02/box-044.html

Michael Hall: New roof, new developer portal, new scopes, what a week!

Michael Hall gives us an update on new developer resources and features in Ubuntu. He writes about a new portal for developers to learn about the tools and processes of developing for the platform, new documentation on HTML5 APIs, and new scopes that provide better results and greater functionality.

http://mhall119.com/2014/02/new-roof-new-developer-portal-new-scopes-what-a-week/

Nathan Haines: Showing Ubuntu Pride

Nathan Haines shares some of his experience from the recent Southern California Linux Expo and how this event has inspired him to further increase his involvement with Ubuntu. The post concludes with the sharing of designs he’s made available for Ubuntu-branded name tags for events and business cards for Ubuntu Members.

http://nhaines.livejournal.com/67665.html

Jono Bacon: Join the Ubuntu App Showdown and Win Prizes!

Jono Bacon writes about the next Ubuntu App Showdown which launched this week. Developers have six weeks to build a new app using the Ubuntu SDK. There are four categories, and winners in each category will win a prize. Extra points are awarded for blogging and sharing development updates using social media.

http://www.jonobacon.org/2014/02/27/join-the-ubuntu-app-showdown-and-win-prizes/

Jono Bacon: My Top 5 Dream Ubuntu Apps

Jono Bacon lists five apps that he would like to see in Ubuntu. The list includes an email client that functions like Discourse, new social media clients for Twitter and Google+, an Ubuntu LoCo teams app, and an audio recorder with easy level adjustments.

http://www.jonobacon.org/2014/02/27/my-top-5-dream-ubuntu-apps/

Ubuntu GNOME: Marketing & Communications Report – Feb 14

Ali Linx shares the monthly communications report for the Ubuntu GNOME project, which includes a list of social media outlets run by the team and a breakdown of their growth over time.

http://ubuntugnome.org/feb-2014/

Ubuntu Documentation Day wrap-up

The Ubuntu Classroom team announces that logs from the Documentation Day on March 2nd have been made available.

http://ubuntuclassroom.wordpress.com/2014/03/02/ubuntu-documentation-day-wrap-up/

Other Community News

Announcing the latest Ubuntu App Showdown contest!

Daniel Holbach announces the third Ubuntu App Showdown in which contestants will have six weeks to build and publish their apps using the new Ubuntu SDK and Ubuntu platform. Daniel informs us of the dedicated categories, the prizes, the judges, and how those who are not programmers can share ideas.

http://developer.ubuntu.com/2014/02/announcing-the-latest-ubuntu-app-showdown-contest/

Canonical News

Ubuntu Resources — beta!

The Design team announces the beta release of the new http://resources.ubuntu.com website. As described during the alpha release of the site in November, “This project grew from the need to separate content like case studies, news, press releases and events, from the core of the Canonical and Ubuntu sites — and it will eventually replace much of what currently is at insights.ubuntu.com.” This post also details the work they’ve done based on user feedback.

http://design.canonical.com/2014/02/ubuntu-resources-beta/

Latest from the web team — February 2014

Inayaili de León Persson shares updates from the web team on some of their latest work including updates to /phone and /tablet sections of Ubuntu.com in anticipation of MWC and a recent sprint in Cape Town, South Africa. Looking forward, they have many projects in the works including improvements to the new Ubuntu Resources site, updates to the website in preparation for the 14.04 release, and releasing of new Ubuntu videos.

http://design.canonical.com/2014/02/latest-from-the-web-team-february-2014/

Easy App Publishing on Ubuntu

Canonical announces the release of a step-by-step video guide which shows how easy it is to publish an app on Ubuntu. Jono Bacon walks viewers of the video through the publishing process and shows how apps are instantly available on Ubuntu devices for download.

http://insights.ubuntu.com/resources/video/easy-app-publishing-on-ubuntu/

In The Press

Can these smartphone firms take on the big guys?

Kiran Moodley of CNBC writes about the innovations coming out of Mobile World Congress in Barcelona and quotes Canonical’s Jane Silber: "There has to be a window of disruption and opportunity," she said. "We think there's absolutely room for another player here...and there is real demand from OEMs (original equipment manufacturers) and operators for another option. They are increasingly pressured in an all-Android world and they don't have access to the Apple world." The report then goes into the software focus, price point of the proposed phones, and more.

http://www.cnbc.com/id/101442477

First Ubuntu phones go on sale in fall, Mark Shuttleworth reveals

Rich Trenholm of CNET shares news that the first Ubuntu phones will be going on sale in the Fall and quotes Mark regarding the plan and market for the upcoming phones. This in-depth article also shares photos and videos of the new phones showcased at MWC.

http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-13970_7-57619582-78/first-ubuntu-phones-go-on-sale-in-fall-mark-shuttleworth-reveals/

In The Blogosphere

Unity 8 Desktop Preview Session Available In Ubuntu 14.04

Joey-Elijah Sneddon of OMG! Ubuntu! shares the news that you are now able to log in to a preview of the Unity 8 desktop with Mir in the latest builds of 14.04. He shares some of the current drawbacks and writes “the word ‘preview’ in the title is a loud, cautious warning.”

http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2014/02/unity-8-desktop-preview-session-14-04

New Unity Scopes Technology Detailed by Canonical

Joey-Elijah Sneddon of OMG! Ubuntu! writes about some of the changes being made in order to reach the goal of increasing “the breadth of discoverability through Scopes; the control users have over them; and improve the way in which data is presented through them.” Joey writes that “a new ‘dash toolkit‘ is being introduced that allows data to be displayed in new, flexible ways. For example, results for an image search would work best as large thumbnails in a carousel for browsing, while news snippets are more useful in list view, with a wider content area to display text.”

http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2014/02/canonical-ubuntu-scopes-technology

8 Things We Expect from Ubuntu 14.04 (Trusty Tahr)

Jun Auza of TechSource writes about "8 Things We Expect from Ubuntu 14/.04 Tristy Tahr" since many people are expecting a lot of new features from the release. Among the items that Jun looks at are a new icon theme, a better boot process, deeper integration with the cloud, and an easier Ubuntu Software Center approval process.

http://www.junauza.com/2014/02/8-things-we-expect-from-ubuntu-1404-trusty-tahr.html

Windows XP User? Here’s 4 Reasons to Switch to Lubuntu This April

Joey-Elijah Sneddon of OMG! Ubuntu! reminds us that Support for Windows XP officially ends on April 8, 2014 and that there are versions of Linux designed specifically to run on aging computers. Joey-Elijah informs us that Lubuntu 14.04 is free, due for release in April, and will be updated until 2017, adding "After this date you’ll be given the choice to upgrade to the next major release — again, for free!"

http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2014/02/four-reasons-why-windows-xp-users-should-switch-to-lubuntu-this-april

Ubuntu 14.04's System Settings received volume-louder-than-100% option

razvi of Iloveubuntu tells us that Ubuntu 14.04 will have the ability to set the output volume louder than 100%, although he says the option will be disabled by default. razvi includes some screenshots that show the new options.

http://iloveubuntu.net/ubuntu-1404s-system-settings-received-volume-louder-100-option

Shuttleworth says Ubuntu is sticking with MySQL

Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols of ZDNet informs us that Mark Shuttleworth has said that Ubuntu 14.04 would include MySQL 5.6, one of the reasons being that Oracle made the effort to get it to work properly with Debian and Ubuntu. Steven also looks other distributions replacing MySQL with MariaDB.

http://www.zdnet.com/shuttleworth-says-ubuntu-is-sticking-with-mysql-7000026859/#ftag=RSS14dc6a9

Five of the Best Ubuntu 14.04 Wallpaper Contest Entries

Joey-Elijah Sneddon of OMG! Ubuntu! shows us five of the best entries in the Ubuntu 14.04 Wallpaper Contest ahead of the panel picking their favorites in early March.

http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2014/02/ubuntu-14-04-wallpaper-picks

Ubuntu 12.04 vs. 14.04 LTS Benchmarks On Amazon's EC2 Cloud

Michael Larabel of Phoronix releases some preliminary figures that he prepared after looking at the current "out of the box" performance between Ubuntu 12.04 LTS and Ubuntu 14.04 LTS as of this week on Amazon EC2.

http://www.phoronix.com/vr.php?view=MTYxODY

Romanian Edu Ministry recommends Ubuntu for schools

Darshak Parikh of Muktware informs us that to tackle the problem of using unlicensed or unsupported versions of Microsoft Windows and Office, the Education Ministry of Romania recommends either purchasing newer, licensed copies of the software or using GNU/Linux particularly Ubuntu and Edubuntu.

http://www.muktware.com/2014/02/romanian-edu-ministry-recommends-ubuntu-schools/21844

In Other News

Full Circle Magazine #82

Full Circle - the independent magazine for the Ubuntu Linux community are proud to announce the release of our eighty-second issue.

This month:

  • Command & Conquer

  • How-To : Python, LibreOffice, and Connecting iOS Devices.

  • Graphics : Blender and Inkscape.
  • Review: NOD32 Anti-virus

  • NEW! - Security Q&A

  • NEW! - What Is: CryptoCurrency

plus: Q&A, Linux Labs, Ask The New Guy, Ubuntu Games, and even some competitions!

Get it while it's hot! http://fullcirclemagazine.org/issue-82/

Jono Bacon Q&A - 25th Feb 2014

Jono Bacon presents another of his regular Ubuntu on Air! Q&A sessions.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OLNC5-PQMAQ

Ubuntu Engineering Live! - 26th Feb 2014

Michael Hall presents another Ubuntu Engineering Live! session with contributions from Alan Pope, Thomas Strehl and Thomas Voss.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zMiFbTH2nZs

QA Lightning Talks

José Antonio Rey presents another QA Lightning Talk session which was first broadcast on Ubuntu on Air! on 26th February 2014.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=plCmDGHI8cU

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 13.10

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 13.10 Updates

End of Life - July 2014

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