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## Edit the following to include issue number, date info, and a short list
## of the top articles in this release.
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## Make each article a subsection, via ===
## These are big articles that don't fit within another section
## Suggested sources: ubuntu-news-team mailing list, fridge.ubuntu.com

=== Welcome New Members and Developers ===

## Browse ubuntu-news-team list for announcements of new Ubuntu members.
## developers or PPU
## Forums and IRC also grant membership, where to look for those?
## Format: Results for the $foo Board Meeting DATE
## * Name (launchpad profile | wiki page)

== Community Acknowledgments and Success Stories ==

## This section is for various "Thank You's" and appreciation stories from the community.
## These stories can come from any source: Planet, Facebook, Twitter, Identi.ca, Blogs, News, Press etc.
## Team Leaders throughout the community should be encouraged to put their stories here as well.		 === Ubuntu 14.10 (Utopic Unicorn) beta-1 released! ===

Stéphane Graber of the Ubuntu Release team announces the availability of Beta 1 images for Kubuntu, Lubuntu, Ubuntu GNOME, Ubuntu``Kylin, Xubuntu and Ubuntu Cloud.

https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-devel-announce/2014-August/001109.html

The following articles in the press and blogosphere also covered the Beta release:

 * Ubuntu 14.10 (Utopic Unicorn), Beta 1 preview: No big changes - http://www.zdnet.com/ubuntu-14-10-utopic-unicorn-beta-1-preview-no-big-changes-7000033019/
 * First Beta for Ubuntu 14.10 Flavors Released - http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2014/08/first-beta-ubuntu-14-10-flavors-released
 * Ubuntu Flavors 14.10 Utopic Unicorn Beta 1 Released - http://www.webupd8.org/2014/08/ubuntu-flavors-1410-utopic-unicorn-beta.html
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## Bug stats only take a second to do.
## Data can be found at: http://launchpad.net/distros/ubuntu/+bugs
## Note: "Unconfirmed" number comes from "New" number
## See last week's UWN to calculate change over last week.
## NOTE: To be done ONLY on the release date of the UWN (or latter if late).

    * Open (#) +/- # over last week
    * Critical (#) +/- # over last week
    * Unconfirmed (#) +/- # over last week		     * Open (113501) +408 over last week
    * Critical (223) +4 over last week
    * Unconfirmed (56688) +157 over last week
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## AUTOMATIC (preferred method, more stats!)
## Run: ./askubuntu/askubuntu.py
## MANUAL: Go to askubuntu.com and click on "WEEK" to get the
## top questions of the week		 ==== Most Active Questions ====

 * Wifi not working after upgrade to ubuntu 14.04 http://askubuntu.com/questions/518853/wifi-not-working-after-upgrade-to-ubuntu-14-04
 * ChrUbuntu only allows Wifi access from one source? http://askubuntu.com/questions/518854/chrubuntu-only-allows-wifi-access-from-one-source
 * PHP script unable to create directory with 777 permissions http://askubuntu.com/questions/518845/php-script-unable-to-create-directory-with-777-permissions
 * switching kde activities in command line http://askubuntu.com/questions/518848/switching-kde-activities-in-command-line
 * How to restart the networking service? http://askubuntu.com/questions/230698/how-to-restart-the-networking-service

==== Top Voted New Questions ====

 * Is ~ considered like a relative path? http://askubuntu.com/questions/516702/
 * Are there cases where vi is the only option? http://askubuntu.com/questions/516815/
 * What are the advantages and disadvantages of mounting various directories on separate partitions? http://askubuntu.com/questions/516353/
 * How to copy a certain file several times with a regular ending? http://askubuntu.com/questions/516263/
 * How to lock ubuntu device orientation in portrait or landscape from user input? http://askubuntu.com/questions/516947/

People Contributing the best questions and answers this week: Sean Davis (http://askubuntu.com/users/44796/sean-davis), Jesse the Wind Wanderer (http://askubuntu.com/users/88899/jesse-the-wind-wanderer), Whaaaaaat (http://askubuntu.com/users/208574/whaaaaaat), KasiyA (http://askubuntu.com/users/283843/kasiya) and chili555 (http://askubuntu.com/users/19421/chili555)
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== LoCo News ==

## Make each article a subsection, via === Section name ===
## Add notes about new locoteams, changed ones, meetings, etc.
## Keep and eye on the Planet, the LoCo Team Portal, and other
## LoCo team Blogs you can add to your RSS Feeds, also the
## loco-contacts mailing list and http://lococouncil.ubuntu.com/

== Ubuntu Forums News ==

## This section is provided to include any interesting updates from the Ubuntu Forums.
## Announcements are often posted in the Community Cafe:
## http://ubuntuforums.org/forumdisplay.php?f=11
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## This section largely draws from the aggregated blog at http://cloud.ubuntu.com/ === Need a different architecture? Ask Juju for it! ===

Matthew Bruzek shares how to specify an architecture other than amd64 from the juju command line and instructions for determining what environment and service constraints exist on your cloud provider.

http://bruzer.net/2014/08/25/need-a-different-architecture-ask-juju-for-it/
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## This section is for Ubuntu News from "The Planet" at http://planet.ubuntu.com/ === Lubuntu Blog: LXPanel 0.7.0 released ===

A changelog on what’s coming to the GTK+ Panel has been posted on the Lubuntu Blog. This update includes a new plugin and other enhancements that will be available soon in Lubuntu’s repositories.

http://lubuntublog.blogspot.com/2014/08/lxpanel-070-released.html

=== Nicholas Skaggs: Ubuntu Phone Translations Needed ===

Nicholas Skaggs is requested assistance for translators for Ubuntu Touch. Nicholas providers a helpful guide and how to get assistance with the translations. He also encourages those without an Ubuntu Phone to take part.

http://www.theorangenotebook.com/2014/08/ubuntu-phone-translations-needed.html

=== Xubuntu: Laptop users, Fix available for the black screen on unlock bug ===

The Xubuntu team announces a fix for the “black screen on unlock” bug that has been known about since before the 14.04 release, noting that the fix landed in the 14.04.1 and 14.10 Beta 1 releases.

http://xubuntu.org/news/laptop-users-fix-available-for-the-black-screen-on-unlock-bug/

=== Zygmunt Krynicki: Checkbox Project Insights ===

Zygmunt Krynicki shares some updates from his recent work on Checkbox, writing “I've started the day by working on a few code reviews and SRU reviews. The bulk of the time was spent on the new validation subsystem for Checkbox.”

http://www.zygoon.pl/2014/08/checkbox-project-insights.html

=== Daniel Pocock: Welcoming libphonenumber to Debian and Ubuntu ===

Daniel Pocock announces that libphonenumber, a “universal library for parsing, validating, identifying and formatting phone numbers” is now available as a package in Debian and Ubuntu. The package “provides support for C++ and Java users” and shares details about a few applications where it is already being used.

http://danielpocock.com/welcoming-libphonenumber-to-debian-and-ubuntu

=== Kubuntu Wire: Kubuntu on LinkedIn ===

Jonathan Riddell has posted on Kubuntu Wire that a Linked``In page for Kubuntu has been set up. This page will include all the usual news stories regarding new releases and updates.
 
http://wire.kubuntu.org/?p=178
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## This section is for Ubuntu News from elsewhere in the community:
## mailing lists, team blogs not on planet, etc		 === Unity8 & Mir update Aug 26, 2014 ===

Kevin Gunn shares the weekly Unity8 and Mir update, which includes life cycle rework which handles of killed apps restarts and continued bug work on the Unity UI and continued work on stability bugs and overlay support in Mir.

https://lists.launchpad.net/ubuntu-phone/msg09639.html
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## This section largely comes from blog.canonical.com and Canonical
## press releases

== In The Press ==

## Things Ubuntu-specific are great, but general Linux goings-on are good to, to an extent.
## We don't need to replicate Digg & Slashdot, but certain things are of special interest.
## Just pulling one example from my memory, the story about Indiana schools piloting
## a classroom Linux deployment, a portion of which was Ubuntu, are good. Ubuntu
## release reviews are also common items in this section.
## For this and the next sections, see:
## https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuWeeklyNewsletter/LinkSuggestions		 === Saving ubuntu.com on download day: Caching location specific pages ===

Robin Winslow writes about how the web team set up a solution for a web page which could support around 8,000 visits a second.

http://design.canonical.com/2014/08/saving-ubuntu-com-on-download-day-caching-location-specific-pages/
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## In this section we want to highlight the blogs that are exceptionally well-written and in-depth.
## Blogs tend to make it easy for low-quality content, so be extra careful on what goes here.
## We should encourage bloggers to spread the word, so this section might be a good way to do so.		 === NASA's Kennedy Space Center Uses Ubuntu to Plan for the Exploration of Alien Planets ===

Silviu Stahie at Softpedia writes about how “NASA is constantly working on projects that will eventually be useful in the outer space and on alien planets, and it looks like they are going there with the help of Linux and Ubuntu.”

http://news.softpedia.com/news/NASA-s-Kennedy-Space-Center-Uses-Ubuntu-to-Plan-For-the-Exploration-of-Alien-Planets-456547.shtml

=== Ubuntu Wallpaper Contest Closes, These Are Our 8 Faves ===

Joey-Elijah Sneddon from OMG! Ubuntu! highlights the 8 favorite wallpapers selected by the team at OMG! Ubuntu!. With almost 400 entries, these are just their selection. He also links to the Flickr page where you can see the entries for yourself

http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2014/08/best-ubuntu-wallpaper-contest-entries-1410

=== Canonical Has Yet To Land X.Org Server 1.16 For Ubuntu 14.10 ===

Michael Larabel at Phoronix writes about how X.Org Server 1.16 has not made it to the Ubuntu archives in time for beta, but engineers are still working on it.

http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=MTc3Njc
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## Any news or links that don't fit neatly into other sections.

== Other Articles of Interest ==

## Bullet-point list of articles that are more generic linux in nature		 === Full Circle Magazine #88 ===

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

This month:
 * Command & Conquer
 * How-To : Minimal Ubuntu Install, Libre``Office, and GRUB2.
 * Graphics : Blender and Inkscape.
 * Linux Labs: Ripping DVDs with Handdrake, and Compiling a Kernel
 * Arduino

plus: Q&A, Security, Ubuntu Games, and soooo much more.

Get it while it's hot! http://fullcirclemagazine.org/issue-88

Also: we now have several issues available for download on Google Play/Books. If you like Full Circle, please leave a review: https://play.google.com/store/books/author?id=Ronnie+Tucker
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## Ubuntu UK Podcast
## Full Circle Magazine Podcast
## At Home With Jono Bacon - Weekly Community QA on UStreamTV
## Lococast.net		 === Juju <3’s Big Data ===

Charles Butler does a demo of Hortonworks Hadoop stack showing how easy it is to get started and become productive with your Big Data endeavours.

http://blog.dasroot.net/juju-3s-big-data/


=== Binpress Podcast Episode 8: Mark Shuttleworth of Canonical ===

The team at Binpress Podcast talks with Mark Shuttleworth about different things open source and projects.

http://www.binpress.com/blog/2014/08/26/binpress-podcast-episode-8-mark-shuttleworth-canonical/

=== Ubuntu Podcast from the UK LoCo: S07E22 – The One with the Joke ===

In this week's show:

 * We interview Daniel Holbach from the Ubuntu Community Team…
 * We also discuss:
  * Playing with old console games…
  * Raising a bug on Ubuntu…
  * Attending JISC SOC Innovation…
 * We share some Command Line Lurve that sets up a Socks proxy on localhost port xxx which you can use to (say) browse the web from some_host.

http://podcast.ubuntu-uk.org/2014/08/29/s07e22-the-one-with-the-joke/
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## Change date to reflect the latest meeting date and verify link then just remove the comment out marks
## * Kernel Team - February 21, 2012 https://wiki.ubuntu.com/KernelTeam/Meeting#Tues.2C_21_February_2012
## * QA Team - February 15, 2012 https://wiki.ubuntu.com/QATeam/Meetings/QA/20120215
## * Desktop Team - February 21, 2012 https://wiki.ubuntu.com/DesktopTeam/Meeting/2012-02-21
## * Security Team - February 13, 2012 https://wiki.ubuntu.com/MeetingLogs/Security/20120213
## * Server Team - February 21, 2012 https://wiki.ubuntu.com/MeetingLogs/Server/20120221

== Monthly Team Reports: <MONTH> <YEAR> ==

## Once a month we do these in the format:
##
## See here for the team report for June 2011: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/TeamReports/MonthYear
##
## If your team is not producing monthly reports, see this page to get your team started: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/BuildingCommunity/TeamReporting		  * Kernel Team - August 26, 2014 - https://wiki.ubuntu.com/KernelTeam/Meeting/2014-08-26
 * Security Team - August 25, 2014 - https://wiki.ubuntu.com/MeetingLogs/Security/20140825
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## Run security-and-updates/ListSecurity.py YEAR MONTH  * [USN-2319-2] OpenJDK 7 regression - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-security-announce/2014-August/002636.html
 * [USN-2327-1] Squid 3 vulnerability - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-security-announce/2014-August/002637.html
 * [USN-2328-1] GNU C Library vulnerability - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-security-announce/2014-August/002638.html
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## Run security-and-updates/ListUpdates.py YEAR MONTH lucid
## End of Life - April 2015 (Server)		  * eglibc 2.11.1-0ubuntu7.16 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/lucid-changes/2014-August/014276.html
 * eglibc 2.11.1-0ubuntu7.16 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/lucid-changes/2014-August/014277.html
 * linux-backports-modules-2.6.32 2.6.32-65.67 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/lucid-changes/2014-August/014278.html
 * linux-backports-modules-2.6.32 2.6.32-65.67 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/lucid-changes/2014-August/014279.html
 * linux-meta 2.6.32.65.72 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/lucid-changes/2014-August/014280.html
 * linux-meta 2.6.32.65.72 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/lucid-changes/2014-August/014281.html
 * linux-ports-meta 2.6.32.65.59 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/lucid-changes/2014-August/014282.html
 * linux-ports-meta 2.6.32.65.59 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/lucid-changes/2014-August/014284.html
 * linux-ports-meta 2.6.32.65.59 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/lucid-changes/2014-August/014283.html
 * linux 2.6.32-65.131 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/lucid-changes/2014-August/014285.html
 * linux-meta-ec2 2.6.32.369.50 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/lucid-changes/2014-August/014286.html
 * linux-meta-ec2 2.6.32.369.50 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/lucid-changes/2014-August/014287.html
 * linux 2.6.32-65.131 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/lucid-changes/2014-August/014288.html
 * linux-ec2 2.6.32-369.85 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/lucid-changes/2014-August/014289.html
 * linux-ec2 2.6.32-369.85 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/lucid-changes/2014-August/014291.html
 * linux-ec2 2.6.32-369.85 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/lucid-changes/2014-August/014290.html
 * linux-ec2 2.6.32-369.85 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/lucid-changes/2014-August/014292.html

End of Life - April 2015 (Server)
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## Run security-and-updates/ListUpdates.py YEAR MONTH precise
## End of Life - April 2017		  * openjdk-7 7u65-2.5.1-4ubuntu1~0.12.04.2 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/precise-changes/2014-August/022613.html
 * openjdk-7 7u65-2.5.1-4ubuntu1~0.12.04.2 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/precise-changes/2014-August/022614.html
 * linux-lowlatency 3.2.0-68.70 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/precise-changes/2014-August/022615.html
 * linux-meta-lowlatency 3.2.0.68.56 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/precise-changes/2014-August/022616.html
 * openipmi 2.0.18-0ubuntu3.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/precise-changes/2014-August/022617.html
 * apport 2.0.1-0ubuntu17.7 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/precise-changes/2014-August/022618.html
 * iscsitarget 1.4.20.3+svn499-0ubuntu2~ubuntu12.04.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/precise-changes/2014-August/022619.html
 * squid3 3.1.19-1ubuntu3.12.04.3 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/precise-changes/2014-August/022620.html
 * squid3 3.1.19-1ubuntu3.12.04.3 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/precise-changes/2014-August/022621.html
 * eglibc 2.15-0ubuntu10.7 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/precise-changes/2014-August/022622.html
 * pyparted 3.6-4ubuntu1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/precise-changes/2014-August/022623.html
 * eglibc 2.15-0ubuntu10.7 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/precise-changes/2014-August/022624.html
 * gnome-control-center 1:3.4.2-0ubuntu0.13.3 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/precise-changes/2014-August/022625.html
 * linux-signed-lts-trusty 3.13.0-35.62~precise1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/precise-changes/2014-August/022626.html
 * linux-signed-lts-trusty 3.13.0-35.62~precise1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/precise-changes/2014-August/022627.html
 * linux-meta-lts-trusty 3.13.0.35.30 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/precise-changes/2014-August/022628.html
 * linux-meta-lts-trusty 3.13.0.35.30 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/precise-changes/2014-August/022629.html
 * linux-lts-trusty 3.13.0-35.62~precise1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/precise-changes/2014-August/022630.html
 * linux-lts-trusty 3.13.0-35.62~precise1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/precise-changes/2014-August/022631.html
 * linux-lts-trusty_3.13.0-35.62~precise1_amd64.tar.gz - - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/precise-changes/2014-August/022632.html
 * linux-backports-modules-3.2.0 3.2.0-68.60 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/precise-changes/2014-August/022633.html
 * linux-backports-modules-3.2.0 3.2.0-68.60 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/precise-changes/2014-August/022634.html
 * linux-meta 3.2.0.68.81 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/precise-changes/2014-August/022635.html
 * linux-meta 3.2.0.68.81 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/precise-changes/2014-August/022636.html
 * linux 3.2.0-68.102 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/precise-changes/2014-August/022637.html
 * linux-meta-armadaxp 3.2.0.1637.43 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/precise-changes/2014-August/022638.html
 * linux-meta-armadaxp 3.2.0.1637.43 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/precise-changes/2014-August/022639.html
 * linux-armadaxp 3.2.0-1637.54 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/precise-changes/2014-August/022640.html
 * linux 3.2.0-68.102 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/precise-changes/2014-August/022641.html
 * linux-armadaxp 3.2.0-1637.54 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/precise-changes/2014-August/022642.html
 * linux-meta-ti-omap4 3.2.0.1452.48 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/precise-changes/2014-August/022643.html
 * linux-meta-ti-omap4 3.2.0.1452.48 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/precise-changes/2014-August/022644.html
 * linux-meta-lowlatency 3.2.0.68.56 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/precise-changes/2014-August/022645.html
 * linux-meta-lowlatency 3.2.0.68.56 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/precise-changes/2014-August/022646.html
 * linux-lowlatency 3.2.0-68.70 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/precise-changes/2014-August/022647.html
 * linux-ti-omap4 3.2.0-1452.72 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/precise-changes/2014-August/022648.html
 * linux-lowlatency 3.2.0-68.70 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/precise-changes/2014-August/022649.html
 * linux-ti-omap4 3.2.0-1452.72 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/precise-changes/2014-August/022650.html

End of Life - April 2017
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## Run security-and-updates/ListUpdates.py YEAR MONTH trusty
## End of Life - April 2019		  * flash-kernel 3.0~rc.4ubuntu49.2 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/trusty-changes/2014-August/016726.html
 * openjdk-7 7u65-2.5.1-4ubuntu1~0.14.04.2 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/trusty-changes/2014-August/016727.html
 * openjdk-7 7u65-2.5.1-4ubuntu1~0.14.04.2 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/trusty-changes/2014-August/016728.html
 * apt-clone 0.3.1~ubuntu11.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/trusty-changes/2014-August/016729.html
 * freeipmi 1.1.5-3ubuntu3.2 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/trusty-changes/2014-August/016730.html
 * mythbuntu-bare 2.6.3 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/trusty-changes/2014-August/016731.html
 * lightdm-gtk-greeter 1.8.5-1ubuntu2~ubuntu14.04.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/trusty-changes/2014-August/016732.html
 * freeipa 3.3.4-0ubuntu3.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/trusty-changes/2014-August/016733.html
 * tboot 1.8.2~0ubuntu1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/trusty-changes/2014-August/016734.html
 * tango 8.1.2c+dfsg-3ubuntu0.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/trusty-changes/2014-August/016735.html
 * harfbuzz 0.9.27-1ubuntu1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/trusty-changes/2014-August/016736.html
 * usb-creator 0.2.56.2 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/trusty-changes/2014-August/016737.html
 * traceroute 1:2.0.20-0ubuntu0.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/trusty-changes/2014-August/016738.html
 * erlang 1:16.b.3-dfsg-1ubuntu2.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/trusty-changes/2014-August/016739.html
 * phonon 4:4.7.80-0ubuntu1~ubuntu14.04 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/trusty-changes/2014-August/016740.html
 * phonon-backend-vlc 0.7.80-0ubuntu1~ubuntu14.04 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/trusty-changes/2014-August/016741.html
 * eglibc 2.19-0ubuntu6.2 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/trusty-changes/2014-August/016742.html
 * irqbalance 1.0.6-2ubuntu0.14.04.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/trusty-changes/2014-August/016743.html
 * squid3 3.3.8-1ubuntu6.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/trusty-changes/2014-August/016744.html
 * squid3 3.3.8-1ubuntu6.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/trusty-changes/2014-August/016745.html
 * eglibc 2.19-0ubuntu6.3 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/trusty-changes/2014-August/016746.html
 * eglibc 2.19-0ubuntu6.3 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/trusty-changes/2014-August/016747.html
 * crmsh 1.2.5+hg1034-1ubuntu4 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/trusty-changes/2014-August/016748.html
 * kde-workspace 4:4.11.11-0ubuntu0.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/trusty-changes/2014-August/016749.html
 * phonon-backend-gstreamer 4:4.7.80-0ubuntu2~ubuntu14.04 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/trusty-changes/2014-August/016750.html
 * ubiquity-slideshow-ubuntu 83.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/trusty-changes/2014-August/016751.html
 * linux-signed 3.13.0-35.62 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/trusty-changes/2014-August/016752.html
 * linux-signed 3.13.0-35.62 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/trusty-changes/2014-August/016753.html
 * linux-meta 3.13.0.35.42 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/trusty-changes/2014-August/016754.html
 * linux-meta 3.13.0.35.42 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/trusty-changes/2014-August/016755.html
 * linux-keystone 3.13.0-10.15 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/trusty-changes/2014-August/016756.html
 * linux-meta-keystone 3.13.0.10.9 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/trusty-changes/2014-August/016757.html
 * linux-meta-keystone 3.13.0.10.9 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/trusty-changes/2014-August/016758.html
 * linux-keystone 3.13.0-10.15 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/trusty-changes/2014-August/016759.html
 * linux 3.13.0-35.62 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/trusty-changes/2014-August/016760.html
 * linux 3.13.0-35.62 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/trusty-changes/2014-August/016761.html
 * linux_3.13.0-35.62_amd64.tar.gz - - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/trusty-changes/2014-August/016762.html

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Contents

  1. In This Issue
  2. General Community News
    1. Ubuntu 14.10 (Utopic Unicorn) beta-1 released!
  3. Ubuntu Stats
    1. Bug Stats
    2. Ask Ubuntu Top 5 Questions this week
      1. Most Active Questions
      2. Top Voted New Questions
  4. Ubuntu Cloud News
    1. Need a different architecture? Ask Juju for it!
  5. The Planet
    1. Lubuntu Blog: LXPanel 0.7.0 released
    2. Nicholas Skaggs: Ubuntu Phone Translations Needed
    3. Xubuntu: Laptop users, Fix available for the black screen on unlock bug
    4. Zygmunt Krynicki: Checkbox Project Insights
    5. Daniel Pocock: Welcoming libphonenumber to Debian and Ubuntu
    6. Kubuntu Wire: Kubuntu on LinkedIn
  6. Other Community News
    1. Unity8 & Mir update Aug 26, 2014
  7. Canonical News
    1. Saving ubuntu.com on download day: Caching location specific pages
  8. In The Blogosphere
    1. NASA's Kennedy Space Center Uses Ubuntu to Plan for the Exploration of Alien Planets
    2. Ubuntu Wallpaper Contest Closes, These Are Our 8 Faves
    3. Canonical Has Yet To Land X.Org Server 1.16 For Ubuntu 14.10
  9. In Other News
    1. Full Circle Magazine #88
  10. Featured Audio and Video
    1. Juju <3’s Big Data
    2. Binpress Podcast Episode 8: Mark Shuttleworth of Canonical
    3. Ubuntu Podcast from the UK LoCo: S07E22 – The One with the Joke
  11. Weekly Ubuntu Development Team Meetings
  12. Upcoming Meetings and Events
  13. Updates and Security for 10.04, 12.04 and 14.04
    1. Security Updates
    2. Ubuntu 10.04 Updates
    3. Ubuntu 12.04 Updates
    4. Ubuntu 14.04 Updates
  14. Subscribe
  15. Archives
  16. Additional Ubuntu News
  17. Conclusion
  18. Credits
  19. Glossary of Terms
  20. Ubuntu - Get Involved
  21. Feedback

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WORK IN PROGRESS

Welcome to the Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter, Issue 381 for the week August 25 - 31, 2014.

In This Issue

General Community News

Ubuntu 14.10 (Utopic Unicorn) beta-1 released!

Stéphane Graber of the Ubuntu Release team announces the availability of Beta 1 images for Kubuntu, Lubuntu, Ubuntu GNOME, UbuntuKylin, Xubuntu and Ubuntu Cloud.

https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-devel-announce/2014-August/001109.html

The following articles in the press and blogosphere also covered the Beta release:

Ubuntu Stats

Bug Stats

  • Open (113501) +408 over last week
  • Critical (223) +4 over last week
  • Unconfirmed (56688) +157 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: Sean Davis (http://askubuntu.com/users/44796/sean-davis), Jesse the Wind Wanderer (http://askubuntu.com/users/88899/jesse-the-wind-wanderer), Whaaaaaat (http://askubuntu.com/users/208574/whaaaaaat), KasiyA (http://askubuntu.com/users/283843/kasiya) and chili555 (http://askubuntu.com/users/19421/chili555)

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

Ubuntu Cloud News

Need a different architecture? Ask Juju for it!

Matthew Bruzek shares how to specify an architecture other than amd64 from the juju command line and instructions for determining what environment and service constraints exist on your cloud provider.

http://bruzer.net/2014/08/25/need-a-different-architecture-ask-juju-for-it/

The Planet

Lubuntu Blog: LXPanel 0.7.0 released

A changelog on what’s coming to the GTK+ Panel has been posted on the Lubuntu Blog. This update includes a new plugin and other enhancements that will be available soon in Lubuntu’s repositories.

http://lubuntublog.blogspot.com/2014/08/lxpanel-070-released.html

Nicholas Skaggs: Ubuntu Phone Translations Needed

Nicholas Skaggs is requested assistance for translators for Ubuntu Touch. Nicholas providers a helpful guide and how to get assistance with the translations. He also encourages those without an Ubuntu Phone to take part.

http://www.theorangenotebook.com/2014/08/ubuntu-phone-translations-needed.html

Xubuntu: Laptop users, Fix available for the black screen on unlock bug

The Xubuntu team announces a fix for the “black screen on unlock” bug that has been known about since before the 14.04 release, noting that the fix landed in the 14.04.1 and 14.10 Beta 1 releases.

http://xubuntu.org/news/laptop-users-fix-available-for-the-black-screen-on-unlock-bug/

Zygmunt Krynicki: Checkbox Project Insights

Zygmunt Krynicki shares some updates from his recent work on Checkbox, writing “I've started the day by working on a few code reviews and SRU reviews. The bulk of the time was spent on the new validation subsystem for Checkbox.”

http://www.zygoon.pl/2014/08/checkbox-project-insights.html

Daniel Pocock: Welcoming libphonenumber to Debian and Ubuntu

Daniel Pocock announces that libphonenumber, a “universal library for parsing, validating, identifying and formatting phone numbers” is now available as a package in Debian and Ubuntu. The package “provides support for C++ and Java users” and shares details about a few applications where it is already being used.

http://danielpocock.com/welcoming-libphonenumber-to-debian-and-ubuntu

Kubuntu Wire: Kubuntu on LinkedIn

Jonathan Riddell has posted on Kubuntu Wire that a LinkedIn page for Kubuntu has been set up. This page will include all the usual news stories regarding new releases and updates.

http://wire.kubuntu.org/?p=178

Other Community News

Unity8 & Mir update Aug 26, 2014

Kevin Gunn shares the weekly Unity8 and Mir update, which includes life cycle rework which handles of killed apps restarts and continued bug work on the Unity UI and continued work on stability bugs and overlay support in Mir.

https://lists.launchpad.net/ubuntu-phone/msg09639.html

Canonical News

Saving ubuntu.com on download day: Caching location specific pages

Robin Winslow writes about how the web team set up a solution for a web page which could support around 8,000 visits a second.

http://design.canonical.com/2014/08/saving-ubuntu-com-on-download-day-caching-location-specific-pages/

In The Blogosphere

NASA's Kennedy Space Center Uses Ubuntu to Plan for the Exploration of Alien Planets

Silviu Stahie at Softpedia writes about how “NASA is constantly working on projects that will eventually be useful in the outer space and on alien planets, and it looks like they are going there with the help of Linux and Ubuntu.”

http://news.softpedia.com/news/NASA-s-Kennedy-Space-Center-Uses-Ubuntu-to-Plan-For-the-Exploration-of-Alien-Planets-456547.shtml

Ubuntu Wallpaper Contest Closes, These Are Our 8 Faves

Joey-Elijah Sneddon from OMG! Ubuntu! highlights the 8 favorite wallpapers selected by the team at OMG! Ubuntu!. With almost 400 entries, these are just their selection. He also links to the Flickr page where you can see the entries for yourself

http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2014/08/best-ubuntu-wallpaper-contest-entries-1410

Canonical Has Yet To Land X.Org Server 1.16 For Ubuntu 14.10

Michael Larabel at Phoronix writes about how X.Org Server 1.16 has not made it to the Ubuntu archives in time for beta, but engineers are still working on it.

http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=MTc3Njc

In Other News

Full Circle Magazine #88

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

This month:

  • Command & Conquer

  • How-To : Minimal Ubuntu Install, LibreOffice, and GRUB2.

  • Graphics : Blender and Inkscape.
  • Linux Labs: Ripping DVDs with Handdrake, and Compiling a Kernel
  • Arduino

plus: Q&A, Security, Ubuntu Games, and soooo much more.

Get it while it's hot! http://fullcirclemagazine.org/issue-88

Also: we now have several issues available for download on Google Play/Books. If you like Full Circle, please leave a review: https://play.google.com/store/books/author?id=Ronnie+Tucker

Juju <3’s Big Data

Charles Butler does a demo of Hortonworks Hadoop stack showing how easy it is to get started and become productive with your Big Data endeavours.

http://blog.dasroot.net/juju-3s-big-data/

Binpress Podcast Episode 8: Mark Shuttleworth of Canonical

The team at Binpress Podcast talks with Mark Shuttleworth about different things open source and projects.

http://www.binpress.com/blog/2014/08/26/binpress-podcast-episode-8-mark-shuttleworth-canonical/

Ubuntu Podcast from the UK LoCo: S07E22 – The One with the Joke

In this week's show:

  • We interview Daniel Holbach from the Ubuntu Community Team…
  • We also discuss:
    • Playing with old console games…
    • Raising a bug on Ubuntu…
    • Attending JISC SOC Innovation…
  • We share some Command Line Lurve that sets up a Socks proxy on localhost port xxx which you can use to (say) browse the web from some_host.

http://podcast.ubuntu-uk.org/2014/08/29/s07e22-the-one-with-the-joke/

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 and 14.04

Security Updates

Ubuntu 10.04 Updates

End of Life - April 2015 (Server)

Ubuntu 12.04 Updates

End of Life - April 2017

Ubuntu 14.04 Updates

End of Life - April 2019

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Additional Ubuntu News

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Conclusion

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Credits

The Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter is brought to you by:

  • Elizabeth K. Joseph
  • John Mahoney
  • José Antonio Rey
  • And many others

Glossary of Terms

Other acronyms can be found at https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuWeeklyNewsletter/glossary

Ubuntu - Get Involved

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