Issue402


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 Events
  4. Ubuntu Cloud News
    1. [BETA] New Cloud Image Finder
    2. Ubuntu OpenStack Charms: 15.01 release
    3. Canonical Cloud Chatter: January 2015 Newsletter
    4. Datacentres in Containers, and Containers in Datacentres
    5. Ubuntu Server and Cloud Survey reveals hybrid cloud, SDN and IoT on the rise
    6. Ubuntu 14.04 Azure Images now tracking the HWE kernel
  5. The Planet
    1. Riccardo Padovani: Ubuntu Phone Glimpse: The Hardware
    2. Ronnie Tucker: Ubuntu Phone Specs:
    3. Michael Zanetti: Unity8 windowed mode
    4. Ubuntu GNOME: Help needed to test 14.04.2
    5. Kubuntu: Plasma 5.2 Released
    6. Daniel Holbach: Always something new…
    7. Riccardo Padovani: Calculator Reboot 2.0.85: Favourite mode
    8. Randall Ross: What Does Getting Thrashed Feel Like?
    9. Jamie Strandboge: Snappy app trust model
    10. Riccardo Padovani: My opensource contributions in January 15
    11. Daniel Holbach: Helping Ubuntu devices users
  6. In The Press
    1. Dell offers new Ubuntu Linux workstation laptop
    2. Ghost in the Linux machine hits Debian, Red Hat and Ubuntu
    3. Seeing the cloud through Ubuntu-colored glasses
  7. In The Blogosphere
    1. Windows vs Linux: The 2015 Version
    2. Dell Unveils New High-End Ubuntu Linux Laptop
    3. Ubuntu 15.04 Is The Easy Path To Better Performance On Intel Broadwell
    4. Ubuntu vs. Fedora Linux On Lenovo's X1 Carbon With Core i7 Broadwell
  8. In Other News
    1. Full Circle Issue #93
  9. Other Articles of Interest
  10. Featured Audio and Video
    1. Ubuntu Community Team Q&A! - 27th January 2015
    2. Ubuntu Global Jam – get involved! - 31st January 2015
  11. Weekly Ubuntu Development Team Meetings
  12. Upcoming Meetings and Events
  13. Updates and Security for 10.04, 12.04, 14.04 and 14.10
    1. Security Updates
    2. Ubuntu 10.04 Updates
    3. Ubuntu 12.04 Updates
    4. Ubuntu 14.04 Updates
    5. Ubuntu 14.10 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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Welcome to the Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter, Issue 402 for the week January 25 - February 1, 2015.

In This Issue

  • Ubuntu Stats

  • LoCo Events

  • Ubuntu Cloud News
  • Riccardo Padovani: Ubuntu Phone Glimpse: The Hardware
  • Ronnie Tucker: Ubuntu Phone Specs
  • Michael Zanetti: Unity8 windowed mode
  • Ubuntu GNOME: Help needed to test 14.04.2
  • Kubuntu: Plasma 5.2 Released
  • Daniel Holbach: Always something new…
  • Riccardo Padovani: Calculator Reboot 2.0.85: Favourite mode
  • Randall Ross: What Does Getting Thrashed Feel Like?
  • Jamie Strandboge: Snappy app trust model
  • Riccardo Padovani: My opensource contributions in January 15
  • Daniel Holbach: Helping Ubuntu devices users
  • Dell offers new Ubuntu Linux workstation laptop
  • Ghost in the Linux machine hits Debian, Red Hat and Ubuntu
  • Seeing the cloud through Ubuntu-colored glasses
  • In The Blogosphere
  • In Other News
  • 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, 14.04 and 14.10
  • And much more!

Ubuntu Stats

Bug Stats

  • Open (117573) +885 over last week
  • Critical (269) -1 over last week
  • Unconfirmed (58769) +906 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: Sylvain Pineau (http://askubuntu.com/users/32239/sylvain-pineau), Massimo (http://askubuntu.com/users/363168/massimo), g_p (http://askubuntu.com/users/146791/g-p), Rinzwind (http://askubuntu.com/users/15811/rinzwind) and Oli (http://askubuntu.com/users/449/oli)

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

LoCo Events

Want to learn whether there is an event upcoming in your area? Visit the LoCo Team Portal to browse upcoming events around the world:

http://loco.ubuntu.com/events/

Ubuntu Cloud News

[BETA] New Cloud Image Finder

Ben Howard announces the beta release of the Cloud Image Finder, a web page which shows where official Ubuntu images are available. He says that there is still work to be done, that only stable images are shown, and that any feedback is welcome.

http://blog.utlemming.org/2015/01/beta-new-cloud-image-locator.html

Ubuntu OpenStack Charms: 15.01 release

James Page, on behalf of the Ubuntu Server team, announces the first interim release, 15.01, of charm features and fixes for the Ubuntu OpenStack charms for Juju. He highlights some of the charms that have been improved including, hacluster, ceph, nova-compute, ceilometer, and links to a list of closed bugs and the release notes.

https://javacruft.wordpress.com/2015/01/30/openstack-charms-1501-release/

Canonical Cloud Chatter: January 2015 Newsletter

Canonical provide a "quick recap of an exciting start to 2015" by looking at "Snappy" Ubuntu Core, partner ecosystem news, the results of the 6th Annual Cloud and Server survey, and feature two blog posts written by Canonical's IS department to introduce Mojo.

https://insights.ubuntu.com/2015/01/30/canonical-cloud-chatter-january-2015-newsletter/

Datacentres in Containers, and Containers in Datacentres

Jorge Castro talks to the Cloud R&D team at Internet Initiative Japan Inc. to find out how they are using OpenStack, MAAS, and Juju to develop quick-to-deploy entire datacentres in shipping containers.

https://insights.ubuntu.com/2015/01/28/datacentres-in-containers-and-containers-in-datacentres/

Ubuntu Server and Cloud Survey reveals hybrid cloud, SDN and IoT on the rise

Canonical informs us that they ran their sixth annual Ubuntu Server and Cloud Survey at the end of 2014 with the aim of providing an overview of the enterprise cloud market, including emerging and changing trends, current challenges and technology preferences. They quote some figures about the usage of private and public clouds, and quote a source which says: "cloud computing, the Internet of Things and software defined infrastructure are among the top 10 trends of 2015."

https://insights.ubuntu.com/2015/01/29/ubuntu-server-and-cloud-survey-reveals-hybrid-cloud-sdn-and-iot-on-the-rise/

Ubuntu 14.04 Azure Images now tracking the HWE kernel

Ben Howard writes that it was initially thought that the HWE (hardware enablement) kernel would not be needed or wanted in Virtual Cloud Instances. He says that the HWE kernel has now found its way into the Vagrant Cloud Images, VMware's vCHS, and Google's Compute engine as the default kernel for the Certified Images, and provides the commands to install it.

http://blog.utlemming.org/2015/01/ubuntu-1404-azure-images-now-tracking.html

The Planet

Riccardo Padovani: Ubuntu Phone Glimpse: The Hardware

Riccardo Padovani writes about the hardware device of the first Ubuntu Phone which will be manufactured by bq. He takes a quick look at the company, gives us a brief specification of the device, and concludes "Not long to go!"

http://www.rpadovani.com/ubuntu-phone-glimpse-hardware

Ronnie Tucker: Ubuntu Phone Specs:

Ronnie Tucker shares Canonical’s press release regarding the upcoming Ubuntu Phone, including a brief specification and some photographs of the phone’s casing.

http://fullcirclemagazine.org/2015/01/26/ubuntu-phone-specs/

Carla Sella, an Ubuntu Phone Insider, also shared some news direct from Canonical:

Michael Zanetti: Unity8 windowed mode

Michael Zanetti explains how to switch Unity8 into windowed mode, how to switch back to staged mode, and shows us what it looks like on various devices including phones, tablets, and PCs.

http://notyetthere.org/unity8-windowed-mode/

Ubuntu GNOME: Help needed to test 14.04.2

Ali Linx, from Ubuntu GNOME, invites users to help in testing the daily builds of Ubuntu GNOME Trusty Tahr in order to ensure that the 14.04.2 release is rock solid. Links to the daily builds and the testing process are included in Ali’s appeal.

http://ubuntugnome.org/help-needed-to-test-14-04-2/

Kubuntu: Plasma 5.2 Released

The Kubuntu Team announce the release of Plasma 5.2 for Kubuntu 14.10 and and the development release. They tell us from where the packages can be downloaded, to where bugs should be reported, and that as Qt 5.4 is included, any Unity packages will be removed.

http://www.kubuntu.org/news/plasma-5.2

Daniel Holbach: Always something new…

Daniel Holbach writes about the upcoming Ubuntu Global Jam, taking place on February 6th - 8th. Daniel gives us three examples of new projects that could be worked on during the Ubuntu Global Jam: App Development Schools, Snappy, and Unity8 on Desktop.

https://daniel.holba.ch/blog/2015/01/1678/

Riccardo Padovani: Calculator Reboot 2.0.85: Favourite mode

Riccardo Padovani updates us with the latest developments of the Calculator app which include Favorite mode, Autoclose brackets, and Inline copy. He highlights some of the bugs that have been fixed and provides us with a changelog.

http://www.rpadovani.com/calculator-reboot-favourite

Randall Ross: What Does Getting Thrashed Feel Like?

In this article, Randall Ross breaks down what POWER8 has to offer and says: "... maybe you'd be excited to run your business (or your institution, or your organization) on hardware that's cheaper, faster, and more future-oriented."

http://randall.executiv.es/thrashed-by-power

Jamie Strandboge: Snappy app trust model

Jamie Strandboge explains the Snappy trust model and how it is evolving to work for apps under Ubuntu Core in addition to Ubuntu Touch.

https://penguindroppings.wordpress.com/2015/01/30/snappy-app-trust-model/

Riccardo Padovani: My opensource contributions in January 15

Riccardo Padovani looks back at what he did in January 2015 telling us that he worked on the Calculator reboot, the Browser app, reported all the bugs that he found while using his Ubuntu phone, wrote a patch for the Clock app and promoted some Ubuntu Italy activities. He reminds us that he is a student working on Ubuntu in his free time, and says: "So, if you like my work and want to support me, just send me a Thank you! by email or offer me a coffee :-)"

http://www.rpadovani.com/my-contributions-jan-15

Daniel Holbach: Helping Ubuntu devices users

Daniel Holbach writes: "In a recent conversation we thought it’d be a good idea to share tips and tricks, suggestions and ideas with users of Ubuntu devices." He suggests the use of hyde, says that the code is now on Launchpad, and appeals for help with the CSS, HTML and translations.

https://daniel.holba.ch/blog/2015/02/helping-ubuntu-devices-users/

In The Press

Dell offers new Ubuntu Linux workstation laptop

Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols reports on how Dell will be offering new workstation laptops with Ubuntu 14.04 installed. Dell will be bringing Ubuntu to its Precision M3800 workstation laptop as well as the latest model of the Dell XPS 13.

http://www.zdnet.com/article/dell-offers-new-ubuntu-linux-workstation-laptop/

Ghost in the Linux machine hits Debian, Red Hat and Ubuntu

Alfonso Maruccia of The Inquirer reports that the Linux kernel is affected by a security vulnerability in the GNU C Library (glibc) that can be bypassed by an email to gain access to a victim's computer. He says that researchers have nicknamed it Ghost as it can be triggered by GetHOST functions, that there was an effective fix for the bug in May 2013 but long-term Linux distros such as Ubuntu 12.04 are still exposed to the bug.

http://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/news/2392473/ghost-in-the-linux-machine-hits-debian-red-hat-and-ubuntu

Seeing the cloud through Ubuntu-colored glasses

Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols of ZDNet informs us that Ubuntu is the most popular operating system by more than two to one on the Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2). He gives us some facts and figures regarding private and public clouds, and says "Whatever kind of cloud an organization adopts, Canonical discovered that there is a continued shift to running more mission-critical programs on the cloud."

http://www.zdnet.com/article/seeing-the-cloud-through-ubuntu-colored-glasses/

In The Blogosphere

Windows vs Linux: The 2015 Version

Matt Hartley of Datamation compares the installation processes of Windows 10 and Ubuntu, noting that both systems have fairly straightforward installers but if you wish to install both OSes on the same machine Windows must be installed first. He looks at the the desktops, privacy, security and hardware support, and in his conclusion says: "Ubuntu and other distros are ready for the desktop now."

http://www.datamation.com/open-source/windows-vs-linux-the-2015-version-1.html

Dell Unveils New High-End Ubuntu Linux Laptop

Christopher Tozzi, The VAR Guy, writes that Dell has unveiled a new Precision M300 laptop as part of Project Sputnik, an initiative to create Ubuntu powered laptops with software designed for developers. He gives us a brief specification of the machine, which includes Ubuntu 14.04, informs us that the price is $1,533.50, and says that according to Dell, the laptop will be available worldwide.

http://thevarguy.com/ubuntu/012815/dell-unveils-new-high-end-ubuntu-linux-laptop

Ubuntu 15.04 Is The Easy Path To Better Performance On Intel Broadwell

Michael Larabel of Phoronix gives us the results of some performance tests he made on Intel Broadwell hardware which reflect the differences between Ubuntu 14.10 and the current daily build of Ubuntu 15.04. In his conclusion he says: "For right now the main reason to upgrade to Ubuntu 15.04 as an Intel Broadwell owner would be for the faster OpenGL graphics performance."

http://www.phoronix.com/vr.php?view=21432

Ubuntu vs. Fedora Linux On Lenovo's X1 Carbon With Core i7 Broadwell

Michael Larabel of Phoronix compares the performance of Ubuntu 14.10 and 15.04 with Fedora 21 on a Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon. In his conclusion he says: "Fedora 21 ran faster than Ubuntu in some graphics tests thanks to it already having a newer Mesa version and the shipping of new kernel versions as stable release updates. "

http://www.phoronix.com/vr.php?view=21439

In Other News

Full Circle Issue #93

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

This month:

  • Command & Conquer

  • How-To : RTL-SDR Radio, LibreOffice, and Ubuntu Kiosk

  • Graphics : Inkscape.
  • Linux Labs: Compiling a Kernel Pt 6 and Trying FreeBSD
  • Review: Ubuntu Mate 14.10
  • Book Review: Official Ubuntu Book 8th Edition

  • Ubuntu Games: X-Plane & FSEconomy, and Unigine Heaven Benchmark

plus: News, Arduino, Q&A, and soooo much more.

Get it while it's hot!

http://fullcirclemagazine.org/issue-93

Ubuntu Community Team Q&A! - 27th January 2015

David Planella and Alan Pope host another regular Ubuntu Q&A session in which they answer viewers questions put to them on IRC. This week they update us on the Ubuntu Phone, core apps, and how to put music on to your phone.

http://youtu.be/_wJW6HS01k8

Ubuntu Global Jam – get involved! - 31st January 2015

José Antonio Rey and Nathan Haines discuss how everyone can get involved in the upcoming Ubuntu Global Jam which takes place on the weekend of Friday, 6 February 2015 to Sunday, 8 February 2015.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=12IWx6jmrj4

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, 14.04 and 14.10

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

Ubuntu 14.10 Updates

End of Life - July 2015

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