Issue412


Contents

  1. In This Issue
  2. General Community News
    1. 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. Ubuntu Korea LoCo Council reorganization
  5. LoCo Events
  6. The Planet
    1. Bryan Quigley: Getting cheaper all the time…
    2. Charles Profitt: Dell XPS 12 2015 Developer Edition
  7. Other Community News
    1. Interview with Elizabeth K. Joseph of the Ubuntu Community Council
  8. Ubuntu Cloud News
  9. Ubuntu Phone News
    1. Let There Be Unicorns, Part 1
    2. Calculator 2.0.155: Here we are
  10. Canonical News
    1. Predictive Maintenance on Industrial Turbines Explained via Duck Tape
    2. Uber meets IoT
    3. The power of Software Defined Networking appliances – SDNA
    4. Designed for developers – Dell launches two new Ubuntu-based systems
  11. In The Press
    1. Intel Compute Stick with Ubuntu Linux is cheaper than Windows version
    2. BQ Aquaris E4.5 Ubuntu Edition review: A promising start
  12. In The Blogosphere
    1. There's Yet Another Awkward Ubuntu Linux Tablet Announced
    2. Dell's stunning XPS 13 laptop now comes Ubuntu preloaded
    3. BQ Ubuntu Phone Now Available For General Purchase
    4. Unity 8 Won't Be Very Different Visually from Unity 7
    5. BQ Now Openly Selling The Aquaris Ubuntu Phone
    6. Ubuntu MATE Inks First Hardware Deal
  13. Other Articles of Interest
  14. Featured Audio and Video
    1. Ubuntu Community Team Q&A - 7th April 2015
    2. Ubuntu Podcast from the UK LoCo: S08E05 – Hobgoblins
  15. Weekly Ubuntu Development Team Meetings
  16. Upcoming Meetings and Events
  17. 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
  18. Subscribe
  19. Archives
  20. Additional Ubuntu News
  21. Conclusion
  22. Credits
  23. Glossary of Terms
  24. Ubuntu - Get Involved
  25. Feedback

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Welcome to the Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter, Issue 412 for the week April 6 - 12, 2015.

In This Issue

  • Welcome New Members and Developers
  • Ubuntu Stats
  • Ubuntu Korea LoCo Council reorganization

  • LoCo Events

  • Bryan Quigley: Getting cheaper all the time…
  • Charles Profitt: Dell XPS 12 2015 Developer Edition
  • Interview with Elizabeth K. Joseph of the Ubuntu Community Council
  • Ubuntu Cloud News
  • Let There Be Unicorns, Part 1
  • Calculator 2.0.155: Here we are
  • Canonical News
  • Intel Compute Stick with Ubuntu Linux is cheaper than Windows version
  • BQ Aquaris E4.5 Ubuntu Edition review: A promising start
  • 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, 14.04 and 14.10
  • And much more!

General Community News

Welcome New Members and Developers

Eleanor Chen, on behalf of the Ubuntu Membership Board, announces four new Ubuntu Members who have been approved by the 2200 UTC board:

https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-news-team/2015-April/002197.html

Ubuntu Stats

Bug Stats

  • Open (119006) +211 over last week
  • Critical (266) no change over last week
  • Unconfirmed (59552) +163 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: kos (http://askubuntu.com/users/380067/kos), Serg (http://askubuntu.com/users/295286/serg), zhongfu (http://askubuntu.com/users/109709/zhongfu), Oli (http://askubuntu.com/users/449/oli) and muru (http://askubuntu.com/users/158442/muru)

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

LoCo News

Ubuntu Korea LoCo Council reorganization

Taehee Jang, the new leader of the Ubuntu Korea LoCo, informs us that they were elected as the leader on 1st March, and that she appointed Drake Song and Jungmin Kin as LoCo contacts. Taehee says that the new council will run until 13th March 2017, and lists the current members.

https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/loco-contacts/2015-April/006959.html

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/

The Planet

Bryan Quigley: Getting cheaper all the time…

Bryan Quigley shares details about a pair of new, re-priced laptops on the market that ship with Ubuntu: System76 Lemur for $599, “$200 less [than] their previous lowest price system” and the new Dell XPS 13 for $949 which is “about $300 less than the base model last year.”

https://bryanquigley.com/ubuntu/getting-cheaper-all-the-time

Charles Profitt: Dell XPS 12 2015 Developer Edition

Charles Profitt reviews the Windows version of the new Dell XPS 12 2015 by running Ubuntu off a USB stick. He goes over the various bits of hardware that worked out of the box or required installation of additional drivers (wifi) and writes of the 1920×1080 resolution screen that it’s “amazing how much screen Dell managed to fit in to this chassis” and that when compared to his Lenovo, the Dell has “much sharper text and a better contrast ratio.”

https://ftbeowulf.wordpress.com/2015/04/07/dell-xps-12-2015-developer-edition/

Other Community News

Interview with Elizabeth K. Joseph of the Ubuntu Community Council

In the sixth part of the series, Elizabeth K. Joseph of the Ubuntu Community Council talks about her career as a systems administrator, her first computing experience, and her work with the Ubuntu Community and the Council. She says today her focus on Ubuntu relates to hosting local events in California, and managing relationships between companies and the Xubuntu team as she is the team’s Marketing Lead. As Lead Editor for the Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter, Elizabeth appeals for help in article summary writing and editorial review as the News Team is always in need of volunteers.

http://fridge.ubuntu.com/2015/04/08/interview-with-elizabeth-k-joseph-of-the-ubuntu-community-council/

Ubuntu Cloud News

Ubuntu Phone News

Let There Be Unicorns, Part 1

Randall Ross announces the start of a new series in which Ubuntu Vancouver recently came together to fold unicorns to help raise awareness of the Ubuntu Phone. He shows us an entry in the origami #fingertipchallenge, and appeals for "likes" on Instagram.

http://randall.executiv.es/ltbu-1

Calculator 2.0.155: Here we are

Riccardo Padovani announces that calculator reboot has become the default calculator for Ubuntu Phones. He says that the app is slightly different from Calculator App Reboot in the store, so explains how to upgrade the default app, and thanks all those involved in the translations.

http://www.rpadovani.com/calculator-here-we-are

Canonical News

Predictive Maintenance on Industrial Turbines Explained via Duck Tape

Under the common assumption that predictive maintenance is the “killer app” of Industrial Internet of Things, Canonical shares a video and writes: “Via the use of a simple accelerometer and their open source DeviceHive solution on top of Snappy Ubuntu Core and Juju Charms anybody can build a predictive maintenance prototype involving industrial IoT, Cloud and Big Data easily.”

https://insights.ubuntu.com/2015/04/08/predictive-maintenance-on-industrial-turbines-explained-via-duck-tape/

Uber meets IoT

Canonical writes that thanks to Ninjablocks and their Ninjasphere, you can now use gesture control to call for an Uber ride. They share a video and link to the Ninjablocks article on how they’ve used Snappy Ubuntu Core to make this a reality.

https://insights.ubuntu.com/2015/04/08/uber-meets-iot/

The power of Software Defined Networking appliances – SDNA

Maarten Ectors of Canonical writes about how a server purchased for Mobile World Congress has been installed with Ubuntu Snappy Core and turned into a software defined networking appliances (SDNA). Specifically, he writes that it was turned into: "A switch, firewall and load balancer that shared performance data in real-time with Azure, was monitored by Zabbix from the cloud, device managed by ARM mbed Device Server, identity managed by Forgerock, an IoT wonder: AllJoyn compatible, being able to monitor local temperature and light intensity; making publicity via a connected scrolling display and an excellent robot arm controller."

https://insights.ubuntu.com/2015/04/08/the-power-of-software-defined-networking-appliances-sdna/

Designed for developers – Dell launches two new Ubuntu-based systems

Dell announces two new laptops targeted at developers, the Dell XPS 13 laptop and the Dell Precision M3800 mobile workstation. Defined as the "perfect companion for the software developer on-the-go" and offering portability, power and performance, both laptops are now available, the Precision M3800 globally and the XP3 13 across North America and Europe.

https://insights.ubuntu.com/2015/04/09/designed-for-developers-dell-launches-two-new-ubuntu-based-systems/

In The Press

Intel Compute Stick with Ubuntu Linux is cheaper than Windows version

Chris Merriman for the Inquirer informs us that Intel's Compute Stick has started to appear as a pre-order item from some retailers and that $40 can be saved over the Windows version by having Linux pre-installed. He says that the Ubuntu version is $110, gives a very brief specification of the device, and informs us that retailers are claiming the Compute Stick will start shipping on 24th April.

http://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/news/2402969/intel-compute-stick-with-ubuntu-linux-is-cheaper-than-windows-version

BQ Aquaris E4.5 Ubuntu Edition review: A promising start

Terry Relph-Knight of ZDNet reviews the BQ Aquaris E4.5 Ubuntu Edition describing it as "a mid-range phone designed for Android." He looks at the Pros, the Cons, and with the aid of screenshots describes in detail swipes, the launcher, scopes, the Ubuntu App Store, audio and the camera. In his conclusion Terry says of the phone: "it's not yet ready for prime time. Ubuntu enthusiasts will get a buzz from seeing Canonical's promises starting to become a reality, but neutral smartphone users are likely to be annoyed by the oddities and bugs in this new smartphone platform."

http://www.zdnet.com/product/bq-aquaris-e4-5-ubuntu-edition/

In The Blogosphere

There's Yet Another Awkward Ubuntu Linux Tablet Announced

Michael Larabel of Phoronix reports on a received email from Certrix of Malta. The email described their new tablet running a full Ubuntu 14.10 desktop. Though with decent specs it sadly does not run the tablet version of Ubuntu, but you do have the option to install Windows or Android.

http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=Cetrix-CZ974-Ubuntu-Tablet

Dell's stunning XPS 13 laptop now comes Ubuntu preloaded

Manuel Jose of Tech Drive-In reports on two new laptops aimed at developers with Ubuntu pre-loaded, the Dell XPS 13 and the Dell Precision M3800.

http://www.techdrivein.com/2015/04/dell-xps13-ubuntu-edition.html

BQ Ubuntu Phone Now Available For General Purchase

Andrew of WebUpd8 updates us with the news that the BQ Ubuntu Phone, which until now could only be bought through flash sales, is now available for general purchase. He gives us a brief specification of the phone, and reminds us that the phone targets early adopters as services such as WhatsApp and Skype are not yet available.

http://www.webupd8.org/2015/04/bq-ubuntu-phone-now-available-for.html

Unity 8 Won't Be Very Different Visually from Unity 7

Silviu Stahie of Softpedia addresses concerns over how Unity 8 will look on the desktop after users were concerned it would mirror the phone UI, which currently uses Unity 8. He talks about how Unity 8 will be an evolution, but writes: “Mark Shuttleworth has recently said that Canonical is looking to avoid another GNOME / Unity switch that would alienate a part of the community. The Ubuntu developers are working to keep that balance, so they will not be very far away from Unity 7, even some visual changes will be made.”

http://news.softpedia.com/news/Unity-8-Won-t-Be-Very-Visually-Very-Different-from-Unity-7-477711.shtml

BQ Now Openly Selling The Aquaris Ubuntu Phone

Michael Larabel of Phoronix informs us that the BQ Ubuntu Phone is now available to order by anyone within the European Union. HE reminds us that the price is €169.90 (about $180), and links to BQ's site from where the phone can be ordered.

http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=BQ-Ubuntu-EU-On-Sale

Ubuntu MATE Inks First Hardware Deal

Joey-Elijah Sneddon of OMG! Ubuntu! reports that the newest family of Ubuntu based flavors Ubuntu MATE has signed a partnership with Entroware. The UK-based computer reseller will offer the option to ship their Orion laptop with the OS.

http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2015/04/ubuntu-mate-inks-first-hardware-deal

Ubuntu Community Team Q&A - 7th April 2015

David Planella and Michael Hall present another weekly session in which they answer questions that are put to them on IRC.

https://youtu.be/RMQWnU-nh3U

Ubuntu Podcast from the UK LoCo: S08E05 – Hobgoblins

It’s Episode Five of Season Eight of the Ubuntu Podcast! Alan Pope, Mark Johnson and Martin Wimpress, and (still) no Laura Cowen are connected and speaking to your brain.

In this week’s show:

  • We look at what’s been going on in the news:
  • Decentralised development For The Win!
  • Decentralised Ad-Injectors less so
  • US Gov Injects Stupidity
  • Microsoft reverses Stupidity
  • Crowdfunder of the week
  • Codebug

We also discuss some gadget news:

  • Now you can lose your entire PC down the back of the sofa…
  • Convergence! Google style.

That’s all for this week, please send your comments and suggestions to: show@ubuntupodcast.org

http://ubuntupodcast.org/2015/04/10/s08e05-hobgoblins/

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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Glossary of Terms

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