Issue416


Contents

  1. In This Issue
  2. General Community News
    1. Announcing the “wily werewolf”
    2. 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 Events
  5. The Planet
    1. Kubuntu: KDE Applications 15.04 Available for Kubuntu 15.04
    2. Lubuntu Blog: Wily Werewolf
    3. Xubuntu: Introducing Xubuntu core
    4. Riccardo Padovani: How to start to contribute to Ubuntu
    5. Svetlana Belkin: UOS 15.05
  6. Ubuntu Cloud News
  7. Ubuntu Phone News
    1. Working from my Ubuntu Phone
    2. Roadtrip with Ubuntu Touch
  8. Canonical News
    1. Ubuntu now available for pre-order on AMD-based laptops at Ebuyer.com
    2. Using Snappy OVA Images when you don’t have a Cloud Fabric
  9. In The Press
    1. Relax, it's just Ubuntu 15.04. AARGH! IT'S FULL OF SYSTEMD!!!
    2. Ubuntu 15.04 review: Beauty or “boring” is in the eye of the beholder
    3. Ubuntu may beat Windows 10 to phone-PC convergence after all
  10. In The Blogosphere
    1. An Ubuntu Phone Will Ship This Year With The Converged Unity Experience
    2. Mark Shuttleworth Promises Ubuntu Phone that Turns into PC This Year
    3. World’s first Ubuntu powered Drone launched
    4. Ubuntu 15.10 Wily Werewolf Opens for Development
    5. Xubuntu Core: Lightweight Ubuntu Distro Goes on a Diet
    6. Ubuntu MATE Is Becoming A Thriving Member Of The Ubuntu Family
    7. Lubuntu Makes Progress On Switching Over To LXQt
  11. Featured Audio and Video
    1. Mark Shuttleworth Pre-UOS Keynote and Q+A
    2. Ubuntu Online Summit 15.05 Opening Plenary
    3. Ubuntu Community Q&A - 5th May 2015
    4. Ask Jane Q+A - 6th May 2015
    5. UOS 15.05 Track Summaries
    6. Ubuntu Podcast from the UK LoCo: S08E09 – Baby Geniuses
  12. Weekly Ubuntu Development Team Meetings
  13. Upcoming Meetings and Events
  14. Updates and Security for 12.04, 14.04, 14.10 and 15.04
    1. Security Updates
    2. Ubuntu 12.04 Updates
    3. Ubuntu 14.04 Updates
    4. Ubuntu 14.10 Updates
    5. Ubuntu 15.04 Updates
  15. Subscribe
  16. Archives
  17. Additional Ubuntu News
  18. Conclusion
  19. Credits
  20. Glossary of Terms
  21. Ubuntu - Get Involved
  22. Feedback

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Welcome to the Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter, Issue 416 for the week May 4 - 10, 2015.

In This Issue

  • Announcing the “wily werewolf”
  • Welcome New Members and Developers
  • Ubuntu Stats

  • LoCo Events

  • Kubuntu: KDE Applications 15.04 Available for Kubuntu 15.04
  • Lubuntu Blog: Wily Werewolf
  • Xubuntu: Introducing Xubuntu core
  • Riccardo Padovani: How to start to contribute to Ubuntu
  • Svetlana Belkin: UOS 15.05
  • Ubuntu Cloud News
  • Working from my Ubuntu Phone
  • Roadtrip with Ubuntu Touch
  • Canonical News
  • Relax, it's just Ubuntu 15.04. AARGH! IT'S FULL OF SYSTEMD!!!
  • Ubuntu 15.04 review: Beauty or “boring” is in the eye of the beholder
  • Ubuntu may beat Windows 10 to phone-PC convergence after all
  • In The Blogosphere
  • Featured Audio and Video
  • Mark Shuttleworth Pre-UOS Keynote and Q+A
  • Ask Jane Q+A - 6th May 2015
  • UOS 15.05 Track Summaries
  • Weekly Ubuntu Development Team Meetings
  • Upcoming Meetings and Events
  • Updates and Security for 12.04, 14.04, 14.10 and 15.04
  • And much more!

General Community News

Announcing the “wily werewolf”

Mark Shuttleworth explains that he thought it would be fun to use the opportunity of a “widely watched keynote” to announce the name of the "W" release. He briefly summarizes why certain suggestions could not be used, and ends his announcement with: “Instead, my waggish friends, the winsome W on which we wish will be… the ‘wily werewolf’."

http://www.markshuttleworth.com/archives/1468

And an excited blogosphere was happy to pick up the news:

Welcome New Members and Developers

On behalf of the 2200 UTC Membership Board, Svetlana Belkin announces: “The membership board is pleased to say that we have a new member!”

https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-news-team/2015-May/002212.html

Ubuntu Stats

Bug Stats

  • Open (118011) -22 over last week
  • Critical (265) -4 # over last week
  • Unconfirmed (58857) -116 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: A.B. (http://askubuntu.com/users/367165/a-b), New USer (http://askubuntu.com/users/150504/new-user), Ron (http://askubuntu.com/users/402004/ron), heemayl (http://askubuntu.com/users/216503/heemayl) and Eliah Kagan (http://askubuntu.com/users/22949/eliah-kagan)

Ask (and answer!) 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/

The Planet

Kubuntu: KDE Applications 15.04 Available for Kubuntu 15.04

The Kubuntu Team announces the release of packages for KDE Applications 15.04 for Kubuntu 15.04. They advise from where the packages can be downloaded and to where bugs should be reported.

http://www.kubuntu.org/news/kde-applications-15.04

Lubuntu Blog: Wily Werewolf

Rafael Laguna reminds us that Lubuntu 15.10 will be released in October with the codename Wily Werewolf. He informs us that he is currently unable to tell us what the changes will be, saying: "Anyway, you all know where are we heading to, don't you? ;)"

http://lubuntublog.blogspot.com/2015/05/wily-werewolf.html

Xubuntu: Introducing Xubuntu core

The Xubuntu Team reports on the release of Xubuntu core - a slimmed down version of Xubuntu which doesn’t include an office suite, media players, et cetera.

http://xubuntu.org/news/introducing-xubuntu-core/

Riccardo Padovani: How to start to contribute to Ubuntu

Riccardo Padovani describes how to get started contributing to Ubuntu - from choosing a project to working on your first bug.

http://rpadovani.com/how-to-start-to-contribute-to-ubuntu

Svetlana Belkin: UOS 15.05

Svetlana Belkin looks back at the sessions that she attended in the recent Ubuntu Online Summit which focused mainly on improving ways to attract more Ubuntu members and the training required to become a leader within the community. She embeds a video in her post which show her presenting the summary for the Community track and says: "This UOS has given me my goals for the next cycle which to to focus on Membership and leadership."

http://senseopenness.com/uos-15-05/

Ubuntu Cloud News

Ubuntu Phone News

Working from my Ubuntu Phone

Michael Hall recounts the day he left his laptop behind and completed a day of work on his Nexus 4 running Ubuntu. He notes how close he came to the reality of convergence, saying: "It was tantalizingly close, I got a little taste of what it’s going to be like, and now I’m craving more of it."

http://mhall119.com/2015/05/working-from-my-ubuntu-phone/

Roadtrip with Ubuntu Touch

Nekhelesh Ramananthan shares his experiences using his Ubuntu phone on a recent visit to Maastricht, Netherlands. He points out some of the problems that he encountered but says that overall his experience was quite positive.

http://nik90.com/roadtrip-with-ubuntu-touch/

Canonical News

Ubuntu now available for pre-order on AMD-based laptops at Ebuyer.com

Canonical announces the launching by Ebuyer of a series of AMD-based HP laptops preloaded with Ubuntu 14.04 LTS. They say that they are currently only available on pre-order but will be fully available by the end of May, and that the machines are Ubuntu Certified. Canonical says: “The launch with Ebuyer.com not only signals a significant milestone in terms of solidifying a partnership with one of the pre-eminent local electronic retailers, but increases Ubuntu’s e-tail presence here in the UK."

https://insights.ubuntu.com/2015/05/05/ubuntu-now-available-for-pre-order-on-amd-based-laptops-at-ebuyer-com/

Using Snappy OVA Images when you don’t have a Cloud Fabric

Ben Howard writes: "The Snappy OVA images are nothing more than the Ubuntu Snappy Cloud images that have been wrapped up in an OVA container." He shows us how to use those images, which expect to be run in a cloud environment, on Virtualbox or VMware Fusion/Workstation.

https://insights.ubuntu.com/2015/05/05/using-snappy-ova-images-when-you-dont-have-a-cloud-fabric/

In The Press

Relax, it's just Ubuntu 15.04. AARGH! IT'S FULL OF SYSTEMD!!!

Scott Gilbertson, writing for The Register, describes two noticeable changes in the release of Ubuntu 15.04: the move to systemd as the default init system and, for desktop users, the ability to always show menu items.

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2015/05/05/ubuntu_15_04_review/

Ubuntu 15.04 review: Beauty or “boring” is in the eye of the beholder

Scott Gilbertson of Ars Technica writes a review of Ubuntu 15.04, writing that on the desktop: “Ubuntu 15.04's Unity desktop is mature, stable, and not really in need of many improvements.” He continues by discussing changes to server, the default kernel and changes to some of the flavor releases.

http://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2015/05/ubuntu-15-04-review-beauty-or-boring-is-in-the-eye-of-the-beholder/

Ubuntu may beat Windows 10 to phone-PC convergence after all

Chris Hoffman of PCWorld writes a comparison of the efforts for PC convergence by Microsoft for Windows to those of Canonical with Ubuntu, noting that both companies have slipped deadlines for convergence. He speculates on the promised Ubuntu Phone convergence release this year: “Canonical will probably still get there, but Microsoft might beat Ubuntu to convergence even if it does launch the new phone this year. If the phone slips to 2016, Microsoft will almost certainly beat them to market.“

http://www.pcworld.com/article/2919552/ubuntu-may-beat-windows-10-to-phone-pc-convergence-after-all.html

In a follow-up post, Chris writes about the progress of Unity 8: http://www.pcworld.com/article/2920672/ubuntus-unity-8-is-prepping-for-phone-pc-convergence-but-still-has-a-long-way-to-go.html

In The Blogosphere

An Ubuntu Phone Will Ship This Year With The Converged Unity Experience

Michael Larabel of Phoronix informs us that during Mark Shuttleworth's keynote of the recent Ubuntu Online Summit a few details were released about a new Ubuntu phone that is supposed to ship this year. He says that it was revealed that the phone will feature the converged desktop experience, no real timeline was given for release, and neither was the name the manufacturer of the device.

http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=Ubuntu-2015-Phone-Converged

Mark Shuttleworth Promises Ubuntu Phone that Turns into PC This Year

Silviu Stahie of Softpedia writes that Mark Shuttleworth announced during his keynote from Ubuntu Online Summit that an Ubuntu Phone with true desktop convergence will be released later this year.

http://news.softpedia.com/news/Mark-Shuttleworth-Promises-Ubuntu-Phone-that-Turns-into-PC-This-Year-480101.shtml

World’s first Ubuntu powered Drone launched

Vijay of TechWorm writes that Erle Robotics has announced a quadcopter based on Ubuntu Snappy Core and ROS, with twenty minute flight time and payload support of up to 2kg.

http://www.techworm.net/2015/05/worlds-first-ubuntu-powered-drone-launched.html

Ubuntu 15.10 Wily Werewolf Opens for Development

Joey-Elijah Sneddon of OMG! Ubuntu! informs us that Ubuntu 15.10 is now open for development and that live images for testing will be built. He says that there will be few changes early on, that it is not recommended to upgrade right now, and quotes Adam Conrad as saying: "This is fairly good timing, as we’ll have a bunch of new shiny in 15.10, and some time to polish all of that for 16.04, so get to merging and let’s make this another awesome release."

http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2015/05/ubuntu-15-10-wily-werewolf-open-development

In a follow-up post Joey announces the availability of daily builds of the live images - http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2015/05/ubuntu-1510-daily-build-download

Xubuntu Core: Lightweight Ubuntu Distro Goes on a Diet

Joey-Elijah Sneddon of OMG! Ubuntu! covers the latest version of Xubuntu which features a slimmed down desktop experience without pre-installed apps. He says that it is currently installable via the Ubuntu Minimal ISO, and that the team expects to release single CD sized ISO images of Xubuntu Core for the 15.10 cycle.

http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2015/05/xubuntu-core-new-minimal-iso-download

Ubuntu MATE Is Becoming A Thriving Member Of The Ubuntu Family

Michael Larabel of Phoronix writes about the success of MATE and the upcoming features for Ubuntu MATE 15.10, including a video of a Show & Tell session hosted by Martin Wimpress with all the details.

http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=Ubuntu-MATE-Thriving

Lubuntu Makes Progress On Switching Over To LXQt

Michael Larabel of Phoronix reports that LXQt is making great progress as the successor to LXDE and that the Lubuntu team is in the process of switching over to being based on the Qt desktop environment. Michael embeds a video in his post of an Ubuntu Online Summit session in which the desktop is demonstrated.

http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=LXQt-Lubuntu-UOS-15.10

Mark Shuttleworth Pre-UOS Keynote and Q+A

David Planella hosts Mark Shuttleworth's pre-Ubuntu Online Summit plenary session in which he talks about what he hopes to achieve during the next development cycle, and reveals the codename for Ubuntu 15.10, Wily Werewolf. Mark also answers a selection of viewers' questions which are put to him on IRC.

https://youtu.be/9IfgX-k7Hag

Ubuntu Online Summit 15.05 Opening Plenary

Michael Hall introduces the opening plenary session of the recent Ubuntu Online Summit. Michael is joined by Rick Spencer, Alexander Sack, Robbie Williamson and Olie Ries who talk about the Ubuntu Phone, Ubuntu Core, Snappy, convergence, and OpenStack integration.

https://youtu.be/8d_z5LtOtrU

Ubuntu Community Q&A - 5th May 2015

Michael Hall is joined by Svetlana Belkin and Olli Ries for another regular Q&A session in which they answer questions that are put to them on IRC.

https://youtu.be/zLRU9ZecO4k

Ask Jane Q+A - 6th May 2015

David Planella hosts a Q&A session in which Canonical’s CEO Jane Silber answers a selection of viewers' questions which are put to her on IRC.

https://youtu.be/I9zWJobALOQ

UOS 15.05 Track Summaries

Nicholas Skaggs introduces the final session of the recent Ubuntu Online Summit [UOS] in which the track leads report on the discussions and decisions made over the three days.

https://youtu.be/eFsUpmMrvg0

Ubuntu Podcast from the UK LoCo: S08E09 – Baby Geniuses

It’s Episode Nine of Season Eight of the Ubuntu Podcast! Alan Pope, Mark Johnson, Laura Cowen and Martin Wimpress are connected and speaking to your brain.

In this week’s show:

  • We basically just take a long look at what’s been going on in the news:
    • The High Court ruled that five of the UK’s biggest broadband providers begin blocking five websites offering Popcorn Time for download…
    • Microsoft has released its free new Visual Studio Code editor, not only on Windows but also on Linux and OSX…
    • After more than seven years in development, GNU Mailman 3 has been released…
    • Anonymous messaging service Secret, at one stage thought to be valued at more than $100m (£66.5m), is shutting down…
    • On April 30th Mozilla announced their intent to phase out non-secure HTTP in order to encourage web developers to be secure…
    • Tomeu Vizoso has been working on the kernel to bring some ChromeOS features to upstream, including the ability of performing work while the machine is in a low power state such as suspend…
    • Launchpad will host git repositories…
    • Steam for Linux usage drops below 1%…
    • Debian GNU/Hurd 2015 released!
    • E-buyer in the UK have just started selling AMD-based HP laptops pre-loaded with Ubuntu 14.04 LTS…

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

http://ubuntupodcast.org/2015/05/07/s08e09-baby-geniuses/

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Upcoming Meetings and Events

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Updates and Security for 12.04, 14.04, 14.10 and 15.04

Security Updates

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

Ubuntu 15.04 Updates

End of Life - January 2016

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