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Welcome to the Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter, Issue 433 for the week August 31 - September 6, 2015. Welcome to the Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter, Issue 434 for the week September 7 - 13, 2015.
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 * Welcome New Members and Developers  * Confirmed Proposed UOS [Ubuntu Online Summit] date
 * Kubuntu Council re-election results
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 * Lo``Co News
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 * Kubuntu: Kubuntu site revamped
 * Didier Roche: Ubuntu Make 15.09 featuring experimental Unity 3D editor support
 * Launchpad News: Launchpad news, August 2015
 * Ian Weisser: You should be using Find-a-Task
 * Svetlana Belkin: Membership Board Member Interviews: Aaron Honeycutt
 * Ubuntu App Developer Blog: Snappy Ubuntu + Mycroft = Love
 * Daniel Holbach: Free Culture and Ubuntu
 * Kubuntu Wire: Plasma 5.4 lands in Kubuntu Wily
 * Daniel Holbach: Tomorrow is a special anniversary
 * Ubuntu App Developer Blog: The Next Generation SDK
 * Michael Hall: Share a link, win a Mycroft!		  * Svetlana Belkin: Membership Board Member Interviews: Miles Sharpe
 * Plasma 5.4.1 lands in Kubuntu Wily
 * Didier Roche: Ubuntu Make 15.09.2 enables you to install Android SDK only.
 * Sujeevan Vijayakumaran: Interview with Ronnie Tucker about Full Circle Magazine
 * Paul White: Contributing to UWN and becoming an Ubuntu Member
 * Lubuntu Blog: 5000 friends!
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 * Ubuntu Phone News
 * The App-Enabled Spider
 * Pi-Cubes – App-Enabled HVAC Control
 * Erle-Spider, an Ubuntu-based drone with six legs, launches on Indiegogo
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 * Other Articles of Interest
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=== Welcome New Members and Developers ===

Aaron Honeycutt announces, on behalf of the Ubuntu Membership Board, that Will Cooke’s application for Ubuntu Membership has been accepted.

 * Launchpad: https://launchpad.net/~willcooke
 * Wiki: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/WillCooke

https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-news-team/2015-September/002304.html		 === Confirmed Proposed UOS [Ubuntu Online Summit] date ===

Alan Pope announces that, in the absence of any objections to the proposed dates, the next Ubuntu Online Summit will take place between Tuesday and Thursday, 3rd to 5th November 2015. He recommends that everyone gives some serious thought to the sessions that they would like to see as the next release will be an LTS. Alan also links to the Launchpad site where planning for the summit will start.

https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-community-team/2015-September/000757.html

=== Kubuntu Council re-election results ===

Philip Muskovac announces that Aaron Honeycutt, Clay Weber, and Ovidiu-Florin Bogdan are now members of the Kubuntu Council, following the end of the nomination period. The new members will begin two-year terms, while the current members' terms will end in one year.

https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/kubuntu-devel/2015-September/009924.html
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    * Open (119037) +194 over last week
    * Critical (284) -2 over last week
    * Unconfirmed (59545) +138 over last week		     * Open (119217) +180 over last week
    * Critical (286) +2 over last week
    * Unconfirmed (59652) +107 over last week
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 * What does rm -rf do? http://askubuntu.com/questions/670648/what-does-rm-rf-do
 * What programming language is Ubuntu Terminal written in? http://askubuntu.com/questions/667857/what-programming-language-is-ubuntu-terminal-written-in
 * Renaming a word in the filename of all *.jpg files [on hold] http://askubuntu.com/questions/668067/renaming-a-word-in-the-filename-of-all-jpg-files
 * Is there a software for visual display of disk space? [on hold] http://askubuntu.com/questions/670893/is-there-a-software-for-visual-display-of-disk-space
 * How can the Telnet service on Ubuntu Server 14.04 LTS be enabled? http://askubuntu.com/questions/668725/how-can-the-telnet-service-on-ubuntu-server-14-04-lts-be-enabled		  * Type of code conversion used in Linux executable files http://askubuntu.com/questions/671617/type-of-code-conversion-used-in-linux-executable-files
 * When is it necessary to reboot an Ubuntu system? http://askubuntu.com/questions/672223/when-is-it-necessary-to-reboot-an-ubuntu-system
 * How to ping the Internet on Ubuntu? http://askubuntu.com/questions/673321/how-to-ping-the-internet-on-ubuntu
 * Is it possible to run a Windows .msi installer? http://askubuntu.com/questions/671277/is-it-possible-to-run-a-windows-msi-installer
 * Parsing a file using text processing tools http://askubuntu.com/questions/672029/parsing-a-file-using-text-processing-tools
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 * What programming language is Ubuntu Terminal written in? http://askubuntu.com/questions/667857/
 * Notebook does not power off when battery is critically low http://askubuntu.com/questions/667668/
 * What does rm -rf do? http://askubuntu.com/questions/670648/
 * How create a udev rules to disable one of Android devices? http://askubuntu.com/questions/668164/
 * How to suppress tar error messages in when piping http://askubuntu.com/questions/668029/

People Contributing the best questions and answers this week: A.B. (http://askubuntu.com/users/367165/a-b), Ravan (http://askubuntu.com/users/439451/ravan), terdon (http://askubuntu.com/users/85695/terdon), Serg (http://askubuntu.com/users/295286/serg) and Paranoid Panda (http://askubuntu.com/users/364819/paranoid-panda)		  * find vs. locate http://askubuntu.com/questions/671741/
 * Disable hyperlinks in gnome-terminal http://askubuntu.com/questions/671278/
 * Type of code conversion used in Linux executable files http://askubuntu.com/questions/671617/
 * When is it necessary to reboot an Ubuntu system? http://askubuntu.com/questions/672223/
 * Default owners/permissions of files in user home directory http://askubuntu.com/questions/672907/

People Contributing the best questions and answers this week: A.B. (http://askubuntu.com/users/367165/a-b), Oli (http://askubuntu.com/users/449/oli), Ravan (http://askubuntu.com/users/439451/ravan), Fabby (http://askubuntu.com/users/344926/fabby) and Serg (http://askubuntu.com/users/295286/serg)
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== LoCo News ==

=== Ubuntu Wily release party in Florida ===

Aaron Honeycutt announces an Ubuntu 15.10 release party in Delray Beach, Florida. The Ubuntu Florida Lo``Co team will have demonstration hardware for Ubuntu and Ubuntu derivatives, including Ubuntu mobile devices.

http://usefoss.com/index.php/2015/09/12/the-wildest-ubuntu-wily-release-party-in-florida/
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 * Ubuntu Hour San Francisco, Ubuntu California: http://loco.ubuntu.com/events/ubuntu-california/3196-ubuntu-hour-san-francisco/
 * Monthly meeting, FOSS User Group at Natick Community-Senior Center, Ubuntu Massachusetts Lo``Co: http://loco.ubuntu.com/events/ubuntu-us-ma/3109-monthly-meeting,-foss-user-group-at-natick-community-senior-center/
 * ALE Linux Installfest, Ubuntu Georgia Lo``Co: http://loco.ubuntu.com/events/ubuntu-us-ga/3201-ale-linux-installfest/
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 * Journée du logiciel libre 2015, Ubuntu Cameroonian Lo``Co Team: http://loco.ubuntu.com/events/kmer/3202-journée-du-logiciel-libre-2015/
 * Sierra Vista Ubuntu Hour, Arizona Lo``Co Team: http://loco.ubuntu.com/events/ubuntu-arizona/3191-sierra-vista-ubuntu-hour/
 * Tempe Ubuntu Hour, Arizona Lo``Co Team: http://loco.ubuntu.com/events/ubuntu-arizona/3192-tempe-ubuntu-hour/
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=== Kubuntu: Kubuntu site revamped ===

The Kubuntu team announces the arrival of their new website that coincides with the move to Plasma 5. They acknowledge those that helped, appeal for further help with web development, packaging and documentation, and end by saying: “Please use our new site to find what you need, and tell us if you find something which needs improvement.”

http://www.kubuntu.org/news/kubuntu-site-revamped/

=== Didier Roche: Ubuntu Make 15.09 featuring experimental Unity 3D editor support ===

Didier Roche reminds us of the port of Unity 3D (Game Engine) to Linux. He speaks of its inclusion into Ubuntu Make, links to the release notes, issue tracker and encourages people to do pull requests (Contribute).

http://blog.didrocks.fr/post/Ubuntu-Make-15.09-featuring-experimental-Unity-3D-editor-support

=== Launchpad News: Launchpad news, August 2015 ===

Colin Watson gives us an update on what the Launchpad team has been working on for the past month, including mail notifications, package build infrastructure, and more.

http://blog.launchpad.net/general/launchpad-news-august-2015

=== Ian Weisser: You should be using Find-a-Task ===

Ian Weisser reminds us that Find-a-Task was introduced in January 2015 to show volunteers the variety of tasks and roles available to those wanting to contribute to Ubuntu. He urges his readers to use it, asks teams whether they are listed, and encourages ideas and suggestions to improve and increase usage of the tool to be sent to the ubuntu-community-team mailing list.

http://cheesehead-techblog.blogspot.com/2015/09/you-should-be-using-find-task.html

=== Svetlana Belkin: Membership Board Member Interviews: Aaron Honeycutt ===

In the seventh interview of the series, Svetlana Belkin talks to Ubuntu Membership Board member Aaron Honeycutt about his career, his first computing experience and some of the projects that he’s worked on over the years. Aaron says that his focus on Ubuntu today is getting every Documentation team to work together in a similar fashion .” He also shares with us his comment: “Once you find that spot when your both needed and want to be, you’ll find happiness in the community.”

http://senseopenness.com/membership-board-member-interviews-2/

=== Ubuntu App Developer Blog: Snappy Ubuntu + Mycroft = Love ===

David Planella writes that since the Mycroft AI project decided to go the Open Source and Open Hardware path they picked Ubuntu Snappy as their platform for the IoT (Internet of Things). He says that with Ubuntu Snappy they have found designing the system to be much easier from package creation with snappy packages to applying updates.

https://developer.ubuntu.com/en/blog/2015/09/04/snappy-ubuntu-mycroft-love/

=== Daniel Holbach: Free Culture and Ubuntu ===

Daniel Holbach writes that thanks to Nathan Haines and José Antonio Rey we again have the Ubuntu Free Culture Showcase, Ubuntu’s way of acknowledging that there’s not just free software but wallpapers, videos and audio that can be included in Ubuntu. He links to a wiki page from where further information can be found and says: “You still have some time to submit your works for the competition. The winners are going to get their free culture works included in Ubuntu itself. “

https://daniel.holba.ch/blog/2015/09/free-culture-and-ubuntu/

=== Kubuntu Wire: Plasma 5.4 lands in Kubuntu Wily ===

Marco Parillo announces the landing of Plasma 5.4 in Kubuntu Wily and that it is ready for testing.

http://wire.kubuntu.org/?p=391

=== Daniel Holbach: Tomorrow is a special anniversary ===

Daniel Holbach celebrates his tenth anniversary working for Canonical. He reflects about when he first started out, and describes some of the things he has learned along the way.

https://daniel.holba.ch/blog/2015/09/tomorrow-is-a-special-anniversary/

=== Ubuntu App Developer Blog: The Next Generation SDK ===

Zoltán Balogh lets us know about the new Ubuntu SDK, and how to install it.

http://developer.ubuntu.com/en/blog/2015/09/01/next-generation-sdk/

=== Michael Hall: Share a link, win a Mycroft! ===

Michael Hall announces a competition in which Mycroft have joined with Ubuntu to give away a free device. He says that the Artificial Intelligence company are in the final days of their Kickstarter campaign and the contest will spread awareness of the project. Michael informs us of how to enter the competition and that the prize is a “Mycroft Extendable unit ($149 level on Kickstarter), which makes the HDMI and GPIO ports easily accessible for hackers and makers to extend it’s functionality by connecting it to other devices.”

http://mhall119.com/2015/09/share-a-link-win-a-mycroft/		 === Lubuntu Blog: PCManFM empty trash menu ===

Rafael Laguna documents a way to add a menu entry to PCManFM for emptying the trash in LXDE.

http://lubuntublog.blogspot.com/2015/09/pcmanfm-empty-trash-menu.html

=== Svetlana Belkin: Membership Board Member Interviews: Miles Sharpe ===

Svetlana Belkin interviews Miles Sharpe about his career, his first computing experience and his involvement with Ubuntu. He says that his focus on Ubuntu today is to help unite all of Africa’s Linux users, and thanks those that have helped him to do this.

http://senseopenness.com/membership-board-member-interviews-miles-sharpe/

=== Plasma 5.4.1 lands in Kubuntu Wily ===

Marco Parillo informs us that KDE Plasma 5.4.1 has landed in Kubuntu Wily. Plasma 5.4.1 is a bugfix release.

http://wire.kubuntu.org/?p=393

=== Didier Roche: Ubuntu Make 15.09.2 enables you to install Android SDK only. ===

Didier Roche recognizes Sebastian Schubert for his work implementing the Android SDK into Ubuntu Make. This allows users to install Android SDK as a stand-alone feature without having to also install the full Android Studio bundle. He also shows appreciation for Omer Sheikh for his work expanding the Ubuntu Make test suite and ensuring that Ubuntu Make correctly handles error codes.

[[http://blog.didrocks.fr/post/Ubuntu-Make-15.09.2-enables-you-to-install-Android-SDK-only.]]

=== Sujeevan Vijayakumaran: Interview with Ronnie Tucker about Full Circle Magazine ===

Sujeevan Vijayakumaran interviews Ronnie Tucker, the creator and founder of Full Circle Magazine, who talks about why he started the magazine, his motivation for continuing, and what the magazine generally covers. Ronnie confirms that he encourages readers to send in articles even if they are not native English speakers as proof-readers will “tweak” articles, and when asked if he is satisfied with the number of downloads and the amount of feedback, he jokes: “Never! I always want MORE! :)”

https://svij.org/blog/2015/09/10/interview-with-ronnie-tucker-about-full-circle-magazine/

The interview with Ronnie is also available in German - https://ubuntuusers.de/ikhaya/7053/

=== Paul White: Contributing to UWN and becoming an Ubuntu Member ===

Paul White reflects on how contributing to the Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter enabled him to successfully apply for Ubuntu membership. He suggests ways to contribute to the newsletter and thanks the people who helped him apply for, and those who approved his membership.

http://blog.pcw.me.uk/2015/09/contributing-to-ubuntu-weekly.html

=== Lubuntu Blog: 5000 friends! ===

Rafael Laguna informs us that the Lubuntu team are celebrating reaching 5,000 friends in the Lubuntu Official Facebook group by releasing two commemorative wallpapers which he shares with us.

http://lubuntublog.blogspot.com/2015/09/5000-friends.html
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 * Canadian Open``Stack Cloud VEXXHOST Joins Ubuntu Certified Public Cloud - http://insights.ubuntu.com/2015/08/31/canadian-openstack-cloud-vexxhost-joins-ubuntu-certified-public-cloud/
 * 5 Reasons why you should learn OpenStack - http://insights.ubuntu.com/2015/09/01/5-reasons-why-you-should-learn-openstack/
 * Canonical Cloud Chatter: August 2015 - http://insights.ubuntu.com/2015/09/01/canonical-cloud-chatter-august-2015/		  * Rackspace joins Ubuntu Certified Public Cloud - http://insights.ubuntu.com/2015/09/10/rackspace-joins-ubuntu-certified-public-cloud/

== Ubuntu Phone News ==

=== Review: First Month of Ubuntu (Touch) ===

Svetlana Belkin follows up after one month of using Ubuntu on her mobile phone. She says that overall the experience is positive and that she has no plans to return to Android.

http://senseopenness.com/review-first-month-of-ubuntu-touch/

=== Falldown for Ubuntu Phone is here! ===

Riccardo Padovani announces Falldown: a new game for Ubuntu on mobile devices. Developed by Riccardo, Michał Prędotka, and Tyrel Parker; Falldown requires the user to tilt the device in order to change the path of a falling ball. He says that Falldown is licensed under the GPL version 3 and the code is available on Launchpad.

http://rpadovani.com/falldown-010/

== Canonical News ==

=== The App-Enabled Spider ===

Maarten Ectors writes on behalf of the Erle-Robotics team about Erle-Spider which he says was the first six-legged drone powered by ROS and running snappy Ubuntu Core.

http://insights.ubuntu.com/2015/09/08/the-app-enabled-spider/

=== Pi-Cubes – App-Enabled HVAC Control ===

Maarten Ectors writes on behalf of the Cube-Controls team about Pi_Cubes which he says: “has been designed to provide makers and hobbyist with a modular automation system that supports up to 24 I/Os and four thermostats.”

http://insights.ubuntu.com/2015/09/09/pi-cubes-app-enabled-hvac-control/

== In The Press ==

=== Erle-Spider, an Ubuntu-based drone with six legs, launches on Indiegogo ===

Glyn Moody of Ars Technica reports on the Indiegogo campaign for Erle-Spider, a six-legged drone running on Snappy Ubuntu Core. The Erle-Spider was originally conceived as a pipe inspection drone, before its creators realized the value of a drone with the ability to run complex applications. The campaign aims to raise $50,000 in total with stretch goals including an Android remote control app at $100,000 and a 5MP camera at $150,000.

http://arstechnica.co.uk/gadgets/2015/09/erle-spider-an-ubuntu-based-drone-with-six-legs-launches-on-indiegogo/

=== Ubuntu Wily gaggle builds 15.10 beta beachhead ===

Scott Gilbertson of The Register reports that some Ubuntu flavors have released the beta of their 15.10 Wily Werewolf release. He says that significant changes include Kubuntu shipping with Plasma 5.4, and an extension manager for Ubuntu Mate’s default file manager - Caja.

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2015/09/09/review_ubuntu_flavours_1501_beta1/
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=== Ubuntu Phone Team Lead Leaves Canonical ===

Joey-Elijah Sneddon of OMG! Ubuntu! writes that Cristian Parrino, the team lead for the Ubuntu Phone project has left Canonical and that his position will be filled by other members of the team and Canonical chief Jane Silber. Joey-Elijah takes a quick look at other employees that have left the company and says of Parrino: “But although we’re sad he’s leaving we just know he’s going to do wonderful things in the future.”

http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2015/09/ubuntu-phone-team-lead-leaves-canonical-to-save-the-planet

Michael Larabel of Phoronix also reported on this story:
The Leader Of The Ubuntu Phone Project Has Left - http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=Ubuntu-Phone-Lead-Out

=== That Awkward Ubuntu Tablet Plans To Go Up For Pre-Order Soon ===

Michael Larabel of Phoronix reports that MJ Technology, inspired by the failed Ubuntu Edge campaign, is to start accepting pre-orders for their unofficial Ubuntu tablet in January. Michael gives us some specifications of the device, shows us some screenshots, and raises his concern that the company has no proven track record, they haven’t even contacted Canonical. and that they’re aiming to use the desktop version of Ubuntu rather than the Phone/Touch version that’s designed for such form factors.

http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=MJ-Tech-Ubuntu-Pre-Order

=== The Death of Ubuntu's Software Center ===

Matt Hartley of Datamation looks at the alternatives that some of the Ubuntu flavors and derivatives are using in preference to the Ubuntu Software Center. He puts forward the argument that a software store is not there for ease of installation but somewhere where reviews and feature lists can be read, and applications can be visually discovered. Matt also notes that the move away from Debian packaging will be slow as will the death of the Software Center.

http://www.datamation.com/open-source/the-death-of-ubuntus-software-center.html

=== Ubuntu Snappy Core Runs on Banana Pi BPI-M2 with Linux Kernel 4.1.6, Download Now ===

Marius Nestor of Softpedia writes that the Banana Pi project have announced that Snappy Ubuntu Core runs on the Banana Pi BPI-M2 which is a single board computer powered by an ARM7 processor with 1GB of RAM.

http://news.softpedia.com/news/ubuntu-snappy-core-runs-on-banana-pi-bpi-m2-with-linux-kernel-4-1-6-download-now-490712.shtml

=== How Ubuntu 15.04 Vivid Vervet Can Prove Useful for Enterprise WiFi ===

Steven Scheck from Small Business Trends informs us that Ubuntu 15.04 can help build an Enterprise Wi-Fi, recommending it over RHEL 7.1 and SUSE Linux Enterprise Server.

http://smallbiztrends.com/2015/09/ubuntu-15-04-vivid-vervet-enterprise-wifi.html

=== Ubuntu Will Not Abandon DEB Packaging in Favor of Snappy, Says Mark Shuttleworth ===

Marius Nestor of Softpedia shares highlights from a recent interview by Sean Michael Kerner from Server``Watch of Mark Shuttleworth. In addition to talking about highlights of the 15.10 release, the video has the following quote from Mark Shuttleworth confirming that the DEB-based versions of Ubuntu will not be abandoned: "'We build Snappy out of the built debs, so we can't build Snappy unless we first build the deb,' said Mark Shuttleworth in the video interview. 'Going forward every six months, we're still gonna get an archive full of DEBs.'"

http://news.softpedia.com/news/ubuntu-will-not-abandon-deb-packaging-in-favor-of-snappy-says-mark-shuttleworth-491023.shtml

== Other Articles of Interest ==

 * Debian Project News - September 2nd, 2015 - https://www.debian.org/News/weekly/2015/07/
 * Here's What We Know So Far About The Linux 4.3 Kernel - http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=Linux-4.3-Feature-Expects		 === Ubuntu Phone Is Now Available To Buy In India ===

Joey-Elijah Sneddon of OMG! Ubuntu! informs us that Snapdeal is the first major international retailer to stock the Ubuntu Phone, both the BQ Aquaris E4.5 and E5. He gives us some specifications of similar Android models, their prices and compares them to similar phones from other manufacturers, noting that they are comparatively underpowered.

http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2015/09/buy-ubuntu-phone-in-india-snapdeal

=== Ubuntu Convergence Demo: X Apps Running on Mir Display Server ===

Joey-Elijah Sneddon of OMG! Ubuntu! reports a video of X11 applications running on Mir ranging from Libre``Office and Gedit to Firefox with OpenGL being used to render fish. The video also highlights the multitasking on larger screen devices.

http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2015/09/ubuntu-convergence-x-apps-running-mir-video-2

=== Canonical Shows Legacy X11 Apps Running On Mir With Unity 8 ===

Michael Larabel of Phoronix writes that Ubuntu developers continue making progress on supporting legacy X11 applications on Mir. Canonical posted a video showing the state of running a legacy X11 application within Unity 8.

http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=Ubuntu-Mir-Legacy-Apps

=== Linux 4.2 Is Now In The Ubuntu 15.10 "Wily" Archive ===

Michael Larabel of Phoronix informs us that he is glad to see that Linux 4.2 is now the official kernel for Ubuntu 15.10 as it has some exciting new features that are described in one of his previous articles to which he links.

http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=Ubuntu-15.10-Linux-4.2-Lands

=== Do You Plan To Buy An Ubuntu Phone? ===

Joey-Elijah Sneddon of OMG! Ubuntu! asks his readers if they plan to buy an Ubuntu phone now that they are on sale through online retailer Snapdeal. Joey reminds us of the phones available and their specifications, and includes a voting form in his post.

http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2015/09/do-you-plan-to-buy-an-ubuntu-phone

=== Ubuntu Snappy Core and Raspberry Pi 2 Powered Mycroft Device Successfully Funded ===

Marius Nestor of Softpedia reports that Mycroft has raised more than $100,000 in less than a month on Kickstarter. The estimated shipping date is the summer of 2016.

http://news.softpedia.com/news/ubuntu-snappy-core-and-raspberry-pi-2-powered-mycroft-device-successfully-founded-491257.shtml

=== Ubuntu Desktop Lead Working to Get New Important Feature for Disabled Users ===

Silviu Stahie of Softpedia writes that Will Cooke, the leader of Ubuntu’s desktop flavor, is working to make sure that Ubuntu has much better accessibility support. Silviu says that it’s nice to see people working on accessibility features rather than “a new scrollbar or some shiny new features”, and quotes Will as saying: “If anyone has expertise in this area please get in touch with me will.cooke@canonical.com We've got a few ideas to try from the G+ post, but if you want to help please drop me a line.”

http://news.softpedia.com/news/ubuntu-desktop-manager-working-to-get-new-important-feature-for-disabled-users-491415.shtml

=== Canonical Video Showcases Scopes Interface Feature for Ubuntu Phones ===

Christopher Tozzi, The VAR Guy, writes that Canonical has released a video highlighting the benefits of Scopes in Unity. Christopher describes scopes as “a cool, forward-thinking feature”, but cautions that whether they will be a success has yet to be seen.

https://thevarguy.com/open-source-application-software-companies/090915/canonical-video-showcases-scopes-interface-feature-ubuntu
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=== Ubuntu Community Q&A - 1st September 2015 ===

David Planella and Daniel Holbach present another Ubuntu On Air Q&A session in which they answer questions that are put to them on IRC.

https://youtu.be/41pPg5WWyqI

=== Ubuntu Podcast from the UK LoCo: S08E26 – Courageous ===

It’s Episode Twenty-six of Season Eight of the Ubuntu Podcast! Mark Johnson is back with Laura Cowen, Martin Wimpress, and Alan Pope!		 === Ubuntu Community Team Q&A + Mycroft Q&A - 8th September 2015 ===

This week David Planella, Michael Hall and Daniel Holbach are joined by Ryan Sipes from Mycroft to answer questions about the open source AI project.

https://youtu.be/v3g4Po278tY

=== Ubuntu Podcast from the UK LoCo: S08E27 – A Fox’s Tale ===

It’s Episode Twenty-seven of Season Eight of the Ubuntu Podcast! Mark Johnson is back with Laura Cowen, Martin Wimpress, and Alan Pope!
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 * We chat about Firefox and Chrome and whether Firefox’s new changes will turn it around.
 * We go over your feedback, including a list of the apps we discussed in our Ubuntu Phone review a few episodes ago (you can find them all in the uApp Explorer):
  * Telegram – encrypted instant messaging like Whats``App
  * Seshat – reading Kindle ebooks
  * Notes – writing notes; syncs with Evernote
  * uDropCabin – basic mobile client for Dropbox
 * Also, here’s the list of links about Mint MATE:
  * http://mintcast.org/2015/03/12/mintcast-220-martin-wimpress-and-ubuntu-mate/
  * https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ijybh8cyBsI
  * http://thepipodcast.com/the-pi-podcast-1-ubuntu-mate/
 * We have a command line love, hstr) from Chris.
 * We chat about getting Libre``Office working on the Ubuntu Phone, watching frankly amazing TV, going on holiday and eating a lot of pierogi (but not bringing any back for us), and listening to the Third World Linux podcast.		  * We look at what’s been going on in the news:

 * There’s an experimental build of Unity Editor for Linux!
 * Microsoft, Google, Mozilla, Cisco, Intel, Netflix, and Amazon have launched a new consortium, the Alliance for Open Media
 * Mycroft, open source’s answer to Google Now and Amazon Echo, has reached its funding goal on Kickstarter.
 * Mozilla is beginning to preview its iOS Firefox browser, with a roll out for testing in New Zealand.
 * The Eagerly Awaited Raspberry Pi Display has gone on sale
 * America’s broadband watchdog is suffering a backlash over plans to control software updates to Wi-Fi routers, smartphones, and even laptops.
 * Oracle appears to be making redundancies in the ranks of its Java evangelists team.

We also take a look at what’s been going on in the community:

 * Fork of the open-sourced Ubuntu One filesync code
 * The Next Generation SDK
 * Bringing Glucosio to Ubuntu Phone will help meet their goal of reaching as many people as possible with tools to help improve diabetes outcomes
 * A free, libre and open-source webcomic…

There are even events:

 * Oggcamp returns!
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http://ubuntupodcast.org/2015/09/03/s08e26-courageous/

=== Kubuntu Podcast #4 - Core Applications ===

Rick Timmis, Ovidiu-Florin Bogdan and Aaron Honeycutt present the fourth in a regular series of podcasts on behalf of the Kubuntu team.

https://youtu.be/RGC-Cg-Yy1s		 http://ubuntupodcast.org/2015/09/10/s08e27-a-foxs-tale/
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 * Kernel Team - September 1, 2015 https://wiki.ubuntu.com/KernelTeam/Meeting/2015-09-01
 * Security Team - August 31, 2015 https://wiki.ubuntu.com/MeetingLogs/Security/20150831		  * Kernel Team - September 8, 2015 - https://wiki.ubuntu.com/KernelTeam/Meeting/2015-09-08
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 * [USN-2726-1] Expat vulnerability - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-security-announce/2015-August/003098.html
 * [USN-2727-1] GnuTLS vulnerabilities - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-security-announce/2015-September/003099.html
 * [USN-2728-1] Bind vulnerability - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-security-announce/2015-September/003100.html
 * [USN-2729-1] libvdpau vulnerabilities - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-security-announce/2015-September/003101.html
 * [USN-2730-1] OpenSLP vulnerabilities - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-security-announce/2015-September/003102.html
 * [USN-2731-1] Linux kernel vulnerability - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-security-announce/2015-September/003106.html
 * [USN-2732-1] Linux kernel (OMAP4) vulnerability - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-security-announce/2015-September/003104.html
 * [USN-2733-1] Linux kernel (Trusty HWE) vulnerability - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-security-announce/2015-September/003103.html
 * [USN-2734-1] Linux kernel vulnerability - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-security-announce/2015-September/003105.html		  * [USN-2736-1] Spice vulnerability - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-security-announce/2015-September/003107.html
 * [USN-2735-1] Oxide vulnerabilities - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-security-announce/2015-September/003108.html
 * [USN-2738-1] Linux kernel vulnerability - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-security-announce/2015-September/003110.html
 * [USN-2737-1] Linux kernel (Vivid HWE) vulnerability - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-security-announce/2015-September/003109.html
 * [USN-2739-1] Free``Type vulnerabilities - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-security-announce/2015-September/003111.html
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 * expat 2.0.1-7.2ubuntu1.2 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/precise-changes/2015-August/024317.html
 * expat 2.0.1-7.2ubuntu1.2 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/precise-changes/2015-August/024318.html
 * shim 0.8-0ubuntu2 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/precise-changes/2015-September/024319.html
 * shim-signed 1.9~12.04.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/precise-changes/2015-September/024320.html
 * bcmwl 6.30.223.248+bdcom-0ubuntu0.0.2 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/precise-changes/2015-September/024321.html
 * linux-meta-lts-trusty 3.13.0.63.55 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/precise-changes/2015-September/024322.html
 * bind9 1:9.8.1.dfsg.P1-4ubuntu0.13 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/precise-changes/2015-September/024323.html
 * xen 4.1.6.1-0ubuntu0.12.04.6 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/precise-changes/2015-September/024324.html
 * bind9 1:9.8.1.dfsg.P1-4ubuntu0.13 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/precise-changes/2015-September/024325.html
 * xen 4.1.6.1-0ubuntu0.12.04.6 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/precise-changes/2015-September/024326.html
 * linux-backports-modules-3.2.0 3.2.0-90.82 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/precise-changes/2015-September/024327.html
 * linux 3.2.0-90.128 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/precise-changes/2015-September/024328.html
 * linux-backports-modules-3.2.0 3.2.0-90.82 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/precise-changes/2015-September/024329.html
 * linux-meta 3.2.0.90.104 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/precise-changes/2015-September/024330.html
 * linux 3.2.0-90.128 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/precise-changes/2015-September/024331.html
 * linux-meta 3.2.0.90.104 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/precise-changes/2015-September/024332.html
 * linux-signed-lts-trusty 3.13.0-63.104~precise1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/precise-changes/2015-September/024333.html
 * linux-lts-trusty 3.13.0-63.104~precise1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/precise-changes/2015-September/024334.html
 * linux-signed-lts-trusty 3.13.0-63.104~precise1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/precise-changes/2015-September/024335.html
 * linux-lts-trusty 3.13.0-63.104~precise1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/precise-changes/2015-September/024336.html
 * linux-meta-lts-trusty 3.13.0.63.55 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/precise-changes/2015-September/024337.html
 * linux-meta-lts-trusty 3.13.0.63.55 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/precise-changes/2015-September/024338.html
 * linux-armadaxp 3.2.0-1655.77 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/precise-changes/2015-September/024339.html
 * linux-armadaxp 3.2.0-1655.77 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/precise-changes/2015-September/024340.html
 * linux-meta-ti-omap4 3.2.0.1470.65 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/precise-changes/2015-September/024341.html
 * linux-ti-omap4 3.2.0-1470.91 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/precise-changes/2015-September/024342.html
 * linux-lts-trusty_3.13.0-63.104~precise1_amd64.tar.gz - - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/precise-changes/2015-September/024343.html
 * linux-meta-ti-omap4 3.2.0.1470.65 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/precise-changes/2015-September/024344.html
 * linux-ti-omap4 3.2.0-1470.91 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/precise-changes/2015-September/024345.html
 * libvdpau 0.4.1-3ubuntu1.2 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/precise-changes/2015-September/024346.html
 * openslp-dfsg 1.2.1-7.8ubuntu1.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/precise-changes/2015-September/024347.html
 * libvdpau 0.4.1-3ubuntu1.2 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/precise-changes/2015-September/024348.html
 * openslp-dfsg 1.2.1-7.8ubuntu1.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/precise-changes/2015-September/024349.html
 * cloud-init 0.6.3-0ubuntu1.20 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/precise-changes/2015-September/024350.html		  * cloud-init 0.6.3-0ubuntu1.20 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/precise-changes/2015-September/024351.html
 * dkms 2.2.0.3-1ubuntu3.3 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/precise-changes/2015-September/024352.html
 * e2fsprogs 1.42-1ubuntu2.3 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/precise-changes/2015-September/024353.html
 * cloud-init 0.6.3-0ubuntu1.21 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/precise-changes/2015-September/024354.html
 * freetype 2.4.8-1ubuntu2.3 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/precise-changes/2015-September/024355.html
 * freetype 2.4.8-1ubuntu2.3 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/precise-changes/2015-September/024356.html
 * linux 3.2.0-91.129 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/precise-changes/2015-September/024357.html
 * linux-meta 3.2.0.91.105 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/precise-changes/2015-September/024358.html
 * linux-backports-modules-3.2.0 3.2.0-91.83 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/precise-changes/2015-September/024359.html
 * linux-armadaxp 3.2.0-1656.78 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/precise-changes/2015-September/024360.html
 * linux-meta-armadaxp 3.2.0.1656.64 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/precise-changes/2015-September/024361.html
 * linux-lts-trusty 3.13.0-64.104~precise1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/precise-changes/2015-September/024362.html
 * linux-meta-lts-trusty 3.13.0.64.56 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/precise-changes/2015-September/024363.html
 * linux-signed-lts-trusty 3.13.0-64.104~precise1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/precise-changes/2015-September/024364.html
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 * expat 2.1.0-4ubuntu1.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/trusty-changes/2015-August/019786.html
 * expat 2.1.0-4ubuntu1.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/trusty-changes/2015-August/019787.html
 * shim 0.8-0ubuntu2 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/trusty-changes/2015-September/019788.html
 * shim-signed 1.9 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/trusty-changes/2015-September/019789.html
 * irqbalance 1.0.6-2ubuntu0.14.04.3 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/trusty-changes/2015-September/019790.html
 * onboard 1.0.1-0ubuntu1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/trusty-changes/2015-September/019791.html
 * lshw 02.16-2ubuntu1.3 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/trusty-changes/2015-September/019792.html
 * apache2 2.4.7-1ubuntu4.6 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/trusty-changes/2015-September/019793.html
 * cloud-init 0.7.5-0ubuntu1.9 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/trusty-changes/2015-September/019794.html
 * mesa-lts-vivid 10.5.9-2ubuntu1~trusty2 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/trusty-changes/2015-September/019795.html
 * libmlx4 1.0.5-1ubuntu1.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/trusty-changes/2015-September/019796.html
 * libibverbs 1.1.7-1ubuntu1.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/trusty-changes/2015-September/019797.html
 * tgt 1:1.0.43-0ubuntu4.1~14.04.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/trusty-changes/2015-September/019798.html
 * linux-lts-vivid 3.19.0-28.30~14.04.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/trusty-changes/2015-September/019799.html
 * linux-lts-vivid_3.19.0-28.30~14.04.1_amd64.tar.gz - - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/trusty-changes/2015-September/019800.html
 * linux-meta-lts-vivid 3.19.0.28.15 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/trusty-changes/2015-September/019801.html
 * linux-signed-lts-vivid 3.19.0-28.30~14.04.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/trusty-changes/2015-September/019802.html
 * linux-meta 3.13.0.63.71 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/trusty-changes/2015-September/019803.html
 * lsvpd 1.7.5-0ubuntu3~14.04 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/trusty-changes/2015-September/019804.html
 * util-linux 2.20.1-5.1ubuntu20.7 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/trusty-changes/2015-September/019805.html
 * bind9 1:9.9.5.dfsg-3ubuntu0.5 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/trusty-changes/2015-September/019806.html
 * xen 4.4.2-0ubuntu0.14.04.2 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/trusty-changes/2015-September/019807.html
 * bind9 1:9.9.5.dfsg-3ubuntu0.5 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/trusty-changes/2015-September/019808.html
 * xen 4.4.2-0ubuntu0.14.04.2 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/trusty-changes/2015-September/019809.html
 * linux-signed 3.13.0-63.103 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/trusty-changes/2015-September/019810.html
 * linux 3.13.0-63.103 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/trusty-changes/2015-September/019811.html
 * linux-signed 3.13.0-63.103 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/trusty-changes/2015-September/019812.html
 * linux-meta 3.13.0.63.71 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/trusty-changes/2015-September/019817.html
 * linux 3.13.0-63.103 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/trusty-changes/2015-September/019813.html
 * linux-meta 3.13.0.63.71 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/trusty-changes/2015-September/019814.html
 * linux-signed-lts-utopic 3.16.0-48.64~14.04.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/trusty-changes/2015-September/019815.html
 * linux-signed-lts-utopic 3.16.0-48.64~14.04.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/trusty-changes/2015-September/019818.html
 * linux-meta-lts-utopic 3.16.0.48.39 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/trusty-changes/2015-September/019816.html
 * linux-keystone 3.13.0-36.56 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/trusty-changes/2015-September/019819.html
 * linux-lts-utopic 3.16.0-48.64~14.04.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/trusty-changes/2015-September/019820.html
 * linux-meta-lts-utopic 3.16.0.48.39 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/trusty-changes/2015-September/019821.html
 * linux-keystone 3.13.0-36.56 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/trusty-changes/2015-September/019822.html
 * linux-lts-utopic 3.16.0-48.64~14.04.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/trusty-changes/2015-September/019823.html
 * linux-meta-keystone 3.13.0.36.34 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/trusty-changes/2015-September/019824.html
 * linux-meta-keystone 3.13.0.36.34 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/trusty-changes/2015-September/019825.html
 * linux-lts-utopic_3.16.0-48.64~14.04.1_amd64.tar.gz - - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/trusty-changes/2015-September/019826.html
 * linux_3.13.0-63.103_amd64.tar.gz - - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/trusty-changes/2015-September/019827.html
 * libvdpau 0.7-1ubuntu0.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/trusty-changes/2015-September/019828.html
 * openslp-dfsg 1.2.1-9ubuntu0.2 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/trusty-changes/2015-September/019829.html
 * openslp-dfsg 1.2.1-9ubuntu0.2 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/trusty-changes/2015-September/019830.html
 * libvdpau 0.7-1ubuntu0.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/trusty-changes/2015-September/019831.html
 * cloud-init 0.7.5-0ubuntu1.10 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/trusty-changes/2015-September/019832.html
 * activemq 5.6.0+dfsg-1+deb7u1build0.14.04.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/trusty-changes/2015-September/019833.html
 * activemq 5.6.0+dfsg-1+deb7u1build0.14.04.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/trusty-changes/2015-September/019834.html
 * cinder 1:2014.1.5-0ubuntu2 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/trusty-changes/2015-September/019835.html
 * software-properties 0.92.37.5 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/trusty-changes/2015-September/019836.html		  * spice 0.12.4-0nocelt2ubuntu1.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/trusty-changes/2015-September/019837.html
 * spice 0.12.4-0nocelt2ubuntu1.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/trusty-changes/2015-September/019838.html
 * bcache-tools 1.0.7-1~14.04.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/trusty-changes/2015-September/019839.html
 * linux-signed-lts-vivid 3.19.0-28.30~14.04.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/trusty-changes/2015-September/019840.html
 * linux-lts-vivid 3.19.0-28.30~14.04.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/trusty-changes/2015-September/019841.html
 * linux-signed-lts-vivid 3.19.0-28.30~14.04.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/trusty-changes/2015-September/019842.html
 * linux-meta-lts-vivid 3.19.0.28.15 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/trusty-changes/2015-September/019843.html
 * linux-lts-vivid 3.19.0-28.30~14.04.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/trusty-changes/2015-September/019844.html
 * linux-meta-lts-vivid 3.19.0.28.15 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/trusty-changes/2015-September/019845.html
 * linux-lts-vivid_3.19.0-28.30~14.04.1_amd64.tar.gz - - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/trusty-changes/2015-September/019846.html
 * oxide-qt 1.9.1-0ubuntu0.14.04.2 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/trusty-changes/2015-September/019847.html
 * cloud-init 0.7.5-0ubuntu1.10 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/trusty-changes/2015-September/019848.html
 * oxide-qt 1.9.1-0ubuntu0.14.04.2 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/trusty-changes/2015-September/019849.html
 * python-keystoneclient 1:0.7.1-ubuntu1.3 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/trusty-changes/2015-September/019850.html
 * google-perftools 2.1-2ubuntu1.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/trusty-changes/2015-September/019851.html
 * lua-json 1.3.1-1ubuntu0.1~ubuntu14.04.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/trusty-changes/2015-September/019852.html
 * gvfs 1.20.3-0ubuntu1.2 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/trusty-changes/2015-September/019853.html
 * calibre 1.25.0+dfsg-1ubuntu1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/trusty-changes/2015-September/019854.html
 * freeradius 2.1.12+dfsg-1.2ubuntu8.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/trusty-changes/2015-September/019855.html
 * dkms 2.2.0.3-1.1ubuntu5.14.04.2 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/trusty-changes/2015-September/019856.html
 * sudo 1.8.9p5-1ubuntu1.2 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/trusty-changes/2015-September/019857.html
 * flash-kernel 3.0~rc.4ubuntu49.6 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/trusty-changes/2015-September/019858.html
 * apport 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.13 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/trusty-changes/2015-September/019859.html
 * qemu 2.0.0+dfsg-2ubuntu1.18 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/trusty-changes/2015-September/019860.html
 * irqbalance 1.0.6-2ubuntu0.14.04.3 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/trusty-changes/2015-September/019861.html
 * e2fsprogs 1.42.9-3ubuntu1.3 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/trusty-changes/2015-September/019862.html
 * onboard 1.0.1-0ubuntu1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/trusty-changes/2015-September/019863.html
 * onboard 1.0.1-0ubuntu1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/trusty-changes/2015-September/019864.html
 * skiboot 5.1.1-0ubuntu1~14.04.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/trusty-changes/2015-September/019865.html
 * linux-lts-utopic 3.16.0-49.65~14.04.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/trusty-changes/2015-September/019866.html
 * linux-signed-lts-utopic 3.16.0-49.65~14.04.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/trusty-changes/2015-September/019867.html
 * linux-meta-lts-utopic 3.16.0.49.40 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/trusty-changes/2015-September/019868.html
 * linux-lts-utopic_3.16.0-49.65~14.04.1_amd64.tar.gz - - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/trusty-changes/2015-September/019869.html
 * linux-signed-lts-utopic 3.16.0-49.65~14.04.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/trusty-changes/2015-September/019870.html
 * linux-lts-utopic 3.16.0-49.65~14.04.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/trusty-changes/2015-September/019873.html
 * linux-signed-lts-utopic 3.16.0-49.65~14.04.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/trusty-changes/2015-September/019874.html
 * linux-lts-utopic 3.16.0-49.65~14.04.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/trusty-changes/2015-September/019871.html
 * linux-meta-lts-utopic 3.16.0.49.40 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/trusty-changes/2015-September/019872.html
 * linux-meta-lts-utopic 3.16.0.49.40 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/trusty-changes/2015-September/019875.html
 * linux 3.13.0-64.104 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/trusty-changes/2015-September/019876.html
 * linux-meta 3.13.0.64.72 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/trusty-changes/2015-September/019877.html
 * freetype 2.5.2-1ubuntu2.5 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/trusty-changes/2015-September/019878.html
 * freetype 2.5.2-1ubuntu2.5 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/trusty-changes/2015-September/019879.html
 * linux-signed 3.13.0-64.104 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/trusty-changes/2015-September/019880.html
 * linux-keystone 3.13.0-37.57 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/trusty-changes/2015-September/019881.html
 * linux-meta-keystone 3.13.0.37.35 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/trusty-changes/2015-September/019882.html
 * linux-lts-utopic 3.16.0-50.66~14.04.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/trusty-changes/2015-September/019884.html
 * linux-meta-lts-utopic 3.16.0.50.41 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/trusty-changes/2015-September/019883.html
 * linux-lts-vivid 3.19.0-29.31~14.04.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/trusty-changes/2015-September/019885.html
 * linux-meta-lts-vivid 3.19.0.29.16 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/trusty-changes/2015-September/019886.html
 * linux-signed-lts-utopic 3.16.0-50.66~14.04.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/trusty-changes/2015-September/019887.html
 * linux-signed-lts-vivid 3.19.0-29.31~14.04.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/trusty-changes/2015-September/019888.html
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 * expat 2.1.0-6ubuntu1.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/vivid-changes/2015-August/009197.html
 * expat 2.1.0-6ubuntu1.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/vivid-changes/2015-August/009198.html
 * ubuntu-release-upgrader 1:15.04.14.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/vivid-changes/2015-September/009199.html
 * shim 0.8-0ubuntu2 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/vivid-changes/2015-September/009200.html
 * shim-signed 1.9 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/vivid-changes/2015-September/009201.html
 * gnutls28 3.3.8-3ubuntu3.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/vivid-changes/2015-September/009202.html
 * gnutls28 3.3.8-3ubuntu3.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/vivid-changes/2015-September/009203.html
 * cloud-init 0.7.7~bzr1091-0ubuntu6 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/vivid-changes/2015-September/009204.html
 * mesa 10.5.9-2ubuntu1~vivid2 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/vivid-changes/2015-September/009205.html
 * linux 3.19.0-28.30 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/vivid-changes/2015-September/009206.html
 * linux_3.19.0-28.30_amd64.tar.gz - - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/vivid-changes/2015-September/009207.html
 * linux-meta 3.19.0.28.27 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/vivid-changes/2015-September/009208.html
 * linux-signed 3.19.0-28.30 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/vivid-changes/2015-September/009209.html
 * lsvpd 1.7.5-0ubuntu3~15.04 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/vivid-changes/2015-September/009210.html
 * bind9 1:9.9.5.dfsg-9ubuntu0.3 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/vivid-changes/2015-September/009211.html
 * xen 4.5.0-1ubuntu4.2 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/vivid-changes/2015-September/009212.html
 * xen 4.5.0-1ubuntu4.2 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/vivid-changes/2015-September/009213.html
 * bind9 1:9.9.5.dfsg-9ubuntu0.3 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/vivid-changes/2015-September/009214.html
 * libvdpau 0.9-1ubuntu0.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/vivid-changes/2015-September/009215.html
 * openslp-dfsg 1.2.1-10ubuntu0.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/vivid-changes/2015-September/009216.html
 * linux-flo 3.4.0-4.18~15.04.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/vivid-changes/2015-September/009217.html
 * linux-manta 3.4.0-7.32~15.04.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/vivid-changes/2015-September/009218.html
 * linux-mako 3.4.0-6.37~15.04.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/vivid-changes/2015-September/009219.html
 * linux-goldfish 3.4.0-4.24~15.04.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/vivid-changes/2015-September/009220.html
 * libvdpau 0.9-1ubuntu0.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/vivid-changes/2015-September/009221.html
 * openslp-dfsg 1.2.1-10ubuntu0.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/vivid-changes/2015-September/009222.html
 * linux-flo 3.4.0-5.19~15.04.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/vivid-changes/2015-September/009223.html
 * linux-meta-flo 3.4.0.5.6~15.04.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/vivid-changes/2015-September/009224.html
 * cloud-init 0.7.7~bzr1091-0ubuntu7 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/vivid-changes/2015-September/009225.html
 * drupal7 7.32-1+deb8u5build0.15.04.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/vivid-changes/2015-September/009226.html
 * drupal7 7.32-1+deb8u5build0.15.04.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/vivid-changes/2015-September/009227.html
 * linux-mako 3.4.0-7.39~15.04.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/vivid-changes/2015-September/009228.html
 * linux-meta-mako 3.4.0.7.10~15.04.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/vivid-changes/2015-September/009229.html		  * spice 0.12.5-1ubuntu0.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/vivid-changes/2015-September/009230.html
 * spice 0.12.5-1ubuntu0.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/vivid-changes/2015-September/009231.html
 * linux-signed 3.19.0-28.30 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/vivid-changes/2015-September/009232.html
 * linux-signed 3.19.0-28.30 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/vivid-changes/2015-September/009233.html
 * linux-meta 3.19.0.28.27 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/vivid-changes/2015-September/009234.html
 * linux 3.19.0-28.30 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/vivid-changes/2015-September/009235.html
 * linux-meta 3.19.0.28.27 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/vivid-changes/2015-September/009236.html
 * linux 3.19.0-28.30 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/vivid-changes/2015-September/009237.html
 * linux_3.19.0-28.30_amd64.tar.gz - - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/vivid-changes/2015-September/009238.html
 * oxide-qt 1.9.1-0ubuntu0.15.04.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/vivid-changes/2015-September/009239.html
 * cloud-init 0.7.7~bzr1091-0ubuntu7 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/vivid-changes/2015-September/009240.html
 * oxide-qt 1.9.1-0ubuntu0.15.04.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/vivid-changes/2015-September/009241.html
 * python-keystoneclient 1:1.2.0-0ubuntu1.2 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/vivid-changes/2015-September/009242.html
 * flash-kernel 3.0~rc.4ubuntu54.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/vivid-changes/2015-September/009243.html
 * apport 2.17.2-0ubuntu1.4 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/vivid-changes/2015-September/009244.html
 * wine1.6 1:1.6.2-0ubuntu8.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/vivid-changes/2015-September/009245.html
 * libvirt 1.2.12-0ubuntu14.2 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/vivid-changes/2015-September/009246.html
 * indicator-appmenu 15.02.0+15.04.20150821-0ubuntu1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/vivid-changes/2015-September/009247.html
 * skiboot 5.1.1-0ubuntu1~15.04.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/vivid-changes/2015-September/009248.html
 * linux 3.19.0-29.31 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/vivid-changes/2015-September/009249.html
 * linux-meta 3.19.0.29.28 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/vivid-changes/2015-September/009250.html
 * linux-signed 3.19.0-29.31 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/vivid-changes/2015-September/009251.html
 * freetype 2.5.2-2ubuntu3.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/vivid-changes/2015-September/009252.html
 * freetype 2.5.2-2ubuntu3.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/vivid-changes/2015-September/009253.html
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Contents

  1. In This Issue
  2. General Community News
    1. Confirmed Proposed UOS [Ubuntu Online Summit] date
    2. Kubuntu Council re-election results
  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 Wily release party in Florida
  5. LoCo Events
  6. The Planet
    1. Lubuntu Blog: PCManFM empty trash menu
    2. Svetlana Belkin: Membership Board Member Interviews: Miles Sharpe
    3. Plasma 5.4.1 lands in Kubuntu Wily
    4. Didier Roche: Ubuntu Make 15.09.2 enables you to install Android SDK only.
    5. Sujeevan Vijayakumaran: Interview with Ronnie Tucker about Full Circle Magazine
    6. Paul White: Contributing to UWN and becoming an Ubuntu Member
    7. Lubuntu Blog: 5000 friends!
  7. Ubuntu Cloud News
  8. Ubuntu Phone News
    1. Review: First Month of Ubuntu (Touch)
    2. Falldown for Ubuntu Phone is here!
  9. Canonical News
    1. The App-Enabled Spider
    2. Pi-Cubes – App-Enabled HVAC Control
  10. In The Press
    1. Erle-Spider, an Ubuntu-based drone with six legs, launches on Indiegogo
    2. Ubuntu Wily gaggle builds 15.10 beta beachhead
  11. In The Blogosphere
    1. Ubuntu Phone Is Now Available To Buy In India
    2. Ubuntu Convergence Demo: X Apps Running on Mir Display Server
    3. Canonical Shows Legacy X11 Apps Running On Mir With Unity 8
    4. Linux 4.2 Is Now In The Ubuntu 15.10 "Wily" Archive
    5. Do You Plan To Buy An Ubuntu Phone?
    6. Ubuntu Snappy Core and Raspberry Pi 2 Powered Mycroft Device Successfully Funded
    7. Ubuntu Desktop Lead Working to Get New Important Feature for Disabled Users
    8. Canonical Video Showcases Scopes Interface Feature for Ubuntu Phones
  12. Featured Audio and Video
    1. Ubuntu Community Team Q&A + Mycroft Q&A - 8th September 2015
    2. Ubuntu Podcast from the UK LoCo: S08E27 – A Fox’s Tale
  13. Weekly Ubuntu Development Team Meetings
  14. Upcoming Meetings and Events
  15. Updates and Security for 12.04, 14.04 and 15.04
    1. Security Updates
    2. Ubuntu 12.04 Updates
    3. Ubuntu 14.04 Updates
    4. Ubuntu 15.04 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 434 for the week September 7 - 13, 2015.

In This Issue

  • Confirmed Proposed UOS [Ubuntu Online Summit] date
  • Kubuntu Council re-election results
  • Ubuntu Stats

  • LoCo News

  • LoCo Events

  • Svetlana Belkin: Membership Board Member Interviews: Miles Sharpe
  • Plasma 5.4.1 lands in Kubuntu Wily
  • Didier Roche: Ubuntu Make 15.09.2 enables you to install Android SDK only.
  • Sujeevan Vijayakumaran: Interview with Ronnie Tucker about Full Circle Magazine
  • Paul White: Contributing to UWN and becoming an Ubuntu Member
  • Lubuntu Blog: 5000 friends!
  • Ubuntu Cloud News
  • Ubuntu Phone News
  • The App-Enabled Spider
  • Pi-Cubes – App-Enabled HVAC Control
  • Erle-Spider, an Ubuntu-based drone with six legs, launches on Indiegogo
  • In The Blogosphere
  • Featured Audio and Video
  • Weekly Ubuntu Development Team Meetings
  • Upcoming Meetings and Events
  • Updates and Security for 12.04, 14.04 and 15.04
  • And much more!

General Community News

Confirmed Proposed UOS [Ubuntu Online Summit] date

Alan Pope announces that, in the absence of any objections to the proposed dates, the next Ubuntu Online Summit will take place between Tuesday and Thursday, 3rd to 5th November 2015. He recommends that everyone gives some serious thought to the sessions that they would like to see as the next release will be an LTS. Alan also links to the Launchpad site where planning for the summit will start.

https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-community-team/2015-September/000757.html

Kubuntu Council re-election results

Philip Muskovac announces that Aaron Honeycutt, Clay Weber, and Ovidiu-Florin Bogdan are now members of the Kubuntu Council, following the end of the nomination period. The new members will begin two-year terms, while the current members' terms will end in one year.

https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/kubuntu-devel/2015-September/009924.html

Ubuntu Stats

Bug Stats

  • Open (119217) +180 over last week
  • Critical (286) +2 over last week
  • Unconfirmed (59652) +107 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), Oli (http://askubuntu.com/users/449/oli), Ravan (http://askubuntu.com/users/439451/ravan), Fabby (http://askubuntu.com/users/344926/fabby) and Serg (http://askubuntu.com/users/295286/serg)

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

LoCo News

Ubuntu Wily release party in Florida

Aaron Honeycutt announces an Ubuntu 15.10 release party in Delray Beach, Florida. The Ubuntu Florida LoCo team will have demonstration hardware for Ubuntu and Ubuntu derivatives, including Ubuntu mobile devices.

http://usefoss.com/index.php/2015/09/12/the-wildest-ubuntu-wily-release-party-in-florida/

LoCo Events

The following LoCo team events are currently scheduled in the next two weeks:

Looking beyond the next two weeks? Visit the LoCo Team Portal to browse upcoming events around the world:

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

The Planet

Lubuntu Blog: PCManFM empty trash menu

Rafael Laguna documents a way to add a menu entry to PCManFM for emptying the trash in LXDE.

http://lubuntublog.blogspot.com/2015/09/pcmanfm-empty-trash-menu.html

Svetlana Belkin: Membership Board Member Interviews: Miles Sharpe

Svetlana Belkin interviews Miles Sharpe about his career, his first computing experience and his involvement with Ubuntu. He says that his focus on Ubuntu today is to help unite all of Africa’s Linux users, and thanks those that have helped him to do this.

http://senseopenness.com/membership-board-member-interviews-miles-sharpe/

Plasma 5.4.1 lands in Kubuntu Wily

Marco Parillo informs us that KDE Plasma 5.4.1 has landed in Kubuntu Wily. Plasma 5.4.1 is a bugfix release.

http://wire.kubuntu.org/?p=393

Didier Roche: Ubuntu Make 15.09.2 enables you to install Android SDK only.

Didier Roche recognizes Sebastian Schubert for his work implementing the Android SDK into Ubuntu Make. This allows users to install Android SDK as a stand-alone feature without having to also install the full Android Studio bundle. He also shows appreciation for Omer Sheikh for his work expanding the Ubuntu Make test suite and ensuring that Ubuntu Make correctly handles error codes.

http://blog.didrocks.fr/post/Ubuntu-Make-15.09.2-enables-you-to-install-Android-SDK-only.

Sujeevan Vijayakumaran: Interview with Ronnie Tucker about Full Circle Magazine

Sujeevan Vijayakumaran interviews Ronnie Tucker, the creator and founder of Full Circle Magazine, who talks about why he started the magazine, his motivation for continuing, and what the magazine generally covers. Ronnie confirms that he encourages readers to send in articles even if they are not native English speakers as proof-readers will “tweak” articles, and when asked if he is satisfied with the number of downloads and the amount of feedback, he jokes: “Never! I always want MORE! :)”

https://svij.org/blog/2015/09/10/interview-with-ronnie-tucker-about-full-circle-magazine/

The interview with Ronnie is also available in German - https://ubuntuusers.de/ikhaya/7053/

Paul White: Contributing to UWN and becoming an Ubuntu Member

Paul White reflects on how contributing to the Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter enabled him to successfully apply for Ubuntu membership. He suggests ways to contribute to the newsletter and thanks the people who helped him apply for, and those who approved his membership.

http://blog.pcw.me.uk/2015/09/contributing-to-ubuntu-weekly.html

Lubuntu Blog: 5000 friends!

Rafael Laguna informs us that the Lubuntu team are celebrating reaching 5,000 friends in the Lubuntu Official Facebook group by releasing two commemorative wallpapers which he shares with us.

http://lubuntublog.blogspot.com/2015/09/5000-friends.html

Ubuntu Cloud News

Ubuntu Phone News

Review: First Month of Ubuntu (Touch)

Svetlana Belkin follows up after one month of using Ubuntu on her mobile phone. She says that overall the experience is positive and that she has no plans to return to Android.

http://senseopenness.com/review-first-month-of-ubuntu-touch/

Falldown for Ubuntu Phone is here!

Riccardo Padovani announces Falldown: a new game for Ubuntu on mobile devices. Developed by Riccardo, Michał Prędotka, and Tyrel Parker; Falldown requires the user to tilt the device in order to change the path of a falling ball. He says that Falldown is licensed under the GPL version 3 and the code is available on Launchpad.

http://rpadovani.com/falldown-010/

Canonical News

The App-Enabled Spider

Maarten Ectors writes on behalf of the Erle-Robotics team about Erle-Spider which he says was the first six-legged drone powered by ROS and running snappy Ubuntu Core.

http://insights.ubuntu.com/2015/09/08/the-app-enabled-spider/

Pi-Cubes – App-Enabled HVAC Control

Maarten Ectors writes on behalf of the Cube-Controls team about Pi_Cubes which he says: “has been designed to provide makers and hobbyist with a modular automation system that supports up to 24 I/Os and four thermostats.”

http://insights.ubuntu.com/2015/09/09/pi-cubes-app-enabled-hvac-control/

In The Press

Erle-Spider, an Ubuntu-based drone with six legs, launches on Indiegogo

Glyn Moody of Ars Technica reports on the Indiegogo campaign for Erle-Spider, a six-legged drone running on Snappy Ubuntu Core. The Erle-Spider was originally conceived as a pipe inspection drone, before its creators realized the value of a drone with the ability to run complex applications. The campaign aims to raise $50,000 in total with stretch goals including an Android remote control app at $100,000 and a 5MP camera at $150,000.

http://arstechnica.co.uk/gadgets/2015/09/erle-spider-an-ubuntu-based-drone-with-six-legs-launches-on-indiegogo/

Ubuntu Wily gaggle builds 15.10 beta beachhead

Scott Gilbertson of The Register reports that some Ubuntu flavors have released the beta of their 15.10 Wily Werewolf release. He says that significant changes include Kubuntu shipping with Plasma 5.4, and an extension manager for Ubuntu Mate’s default file manager - Caja.

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2015/09/09/review_ubuntu_flavours_1501_beta1/

In The Blogosphere

Ubuntu Phone Is Now Available To Buy In India

Joey-Elijah Sneddon of OMG! Ubuntu! informs us that Snapdeal is the first major international retailer to stock the Ubuntu Phone, both the BQ Aquaris E4.5 and E5. He gives us some specifications of similar Android models, their prices and compares them to similar phones from other manufacturers, noting that they are comparatively underpowered.

http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2015/09/buy-ubuntu-phone-in-india-snapdeal

Ubuntu Convergence Demo: X Apps Running on Mir Display Server

Joey-Elijah Sneddon of OMG! Ubuntu! reports a video of X11 applications running on Mir ranging from LibreOffice and Gedit to Firefox with OpenGL being used to render fish. The video also highlights the multitasking on larger screen devices.

http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2015/09/ubuntu-convergence-x-apps-running-mir-video-2

Canonical Shows Legacy X11 Apps Running On Mir With Unity 8

Michael Larabel of Phoronix writes that Ubuntu developers continue making progress on supporting legacy X11 applications on Mir. Canonical posted a video showing the state of running a legacy X11 application within Unity 8.

http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=Ubuntu-Mir-Legacy-Apps

Linux 4.2 Is Now In The Ubuntu 15.10 "Wily" Archive

Michael Larabel of Phoronix informs us that he is glad to see that Linux 4.2 is now the official kernel for Ubuntu 15.10 as it has some exciting new features that are described in one of his previous articles to which he links.

http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=Ubuntu-15.10-Linux-4.2-Lands

Do You Plan To Buy An Ubuntu Phone?

Joey-Elijah Sneddon of OMG! Ubuntu! asks his readers if they plan to buy an Ubuntu phone now that they are on sale through online retailer Snapdeal. Joey reminds us of the phones available and their specifications, and includes a voting form in his post.

http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2015/09/do-you-plan-to-buy-an-ubuntu-phone

Ubuntu Snappy Core and Raspberry Pi 2 Powered Mycroft Device Successfully Funded

Marius Nestor of Softpedia reports that Mycroft has raised more than $100,000 in less than a month on Kickstarter. The estimated shipping date is the summer of 2016.

http://news.softpedia.com/news/ubuntu-snappy-core-and-raspberry-pi-2-powered-mycroft-device-successfully-founded-491257.shtml

Ubuntu Desktop Lead Working to Get New Important Feature for Disabled Users

Silviu Stahie of Softpedia writes that Will Cooke, the leader of Ubuntu’s desktop flavor, is working to make sure that Ubuntu has much better accessibility support. Silviu says that it’s nice to see people working on accessibility features rather than “a new scrollbar or some shiny new features”, and quotes Will as saying: “If anyone has expertise in this area please get in touch with me will.cooke@canonical.com We've got a few ideas to try from the G+ post, but if you want to help please drop me a line.”

http://news.softpedia.com/news/ubuntu-desktop-manager-working-to-get-new-important-feature-for-disabled-users-491415.shtml

Canonical Video Showcases Scopes Interface Feature for Ubuntu Phones

Christopher Tozzi, The VAR Guy, writes that Canonical has released a video highlighting the benefits of Scopes in Unity. Christopher describes scopes as “a cool, forward-thinking feature”, but cautions that whether they will be a success has yet to be seen.

https://thevarguy.com/open-source-application-software-companies/090915/canonical-video-showcases-scopes-interface-feature-ubuntu

Ubuntu Community Team Q&A + Mycroft Q&A - 8th September 2015

This week David Planella, Michael Hall and Daniel Holbach are joined by Ryan Sipes from Mycroft to answer questions about the open source AI project.

https://youtu.be/v3g4Po278tY

Ubuntu Podcast from the UK LoCo: S08E27 – A Fox’s Tale

It’s Episode Twenty-seven of Season Eight of the Ubuntu Podcast! Mark Johnson is back with Laura Cowen, Martin Wimpress, and Alan Pope!

In this week’s show:

  • We look at what’s been going on in the news:
  • There’s an experimental build of Unity Editor for Linux!
  • Microsoft, Google, Mozilla, Cisco, Intel, Netflix, and Amazon have launched a new consortium, the Alliance for Open Media
  • Mycroft, open source’s answer to Google Now and Amazon Echo, has reached its funding goal on Kickstarter.
  • Mozilla is beginning to preview its iOS Firefox browser, with a roll out for testing in New Zealand.
  • The Eagerly Awaited Raspberry Pi Display has gone on sale
  • America’s broadband watchdog is suffering a backlash over plans to control software updates to Wi-Fi routers, smartphones, and even laptops.
  • Oracle appears to be making redundancies in the ranks of its Java evangelists team.

We also take a look at what’s been going on in the community:

  • Fork of the open-sourced Ubuntu One filesync code
  • The Next Generation SDK
  • Bringing Glucosio to Ubuntu Phone will help meet their goal of reaching as many people as possible with tools to help improve diabetes outcomes
  • A free, libre and open-source webcomic…

There are even events:

  • Oggcamp returns!

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

http://ubuntupodcast.org/2015/09/10/s08e27-a-foxs-tale/

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 12.04, 14.04 and 15.04

Security Updates

Ubuntu 12.04 Updates

End of Life - April 2017

Ubuntu 14.04 Updates

End of Life - April 2019

Ubuntu 15.04 Updates

End of Life - January 2016

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Credits

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  • Elizabeth K. Joseph
  • Cristian Biru
  • Ian Nicholson
  • Daniel Beck
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Glossary of Terms

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