Issue467


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. Ubucon Paris 16.04. Ubuntu Hour. Days 0 - 1
  5. LoCo Events
  6. The Planet
    1. Ubuntu App Developer Blog: The versioning of the Ubuntu UI Toolkit
    2. Svetlana Belkin: System 76 Lemur Unboxing and Initial Use Review
    3. Canonical Design Team: Autopilot: benefits of early release
    4. Full Circle Magazine: Official Ubuntu Stickers From Unixstickers
    5. Bryan Quigley: Ubuntu 16.04 LiveCD Memory Usage Compared
    6. Kubuntu - Kubuntu Party 4 – The Gathering of Halflings
    7. Lubuntu Blog: Top Menu for Lubuntu
  7. In The Blogosphere
    1. AMDGPU-PRO BETA 2 Driver Is Playing Nicely On Ubuntu 16.04 With The R9 Fury
    2. 6 Big Reasons to Upgrade to Ubuntu 16.04
    3. Is Ubuntu's Convergence the Future of Linux?
    4. The Complete Guide to Managing Snap Packages in Ubuntu 16.04
    5. Ubuntu BQ Aquaris M10 Review – Part 1: Hardware
    6. Hands-on with Ubuntu MATE 16.04 on the Raspberry Pi 2 and 3
  8. In Other News
    1. Full Circle Magazine #109
  9. Other Articles of Interest
  10. Featured Audio and Video
    1. Ubuntu Podcast from the UK LoCo: S09E13 – Hollywood Nights - Ubuntu Podcast
    2. Full Circle Weekly News #19
  11. Weekly Ubuntu Development Team Meetings
  12. Upcoming Meetings and Events
  13. Updates and Security for 12.04, 14.04, 15.10 and 16.04
    1. Security Updates
    2. Ubuntu 12.04 Updates
    3. Ubuntu 14.04 Updates
    4. Ubuntu 15.10 Updates
    5. Ubuntu 16.04 Updates
  14. Subscribe
  15. Archives
  16. Additional Ubuntu News
  17. Conclusion
  18. Credits
  19. Glossary of Terms
  20. Ubuntu - Get Involved
  21. Feedback

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Welcome to the Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter, Issue 467 for the week May 23 - 29, 2016.

In This Issue

  • Welcome New Members and Developers
  • Ubuntu Stats
  • Ubucon Paris 16.04. Ubuntu Hour. Days 0 - 1
  • Lo`Co Events
  • Ubuntu App Developer Blog: The versioning of the Ubuntu UI Toolkit
  • Svetlana Belkin: System 76 Lemur Unboxing and Initial Use Review
  • Canonical Design Team: Autopilot: benefits of early release
  • Full Circle Magazine: Official Ubuntu Stickers From Unixstickers
  • Bryan Quigley: Ubuntu 16.04 LiveCD Memory Usage Compared
  • Kubuntu - Kubuntu Party 4 – The Gathering of Halflings
  • Lubuntu Blog: Top Menu for Lubuntu
  • In The Blogosphere
  • Full Circle Magazine #109
  • Other Articles of Interest
  • Featured Audio and Video
  • Weekly Ubuntu Development Team Meetings
  • Upcoming Meetings and Events
  • Updates and Security for 12.04, 14.04, 15.10 and 16.04
  • And much more!

General Community News

Welcome New Members and Developers

David Pires, on behalf of the Ubuntu Forums Council, announces that Mark Phelps’ application for Ubuntu Membership was accepted.

https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-news-team/2016-May/002486.html

Ubuntu Stats

Bug Stats

  • Open (122613) +299 over last week
  • Critical (377) +4 over last week
  • Unconfirmed (60331) +196 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: Videonauth (http://askubuntu.com/users/522934/videonauth), muru (http://askubuntu.com/users/158442/muru), Rinzwind (http://askubuntu.com/users/15811/rinzwind), Luis Alvarado (http://askubuntu.com/users/7035/luis-alvarado) and Oli (http://askubuntu.com/users/449/oli)

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

LoCo News

Ubucon Paris 16.04. Ubuntu Hour. Days 0 - 1

Marcos Costales talks about the first two days of UbuCon Paris, with some pictures and descriptions of the event and Paris.

http://thinkonbytes.blogspot.com/2016/05/ubucon-paris-1604-ubuntu-hour-day-1.html & http://thinkonbytes.blogspot.com/2016/05/ubucon-paris-1604-day-1.html

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

Ubuntu App Developer Blog: The versioning of the Ubuntu UI Toolkit

Zoltán Balogh tells us of UITK version 1.3. Previously the UITK targeted touch devices, but with this version it will support not just any screen size; but also keyboard & mouse (missing from prior versions). Lots of bug fixes are included; and the API will be supported for 1 minor release, so until 1.5 at a minimum.

http://developer.ubuntu.com/en/blog/2016/05/24/about-versioning-ubuntu-ui-toolkit/

Svetlana Belkin: System 76 Lemur Unboxing and Initial Use Review

Svetlana Belkin shares with us her unboxing and first impressions of the System76 Lemur laptop. She promises to follow up this post with a more in depth review after a week of use.

http://senseopenness.com/system-76-lemur-unboxing-and-initial-use-review/

Canonical Design Team: Autopilot: benefits of early release

Carla Berkers details the design process for Autopilot, an OpenStack tool that allows users to easily create a cloud platform. She writes that the development team will be celebrating another release of Autopilot this month, and has promised to refine existing features in addition to continuing development.

http://design.canonical.com/2016/05/autopilot-benefits-of-early-release/

Full Circle Magazine: Official Ubuntu Stickers From Unixstickers

Ronnie of Full Circle Magazine reports that Unixstickers has partnered with Canonical to begin selling Ubuntu stickers. The article contains a code that grants customers a 15% discount.

http://fullcirclemagazine.org/2016/05/24/official-ubuntu-stickers-unixstickers/

Bryan Quigley: Ubuntu 16.04 LiveCD Memory Usage Compared

Bryan Quigley has conducted an analysis of memory usage among various flavor versions of Ubuntu 16.04. He concludes that while Lubuntu is the most efficient in terms of memory usage, he also asserts that memory limited users should change flavors rather than changing to a 32-bit version.

https://bryanquigley.com/memory-usage/ubuntu-16-04-livecd-memory-usage-compared

Kubuntu - Kubuntu Party 4 – The Gathering of Halflings

The Kubuntu Team announces the next Kubuntu party coming up on Friday, June 17th. “The party theme is all about digging out those half finished projects we’ve all got lying around our Geekdoms, and fetching them along for a Show ‘n’ Tell. As ever, there will be party fun and games, an opportunity to kick back from all the contributing that we do, so join us and enjoy good company and laughter.”

http://www.kubuntu.org/news/kubuntu-party-4-the-gathering-of-halflings/

Lubuntu Blog: Top Menu for Lubuntu

Rafael Laguna from the Lubuntu team announces the ability to add an app menu to the LXDE panel, available on the “Tips’n’Tricks” page of the Lubuntu website.

http://lubuntu.me/top-menu-for-lubuntu/

In The Blogosphere

AMDGPU-PRO BETA 2 Driver Is Playing Nicely On Ubuntu 16.04 With The R9 Fury

Michael Larabel reports that the recently released AMDGPU-PRO BETA 2 drivers are functioning well on the Ubuntu 16.04 platform. He intends to benchmark his R9 Fury using these new drivers shortly.

http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=AMDGPU-PRO-B2-Xenial-Test

6 Big Reasons to Upgrade to Ubuntu 16.04

Make Use Of's Bertel King Jr writes about his 6 big reasons to upgrade to 16.04, including new unity features, snaps, ZFS, and more. He also mentions Ubuntu MATE's first proper LTS release since its inception with 14.10.

http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/6-big-reasons-upgrade-ubuntu-16-04/

Is Ubuntu's Convergence the Future of Linux?

Bruce Byfield writing for Datamation reflects upon the vision of Ubuntu Convergence, a single software platform across devices. He expresses skepticism as to whether convergence is really a desired feature for most users and his expectation that it’s most valuable for folks who travel a lot, writing: “For those who travel, or move from site to site during their work day, convergence should be exactly what they are looking for.”

http://www.datamation.com/open-source/is-ubuntus-convergence-the-future-of-linux.html

The Complete Guide to Managing Snap Packages in Ubuntu 16.04

Himanshu Arora at Make Tech Easier shows us how to manage snaps, including how to find, install, update, and remove them using the 'snap' command.

https://www.maketecheasier.com/manage-snap-packages-ubuntu/

Ubuntu BQ Aquaris M10 Review – Part 1: Hardware

JC Torres of SlashGear reviews the hardware of the bq Aquaris M10, covering the technical specs, hardware design, performance, display, battery life, camera and speakers. He concludes: “When it comes to hardware, the bq Aquaris M10 can perhaps be best described as something that ‘Just Works’. That can be taken both ways. On the one hand, it has a no fuss approach to features, with hardware that performs decently for the price you are paying for it. On the other hand, it also means that, as far as hardware and design is concerned, the tablet is unexciting and unassuming. Depending on your particular inclination, that might very well be your cup of tea.”

http://www.slashgear.com/ubuntu-bq-aquaris-m10-review-part-1-hardware-26441051/

Hands-on with Ubuntu MATE 16.04 on the Raspberry Pi 2 and 3

J.A. Watson for ZDNet reviews Ubuntu MATE 16.04 on the Raspberry Pi 2 and 3, walking through several gotchas he found during installation. Once booted, he explores the system and reports that “Ubuntu MATE on the Raspberry Pi 3 is honestly quite pleasant. It boots very quickly” and writing of the Pi 2 that “even on the slower model is not distractingly bad.” He concludes “ Some people (including me) might argue that there are really not many (or any) significant advantages of Ubuntu MATE over Raspbian, but even I can't deny that MATE looks more polished, and if you are accustomed to Ubuntu in general or MATE in particular, then this distribution is the way to go.”

http://www.zdnet.com/article/hands-on-with-ubuntu-mate-16-04-on-the-raspberry-pi-2-and-3/

In Other News

Full Circle Magazine #109

Full Circle - the independent magazine for the Ubuntu Linux community are proud to announce the release of issue one hundred and nine.

This month:

  • Command & Conquer

  • How-To : Python, LibreOffice, Migrating From VAX, and The Basics of Audacity

  • Graphics : Inkscape
  • Linux Labs: Netbook Revival and Small LTSP Installation
  • Review: BQ Aquaris M10 Ubuntu Tablet
  • Book Review: Python Crash Course
  • Ubuntu Games: Skullgirls

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

Get it while it's hot! http://fullcirclemagazine.org/issue-109

Ubuntu Podcast from the UK LoCo: S09E13 – Hollywood Nights - Ubuntu Podcast

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

In this week’s show:

  • We discuss the news.
  • We discuss the community news
  • And some events:
  • And more!

http://ubuntupodcast.org/2016/05/26/s09e13-hollywood-nights/

Full Circle Weekly News #19

Just a quick message to let you know that Full Circle Weekly News #19 is out: http://fullcirclemagazine.org/podcast/full-circle-weekly-news-19/

The show is also available via: RSS: http://fullcirclemagazine.org/feed/podcast Stitcher Radio: http://www.stitcher.com/s?fid=85347&refid=stpr TuneIn Radio: http://tunein.com/radio/Full-Circle-Weekly-News-p855064/ and PlayerFM: https://player.fm/series/the-full-circle-weekly-news

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, 15.10 and 16.04

Security Updates

Ubuntu 12.04 Updates

End of Life - April 2017

Ubuntu 14.04 Updates

End of Life - April 2019

Ubuntu 15.10 Updates

End of Life - July 2016

Ubuntu 16.04 Updates

End of Life - April 2021

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Credits

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Glossary of Terms

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