Issue495


Contents

  1. In This Issue
  2. Ubuntu Stats
    1. Bug Stats
    2. Ask Ubuntu Top 5 Questions this week
      1. Most Active Questions
      2. Top Voted New Questions
  3. LoCo News
    1. UbuCon Summit at SCALE 15x Call for Papers
  4. LoCo Events
  5. The Planet
    1. Kubuntu General News: Plasma 5.8.4 and KDE Frameworks 4.8.0 now available in Backports for Kubuntu 16.04 and 16.10
    2. Jorge Castro: Fresh Kubernetes documentation available now
    3. Stéphane Graber: Running Kubernetes inside LXD
    4. Ted Gould: The Case for Ubuntu Phone
    5. Ted Gould: Presentations Updates
    6. Simos Xenitellis: How to completely remove a third-party repository from Ubuntu
  6. Other Community News
    1. Announcing 17.04 wallpaper contest
    2. tutorials.ubuntu.com goes live!
    3. Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter Approaching Issue 500
  7. Canonical News
  8. In The Press
    1. Dell XPS 13 Developer Edition review: A superb laptop—and it runs Linux
    2. How Mark Shuttleworth became the first African in space and launched a software revolution
  9. In The Blogosphere
    1. The Case for Ubuntu Phone: Flexibility for Mobile Networks
    2. Fans of System76 Ubuntu Linux computers can win a trip to the company's Denver headquarters
    3. Dell’s Has Sold ‘Tens of Millions’ Dollars’ Worth of Project Sputnik Laptops
  10. Featured Audio and Video
    1. Full Circle Weekly News #50
  11. Weekly Ubuntu Development Team Meetings
  12. Upcoming Meetings and Events
  13. Updates and Security for 12.04, 14.04, 16.04 and 16.10
    1. Security Updates
    2. Ubuntu 12.04 Updates
    3. Ubuntu 14.04 Updates
    4. Ubuntu 16.04 Updates
    5. Ubuntu 16.10 Updates
  14. Subscribe
  15. Archives
  16. Additional Ubuntu News
  17. Conclusion
  18. Credits
  19. Glossary of Terms
  20. Ubuntu - Get Involved
  21. Feedback

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Welcome to the Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter, Issue 495 for the weeks January 9 - 22, 2017.

In This Issue

  • Ubuntu Stats

  • UbuCon Summit at SCALE 15x Call for Papers

  • LoCo Events

  • Kubuntu General News: Plasma 5.8.4 and KDE Frameworks 4.8.0 now available in Backports for Kubuntu 16.04 and 16.10
  • Jorge Castro: Fresh Kubernetes documentation available now
  • Stéphane Graber: Running Kubernetes inside LXD
  • Ted Gould: The Case for Ubuntu Phone
  • Ted Gould: Presentations Updates
  • Simos Xenitellis: How to completely remove a third-party repository from Ubuntu
  • Announcing 17.04 wallpaper contest
  • tutorials.ubuntu.com goes live!
  • Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter Approaching Issue 500
  • Canonical News
  • In The Press
  • In The Blogosphere
  • Full Circle Weekly News #50
  • Weekly Ubuntu Development Team Meetings
  • Upcoming Meetings and Events
  • Updates and Security for 12.04, 14.04, 16.04 and 16.10
  • And much more!

Ubuntu Stats

Bug Stats

  • Open (128322) +274 over the last two weeks
  • Critical (416) +3 over the last two weeks
  • Unconfirmed (63746) +149 over the last two weeks

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

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

LoCo News

UbuCon Summit at SCALE 15x Call for Papers

Nathan Haines announces the upcoming UbuCon Summit at the Southern California Linux Expo 15x (SCALE 15x) in Pasadena, California from March 2nd through the 3rd. He writes: “We are putting together the conference schedule and are announcing a call for papers. While we have some amazing speakers and an always-vibrant unconference schedule planned, it is the community, as always, who make UbuCon what it is—just as the community sets Ubuntu apart.”

http://nhaines.livejournal.com/71143.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

Kubuntu General News: Plasma 5.8.4 and KDE Frameworks 4.8.0 now available in Backports for Kubuntu 16.04 and 16.10

The Kubuntu Team announces the availability of Plasma 5.8.4 and KDE Frameworks 5.8.0 for Kubuntu 16.04 and 16.10 through the Kubuntu backports PPA. Commands needed to add the PPA are given along with the commands needed to re move the backports-landing PPA if it was previously added for testing.

http://www.kubuntu.org/news/plasma-5-8-4-and-kde-frameworks-5-8-0-now-available-in-backports-for-kubuntu-16-04-and-16-10/

Jorge Castro: Fresh Kubernetes documentation available now

Jorge Castro tells us that his team have been working hard on getting upstreams k8s (kubernetes) fully operational and that one set of operational code allows the same deployment on GCE, AWS, Azure, Joyent, OpenStack and Bare Metal. He says like most young distributed systems Kubernetes wasn't known for ease-of-use, but progress has been made especially with regards to documentation. Jorge includes a link to the Official Ubuntu Guides in his post.

http://castrojo.github.io/2017/01/10/fresh-kubernetes-documentation-available-now/

Stéphane Graber: Running Kubernetes inside LXD

Stéphane Graber starts by giving a definition of Kubernetes highlighting 'applications' and how they are achieved in LXD. He shows us the commands necessary to set up a number of LXD containers, plus the Docker container used by Kubernetes as an example. Stéphane shares some screen shots in his post and also includes minimal specs and assumptions, along with several links where further relevant information can be found.

https://www.stgraber.org/2017/01/13/kubernetes-inside-lxd/

Ted Gould: The Case for Ubuntu Phone

Ted Gould looks at some of the advantages and disadvantages of the Ubuntu Phone, including locked in services found in Apple or Android devices. He uses this to highlight why these make good selling points to telecommunication carriers for the Ubuntu Phone. Ted touches briefly on why Google purchased Android, what they chose to do with it, and the problems for Android in China.

http://gould.cx/ted/blog/2017/01/14/The-Case-for-Ubuntu-Phone/

Ted Gould: Presentations Updates

Ted Gould provides what he describes as a "mea culpa" for all the people who wanted a blog post about his Ubuntu-heavy presentations, and not just Twitter posts. He includes a link to his new presentations page which is now a reference for his work and the slides used in his presentations.

http://gould.cx/ted/blog/2017/01/16/Presentations-Updated/

Simos Xenitellis: How to completely remove a third-party repository from Ubuntu

Simos Xenitellis shows us how to remove third-party (PPA) repositories of .deb packages in an Ubuntu system. He includes the required commands and several examples featuring the ppa-purge tool.

https://simos.info/blog/how-to-completely-remove-a-third-party-repository-from-ubuntu/

Other Community News

Announcing 17.04 wallpaper contest

Ubuntu Budgie announces their 17.04 wallpaper contest which will run for approximately three weeks from 12th January 2017. For those interested they detail the requirements for entry and the rewards available should a submitted photo be chosen.

https://budgie-remix.org/2017/01/12/announcing-17-04-wallpaper-contest/

tutorials.ubuntu.com goes live!

Didier Roche writing for Ubuntu Insights, announces that Tutorials Ubuntu is now live. He describes what tutorials can be found on the site and says that each tutorial includes a clear and detailed summary, difficulty level, estimated completion time, and finally a suggestion for where to go next. Didier includes a couple of example screen shots, and for those who want to work offline, the 'snap install' command needed. Didier also shares some links should any of his readers wish to help contributing and creating their own tutorials.

http://insights.ubuntu.com/2017/01/20/tutorials-ubuntu-com-goes-live/

Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter Approaching Issue 500

The Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter is approaching issue 500 in just a few weeks time! Do you value the work our volunteer-run team does to keep the newsletter going? If so, do you have some words to share about the value of the newsletter in keeping up with the latest Ubuntu news? Send a quote to consider for inclusion in the 500th issue to editor.ubuntu.news@ubuntu.com

Canonical News

In The Press

Dell XPS 13 Developer Edition review: A superb laptop—and it runs Linux

Scott Gilbertson of Ars Technica reviews the Dell XPS 13 Developer laptop. He covers specs, performance and pre-installed developer-specific tools for 16.04, concluding: “If you want a machine that's stylish, reasonably powerful, light in your bag, and runs Linux without a hitch, the Dell XPS 13 DE continues to be a great choice.”

http://arstechnica.co.uk/gadgets/2017/01/dell-xps-13-ubuntu-review-2017/

How Mark Shuttleworth became the first African in space and launched a software revolution

Steve Ranger of TechRepublic profiles Mark Shuttleworth in this extensive article covering his past, work with Ubuntu and how he sees “technology as remaking the world.” With several quotes from the Ubuntu Founder, Steve comes to a close by reflecting that “Shuttleworth's enthusiasm for Linux remains undiminished.”

http://www.techrepublic.com/article/how-mark-shuttleworth-became-the-first-african-in-space-and-launched-a-software-revolution/

In The Blogosphere

The Case for Ubuntu Phone: Flexibility for Mobile Networks

Using the a post from Ted Gould, covered earlier in The Planet section of this newsletter, as source of inspiration; Joey Sneddon of OMG! Ubuntu! expands on the various players in our (mobile) phone markets which have shrunk from many to just two (Android and iOS). Joey expounds with more opinions than just Ted's on the issue of Ubuntu Phone and what it needs to succeed.

http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2017/01/the-case-for-ubuntu-phone-ted-gould

Fans of System76 Ubuntu Linux computers can win a trip to the company's Denver headquarters

Brian Fagioli of BetaNews writes about System76 computers that come preconfigured with Ubuntu, are affordable and come with excellent support. He reminds us of the 2015 'Superfan' event held at System76 home-town in Denver, and tells us that a Superfan II is to be held, and that a competition is once again on offer providing eight trips to Denver (hotel and airfare) as the prize. Brian includes a video in his post which includes the entry conditions as its more than just a raffle-draw.

http://betanews.com/2017/01/10/system76-ubuntu-linux-win-trip-contest/

Dell’s Has Sold ‘Tens of Millions’ Dollars’ Worth of Project Sputnik Laptops

Joey Sneddon of OMG! Ubuntu! writes about Dell's ever-expanding range of Linux pre-loaded laptops. Using Bryan Lunduke's interview with Dell's Senior Architect, Barton George as source, Joey says that Dell has no intention of shipping developer laptops with anything but Ubuntu and that Dell's developer laptops won't be sold in regular stores. Joey embeds a video of Bryan's interview in his post.

http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2017/01/dell-talk-linux-laptops-distros-sales

Full Circle Weekly News #50

Just a quick message to let you know that Full Circle Weekly News #50 is out: http://fullcirclemagazine.org/podcast/full-circle-weekly-news-50/ and, Full Circle Magazine #116 came out a couple of weeks ago: http://fullcirclemagazine.org/issue-116/

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, 16.04 and 16.10

Security Updates

Ubuntu 12.04 Updates

End of Life - April 2017

Ubuntu 14.04 Updates

End of Life - April 2019

Ubuntu 16.04 Updates

End of Life - April 2021

Ubuntu 16.10 Updates

End of Life - July 2017

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Conclusion

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Credits

The Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter is brought to you by:

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  • Chris Guiver
  • Paul White
  • And many others

Glossary of Terms

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Ubuntu - Get Involved

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