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Welcome to the Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter, Issue 517 for the week of August 14 - 21, 2017.

In This Issue

General Community News

Welcome New Members and Developers

Ubuntu Stats

Bug Stats

• Open (#) +/- # over last week
• Critical (#) +/- # over last week
• Unconfirmed (#) +/- # 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

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

LoCo News

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

Marcos Costales: Folder Color now has emblem file support

A brief announcement by Marcos Costales telling us folder color 0.0.85 has been released. http://thinkonbytes.blogspot.com/2017/08/folder-color-now-has-emblem-file-support.html

Didier Roche: Ubuntu GNOME Shell in Artful: Day 1

Didier Roche of Canonical in a series of five daily blogs describes the process of making Ubuntu GNOME Shell ready for Artful Aardvark 17.10. The wanted result is both a default 'ubuntu' session experience avoiding any 'shock' for those updating from Unity 7, plus the choice of a more generic "gnome' session. https://didrocks.fr/2017/08/14/ubuntu-gnome-shell-in-artful-day-1/

The following posts are part of the series:

• Didier Roche: Ubuntu GNOME Shell in Artful: Day 2 - https://didrocks.fr/2017/08/15/ubuntu-gnome-shell-in-artful-day-2/

• Didier Roche: Ubuntu GNOME Shell in Artful: Day 3 - https://didrocks.fr/2017/08/16/ubuntu-gnome-shell-in-artful-day-3/

• Didier Roche: Ubuntu GNOME Shell in Artful: Day 4 - https://didrocks.fr/2017/08/17/ubuntu-gnome-shell-in-artful-day-4/

• Didier Roche: Ubuntu GNOME Shell in Artful: Day 5 - https://didrocks.fr/2017/08/18/ubuntu-gnome-shell-in-artful-day-5/

Other Community News

Ubuntu Cloud News

Canonical News

• Vanilla Framework has a new website - https://design.canonical.com/2017/08/vanilla-framework-has-a-new-website/

• How to set up Kubernetes on any cloud and monitor your apps with Weave - https://insights.ubuntu.com/2017/08/17/tutorial-set-up-kubernetes-on-any-cloud-and-monitor-apps-with-weave/

• LXD: Weekly Status #10 - https://insights.ubuntu.com/2017/08/14/lxd-weekly-status-10/

In The Press

In The Blogosphere

• The New Ubuntu Dock (First Look) - http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2017/08/new-ubuntu-dock-first-look

• Canonical Fixes Regression in the Linux 4.4 Kernel Packages of Ubuntu 16.04 LTS - http://news.softpedia.com/news/canonical-fixes-regression-in-the-linux-4-4-kernel-packages-of-ubuntu-16-04-lts-517417.shtml

• Ubuntu 17.10 Rebased on Linux Kernel 4.12, Final Release to Ship with Linux 4.13 - http://news.softpedia.com/news/ubuntu-17-10-rebased-on-linux-kernel-4-12-final-release-to-ship-with-linux-4-13-517411.shtml

• Ubuntu 17.10 to Allow Users to Amplify the Sound on Laptops Through Media Keys - http://news.softpedia.com/news/ubuntu-17-10-to-allow-users-to-amplify-the-sound-on-laptops-through-media-keys-517412.shtml

• An Early Look at Ubuntu Dock for GNOME Shell in Ubuntu 17.10 (Artful Aardvark) - http://news.softpedia.com/news/an-early-look-at-ubuntu-dock-for-gnome-shell-in-ubuntu-17-10-artful-aardvark-517421.shtml

• GPD Pocket, The 7-Inch Ubuntu Laptop is Now Shipping - http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2017/08/gpd-pocket-ubuntu-shipping

• Ubuntu Conference UbuCon Europe to Take Place September 8-10 in Paris, France - http://news.softpedia.com/news/ubuntu-conference-ubucon-europe-to-take-place-september-8-10-in-paris-france-517416.shtml

• Ubuntu's new desktop will have an always-visible dock - http://www.digitaljournal.com/tech-and-science/technology/canonical-reveals-first-details-of-new-ubuntu-desktop-environment/article/500182

• GCC Now Default Compiler in Ubuntu 17.10 (Artful Aardvark), Qt 5.9 Coming Soon - http://news.softpedia.com/news/gcc-7-now-default-compiler-in-ubuntu-17-10-artful-aardvark-qt-5-9-coming-soon-517419.shtml

• Canonical Unveils the Ubuntu Dock, Here's What It Looks Like on Ubuntu 17.10 - http://news.softpedia.com/news/canonical-unveils-the-ubuntu-dock-here-s-what-it-looks-like-on-ubuntu-17-10-517435.shtml

• Ubuntu MATE Devs Need Your Help to Fix a Critical Bug in Ubuntu MATE 16.04 LTS - http://news.softpedia.com/news/ubuntu-mate-devs-need-your-help-to-fix-a-critical-bug-in-ubuntu-mate-16-04-lts-517434.shtml

• New Ubuntu 17.10 dock revealed - https://www.neowin.net/news/new-ubuntu-1710-dock-revealed

• Ubuntu sends trash to its desktop's desktop - https://www.theregister.co.uk/2017/08/16/ubuntu_canonical_artful_aardvark_trash_desktop/

In Other News

• Full Circle Weekly News #68 - http://fullcirclemagazine.org/podcast/full-circle-weekly-news-68/

Other Articles of Interest

Featured Audio and Video

• Ubuntu Podcast from the UK LoCo: S10E24 - Fierce hurried Start - http://ubuntupodcast.org/2017/08/18/s10e24-fierce-hurried-start/

Weekly Ubuntu Development Team Meetings

• Foundations Team - August 16, 2017 - https://insights.ubuntu.com/2017/08/16/ubuntu-foundations-development-summary-august-16-2017/

• Kernel Team - August 16, 2017 - https://insights.ubuntu.com/2017/08/16/kernel-team-summary-august-16-2017/

• Server Team - August 15, 2017 - https://insights.ubuntu.com/2017/08/15/ubuntu-server-development-summary-15-aug-2017/

• Security Team - August 17, 2017 - https://insights.ubuntu.com/2017/08/17/security-team-weekly-summary-august-17-2017/

• Snapcraft - Week 32 - August 7-13 - https://insights.ubuntu.com/2017/08/15/week-32-in-snapcraft/

• MAAS Development Summary - August 18, 2017 - http://www.roaksoax.com/2017/08/maas-development-summary-august-18th-2017

• conjure-up dev summary: aws native integration, vsphere - August 18 - http://blog.astokes.org/conjure-up-dev-summary-aws-cloud-native-integration-and-vsphere-3/

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 14.04, 16.04, and 17.04

Security Updates

Ubuntu 14.04 Updates

End of Life - April 2019

Ubuntu 16.04 Updates

End of Life - April 2021

Ubuntu 17.04 Updates

End of Life - January 2018

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