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= Ubuntu Weekly =

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Welcome to the Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter, Issue 524 for the week of April 15 - 21, 2018.

== In this Issue ==

 * Bionic Beaver (18.04 LTS) Final Freeze
 * First set of Bionic (sort-of) RC images
 * Ubuntu Stats
 * Hot in Support
 * Ubu``Con Europe 2018 | 1 Week to go!!
 * Lo``Co Events
 * Help test memory leaks fixes in 18.04 LTS
 * This Week in Lubuntu Development #3
 * Xfce Component Updates and More
 * Welcome To The (Ubuntu) Bionic Age: Interviewing people behind Communitheme
 * Collaboration Conference (at Open Source Summit) Call For Papers
 * MAAS 2.4.0 beta 2 released!
 * gksu removed from Ubuntu
 * Other Community News
 * Canonical News
 * In the Press
 * In the Blogosphere
 * Other Articles of Interest
 * Featured Audio and Video
 * Weekly Ubuntu Development Team Meetings
 * Upcoming Meetings and Events
 * Updates and Security for 14.04, 16.04, and 17.10
 * And much more!
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== Infamous Bugs ==

== Ubuntu ==

== Kubuntu ==

== Edubuntu ==

== Xubuntu ==

== In The Press ==

== Featured Wiki Tutorial ==		 === Bionic Beaver (18.04 LTS) Final Freeze ===

Adam Conrad of the Ubuntu release team reports that the next version of Ubuntu, the Bionic Beaver, has entered the Final Freeze period in preparation for the final release next week. With much anticipation, the current uploads in the queue will be reviewed and either accepted or rejected as appropriate by pre-freeze standards. Acceptance pertains to two broad categories: release-critical bugs, and bug fixes that would be suitable for post-release SRUs.

https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-devel-announce/2018-April/001243.html

=== First set of Bionic (sort-of) RC images ===

Adam Conrad of the Ubuntu release team advises that the first release candidate ISO images for Bionic Final are available. He asks for undelayed and thorough testing to ensure the release of Ubuntu 18.04 LTS on Thursday next week.

https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-release/2018-April/004438.html

== Ubuntu Stats ==

=== Bug Stats ===

 * Open: 136965 (+121)
 * Critical: 437 (-1)
 * Unconfirmed: 67247 (+82)

As always, the Bug Squad needs more help. If you want to get started, please see: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/BugSquad

=== Translations ===

 * Bosnian: 84.66% (37130/7)
 * Spanish: 84.19% (38259/1526)
 * German: 82.16% (43171/438)
 * French: 81.12% (45694/5393)
 * Ukrainian: 80.58% (47003/0)

== Hot in Support ==

=== Ask Ubuntu Top 5 Questions ===

 * Command that exits with zero status (not /bin/true)? - https://askubuntu.com//questions/1026369/command-that-exits-with-zero-status-not-bin-true
 * How to get a list of all owners of files in a directory - https://askubuntu.com//questions/1026934/how-to-get-a-list-of-all-owners-of-files-in-a-directory
 * Different results for ls when accessing Ubuntu via SSH from different clients (Windows-PuTTy, Mac-Terminal) - https://askubuntu.com//questions/1025628/different-results-for-ls-when-accessing-ubuntu-via-ssh-from-different-clients-w
 * Modify permissions to -rwxr-xr-x - https://askubuntu.com//questions/1027000/modify-permissions-to-rwxr-xr-x
 * How do I boot an ISO file from my drive using grub2 on UEFI machines? - https://askubuntu.com//questions/1025656/how-do-i-boot-an-iso-file-from-my-drive-using-grub2-on-uefi-machines

=== Ubuntu Forums Top 5 Threads ===

 * no space left on '/' - https://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=2389432
 * Where has gksu gone? - https://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=2389656
 * Fixing grub Boot repair EFI mode - https://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=2389398
 * Driver for rtl8811cu? - https://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=2389602
 * Ubuntu boot loader never starts - https://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=2389525

== LoCo News ==

=== UbuCon Europe 2018 | 1 Week to go!! ===

Marcos Costales posts the speakers and schedule of next week’s Ubu``Con Europe conferences (with 4 parallel talks), podcasts, stands, social events…

http://thinkonbytes.blogspot.com/2018/04/ubucon-europe-2018-1-week-to-go.html

== LoCo Events ==

The following Lo``Co team events are currently scheduled in the next two weeks:

 * Sierra Vista Ubuntu Hour, Arizona Lo``Co Team: http://loco.ubuntu.com/events/ubuntu-arizona/3682-sierra-vista-ubuntu-hour/
 * Tempe Ubuntu Hour, Arizona Lo``Co Team: http://loco.ubuntu.com/events/ubuntu-arizona/3683-tempe-ubuntu-hour/
 * Ubuntu 18.04 LTS Bionic Beaver release Party, Ubuntu Guatemala: http://loco.ubuntu.com/events/ubuntu-gt/3687-ubuntu-1804-lts-bionic-beaver-release-party/
 * Ubuntu 18.04 LTS Release Party @ Busan, Ubuntu Korean Team: http://loco.ubuntu.com/events/ubuntu-ko/3733-ubuntu-1804-lts-release-party-busan/
 * Ubuntu 18.04 LTS Release Party @ Seoul, Ubuntu Korean Team: http://loco.ubuntu.com/events/ubuntu-ko/3729-ubuntu-1804-lts-release-party-seoul/
 * Flisol Calabozo 2018, Ubuntu Venezuela Team: http://loco.ubuntu.com/events/ubuntu-ve/3734-flisol-calabozo-2018/
 * Flisol Barceolona-Anzoategui 2018, Ubuntu Venezuela Team: http://loco.ubuntu.com/events/ubuntu-ve/3735-flisol-barceolona--anzoategui-2018/
 * FLISoL Merida 2018, Ubuntu Venezuela Team: http://loco.ubuntu.com/events/ubuntu-ve/3736-flisol-merida-2018/
 * Ubuntu 18.04 Release Party, Ubuntu Ireland: http://loco.ubuntu.com/events/ubuntu-ie/3743-ubuntu-1804-release-party/
 * AZLOCO/CLUG Install-fest/Linux Workshop, Arizona Lo``Co Team: http://loco.ubuntu.com/events/ubuntu-arizona/3684-azloco/clug-install-fest/linux-workshop/
 * Ubuntu 18.04 LTS Release Party @ Daejeon, Ubuntu Korean Team: http://loco.ubuntu.com/events/ubuntu-ko/3730-ubuntu-1804-lts-release-party-daejeon/
 * Encontro Online Mensal #8, Ubuntu Portugal: http://loco.ubuntu.com/events/ubuntu-pt/3705-encontro-online-mensal-#8/
 * Tempe Ubuntu Hour, Arizona Lo``Co Team: http://loco.ubuntu.com/events/ubuntu-arizona/3694-tempe-ubuntu-hour/
 * System76 Ubuntu Pop! LTS Release Party, Colorado Ubuntu Local Team: http://loco.ubuntu.com/events/ubuntu-us-co/3732-system76-ubuntu-pop-lts-release-party/
 * Bionic``Beaver``Tàrrega, Catalan Lo``Co Team: http://loco.ubuntu.com/events/ubuntu.cat/3739--bionicbeavertàrrega-/
 * AZLOCO/PLUG Install-fest/Linux Workshop, Arizona Lo``Co Team: http://loco.ubuntu.com/events/ubuntu-arizona/3696-azloco/plug-install-fest/linux-workshop/

== The Hub ==

=== Help test memory leaks fixes in 18.04 LTS ===

Will Cooke writes on the status of the GNOME Shell memory leaks with a proposed patch to address the bigger issues. In the call to get wider testing and feedback, he provides instructions on how to test the patch. (Note: The fix is in by now - see the post: The Infamous GNOME Shell Memory Leak)

https://community.ubuntu.com/t/help-test-memory-leaks-fixes-in-18-04-lts/5251

== The Planet ==

=== This Week in Lubuntu Development #3 ===

Simon Quigley writes this week of updates to the Lubuntu Manual, the Qt 5.9.5 stack landing in Bionic Beaver, which will be used for the Lubuntu Next variant - as well as various general, bug, and security fixes. He also tells us that Lubuntu will be present at Linux``Fest North``West 2018, with both himself and Walter Lapchynski being there.

https://lubuntu.me/this-week-in-lubuntu-development-3/

=== Xfce Component Updates and More ===

Sean M. Davis announces releases on various Xfce components he maintains - Pulse``Audio Plugin and Xfce Settings - as well as Menu``Libre and Mugshot. He lists the new features, bug fixes, and refers to the availability.

 * https://bluesabre.org/2018/04/21/xfce-pulseaudio-plugin-0-4-0-and-0-4-1-released/
 * https://bluesabre.org/2018/04/21/xfce-settings-4-12-3-4-13-2-released/
 * https://bluesabre.org/2018/04/22/mugshot-0-4-0-released/
 * https://bluesabre.org/2018/04/22/menulibre-2-2-0-released/

=== Welcome To The (Ubuntu) Bionic Age: Interviewing people behind Communitheme ===

Didier Roche of the Ubuntu Desktop team this week posts a series of interviews with some of the core contributors shaping the entirely community-driven new theme for Ubuntu.

 * https://didrocks.fr/2018/04/16/welcome-to-the-ubuntu-bionic-age-behind-communitheme-interviewing-stefan-eduard/
 * https://didrocks.fr/2018/04/17/welcome-to-the-ubuntu-bionic-age-behind-communitheme-interviewing-carlo/
 * https://didrocks.fr/2018/04/18/welcome-to-the-ubuntu-bionic-age-behind-communitheme-interviewing-mads/
 * https://didrocks.fr/2018/04/19/welcome-to-the-ubuntu-bionic-age-behind-communitheme-interviewing-frederik/

=== Collaboration Conference (at Open Source Summit) Call For Papers ===

In his Call for Papers, Jono Bacon advises the dates of the two respective conferences with the goal of a “diverse set of content that offers genuine pragmatic value.” Adding emphasis is a guide for helping to get your papers picked.

 * North America in Vancouver from 29th – 31st August 2018
 * Europe in Edinburgh from 22nd – 24th October 2018

https://www.jonobacon.com/2018/04/17/open-collaboration-conference-at-open-source-summit-call-for-papers/

=== MAAS 2.4.0 beta 2 released! ===

Andres Rodriguez announces that MAAS 2.4.0 beta 2 is now released and available in the official repositories of Ubuntu Bionic. He lists the new features and improvements - as well as mentions that overall 37 bugs have also been fixed.

http://www.roaksoax.com/2018/04/maas-2-4-0-beta-2-released

=== gksu removed from Ubuntu ===

Jeremy Bicha gives a quick note that gksu, the well known tool to elevate user privileges on GTK+ based graphical apps, has been removed from the Ubuntu repositories after it was removed from Debian a few weeks ago. He links to the relevant bug report on Launchpad.

https://jeremy.bicha.net/2018/04/18/gksu-removed-from-ubuntu/

== Other Community News ==

=== The Infamous GNOME Shell Memory Leak ===

Georges Stavracas informs that the source of the memory leak has been identified and the probable fix is in. He relates the fault isolation process, many of the troubleshooters that are involved, what was identified and how the fix is implemented.

https://feaneron.com/2018/04/20/the-infamous-gnome-shell-memory-leak/

== Canonical News ==

 * https://insights.ubuntu.com/2018/04/16/botsandus-build-a-social-robot-on-ubuntu
 * https://insights.ubuntu.com/2018/04/17/lxd-weekly-status-43
 * https://insights.ubuntu.com/2018/04/18/kubecon-cloudnativecon-europe-2018
 * https://insights.ubuntu.com/2018/04/18/eclipse-2018-survey-the-iot-landscape-what-it-empirically-looks-like

== In the Press ==

=== Linus Torvalds Kicks Off Linux 4.17 Development, Teases the Linux 5.0 Release ===

Marius Nestor reports that the development of Linux 4.17 has started, and that it is available for public testing. While not including any major new features, this release removes support for several hardware architectures, and adds support for the NDS32 architecture. Options for downloading the release candidate are also provided.

http://news.softpedia.com/news/linus-torvalds-kicks-off-linux-4-17-development-teases-the-linux-5-0-release-520712.shtml

=== You Can Now Create Your Own Ubuntu 18.04 LTS Live System with Pinguy Builder ===

Hanuca reports that a fork of Remastersys tool, which is no longer maintained, is now available. Pinguy Builder is a tool to build an operating system specific to Ubuntu by creating a Live ISO image. It can also be used to backup an Ubuntu system.

http://lxer.com/module/newswire/view/254685/

== In the Blogosphere ==

=== Ubuntu Studio Plans a Reboot for 18.10 release ===

Joey Sneddon reports that Ubuntu Studio plans to reinvent itself for the release of 18.10 in October of this year to give users the best possible multimedia experience.

https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2018/04/ubuntu-studio-plans-to-reboot

=== Use Font Finder to Quickly Browse & Install Google Fonts on Ubuntu ===

Joey Sneddon advises of the app Font Finder as a portal to installing the hundreds of fonts available through the Google Fonts archive. Installed as a Flatpack, it gives access to many font related tasks, is quick and easy.

https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2018/04/font-finder-google-fonts-desktop-app

=== GNOME 3.29.1 Released As The First Step Towards GNOME 3.30 ===

Michael Larabel reports about the development release of GNOME 3.29. He lists some of the changes and updates and a link to download the release.

https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=GNOME-3.29.1-Released

=== NVIDIA 396.18.02 Vulkan Linux Beta Brings Better Shader Performance ===

Michael Larabel writes on the new Vulkan beta update for Nvidia’s 396 version graphics driver. The update features shader performance improvements, updates to the resource limits on uniform buffers, and also adds support for the VK_EXT_descriptor_indexing extension. A link is provided to obtain the update.

https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=NVIDIA-396.18.02-Linux-Beta

=== Oracle Releases VirtualBox 5.2.10 with Fix for KDE Plasma Hang, More Bug Fixes ===

Marius Nestor writes of the maintenance update to Oracle's Virtual``Box 5.2.10. The update addresses security vulnerabilities, various reported bugs, a hang, and regressions. Download links are provided as well.

http://news.softpedia.com/news/oracle-releases-virtualbox-5-2-10-with-fix-for-kde-plasma-hang-more-bug-fixes-520735.shtml

=== 20-Way NVIDIA GeForce / AMD Radeon GPU Comparison For Rise of The Tomb Raider On Vulkan/Linux ===

Michael Larabel relates to the release of the Linux port of Rise of the Tomb Raider by Feral Interactive. The game requires a high-end graphics card and the latest drivers. Michael details his hardware and benchmark results of tested Nvidia and AMD cards.

https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=article&item=tomb-raider-20&num=1

=== Meet Bo, an Ubuntu-Powered Social Robot with AI Capabilities ===

Marius Nestor introduces Bots``And``Us’ Bo, a multifunctional robot endowed with a wide range of abilities. Bo’s skills range from socially greeting and directing customers to that of keeping inventory and logistics. A huge array outside but inside, the social robot is powered and maintained by Ubuntu.

http://news.softpedia.com/news/meet-bo-an-ubuntu-powered-social-robot-with-ai-capabilities-520769.shtml

=== KDE Applications Open Source Software Suite Gets First Major Release in 2018 ===

Marius Nestor reports on the first major update to KDE Applications 18.04. The long-awaited update features improvements to the Dolphin file manager, Konsole, Gwenview, Okular, Spectacle, and Kleopatra. Marius provides screenshots pertaining to the improvements.

http://news.softpedia.com/news/kde-applications-open-source-software-suite-gets-first-major-release-in-2018-520768.shtml

== Other Articles of Interest ==

 * https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2018/04/microsoft-linux-custom-kernel-azure-sphere

== Featured Audio and Video ==

=== Ubuntu Podcast S11E07 – Seven Years in Tibet ===

“This week we meet a sloth and buy components for the Hades Canyon NUC. The Windows File Manager gets open sourced, Iran are going to block Telegram, PostmarketOS explore creating an open source baseband, Microsoft make a custom Linux distro called Azure Sphere and we round the community news.”

Featuring: Alan Pope, Mark Johnson, and Martin Wimpress

http://ubuntupodcast.org/2018/04/19/s11e07-seven-years-in-tibet/

== Weekly Ubuntu Development Team Meetings ==

 * Server Team - 17 April 2018 - https://insights.ubuntu.com/2018/04/17/ubuntu-server-development-summary-17-april-2018
 * Design and Web team - 20 April 2018 - https://insights.ubuntu.com/2018/04/20/design-and-web-team-summary-20-april-2018

== Upcoming Meetings and Events ==

For upcoming meetings and events please visit: http://fridge.ubuntu.com/calendars/

== Updates and Security for 14.04, 16.04, and 17.10 ==

=== Security Updates ===

 * [USN-3624-2] Patch vulnerabilities - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-security-announce/2018-April/004357.html
 * [USN-3625-1] Perl vulnerabilities - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-security-announce/2018-April/004358.html
 * [USN-3626-1] Ruby vulnerabilities - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-security-announce/2018-April/004359.html
 * [USN-3611-2] OpenSSL vulnerabilities - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-security-announce/2018-April/004360.html
 * [USN-3625-2] Perl vulnerabilities - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-security-announce/2018-April/004361.html
 * [USN-3627-1] Apache HTTP Server vulnerabilities - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-security-announce/2018-April/004362.html
 * [USN-3628-1] OpenSSL vulnerability - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-security-announce/2018-April/004363.html
 * [USN-3628-2] OpenSSL vulnerability - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-security-announce/2018-April/004364.html

=== Ubuntu 14.04 Updates ===

 * perl 5.18.2-2ubuntu1.4 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/trusty-changes/2018-April/025736.html
 * perl 5.18.2-2ubuntu1.4 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/trusty-changes/2018-April/025737.html
 * ruby1.9.1 1.9.3.484-2ubuntu1.11 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/trusty-changes/2018-April/025738.html
 * ruby2.0 2.0.0.484-1ubuntu2.9 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/trusty-changes/2018-April/025739.html
 * ruby1.9.1 1.9.3.484-2ubuntu1.11 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/trusty-changes/2018-April/025740.html
 * ruby2.0 2.0.0.484-1ubuntu2.9 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/trusty-changes/2018-April/025741.html
 * linux-lts-xenial 4.4.0-121.145~14.04.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/trusty-changes/2018-April/025742.html
 * linux-meta-lts-xenial 4.4.0.121.102 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/trusty-changes/2018-April/025743.html
 * linux-signed-lts-xenial 4.4.0-121.145~14.04.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/trusty-changes/2018-April/025744.html
 * linux-lts-xenial_4.4.0-121.145~14.04.1_amd64.tar.gz - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/trusty-changes/2018-April/025745.html
 * strongswan 5.1.2-0ubuntu2.8 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/trusty-changes/2018-April/025746.html
 * snapd 2.32.3.2~14.04 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/trusty-changes/2018-April/025747.html
 * apache2 2.4.7-1ubuntu4.19 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/trusty-changes/2018-April/025748.html
 * apache2 2.4.7-1ubuntu4.20 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/trusty-changes/2018-April/025749.html
 * apache2 2.4.7-1ubuntu4.20 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/trusty-changes/2018-April/025750.html
 * openssl 1.0.1f-1ubuntu2.25 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/trusty-changes/2018-April/025751.html
 * snapd 2.32.5~14.04 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/trusty-changes/2018-April/025752.html
 * openssl 1.0.1f-1ubuntu2.25 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/trusty-changes/2018-April/025753.html
 * xfsprogs 3.1.9ubuntu2.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/trusty-changes/2018-April/025754.html
 * systemd 204-5ubuntu20.28 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/trusty-changes/2018-April/025755.html

End of Life: April 2019

=== Ubuntu 16.04 Updates ===

 * ibus 1.5.11-1ubuntu2.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/xenial-changes/2018-April/020775.html
 * qemu 1:2.5+dfsg-5ubuntu10.25 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/xenial-changes/2018-April/020776.html
 * fonts-roboto 2:0~20160106-1ubuntu0.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/xenial-changes/2018-April/020777.html
 * pam 1.1.8-3.2ubuntu2.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/xenial-changes/2018-April/020778.html
 * linux 4.4.0-121.145 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/xenial-changes/2018-April/020779.html
 * linux-meta 4.4.0.121.127 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/xenial-changes/2018-April/020780.html
 * linux-signed 4.4.0-121.145 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/xenial-changes/2018-April/020781.html
 * linux_4.4.0-121.145_amd64.tar.gz - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/xenial-changes/2018-April/020782.html
 * linux-snapdragon 4.4.0-1090.95 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/xenial-changes/2018-April/020783.html
 * linux-meta-snapdragon 4.4.0.1090.82 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/xenial-changes/2018-April/020784.html
 * perl 5.22.1-9ubuntu0.3 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/xenial-changes/2018-April/020785.html
 * perl 5.22.1-9ubuntu0.3 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/xenial-changes/2018-April/020786.html
 * ruby2.3 2.3.1-2~16.04.9 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/xenial-changes/2018-April/020787.html
 * ruby2.3 2.3.1-2~16.04.9 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/xenial-changes/2018-April/020788.html
 * snapcraft 2.41 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/xenial-changes/2018-April/020789.html
 * avahi 0.6.32~rc+dfsg-1ubuntu2.2 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/xenial-changes/2018-April/020790.html
 * ruby-loofah 2.0.3-2+deb9u1build0.16.04.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/xenial-changes/2018-April/020791.html
 * ruby-loofah 2.0.3-2+deb9u1build0.16.04.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/xenial-changes/2018-April/020792.html
 * ibm-java80 8.0.5.11-0ubuntu1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/xenial-changes/2018-April/020793.html
 * cloud-init 18.2-4-g05926e48-0ubuntu1~16.04.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/xenial-changes/2018-April/020794.html
 * zfs-linux 0.6.5.6-0ubuntu20 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/xenial-changes/2018-April/020795.html
 * snapd 2.32.3.2 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/xenial-changes/2018-April/020796.html
 * apache2 2.4.18-2ubuntu3.7 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/xenial-changes/2018-April/020797.html
 * apache2 2.4.18-2ubuntu3.8 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/xenial-changes/2018-April/020798.html
 * apache2 2.4.18-2ubuntu3.8 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/xenial-changes/2018-April/020799.html
 * openssl 1.0.2g-1ubuntu4.12 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/xenial-changes/2018-April/020800.html
 * snapd 2.32.5 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/xenial-changes/2018-April/020801.html
 * openssl 1.0.2g-1ubuntu4.12 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/xenial-changes/2018-April/020802.html
 * ifupdown 0.8.10ubuntu1.3 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/xenial-changes/2018-April/020803.html
 * snapcraft 2.41 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/xenial-changes/2018-April/020804.html
 * linux-azure-edge 4.15.0-1006.6~16.04.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/xenial-changes/2018-April/020805.html
 * linux-meta-azure-edge 4.15.0.1006.9 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/xenial-changes/2018-April/020806.html
 * linux-azure-edge_4.15.0-1006.6~16.04.1_amd64.tar.gz - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/xenial-changes/2018-April/020807.html

End of Life: April 2021

=== Ubuntu 17.10 Updates ===

 * pam 1.1.8-3.2ubuntu3.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/artful-changes/2018-April/013032.html
 * perl 5.26.0-8ubuntu1.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/artful-changes/2018-April/013033.html
 * perl 5.26.0-8ubuntu1.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/artful-changes/2018-April/013034.html
 * linux-snapdragon 4.4.0-1090.95 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/artful-changes/2018-April/013035.html
 * linux-meta-snapdragon 4.4.0.1090.82 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/artful-changes/2018-April/013036.html
 * ruby2.3 2.3.3-1ubuntu1.5 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/artful-changes/2018-April/013037.html
 * ruby2.3 2.3.3-1ubuntu1.5 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/artful-changes/2018-April/013038.html
 * snapcraft 2.41+17.10 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/artful-changes/2018-April/013039.html
 * ruby-loofah 2.0.3-2+deb9u1build0.17.10.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/artful-changes/2018-April/013040.html
 * ruby-loofah 2.0.3-2+deb9u1build0.17.10.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/artful-changes/2018-April/013041.html
 * cloud-init 18.2-4-g05926e48-0ubuntu1~17.10.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/artful-changes/2018-April/013042.html
 * zfs-linux 0.6.5.11-1ubuntu3.3 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/artful-changes/2018-April/013043.html
 * nova 2:16.1.0-0ubuntu1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/artful-changes/2018-April/013044.html
 * snapd 2.32.3.2+17.10 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/artful-changes/2018-April/013045.html
 * apache2 2.4.27-2ubuntu4 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/artful-changes/2018-April/013046.html
 * apache2 2.4.27-2ubuntu4.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/artful-changes/2018-April/013047.html
 * apache2 2.4.27-2ubuntu4.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/artful-changes/2018-April/013048.html
 * openssl 1.0.2g-1ubuntu13.5 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/artful-changes/2018-April/013049.html
 * snapd 2.32.5+17.10 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/artful-changes/2018-April/013050.html
 * openssl 1.0.2g-1ubuntu13.5 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/artful-changes/2018-April/013051.html
 * snapcraft 2.41+17.10 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/artful-changes/2018-April/013052.html
 * update-notifier 3.186.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/artful-changes/2018-April/013053.html

End of Life: July 2018

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Contents

  1. In this Issue
  2. General Community News
    1. Bionic Beaver (18.04 LTS) Final Freeze
    2. First set of Bionic (sort-of) RC images
  3. Ubuntu Stats
    1. Bug Stats
    2. Translations
  4. Hot in Support
    1. Ask Ubuntu Top 5 Questions
    2. Ubuntu Forums Top 5 Threads
  5. LoCo News
    1. UbuCon Europe 2018 | 1 Week to go!!
  6. LoCo Events
  7. The Hub
    1. Help test memory leaks fixes in 18.04 LTS
  8. The Planet
    1. This Week in Lubuntu Development #3
    2. Xfce Component Updates and More
    3. Welcome To The (Ubuntu) Bionic Age: Interviewing people behind Communitheme
    4. Collaboration Conference (at Open Source Summit) Call For Papers
    5. MAAS 2.4.0 beta 2 released!
    6. gksu removed from Ubuntu
  9. Other Community News
    1. The Infamous GNOME Shell Memory Leak
  10. Canonical News
  11. In the Press
    1. Linus Torvalds Kicks Off Linux 4.17 Development, Teases the Linux 5.0 Release
    2. You Can Now Create Your Own Ubuntu 18.04 LTS Live System with Pinguy Builder
  12. In the Blogosphere
    1. Ubuntu Studio Plans a Reboot for 18.10 release
    2. Use Font Finder to Quickly Browse & Install Google Fonts on Ubuntu
    3. GNOME 3.29.1 Released As The First Step Towards GNOME 3.30
    4. NVIDIA 396.18.02 Vulkan Linux Beta Brings Better Shader Performance
    5. Oracle Releases VirtualBox 5.2.10 with Fix for KDE Plasma Hang, More Bug Fixes
    6. 20-Way NVIDIA GeForce / AMD Radeon GPU Comparison For Rise of The Tomb Raider On Vulkan/Linux
    7. Meet Bo, an Ubuntu-Powered Social Robot with AI Capabilities
    8. KDE Applications Open Source Software Suite Gets First Major Release in 2018
  13. Other Articles of Interest
  14. Featured Audio and Video
    1. Ubuntu Podcast S11E07 – Seven Years in Tibet
  15. Weekly Ubuntu Development Team Meetings
  16. Upcoming Meetings and Events
  17. Updates and Security for 14.04, 16.04, and 17.10
    1. Security Updates
    2. Ubuntu 14.04 Updates
    3. Ubuntu 16.04 Updates
    4. Ubuntu 17.10 Updates
  18. Subscribe
  19. Archives
  20. Further News
  21. Conclusion
  22. Credits
  23. Glossary of Terms
  24. Get Involved
  25. Feedback

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Welcome to the Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter, Issue 524 for the week of April 15 - 21, 2018.

In this Issue

  • Bionic Beaver (18.04 LTS) Final Freeze
  • First set of Bionic (sort-of) RC images
  • Ubuntu Stats
  • Hot in Support

  • UbuCon Europe 2018 | 1 Week to go!!

  • LoCo Events

  • Help test memory leaks fixes in 18.04 LTS
  • This Week in Lubuntu Development #3
  • Xfce Component Updates and More
  • Welcome To The (Ubuntu) Bionic Age: Interviewing people behind Communitheme
  • Collaboration Conference (at Open Source Summit) Call For Papers
  • MAAS 2.4.0 beta 2 released!
  • gksu removed from Ubuntu
  • Other Community News
  • Canonical News
  • In the Press
  • In the Blogosphere
  • Other Articles of Interest
  • Featured Audio and Video
  • Weekly Ubuntu Development Team Meetings
  • Upcoming Meetings and Events
  • Updates and Security for 14.04, 16.04, and 17.10
  • And much more!

General Community News

Bionic Beaver (18.04 LTS) Final Freeze

Adam Conrad of the Ubuntu release team reports that the next version of Ubuntu, the Bionic Beaver, has entered the Final Freeze period in preparation for the final release next week. With much anticipation, the current uploads in the queue will be reviewed and either accepted or rejected as appropriate by pre-freeze standards. Acceptance pertains to two broad categories: release-critical bugs, and bug fixes that would be suitable for post-release SRUs.

https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-devel-announce/2018-April/001243.html

First set of Bionic (sort-of) RC images

Adam Conrad of the Ubuntu release team advises that the first release candidate ISO images for Bionic Final are available. He asks for undelayed and thorough testing to ensure the release of Ubuntu 18.04 LTS on Thursday next week.

https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-release/2018-April/004438.html

Ubuntu Stats

Bug Stats

  • Open: 136965 (+121)
  • Critical: 437 (-1)
  • Unconfirmed: 67247 (+82)

As always, the Bug Squad needs more help. If you want to get started, please see: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/BugSquad

Translations

  • Bosnian: 84.66% (37130/7)
  • Spanish: 84.19% (38259/1526)
  • German: 82.16% (43171/438)
  • French: 81.12% (45694/5393)
  • Ukrainian: 80.58% (47003/0)

Hot in Support

Ask Ubuntu Top 5 Questions

Ubuntu Forums Top 5 Threads

LoCo News

UbuCon Europe 2018 | 1 Week to go!!

Marcos Costales posts the speakers and schedule of next week’s UbuCon Europe conferences (with 4 parallel talks), podcasts, stands, social events…

http://thinkonbytes.blogspot.com/2018/04/ubucon-europe-2018-1-week-to-go.html

LoCo Events

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

The Hub

Help test memory leaks fixes in 18.04 LTS

Will Cooke writes on the status of the GNOME Shell memory leaks with a proposed patch to address the bigger issues. In the call to get wider testing and feedback, he provides instructions on how to test the patch. (Note: The fix is in by now - see the post: The Infamous GNOME Shell Memory Leak)

https://community.ubuntu.com/t/help-test-memory-leaks-fixes-in-18-04-lts/5251

The Planet

This Week in Lubuntu Development #3

Simon Quigley writes this week of updates to the Lubuntu Manual, the Qt 5.9.5 stack landing in Bionic Beaver, which will be used for the Lubuntu Next variant - as well as various general, bug, and security fixes. He also tells us that Lubuntu will be present at LinuxFest NorthWest 2018, with both himself and Walter Lapchynski being there.

https://lubuntu.me/this-week-in-lubuntu-development-3/

Xfce Component Updates and More

Sean M. Davis announces releases on various Xfce components he maintains - PulseAudio Plugin and Xfce Settings - as well as MenuLibre and Mugshot. He lists the new features, bug fixes, and refers to the availability.

Welcome To The (Ubuntu) Bionic Age: Interviewing people behind Communitheme

Didier Roche of the Ubuntu Desktop team this week posts a series of interviews with some of the core contributors shaping the entirely community-driven new theme for Ubuntu.

Collaboration Conference (at Open Source Summit) Call For Papers

In his Call for Papers, Jono Bacon advises the dates of the two respective conferences with the goal of a “diverse set of content that offers genuine pragmatic value.” Adding emphasis is a guide for helping to get your papers picked.

  • North America in Vancouver from 29th – 31st August 2018
  • Europe in Edinburgh from 22nd – 24th October 2018

https://www.jonobacon.com/2018/04/17/open-collaboration-conference-at-open-source-summit-call-for-papers/

MAAS 2.4.0 beta 2 released!

Andres Rodriguez announces that MAAS 2.4.0 beta 2 is now released and available in the official repositories of Ubuntu Bionic. He lists the new features and improvements - as well as mentions that overall 37 bugs have also been fixed.

http://www.roaksoax.com/2018/04/maas-2-4-0-beta-2-released

gksu removed from Ubuntu

Jeremy Bicha gives a quick note that gksu, the well known tool to elevate user privileges on GTK+ based graphical apps, has been removed from the Ubuntu repositories after it was removed from Debian a few weeks ago. He links to the relevant bug report on Launchpad.

https://jeremy.bicha.net/2018/04/18/gksu-removed-from-ubuntu/

Other Community News

The Infamous GNOME Shell Memory Leak

Georges Stavracas informs that the source of the memory leak has been identified and the probable fix is in. He relates the fault isolation process, many of the troubleshooters that are involved, what was identified and how the fix is implemented.

https://feaneron.com/2018/04/20/the-infamous-gnome-shell-memory-leak/

Canonical News

In the Press

Linus Torvalds Kicks Off Linux 4.17 Development, Teases the Linux 5.0 Release

Marius Nestor reports that the development of Linux 4.17 has started, and that it is available for public testing. While not including any major new features, this release removes support for several hardware architectures, and adds support for the NDS32 architecture. Options for downloading the release candidate are also provided.

http://news.softpedia.com/news/linus-torvalds-kicks-off-linux-4-17-development-teases-the-linux-5-0-release-520712.shtml

You Can Now Create Your Own Ubuntu 18.04 LTS Live System with Pinguy Builder

Hanuca reports that a fork of Remastersys tool, which is no longer maintained, is now available. Pinguy Builder is a tool to build an operating system specific to Ubuntu by creating a Live ISO image. It can also be used to backup an Ubuntu system.

http://lxer.com/module/newswire/view/254685/

In the Blogosphere

Ubuntu Studio Plans a Reboot for 18.10 release

Joey Sneddon reports that Ubuntu Studio plans to reinvent itself for the release of 18.10 in October of this year to give users the best possible multimedia experience.

https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2018/04/ubuntu-studio-plans-to-reboot

Use Font Finder to Quickly Browse & Install Google Fonts on Ubuntu

Joey Sneddon advises of the app Font Finder as a portal to installing the hundreds of fonts available through the Google Fonts archive. Installed as a Flatpack, it gives access to many font related tasks, is quick and easy.

https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2018/04/font-finder-google-fonts-desktop-app

GNOME 3.29.1 Released As The First Step Towards GNOME 3.30

Michael Larabel reports about the development release of GNOME 3.29. He lists some of the changes and updates and a link to download the release.

https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=GNOME-3.29.1-Released

NVIDIA 396.18.02 Vulkan Linux Beta Brings Better Shader Performance

Michael Larabel writes on the new Vulkan beta update for Nvidia’s 396 version graphics driver. The update features shader performance improvements, updates to the resource limits on uniform buffers, and also adds support for the VK_EXT_descriptor_indexing extension. A link is provided to obtain the update.

https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=NVIDIA-396.18.02-Linux-Beta

Oracle Releases VirtualBox 5.2.10 with Fix for KDE Plasma Hang, More Bug Fixes

Marius Nestor writes of the maintenance update to Oracle's VirtualBox 5.2.10. The update addresses security vulnerabilities, various reported bugs, a hang, and regressions. Download links are provided as well.

http://news.softpedia.com/news/oracle-releases-virtualbox-5-2-10-with-fix-for-kde-plasma-hang-more-bug-fixes-520735.shtml

20-Way NVIDIA GeForce / AMD Radeon GPU Comparison For Rise of The Tomb Raider On Vulkan/Linux

Michael Larabel relates to the release of the Linux port of Rise of the Tomb Raider by Feral Interactive. The game requires a high-end graphics card and the latest drivers. Michael details his hardware and benchmark results of tested Nvidia and AMD cards.

https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=article&item=tomb-raider-20&num=1

Meet Bo, an Ubuntu-Powered Social Robot with AI Capabilities

Marius Nestor introduces BotsAndUs’ Bo, a multifunctional robot endowed with a wide range of abilities. Bo’s skills range from socially greeting and directing customers to that of keeping inventory and logistics. A huge array outside but inside, the social robot is powered and maintained by Ubuntu.

http://news.softpedia.com/news/meet-bo-an-ubuntu-powered-social-robot-with-ai-capabilities-520769.shtml

KDE Applications Open Source Software Suite Gets First Major Release in 2018

Marius Nestor reports on the first major update to KDE Applications 18.04. The long-awaited update features improvements to the Dolphin file manager, Konsole, Gwenview, Okular, Spectacle, and Kleopatra. Marius provides screenshots pertaining to the improvements.

http://news.softpedia.com/news/kde-applications-open-source-software-suite-gets-first-major-release-in-2018-520768.shtml

Ubuntu Podcast S11E07 – Seven Years in Tibet

“This week we meet a sloth and buy components for the Hades Canyon NUC. The Windows File Manager gets open sourced, Iran are going to block Telegram, PostmarketOS explore creating an open source baseband, Microsoft make a custom Linux distro called Azure Sphere and we round the community news.”

Featuring: Alan Pope, Mark Johnson, and Martin Wimpress

http://ubuntupodcast.org/2018/04/19/s11e07-seven-years-in-tibet/

Weekly Ubuntu Development Team Meetings

Upcoming Meetings and Events

For upcoming meetings and events please visit: http://fridge.ubuntu.com/calendars/

Updates and Security for 14.04, 16.04, and 17.10

Security Updates

Ubuntu 14.04 Updates

End of Life: April 2019

Ubuntu 16.04 Updates

End of Life: April 2021

Ubuntu 17.10 Updates

End of Life: July 2018

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Archives

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Further News

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Conclusion

Thank you for reading the Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter.

See you next week!

Credits

The Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter is brought to you by:

  • Krytarik Raido
  • Wild Man
  • Bashing-om
  • Athul Muralidhar
  • And many others

Glossary of Terms

Other acronyms can be found at: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuWeeklyNewsletter/glossary

Get Involved

The Ubuntu community consists of individuals and teams, working on different aspects of the distribution, giving advice and technical support, and helping to promote Ubuntu to a wider audience. No contribution is too small, and anyone can help. It's your chance to get in on all the community fun associated with developing and promoting Ubuntu. More on this at: https://community.ubuntu.com/contribute/

Or get involved with the Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter team! We always need summary writers and editors, if you're interested, learn more at: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuWeeklyNewsletter/Join

Feedback

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