Welcome to the Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter, Issue 544 for the week of September 3 - 9, 2018.
In this Issue
- Ubuntu Stats
- Hot in Support
LoCo Events
- Mir News: 7th September 2018
- Xubuntu Development Update September 2018
- Canonical News
- In the Blogosphere
- Featured Audio and Video
- Meeting Reports
- Upcoming Meetings and Events
- Updates and Security for 14.04, 16.04, and 18.04
- And much more!
Ubuntu Stats
Bug Stats
- Open: 136241 (-287)
- Critical: 438 (-1)
- Unconfirmed: 65735 (-42)
As always, the Bug Squad needs more help. If you want to get started, please see: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/BugSquad
Translations
- Ukrainian: 90.25% (23843/2)
- Spanish: 84.65% (37526/1741)
- German: 83.97% (39195/356)
- Bosnian: 83.83% (39521/5)
- French: 79.89% (49173/5588)
Hot in Support
Ask Ubuntu Top 5 Questions
Will ls always list the files that rm will remove? - https://askubuntu.com/questions/1072300/will-ls-always-list-the-files-that-rm-will-remove
What does the period (.) mean at the start of a filename in a terminal command? - https://askubuntu.com/questions/1072377/what-does-the-period-mean-at-the-start-of-a-filename-in-a-terminal-command
Can root see my encrypted /home folder? - https://askubuntu.com/questions/1071949/can-root-see-my-encrypted-home-folder
Find the number of files for each extension in a directory - https://askubuntu.com/questions/1071688/find-the-number-of-files-for-each-extension-in-a-directory
Is quoting filenames enough security for running xargs sudo rm -rf? - https://askubuntu.com/questions/1072087/is-quoting-filenames-enough-security-for-running-xargs-sudo-rm-rf
Ask (and answer!) questions at: https://askubuntu.com/
Ubuntu Forums Top 5 Threads
Boot problem - "ALERT! /dev/disk/by-uuid/(UUID) does not exist", (initramfs) - https://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=2400164
Lenovo ideapad FLEX 6-14ARR no trackpad no touch/pen no wifi - https://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=2400515
Need Intel Ac-9560 Driver for Ubuntu 18.04 - https://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=2400595
Possible MSI GeForce GT 710 Driver Issues - https://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=2400219
Global Permissions - https://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=2400622
Find more support at: https://ubuntuforums.org/
LoCo Events
The following LoCo team events are currently scheduled in the next two weeks:
September Seoul Region Seminar, Ubuntu Korean Team: http://loco.ubuntu.com/events/ubuntu-ko/3797-september-seoul-region-seminar/
Día de Software Libre - SFD, Ubuntu Venezuela Team: http://loco.ubuntu.com/events/ubuntu-ve/3795-d%C3%ADa-de-software-libre-sfd/
AZLOCO/PLUG Install-fest/Linux Workshop, Arizona LoCo Team: http://loco.ubuntu.com/events/ubuntu-arizona/3754-azlocoplug-install-festlinux-workshop/
Looking beyond the next two weeks? Visit the LoCo Team Portal to browse upcoming events around the world: http://loco.ubuntu.com/events/
The Hub
Mir News: 7th September 2018
Alan Griffiths (alan_g) reports of the progress on revamping the Mir website, bug fixes and updates landing in master, the work on Snapcraft making it a lot easier to get, the egmde Snap has an “edge” branch tracking Mir development, and lastly is a UBports honorable mention with a screenshot of z5.
https://discourse.ubuntu.com/t/mir-news-7th-september-2018/7907
The Planet
Xubuntu Development Update September 2018
Sean M. Davis makes the September development update advising of visual improvements, bug fixes, and what is in the pipeline for the Cosmic release. Sean finishes with noting that anyone can make contributions and provides links for those interested.
https://bluesabre.org/2018/09/07/xubuntu-development-update-september-2018/
Canonical News
OpenStack Rocky for Ubuntu 18.04 LTS - https://wrestlingpenguins.wordpress.com/2018/09/07/openstack-rocky-for-ubuntu-18-04-lts/
In the Blogosphere
See Canonical’s Mockups for a Major ‘Software Center’ Revamp
Joey Sneddon informs us that Canonical has a proposal for a major redesign of the Ubuntu Software program. In explaining his view, Joey depicts the shortcomings in the current software discovery, though acknowledging it gets the job done. Referring to Canonical's Matthew Paul Thomas' redesign, which Joey likens to a magazine, the new design is to include 'editorial' content, curated lists of apps, as well as tutorials, interviews with developers, and general news of the distro itself. Joey briefly discusses the desirability of developers being in control of this power, before he finishes with the reminder that currently this is discussion only.
The Best New Features in GNOME 3.30
Joey Sneddon tells us the 35th stable release of GNOME is out. With more than 24k changes, GNOME 3.30 will ship with Ubuntu 18.10. Joey then outlines the significant differences he sees in this release and provides some detail of them, including screenshots. Finally he advises where we can grab its source code.
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2018/09/gnome-3-30-features
Canonical Needs Your Help to Test Nvidia GPU Support for Ubuntu 18.10 and 18.04
Marius Nestor writes that Canonical's Will Cooke has invited members of the Ubuntu community using Nvidia graphics cards to help in a testing program. Requiring a committed volunteer with dedicated Nvidia graphics to test both with proprietary and open-source drivers using either Ubuntu 18.04 or 18.10, in order to catch regressions early before patches go to the wider audience.
Mesa 18.2 Released With Vega 20 Support, OpenGL 4.4 Compat Profile & A Lot More
Michael Larabel reports on the third-quarter 2018 update. He notes many of the new features, improvements, and added support for newer Radeon and Intel hardware. Michael provides a link for the download and advises that 18.3 is in development with an expected release in late November or early December.
https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=Mesa-18.2.0-Released
Mozilla Firefox 62 "Quantum" Is Now Available for All Supported Ubuntu Releases
Marius Nestor informs us that Firefox 62 'Quantum' has been released, and introduces Canadian English (en-CA), and richer web pages (CSS Shapes support) and beautiful typography (CSS Shapes support) as well as a brand-new Shape Path Editor in the CSS Inspector. It also includes a setting to distrust certificates issues by Symantec, which will be default in Firefox 63. Firefox 62 is available as a Snap or binary from Mozilla, and will be available on Ubuntu in a few days through normal upgrade procedures.
Featured Audio and Video
Ubuntu Podcast: S11E26 – Twenty-Six Roses
“We discuss upgrading RAM in a Lenovo Yoga 510-14st and getting punched in the face. We reminisce about our OggCamp road trip, bring you some GUI love and go over your feedback.”
Featuring: Alan Pope, Mark Johnson, and Martin Wimpress.
http://ubuntupodcast.org/2018/09/06/s11e26-twenty-six-roses/
Ubuntu Security Podcast: Episode 3
Alex Murray, Ubuntu Security Tech Lead at Canonical, tells us about this week's security updates, plus brief discussion of the Security team's audit of packages and positions available for hire. The updates include 29 unique CVEs addressed, plus other updates across all supported Ubuntu releases.
https://ubuntusecuritypodcast.org/episode-3/
Meeting Reports
Server Team – 4 September 2018 - https://blog.ubuntu.com/2018/09/04/ubuntu-server-development-summary-04-september-2018
Upcoming Meetings and Events
- Security Team: Mon, September 10, 4:30pm – 5:30pm
- Developer Membership Board: Mon, September 10, 7pm – 8pm
Loco Council: Mon, September 10, 7pm – 8pm
- Desktop Team: Tue, September 11, 3:30pm – 4:30pm
- Kernel Team: Tue, September 11, 5pm – 6pm
- Ubuntu Women: Tue, September 11, 6pm – 7pm
- Technical Board: Tue, September 11, 7pm – 8pm
- Ubuntu Foundations: Thu, September 13, 3pm – 4pm
For more details and farther dates please visit: http://fridge.ubuntu.com/calendars/
Updates and Security for 14.04, 16.04, and 18.04
Security Updates
[USN-3759-1] libtirpc vulnerabilities - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-security-announce/2018-September/004566.html
[USN-3759-2] libtirpc vulnerabilities - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-security-announce/2018-September/004567.html
[USN-3760-1] transfig vulnerability - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-security-announce/2018-September/004568.html
[USN-3761-1] Firefox vulnerabilities - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-security-announce/2018-September/004569.html
Ubuntu 14.04 Updates
samba 2:4.3.11+dfsg-0ubuntu0.14.04.17 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/trusty-changes/2018-September/026340.html
sam2p 0.49.2-3+deb8u3build0.14.04.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/trusty-changes/2018-September/026341.html
confuse 2.7-5+deb8u1build0.14.04.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/trusty-changes/2018-September/026342.html
sam2p 0.49.2-3+deb8u3build0.14.04.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/trusty-changes/2018-September/026343.html
confuse 2.7-5+deb8u1build0.14.04.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/trusty-changes/2018-September/026344.html
gnu-efi 3.0.8-0ubuntu1~14.04.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/trusty-changes/2018-September/026345.html
shim-signed 1.33.1~14.04.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/trusty-changes/2018-September/026346.html
shim 13-0ubuntu2 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/trusty-changes/2018-September/026347.html
libtirpc 0.2.2-5ubuntu2.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/trusty-changes/2018-September/026348.html
mosquitto 0.15-2+deb7u3ubuntu0.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/trusty-changes/2018-September/026349.html
libtirpc 0.2.2-5ubuntu2.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/trusty-changes/2018-September/026350.html
mosquitto 0.15-2+deb7u3ubuntu0.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/trusty-changes/2018-September/026351.html
mpg123 1.16.0-1ubuntu1.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/trusty-changes/2018-September/026352.html
mpg123 1.16.0-1ubuntu1.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/trusty-changes/2018-September/026353.html
shim-signed 1.33.1~14.04.2 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/trusty-changes/2018-September/026354.html
transfig 1:3.2.5.e-1ubuntu1.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/trusty-changes/2018-September/026355.html
transfig 1:3.2.5.e-1ubuntu1.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/trusty-changes/2018-September/026356.html
firefox 62.0+build2-0ubuntu0.14.04.3 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/trusty-changes/2018-September/026357.html
firefox 62.0+build2-0ubuntu0.14.04.3 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/trusty-changes/2018-September/026358.html
End of Life: April 2019
Ubuntu 16.04 Updates
samba 2:4.3.11+dfsg-0ubuntu0.16.04.16 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/xenial-changes/2018-September/022280.html
rax-nova-agent 2.1.15-0ubuntu1~16.04.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/xenial-changes/2018-September/022281.html
openjpeg2 2.1.2-1.1+deb9u2build0.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/xenial-changes/2018-September/022282.html
openjpeg2 2.1.2-1.1+deb9u2build0.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/xenial-changes/2018-September/022283.html
squirrelmail 2:1.4.23~svn20120406-2+deb8u3ubuntu0.16.04.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/xenial-changes/2018-September/022284.html
squirrelmail 2:1.4.23~svn20120406-2+deb8u3ubuntu0.16.04.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/xenial-changes/2018-September/022285.html
gnu-efi 3.0.8-0ubuntu1~16.04.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/xenial-changes/2018-September/022286.html
libtirpc 0.2.5-1ubuntu0.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/xenial-changes/2018-September/022287.html
libtirpc 0.2.5-1ubuntu0.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/xenial-changes/2018-September/022288.html
crash 7.2.3+real-1~16.04.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/xenial-changes/2018-September/022289.html
rax-nova-agent 2.1.15-0ubuntu1~16.04.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/xenial-changes/2018-September/022290.html
snapcraft 2.43.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/xenial-changes/2018-September/022291.html
transfig 1:3.2.5.e-5ubuntu0.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/xenial-changes/2018-September/022292.html
transfig 1:3.2.5.e-5ubuntu0.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/xenial-changes/2018-September/022293.html
mosquitto 1.4.8-1ubuntu0.16.04.4 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/xenial-changes/2018-September/022294.html
mosquitto 1.4.8-1ubuntu0.16.04.4 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/xenial-changes/2018-September/022295.html
mpg123 1.22.4-1ubuntu0.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/xenial-changes/2018-September/022296.html
mpg123 1.22.4-1ubuntu0.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/xenial-changes/2018-September/022297.html
firefox 62.0+build2-0ubuntu0.16.04.3 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/xenial-changes/2018-September/022298.html
firefox 62.0+build2-0ubuntu0.16.04.3 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/xenial-changes/2018-September/022299.html
sshuttle 0.76-1ubuntu1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/xenial-changes/2018-September/022300.html
openssh 1:7.2p2-4ubuntu2.5 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/xenial-changes/2018-September/022301.html
End of Life: April 2021
Ubuntu 18.04 Updates
grub2-signed 1.93.5 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/bionic-changes/2018-September/016224.html
console-setup 1.178ubuntu2.7 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/bionic-changes/2018-September/016225.html
gpgme1.0 1.10.0-1ubuntu2 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/bionic-changes/2018-September/016226.html
libvirt 4.0.0-1ubuntu8.4 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/bionic-changes/2018-September/016227.html
apache2 2.4.29-1ubuntu4.3 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/bionic-changes/2018-September/016228.html
packagekit 1.1.9-1ubuntu2.18.04.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/bionic-changes/2018-September/016229.html
gnome-software 3.28.1-0ubuntu4.18.04.3 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/bionic-changes/2018-September/016230.html
chrony 3.2-4ubuntu4.2 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/bionic-changes/2018-September/016231.html
brltty 5.5-4ubuntu2.0.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/bionic-changes/2018-September/016232.html
gnu-efi 3.0.8-0ubuntu1~18.04.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/bionic-changes/2018-September/016233.html
libtirpc 0.2.5-1.2ubuntu0.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/bionic-changes/2018-September/016234.html
libtirpc 0.2.5-1.2ubuntu0.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/bionic-changes/2018-September/016235.html
grub2-signed 1.93.5 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/bionic-changes/2018-September/016236.html
grub2 2.02-2ubuntu8.4 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/bionic-changes/2018-September/016237.html
nvidia-graphics-drivers-390 390.77-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/bionic-changes/2018-September/016238.html
nvidia-prime 0.8.8.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/bionic-changes/2018-September/016239.html
nvidia-settings 390.77-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/bionic-changes/2018-September/016240.html
avahi 0.7-3.1ubuntu1.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/bionic-changes/2018-September/016241.html
ubuntu-report 1.3.0~18.04 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/bionic-changes/2018-September/016242.html
unbound 1.6.7-1ubuntu2.2 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/bionic-changes/2018-September/016243.html
network-manager-openconnect 1.2.4-1ubuntu1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/bionic-changes/2018-September/016244.html
livecd-rootfs 2.525.8 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/bionic-changes/2018-September/016245.html
base-files 10.1ubuntu2.3 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/bionic-changes/2018-September/016246.html
qtdeclarative-opensource-src 5.9.5-0ubuntu1.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/bionic-changes/2018-September/016247.html
maas 2.4.2-7034-g2f5deb8b8-0ubuntu1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/bionic-changes/2018-September/016248.html
postfix 3.3.0-1ubuntu0.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/bionic-changes/2018-September/016249.html
qemu 1:2.11+dfsg-1ubuntu7.5 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/bionic-changes/2018-September/016250.html
apport 2.20.9-0ubuntu7.3 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/bionic-changes/2018-September/016251.html
rax-nova-agent 2.1.15-0ubuntu1~18.04.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/bionic-changes/2018-September/016252.html
libglvnd 1.0.0-2ubuntu2.2 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/bionic-changes/2018-September/016253.html
snapd-glib 1.43-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/bionic-changes/2018-September/016254.html
snapcraft 2.43.1+18.04 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/bionic-changes/2018-September/016255.html
libvirt 4.0.0-1ubuntu8.5 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/bionic-changes/2018-September/016256.html
firefox 62.0+build2-0ubuntu0.18.04.3 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/bionic-changes/2018-September/016257.html
shim 15+1533136590.3beb971-0ubuntu1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/bionic-changes/2018-September/016258.html
gnome-flashback 3.28.0-1ubuntu1.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/bionic-changes/2018-September/016259.html
widelands 1:19+repack-4ubuntu0.18.04.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/bionic-changes/2018-September/016260.html
firefox 62.0+build2-0ubuntu0.18.04.3 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/bionic-changes/2018-September/016261.html
gnome-games-app 3.28.0-1ubuntu1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/bionic-changes/2018-September/016262.html
sshuttle 0.78.3-1ubuntu1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/bionic-changes/2018-September/016263.html
openvpn 2.4.4-2ubuntu1.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/bionic-changes/2018-September/016264.html
vlc 3.0.4-1ubuntu0.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/bionic-changes/2018-September/016265.html
software-properties 0.96.24.32.5 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/bionic-changes/2018-September/016266.html
shim-signed 1.37~18.04.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/bionic-changes/2018-September/016267.html
ubuntu-image 1.4+18.04ubuntu2 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/bionic-changes/2018-September/016268.html
snapd 2.35.1+18.04 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/bionic-changes/2018-September/016269.html
End of Life: April 2023
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