Welcome to the Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter, Issue 664 for the week of December 27, 2020 - January 2, 2021.
In this Issue
- Announcing the Technical Board members for the 2021-2023 period
- Ubuntu Stats
- Hot in Support
LoCo Events
- Community Structure
- Contributing without Code
- Canonical News
- In the Press
- Featured Audio and Video
- Meeting Reports
- Upcoming Meetings and Events
- Updates and Security for 16.04, 18.04, 20.04, and 20.10
- And much more!
General Community News
Announcing the Technical Board members for the 2021-2023 period
Jose Antonio Rey on behalf of the Ubuntu Community Council announces the new Technical Board Members for 2021-2023 will be (in no particular order):
- Mathieu Trudel-Lapierre (cyphermox)
- Steve Langasek (vorlon)
- Marc Deslauriers (mdeslaur)
- Robie Basak (racb)
- Łukasz Zemczak (sil2100)
https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-devel/2020-December/041299.html
Ubuntu Stats
Bug Stats
- Open: 135840 (+105)
- Critical: 342 (0)
- Unconfirmed: 67342 (-1)
As always, the Bug Squad needs more help. If you want to get started, please see: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/BugSquad
Translations
- Ukrainian: 87.93% (38965/581)
- German: 86.34% (44126/66)
- French: 81.35% (60225/6364)
- Spanish: 80.99% (61390/3693)
- Swedish: 74.60% (82022/931)
Hot in Support
Ask Ubuntu Top 5 Questions
No updates since a long time - https://askubuntu.com/questions/1304240/no-updates-since-a-long-time
Does the Ubuntu Newsletter still get sent over email? - https://askubuntu.com/questions/1304574/does-the-ubuntu-newsletter-still-get-sent-over-email
I don't have the LUKs password for my HP notebook - https://askubuntu.com/questions/1304050/i-dont-have-the-luks-password-for-my-hp-notebook
update-alternatives --list editor does not show editors installed via snap - https://askubuntu.com/questions/1304472/update-alternatives-list-editor-does-not-show-editors-installed-via-snap
fstab automatically creates mount points - https://askubuntu.com/questions/1304519/fstab-automatically-creates-mount-points
Ask (and answer!) questions at: https://askubuntu.com/
Ubuntu Forums Top 5 Threads
Terminal when open will not accept commands - https://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=2455880
Overwhelmed and need help - https://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=2455827
Running Out of Disk Space - https://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=2455822
Grub2 Triple Boot Ubuntu Win 10 and Win 7 - https://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=2455969
Can't change partition name in GParted - https://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=2455805
Find more support at: https://ubuntuforums.org/
LoCo Events
The following LoCo team events are currently scheduled in the next two weeks:
Virtual Tempe Ubuntu Hour, Arizona LoCo Team: http://loco.ubuntu.com/events/ubuntu-arizona/4066-virtual-tempe-ubuntu-hour/
Sierra Vista Ubuntu Hour, Arizona LoCo Team: http://loco.ubuntu.com/events/ubuntu-arizona/4072-sierra-vista-ubuntu-hour/
Virtual Phoenix Ubuntu Hour, Arizona LoCo Team: http://loco.ubuntu.com/events/ubuntu-arizona/4096-virtual-phoenix-ubuntu-hour/
Virtual AZLOCO/PLUG Install-fest/Linux Workshop, Arizona LoCo Team: http://loco.ubuntu.com/events/ubuntu-arizona/4090-virtual-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
Community Structure
Alan Pope has posted a new Community structure guide. Listed are the many boards and councils that exist within our Ubuntu Community, as well as a quick summary to help remind us of the function of each Council/Board. Links of course are provided.
https://discourse.ubuntu.com/t/community-structure/331
The Planet
Contributing without Code
Alan Pope remembers CIX in the mid-90s, and his first taste of helping people online. When Alan started using Ubuntu, this help switched to Launchpad Answers, then to Ask Ubuntu. Alan tells us how it makes you feel good to help users, and that all of us have that capacity to help others newer in their Ubuntu journey, or stuck with problems you may have already faced, and how these contributions can be done, even by people who don't code.
https://popey.com/blog/2020/12/contributing-without-code/
Canonical News
Snaps and themes – on the path to seamless desktop integration - https://ubuntu.com//blog/snaps-and-themes-on-the-path-to-seamless-desktop-integration
In the Press
Bash 5.1 brings back older behavior
Paul Krill writes about the release of Bash 5.1, noting its "return to Bash 4.4 behavior regarding pathname expansion". Other features, along with some links are provided.
https://www.infoworld.com/article/3602088/bash-51-brings-back-older-behavior.html#tk.rss_linux
Featured Audio and Video
Ubuntu Portugal Podcast: 123 - Especial de fim-de-ano
"Tornamos histórias enfadonhas em aventuras fantásticas, acontecimentos cinzentos em verdadeiros contos de fadas, ou então falamos só sobre Ubuntu e outras cenas… Aqui fica mais um episódio no vosso podcast preferido."
https://podcastubuntuportugal.org/e123/
Ubuntu Y Otras Hierbas: S05E02 - Apple M1 y Linux ante ARM. Edge llega a Linux
¿Será buena para Linux una más que factible migración de x86 a ARM? ¿Significará la muerte de Linux? Creemos que se avecinan tiempos oscuros… Y el navegador Edge llega a Linux.
https://costales.github.io/posts/podcast-ubuntu-y-otras-hierbas-s05e02/
Meeting Reports
Design and Web team summary – 29 Decemer 2020 - https://ubuntu.com//blog/design-and-web-team-summary-29-december-2020
Upcoming Meetings and Events
- Ubuntu Translations: Thu, January 7, 4pm – 5pm
- Ubuntu Foundations: Thu, January 7, 4pm – 5pm
- Ubuntu Membership Board: Thu, January 7, 10pm – 11pm
Times shown are UTC. For more details and farther dates please visit: http://fridge.ubuntu.com/calendars/
Updates and Security for 16.04, 18.04, 20.04, and 20.10
Security Updates
No activity this period
Ubuntu 16.04 Updates
No activity this period
End of Standard Support: April 2021
Ubuntu 18.04 Updates
No activity this period
End of Standard Support: April 2023
Ubuntu 20.04 Updates
No activity this period
End of Standard Support: April 2025
Ubuntu 20.10 Updates
No activity this period
End of life: July 2021
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