Issue690
WORK IN PROGRESS
Welcome to the Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter, Issue 690 for the week of June 27 - July 3, 2021.
In this Issue
Welcome New Members and Developers
Utkarsh Gupta (utkarsh); Core Developer - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/devel-permissions/2021-June/001701.html
Shih-Yuan Lee (FourDollars); Canonical OEM metapackage packageset - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/devel-permissions/2021-June/001702.html
Congratulations to these contributors!
Ubuntu Stats
Bug Stats
- Open: # (+/-#)
- Critical: # (+/-#)
- Unconfirmed: # (+/-#)
As always, the Bug Squad needs more help. If you want to get started, please see: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/BugSquad
Translations
Hot in Support
Ask Ubuntu Top 5 Questions
Ask (and answer!) questions at: https://askubuntu.com/
Ubuntu Forums Top 5 Threads
Find more support at: https://ubuntuforums.org/
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 Hub
Focal Fossa (20.04.3 LTS) Point-Release Status Tracking
Łukasz 'sil2100' Zemczak has posted the Ubuntu 20.04.3 (Focal Fossa) tracking status document. This lets readers see quickly where the release stands, up ‘till it's final release; which is expected 19 August 2021.
https://discourse.ubuntu.com/t/focal-fossa-20-04-3-lts-point-release-status-tracking/22948
Landscape Release Notes 18.03
Carlos Wu Fei (carkod) advises of this major release. He provides a list of the improvements and a bug fix, the upgrade notes, the numerous upgrade paths, and a list of known issues.
https://discourse.ubuntu.com/t/landscape-release-notes-18-03/23092
Landscape Release Notes 19.01 - https://discourse.ubuntu.com/t/landscape-release-notes-19-01/23091
Ubucon Asia 2021: CFP extended until July 14
Youngbin Han (sukso96100) advises that as currently there are insufficient proposal submissions the deadline is extended for two weeks. Further is the need for translators. If assistance is required the content team is available.
https://discourse.ubuntu.com/t/ubucon-asia-2021-cfp-extended-until-july-14/23033
Ubuntu Cloud News
Kubernetes & Cloud Native report 2021 by Canonical - https://ubuntu.com//blog/canonical-global-survey-kubernetes-cloud-native
Canonical News
How to ensure your snap uses the correct theme - https://ubuntu.com//blog/how-to-ensure-your-snap-uses-the-correct-theme
Careers: TOP ROLES FOR YOU - https://canonical.com/careers/results?core-skills=Scientist,Generalist,Technologist,Stalwart,Fixer
In the Blogosphere
TUXEDO Stellaris 15 Linux Gaming Laptop Launches with AMD Ryzen 9, NVIDIA RTX 3080, and 3K Display
Marius Nestor introduces us to Tuxedo Computers Stellaris 15, a high-end Linux gaming laptop. We are provided the laptop specs and options, and it is available with Ubuntu 20.04 LTS, Kubuntu 20.04 LTS, or Ubuntu Budgie 20.04 LTS. Links are provided for more details, or if you wish to place an order, with orders expected to be shipped starting mid-July 2021.
PipeWire 0.3.31 Released With Better JACK Support, More Crash Fixes
Michael Larabel tells us PipeWire 0.3.31 "is out" and is now a viable replacement for Jack and PulseAudio. Michael briefly mentions the upgrades found in this version, gives us links to where we can get more details, or how we can access it via Fedora or PPA on Ubuntu.
https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=PipeWire-0.3.31-Released
Ubuntu Makes a Major Theme Change For its Next Release
Joey Sneddon gives us a sneak peek as Ubuntu 21.10 ‘Impish Indri’ arrives this October. Joey discusses rebranding with the focus on Yaru themes (light or dark).
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2021/06/ubuntu-21-10-yarn-theme-change
Xfce’s Apps Update for June 2021 Brings New Releases of Ristretto, Xfce Settings, and More
Marius Nestor updates us on the June developments for the Xfce desktop environment. Marius points to the image viewer as a "new major release", notes some bug fixes, updated translations, and code cleanup. He highlights improvements to Xfce Settings manager, keyboard selection; as well as the updates to various utils and libraries on the road to the upcoming Xfce 4.18 release. Finally is an accolade for those students that participated in this year’s GSoC for their work on Thunar and other Xfce apps.
Ubuntu 20.10 Supports Ends This Month – You Must Upgrade Soon!
Joey Sneddon reminds us that Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla) is approaching its end-of-life rather soon (22 July 2021), so if you're using it, you'll need to upgrade very soon. The article includes an embedded video of a quick review of new features found in Ubuntu 21.04 to help entice users to upgrade.
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2021/07/ubuntu-20-10-end-of-life
Snap Windows to Corners in Ubuntu Using WinTile
Joey Sneddon, in this 'howto' post, tells readers how to enable "quarter tiling on the Ubuntu desktop" using the GNOME WinTile extension. He tells us the default tiling provided with Ubuntu allows only edge tiling, or full-screen. This tool will allow you to drag a window to the corner and use a quarter of your display. Screenshotsare provided to demonstrate the concept.
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2021/07/gnome-shell-quarter-tiling-extension-wintile
Featured Audio and Video
Ubuntu OnAir: Community Office Hours
"It's time to talk community art! This week's guests are Roly and Charlotte, winners of the recent community wallpaper competition at the Ubuntu Hideout, a Discord server with over 7000 members! Rhys and Monica will also be chatting about community updates and news, including a special announcement!"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yaplJmZqIwA
Ubuntu OnAir: Juju and charming people | Community office hours
"Today's office hours is all about Juju 😊 Come hang out and ask questions with Pedro, a Product lead for Juju at Canonical 🕴️ but also an advocate and passionate community member for both Juju and Ubuntu 🎉🎉 We'll ask him about Juju itself, what he sees as the future and why he is so enamored by it 📣 Ask away 🙋"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XzK4vQulZk8
Ubuntu OnAir: Ubuntu Desktop Team Indaba -
The Ubuntu Desktop team (Monica Madon, Heather Ellsworth & Ken VanDine) this week sit down with Martin Wimpress (@m_wimpress) to talk about Ubuntu Mate and his experience in the Ubuntu Community."
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VylynDDmJqY
Ubuntu Security Podcast: Episode 122
"This week we look at some new Linux kernel security features including the Landlock LSM and Core Scheduling plus we cover security updates for RabbitMQ, Ceph, Thunderbird and more."
https://ubuntusecuritypodcast.org/episode-122/
Ubuntu Podcast from the UK LoCo: S14E17 – Digit Sports Typist
"This week we’ve been holiday and been learning Godot. We round up news and goings on from the community and discuss our picks from the wider tech news."
https://ubuntupodcast.org/2021/07/01/s14e17-digit-sports-typist/
Meeting Reports
Ubuntu +1 Maintenance Reports - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-devel/2021-June/date.html
Cloud-init Status - 06/29/2021 - https://discourse.ubuntu.com/t/cloud-init-status-06-29-2021/22981
Desktop Team Updates - Monday 5th July 2021 - https://discourse.ubuntu.com/t/desktop-team-updates-monday-5th-july-2021/23028
Design and Web team summary – 28 June 2021 - https://ubuntu.com/blog/design-and-web-team-summary-28-june-2021
Upcoming Meetings and Events
Times shown are UTC. For more details and farther dates please visit: https://fridge.ubuntu.com/calendars/
Updates and Security for 18.04, 20.04, 20.10, and 21.04
Security Updates
Ubuntu 18.04 Updates
End of Standard Support: April 2023
Ubuntu 20.04 Updates
End of Standard Support: April 2025
Ubuntu 20.10 Updates
End of life: July 2021
Ubuntu 21.04 Updates
End of life: January 2022
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