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Welcome to the Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter, Issue 715 for the week of December 19 - 25, 2021.

In this Issue

• Ubuntu Stats
• Hot in Support
• Canonical News
• Featured Audio and Video
• Upcoming Meetings and Events
• Updates and Security for 18.04, 20.04, 21.04, and 21.10
• And much more!

Ubuntu Stats

Bug Stats

• Open: 138186 (+6)
• Critical: 324 (0)
• Unconfirmed: 68892 (+39)

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

Translations

• Ukrainian: 88.03% (38719/1334)
• German: 87.00% (42050/22)
• French: 81.49% (59894/7173)
• Spanish: 80.84% (61991/4228)
• Swedish: 77.44% (73005/930)

Hot in Support

Ask Ubuntu Top 5 Questions

• How do I stop the GUI (in Kubuntu 21.10) - https://askubuntu.com/questions/1382853/how-do-i-stop-the-gui-in-kubuntu-21-10

• Is it true that Snap has proprietary server? - https://askubuntu.com/questions/1383583/is-it-true-that-snap-has-proprietary-server

• How to sort files with a certain permission by size? - https://askubuntu.com/questions/1382851/how-to-sort-files-with-a-certain-permission-by-size

• After installing youtube-dl on Ubuntu 21.10 with the instructions on github many applications, including default text editor, broke - https://askubuntu.com/questions/1383688/after-installing-youtube-dl-on-ubuntu-21-10-with-the-instructions-on-github-many

• How to update glibc on ubuntu 20.04 due to security vulnerability - https://askubuntu.com/questions/1382976/how-to-update-glibc-on-ubuntu-20-04-due-to-security-vulnerability

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

Ubuntu Forums Top 5 Threads

• How to cut/trim a section of .VOB file - https://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=2470170

• MS Office applications on Linux - https://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=2470272

• Creating bootable USB to install Ubuntu 5.04 - https://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=2470084

• Can you identify this code? - https://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=2470160

• Need help with python re.search - https://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=2470108

Find more support at: https://ubuntuforums.org/

Canonical News

• A look forward to storage in 2022 - https://ubuntu.com//blog/a-look-forward-to-storage-in-2022

Featured Audio and Video

Ubuntu Security Podcast: Episode 143

"Happy holidays! This week we bring you the first part of a special two-part holiday themed feature by Camila from the Ubuntu Security team discussing the top cyber threats faced during the holidays."

https://ubuntusecuritypodcast.org/episode-143/

Ubuntu Portugal Podcast: 174 - Rabanetes

"O penúltimo episódio de 2021 tem já o cheiro dos excessos alimentares típicos desta altura, sem perder a habitual ronda pela actualidade dos mais interessantes assuntos em torno do nosso Ubuntu."

https://podcastubuntuportugal.org/e174/

Upcoming Meetings and Events

• Developer Membership Board: Mon, December 27, 7pm – 8pm
• Community Council: Wed, December 29, 11pm – Thu, December 30, 12am

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, 21.04, and 21.10

Security Updates

• [USN-5186-2] Firefox regressions - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-security-announce/2021-December/006327.html

Ubuntu 18.04 Updates

• firefox 95.0.1+build2-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/bionic-changes/2021-December/036857.html

• firefox 95.0.1+build2-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/bionic-changes/2021-December/036858.html

End of Standard Support: April 2023

Ubuntu 20.04 Updates

• linux-restricted-modules-aws-5.11 5.11.0-1023.24~20.04.1+1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/focal-changes/2021-December/029548.html

• linux-meta-aws-5.11 5.11.0.1023.24~20.04.23 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/focal-changes/2021-December/029549.html

• linux-restricted-signatures-aws-5.11 5.11.0-1023.24~20.04.1+1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/focal-changes/2021-December/029550.html

• linux-restricted-modules-gcp-5.11 5.11.0-1024.26~20.04.1+1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/focal-changes/2021-December/029551.html

• linux-meta-gcp-5.11 5.11.0.1024.26~20.04.24 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/focal-changes/2021-December/029552.html

• linux-restricted-signatures-gcp-5.11 5.11.0-1024.26~20.04.1+1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/focal-changes/2021-December/029553.html

• firefox 95.0.1+build2-0ubuntu0.20.04.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/focal-changes/2021-December/029554.html

• firefox 95.0.1+build2-0ubuntu0.20.04.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/focal-changes/2021-December/029555.html

End of Standard Support: April 2025

Ubuntu 21.04 Updates

• firefox 95.0.1+build2-0ubuntu0.21.04.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/hirsute-changes/2021-December/015061.html

• firefox 95.0.1+build2-0ubuntu0.21.04.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/hirsute-changes/2021-December/015062.html

End of life: January 2022

Ubuntu 21.10 Updates

• firefox 95.0.1+build2-0ubuntu0.21.10.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/impish-changes/2021-December/008119.html

• firefox 95.0.1+build2-0ubuntu0.21.10.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/impish-changes/2021-December/008120.html

End of life: July 2022

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