Contents

  1. In this Issue
  2. General Community News
    1. Kinetic Kudu is now open for development
  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 Events
  6. The Hub
    1. Subiquity 22.04.2 has been released to stable
    2. Call for testing: ubuntu-frame-osk 38-squeekboard-v1.17.1
  7. Other Community News
    1. Linux App Summit
    2. Ubuntu Kylin 22.04 LTS officially released - UKUI 3.1 starts a new experience!
    3. 优麒麟受邀参加 LAS 2022 国际峰会，UKUI 平板模式惊艳亮相！
    4. 第十一届“麒麟杯”大赛报名开启！全新赛制+实力导师团，等你来！
  8. Ubuntu Cloud News
  9. Canonical News
  10. In the Press
    1. Many Internet-Exposed Servers Affected by Exploited Redis Vulnerability
    2. Installation and Review of Lubuntu [Lightweight Distro]
  11. In the Blogosphere
    1. Ubuntu Revives Its Iconic ‘Developer Summit’ — With a Twist
    2. Ubuntu 22.04 LTS Changes Default For NVIDIA Driver Back To Using X.Org Rather Than Wayland
    3. Ubuntu 22.10 Codename is Revealed (And It’s Kinda Kooky)
    4. Ubuntu 22.10 “Kinetic Kudu” Is Slated for Release on October 20th, 2022
    5. Ubuntu 22.04 LTS Gets First Kernel Security Update, Three Vulnerabilities Patched
    6. KDE Plasma 5.25 Adds a Cool Customisation Feature
    7. KDE Releases Plasma Mobile Gear 22.04 with Lots of Goodies for Linux Phone Users
    8. A New Dynamic Wallpaper Maker for GNOME 42
    9. Open-Source R600g Driver For Old AMD GPUs Is Seeing New Activity To Improve GPU Compute
    10. Kubuntu Focus M2 Gen4 Announced With Intel Alder Lake, RTX 30 Graphics
    11. Xfce’s Apps Update for April 2022: New Releases of Mousepad, Xfce Terminal, and Thunar
  12. Featured Audio and Video
    1. Ubuntu Portugal Podcast: 192 - O povo ordena!
    2. Late Night Linux: Episode 174
    3. Linux Action News 238
  13. Meeting Reports
  14. Upcoming Meetings and Events
  15. Updates and Security for 18.04, 20.04, 21.10, and 22.04
    1. Security Updates
    2. Ubuntu 18.04 Updates
    3. Ubuntu 20.04 Updates
    4. Ubuntu 21.10 Updates
    5. Ubuntu 22.04 Updates
  16. Subscribe
  17. Archive
  18. Further News
  19. Conclusion
  20. Credits
  21. Glossary of Terms
  22. Get Involved
  23. Feedback

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Welcome to the Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter, Issue 733 for the week of April 24 - 30, 2022.

In this Issue

General Community News

Kinetic Kudu is now open for development

Brian Murray announces that kinetic is open for development, reporting auto-sync has been enabled with a "large influx of builds and autopkgtests" expected. Links to the release schedule and more are provided.

https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-devel-announce/2022-April/001313.html

Noted in the media:

Ubuntu Stats

Bug Stats

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

Subiquity 22.04.2 has been released to stable

Dan Bungert on behalf of the Ubuntu Server team reports the release of Subiquity 22.04.2 to the snap stable channel. It will be offered to most users during installation though Dan notes Ubuntu 18.04 LTS will still be offered the prior (22.02.2) version. The new 22.04.2 version is the version found on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS. A list of what has changed is provided, and a link to the release notes on Github.

https://discourse.ubuntu.com/t/subiquity-22-04-2-has-been-released-to-stable/27988

Call for testing: ubuntu-frame-osk 38-squeekboard-v1.17.1

Alan Griffiths makes a call for testing of ubuntu-frame-osk release 38-squeekboard-v1.17.1. The release features the updated Squeekboard version with other minor fixes. The upgrade should not impact existing usage, with the commands provided to install the release candidate.

https://discourse.ubuntu.com/t/call-for-testing-ubuntu-frame-osk-38-squeekboard-v1-17-1/27995

Other Community News

Linux App Summit

"The Linux App Summit (LAS) brings the global Linux community together to learn, collaborate, and help grow the Linux application ecosystem. Through talks, panels, and Q&A sessions, we encourage attendees to share ideas, make connections, and join our goal of building a common app ecosystem." We are told it'll be held virtually and in-person in Rovereto, Italy, with details provided including how to register and the keynote speaker.

https://linuxappsummit.org/

Ubuntu Kylin 22.04 LTS officially released - UKUI 3.1 starts a new experience!

We are reminded Ubuntu Kylin 22.04 LTS has been officially released with three years of supported life, and compared with prior releases; it contains new functions that display remaining charging times, complex touch gestures and more. A video and series of screenshots highlight some of the looks of the new UKUI 3.1 desktop environment. This article also outlines how existing users of Ubuntu 20.04 Pro SP1 can upgrade to Ubuntu 22.04 LTS.

https://www.ubuntukylin.com/news/1770-en.html

优麒麟受邀参加 LAS 2022 国际峰会，UKUI 平板模式惊艳亮相！

"2022 年 4 月 29 日-30 日，由国际两大主流自由软件桌面环境 GNOME 和 KDE 联合主办的Linux App Summit（LAS）峰会成功举行。优麒麟社区技术总监李剑峰代表优麒麟团队，出席本次峰会，并..."

https://www.ubuntukylin.com/news/1774-cn.html

第十一届“麒麟杯”大赛报名开启！全新赛制+实力导师团，等你来！

"2022 年第十一届“麒麟杯”全国开源应用软件开发大赛报名开启啦！本届大赛由麒麟软件有限公司、优麒麟开源社区、国防科技大学联合第五届中国软件开源创新大赛共同举办。截至目前大赛已成功 ..."

https://www.ubuntukylin.com/news/1767-cn.html

Ubuntu Cloud News

Canonical News

In the Press

Many Internet-Exposed Servers Affected by Exploited Redis Vulnerability

Ionut Arghire alerts us that "2,000 internet-exposed Linux servers appear to be impacted by a Redis vulnerability" tracked as CVE-2022-0543. Ionut reminds us Debian & Ubuntu were patched for this issue on 18 February 2022, and finishes with Rapid7's advice that "it's probably reasonable to bump the priority of fixing this vulnerability".

https://www.securityweek.com/many-internet-exposed-servers-affected-exploited-redis-vulnerability

Installation and Review of Lubuntu [Lightweight Distro]

Jesse Afolabi suggests that if we're in the market for a new OS, why not give Lubuntu a try. Highlighting that it's light, some details of what is Lubuntu are provided. The article then moves into how to download & install Lubuntu. Using Lubuntu 21.10 for screenshots, we are walked through many details including why we may want to use it.

https://www.tecmint.com/lubuntu-review/

In the Blogosphere

Ubuntu Revives Its Iconic ‘Developer Summit’ — With a Twist

Joey Sneddon tells us "Ubuntu is reviving an in-person event" being the Ubuntu Summit to be held this autumn in a to-be-announced location. We are reminded Canonical is investing heavily in community outreach, and told it 'sounds like' it'll be in accord to the original Ubuntu Developer Summit. With some details of the history, including of UbuCon, we are told to watch and we'll get more details when they come available.

https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2022/04/ubuntu-summit-returns-in-autumn-2022

Ubuntu 22.04 LTS Changes Default For NVIDIA Driver Back To Using X.Org Rather Than Wayland

Michael Larabel reminds us Ubuntu 22.04 LTS changed the default from X.Org to Wayland when NVIDIA's driver was in use back in March (making it the same as Intel or Radeon graphics), however that change was reverted just prior to release using SRU. Michael expresses the view that NVIDIA using Wayland was a good thing, though stopped by NVIDIA requesting Ubuntu/Canonical change back to X.Org. Details of the GDM package change uploaded was too late for inclusion for the ISO, but available as an update, are included.

https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=Ubuntu-22.04-NVIDIA-XOrg-Back

Ubuntu 22.10 Codename is Revealed (And It’s Kinda Kooky)

Joey Sneddon reports Ubuntu 22.10's codename is Kinetic Kudu. Joey gives us some thoughts and definitions of the words, why he believes it's a suitable name, and some insights as to what we'll likely see with this upcoming release.

https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2022/04/ubuntu-22-10-codename-is-kinetic-kudu

Ubuntu 22.10 “Kinetic Kudu” Is Slated for Release on October 20th, 2022

Marius Nestor reports on the the next major release, 22.10 “Kinetic Kudu”. Marius provides the release time line and what he anticipates for new features and the supported toolchain. As this is early in the development cycle, Marius says he will update us on the development as more info becomes available.

https://9to5linux.com/ubuntu-22-10-kinetic-kudu-is-slated-for-release-on-october-20th-2022

Ubuntu 22.04 LTS Gets First Kernel Security Update, Three Vulnerabilities Patched

Marius Nestor alerts us to Canonical publishing linux kernel security updates for Ubuntu 22.04 LTS addressing three security vulnerabilities. In giving the CVE details: what unpatched systems that can be exploited, plus who discovered the flaw, we are told the patched kernel version. We are advised to upgrade our systems as soon as possible.

https://9to5linux.com/ubuntu-22-04-lts-gets-first-kernel-security-update-three-vulnerabilities-patched

KDE Plasma 5.25 Adds a Cool Customisation Feature

Joey Sneddon reminds us KDE is known for customizations, before telling us this week a new "auto accent" feature will be included in KDE Plasma 5.25 that Joey compares with Android's "Material You" feature.

https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2022/04/kde-plasma-desktop-auto-accent-color-feature

KDE Releases Plasma Mobile Gear 22.04 with Lots of Goodies for Linux Phone Users

Marius Nestor tells us Plasma Mobile Gear 22.04 is out. He gives a brief summary of some of the additions, improvements, and fixes in various clients and apps. We are also given links should we need more details.

https://9to5linux.com/kde-releases-plasma-mobile-gear-22-04-with-lots-of-goodies-for-linux-phone-users

A New Dynamic Wallpaper Maker for GNOME 42

Joey Sneddon writes that this GTK4 app makes it "super easy to create your own dynamic wallpapers to use in GNOME 42". Giving us some details on Dark/Light, and "duo" wallpapers, we are told how we can use this web in selecting two wallpaper images & converting them into a dynamic wallpaper that can be selected in the Appearance panel. Screenshots are provided to help us understand, with the app available from Flathub, or Flatpak build via Github.

https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2022/04/this-dynamic-wallpaper-maker-for-gnome-42-is-nifty

Open-Source R600g Driver For Old AMD GPUs Is Seeing New Activity To Improve GPU Compute

Michael Larabel relates the efforts within the open-source community developers that continue support for legacy display drivers. Noted here are works directed to R600g improvements. As well, other improvements for pre-GCN AMD GPUs are discussed leading to the supposition of greater performance than when the drivers were first released.

https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=R600g-Better-Compute-2022

Kubuntu Focus M2 Gen4 Announced With Intel Alder Lake, RTX 30 Graphics

Michael Larabel alerts us to the Kubuntu Focus M2 Gen4 laptop that is directed toward deep learning dev ops and programming. Upgraded components are given, shipping on 9 May with Kubuntu 22.04 LTS as the operating system. A link is provided to KFocus.org for more info.

https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=Kubuntu-Focus-M2-Gen4

Xfce’s Apps Update for April 2022: New Releases of Mousepad, Xfce Terminal, and Thunar

Marius Nestor gives us his “Xfce’s Apps Update” monthly roundup report. Here he details updates, added features and fixes: Mousepad, XfceTerminal, Thunar, and Xfce Panel component. A link to the mailing list is provided for more details. Finally is the advisement to keep your installation updated to receive the newest versions.

https://9to5linux.com/xfces-apps-update-for-april-2022-new-releases-of-mousepad-xfce-terminal-and-thunar

Ubuntu Portugal Podcast: 192 - O povo ordena!

"Primeiros dias de Jammy Jellyfish e os 3 bravos já têm opiniões! Quais? É ouvir o episódio… Entretanto o Miguel andou a manipular ficheiros PDF encantado com as aplicações livres, para variar. O Carrondo continua em migrações, e de volta do seu Home Assistant, enquanto o Constantino andou no laréu. E vocês: são …"

https://podcastubuntuportugal.org/e192/

Late Night Linux: Episode 174

"A new Ubuntu LTS is here and it’s mostly great, the Steam Deck is a huge success, Brave proves that nuance isn’t dead, people flock to Mastodon, KDE Korner, and more."

https://latenightlinux.com/late-night-linux-episode-174/

Linux Action News 238

"Pop_OS! 22.04 has a surprise you might not have noticed, we get the details on Ubuntu’s new Real-Time kernel, and the clever idea from the Framework laptop team."

https://linuxactionnews.com/238

Meeting Reports

Upcoming Meetings and Events

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Updates and Security for 18.04, 20.04, 21.10, and 22.04

Security Updates

Ubuntu 18.04 Updates

End of Standard Support: April 2023

Ubuntu 20.04 Updates

End of Standard Support: April 2025

Ubuntu 21.10 Updates

End of life: July 2022

Ubuntu 22.04 Updates

End of life: April 2027

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