Issue763


Contents

  1. In this Issue
  2. General Community News
    1. Results of the election of the Ubuntu Membership Board
    2. Extended call for Ubuntu Technical Board candidates
  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. In the Blogosphere
    1. One of the best desktop-based app launchers specifically designed for the GNOME Shell
    2. Ubuntu Bring-Up Happening For The StarFive VisionFive 2 RISC-V Board
    3. Microsoft Promotes Windows Subsystem For Linux "WSL" To GA Status
    4. Proton 7.0-5 Gets More Games Running On Linux & The Steam Deck
    5. Ubuntu 23.04 (Lunar Lobster) Daily Builds Are Now Available for Download
    6. TUXEDO Stellaris 17 and Polaris 15 Linux Gaming Laptops Get High-End NVIDIA GPUs
    7. Ubuntu Touch OTA-24 Released for Ubuntu Phone Users, Here’s What’s New
    8. KDE Ending Out November With UI Improvements, More Plasma Wayland Fixes
  7. In Other News
    1. AMD ROCm 5.3.3 Now Available With Optimizations & Bug Fixes
    2. Second edition of Designing with LibreOffice available for free download
    3. Add Gnome Tweaks, Extensions App into System Menu in Ubuntu 22.04
  8. Featured Audio and Video
    1. Ubuntu Security Podcast: Episode 182
    2. Ubuntu Portugal Podcast: 222 - Jardim das Borboletas
    3. Late Night Linux: Episode 204
    4. This Week in Linux: Episode 216 - Ubuntu Flavours 22.10, Flatpak, KDE Neon, Steam Deck Dock, Tuxedo OS, and more Linux news!
    5. Destination Linux: 301: Ubuntu 22.10 Review from the Gurus of Kudu
  9. Meeting Reports
  10. Upcoming Meetings and Events
  11. Updates and Security for 18.04, 20.04, 22.04, and 22.10
    1. Security Updates
    2. Ubuntu 18.04 Updates
    3. Ubuntu 20.04 Updates
    4. Ubuntu 22.04 Updates
    5. Ubuntu 22.10 Updates
  12. Subscribe
  13. Archive
  14. Further News
  15. Conclusion
  16. Credits
  17. Glossary of Terms
  18. Get Involved
  19. Feedback

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Welcome to the Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter, Issue 763 for the week of November 20 - 26, 2022.

In this Issue

  • Results of the election of the Ubuntu Membership Board
  • Extended call for Ubuntu Technical Board candidates
  • Ubuntu Stats
  • Hot in Support

  • LoCo Events

  • In the Blogosphere
  • In Other News
  • Featured Audio and Video
  • Meeting Reports
  • Upcoming Meetings and Events
  • Updates and Security for 18.04, 20.04, 22.04, and 22.10
  • And much more!

General Community News

Results of the election of the Ubuntu Membership Board

Torsten Franz on behalf of the Ubuntu Community Council reports that Khairul Aizat Kamarudzzaman (fenris), Dani Llewellyn (diddledani), Billy D. Quinn (Bashing-om), Mattia Rizzolo (mapreri), Miles Sharpe (Kilos) and Larry Tarvin (wild_man) "have been elected to the Ubuntu Membership Board for the next two years". Congratulations are offered.

https://discourse.ubuntu.com/t/results-of-the-election-of-the-ubuntu-membership-board/32397

Extended call for Ubuntu Technical Board candidates

Merlijn Sebrechts on behalf of the Ubuntu Community Council alerts that the Ubuntu Technical Board is still seeking candidates. The call remains open ‘till 27 November 2022. Merlijn gives us some details of what is required, and how to nominate yourself or another person.

https://discourse.ubuntu.com/t/extended-call-for-ubuntu-technical-board-candidates/32398

Ubuntu Stats

Bug Stats

  • Open: 140749 (+6)
  • Critical: 315 (0)
  • Unconfirmed: 70429 (+18)

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

Translations

  • Ukrainian: 87.11% (41013/1257)
  • German: 86.36% (43384/60)
  • French: 80.39% (62380/7005)
  • Spanish: 79.98% (63694/4539)
  • Swedish: 76.97% (73252/655)

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: https://loco.ubuntu.com/events/

In the Blogosphere

One of the best desktop-based app launchers specifically designed for the GNOME Shell

Vladimir Ciobica asks if we like GNOME, but dislike the search widget integrated into Overview; if so we may like Search Light instead. We are told it gives "a more stylish, compact, and arguably better" experience, in what the author describes as one of the best GNOME extensions.

https://linux.softpedia.com/get/Desktop-Environment/GNOME-Shell-Extensions/Search-Light-104375.shtml

Ubuntu Bring-Up Happening For The StarFive VisionFive 2 RISC-V Board

Michael Larabel reminds us that official Ubuntu Linux images were released for the StarFive VisionFive RISC-V board, and that pre-orders are open for the StarFive VisionFive 2 boards. We are given some specs of the boards, and told Canonical engineers are working to ensure Ubuntu will be ready. Canonical engineer Heinrich Schuchardt notes Ubuntu 22.10 already runs using the vendor kernel, but a Ubuntu kernel will be ready soon.

https://www.phoronix.com/news/Ubuntu-StarFive-VisionFive-2

Microsoft Promotes Windows Subsystem For Linux "WSL" To GA Status

Michael Larabel reminds us the Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) has been around for six years, quickly mentioning some of what is included, and that only today has WSL been promoted to general availability (GA) status. We are told the latest update fixes "100s of bugs", and given a link to the Microsoft Dev site if we need more info.

https://www.phoronix.com/news/WSL-GA-Windows

Proton 7.0-5 Gets More Games Running On Linux & The Steam Deck

Michael Larabel reports that Valve has released Proton 7.0-5 as "their newest version of their Wine downstream that powers Steam Play". Some Windows games that are now playable are listed, with links provided for more details, including to the Proton 7.0-5 changes.

https://www.phoronix.com/news/Proton-7.0-5-Released

Ubuntu 23.04 (Lunar Lobster) Daily Builds Are Now Available for Download

Marius Nestor reminds us the development cycle kicked off in October 2022 with a toolchain upload. We are then told of some of the features we'll see in Ubuntu 23.04, and some screenshots are provided. Marius then tells us the daily ISOs are available - with a link so we can give it a try. We are also told this includes all flavors.

https://9to5linux.com/ubuntu-23-04-lunar-lobster-daily-builds-are-now-available-for-download

TUXEDO Stellaris 17 and Polaris 15 Linux Gaming Laptops Get High-End NVIDIA GPUs

Marius Nestor reports on new Tuxedo Stellaris 17 and Tuxedo Polaris 15 Linux-powered gaming laptops. Some details and specifications of the laptops are provided, as well as telling us they can come with Ubuntu 22.04 LTS, Kubuntu 22.04 LTS or Ubuntu Budgie 22.04 LTS. Prices, pictures and links are provided.

https://9to5linux.com/tuxedo-stellaris-17-and-polaris-15-linux-gaming-laptops-get-high-end-nvidia-gpus

Ubuntu Touch OTA-24 Released for Ubuntu Phone Users, Here’s What’s New

Marius Nestor reports on the UBports Foundation announcing the release of Ubuntu Touch OTA-24. We are given some highlights in this release, told of some of the bugs fixed, and given a list of the devices supported by Ubuntu Touch.

https://9to5linux.com/ubuntu-touch-ota-24-release-for-ubuntu-phone-users-heres-whats-new

KDE Ending Out November With UI Improvements, More Plasma Wayland Fixes

Michael Larabel relays the pertinent "many user interface improvements, bug fixes, and other improvements to have landed" from developer Nate Graham's weekly summary. Of special note is a major overhaul of Dragon Player, and additions to Filelight. Various other touches are listed and we are told there are various other bug fixes. A link to the blog is provided for more details.

https://www.phoronix.com/news/KDE-Thanksgiving-Week-2022

In Other News

AMD ROCm 5.3.3 Now Available With Optimizations & Bug Fixes

Jason R. Wilson writes about AMD's ROCm 5.3.3 release which is a collaboration between AMD engineers and the open-source community. A list of supported OSes is provided, which includes Ubuntu 20.04 LTS. Discussion of what ROCm can provide, and some history is provided, along with links to install, and documentation are given too.

https://wccftech.com/amd-rocm-5-3-3-now-available-with-optimizations-bug-fixes/

Second edition of Designing with LibreOffice available for free download

We are told in this post, that Bruce Byfield and Jean Hollis Weber have announced the second edition of "Designing with LibreOffice". We are told the book is available as a .ODT or .PDF file. We are told this edition updates information in the first edition including updated screenshots. Links are provided.

https://designingwithlibreoffice.com/2022/11/14/second-edition-of-designing-with-libreoffice-available-for-free-download/

Add Gnome Tweaks, Extensions App into System Menu in Ubuntu 22.04

Ji m writes for GNOME users of Ubuntu 22.04 LTS who love enhancing their desktop experience with additional extensions. In this article he explores adding an 'Extension Manager'. Many screenshots on using the tool are provided, as well as telling us Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (or Ubuntu 18.04 LTS though it wasn't tested) users can use it (with additional provided command).

https://ubuntuhandbook.org/index.php/2022/11/gnome-tweaks-extensions-system-menu/

Ubuntu Security Podcast: Episode 182

"After a longer-than-expected break, the Ubuntu Security Podcast is back, covering some highlights of the various security items planned during the 23.04 development cycle, our entrance into the fediverse of Mastodon, some open positions on the team and some of the details of the various security updates from the past week."

https://ubuntusecuritypodcast.org/episode-182/

Ubuntu Portugal Podcast: 222 - Jardim das Borboletas

"O Constantino tem, mais um, novo projecto! Este não foi pensado para a comunidade, apenas para seu belo prazer… A conversa desta semana centrou-se no Mastodon e assuntos relacionados com algum tempo ainda para olharmos para os novos lançamentos do Firefox, com grande preocupação no consumo, e poupança de energia."

https://podcastubuntuportugal.org/e222/

Late Night Linux: Episode 204

"Python comes to Arduino, a look at the new version of Fedora Silverblue, Linux helps Windows work with old printers, running your own Mastodon instance, remastering Ubuntu ISOs, and more. With guest host Alan Pope (popey)."

https://latenightlinux.com/late-night-linux-episode-204/

This Week in Linux: Episode 216 - Ubuntu Flavours 22.10, Flatpak, KDE Neon, Steam Deck Dock, Tuxedo OS, and more Linux news!

"On this episode of This Week in Linux: we check out the 22.10 release of the Ubuntu Flavours, the latest release of Flatpaks format, a new distro from Tuxedo Computers, plus some interesting news from the GNOME project and the Linux kernel itself, all that and much more on Your Weekly Source for Linux GNews!"

https://tuxdigital.com/podcasts/this-week-in-linux/twil-216/

Destination Linux: 301: Ubuntu 22.10 Review from the Gurus of Kudu

"This week’s episode of Destination Linux, we’re going to discuss our experience with the latest Ubuntu 22.10. We distro hopped and we’re going to give you the good, bad, and not ugly . . . but rather, or hopes for the distro. ..."

https://tuxdigital.com/podcasts/destination-linux/dl-301/

Meeting Reports

Upcoming Meetings and Events

  • Developer Membership Board: Mon, November 28, 7pm – 8pm
  • Main Inclusion Requests (MIR) Status: Tue, November 29, 3:30pm – 4:00pm
  • Technical Board: Tue, November 29, 8pm – 9pm
  • Ubuntu Backporters: Wed, November 30, 4pm – 5pm
  • Ubuntu Foundations: Thu, December 1, 3pm – 4pm
  • Ubuntu Membership Board: Thu, December 1, 10pm – 11pm

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, 22.04, and 22.10

Security Updates

Ubuntu 18.04 Updates

End of Standard Support: April 2023

Ubuntu 20.04 Updates

End of Standard Support: April 2025

Ubuntu 22.04 Updates

End of Standard Support: April 2027

Ubuntu 22.10 Updates

End of Life: July 2023

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