Ubuntu Wiki

These are notes and links for an On Air session introducing the Desktop Team and how to get involved.

Unity/Compiz

• Indicators
• Lenses
• Notifications
• Online Accounts

GNOME

• GLib/GTK+

• NetworkManager

• etc

Upstream Apps

• Rhythmbox
• Shotwell
• Firefox
• Deja Dup

Desktop Apps

• Software Updater
• Login screen

• Date & Time panel

• Appearance panel

X

• Drivers

Upstreaming bugs (little knowledge required)

• https://bugs.launchpad.net/~desktop-bugs

Fixing Bugs (small coding knowledge required)

• Bitesize bugs: http://harvest.ubuntu.com/opportunities/?pkg.set=ubuntu-desktop&opp.list=bitesize

• Bugs in general: http://status.qa.ubuntu.com/reports/ubuntu-desktop/

Packaging New Versions (packaging knowledge required)

• http://people.canonical.com/~platform/desktop/versions.html

• http://summit.ubuntu.com/uds-r/meeting/21314/get-started-with-ubuntu-development/

Keep in Contact

• Weekly meetings in #ubuntu-desktop @ 15:30 UTC

• Mailing list: ubuntu-desktop@lists.ubuntu.com

• UDS sessions: http://summit.ubuntu.com/uds-r/track/desktop/

GNOME 3 (GNOME Remix project)

• Plenty of universe packages to work on
• Plenty of shared packages with the Desktop image

• https://launchpad.net/~gnome3-team/+archive/gnome3

• Talk to jbicha