news 28 Posted April 21, 2014 Welcome to the Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter, Issue 364 for the week April 14 - 20, 2014. == Links to UWN == * Wiki page: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuWeeklyNewsletter/Issue364 == In This Issue == * Ubuntu 14.04 LTS (Trusty Tahr) released * Ubuntu Open Week for Trusty: Starting Soon! * Ubuntu Stats * 14.04 Release Today * Ubuntu and Canonical will be present in the Ubucon LatinAmerica * Ubuntu 14.04 Release Party * Costales: Interview: Migrating a school from Windows XP to Ubuntu 14.04 * Sean Davis: 14 Features of Xubuntu 14.04 * Elizabeth Krumbach Joseph: Finding a Tahr (or two!) * Ronnie Tucker: EXTRA! EXTRA! Read All About It! * Charles Profitt: Replacing Ubuntu One * Rohan Garg: A shiny new release fresh out of the oven * Jonathan Riddell: Trust in Trusty 14.04 LTS * Kubuntu Wire: Kubuntu 14.04 LTS Feedback * James Page: OpenStack 2014.1 for Ubuntu 12.04 and 14.04 LTS * Valorie Zimmerman: Weeeee, Kubuntu 14.04 is out! and already looking to the future * Ubuntu 14.04 LTS: the cloud platform of choice * Ubuntu 14.04 desktop: trusted OS for consumers and business * What's new in Ubuntu Server 14.04 LTS? * In The Blogosphere * Other Articles of Interest * Featured Audio and Video * Weekly Ubuntu Development Team Meetings * Upcoming Meetings and Events * Updates and Security for 10.04, 12.04, 12.10, 13.10 and 14.04 * And much more! == General Community News == === Ubuntu 14.04 LTS (Trusty Tahr) released === Adam Conrad, on behalf on the Ubuntu Release Team, announces the release of the fifth Long Term Support release, Ubuntu 14.04 LTS for Desktop, Server, Cloud, and Core, as well as Ubuntu 14.04 for the Phone and Tablet products. Adam provides links from where the images can be downloaded and also from where further information and help can be obtained. https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-announce/2014-April/000182.html There has been a lot of coverage on the release of Ubuntu 14.04 LTS. Check out the following articles selected by our editors: * Ubuntu 14.04 LTS (Trusty Tahr) review: Solid and stable, but no big changes - http://www.zdnet.com/ubuntu-14-04-lts-trusty-tahr-review-solid-and-stable-but-no-big-changes-7000028437/ * Ubuntu 14.04 LTS Available For Download, See What`s New [Video, Screenshots] - http://www.webupd8.org/2014/04/ubuntu-1404-lts-available-for-download.html, http://www.webupd8.org/2014/04/see-whats-new-in-1404-release-of.html, http://www.webupd8.org/2014/04/xubuntu-1404-available-for-download.html * Ubuntu 14.04 LTS: The good, the bad and the awesome - http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2014/04/ubuntu-14-04-download-review * Ubuntu 14.04 Server Brings Virtualization, Automation, Storage Updates - http://thevarguy.com/servers/041514/ubuntu-1404-server-brings-virtualization-automation-storage-updates * Lubuntu, Xubuntu and Kubuntu 14.04 Available to Download -- Here's What's New - http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2014/04/whats-new-in-lubuntu-kubuntu-14-04 * Ubuntu 14.04 will power "first commercially available Ubuntu tablets" - http://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2014/04/ubuntu-14-04-will-power-first-commercially-available-ubuntu-tablets/ * Ubuntu 14.04 Trusty Tahr (LTS) Has Been Released (Screenshot Tour + Download Links) - http://www.noobslab.com/2014/04/ubuntu-1404-trusty-tahr-lts-has-been.html * Ubuntu 14.04 LTS is now available - http://liliputing.com/2014/04/ubuntu-14-04-lts-now-available.html * Hands on with Ubuntu 14.04: The best Ubuntu desktop ever - http://www.zdnet.com/hands-on-with-ubuntu-14-04-the-best-ubuntu-desktop-ever-7000028578/ ==== Ubuntu Flavors ==== The various flavors of Ubuntu joined in the release this week and each had their own release announcements, as follows: * Edubuntu 14.04 LTS Release Announcement - http://edubuntu.org/news/14.04-release * Ubuntu GNOME: Ubuntu GNOME 14.04 LTS is released - http://ubuntugnome.org/ubuntu-gnome-14-04-lts-is-released/ * Kubuntu 14.04 LTS - http://www.kubuntu.org/news/kubuntu-14.04 * Ubuntu Kylin 14.04 LTS Released! - http://www.ubuntukylin.com/news/shownews.php?lang=en&id=243 * Lubuntu 14.04 (Trusty Tahr) released - http://lubuntu.net/blog/lubuntu-1404-trusty-tahr-released * Mythbuntu: Mythbuntu 14.04 Released! (Better late than never edition) http://www.mythbuntu.org/home/news/mythbuntu1404releasedbetterlatethanneveredition * Ubuntu Studio 14.04 LTS Final Release is out! - http://ubuntustudio.org/2014/04/ubuntu-studio-14-04-lts-final-release-is-out/ * Xubuntu 14.04 released! - http://xubuntu.org/news/14-04-release/ === Ubuntu Open Week for Trusty: Starting Soon! === Jose Antonio Rey informs us that the Ubuntu Open Week for the Trusty Tahr cycle will take place from April 22nd to April 24th 2014, from 1500 to 1900 UTC each day. Jose tells us how we can join the sessions on IRC and that session logs will be available after each event. http://ubuntuclassroom.wordpress.com/2014/04/20/ubuntu-open-week-for-trusty-starting-soon/ == Community Acknowledgments and Success Stories == === Ubuntu 14.04 Is Out! === Jono Bacon shares a brief report about the past six months of Ubuntu development seeking full convergence and the level of success of the final result. http://www.jonobacon.org/2014/04/17/ubuntu-14-04-is-out/ == Ubuntu Stats == === Bug Stats === * Open (108570) +476 over last week * Critical (176) -16 over last week * Unconfirmed (53444) +249 over last week As always, the Bug Squad needs more help. If you want to get started, please see https://wiki.ubuntu.com/BugSquad === Ask Ubuntu Top 5 Questions this week === ==== Most Active Questions ==== * shell script issue: Restart MySQL server when it stops accidentally http://askubuntu.com/questions/451839/shell-script-issue-restart-mysql-server-when-it-stops-accidentally * Macvlan interfaces beyond first interface fail to connect. http://askubuntu.com/questions/451838/macvlan-interfaces-beyond-first-interface-fail-to-connect * Unity problems after up[censored] to 14.04 from 13.10 http://askubuntu.com/questions/451836/unity-problems-after-up[censored]-to-14-04-from-13-10 * Ubuntu 12.04 LTS installer crashes http://askubuntu.com/questions/139698/ubuntu-12-04-lts-installer-crashes * How do I rename a directory via the command line? http://askubuntu.com/questions/56326/how-do-i-rename-a-directory-via-the-command-line ==== Top Voted New Questions ==== * How to change number of workspaces from command line? http://askubuntu.com/questions/447673/ * Is Wine what I think it is? http://askubuntu.com/questions/448137/ * Am I using beta or stable? http://askubuntu.com/questions/449533/ * Packages are removed when I use "apt-get install" with a hyphen after the package name http://askubuntu.com/questions/448953/ * Do I need to enable TRIM if I have a non-Intel/Samsung http://askubuntu.com/questions/449204/ People Contributing the best questions and answers this week: fossfreedom (http://askubuntu.com/users/14356/fossfreedom), Avinash Raj (http://askubuntu.com/users/202806/avinash-raj), Rinzwind (http://askubuntu.com/users/15811/rinzwind), ChrisR. (http://askubuntu.com/users/263468/chrisr) and saiki4116 (http://askubuntu.com/users/30587/saiki4116) Ask (and answer!) your own questions at http://askubuntu.com == LoCo News == === 14.04 Release Today === Svetlana Belkin of the Ubuntu Ohio team shares comments from the leader of the team, Stephen Michael Kellat, regarding the team coordination details for the 14.04 release. http://ubuntusense.com/2014/04/17/14-04-release-today/ === Ubuntu and Canonical will be present in the Ubucon LatinAmerica === Sergio Meneses, on behalf of UbuconLA, announces that Canonical and the Ubuntu Community will be sponsors of the event in 2014. Sergio also provides links from where further information on the event can be found. http://sergioandresmeneses.wordpress.com/2014/04/19/ubuntu-and-canonical-will-be-present-in-the-ubucon-latinamerica/ === Ubuntu 14.04 Release Party === Adnan Quaium reports on the Ubuntu 14.04 Release Party organised by the Bangladesh LoCo Team in association with the ULAB Computer Programming Club. Adnan tells that the four hour event, which was managed by 20 volunteers, attracted 150 people. He also includes a number of photographs to accompany his report. http://adnan.quaium.com/blog/3032 == Ubuntu Cloud News == === Jorge Castro: Tomcat deployments are here for 12.04 and 14.04 === Jorge Castro updates us on the recent work of Matthew Bruzek who is focusing on Ubuntu's Java framework. http://www.jorgecastro.org/2014/04/16/tomcat-deployments-are-here-for-12-dot-04-and-14-dot-04/ == The Planet == === Costales: Interview: Migrating a school from Windows XP to Ubuntu 14.04 === Marcos Costales interviews Fernando Lanero who is getting ready to migrate 98 computers at the Agustinos School in Leon Spain from Windows XP and Windows 7 to Ubuntu 14.04. http://thinkonbytes.blogspot.com/2014/04/interview-migrating-school-from-windows.html === Sean Davis: 14 Features of Xubuntu 14.04 === Sean Michael Davis previews 14 new features of Xubuntu 14.04, including a new look, updated applications, and new Xfce features. http://smdavis.us/2014/04/15/14-features-of-xubuntu-14-04/ === Elizabeth Krumbach Joseph: Finding a Tahr (or two!) === Elizabeth Krumbach Joseph shares two source files of the Tahr's artwork, one from the Ubuntu installer and the other from the Xubuntu installer. http://princessleia.com/journal/?p=9351 === Ronnie Tucker: EXTRA! EXTRA! Read All About It! === Ronnie Tucker announces that news reporters for Full Circle Magazine will be posting news articles directly to the website, rather than waiting for the next issue of the magazine to be published. http://fullcirclemagazine.org/2014/04/16/extra-extra-read-all-about-it/ === Charles Profitt: Replacing Ubuntu One === Charles Profitt explains how he is replacing Ubuntu One for now with Microsoft's OneDrive. He also points out that there is no notification on the Ubuntu One website regarding its pending shutdown. http://ftbeowulf.wordpress.com/2014/04/16/replacing-ubuntu-one/ === Rohan Garg: A shiny new release fresh out of the oven === Rohan Garg, on behalf on the Kubuntu Team, announces the release of the Kubuntu 14.04 LTS, the latest Long Term Release. Rohan provides links from where the images can be downloaded, and also from where further information and help can be obtained. http://kshadeslayer.wordpress.com/2014/04/17/a-shiny-new-release-fresh-out-of-the-oven/ === Jonathan Riddell: Trust in Trusty 14.04 LTS === Jonathan Riddell takes a look at the latest Kubuntu release, thanking various team members for the hard work. Jonathan points out that Kubuntu was the first distribution to ship KDE SC 4.13, looks forward to KDE Frameworks 5 and Plasma 2014.6, and extends an invitation to Share this post Link to post
