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Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter Issue 413

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Welcome to the Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter, Issue 413 for the week April

13 - 19, 2015.

 

== Links to UWN ==

 

* Wiki page: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuWeeklyNewsletter/Issue413

 

== In This Issue ==

 

* Announcement: New Ubuntu Membership Board Members

* Ubuntu Stats

* Call for nominations for the LoCo Council

* South East Linux Fest UbuCon

* LoCo Events

* Lubuntu Blog: Client side decorations fixes

* Not just a review, but a video review, of Kubuntu Vivid

* David Planella: The Ubuntu Community Donations Program in review

* Ubuntu App Developer Blog: Retrospective and roadmap of the UI Toolkit

* Nicholas Skaggs: Testing Vivid Vervet final images

* Ubuntu Cloud News

* Podbird v0.6 Beta - Call for testing

* Phone updates: April

* Chef & Canonical; an automation story (with a bare metal soundtrack)

* Tendering with Ubuntu

* The five biggest changes in Ubuntu 15.04, Vivid Vervet

* Forget flash sales: The first Ubuntu Phone is now available to buy

all the time

* In The Blogosphere

* Other Articles of Interest

* Featured Audio and Video

* Weekly Ubuntu Development Team Meetings

* Monthly Team Reports: March 2015

* Upcoming Meetings and Events

* Updates and Security for 10.04, 12.04, 14.04 and 14.10

* And much more!

 

== General Community News ==

 

=== Announcement: New Ubuntu Membership Board Members ===

 

Elizabeth K. Joseph, on behalf of the Ubuntu Community Council,

announces in no particular order the seven people who have been added

to the Ubuntu Membership Board.

 

* Aaron Honeycutt https://launchpad.net/~aaronhoneycutt

* Jorge Castro https://launchpad.net/~jorge

* Miles Sharpe https://launchpad.net/~msdomdonner

* Walter Lapchynski https://launchpad.net/~wxl

* ANIS El Acheche https://launchpad.net/~elacheche

* Iulian Udrea https://launchpad.net/~iulian (incumbent)

* Torsten Franz https://launchpad.net/~torsten.franz

 

She thanks the outgoing members, and to the three others who put their

name forward for consideration Elizabeth says: "we appreciate your

continued work in the community and interest in participation in the

board."

 

https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-news-team/2015-April/002199.html

 

== Ubuntu Stats ==

 

=== Bug Stats ===

 

* Open (119115) +109 over last week

* Critical (263) -3 over last week

* Unconfirmed (59652) +100 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 ====

 

* What does this 'apt-get remove' instruction do?

http://askubuntu.com/questions/610169/what-does-this-apt-get-remove-instruction-do

* How can I create an infinite login loop for a specific user?

http://askubuntu.com/questions/608862/how-can-i-create-an-infinite-login-loop-for-a-specific-user

* Most efficient way of launching and separating a program from the

terminal? http://askubuntu.com/questions/609819/most-efficient-way-of-launching-and-separating-a-program-from-the-terminal

* Is it possible to convert 7z to tar directly?

http://askubuntu.com/questions/610804/is-it-possible-to-convert-7z-to-tar-directly

* Get previous commands in Terminal that match the currently typed

command [on hold]

http://askubuntu.com/questions/609795/get-previous-commands-in-terminal-that-match-the-currently-typed-command

 

==== Top Voted New Questions ====

 

* How do I make coffee with Ubuntu? http://askubuntu.com/questions/609700/

* What does this 'apt-get remove' instruction do?

http://askubuntu.com/questions/610169/

* How can I create a video file from a set of jpg images?

http://askubuntu.com/questions/610903/

* How do I prevent one user in particular from accessing my home

directory? http://askubuntu.com/questions/609194/

* Most efficient way of launching and separating a program from the

terminal? http://askubuntu.com/questions/609819/

 

People Contributing the best questions and answers this week: muru

(http://askubuntu.com/users/158442/muru), Zacharee1

(http://askubuntu.com/users/274320/zacharee1), Jacob Vlijm

(http://askubuntu.com/users/72216/jacob-vlijm), A.B.

(http://askubuntu.com/users/367165/a-B) and ByteCommander

(http://askubuntu.com/users/367990/bytecommander)

 

Ask (and answer!) your own questions at http://askubuntu.com

 

== LoCo News ==

 

=== Call for nominations for the LoCo Council ===

 

Bhavani Shankar, on behalf of the LoCo Council, asks for volunteers to

step forward and nominate themselves or others for the two vacant

positions on the council. He informs us of the requirements for

applicants to be considered and says that nominations will close on

April 28th 2015.

 

https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/loco-contacts/2015-April/006964.html

 

=== South East Linux Fest UbuCon ===

 

Michael Hall informs us that Ubuntu is sponsoring the next South East

Linux Fest in Charlotte North Carolina, and that a room will be

available all day on June 12th for a UbuCon. Michael is looking for

speakers to fill an hour long slot, and asks that anyone who wants to

give a presentation on anything Ubuntu related to contact him.

 

https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/community-announce/2015-April/000024.html

 

== LoCo Events ==

 

Want to learn whether there is an event upcoming in your area? Visit

the LoCo Team Portal to browse upcoming events around the world:

 

http://loco.ubuntu.com/events/

 

== The Planet ==

 

=== Lubuntu Blog: Client side decorations fixes ===

 

Rafael Laguna of the Lubuntu Team reports the newest fixes for client

side decorations from the update by GNOME. Since Lubuntu is in

Interface Freeze the changes can't be added to Ubuntu's main repos for

release.

 

http://lubuntublog.blogspot.com/2015/04/csd-fixes.html

 

=== Not just a review, but a video review, of Kubuntu Vivid ===

 

Marco Parillo links to a video made by YouTube user AJ Reissig in

which Kubuntu 15.04 and its new Plasma 5 desktop is reviewed.

 

http://wire.kubuntu.org/?p=289

 

=== David Planella: The Ubuntu Community Donations Program in review ===

 

David Planella shares that over the two years since the creation of

the Ubuntu Community Donations Program around 70,000 USD has been

given for community initiatives, conferences, travel and more.

 

http://davidplanella.org/the-ubuntu-community-donations-program-in-review/

 

=== Ubuntu App Developer Blog: Retrospective and roadmap of the UI Toolkit ===

 

Zoltan Balogh gives us an overview of the Ubuntu UI Toolkit's history

and its future. From the 1.0 release with 14.04 showing off Icons,

Switches, Buttons, Sliders, and more. With 14.10 brought the 1.1

release with Settings API, PullToRefresh, a new Header and much more.

15.04 also 1.2 release will bring ListItem improved, New UbuntuShape

rendering, and a new Header.

 

http://developer.ubuntu.com/en/blog/2015/04/15/retrospective-and-roadmap-ui-toolkit/

 

=== Nicholas Skaggs: Testing Vivid Vervet final images ===

 

Nicholas Skaggs writes that Ubuntu 15.04 will be released on 23rd

April and appeals for help in testing the final images. He links to

the ISO Tracker where results can be recorded, saying: "Positive

results are extremely helpful for this milestone, so please report

those too."

 

http://www.theorangenotebook.com/2015/04/testing-vivid-vervet-final-images.html

 

== Ubuntu Cloud News ==

 

* Zabbix charms now available -

https://insights.ubuntu.com/2015/04/14/zabbix-charms-now-available/

* PLUMgrid Joins Canonical Ubuntu OpenStack Interoperability Lab -

https://insights.ubuntu.com/2015/04/15/plumgrid-joins-canonical-ubuntu-openstack-interoperability-lab/

* Using the Services Framework to Implement Your Charm's Intent -

https://insights.ubuntu.com/2015/04/15/using-the-services-framework-to-implement-your-charms-intent/

* Ubuntu OpenStack Summit Vancouver presentations -

https://insights.ubuntu.com/2015/04/16/ubuntu-openstack-summit-vancouver-presentations/

* Using Snappy Ubuntu Core on Certified Public Clouds -

https://insights.ubuntu.com/2015/04/16/using-snappy-ubuntu-core-on-certified-public-clouds/

 

== Ubuntu Phone News ==

 

=== Podbird v0.6 Beta - Call for testing ===

 

Nekhelesh Ramananthan writes: "Podbird v0.6 is taking shape nicely and

brings a boat load of features." He says that Podbird has already

undergone a good amount of internal testing but that there is still a

lot or work to be done and that testers are still needed to find and

report bugs.

 

http://nik90.com/podbird-v0-6-call-for-testing/

 

=== Phone updates: April ===

 

Amrisha provides a list of updates to the Ubuntu Phone which include

much improved battery life, support for uploading photos via the

Google+ and Twitter apps, and minor improvements to the Camera and

Gallery apps.

 

https://insights.ubuntu.com/2015/04/16/phone-updates-april/

 

== Canonical News ==

 

=== Chef & Canonical; an automation story (with a bare metal soundtrack) ===

 

Canonical shares some more details about Ubuntu's tighter integration

with Chef, including details about automation and integration with

MAAS.

 

https://insights.ubuntu.com/2015/04/14/chef-an-automation-story-with-a-bare-metal-soundtrack/

 

=== Tendering with Ubuntu ===

 

Canonical shares a series of questions and answers related to a

certification program where they work with OEMs directly to certify

hardware for Ubuntu.

 

https://insights.ubuntu.com/2015/04/17/tendering-with-ubuntu/

 

== In The Press ==

 

=== The five biggest changes in Ubuntu 15.04, Vivid Vervet ===

 

Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols of ZDNet takes a look five important changes

coming in Ubuntu 15.04 which he says are a switch of init manager from

upstart to systemd, a kernel upgrade which features improved graphics

and file system support, local menus being made the default, the last

iteration of Unity 7 for the desktop, and updated applications such as

Firefox and LibreOffice.

 

http://www.zdnet.com/article/the-five-biggest-changes-in-ubuntu-15-04-vivid-vervet/

 

=== Forget flash sales: The first Ubuntu Phone is now available to buy

all the time ===

 

Chris Hoffman of PC World writes that BQ announced the BQ Aquarius

E4.5 Ubuntu Edition will be available for purchasing from BQ's

Website. He says that the flash sale period is finally over and Ubuntu

phone just became more available.

 

http://www.pcworld.com/article/2909902/forget-flash-sales-the-first-ubuntu-phone-is-now-available-to-buy-all-the-time.html

 

== In The Blogosphere ==

 

=== KDE Plasma 5.3 Released With Power Management Features ===

 

Joey-Elijah Sneddon of OMG! Ubuntu! writes that with the newest Plasma

release 5.3 brings an great battery usage tracker in KInfocenter.

Other features include animated screen brightness changes, keyboard

button brightness controls from the lock screen. Joey reminds us that

Kubuntu 15.04 will ship with Plasma 5.2.

 

http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2015/04/beta-plasma-5-3-features

 

=== Xubuntu 15.10 To Drop GIMP, Abiword And Gnumeric, Ship With

LibreOffice (Or Parts Of It) By Default ===

 

Andrew of WebUpd8 writes that Simon Steinbeiss, the Xubuntu Project

Lead, has announced the results of the vote in which the Xubuntu team

members were asked if Xubuntu 15.10 should drop GIMP, Abiword and

Gnumeric. He says that both GIMP and Abiword will be dropped, and that

parts of LibreOffice will be installed by default.

 

http://www.webupd8.org/2015/04/xubuntu-1510-to-drop-gimp-abiword-and.html

 

=== Cirrus7 Nimbini -- The Most Stylish Ubuntu PC Ever? ===

 

Joey-Elijah Sneddon of OMG! Ubuntu! shares news that from hardware

company Cirrus7 comes the Nimbini a fanless laser-cut aluminum NUC.

With 2x USB 3.0, audio jack, 2x USB 3.0, 2x Mini Displayport, and

ethernet. This little box comes with the option to preload Ubuntu

14.04 or 15.04.

 

http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2015/04/cirrus7-nimbini-ubuntu-pc-announced

 

=== Canonical Updates Mobile OS A Week After First Ubuntu Phone Launched ===

 

Lucian Armasu of Tom's Hardware writes that Canonical has updated the

Ubuntu Phone's software just a week after the first device became

commercially available on BQ's website. He says the Canonical haven't

yet said if the Aquaris E4.5 will receive updates for four years but

delivering such quick updates is a good sign.

 

http://www.tomshardware.com/news/canonical-ubuntu-update-aquaris-e4.5,28942.html

 

=== New dual-boot TV boxes run Android + Ubuntu or Windows ===

 

Brad Linder of Liliputing writes about two new dual-boot TV devices,

one of which runs Ubuntu and Android. He says that the Ugoos UT3S is a

system that sells for $179, and has an ARM processor, four USB ports,

HDMI and SPDIF ports and a microSD card lot.

 

http://liliputing.com/2015/04/new-dual-boot-tv-boxes-run-android-ubuntu-or-windows.html

 

== Other Articles of Interest ==

 

* Debian Project News - April 13th, 2015 -

https://www.debian.org/News/project/2015/03/index.en.html

 

== Featured Audio and Video ==

 

=== Ubuntu Community Q&A - 14th April 2015 ===

 

Alan Pope is joined by Daniel Holbach for another regular session in

which they answer viewers questions which are put to them on IRC. Alan

reminds us of the upcoming release of Ubuntu 15.04 and the next Ubuntu

Online summit which is due to happen in May. Daniel talks to Martin

Albisetti and Michael Vogt who recount the numerous things that have

landed in the latest version of Ubuntu.

 

 

=== Ubuntu Podcast from the UK LoCo: S08E06 - Leonard Part 6 ===

 

It's Episode Six of Season Eight of the Ubuntu Podcast! Alan Pope,

Martin Wimpress & Laura Cowen (but this time, no Mark Johnson) are

connected and speaking to your brain.

 

In this week's show:

 

* We discuss travelling around the USA, setting up Ubuntu MATE on

Raspberry Pi 2, birthdays and buying Linux devices.

* We share some Command Line Love with curl!

* And we also read loads of your feedback.

 

 

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