news 28 Posted October 6, 2015 Welcome to the Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter, Issue 437 for the week September 28 - October 4, 2015. == Links to UWN == * Wiki page: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuWeeklyNewsletter/Issue437 == In This Issue == * Welcome New Members and Developers * Ubuntu Stats * Nicholas Skaggs: Ubuntu Font Testing: Arabic * Dustin Kirkland: Container Summit Presentation and Live LXD Demo * Xubuntu: Printable and shareable Xubuntu flyers * Ronnie Tucker: New Linux Kernel Vulnerabilities Fixed in Ubuntu 15.04, Users Urged to Update Now * Nathan Haines: Beginning Ubuntu for Windows and Mac Users * Ronnie Tucker: Linux AIO Team Releases an All-in-One ISO Image for Ubuntu 14.04.3 LTS * Kubuntu Wire: KDE Plasma 5.4.2, bugfix Release for October, is already landing in Kubuntu Wily * Joe Liau: Do You Speak Ubuntu? * Launchpad News: Launchpad news, September 2015 * Community team week 40 update * Ubuntu Cloud News * Introducing Pilot * How to repair a broken BQ E4.5 Ubuntu Phone touch screen * Canonical News * In The Blogosphere * Other Articles of Interest * Featured Audio and Video * Weekly Ubuntu Development Team Meetings * Upcoming Meetings and Events * Updates and Security for 12.04, 14.04 and 15.04 * And much more! == General Community News == === Welcome New Members and Developers === Iain Lane of the Developer Membership Board (DMB) announces acceptance of the application from ShuiLu Pi, a member of Ubuntu Kylin Team, for Per Package Upload (PPU) rights to the ubuntukylin-default-settings package and welcomes him as an uploader. * ShuiLu Pi - https://wiki.ubuntu.com/ShuiLuPi/DeveloperApplication-PPU https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-news-team/2015-September/002321.html == Ubuntu Stats == === Bug Stats === * Open (118726) +120 over last week * Critical (284) no change over last week * Unconfirmed (59190) +137 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 ==== * Why is there an inconsistency in base64 output? http://askubuntu.com/questions/680218/why-is-there-an-inconsistency-in-base64-output * How to sign files with Ubuntu command-line tools and my own keys? http://askubuntu.com/questions/679230/how-to-sign-files-with-ubuntu-command-line-tools-and-my-own-keys * How to execute a specific command on opening a terminal http://askubuntu.com/questions/679621/how-to-execute-a-specific-command-on-opening-a-terminal * How do I have to install NVIDIA GPU drivers properly? http://askubuntu.com/questions/680825/how-do-i-have-to-install-nvidia-gpu-drivers-properly * How to view history of apt-get install? http://askubuntu.com/questions/680410/how-to-view-history-of-apt-get-install ==== Top Voted New Questions ==== * How to sign files with Ubuntu command-line tools and my own keys? http://askubuntu.com/questions/679230/ * What does _expand do? http://askubuntu.com/questions/679575/ * After `chown -R` git is super slow http://askubuntu.com/questions/680712/ * Why is there an inconsistency in base64 output? http://askubuntu.com/questions/680218/ * I can get into my administer account on my Ubuntu without typing in the password how do I disable it? http://askubuntu.com/questions/681190/ People Contributing the best questions and answers this week: snoop (http://askubuntu.com/users/332494/snoop), A.B. (http://askubuntu.com/users/367165/a-, pl_rock (http://askubuntu.com/users/432559/pl-rock), mchid (http://askubuntu.com/users/167115/mchid) and Oli (http://askubuntu.com/users/449/oli) Ask (and answer!) questions at http://askubuntu.com == LoCo Events == The following LoCo team events are currently scheduled in the next two weeks: * JLLFST'15, Ubuntu Tunisian LoCo Team: http://loco.ubuntu.com/events/ubuntu-tn/3215-jllfst'15/ * West side Ubuntu Hour, Arizona LoCo Team: http://loco.ubuntu.com/events/ubuntu-arizona/3218-west-side-ubuntu-hour/ * Ubuntu Hour Berkeley, Ubuntu California: http://loco.ubuntu.com/events/ubuntu-california/2996-ubuntu-hour-berkeley/ * Ubuntu Hour Hollywood, Florida LoCo Team: http://loco.ubuntu.com/events/ubuntu-us-florida/3209-ubuntu-hour-hollywood/ * Az Loco Installfest/Linux and open source workshop, Arizona LoCo Team: http://loco.ubuntu.com/events/ubuntu-arizona/3217-az-loco-installfest/linux-and-open-source-workshop/ * SFD Tunisia, Ubuntu Tunisian LoCo Team: http://loco.ubuntu.com/events/ubuntu-tn/3200-sfd-tunisia/ Looking beyond the next two weeks? Visit the LoCo Team Portal to browse upcoming events around the world: http://loco.ubuntu.com/events/ == The Planet == === Nicholas Skaggs: Ubuntu Font Testing: Arabic === Nicholas Skaggs asks for volunteers interested in testing the Arabic version of the Ubuntu font. An electronic survey is offered for those who are willing to test it. http://www.theorangenotebook.com/2015/09/ubuntu-font-testing-arabic.html === Dustin Kirkland: Container Summit Presentation and Live LXD Demo === Dustin Kirkland gave a presentation in San Francisco on 23 Sept, 2015 at the Container Summit which was professionally recorded. Dustin's presentation is provided in video format, plus slide-deck presentation and PDFs, too. http://blog.dustinkirkland.com/2015/09/container-summit-presentation-and-live.html === Xubuntu: Printable and shareable Xubuntu flyers === The Xubuntu Team announces that as part of the Wily Werewolf development, their Marketing Team have completed work on flyers which can be printed by anyone and used at conferences, jams, and other events. They say that they are available in A4 and US-letter size and licensed by CC-BY-SA meaning you are welcome to remix, transform or build using the terms of that license. http://xubuntu.org/news/printable-shareable-xubuntu-flyers/ === Ronnie Tucker: New Linux Kernel Vulnerabilities Fixed in Ubuntu 15.04, Users Urged to Update Now === Ronnie Tucker writes for Full Circle Magazine warning of kernel vulnerabilities for Ubuntu 15.04 in the md and vhost drivers. Patches for both vulnerabilities are already available in Ubuntu repositories. http://fullcirclemagazine.org/2015/10/01/new-linux-kernel-vulnerabilities-fixed-in-ubuntu-15-04-users-urged-to-update-now/ === Nathan Haines: Beginning Ubuntu for Windows and Mac Users === Nathan Haines writes that his new book "Beginning Ubuntu for Windows and Mac Users" was written to help users speed up the process of becoming familiar with finding their way around their computer. He says there are chapters on using the command line, advice for power users and that "The book explains key concepts and helps users adapt to their new operating system." http://nhaines.livejournal.com/69426.html === Ronnie Tucker: Linux AIO Team Releases an All-in-One ISO Image for Ubuntu 14.04.3 LTS === Rascal23 writes that Zeljko Popivoda from the Linux AIO team reports that Ubuntu 14.04.3 LTS is now available for download. It is distributed as two DVD size images, for x86 (32bit) and for x86_64. Unfortunately, MATE is not included as there was no MATE 14.04.3 LTS release currently available. http://fullcirclemagazine.org/2015/10/02/linux-aio-team-releases-an-all-in-one-iso-image-for-ubuntu-14-04-3-lts/ === Kubuntu Wire: KDE Plasma 5.4.2, bugfix Release for October, is already landing in Kubuntu Wily === Marco Parillo announces the arrival of KDE Plasma 5.4.2 into Kubuntu Wily whose release is less than a month away. http://wire.kubuntu.org/?p=407 === Joe Liau: Do You Speak Ubuntu? === Joe Liau reflects on his recent experiences with TPRS (Teaching Proficiency through Reading and Storytelling) and translates that into how community members act when advocating for Ubuntu. Based on his training, he argues that for Ubuntu to be disseminated effectively, the community needs to: * Tell stories * Make use of repetition * Engage all of our senses * Meet face-to-face * Involve the community He concludes by asking us to "go practice how you preach." http://blog.josephliau.com/do-you-speak-ubuntu/ === Launchpad News: Launchpad news, September 2015 === Colin Watson shares details about the progress made on the Launchpad team throughout September, including changes related to bugs, code, mail notifications, registry and the new snap packages and Soyuz package building support. http://blog.launchpad.net/general/launchpad-news-september-2015 == Other Community News == === Community team week 40 update === David Planella delivers another weekly update from Canonical's Community Team highlighting the work with which the team is currently involved. He notes ongoing Ubuntu ( -at -) SCALE coordination, the launch of PILOT, the publishing of new API docs for SDK 15.04.1, and the release of snapcraft 0.2 to Wily. https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-community-team/2015-October/000853.html == Ubuntu Cloud News == * Charm Partner Newsletter - http://insights.ubuntu.com/2015/09/28/charm-partner-newsletter/ * Executive Summary from the Juju Charmer Summit 2015 - http://insights.ubuntu.com/2015/09/28/executive-summary-from-the-juju-charmer-summit-2015/ * Engineering Group joins the Charm Partner Programme - http://insights.ubuntu.com/2015/09/28/engineering-group-joins-the-charm-partner-programme/ * Azul Zulu 8 charm now available - http://insights.ubuntu.com/2015/09/29/azul-zulu-8-charm-now-available/ * PLUMGrid's Open Networking Suite now available in the Charm Store - http://insights.ubuntu.com/2015/09/30/plumgrids-open-networking-suite-now-available-in-the-charm-store/ == Ubuntu Phone News == === Introducing Pilot === Nicholas Skaggs announces the arrival of Pilot, a new app for the Ubuntu phone that provides a way for users to participate in testing the software that runs on their device. With the aid of some screenshots he shows us how we can take part, ending his post with the following: "As the number of devices grows, we want to ensure every device has the same level of quality. With your help, we can make sure ubuntu gets better with each update. Thanks for your help!" http://www.theorangenotebook.com/2015/10/introducing-pilot.html === How to repair a broken BQ E4.5 Ubuntu Phone touch screen === Marcos Costales guides us through the process of replacing the touch screen of his BQ E4.5 phone after it fell from his bag. He highlights a number of points to be aware of, and he offers links to a short video that helped him replace the screen. http://thinkonbytes.blogspot.com/2015/10/how-to-repair-broken-bq-e45-ubuntu.html == Canonical News == * Ubuntu on Azure: Microsoft makes big decision on big data - http://insights.ubuntu.com/2015/09/28/ubuntu-on-azure-microsoft-makes-big-decision-on-big-data/ * Why the first impression matters - http://design.canonical.com/2015/09/why-the-first-impression-matters/ * Canonical Design Team: September's reading list - http://design.canonical.com/2015/10/septembers-reading-list/ * Canonical launches new 'Internet of Toys' initiative with partners - http://insights.ubuntu.com/2015/10/02/canonical-launches-new-internet-of-toys-initiative-with-partners/ == In The Blogosphere == === A Slick New Set-Up Wizard Is Coming To Ubuntu === Joey-Elijah Sneddon of OMG! Ubuntu! informs us that the Ubuntu installer is going to get a "dramatic makeover" that will see Ubiquity, introduced in 2010, replaced. He shows us some screenshots of the proposed installer but says that although there are no firm plans for its introduction it may not be too long before we can try it out as the march to desktop convergence is now in full swing. http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2015/09/new-look-ubuntu-installer-coming-soon Marius Nestor of Softpedia also wrote an article on this news: * Canonical Reveals Revamped Ubuntu Installer, New UI Design for Desktop and Phone - http://news.softpedia.com/news/canonical-reveals-revamped-ubuntu-installer-new-ui-design-for-desktop-and-phone-492994.shtml === Ubuntu To Make It Easier To Ship Micro-Release Updates, New Features Post-LTS === Michael Larabel of Phoronix delves into the recent decision by the Ubuntu Technical Board to "make it easier to send down micro-release updates as well as offering new features to existing LTS." 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