news 28 Posted September 1, 2014 Welcome to the Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter, Issue 381 for the week August 25 - 31, 2014. == Links to UWN == * Wiki page: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuWeeklyNewsletter/Issue381 == In This Issue == * Ubuntu 14.10 (Utopic Unicorn) beta-1 released! * Ubuntu Stats * Need a different architecture? Ask Juju for it! * Lubuntu Blog: LXPanel 0.7.0 released * Nicholas Skaggs: Ubuntu Phone Translations Needed * Xubuntu: Laptop users, Fix available for the black screen on unlock bug * Zygmunt Krynicki: Checkbox Project Insights * Daniel Pocock: Welcoming libphonenumber to Debian and Ubuntu * Kubuntu Wire: Kubuntu on LinkedIn * Unity8 & Mir update Aug 26, 2014 * Saving ubuntu.com on download day: Caching location specific pages * NASA's Kennedy Space Center Uses Ubuntu to Plan for the Exploration of Alien Planets * Ubuntu Wallpaper Contest Closes, These Are Our 8 Faves * Canonical Has Yet To Land X.Org Server 1.16 For Ubuntu 14.10 * Full Circle Magazine #88 * Featured Audio and Video * Weekly Ubuntu Development Team Meetings * Upcoming Meetings and Events * Updates and Security for 10.04, 12.04 and 14.04 * And much more! == General Community News == === Ubuntu 14.10 (Utopic Unicorn) beta-1 released! === Stephane Graber of the Ubuntu Release team announces the availability of Beta 1 images for Kubuntu, Lubuntu, Ubuntu GNOME, UbuntuKylin, Xubuntu and Ubuntu Cloud. https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-devel-announce/2014-August/001109.html The following articles in the press and blogosphere also covered the Beta release: * Ubuntu 14.10 (Utopic Unicorn), Beta 1 preview: No big changes - http://www.zdnet.com/ubuntu-14-10-utopic-unicorn-beta-1-preview-no-big-changes-7000033019/ * First Beta for Ubuntu 14.10 Flavors Released - http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2014/08/first-beta-ubuntu-14-10-flavors-released * Ubuntu Flavors 14.10 Utopic Unicorn Beta 1 Released - http://www.webupd8.org/2014/08/ubuntu-flavors-1410-utopic-unicorn-beta.html == Ubuntu Stats == === Bug Stats === * Open (113501) +408 over last week * Critical (223) +4 over last week * Unconfirmed (56688) +157 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 ==== * Wifi not working after upgrade to ubuntu 14.04 http://askubuntu.com/questions/518853/wifi-not-working-after-upgrade-to-ubuntu-14-04 * ChrUbuntu only allows Wifi access from one source? http://askubuntu.com/questions/518854/chrubuntu-only-allows-wifi-access-from-one-source * PHP script unable to create directory with 777 permissions http://askubuntu.com/questions/518845/php-script-unable-to-create-directory-with-777-permissions * switching kde activities in command line http://askubuntu.com/questions/518848/switching-kde-activities-in-command-line * How to restart the networking service? http://askubuntu.com/questions/230698/how-to-restart-the-networking-service ==== Top Voted New Questions ==== * Is ~ considered like a relative path? http://askubuntu.com/questions/516702/ * Are there cases where vi is the only option? http://askubuntu.com/questions/516815/ * What are the advantages and disadvantages of mounting various directories on separate partitions? http://askubuntu.com/questions/516353/ * How to copy a certain file several times with a regular ending? http://askubuntu.com/questions/516263/ * How to lock ubuntu device orientation in portrait or landscape from user input? http://askubuntu.com/questions/516947/ People Contributing the best questions and answers this week: Sean Davis (http://askubuntu.com/users/44796/sean-davis), Jesse the Wind Wanderer (http://askubuntu.com/users/88899/jesse-the-wind-wanderer), Whaaaaaat (http://askubuntu.com/users/208574/whaaaaaat), KasiyA (http://askubuntu.com/users/283843/kasiya) and chili555 (http://askubuntu.com/users/19421/chili555) Ask (and answer!) your own questions at http://askubuntu.com == Ubuntu Cloud News == === Need a different architecture? Ask Juju for it! === Matthew Bruzek shares how to specify an architecture other than amd64 from the juju command line and instructions for determining what environment and service constraints exist on your cloud provider. http://bruzer.net/2014/08/25/need-a-different-architecture-ask-juju-for-it/ == The Planet == === Lubuntu Blog: LXPanel 0.7.0 released === A changelog on what's coming to the GTK+ Panel has been posted on the Lubuntu Blog. This update includes a new plugin and other enhancements that will be available soon in Lubuntu's repositories. http://lubuntublog.blogspot.com/2014/08/lxpanel-070-released.html === Nicholas Skaggs: Ubuntu Phone Translations Needed === Nicholas Skaggs is requested assistance for translators for Ubuntu Touch. Nicholas providers a helpful guide and how to get assistance with the translations. He also encourages those without an Ubuntu Phone to take part. http://www.theorangenotebook.com/2014/08/ubuntu-phone-translations-needed.html === Xubuntu: Laptop users, Fix available for the black screen on unlock bug === The Xubuntu team announces a fix for the "black screen on unlock" bug that has been known about since before the 14.04 release, noting that the fix landed in the 14.04.1 and 14.10 Beta 1 releases. http://xubuntu.org/news/laptop-users-fix-available-for-the-black-screen-on-unlock-bug/ === Zygmunt Krynicki: Checkbox Project Insights === Zygmunt Krynicki shares some updates from his recent work on Checkbox, writing "I've started the day by working on a few code reviews and SRU reviews. The bulk of the time was spent on the new validation subsystem for Checkbox." http://www.zygoon.pl/2014/08/checkbox-project-insights.html === Daniel Pocock: Welcoming libphonenumber to Debian and Ubuntu === Daniel Pocock announces that libphonenumber, a "universal library for parsing, vali[censored], identifying and formatting phone numbers" is now available as a package in Debian and Ubuntu. The package "provides support for C++ and Java users" and shares details about a few applications where it is already being used. http://danielpocock.com/welcoming-libphonenumber-to-debian-and-ubuntu === Kubuntu Wire: Kubuntu on LinkedIn === Jonathan Riddell has posted on Kubuntu Wire that a LinkedIn page for Kubuntu has been set up. This page will include all the usual news stories regarding new releases and updates. http://wire.kubuntu.org/?p=178 == Other Community News == === Unity8 & Mir update Aug 26, 2014 === Kevin Gunn shares the weekly Unity8 and Mir update, which includes life cycle rework which handles of killed apps restarts and continued bug work on the Unity UI and continued work on stability bugs and overlay support in Mir. https://lists.launchpad.net/ubuntu-phone/msg09639.html == Canonical News == === Saving ubuntu.com on download day: Caching location specific pages === Robin Winslow writes about how the web team set up a solution for a web page which could support around 8,000 visits a second. http://design.canonical.com/2014/08/saving-ubuntu-com-on-download-day-caching-location-specific-pages/ == In The Blogosphere == === NASA's Kennedy Space Center Uses Ubuntu to Plan for the Exploration of Alien Planets === Silviu Stahie at Softpedia writes about how "NASA is constantly working on projects that will eventually be useful in the outer space and on alien planets, and it looks like they are going there with the help of Linux and Ubuntu." http://news.softpedia.com/news/NASA-s-Kennedy-Space-Center-Uses-Ubuntu-to-Plan-For-the-Exploration-of-Alien-Planets-456547.shtml === Ubuntu Wallpaper Contest Closes, These Are Our 8 Faves === Joey-Elijah Sneddon from OMG! Ubuntu! highlights the 8 favorite wallpapers selected by the team at OMG! Ubuntu!. With almost 400 entries, these are just their selection. He also links to the Flickr page where you can see the entries for yourself http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2014/08/best-ubuntu-wallpaper-contest-entries-1410 === Canonical Has Yet To Land X.Org Server 1.16 For Ubuntu 14.10 === Michael Larabel at Phoronix writes about how X.Org Server 1.16 has not made it to the Ubuntu archives in time for beta, but engineers are still working on it. http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=MTc3Njc == In Other News == === Full Circle Magazine #88 === Full Circle - the independent magazine for the Ubuntu Linux community are proud to announce the release of our eighty-eighth issue. This month: * Command & Conquer * How-To : Minimal Ubuntu Install, LibreOffice, and GRUB2. * Graphics : Blender and Inkscape. * Linux Labs: Ripping DVDs with Handdrake, and Compiling a Kernel * Arduino plus: Q&A, Security, Ubuntu Games, and soooo much more. Get it while it's hot! http://fullcirclemagazine.org/issue-88 Also: we now have several issues available for download on Google Play/Books. If you like Full Circle, please leave a review: https://play.google.com/store/books/author?id=Ronnie+Tucker == Featured Audio and Video == === Juju Share this post Link to post
