news 28 Posted December 9, 2014 Welcome to the Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter, Issue 395 for the week December 1 - 7, 2014. == Links to UWN == * Wiki page: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuWeeklyNewsletter/Issue395 == In This Issue == * Welcome New Members and Developers * Ubuntu Stats * Ubuntu Global Jam Dates - 15.04 cycle * Ubuntu Cloud News * Costales: A tiny home computer with Ubuntu: "imp" * Nicholas Skaggs: Creating mutli-arch click packages * Ubuntu App Developer Blog: Year End Core Apps Hack Days * Kubuntu Wire: Kubuntu Part of KDE's Google Code-in * Walter Lapchynski: learn anything linux * Lubuntu Blog: Box icons release 0.49 * Ali Jawad: How I prefer to learn? & Help, Contribution and Activity * Benjamin Kerensa: Chasing the wrong problems * Walter Lapchynski: unicorns und Unicode * In The Blogosphere * In Other News * Featured Audio and Video * Weekly Ubuntu Development Team Meetings * Upcoming Meetings and Events * Updates and Security for 10.04, 12.04, 14.04 and 14.10 * And much more! == General Community News == === Welcome New Members and Developers === On behalf of the 2200 UTC Membership Board, please welcome our new Ubuntu Members: * OerHeks: https://launchpad.net/~oerheks | https://wiki.ubuntu.com/oerheks * Oscar Fabian Prieto Gonzalez https://launchpad.net/~ofp-prieto | https://wiki.ubuntu.com/ofp.prieto https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-news-team/2014-December/002118.html == Ubuntu Stats == === Bug Stats === * Open (116761) +57 over last week * Critical (254) no change over last week * Unconfirmed (57866) -112 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 ==== * Delete all files apart from pdf files in a directory http://askubuntu.com/questions/555318/delete-all-files-apart-from-pdf-files-in-a-directory * Replace windows by ubuntu: What should I check in Ubuntu live http://askubuntu.com/questions/557270/replace-windows-by-ubuntu-what-should-i-check-in-ubuntu-live * Firefox 34 - Black screen playing Adobe flash videos http://askubuntu.com/questions/556320/firefox-34-black-screen-playing-adobe-flash-videos * No "Hello" icon in Firefox 34 http://askubuntu.com/questions/556102/no-hello-icon-in-firefox-34 * ln -s vs mount --bind http://askubuntu.com/questions/557733/ln-s-vs-mount-bind ==== Top Voted New Questions ==== * Delete all files apart from pdf files in a directory http://askubuntu.com/questions/555318/ * Replace windows by ubuntu: What should I check in Ubuntu live http://askubuntu.com/questions/557270/ * Is there a way to configure Unity's top bar to autohide? http://askubuntu.com/questions/557107/ * ln -s vs mount --bind http://askubuntu.com/questions/557733/ * Too many authentication failures for root in filezilla http://askubuntu.com/questions/555381/ People Contributing the best questions and answers this week: Akshit Baunthiyal (http://askubuntu.com/users/75953/akshit-baunthiyal), Thomas W. (http://askubuntu.com/users/10616/thomas-w), muru (http://askubuntu.com/users/158442/muru), algosig (http://askubuntu.com/users/311016/algosig) and juxiliary (http://askubuntu.com/users/148237/juxiliary) Ask (and answer!) your own questions at http://askubuntu.com == LoCo News == === Ubuntu Global Jam Dates - 15.04 cycle === Looking to lend a hand to Ubuntu? Want to help shape Ubuntu? Jose Antonio Rey announces the upcoming Ubuntu Global Jam on February 6 - 8, 2015 and and encourages teams to join in. https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/loco-contacts/2014-December/006900.html == Ubuntu Cloud News == === Canonical and Data Foundry to provide hosted private cloud === Canonical announce that Data Foundry, a global provider of colocation, data center, and managed services, will be partnering them to provide a private cloud, as well. Built by the experts at Canonical's BootStack service, the OpenStack-powered cloud will be exhibited by Canonical at the Gartner Data Service event from 2-5 December. https://insights.ubuntu.com/2014/12/04/canonical-and-data-foundry-to-provide-hosted-private-cloud/ === Owncloud charm ready for 14.04 === Jorge Castro announces that the Juju charm and tests for Owncloud are now available for Trusty Tahr 14.04. He explains how to keep it up to date. http://www.jorgecastro.org/2014/12/03/owncloud-charm-ready-for-14-dot-04/ == The Planet == === Costales: A tiny home computer with Ubuntu: "imp" === Marcos Costales introduces the imp, a tiny ARMv9-powered desktop machine running Ubuntu 14.04 crowdsourced through Indiegogo. http://thinkonbytes.blogspot.com/2014/12/a-tiny-home-computer-with-ubuntu-imp.html === Nicholas Skaggs: Creating mutli-arch click packages === Nicholas Skaggs explains how to create click packages for multiple architectures (fat packages) and get them accepted to the store. http://www.theorangenotebook.com/2014/12/creating-mutli-arch-click-packages.html === Ubuntu App Developer Blog: Year End Core Apps Hack Days === Alan Pope invites us to a Core Apps Hack Days, taking place on IRC from Monday the 8th of December to Friday the 12th. He says Wednesday the 10th will also feature a special presentation on writing tests for Core Apps put on by Nicholas Skaggs via Ubuntu On Air. http://developer.ubuntu.com/2014/12/year-end-core-apps-hack-days/ === Kubuntu Wire: Kubuntu Part of KDE's Google Code-in === Jonathan Riddell informs us that Google's Code-in is a project to facilitate teen contributions to open source projects. He says that KDE is participating as one of the mentoring organizations and that Kubuntu will be posting projects on KDE's behalf. http://wire.kubuntu.org/?p=203 === Walter Lapchynski: learn anything linux === Walter Lapchynski writes that with the loss of the Ubuntu Beginners Team the amount of mentorship has declined and that a lot of people are left to their own devices. He says "I'd like to donate whatever time I need to help everyone find the resources they need to contribute code to open source projects. " http://polka.bike/blog/learn-linux-markdown === Lubuntu Blog: Box icons release 0.49 === Rafael Laguna introduces a new release of Box icons for Lubuntu which have better integration with LXQt. http://lubuntublog.blogspot.com/2014/12/box-icons-release-049.html === Ali Jawad: How I prefer to learn? & Help, Contribution and Activity === Ubuntu GNOME's Ali Jawad discusses the merits of learning the hardware and elucidates the spectrum of volunteers. http://amjjawad.net/how-i-prefer-to-learn/ http://amjjawad.net/help-contribution-and-activity/ === Benjamin Kerensa: Chasing the wrong problems === Benjamin Kerensa writes that the Ubuntu Community's issues aren't to do with leadership or governance but making contributors feel like they are stakeholders again as Ubuntu's community pages reflect what's important to Canonical. He also makes reference to an Ubuntu Foundation and the contributions of Ubuntu Members. http://benjaminkerensa.com/2014/12/06/chasing-the-wrong-problems === Walter Lapchynski: unicorns und Unicode === Walter Lapchynski tells us about the Utopic t-shirt now being available on the Canonical shop, as well as discussing the creation of a unicorn emoji in Unicode. http://polka.bike/blog/unicorns-und-unicode-markdown == In The Blogosphere == === Canonical's Ubuntu Touch for Mobile Devices Almost Ready === Christopher Tozzi of the The VAR Guy, suggests that the recent release of version 10 of Ubuntu RTM signals Ubuntu-powered mobile devices are closer than ever. http://thevarguy.com/ubuntu/120114/canonicals-ubuntu-touch-mobile-devices-almost-ready === CompuLab launches Utilite2: Tiny ARM-based Ubuntu/Android PC === Liliputing's Brad Linder announces Utilite's latest addition to its line of miniature low-power desktops. With a volume smaller than the average mouse, the Utilite2 consumes as little as 3 watts, has a quad-core ARM processor, Bluetooth 4.0, and HDMI output, among other features. http://liliputing.com/2014/12/compulab-launches-utilite2-tiny-arm-based-ubuntuandroid-pc.html === HP's fanless 2.2-pound laptop includes Broadwell and a 2560x1440 screen === Andrew Cunningham of Ars Technica offers a preview of two new Ultrabooks by the name of HP EliteBook Folio 1020 that feature a 0.62 inches thick chassis, up to 2560x1440 resolution, touch options, a 12.5" screen, are as light as 2.2 pounds, have a 9 hour runtime, use 4.5 watts, and are completely fanless. Andrew wraps up the article with a suggestion that Intel's CES showcase may include a faster processor. http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2014/12/hps-fanless-2-2-pound-laptop-includes-broadwell-and-a-2560x1440-screen/ === Official Ubuntu 14.10 'Utopic Unicorn' T-Shirts Now Available to Buy === Joey-Elijah Sneddon of OMG! Ubuntu! announces the availability of the official shirts of the Utopic Unicorn 14.10 release. He says that T-shirts have been a part of every distro release since Hardy Heron 8.04 and that the current shirts come in dusk blue for men or hot pink for women, both featuring Canonical's origami unicorn logo. Joey-Elijah finishes by reminding us that older release shirts are available in the sale section. http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2014/12/last-ubuntu-14-10-unicorn-t-shirts-now-available === UbuTab: An Ubuntu Tablet With A Terabyte Hard Drive === Michael Larabel of Phoronix informs us that UbuTab, another crowd-funded tablet has launched, and that it features a 7mm 1TB spinning hard drive and ships with Android. He also gives us details of the pricing and a brief specification. http://www.phoronix.com/vr.php?view=MTg1Mjc === Ubuntu 12.04 LTS To Ubuntu 14.10 Offers Some Performance Improvements === Michael Larabel of Phoronix provides some benchmarks that show how the CPU performance of Ubuntu has evolved between the 12.04 LTS and 14.10 releases. He says that his article looks at the non-graphics performance of Ubuntu and that other comparisons will follow. http://www.phoronix.com/vr.php?view=MTg1MzA === An Ubuntu Tablet Inspired By The Ubuntu Edge Is Coming === Michael Larabel of Phoronix informs us that MJ Technology is looking to deliver a tablet equivalent to the Ubuntu Edge which failed to in its crowd-funding campaign. He gives us a brief specification, and shows us a photograph of the prototype. http://www.phoronix.com/vr.php?view=MTg1NDM === Ubuntu 14.10 MATE edition - Almost fabulous === Dedoimedo writes about the installation, look and feel, resource usage, and the applications of Ubuntu MATE 14.10, noting that "someone sometime back in the early 2000s came up with the ideal productivity formula, and it's never been bested." Dedoimedo concludes that it is a very cool distro, notes a serious problem, and says "Highly polished, slick, and almost overwhelmingly simple and easy to use. " http://www.dedoimedo.com/computers/ubuntu-utopic-mate.html == In Other News == * Debian Project News - December 1st, 2014 - https://www.debian.org/News/weekly/2014/16/index.en.html == Featured Audio and Video == === Ubuntu Community Q&A! - 2nd December 2014 === Daniel Holbach, this week joined by Alan Pope and David Planella, introduces another weekly Q&A session answering viewers questions which are put to them on IRC. === Juju Charm School: Writing Charms for Restrictive Networks === Jose Antonio Rey introduces the last Juju Charm School of 2014 in which Jorge Castro, Matt Bruzek, Marco Ceppi and Kevin Monroe talk about writing charms for restrictive networks === Ubuntu Podcast from the UK LoCo: S07E36 - The One in Massapequa === We're back with Season Seven, Episode Thirty-six of the Ubuntu Podcast! Alan Pope, Laura Cowen, Tony Whitmore and Mark Johnson bring you this episode. In this week's show: * We interview Dr Lucy Rogers about hacking dinosaurs with Raspberry Pis on the Isle of Wight * We also discuss: * Having taken the photos on Dark Eyes 3. * Switching search engines to Duck Duck Go in Firefox. * Getting a Oneplus One phone. * We share some Command Line Lurve which provides a drop-down terminal: guake * See also yakuake/tilda for KDE. * And we read your feedback. Thanks for sending it in! Share this post Link to post
