news 28 Posted November 10, 2015 Welcome to the Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter, Issue 441 for the week November 2 - 8, 2015. == Links to UWN == * Wiki page: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuWeeklyNewsletter/Issue441 == In This Issue == * Ubuntu Online Summit Concludes * Welcome New Members and Developers * Ubuntu Stats * LoCo Events * Scarlett Clark: Kubuntu: KDE 4.14.3 Bugfix release for Trusty is now available. * Dustin Kirkland: LXD in the Sky with Diamonds * Chuck Short: An nclxd update in Ubuntu 15.10 * Daniel Holbach: A snappy UOS summary * Elizabeth K. Joseph: A werewolf SVG and a xerus * Ubuntu Cloud News * Ubuntu Phone News * DJI launches most-powerful computer for drones - on Ubuntu * In The Blogosphere * Featured Audio and Video * Weekly Ubuntu Development Team Meetings * Upcoming Meetings and Events * Updates and Security for 12.04, 14.04, 15.04 and 15.10 * And much more! == General Community News == === Ubuntu Online Summit Concludes === In preparation for Xenial Xerus, which will become the 16.04 Ubuntu LTS release next spring, an Ubuntu Online Summit was held from November 3 - 5, 2015. The event was highlighted with a keynote from Ubuntu founder Mark Shuttleworth, a Q&A with Canonical CEO Jane Silber and a wrap up session with key take aways from the track leads. ==== Ubuntu Online Summit Intro and Mark Shuttleworth's Opening Keynote ==== David Planella introduces the opening session of the online summit in which Mark Shuttleworth presents his opening keynote. Mark talks about the next (LTS) release, convergence, "Things", snappy Ubuntu, the cloud environment and Juju. Mark also thanks the outgoing Community Council for they work they have done, explains the meaning of Xenial, and answers questions that are put to him on IRC. http://summit.ubuntu.com/uos-1511/meeting/22614/mark-shuttleworth-uos-opening-keynote/ ==== Ask the CEO: Jane Silber's Q&A ==== David Planella introduces a Q&A session in which Jane Silber answers questions which are put to her on IRC. Jane talks about a wide range of subjects which include her thoughts on the Ubuntu phone, Unity 8, and her advice for young students who want to work with open-source software. http://summit.ubuntu.com/uos-1511/meeting/22613/ask-the-ceo-jane-silbers-qa/ ==== UOS 15.11 Track Summaries ==== Nicholas Skaggs hosts the final session of the summit in which the track leads join him to report on what was discussed in their tracks over the three days of the summit. http://summit.ubuntu.com/uos-1511/meeting/22646/uos-1511-track-summaries/ A listing of all the rest of the Ubuntu Online Summit sessions, with videos and links to session notes, can be found here: http://summit.ubuntu.com/uos-1511/all/ If you're interested in the development focus of Ubuntu for this cycle, the "In the Blogosphere" section of the newsletter this week includes several articles covering some of the notable decisions and take aways from the summit. === Welcome New Members and Developers === Aaron Honeycutt from the Ubuntu Membership Board shares the addition of a new Ubuntu Member during the November 5, 2015 meeting: * Seth Johnson: https://launchpad.net/~sethj | https://wiki.ubuntu.com/sethj https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-news-team/2015-November/002339.html == Ubuntu Stats == === Bug Stats === * Open (120061) +212 over last week * Critical (276) no change over last week * Unconfirmed (59737) +102 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 does Python in Linux require the line #!/usr/bin/python? http://askubuntu.com/questions/694031/why-does-python-in-linux-require-the-line-usr-bin-python * Can I convert hex to decimal using the calculator app? http://askubuntu.com/questions/692942/can-i-convert-hex-to-decimal-using-the-calculator-app * How would you count every occurrence of a term in all files in the current directory? http://askubuntu.com/questions/694735/how-would-you-count-every-occurrence-of-a-term-in-all-files-in-the-current-direc * how to 'not' execute alias [on hold] http://askubuntu.com/questions/694315/how-to-not-execute-alias * found ls binary using whereis but can't find ll why? http://askubuntu.com/questions/694365/found-ls-binary-using-whereis-but-cant-find-ll-why ==== Top Voted New Questions ==== * Why does Python in Linux require the line #!/usr/bin/python? http://askubuntu.com/questions/694031/ * Interactive Periodic Table http://askubuntu.com/questions/693079/ * How to boot from a USB drive in VirtualBox? http://askubuntu.com/questions/693719/ * Whats is the importance of Plymouth? http://askubuntu.com/questions/693889/ * How would you count every occurrence of a term in all files in the current directory? http://askubuntu.com/questions/694735/ People Contributing the best questions and answers this week: cl-netbox (http://askubuntu.com/users/260935/cl-netbox), A.B. (http://askubuntu.com/users/367165/a-, heemayl (http://askubuntu.com/users/216503/heemayl), hg8 (http://askubuntu.com/users/338915/hg8) and Serg (http://askubuntu.com/users/295286/serg) Ask (and answer!) questions at http://askubuntu.com == LoCo Events == The following LoCo team events are currently scheduled in the next two weeks: * Resucitando el LoCo Argentina, Argentina LoCo: http://loco.ubuntu.com/events/ubuntu-ar/3251-resucitando-el-loco-argentina/ * Ubuntu Party Rouen 15.10, LoCoTeam ubuntu-fr: http://loco.ubuntu.com/events/ubuntu-fr/3243-ubuntu-party-rouen-1510/ * UbuCon at FOSSETCON, Florida LoCo Team: http://loco.ubuntu.com/events/ubuntu-us-florida/3208-ubucon-at-fossetcon/ * Sierra Vista Ubuntu Hour date changed due to holiday, Arizona LoCo Team: http://loco.ubuntu.com/events/ubuntu-arizona/3224-sierra-vista-ubuntu-hour-date-changed-due-to-holiday/ * Tempe Ubuntu Hour date change due to holiday, Arizona LoCo Team: http://loco.ubuntu.com/events/ubuntu-arizona/3222-tempe-ubuntu-hour-date-change-due-to-holiday/ * Ubuntu Hour Berkeley, Ubuntu California: http://loco.ubuntu.com/events/ubuntu-california/2992-ubuntu-hour-berkeley/ * Az Loco Installfest/Linux and open source workshop, Arizona LoCo Team: http://loco.ubuntu.com/events/ubuntu-arizona/3226-az-loco-installfest/linux-and-open-source-workshop/ 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 == === Scarlett Clark: Kubuntu: KDE 4.14.3 Bugfix release for Trusty is now available. === Scarlett Clark of Kubuntu announces that the KDE 4.14.3 release for Trusty is ready in the Trusty PPA and invites people to join #kubuntu-devel to advise her of any problems. She concludes with a link to her Patreon account which helps pay for some of her development work on Kubuntu. http://scarlettgatelyclark.com/2015/kubuntu-kde-4-14-3-bugfix-release-for-trusty-is-now-available/ Additionally, a later post from Kubuntu Wire also shares the news: http://wire.kubuntu.org/?p=419 === Dustin Kirkland: LXD in the Sky with Diamonds === Dustin Kirkland informs us that "LXD has been promoted to the Ubuntu Main archive, now commercially supported by Canonical." The package is available for Ubuntu 15.10 and has been backported to 14.04. According to Dustin Kirkland "every Ubuntu server [...] is now a full machine container hypervisor, capable of hosting hundreds of machine containers, right out of the box!" http://blog.dustinkirkland.com/2015/11/lxd-in-sky-with-diamonds.html === Chuck Short: An nclxd update in Ubuntu 15.10 === Chuck Short shares the various changes included in nclxd, the OpenStack Nova plugin for LXD, Canonical's container hypervisor. Changes include: * stop/start/reboot/terminate container * Attach/detach network interface * Create container snapshot * instance migration * firewall support He concludes by explaining that the "LTS release we will focusing on scale and making it production ready." https://zulcss.wordpress.com/2015/11/06/an-nclxd-update-in-ubuntu-15-10/ === Daniel Holbach: A snappy UOS summary === Daniel Holbach writes about the Ubuntu Online Summit from the perspective of snappy development. He shares links to the snappy-specific sessions with a quick summary of each and concludes, "Thanks to everyone who participated and helped to make this such a great UOS!" https://daniel.holba.ch/blog/2015/11/a-snappy-uos-summary/ === Elizabeth K. Joseph: A werewolf SVG and a xerus === Elizabeth K. Joseph shares a link to the werewolf SVG image file that has been made available by Tom Macfarlane of the Canonical Design Team and the pronunciation of "xerus," the animal featured in the 16.04 code name Xenial Xerus. http://princessleia.com/journal/?p=10976 == Ubuntu Cloud News == * Interoute accelerates enterprises' move to the cloud - and to Ubuntu - http://insights.ubuntu.com/2015/11/02/interoute-accelerates-enterprises-move-to-the-cloud-and-to-ubuntu/ * ODS Tokyo: OpenStack For Everyone - http://insights.ubuntu.com/2015/11/03/ods-tokyo-openstack-for-everyone/ * Canonical Cloud Chatter: October 2015 - http://insights.ubuntu.com/2015/11/06/canonical-cloud-chatter-october-2015/ == Ubuntu Phone News == * Another wave of hacking in China this time with TechCrunch - http://insights.ubuntu.com/2015/11/04/another-wave-of-hacking-in-china-this-time-with-techcrunch/ * Scope Roulette - http://insights.ubuntu.com/2015/11/05/scope-roulette/ == Canonical News == === DJI launches most-powerful computer for drones - on Ubuntu === On November 2nd, Canonical's Insights blog announced "DJI, the world leader in creative aerial technology, today announced the launch of the DJI Manifold, a high-performance embedded computer designed specifically to fly." They went on the explain that it runs on Ubuntu 14.04 with an Onboard SDK (Software Development Kit), "enabling developers to create more powerful professional applications for use with aerial technology." The post continues by sharing some of the hardware specifications and a link to where it can be purchased globally directly from DJI's online store. http://insights.ubuntu.com/2015/11/02/dji-launches-most-powerful-computer-for-drones-on-ubuntu/ Coverage for this news extended far beyond the Insights blog, including: * DJI tempts developers with new Ubuntu computer for drones - http://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2015/11/dji-tempts-developers-with-new-ubuntu-computer-for-drones/ * DJI Wants To Build 'Intelligent Flying Robots' With Manifold Ubuntu-Based PC For Drones - http://www.techtimes.com/articles/102460/20151103/dji-wants-to-build-intelligent-flying-robots-with-manifold-ubuntu-based-pc-for-drones.htm * Technology DJI wants to make drones even smarter with tiny flying Manifold Ubuntu computer - http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/dji-wants-make-drones-even-smarter-tiny-flying-manifold-ubuntu-computer-1526787 * DJI Unveils $3,800 Drone with Ubuntu Linux Intelligent PC - http://stgist.com/2015/11/dji-unveils-drone-with-ubuntu-linux-intelligent-pc-4973 === Canonical launches world's fastest hypervisor, LXD === In a press release on November 5th: "Canonical today released in beta the world's fastest hypervisor, LXD, which takes a pure-container approach to Linux virtualization and offers dramatic performance and density advantages over VMware ESX and Linux KVM for private and public cloud infrastructure." The release continues with details about Canonical and the some technical details about the release of LXD in Ubuntu 15.10. http://insights.ubuntu.com/2015/11/05/canonical-launches-worlds-fastest-hypervisor-lxd/ == In The Blogosphere == === Mark Shuttleworth Kicks Off Ubuntu 16.04 Development Discussions === Michael Larabel of Phoronix shares some of the focuses from the nearly hour long keynote from Mark Shuttleworth that began the 16.04 online summit. He shares that the focuses included: "reiterating that Ubuntu 16.04 is a Long-Term Support (LTS) release, work is ongoing towards the Ubuntu convergence goals and they are making progress, and also talk of Ubuntu in other areas like drones." Michael also mentions Mark's comments about snappy, and along with the keynote, includes a recent Unity 8 convergence "show and tell" video at the end of the article. http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=UOS-16.04-Keynote === Ubuntu Touch on More Phones Would Be a Mistake Right Now, Says Mark Shuttleworth === Silviu Stahie of Softpedia writes about the limited range of phones that Ubuntu is currently available for. Silviu shares a quote from Mark Shuttleworth during his keynote at the Ubuntu Online Summit where he stresses the importance of Canonical taking their time with growth. http://news.softpedia.com/news/ubuntu-touch-on-other-phones-would-be-a-mistake-right-now-says-mark-shuttleworth-495724.shtml === Inside Canonical: the creators of Ubuntu have big plans for the future === Barry Collins of Alphr does an exploration of Canonical's work beyond the Ubuntu desktop for the uninitiated. He talks about how Ubuntu server is what many cloud companies have "built their cloud businesses on," Canonical's "bet" on the Internet of Things, apps and the "adaptable" developers working in squads to tackle tasks together. http://www.alphr.com/business/1001892/inside-canonical-the-creators-of-ubuntu-have-big-plans-for-the-future === Kubuntu Developers Planning Improvements For 16.04 Xenial === Michael Larabel of Phoronix writes about a session at the Ubuntu Online Summit for Kubuntu developers where they discussed: "build server changes, possible fundraising work to help Kubuntu developers, improvements to documentation, look towards KDE Plasma 5.5 integration, improve the bug triaging process, and making other enhancements." He concludes by embedding the video of the planning session in the article. http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=Kubuntu-16.04-LTS-UOS === Ubuntu Software Centre To Be Replaced in 16.04 LTS === Sam Tran of OMG! Ubuntu! reports on plans announced at the recent Ubuntu Online Summit to move away from the Ubuntu Software Centre, in favor of GNOME's Software application. He shares a screenshot of the application and quotes from Will Cooke at the summit about the changes. http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2015/11/the-ubuntu-software-centre-is-being-replace-in-16-04-lts === Various Ubuntu 16.04 LTS Decisions From This Week's Summit === Michael Larabel of Phoronix does a recap of several sessions from the Ubuntu Online Summit organized for planning the upcoming Long Term Support release of Ubuntu. http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=Various-16.04-LTS-Updates === Ubuntu 16.04 LTS with Unity 7 to Support Snappy Packages === Silviu Stahie of Softpedia writes on the upcoming Ubuntu 16.04 LTS. He says that Unity 7 will be the the default desktop environment for 16.04 but Unity 8 desktop will be offered as an alternative until it becomes stable enough. Silviu adds that Canonical wants to adopt Snappy packages for the regular Ubuntu distro, not just the phone. http://news.softpedia.com/news/ubuntu-16-04-lts-with-unity-7-to-support-snappy-packages-495769.shtml === Ubuntu 15.10 Wily Werewolf review - Fast and spurious === Dedoimedo conducts a review of the latest Ubuntu Release, Wily Werewolf, covering several aspects of the operating system, from the install experience through to the day to day use. He includes various screenshots of what was seen during the review process. http://www.dedoimedo.com/computers/ubuntu-werewolf.html == Featured Audio and Video == === Ubuntu Podcast from the UK LoCo: S08E35 - Going Overboard - Ubuntu Podcast === It's Episode Thirty-five of Season Eight of the Ubuntu Podcast! With Mark Johnson, Laura Cowen, Martin Wimpress, and Alan Pope recording together, in-person, and face-to-face across a dining-room table in Liverpool! In this week's show: We look at what's been going on in the news: * Official WhatsApp app is now on Firefox OS... * European Parliament passed a resolution for European Union member states to "drop any criminal charges against Edward Snowden..." * Theresa May says 'contentious' parts of web surveillance plan dropped * Librarian of Congress renews and expands protections for fair uses * GNU Hurd 0.7, GNU Mach 1.6, GNU MIG 1.6 released * Twitch playing Pokemon was easy mode. Today, Twitch viewers have been invited to do something altogether more challenging: install Arch Linux. We also take a look at what's been going on in the community: * Sturmflut posts about setting up a Nexus 4 for convergence * UOS has happened / is happening There are even events: * Podcasters and listeners meetup - London, UK - 12th November * UbuCon Summit - 21st to 22nd of January 2016 - Pasadena, CA Share this post Link to post
