news 28 Posted January 26, 2017 Welcome to the Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter, Issue 495 for the weeks January 9 - 22, 2017. == Links to UWN == * Wiki page: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuWeeklyNewsletter/Issue495 == In This Issue == * Ubuntu Stats * UbuCon Summit at SCALE 15x Call for Papers * LoCo Events * Kubuntu General News: Plasma 5.8.4 and KDE Frameworks 4.8.0 now available in Backports for Kubuntu 16.04 and 16.10 * Jorge Castro: Fresh Kubernetes documentation available now * Stephane Graber: Running Kubernetes inside LXD * Ted Gould: The Case for Ubuntu Phone * Ted Gould: Presentations Updates * Simos Xenitellis: How to completely remove a third-party repository from Ubuntu * Announcing 17.04 wallpaper contest * tutorials.ubuntu.com goes live! * Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter Approaching Issue 500 * Canonical News * In The Press * In The Blogosphere * Full Circle Weekly News #50 * Weekly Ubuntu Development Team Meetings * Upcoming Meetings and Events * Updates and Security for 12.04, 14.04, 16.04 and 16.10 * And much more! == Ubuntu Stats == === Bug Stats === * Open (128322) +274 over the last two weeks * Critical (416) +3 over the last two weeks * Unconfirmed (63746) +149 over the last two weeks 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 ==== * How to set a variable to a random value with bash http://askubuntu.com/questions/873719/how-to-set-a-variable-to-a-random-value-with-bash * Where does the `rename` command come from? http://askubuntu.com/questions/873800/where-does-the-rename-command-come-from * How can I view and edit PowerPoint presentations that don't render correctly? http://askubuntu.com/questions/874088/how-can-i-view-and-edit-powerpoint-presentations-that-dont-render-correctly * Ubuntu for bank dev employees [closed] http://askubuntu.com/questions/872453/ubuntu-for-bank-dev-employees * For loop with Alphabet http://askubuntu.com/questions/873314/for-loop-with-alphabet ==== Top Voted New Questions ==== * Where does the `rename` command come from? http://askubuntu.com/questions/873800/ * Ubuntu for bank dev employees http://askubuntu.com/questions/872453/ * How to set a variable to a random value with bash http://askubuntu.com/questions/873719/ * For loop with Alphabet http://askubuntu.com/questions/873314/ * Rename files with one line command http://askubuntu.com/questions/873661/ Ask (and answer!) questions at http://askubuntu.com == LoCo News == === UbuCon Summit at SCALE 15x Call for Papers === Nathan Haines announces the upcoming UbuCon Summit at the Southern California Linux Expo 15x (SCALE 15x) in Pasadena, California from March 2nd through the 3rd. He writes: "We are putting together the conference schedule and are announcing a call for papers. While we have some amazing speakers and an always-vibrant unconference schedule planned, it is the community, as always, who make UbuCon what it is--just as the community sets Ubuntu apart." http://nhaines.livejournal.com/71143.html == LoCo Events == The following LoCo team events are currently scheduled in the next two weeks: * Sierra Vista Ubuntu Hour, Arizona LoCo Team: http://loco.ubuntu.com/events/ubuntu-arizona/3475-sierra-vista-ubuntu-hour/ * Tempe Ubuntu Hour, Arizona LoCo Team: http://loco.ubuntu.com/events/ubuntu-arizona/3476-tempe-ubuntu-hour/ * AZLOCO/CLUG Install-fest/Linux Workshop, Arizona LoCo Team: http://loco.ubuntu.com/events/ubuntu-arizona/3477-azloco/clug-install-fest/linux-workshop/ * Tempe Ubuntu Hour, Arizona LoCo Team: http://loco.ubuntu.com/events/ubuntu-arizona/3485-tempe-ubuntu-hour/ * AZLOCO Install-fest/Linux Workshop, Arizona LoCo Team: http://loco.ubuntu.com/events/ubuntu-arizona/3486-azloco-install-fest/linux-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 == === Kubuntu General News: Plasma 5.8.4 and KDE Frameworks 4.8.0 now available in Backports for Kubuntu 16.04 and 16.10 === The Kubuntu Team announces the availability of Plasma 5.8.4 and KDE Frameworks 5.8.0 for Kubuntu 16.04 and 16.10 through the Kubuntu backports PPA. Commands needed to add the PPA are given along with the commands needed to re move the backports-landing PPA if it was previously added for testing. http://www.kubuntu.org/news/plasma-5-8-4-and-kde-frameworks-5-8-0-now-available-in-backports-for-kubuntu-16-04-and-16-10/ === Jorge Castro: Fresh Kubernetes documentation available now === Jorge Castro tells us that his team have been working hard on getting upstreams k8s (kubernetes) fully operational and that one set of operational code allows the same deployment on GCE, AWS, Azure, Joyent, OpenStack and Bare Metal. He says like most young distributed systems Kubernetes wasn't known for ease-of-use, but progress has been made especially with regards to documentation. Jorge includes a link to the Official Ubuntu Guides in his post. http://castrojo.github.io/2017/01/10/fresh-kubernetes-documentation-available-now/ === Stephane Graber: Running Kubernetes inside LXD === Stephane Graber starts by giving a definition of Kubernetes highlighting 'applications' and how they are achieved in LXD. He shows us the commands necessary to set up a number of LXD containers, plus the Docker container used by Kubernetes as an example. Stephane shares some screen shots in his post and also includes minimal specs and assumptions, along with several links where further relevant information can be found. https://www.stgraber.org/2017/01/13/kubernetes-inside-lxd/ === Ted Gould: The Case for Ubuntu Phone === Ted Gould looks at some of the advantages and disadvantages of the Ubuntu Phone, including locked in services found in Apple or Android devices. He uses this to highlight why these make good selling points to telecommunication carriers for the Ubuntu Phone. Ted touches briefly on why Google purchased Android, what they chose to do with it, and the problems for Android in China. http://gould.cx/ted/blog/2017/01/14/The-Case-for-Ubuntu-Phone/ === Ted Gould: Presentations Updates === Ted Gould provides what he describes as a "mea culpa" for all the people who wanted a blog post about his Ubuntu-heavy presentations, and not just Twitter posts. He includes a link to his new presentations page which is now a reference for his work and the slides used in his presentations. http://gould.cx/ted/blog/2017/01/16/Presentations-Updated/ === Simos Xenitellis: How to completely remove a third-party repository from Ubuntu === Simos Xenitellis shows us how to remove third-party (PPA) repositories of .deb packages in an Ubuntu system. He includes the required commands and several examples featuring the ppa-purge tool. https://simos.info/blog/how-to-completely-remove-a-third-party-repository-from-ubuntu/ == Other Community News == === Announcing 17.04 wallpaper contest === Ubuntu Budgie announces their 17.04 wallpaper contest which will run for approximately three weeks from 12th January 2017. For those interested they detail the requirements for entry and the rewards available should a submitted photo be chosen. https://budgie-remix.org/2017/01/12/announcing-17-04-wallpaper-contest/ === tutorials.ubuntu.com goes live! === Didier Roche writing for Ubuntu Insights, announces that Tutorials Ubuntu is now live. He describes what tutorials can be found on the site and says that each tutorial includes a clear and detailed summary, difficulty level, estimated completion time, and finally a suggestion for where to go next. Didier includes a couple of example screen shots, and for those who want to work offline, the 'snap install' command needed. Didier also shares some links should any of his readers wish to help contributing and creating their own tutorials. http://insights.ubuntu.com/2017/01/20/tutorials-ubuntu-com-goes-live/ === Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter Approaching Issue 500 === The Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter is approaching issue 500 in just a few weeks time! 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