news 28 Posted January 10, 2012 Welcome to the Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter, Issue 247 for the week December 19, 2011 - January 8, 2012. == Links to UWN == * Wiki page: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuWeeklyNewsletter/Issue247 == In This Issue == * Ubuntu 12.04 Development update * New IRC Council * Canonical at CES, Las Vegas, 10th - 13th January to showcase Ubuntu TV * Community Acknowledgments and Success Stories * Ubuntu Stats * LoCo News * Ubuntu Cloud News * Canonical Design Team: Improving the Multi-Monitor Experience in Ubuntu * Michael Hall: Writing Unity Lenses * Sergio Meneses: Dia del Usuario Ubuntu en Espanol?.... esta aqui! y necesita Instructores! * Ubuntu's Precise Pangolin to pull less power than predecessors * Ubuntu 11.10 'Oneiric Ocelot' Will Power New PC Line * Canonical shares U1DB technical preview * In Other News * Featured Podcasts * Weekly Official Ubuntu Flavors Team Meetings * Upcoming Meetings and Events * Other Articles Of Interest * Updates and Security for 8.04, 10.04, 10.10, 11.04 and 11.10 * And much much more! == General Community News == === And We're Back === The Ubuntu News Team hopes everyone had a wonderful holiday season and that 2012 is starting out to be great. Issue 247 will be a little longer than past issue as we try to bring you the highlights from the holidays. Thanks for your continued support and we are looking forward to bringing all of you the Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter throughout 2012. === Ubuntu 12.04 Development update === Daniel Holbach shares some of the latest news in Ubuntu 12.04 development, including creating working daily builds, QA work on automatic ISO and upgrade testing as well as the reduction in number of uninstallable packages. Holbach also reports: "publisher (the machinery that makes packages available once they are built in Launchpad) can be run every 30 minutes" shortening the amount of time between uploading a fix and testing. The spotlight of the development update is on "Fixing Ubuntu bugs - how you can be part of every step along the way" where the process flow is described consists of test, file bugs, investigate the bug, forward upstream, pick up the fix, integrate the fix and propose for upload. The update wraps up with basics for how to get involved, find something to work on and get in touch with the development team. http://fridge.ubuntu.com/2011/12/22/ubuntu-12-04-development-update-9/ === New IRC Council === The Community Council announces and congratulates the following new IRC Council (IRCC) Members: * Ben Rubin | Pici | https://wiki.ubuntu.com/BenjaminRubin * Juha Siltala | topyli | https://wiki.ubuntu.com/JuhaSiltala * Alan Bell | AlanBell | https://wiki.ubuntu.com/AlanBell * Matt Wheeler | Funkyhat | https://wiki.ubuntu.com/MattWheeler And sends thanks to the former members of the IRCC for their work. === Precise Quality, not just for Precise === Mark Shuttleworth discusses the path forward with the development of 12.04 as he describes the three legs of the Ubuntu engineering practice: cadence, quality and design. He discusses the Quality Assurance (QA) tools and processes now being employed to not only help quality on the Ubuntu side, but which will also work with upstreams that have test suites. http://www.markshuttleworth.com/archives/938 === #lubuntu call for operators === The IRCC is now taking applications for a number of new operator positions in the #lubuntu channel. Requirements and core expectations are outlined and instructions for applying are provided. https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-irc/2012-January/001475.html === Canonical at CES, Las Vegas, 10th - 13th January to showcase Ubuntu TV === Canonical has announced its participation in the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas from January 10-13. "On display will be the latest in Desktop, Cloud and demonstrations on Ubuntu One, plus an exclusive Ubuntu concept design which will be announced during the show." In a later post Canonical revealed that the concept design would be an Ubuntu TV. They have launched a new site at http://www.ubuntu.com/tv with details. http://blog.canonical.com/2012/01/03/canonical-at-ces-las-vegas-10th-13th-january/ http://blog.canonical.com/2012/01/09/canonical-to-showcase-ubuntu-tv-at-ces/ == Community Acknowledgments and Success Stories == === Thanking the Ubuntu community === Marek Bardonski wrote up a summary of Ubuntu Community Appreciation Day and adds some thoughts of this own: "We are in Christmas period. Everyone reassembles wishes and try to appreciate others. It is the perfect time to thank the people, by which we can enjoy a free operating system - Ubuntu, and in a broader perspective - the whole Open Source community. Consider how computer world would look without free software: * Microsoft would have a monopoly for a long time, because no single company is not able to create the competition for him, resulting in much higher price of Windows * All tools and programs designed to study or work would be paid (except for not fully functional demo version), so that the development of science and art will grow in a much slower rate * The presence of monopoly would jeopardize the security, because a group of one thousand people from around the world is able to react much faster than even Microsoft's security team, consisting not more than twenty people These are only some aspects, which is worth noting. Exactly one month ago, on 20.11.2011, we held the first Community Appreciation Day Ubuntu, a day in which users would like to thank developers for their work. For my part, I would like to thank all the Ubuntu developers and wish further successful development. I put a few links showing gratitude from the community: Let us remember this day, I encourage everyone to create entries and thank Ubuntu contributors, especially in this day in the next year - 20/11/2012." Original post in Polish: http://bdfhjk.blog.pl/2011/12/20/ubuntu-community-appreciation/ === Thanks to the Open Source Community === Scott Sanbar discusses some of his recent successes and the open source tools he's currently using. He then goes on to thank the Ubuntu Beginners Team and notes he seeks to increase his involvement in, Ubuntu and the Open Source Community in general. http://www.sanbarcomputing.com/?p=197 == Ubuntu Stats == === Bug Stats === * Open (87664) -244 over last week * Critical (173) -5 over last week * Unconfirmed (45926) +260 over last week As always, the Bug Squad needs more help. If you want to get started, please see https://wiki.ubuntu.com/BugSquad === Translation Stats Oneiric === 1. English (Australia) (5230) +/-0 over last week 2. Spanish (8947) -3 over last week 3. English (United Kingdom) (37544) -8189 over last week 4. Brazilian Portuguese (43935) -1320 over last week 5. Bosnian (51575) -5061 over last week Remaining strings to translate in Ubuntu 11.10 "Oneiric Oncelot", see more at: https://translations.launchpad.net/ubuntu/oneiric/ and https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Translations === Ubuntu Brainstorm Top 5 this week === * Usually you need to have information of several windows on a sight - http://brainstorm.ubuntu.com/idea/29086/ * Improve windows management in Expo view - http://brainstorm.ubuntu.com/idea/29074/ * Make managing downloaded files easier and more intuitive - http://brainstorm.ubuntu.com/idea/29070/ * Ubuntu One: better login protection - http://brainstorm.ubuntu.com/idea/29083/ * Display Passwords Option at Login and for Encryption Programs Like GnuPG - http://brainstorm.ubuntu.com/idea/29072/ Ubuntu Brainstorm is a community site geared toward letting you add your ideas for Ubuntu. You can submit your own idea, or vote for or against another idea. http://brainstorm.ubuntu.com/ === ASK Ubuntu Top Five Questions this week === * Can I legally build and sell desktops with Ubuntu pre-installed? - http://askubuntu.com/questions/93688/can-i-legally-build-and-sell-desktops-with-ubuntu-pre-installed * To use Windows and Ubuntu on one computer, which should I install first? - http://askubuntu.com/questions/93146/to-use-windows-and-ubuntu-on-one-computer-which-should-i-install-first * Should I restart after up[censored] my system? - http://askubuntu.com/questions/93671/should-i-restart-after-up[censored]-my-system * How can I grep through tab completion possibilities? - http://askubuntu.com/questions/92438/how-can-i-grep-through-tab-completion-possibilities * Why does my computer get less battery life with Ubuntu compared to Windows? - http://askubuntu.com/questions/93654/why-does-my-computer-get-less-battery-life-with-ubuntu-compared-to-windows Ask (and answer!) your own questions at http://askubuntu.com == LoCo News == === Ubuntu-Co and Ubuntu Oregon release themes for Chrome! === The Ubuntu Columbia and Ubuntu Oregon teams have both released themes for Chrome branded for their respective teams; they are now available for free in the Chrome Web Store. http://sergioandresmeneses.wordpress.com/2011/12/27/ubuntu-theme-for-chrome/ http://www.ubuntu-oregon.org/2011/12/28/ubuntu-oregon-chrome-theme/ === Ubuntu Ireland LoCo 2011 year end roundup....As I saw it === Mike O'Donohue shares highlights from the Ubuntu Ireland team in 2011, including their Ubuntu Hours, Global Jams, Release Parties(Natty and Oneiric) Geeknics and monthly team meetings on IRC. http://airurando.wordpress.com/2012/01/05/ubuntu-ireland-loco-2011-year-end-roundup-as-i-saw-it/ == Ubuntu Cloud News == === Retrieve Public SSH Key From EC2 === Eric Hammond demonstrates some handy features of EC2 as he solves the problem of a lost public SSH key by launching of a new EC2 instance where the ssh public key can be captured. http://alestic.com/2011/12/ec2-public-ssh-key === phpMyAdmin Charm ready! === Marco Ceppi shares a video of how to install and deploy his new juju charm for simple deployment of phpMyAdmin. Ceppi explains: "In summary you'll need to fetch this charm, bootstrap a deployment environment, deploy MySQL charm and phpMyAdmin charm, create a relationship between the two, and expose the service." http://marcoceppi.com/2011/12/phpmyadmin-charm/ === You Should Use EBS Boot Instances on Amazon EC2 === Eric Hammond discusses some of the big benefits of EBS boot instances over instance-store, some of the side cases where instance-store may be useful and wraps up with background and notes on the technologies. http://alestic.com/2012/01/ec2-ebs-boot-recommended == The Planet == === Canonical Design Team: Improving the Multi-Monitor Experience in Ubuntu === During UDS-P held in Orlando, Florida last November, the design team demonstrated a prototype being developed for multi-monitor support. This post discusses the plans for this support. The design team also shares a video demonstration of this prototype. http://design.canonical.com/2011/12/improving-the-multi-monitor-experience-in-ubuntu/ === Michael Hall: Writing Unity Lenses === In this post Michael Hall shines the spotlight on of the important areas that make up the Unity desktop--Lenses. Hall talks about what a Lense is, how he dug into the technology behind Lenses, and what it takes to write a Lense. http://mhall119.com/2011/12/writing-unity-lenses/ === Sergio Meneses: Dia del Usuario Ubuntu en Espanol?.... esta aqui! y necesita Instructores! === Sergio Meneses announces Ubuntu User Days in to offered in Spanish on January 14, 2012. Mmeses also announces a call for session instructors. If you or someone you know would like to take part or want more information about this event please share the links below. Original posts in Spanish: http://sergioandresmeneses.wordpress.com/2011/12/26/dia-del-usuario-ubuntu-en-espanol-esta-aqui/ http://sergioandresmeneses.wordpress.com/2011/12/29/el-dia-del-usuario-ubuntu-necesita-instructores/ === Ubuntu Women: New wiki.ubuntu-women.org theme now live! === The Ubuntu Women project has announced the completion of one of their core blueprint items for this cycle as it releases the new branding theme for wiki.ubuntu-women.org. Elizabeth Krumbach thanks the people involved for helping the team reach this goal. http://blog.ubuntu-women.org/2011/12/new-wiki-ubuntu-women-org-theme-now-live/ === Ronnie Tucker: Full Circle Magazine - Lite! === Ronnie Tucker announces a mobile/epub version of Full Circle. For those who follow Full Circle Magazine on Facebook and google+ you've see the preview of the beta. Tucker says its looking good so far and he notes that readers should, "think of Full Circle Magazine Lite as a quick beta test edition of FCM to read on tablets and mobile phones." Download instructions and more information about this app can be found at the link below http://fullcirclemagazine.org/2011/12/29/full-circle-magazine-lite/ === Marco Ceppi: Ask Ubuntu, 32k Mile Marker === Marco Ceppi, an Ask Ubuntu Moderator, points out that Ask Ubuntu enters 2012 with 32,000 users and just over 32,000 questions. Ceppi also notes that the top 3 questions asked on the site in 2011 were: * How can I configure Unity? * Do I need to have 'antivirus software' installed? * What are Unity's keyboard and mouse shortcuts? More about Ask Ubuntu and how you can get involved can be found in the full post. http://marcoceppi.com/2011/12/ask-ubuntu-32k-mile-marker/ === Stephane Graber: Networking in Ubuntu 12.04 LTS === In this poste Stephane Graber writes that one focus he has for the 12.04 cycle is to get Ubuntu's support for complex networking working in a predictable way. His plan is to review exactly what happens at boot time and to get a list of possible scenarios that are used on servers in corporate environment and make sure these always work. Graber writes about the following areas: Bonding, Tagging, Bridging, Complex Network Configuration Example, and IPv6. In his conclusion he states, "At this point, I think Ubuntu Precise is pretty much ready as far as networking is concerned. The only remaining change is the new ifupdown and the small installer change that comes with it for DHCPv6 support." http://www.stgraber.org/2012/01/04/networking-in-ubuntu-12-04-lts/ === Ubuntu App Developer Blog: Top 10 Ubuntu Software Centre app downloads for December 2011 === Here's the lost of the top 10 list of apps downloaded from the Ubuntu Software Centre during December 2011. Commerical Apps include: TRAUMA, Fluendo DVD Player, Braid, Oil Rush (pre-order, beta access), Steel Storm: Burning Retribution, World of Goo, Monster RPG 2, The Clockwork Man: The Hidden World, Uplink, Memory Owl. The top 10 list of free apps include: Ryzom, CrossOver Games, Vendetta Online, CrossOver Pro (Trial), Full Circle Magazine, CrossOver Standard (Trial), Wunderlist, Tribal Trouble 2, Magic 8 Ball, Clipardo (demo). For a description of each of the downloads see the link below. http://developer.ubuntu.com/2012/01/top-10-ubuntu-software-centre-app-downloads-for-december-2011/ Share this post Link to post
