news 28 Posted February 3, 2014 Welcome to the Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter, Issue 353 for the week January 27 - February 2, 2014. == Links to UWN == * Wiki page: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuWeeklyNewsletter/Issue353 == In This Issue == * Ubuntu 13.04 (Raring Ringtail) End of Life reached on January 27 2014 * Ubuntu Stats * Ubuntu's Juju Wins Cloud Awards 'Best Cloud Automation Solution' * Juju quickstart coming along * Randall Ross: Planet Ubuntu Needs More Awesome - Conclusion * Xubuntu: Xubuntu community wallpaper contest winners * Stephen M. Webb: Progress on the Converged Desktop * Ubuntu Kylin: 14.04 Wallpaper Contest Started! * Canonical Design Team: Latest from the web team -- January 2014 * Expect something Ubuntu flavoured at Mobile World Congress * In The Blogosphere * Full Circle Magazine #81 escapes into the wild * Other Articles of Interest * Featured Audio and Video * Weekly Ubuntu Development Team Meetings * Upcoming Meetings and Events * Updates and Security for 10.04, 12.04, 12.10 and 13.10 * And much more! == General Community News == === Ubuntu 13.04 (Raring Ringtail) End of Life reached on January 27 2014 === Adam Conrad, on behalf of the Ubuntu Release Team, confirms that Ubuntu 13.04 is no longer supported and no more package updates will be accepted. Adam says the supported upgrade path from Ubuntu 13.04 is via Ubuntu 13.10 for which he provides a link to the upgrade instructions. https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-announce/2014-January/000179.html == Ubuntu Stats == === Bug Stats === * Open (107647) + 296 over last week * Critical (167) +20 over last week * Unconfirmed (52368) +245 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 ==== * PlayOnLinux Unable to find 32bit opengl libraries Dual ATI Videocards http://askubuntu.com/questions/334629/playonlinux-unable-to-find-32bit-opengl-libraries-dual-ati-videocards * Ubuntu Server on a 32- bit Non PAE Machine http://askubuntu.com/questions/415065/ubuntu-server-on-a-32-bit-non-pae-machine * How can I find my public IP using the terminal? http://askubuntu.com/questions/145012/how-can-i-find-my-public-ip-using-the-terminal * mystery of missing file modifications (hybrid drive + Ubuntu 12.04) http://askubuntu.com/questions/188100/mystery-of-missing-file-modifications-hybrid-drive-ubuntu-12-04 * How to install OpenMotif on 12.04 http://askubuntu.com/questions/146639/how-to-install-openmotif-on-12-04 ==== Top Voted New Questions ==== * What's the lightest Ubuntu desktop environment? http://askubuntu.com/questions/413569/ * Is there a better option other than NTFS for a shared HD between Ubuntu and Windows 7? http://askubuntu.com/questions/413044/ * Is it bad practice for folder name to contain dot (.)? How about file name with multiple dots? http://askubuntu.com/questions/413150/ * Why does my hostname contain odd characters? http://askubuntu.com/questions/413709/ * How to remove duplicate entries within the Open With Other Application menu? http://askubuntu.com/questions/413778/ People Contributing the best questions and answers this week: bkd.online (http://askubuntu.com/users/135920/bkd-online), Takkat (http://askubuntu.com/users/3940/takkat), Mateo (http://askubuntu.com/users/47291/mateo), Braiam (http://askubuntu.com/users/169736/braiam) and virtualxtc (http://askubuntu.com/users/171245/virtualxtc) Ask (and answer!) your own questions at http://askubuntu.com Note from the Editor: Thanks to Oli Warner for maintaining the script we use to generate these AskUbuntu statistics! == Ubuntu Cloud News == === Ubuntu's Juju Wins Cloud Awards 'Best Cloud Automation Solution' === Mark Baker, Server Project Manager, is thrilled to announce that out of 200 entries, Juju has been named the 2013-2014 Cloud Awards winner for Best Cloud Automation Solution - a category new to the awards this year. Mark says "We'd like to thank the whole Ubuntu community for its support, and to Juju contributors who continue to add to our diverse Charms library." http://insights.ubuntu.com/news/ubuntus-juju-wins-cloud-awards-best-cloud-automation-solution/ === Juju quickstart coming along === Jorge Castro updates us with the current state of quickstart which will allow generation of config files for faster cloud setups. http://www.jorgecastro.org/2014/01/29/juju-quickstart-coming-along/ == The Planet == === Randall Ross: Planet Ubuntu Needs More Awesome - Conclusion === Randall Ross wraps up his poll-driven analysis regarding the current value and status of the Ubuntu Planet and shares some of his concluding thoughts. http://randall.executiv.es/pu-more-awesome-conclusion Several community members joined in the discussion Randall kicked off, their thoughts, ideas and proposals are outlined in the following posts: * Jono Bacon: On Planet Ubuntu - http://www.jonobacon.org/2014/01/29/on-planet-ubuntu/ * Stuart Langridge: Thoughts on Planet Ubuntu - http://kryogenix.org/days/2014/01/29/thoughts-on-planet-ubuntu * Charles Profitt: Planet Ubuntu Is Not Broken - http://ftbeowulf.wordpress.com/2014/01/29/planet-ubuntu/ * Michael Hall: UbBloPoMo, a solution to the Planet Ubuntu problem - http://mhall119.com/2014/01/ubblopomo-a-solution-to-the-planet-ubuntu-problem/ * Stuart Langridge: Fantasy League Planet Ubuntu? - http://kryogenix.org/days/2014/01/30/fantasy-league-planet-ubuntu === Xubuntu: Xubuntu community wallpaper contest winners === The Xubuntu team announce the six winners of the Xubuntu community wallpaper contest after reviewing the 81 submissions. The team show us the winning entries and describe why they were chosen. http://xubuntu.org/news/community-wallpaper-contest-winners/ === Stephen M. Webb: Progress on the Converged Desktop === Stephen Webb tells us that one of his side projects is a Unity8 login session that can be installed alongside other desktops including Unity7. Stephen describes some of the successes and problems of Unity8 in its current form saying "I think this is pretty exciting. That's why I'm letting you all in on this project in its infancy. " http://bregmatter.wordpress.com/2014/01/29/progress-on-the-converged-desktop/ == Other Community News == === Ubuntu Kylin: 14.04 Wallpaper Contest Started! === The Ubuntu Kylin community has announced the beginning of the Wallpaper Contest for Trusty. The topic is 'the most beautiful China'. During the wallpaper contest for Saucy, the Ubuntu Kylin community collected more than 120 wonderful submissions and 20 of them were selected into the ubuntukylin-wallpapers package. http://www.ubuntukylin.com/news/shownews.php?lang=en&id=192 == Canonical News == === Canonical Design Team: Latest from the web team -- January 2014 === Inayaili de Leon Persson gives us a run-down on the latest activities of the Ubuntu Design Team, including the release of Canonical's new website, a redesigned homepage for Ubuntu Resources, the GUI for Juju and the upcoming cloud sprint in Capetown, South Africa. http://design.canonical.com/2014/01/latest-from-the-web-team-january-2014/ == In The Press == === Expect something Ubuntu flavoured at Mobile World Congress === htxt reports on Mark Shuttleworth's announcement of Ubuntu OS' presence at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona and notes that "Ubuntu Phone has been steadily picking up momentum over the last year." They conclude "While we don't expect an Ubuntu Edge sized announcement at MWC, we will most definitely be heading across to the Ubuntu booth to find out what's what in the land of the other Linux based phone OS." http://www.htxt.co.za/2014/01/28/expect-something-ubuntu-flavoured-mobile-world-congress/ == In The Blogosphere == === Nautilus 3.10 Available In Ubuntu 14.04 Trusty Tahr === Andrew from WebUpd8 tells us that Nautilus 3.10 will be included in the upcoming Ubuntu 14.04 release. While Unity users will see few, if any changes, those running Ubuntu GNOME will be treated to the new GNOME header bars, known as client-side decorations, among other updates to Nautilus. http://www.webupd8.org/2014/01/nautilus-310-available-in-ubuntu-1404.html === Nautilus 3.10 landed in Ubuntu 14.04 with improvements === razvi at iloveubuntu gives us an in-depth explanation of the changes to Nautilus 3.10, which will be shipping with Ubuntu 14.04, as well as expectations on the updated file manager. http://iloveubuntu.net/nautilus-310-landed-ubuntu-1404-improvements === 7 Things We Expect from Ubuntu in 2014 === Jun Auza of TechSource lists 7 things that they expect from Ubuntu in 2014 including a new icon set, an improved Software Center, and a better boot experience. http://www.junauza.com/2014/01/7-things-we-expect-from-ubuntu-in-2014.html === Canonical At Mobile World Congress 2014 - What Can We Expect? === Joey-Elijah Sneddon from OMG! Ubuntu! tells us about his expectations for Canonical at the upcoming Mobile World Congress, which will be held in Barcelona this month. "It's the world's biggest meeting of mobile industry experts, enthusiasts and original equipment manufacturers and, once again, Canonical will be in attendance," Sneddon states. http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2014/01/canonical-mobile-world-congress-2014-app-planet === Ubuntu Planning To Develop Its Own File Manager === Share this post Link to post
