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welcome ubuntu weekly newsletter, issue 247 week december 19, 2011 - january 8, 2012.

in issue

  • ubuntu 12.04 development update
  • new irc council
  • canonical @ ces, las vegas, 10th - 13th january showcase ubuntu tv
  • community acknowledgments , success stories
  • ubuntu stats
  • loco news
  • ubuntu cloud news
  • canonical design team: improving 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 pull less power predecessors
  • ubuntu 11.10 'oneiric ocelot' power new pc line
  • canonical shares u1db technical preview
  • in other news
  • featured podcasts
  • weekly official ubuntu flavors team meetings
  • upcoming meetings , events
  • other articles of interest
  • updates , security 8.04, 10.04, 10.10, 11.04 , 11.10
  • and much more!


general community news

and we're back

ubuntu news team hopes had wonderful holiday season , 2012 starting out great.

issue 247 little longer past issue try bring highlights holidays.

continued support , looking forward bringing of ubuntu weekly newsletter throughout 2012.

ubuntu 12.04 development update

daniel holbach shares of latest news in ubuntu 12.04 development, including creating working daily builds, qa work on automatic iso , upgrade testing reduction in number of uninstallable packages. holbach reports: "publisher (the machinery makes packages available once built in launchpad) can run every 30 minutes" shortening amount of time between uploading fix , testing.

spotlight of development update on "fixing ubuntu bugs - how can part of every step along way" process flow described consists of test, file bugs, investigate bug, forward upstream, pick fix, integrate fix , propose upload.

update wraps basics how involved, find work on , in touch development team.

http://fridge.ubuntu.com/2011/12/22/...ment-update-9/

new irc council

community council announces , congratulates following new irc council (ircc) members:



, sends former members of ircc work.

precise quality, not precise

mark shuttleworth discusses path forward development of 12.04 describes 3 legs of ubuntu engineering practice: cadence, quality , design. discusses quality assurance (qa) tools , processes being employed not quality on ubuntu side, work upstreams have test suites.

http://www.markshuttleworth.com/archives/938

#lubuntu call operators

ircc taking applications number of new operator positions in #lubuntu channel. requirements , core expectations outlined , instructions applying provided.

https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ub...ry/001475.html

canonical @ ces, las vegas, 10th - 13th january showcase ubuntu tv

canonical has announced participation in consumer electronics show (ces) in las vegas january 10-13. "on display latest in desktop, cloud , demonstrations on ubuntu one, plus exclusive ubuntu concept design announced during show."

in later post canonical revealed concept design ubuntu tv. have launched new site @ http://www.ubuntu.com/tv details.

http://blog.canonical.com/2012/01/03...-13th-january/

http://blog.canonical.com/2012/01/09...ntu-tv-at-ces/

community acknowledgments , success stories

thanking ubuntu community

marek bardonski wrote summary of ubuntu community appreciation day , adds thoughts of own:

"we in christmas period. reassembles wishes , try appreciate others.

perfect time thank people, can enjoy free operating system - ubuntu, , in broader perspective - whole open source community. consider how computer world without free software:

  • microsoft have monopoly long time, because no single company not able create competition him, resulting in higher price of windows
  • all tools , programs designed study or work paid (except not functional demo version), development of science , art grow in slower rate
  • the presence of monopoly jeopardize security, because group of 1 thousand people around world able react faster microsoft's security team, consisting not more twenty people


these aspects, worth noting. 1 month ago, on 20.11.2011, held first community appreciation day ubuntu, day in users thank developers work. part, thank ubuntu developers , wish further successful development. put few links showing gratitude community:

let remember day, encourage create entries , thank ubuntu contributors, in day in next year - 20/11/2012."

original post in polish: http://bdfhjk.blog.pl/2011/12/20/ubu...-appreciation/

thanks open source community

scott sanbar discusses of recent successes , open source tools he's using. goes on thank ubuntu beginners team , notes seeks increase involvement in, ubuntu , open source community in general.

http://www.sanbarcomputing.com/?p=197

ubuntu stats

bug stats

  • open (87664) -244 on last week
  • critical (173) -5 on last week
  • unconfirmed (45926) +260 on last week


always, bug squad needs more help. if want started, please see https://wiki.ubuntu.com/bugsquad

translation stats oneiric

1. english (australia) (5230) +/-0 on last week
2. spanish (8947) -3 on last week
3. english (united kingdom) (37544) -8189 on last week
4. brazilian portuguese (43935) -1320 on last week
5. bosnian (51575) -5061 on last week

remaining strings translate in ubuntu 11.10 "oneiric oncelot", see more at: https://translations.launchpad.net/ubuntu/oneiric/ , https://wiki.ubuntu.com/translations

ubuntu brainstorm top 5 week



ubuntu brainstorm community site geared toward letting add ideas ubuntu. can submit own idea, or vote or against idea. http://brainstorm.ubuntu.com/

ask ubuntu top 5 questions week



ask (and answer!) own questions @ http://askubuntu.com

loco news

ubuntu-co , ubuntu oregon release themes chrome!

ubuntu columbia , ubuntu oregon teams have both released themes chrome branded respective teams; available free in chrome web store.

http://sergioandresmeneses.wordpress...me-for-chrome/

http://www.ubuntu-oregon.org/2011/12...-chrome-theme/

ubuntu ireland loco 2011 year end roundup....as saw it

mike o'donohue shares highlights ubuntu ireland team in 2011, including ubuntu hours, global jams, release parties(natty , oneiric) geeknics , monthly team meetings on irc.

http://airurando.wordpress.com/2012/...p-as-i-saw-it/

ubuntu cloud news

retrieve public ssh key ec2

eric hammond demonstrates handy features of ec2 solves problem of lost public ssh key launching of new ec2 instance ssh public key can captured.

http://alestic.com/2011/12/ec2-public-ssh-key

phpmyadmin charm ready!

marco ceppi shares video of how install , deploy new juju charm simple deployment of phpmyadmin. ceppi explains: "in summary you'll need fetch charm, bootstrap deployment environment, deploy mysql charm , phpmyadmin charm, create relationship between two, , expose service."

http://marcoceppi.com/2011/12/phpmyadmin-charm/

you should use ebs boot instances on amazon ec2

eric hammond discusses of big benefits of ebs boot instances on instance-store, of side cases instance-store may useful , wraps background , notes on technologies.

http://alestic.com/2012/01/ec2-ebs-boot-recommended

the planet

canonical design team: improving multi-monitor experience in ubuntu

during uds-p held in orlando, florida last november, design team demonstrated prototype being developed multi-monitor support. post discusses plans support. design team shares video demonstration of prototype.

http://design.canonical.com/2011/12/...nce-in-ubuntu/

michael hall: writing unity lenses

in post michael hall shines spotlight on of important areas make unity desktop--lenses.

hall talks lense is, how dug technology behind lenses, , takes write 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 offered in spanish on january 14, 2012. mmeses announces call session instructors. if or know take part or want more information event please share links below.

original posts in spanish: http://sergioandresmeneses.wordpress...nol-esta-aqui/

http://sergioandresmeneses.wordpress...-instructores/

ubuntu women: new wiki.ubuntu-women.org theme live!

ubuntu women project has announced completion of 1 of core blueprint items cycle releases new branding theme wiki.ubuntu-women.org. elizabeth krumbach people involved helping team reach goal.

http://blog.ubuntu-women.org/2011/12...heme-now-live/

ronnie tucker: full circle magazine - lite!

ronnie tucker announces mobile/epub version of full circle. follow full circle magazine on facebook , google+ you've see preview of beta. tucker says looking far , notes readers should, "think of full circle magazine lite quick beta test edition of fcm read on tablets , mobile phones."

download instructions , more information app can found @ link below

http://fullcirclemagazine.org/2011/1...magazine-lite/

marco ceppi: ask ubuntu, 32k mile marker

marco ceppi, ask ubuntu moderator, points out ask ubuntu enters 2012 32,000 users , on 32,000 questions.
ceppi notes top 3 questions asked on site in 2011 were:

  • how can configure unity?
  • do need have 'antivirus software' installed?
  • what unity's keyboard , mouse shortcuts?


more ask ubuntu , how can involved can found in full post.

http://marcoceppi.com/2011/12/ask-ub...k-mile-marker/

stephane graber: networking in ubuntu 12.04 lts
in poste stephane graber writes 1 focus has 12.04 cycle ubuntu's support complex networking working in predictable way. plan review happens @ boot time , list of possible scenarios used on servers in corporate environment , make sure these work.

graber writes following areas: bonding, tagging, bridging, complex network configuration example, , ipv6.

in conclusion states, "at point, think ubuntu precise pretty ready far networking concerned. remaining change new ifupdown , small installer change comes dhcpv6 support."

http://www.stgraber.org/2012/01/04/n...ntu-12-04-lts/

ubuntu app developer blog: top 10 ubuntu software centre app downloads december 2011

here's lost of top 10 list of apps downloaded 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, clockwork man: hidden world, uplink, memory owl.

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).

description of each of downloads see link below.

http://developer.ubuntu.com/2012/01/...december-2011/

elizabeth krumbach: community council begins ubuntu mailing lists review

elizabeth krumbach reports @ ubuntu developer summit (uds) in orlando, florida last november community council (cc) presented issue of inactive mailing lists on lists.ubuntu.com , potential discourage new contributors join these inactive lists. cc began project review lists , contact owners of ones being proposed shut down. krumbach's post includes list of mailing lists proposed deletion , invites comments community status of each of these lists.

http://princessleia.com/journal/?p=5598

canonical design team: system settings precise , launcher reveal prototype

christian giordano, of canonical design team says unity design team has been trying raise bar innovating in user experience new ui elements, such dash , overlay scrollbars.
"besides usual detailed tweaks options + related widgets, there other areas looked at. these are: layout consistency, unity customisation options, simplified structure," writes giordano.

design team users take @ full post , links listed in post , give them feedback.

in post, stewart wilson of canonical design team revealed prototype of launcher. wilson says, "the motivation making launcher available display allow user launch , switch applications, without having travel onto display so."

wilson gives readers link source prototype source code , asks users give feedback on launcher well.

http://design.canonical.com/2012/01/...s-for-precise/

http://design.canonical.com/2012/01/...eal-prototype/

in press

ubuntu targets smartphones, clouds

tom henderson techworld talks new features ubuntu promises deliver. mentions working on arm architecture (and targeting smartphones , servers) , cloud efforts (specifically juju).

http://www.techworld.com.au/article/...tphones_clouds

ubuntu's precise pangolin pull less power predecessors

michael gorman engadget reports on ubuntu kernel engineer colin king's blog post discusses various improvements should bring lower power usage in precise pangolin, including pci express active state power management (aspm).

http://www.engadget.com/2011/12/19/u...-predecessors/

visit king's original post here: http://smackerelofopinion.blogspot.c...in-ubuntu.html

ubuntu 11.10 'oneiric ocelot' power new pc line

katherine noyes talks pc maker ctl launching new line of ubuntu-based pc, beginning laptop called mb40u.

http://www.pcworld.com/businesscente...w_pc_line.html

munich linux migration project limux reports success

michael reed of linux journal examines how limux project "to convert local government institutions linux , open source software in munich" surpassing expectations. launched in 2003 report have 9,000 linux migrated workstations distribution called limux , based on ubuntu.

http://www.linuxjournal.com/content/...eports-success

visit english version of limux page here: http://www.muenchen.de/rathaus/dir/l...ish/index.html

in blogosphere

empathy msn xmpp support lands in ubuntu 12.04

joey sneddon, omg! ubuntu!, writes, "barely day after gnome devs added empathy, working msn xmpp support has landed in ubuntu 12.04."

more information screen shots see sneddon's full post.

http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2011/12/e...-ubuntu-12-04/

canonical shares u1db technical preview

dj walker-morgan, h-online, summaries canonical's u1db technical review.

"according announcement, u1db api , data model designed backed database storage. api has been created enable storage of json documents in synchronised databases , make process simple," writes walker-morgan.

links original announcement, mailing list, reference implemation, quickstart guide, download , documentation see link below.

http://www.h-online.com/open/news/it...w-1400271.html

the x.org stack ubuntu 12.04 enter staging

michael larabel, phoronix, writes, "canonical preparing push x.org server configuration intend use in ubuntu 12.04 lts "precise pangolin" staging area. once again, it's not latest upstream code, convoluted solution."

larabel continues with, "as discussed @ ubuntu 12.04 developer summit, x.org server 1.12 isn't being called play next ubuntu long-term support release, instead going x.org server 1.11 while back-porting of changes 1.12 1.11 base."

read larabel's full commentary on x.org stack 12.04 see link below.

http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?pag...tem&px=mtazmzc

5 alternatives unity ubuntu users [linux]

chris hoffman, makeuseof, gives readers 5 alternatives unity include: gnome shell (gnome 3), kde, xfce, lxde , xmonad. hoffman gives description of each alternative along screenshots in post.

http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/5-alter...u-users-linux/

ubuntu appstore goes online

swapnil bhartiya, muktware, writes, "ubuntu silently took apps on-line launching 'ubuntu app directory'"

screenshots , review of site can found @ link below.

http://www.muktware.com/articles/315...re-goes-online

in other news

kicking off 2012 ios files , ces

ubuntu 1 team @ canonical has launched anticipated ubuntu 1 "files" app ios. "android version of app has been hugely successful , ios version delivers same high standard, can secure , manage photos , files directly ios device wherever are."

team reports ubuntu 1 showcased alongside ubuntu os @ upcoming consumer electronics show (ces) in las vegas january 10-13.

http://voices.canonical.com/ubuntuone/?p=1349

vodacom success!

in october, canonical announced launch of vodacom webbook, embedded ubuntu, available buy in on 1,200 stores in south africa. canonical reports "product has been selling , on coming weeks expected 1 of 'must have' christmas gifts year."

http://blog.canonical.com/2011/12/19/vodacom-success/

full circle #56 - out now!

full circle - independent magazine ubuntu linux community proud announce release of our fifty-sixth issue.

month:

  • command , conquer.
  • how-to : make 11.10 'classic', libreoffice - part 10, backup strategy - part 4, persistent usb stick, , connect irc.
  • linux lab - xbox media centre.
  • review - puppy linux.
  • i think - attend monthly fcm meeting on irc?
  • closing windows - moving, copying & deleting files


plus: more ubuntu games, desktop (and extra!), opinion, story, , much more!

while it's hot! http://fullcirclemagazine.org/issue-56/

featured podcasts





weekly official ubuntu flavors team meetings



upcoming meetings , events

upcoming meetings , events please visit calendars @ fridge.ubuntu.com: http://fridge.ubuntu.com/calendars/

other articles of interest


*what love ubuntu unity - http://www.muktware.com/blogs/3159/w...t-ubuntu-unity
*will ubuntu gadget debut @ ces?- http://www.pcworld.com/businesscente...ut_at_ces.html
*$25 linux pc 'raspberry pi' go in production next year - http://www.ubuntuvibes.com/2011/12/2...-to-go-in.html

updates , security 8.04, 10.04, 10.10, 11.04 , 11.10

security updates



ubuntu 8.04 updates



ubuntu 10.04 updates



ubuntu 10.10 updates



ubuntu 11.04 updates



ubuntu 11.10 updates



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