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    Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter Issue 524



    Welcome to the Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter, Issue 524 for the week of April 15 - 21, 2018.

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    In this Issue

    • Bionic Beaver (18.04 LTS) Final Freeze
    • First set of Bionic (sort-of) RC images
    • Ubuntu Stats
    • Hot in Support
    • UbuCon Europe 2018 | 1 Week to go!!
    • LoCo Events
    • Help test memory leaks fixes in 18.04 LTS
    • This Week in Lubuntu Development #3
    • Xfce Component Updates and More
    • Welcome To The (Ubuntu) Bionic Age: Interviewing people behind Communitheme
    • Collaboration Conference (at Open Source Summit) Call For Papers
    • MAAS 2.4.0 beta 2 released!
    • gksu removed from Ubuntu
    • Other Community News
    • Canonical News
    • In the Press
    • In the Blogosphere
    • Other Articles of Interest
    • Featured Audio and Video
    • Weekly Ubuntu Development Team Meetings
    • Upcoming Meetings and Events
    • Updates and Security for 14.04, 16.04, and 17.10
    • And much more!


    General Community News

    Bionic Beaver (18.04 LTS) Final Freeze

    Adam Conrad of the Ubuntu release team reports that the next version of Ubuntu, the Bionic Beaver, has entered the Final Freeze period in preparation for the final release next week. With much anticipation, the current uploads in the queue will be reviewed and either accepted or rejected as appropriate by pre-freeze standards. Acceptance pertains to two broad categories: release-critical bugs, and bug fixes that would be suitable for post-release SRUs.

    https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ub...il/001243.html

    First set of Bionic (sort-of) RC images

    Adam Conrad of the Ubuntu release team advises that the first release candidate ISO images for Bionic Final are available. He asks for undelayed and thorough testing to ensure the release of Ubuntu 18.04 LTS on Thursday next week.

    https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ub...il/004438.html

    Ubuntu Stats

    Bug Stats

    • Open: 136965 (+121)
    • Critical: 437 (-1)
    • Unconfirmed: 67247 (+82)


    As always, the Bug Squad needs more help. If you want to get started, please see: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/BugSquad

    Translations

    • Bosnian: 84.66% (37130/7)
    • Spanish: 84.19% (38259/1526)
    • German: 82.16% (43171/438)
    • French: 81.12% (45694/5393)
    • Ukrainian: 80.58% (47003/0)


    Hot in Support

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    LoCo News

    UbuCon Europe 2018 | 1 Week to go!!

    Marcos Costales posts the speakers and schedule of next week’s UbuCon Europe conferences (with 4 parallel talks), podcasts, stands, social events…

    http://thinkonbytes.blogspot.com/201...eek-to-go.html

    LoCo Events

    The following LoCo team events are currently scheduled in the next two weeks:



    The Hub

    Help test memory leaks fixes in 18.04 LTS

    Will Cooke writes on the status of the GNOME Shell memory leaks with a proposed patch to address the bigger issues. In the call to get wider testing and feedback, he provides instructions on how to test the patch. (Note: The fix is in by now - see the post: The Infamous GNOME Shell Memory Leak)

    https://community.ubuntu.com/t/help-...18-04-lts/5251

    The Planet

    This Week in Lubuntu Development #3

    Simon Quigley writes this week of updates to the Lubuntu Manual, the Qt 5.9.5 stack landing in Bionic Beaver, which will be used for the Lubuntu Next variant - as well as various general, bug, and security fixes. He also tells us that Lubuntu will be present at LinuxFest NorthWest 2018, with both himself and Walter Lapchynski being there.

    https://lubuntu.me/this-week-in-lubuntu-development-3/

    Xfce Component Updates and More

    Sean M. Davis announces releases on various Xfce components he maintains - PulseAudio Plugin and Xfce Settings - as well as MenuLibre and Mugshot. He lists the new features, bug fixes, and refers to the availability.



    Welcome To The (Ubuntu) Bionic Age: Interviewing people behind Communitheme

    Didier Roche of the Ubuntu Desktop team this week posts a series of interviews with some of the core contributors shaping the entirely community-driven new theme for Ubuntu.



    Collaboration Conference (at Open Source Summit) Call For Papers

    In his Call for Papers, Jono Bacon advises the dates of the two respective conferences with the goal of a “diverse set of content that offers genuine pragmatic value.” Adding emphasis is a guide for helping to get your papers picked.

    • North America in Vancouver from 29th – 31st August 2018
    • Europe in Edinburgh from 22nd – 24th October 2018


    https://www.jonobacon.com/2018/04/17...ll-for-papers/

    MAAS 2.4.0 beta 2 released!

    Andres Rodriguez announces that MAAS 2.4.0 beta 2 is now released and available in the official repositories of Ubuntu Bionic. He lists the new features and improvements - as well as mentions that overall 37 bugs have also been fixed.

    http://www.roaksoax.com/2018/04/maas...eta-2-released

    gksu removed from Ubuntu

    Jeremy Bicha gives a quick note that gksu, the well known tool to elevate user privileges on GTK+ based graphical apps, has been removed from the Ubuntu repositories after it was removed from Debian a few weeks ago. He links to the relevant bug report on Launchpad.

    https://jeremy.bicha.net/2018/04/18/...d-from-ubuntu/

    Other Community News

    The Infamous GNOME Shell Memory Leak

    Georges Stavracas informs that the source of the memory leak has been identified and the probable fix is in. He relates the fault isolation process, many of the troubleshooters that are involved, what was identified and how the fix is implemented.

    https://feaneron.com/2018/04/20/the-...l-memory-leak/

    Canonical News



    In the Press

    Linus Torvalds Kicks Off Linux 4.17 Development, Teases the Linux 5.0 Release

    Marius Nestor reports that the development of Linux 4.17 has started, and that it is available for public testing. While not including any major new features, this release removes support for several hardware architectures, and adds support for the NDS32 architecture. Options for downloading the release candidate are also provided.

    http://news.softpedia.com/news/linus...e-520712.shtml

    You Can Now Create Your Own Ubuntu 18.04 LTS Live System with Pinguy Builder

    Hanuca reports that a fork of Remastersys tool, which is no longer maintained, is now available. Pinguy Builder is a tool to build an operating system specific to Ubuntu by creating a Live ISO image. It can also be used to backup an Ubuntu system.

    http://lxer.com/module/newswire/view/254685/

    In the Blogosphere

    Ubuntu Studio Plans a Reboot for 18.10 release

    Joey Sneddon reports that Ubuntu Studio plans to reinvent itself for the release of 18.10 in October of this year to give users the best possible multimedia experience.

    https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2018/04/...lans-to-reboot

    Use Font Finder to Quickly Browse & Install Google Fonts on Ubuntu

    Joey Sneddon advises of the app Font Finder as a portal to installing the hundreds of fonts available through the Google Fonts archive. Installed as a Flatpack, it gives access to many font related tasks, is quick and easy.

    https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2018/04/...ts-desktop-app

    GNOME 3.29.1 Released As The First Step Towards GNOME 3.30

    Michael Larabel reports about the development release of GNOME 3.29. He lists some of the changes and updates and a link to download the release.

    https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?pa....29.1-Released

    NVIDIA 396.18.02 Vulkan Linux Beta Brings Better Shader Performance

    Michael Larabel writes on the new Vulkan beta update for Nvidia’s 396 version graphics driver. The update features shader performance improvements, updates to the resource limits on uniform buffers, and also adds support for the VK_EXT_descriptor_indexing extension. A link is provided to obtain the update.

    https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?pa....02-Linux-Beta

    Oracle Releases VirtualBox 5.2.10 with Fix for KDE Plasma Hang, More Bug Fixes

    Marius Nestor writes of the maintenance update to Oracle's VirtualBox 5.2.10. The update addresses security vulnerabilities, various reported bugs, a hang, and regressions. Download links are provided as well.

    http://news.softpedia.com/news/oracl...s-520735.shtml

    20-Way NVIDIA GeForce / AMD Radeon GPU Comparison For Rise of The Tomb Raider On Vulkan/Linux

    Michael Larabel relates to the release of the Linux port of Rise of the Tomb Raider by Feral Interactive. The game requires a high-end graphics card and the latest drivers. Michael details his hardware and benchmark results of tested Nvidia and AMD cards.

    https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?pa...aider-20&num=1

    Meet Bo, an Ubuntu-Powered Social Robot with AI Capabilities

    Marius Nestor introduces BotsAndUs’ Bo, a multifunctional robot endowed with a wide range of abilities. Bo’s skills range from socially greeting and directing customers to that of keeping inventory and logistics. A huge array outside but inside, the social robot is powered and maintained by Ubuntu.

    http://news.softpedia.com/news/meet-...s-520769.shtml

    KDE Applications Open Source Software Suite Gets First Major Release in 2018

    Marius Nestor reports on the first major update to KDE Applications 18.04. The long-awaited update features improvements to the Dolphin file manager, Konsole, Gwenview, Okular, Spectacle, and Kleopatra. Marius provides screenshots pertaining to the improvements.

    http://news.softpedia.com/news/kde-a...8-520768.shtml

    Other Articles of Interest



    Featured Audio and Video

    Ubuntu Podcast S11E07 – Seven Years in Tibet

    “This week we meet a sloth and buy components for the Hades Canyon NUC. The Windows File Manager gets open sourced, Iran are going to block Telegram, PostmarketOS explore creating an open source baseband, Microsoft make a custom Linux distro called Azure Sphere and we round the community news.”

    Featuring: Alan Pope, Mark Johnson, and Martin Wimpress

    http://ubuntupodcast.org/2018/04/19/...ears-in-tibet/

    Weekly Ubuntu Development Team Meetings



    Upcoming Meetings and Events

    For upcoming meetings and events please visit: http://fridge.ubuntu.com/calendars/

    Updates and Security for 14.04, 16.04, and 17.10

    Security Updates



    Ubuntu 14.04 Updates



    End of Life: April 2019

    Ubuntu 16.04 Updates



    End of Life: April 2021

    Ubuntu 17.10 Updates



    End of Life: July 2018

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