Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter Issue 870

By guiverc | Published: 2024-12-16

Welcome to the Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter, Issue 870 for the week of December 8 – 14, 2024. The full version of this issue is available here.

In this issue we cover:

  • Ubuntu Stats
  • Hot in Support
  • Rocks Public Journal; 2024-12-13
  • Other Meeting Reports
  • Upcoming Meetings and Events
  • LoCo Events
  • Announcing the Multipass 1.15.0 release
  • Kernel 6.14 planned for Plucky Puffin
  • Canonical News
  • In the Blogosphere
  • Other Articles of Interest
  • Featured Audio and Video
  • Updates and Security for Ubuntu 20.04, 22.04, 24.04, and 24.10
  • And much more!

The Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter is brought to you by:

  • Krytarik Raido
  • Bashing-om
  • Chris Guiver
  • Wild Man
  • Din Mušić
  • Cristovao Cordeiro – cjdc
  • And many others

If you have a story idea for the Weekly Newsletter, join the Ubuntu News Team mailing list and submit it. Ideas can also be added to the wiki!

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Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter Issue 869

By guiverc | Published: 2024-12-09

Welcome to the Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter, Issue 869 for the week of December 1 – 7, 2024. The full version of this issue is available here.

In this issue we cover:

  • Ubuntu Forums Migration
  • Ubuntu Foundations 25.04 – Plucky Puffin Roadmap
  • Ubuntu Membership Board 2024 elections are open!
  • 2024 Ubuntu Technical Board – Voting Cycle Extension
  • Welcome New Members and Developers
  • Ubuntu Stats
  • Hot in Support
  • LXD: Weekly news #374
  • Rocks Public Journal; 2024-12-06
  • Other Meeting Reports
  • Upcoming Meetings and Events
  • Ubuntu Portugal: November 2024 activity report
  • UbuCon Asia 2025 (Aug 30-31) is now looking for sponsors
  • LoCo Events
  • LXD: Time to pick a snap channel
  • Landscape: Feedback on the new web portal
  • Call for testing: ubuntu-frame, mir-test-tools (Mir 2.19 update)
  • PSA: updating the default tracks to `24` (`ubuntu-frame*`, `*-test-tools`)
  • Introducing Launchpad Bug Templates
  • Documentation, development and design for technical authors
  • Other Community News
  • Canonical News
  • In the Blogosphere
  • Other Articles of Interest
  • Featured Audio and Video
  • Updates and Security for Ubuntu 20.04, 22.04, 24.04, and 24.10
  • And much more!

The Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter is brought to you by:

  • Krytarik Raido
  • Bashing-om
  • Chris Guiver
  • Wild Man
  • Din Mušić
  • Cristovao Cordeiro – cjdc
  • And many others

If you have a story idea for the Weekly Newsletter, join the Ubuntu News Team mailing list and submit it. Ideas can also be added to the wiki!

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Ubuntu Forums Migration

By guiverc | Published: 2024-12-08

The Support and Help Section of Ubuntu Discourse is now officially alive and open for business.

If you wish to start a support thread, please click on this link. The first two links lead to wiki pages. Or, click on whichever of the other links is most appropriate for your issue, and a new page will open with a “Create a new Topic” message editor already open for you.

Other useful links to Ubuntu Discourse are:

You are reminded that it will no longer be possible to start new threads on this old site with effect from December 9th 2024 or thereabouts. However, forum members will still be able to post to existing threads for a short period so that those starting threads just before the transition are not left without support. Thereafter, this site will become read only on January 9th 2025.

A special thanks to all Staff (past and present) which include

  • ajgreeny – The Ubuntu Forum Community
  • Bashing-om – Weekly Newsletter, Sub-Forum Moderator
  • CharlesA – The Ubuntu Forum Community
  • coffeecat – The Ubuntu Forum Community, Administrator
  • deadflowr – The Ubuntu Forum Community
  • DuckHook – The Ubuntu Forum Community, Super Moderator
  • Frogs Hair – The Ubuntu Forum Community
  • howefield – The Ubuntu Forum Community, Administrator
  • Irihapeti – The Ubuntu Forum Community
  • jeremy31 – The Ubuntu Forum Community
  • oldfred – The Ubuntu Forum Community, Super Moderator
  • QIII – The Ubuntu Forum Community, Administrator
  • slickymaster – The Ubuntu Forum Community
  • wgarcia – The Ubuntu Forum Community
  • wildmanne39 – The Ubuntu Forum Community, Super Moderator
  • and all past staff.

Thank you all.

Posted on Thu Nov 21 2024 by Ubuntu Forums Staff.

Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter Issue 868

By guiverc | Published: 2024-12-02

Welcome to the Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter, Issue 868 for the week of November 24 – 30, 2024. The full version of this issue is available here.

In this issue we cover:

  • Ubuntu Stats
  • Hot in Support
  • Rocks Public Journal; 2024-11-29
  • Other Meeting Reports
  • Upcoming Meetings and Events
  • Ubuntu Africa Summit Report: Celebrating 20 Years and Ubuntu 24.10
  • LoCo Events
  • Checkbox 4.2.0 stable release
  • Ubuntu Development Version Testing and Discussion
  • LXD 6.2 has been released
  • Ubuntu Cloud News
  • Canonical News
  • In the Blogosphere
  • Featured Audio and Video
  • Updates and Security for Ubuntu 20.04, 22.04, 24.04, and 24.10
  • And much more!

The Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter is brought to you by:

  • Krytarik Raido
  • Bashing-om
  • Chris Guiver
  • Wild Man
  • Cristovao Cordeiro – cjdc
  • And many others

If you have a story idea for the Weekly Newsletter, join the Ubuntu News Team mailing list and submit it. Ideas can also be added to the wiki!

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Call for nominations: 2024 Ubuntu Technical Board

By guiverc | Published: 2024-11-27

We’re looking for motivated people that want to join the Ubuntu Technical Board!

The Ubuntu Technical Board is responsible for the technical direction of Ubuntu. It makes decisions on package selection, packaging policy, installation systems and processes, kernel, X server, display management, library versions, and dependencies. The board works with relevant teams to establish a consensus on the right path to take, especially where diverse elements of Ubuntu cannot find consensus on shared components.

You can find more information about the Technical Board at https://ubuntu.com/community/governance/technical-board

Who can apply

The eligibility requirements are

The Technical Board usually meets twice a month in IRC and has discussions on its mailing list. They are current Ubuntu Core Developers with a proven track record of activity in the community. They have shown themselves over time to be able to work well with others and display the positive aspects of the Ubuntu Code of Conduct. They should be people who can judge contribution quality without emotion while engaging in an interview/discussion that communicates interest, a welcoming atmosphere, and which is marked by humanity, gentleness, and kindness.

How to apply

You can apply by sending your self-nomination to community-council@lists.ubuntu.com. In that email, please include the following.

  • Your name
  • Your Launchpad ID
  • Your employer (if disclosure is permitted)
  • A link to a page describing who you are, and explaining why you want to join the board. This can be a Discourse post, a page on your personal website, or your page in the Ubuntu Wiki.

Nominations are now open and will close according to the timeline below. Please do not hesitate to share this post with anyone you will be a great fit for the Technical Board!

Election Timeline

  • Wednesday 2024-12-04, 23:59 UTC Call for nomination closes.
  • After this, the Community Council will review the submissions, submit them to Mark Shuttleworth for shortlisting, and set up the vote based on Mark’s shortlist.
  • Sunday 2024-12-08 Voting starts (Ubuntu Development team is eligible to vote)
  • Sunday 2024-12-22, 23:59 UTC Voting ends

Originally posted to the Ubuntu Community Discourse on Sun Nov 24 2024 by Merlijn Sebrechts, on behalf of the Ubuntu Community Council.