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Gearing up for issue 500 with quotes and a quiz!

To celebrate the release of Ubuntu Weekly News (UWN) Issue 500 coming up in a few weeks, we need some help from you! Issue 500 will feature quotes from leaders in the community and Canonical, and from folks just like you. We’re also trying to mix things up a bit by offering some prizes for […]

Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter Issue 496

Welcome to the Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter. This is issue #496 for the week January 23 – 29, 2017, and the full version is available here. In this issue we cover: Zesty Zapus Alpha 2 Released We’re looking for Ubuntu 17.04 wallpapers right now! Ubuntu Stats Ubuntu Global Jam Pack [at the Roanoke Linux Users Group] […]

We’re looking for Ubuntu 17.04 wallpapers right now!

Ubuntu is a testament to the power of sharing, and we use the default selection of desktop wallpapers in each release as a way to celebrate the larger Free Culture movement. Talented artists across the globe create media and release it under licenses that don’t simply allow, but cheerfully encourage sharing and adaptation. This cycle’s […]

Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter Issue 495

Welcome to the Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter. This is issue #495 for the weeks January 9 – 22, 2017, and the full version is available here. In this issue we cover: Ubuntu Stats UbuCon Summit at SCALE 15x Call for Papers LoCo Events Kubuntu General News: Plasma 5.8.4 and KDE Frameworks 4.8.0 now available in Backports […]

Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter Issue 494

Welcome to the Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter. This is issue #494 for the week January 2 – 8, 2017, and the full version is available here. In this issue we cover: Ubuntu Stats LoCo Events Ted Gould: Inkscape Snap Ted Gould: Snapping Unity8 Kubuntu General News: Plasma 5.8.5 bugfix release in Xenial and Yakkety Backports now […]