The Ubuntu New Users Network (NUN), a group of Ubuntu enthusiasts, has created the first Ubuntu Classroom.

Providing new users with a one-on-one environment to learn Ubuntu’s ins and outs,the Classroom also doubles as a location for biweekly lectures ranging from the basics, all the way up to system administration.

Recently, the network was featured in an article over at Linux.com. Mayank Sharma interviewed one of the New User Mentors, Richard Johnson, and had this to say:

Ubuntu Linux might be an easy distribution to use, but some new users quickly run into things that bewilder them. Commands like sudo, apt-get, and terminal make newbies scurry around for help from forum boards, mailing lists, and IRC. To help such newcomers, Ubuntu has put together a community team that ensures new users are handled with care. The New Users Network, or NUN, is a group of experienced Ubuntu enthusiasts who help new Ubuntu users come to grips with the operating system.

Interested in becoming a mentor? Visit the New Users Network page. To view upcoming lectures, head on over to the Classroom page.

[Discuss NUN in the forums.]

Edgy now has automatic crash reporting which helps developers to track down crashes more efficiently:

• It intercepts crashes when they happen the first time, sparing sleepless nights for anyone trying to reproduce the crash.
• The reports contain detailed information about the affected program, assisting developers tracking down the problem. Is this goodbye to bug report ping-pong?

In time, crash reports will be attached to bug reports.

Suggestions, bug reports, and other feedback is welcome! Please use our bug tracker to report issues, or send an email to the developer mailing list with ideas for new features for the tool.

[Discuss Edgy crash reporting in the forums]

We’ve all seen how cool technologies – such as Ruby on Rails – have wowed people through video.

Ubuntu Video is a new blog that can do the same for our favourite operating system. John Little, the site’s creator, hunts down Ubuntu-related movies and links to them using YouTube.

He told The Fridge what motivated him to get the site online:

Video allows us to dispel the old Linux myths: that it’s difficult, command line driven, there are no games for it, that sort of thing. I want Ubuntu users to flood the internet with videos that demonstrate the truth!

John’s even running a competition to find the best in Ubuntu Video. He’s offering $100 to the winner and makes some suggestions as to what you might make:

1. Record your own Ubuntu commercial.
2. Show us how you use Ubuntu in a unique way or place.
3. Record an instructive screencast.
4. Make a mini documentary about free software.
5. Go to a major retailer and ask to by a PC with Ubuntu pre-installed. Take your camera.
6. Show us your linux gaming rig.

Enter the competition at UbuntuVideo.com or get involved in this and similar projects by joining the Ubuntu Marketing mailing list.