Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter Issue 856

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Welcome to the Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter, Issue 856 for the week of September 1 - 7, 2024.

In this Issue

  • Upgrades to Ubuntu 24.04 LTS Suspended / Re-enabled
  • Ubuntu Stats
  • Hot in Support
  • Ubuntu Meeting Activity Reports
  • LXD: Weekly news - 361
  • Starcraft Clinic - 2024-Aug-30
  • UbuCon Asia
  • LoCo Events
  • Jammy Jellyfish (22.04.5 LTS) Point-Release Status Tracking
  • Ubuntu Representation at EthAccra 2024
  • A desktop touched by Midas: Oracular Oriole
  • Looking for more internship project ideas for Outreachy (December-March cohort)
  • Ubuntu Summit 2024: A logo takes flight
  • Canonical News
  • In the Press
  • In the Blogosphere
  • In Other News
  • Featured Audio and Video
  • Meeting Reports
  • Upcoming Meetings and Events
  • Updates and Security for Ubuntu 20.04, 22.04, and 24.04
  • And much more!

General Community News

Upgrades to Ubuntu 24.04 LTS Suspended / Re-enabled

Utkarsh Gupta of the Ubuntu Release team tells us a bug has been discovered in an apt algorithm that handles obsolete packages. As a result of this, upgrades to Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (noble) have been suspended. We’re told fixes are in the pipeline already, with upgrades to re-open soon.

https://discourse.ubuntu.com/t/noble-numbat-24-04-1-lts-point-release-status-tracking/46972/2

Update; path is re-enabled:

Julian Andres Klode announces that the fix is in - we are advised of the cause and resolution. Remedial action for some users may be in order, and guidance to rectify is provided.

Upgrades to Ubuntu 24.04.1 LTS are enabled again - https://discourse.ubuntu.com/t/upgrades-to-ubuntu-24-04-1-lts-are-enabled-again/47920

Ubuntu Stats

Bug Stats

  • Open: 144745 (+104)
  • Critical: 309 (+1)
  • Unconfirmed: 73308 (+45)

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

Translations

  • German: 86.72% (46620/108)
  • Ukrainian: 85.99% (49178/1303)
  • French: 83.79% (56895/7296)
  • Swedish: 79.16% (73162/1127)
  • Spanish: 76.80% (81451/4987)

Hot in Support

Ask Ubuntu Top 5 Questions

Ask (and answer!) questions at: https://askubuntu.com/

Ubuntu Forums Top 5 Threads

Find more support at: https://ubuntuforums.org/

Ubuntu Meeting Activity Reports

LXD: Weekly news - 361

“The highlight of the past week is the added support for GPU passthrough to LXD containers using CDI. Additionally, LXD received several bug fixes listed . As always, thanks to all the contributors!”

https://discourse.ubuntu.com/t/weekly-news-361/47714

Starcraft Clinic - 2024-Aug-30

Meeting Summary Includes:

  • Charms and Charm Bases
  • Implementations of Components that can be used to add translations support
  • Audiotube Snap facing issues, with no clue to figure out - Trouble shooting remains in-progress -“Can anyone else help
”?
  • Finding ways to get all the available slot snaps via the snapd-glib api

Thanks all for joining!

https://forum.snapcraft.io/t/starcraft-clinic-2024-aug-30/41604

LoCo News

UbuCon Asia

With the revival of the Ubuntu India Loco, the UbuCon Asia 2024 ended in Jaipur, India with an awesome note on 2nd September. There were several talks and workshops. Also, Snapcrafters’ got their first booth in an event shared with Ubuntu/Canonical. To know more about the events, talks and other details, keep an eye on the website.

https://2024.ubucon.asia/

LoCo Events

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

Looking beyond the next two weeks? Visit the respective LoCo Team calendar to browse upcoming events.

Please see:

The Hub

Jammy Jellyfish (22.04.5 LTS) Point-Release Status Tracking

Paride Legovini of the Ubuntu Release team starts the Ubuntu 22.04.5 LTS Point-release status and tracking document. This is a living document and may change many times before Ubuntu 22.04.5 is released.

https://discourse.ubuntu.com/t/jammy-jellyfish-22-04-5-lts-point-release-status-tracking/47722

Ubuntu Representation at EthAccra 2024

Bright Adams gives us an event overview of the ethAccra event held from August 29-31, 2024. Along with some details and photographs, we’re told of the Ubuntu representation that Bright gave. We’re told it was a successful event, and that thanks to Tobe and Kristi it’s a significant milestone for the Ubuntu community in Ghana, where Bright provides his recommendations for the future.

https://discourse.ubuntu.com/t/ubuntu-representation-at-ethaccra-2024/47829

The Planet

A desktop touched by Midas: Oracular Oriole

Aaron Prisk starts by examining Orioles in ‘literature and mythology’ and sees it as alike the “spirit of Ubuntu”. We’re told that the “bird that Midas touched” is attempted to be captured in the official wallpaper (pictures provided). Aaron then covers what the Ubuntu Design team considered and explored before reaching the “aureate mascot” for Ubuntu 24.10. Finally we’re given pictures of the competition wallpaper winners we’ll also find.

https://ubuntu.com//blog/a-desktop-touched-by-midas-oracular-oriole

Looking for more internship project ideas for Outreachy (December-March cohort)

Felipe Borges tells us the GNOME Project wants to participate in the Outreachy December-March event, and is thus seeking submissions on project ideas. These need to be submitted by September 11, 2024. Details and how to ask questions are provided.

https://feborg.es/looking-for-more-internship-project-ideas-for-outreachy-december-march-cohort/

Ubuntu Summit 2024: A logo takes flight

Graham Morrison tells us about the creation of the Ubuntu Summit 2024 logo. We’re given some details on how the process is done (prior and current Summit), with a focus on considerations that led to what is the new Ubuntu Summit logo for 2024. We’re shown the new Ubuntu Summit 2024 logo, and asked to come join.

https://ubuntu.com//blog/ubuntu-summit-2024-a-logo-takes-flight

Canonical News

In the Press

What is Ubuntu’s Upcoming Security Center GUI Tool All About?

Sourav Rudra talks briefly about security applications, before focusing in on a ‘Security Center’ developed by Canonical for Ubuntu. We’re reminded it appeared first in the roadmap for Ubuntu 24.04 LTS back in 2023, but didn’t make it before release. We’re told of the four key areas the app tries to deal with: encryption, Ubuntu Pro settings, Network (including firewall), and apps. The app currently deals only with app permissions, and Sourav outlines his testing of it on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS. A provided GIF image highlights intended usage, and we’re told how we can try it if we’re using Ubuntu 24.04 LTS or the alpha of Ubuntu 24.10.

https://news.itsfoss.com/ubuntu-security-center-near-stable/

In the Blogosphere

Here’s Everything New in GNOME 47

Dave McKay tells us GNOME 47 is ‘packed with improvements’ and will be released on September 18, 2024. Dave briefly mentions GNOME’s changes since GNOME 3’s introduction, and that this is another incremental change, before talking about what he sees in the beta he tested. We’re given some screenshots, and walked through various improvements (which include performance increases) with a final conclusion that it’s a welcome update.

https://www.howtogeek.com/everything-new-in-gnome-47/

In Other News

Android TV Box gets unofficial Ubuntu 24.04 upgrade

Stephen Pereyra writes about how Murray R. Van Luyn converted a “Android TV box into a full-fledged Linux system”. We’re told the technique is specific to certain given models, and requires soldering, and was cross-compiled on a Ubuntu 22.04 LTS x86-64 machine. A brief summary of the process exists in this article, with a link to the complete instructions included.

https://www.notebookcheck.net/Android-TV-Box-gets-unofficial-Ubuntu-24-04-upgrade.884168.0.html

Featured Audio and Video

Ubuntu Security Podcast: Episode 236

“The long awaited preview of snapd-based AppArmor file prompting is finally seeing the light of day, plus we cover the recent 24.04.1 LTS release and the podcast officially moves to a fortnightly cycle.”

Alex Murray of the Ubuntu Security team firstly walks us through some changes that have and will occur in the Ubuntu Security Podcast. A brief coverage of security updates, news including Ubuntu 24.04.1 - and that upgrades from 22.04 have been pulled, and a new snapd-based AppArmor security permission prompt are featured. The link (as always) gives us extensive details including CVE links and more, plus lets us listen to the actual podcast, and includes screenshots of the new Ubuntu Security Center screens and coverage, plus links where we can contact the Ubuntu Security Team.

https://ubuntusecuritypodcast.org/episode-236/

Ubuntu Portugal Podcast: Episode 314 - Rute Correia II

“Continua a conversa com a Rute Correia, fĂŁ incondicional de Pusheen, para nos dizer que as consolas estĂŁo pela hora da morte; como o Steamdeck Ă© uma bisarma fofinha, graças Ă s possibilidades de personalização do software e do interface aberto - ou atĂ© com estojos em malha que tornam tudo mais tchanan. FalĂĄmos de XBOX, Vita, como a SEGA Dreamcast estava Ă  frente do seu tempo e ainda lançåmos invectivas aos fabricantes para regressarem ao aspecto colorido e translĂșcido dos anos 90, em vez de fazerem tudo em preto.”

https://podcastubuntuportugal.org/e314/

Meeting Reports

Upcoming Meetings and Events

Times shown are UTC unless otherwise specified. For more details and farther dates please visit: https://fridge.ubuntu.com/calendars/ | https://discourse.ubuntu.com/upcoming-events

Updates and Security for Ubuntu 20.04, 22.04, and 24.04

Security Updates

Ubuntu 20.04 Updates

End of Standard Support: April 2025

Ubuntu 22.04 Updates

End of Standard Support: April 2027

Ubuntu 24.04 Updates

End of standard support: April 2029

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Added about Starcraft Clinic and UbuCon Asia.

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Thanks @soumyadghosh , I’ve slightly altered the formatting (some formatting just for this site, but this page is read by scripts that detect & use some of the [extra] formatting; why we have closing-### etc on lines when discourse doesn’t require them.

I’ve commented out your Starcraft Clinic ‘summary’ as it appeared to be a copy/paste from Starcraft Clinic 2024-Aug-30 - #6 by mr_cal - snapcraft - snapcraft.io and isn’t a summary that fits our Style Guidelines (Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter / Style Guidelines) where it should be 1-4 sentences etc. We don’t need to exactly fit our guidelines (they are guidelines & not rules!) but what appears wasn’t I felt close. @Bashing can comment (inside doc) too if he deems worthwhile, and feel free to comment via comments in doc yourself if helpful (We remove comments prior to publish).

Maybe helpful is a quick look at what was done with issue 854

Starcraft Clinic 2024-Aug-16

Meeting summary includes the topics: Remote Build, Mesa, dotnet snap, Snapcraft 7, Riscv64, and more. Thanks are given to all who sponsored and to those who joined.

https://forum.snapcraft.io/t/starcraft-clinic-2024-aug-16/41427/4

That summary [from issue 854] is quick & easy to write, alas generic, but you can adjust & ensure it gets something key across too when you write it yourself.

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I have edited it, and created small summaries of each topic. Please let me know, if it’s good now.