Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter Issue 861

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Welcome to the Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter, Issue 861 for the week of October 6 - 12, 2024.

In this Issue

WORK IN PROGRESS

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What we are working
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  • Snapd: 'user: unknown userid` for users when using db in nsswitch.conf
    • Ubuntu Budgie 24.10 Release Notes
    • Ubuntu MATE: Ubuntu MATE 24.10 Release Notes
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  • LXD: Weekly news #366
  • Ubuntu HPC Meeting Notes: 2024/10/9
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  • Ubuntu 24.10 Release Party @ Pohang
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  • Introducing the NVMe/TCP PoC with Ubuntu Server 24.10
  • Expanding the Xubuntu Community: Matrix & Discourse
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    • Deploying scalable AI and real-time robots at ROSCon 24
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  • Ubuntu Gamer? The Steam Snap Now Runs Better Than Ever
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  • Podcast: ODH-031 - Accessibility and documentation
  • Podcast: ODH-32 - What can we learn from synthesizer manuals?
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    Meetings/Reports/Events
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General Community News

user: unknown userid for users when using db in nsswitch.conf

https://bugs.launchpad.net/snapd/+bug/2083890

Welcome New Members and Developers

Congratulations to this contributor!

Ubuntu Stats

Bug Stats

  • Open: # (+/-#)
  • Critical: # (+/-#)
  • Unconfirmed: # (+/-#)

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

Translations

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 #366

The highlight of the past week is the significant improvement in lxc CLI auto-completion and added support for binfmt_misc namespacing in LXD. The LXD UI also received several new features and bug fixes, including the ability to move instances and volumes between storage pools.

https://discourse.ubuntu.com/t/weekly-news-366/48557

Ubuntu HPC Meeting Notes: 2024/10/9

https://discourse.ubuntu.com/t/ubuntu-hpc-meeting-notes-2024-10-9/48622

LoCo News

Ubuntu 24.10 Release Party @ Pohang

https://discourse.ubuntu.com/t/ubuntu-24-10-release-party-pohang/48579

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

Introducing the NVMe/TCP PoC with Ubuntu Server 24.10

https://discourse.ubuntu.com/t/introducing-the-nvme-tcp-poc-with-ubuntu-server-24-10/48620/

Expanding the Xubuntu Community: Matrix & Discourse

https://discourse.ubuntu.com/t/expanding-the-xubuntu-community-matrix-discourse/48612/

The Planet

Other Community News

Ubuntu Cloud News

Canonical News

In the Press

In the Blogosphere

Ubuntu Gamer? The Steam Snap Now Runs Better Than Ever

https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2024/10/ubuntu-gamer-the-steam-snap-now-runs-better-than-ever

In Other News

Other Articles of Interest

Featured Audio and Video

Ubuntu Security Podcast: Episode 21x

https://ubuntusecuritypodcast.org/

Ubuntu Portugal Podcast: Episode 27x - whatever the topic

https://podcastubuntuportugal.org/e272/

Ubuntu OnAir: Documentation Office Hours - 031; Accessibility and documentation

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Egubho3-AM0

Ubuntu OnAir: Documentation Office Hours - 032; What can we learn from synthesizer manuals?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gpjw6PQtR3U

This Week in Linux: episode 23x -

https://tuxdigital.com/podcasts/this-week-in-linux/

Destination Linux: episode 34x -

https://tuxdigital.com/podcasts/destination-linux/

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, 24.04, and 24.10

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

Ubuntu 24.10 Updates

End of Life: July 2025

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Conclusion

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