Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter Issue 891

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Welcome to the Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter, Issue 891 for the week of May 4 - 10, 2025.

In this Issue

  • Ubuntu Stats
  • Hot in Support
  • Rocks Public Journal; 2025-05-06
  • Other Reports
  • Upcoming Meetings and Events
  • LoCo Events
  • Proposed Agenda for the Communications Council Meeting for 2025-05-14
  • 3.0 solver now default in questing-proposed for apt-get and apt commands
  • Adopting sudo-rs By Default in Ubuntu 25.10
  • Plasma 6.3.5 update for Kubuntu 25.04 available via PPA
  • Ubuntu Unity 25.04 Brings Back Ubuntu’s Biggest Miss
  • Canonical News
  • In the Blogosphere
  • Other Articles of Interest
  • Featured Audio and Video
  • Updates and Security for Ubuntu 20.04, 22.04, 24.04, 24.10, and 25.04
  • And much more!

Ubuntu Stats

Bug Stats

  • Open: 143066 (+90)
  • Critical: 312 (0)
  • Unconfirmed: 72981 (+81)

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

Translations

  • German: 86.93% (45900/268)
  • Ukrainian: 86.36% (47888/1464)
  • French: 85.03% (52564/6858)
  • Swedish: 80.72% (67700/1282)
  • Spanish: 77.44% (79204/5449)

Hot in Support

Ubuntu Community Discourse Trending Top 5 Threads

Find more support at: https://discourse.ubuntu.com/c/support-and-help/306

Ask Ubuntu Top 5 Questions

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

Meeting Reports

Rocks Public Journal; 2025-05-06

Rockcraft 1.11.0 is now in latest/candidate. There’s a new guide for those writing slice definitions, on How to Slice a Package. Finally, Chisel just gained the ability to handle path conflicts via the new prefer keyword - this will be shipped with the next Chisel version.

https://discourse.ubuntu.com/t/rocks-public-journal-2025-05-06/60577

Other 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

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

Proposed Agenda for the Communications Council Meeting for 2025-05-14

Wild Man proposes a number of items for the Communications Council Meeting of May 14, 2025 and provides the agenda. The post is a wiki page, so it may change prior to the actual meeting.

https://discourse.ubuntu.com/t/proposed-agenda-for-the-communications-council-meeting-for-2025-05-14/60541

3.0 solver now default in questing-proposed for apt-get and apt commands

Julian Andres Klode writes about Apt 3.0’s solver which is in questing-proposed at time of writing. Some basic details are provided, with us being told how we can restore previous behavior (for now) if required. We’re told the current configuration is a ‘stop-gap solution’ before final code lands upstream.

https://discourse.ubuntu.com/t/announcement-3-0-solver-now-default-in-questing-proposed-for-apt-get-and-apt-commands/60618

Adopting sudo-rs By Default in Ubuntu 25.10

Jon Seager writes about adopting sudo-rs by default in Ubuntu 25.10. Pointing us back to the ‘oxidising Ubuntu’ thread where we were told this will happen. We’re now given further details of sudo-rs; the detailed explanation provides links for those that need more. In addition we are told of the progress on coreutils, with everything “progressing nicely”. We’re also told of work investigating “the feasibility of providing SequoiaPGP and using it in APT instead of GnuPG”.

https://discourse.ubuntu.com/t/adopting-sudo-rs-by-default-in-ubuntu-25-10/60583/

The Planet

Plasma 6.3.5 update for Kubuntu 25.04 available via PPA

The Kubuntu team announces the Plasma 6.3.5 bugfix update is available for Kubuntu 25.04 users via the backports PPA. We’re reminded of what the PPA provides, and told how we can utilize it, as well a few useful links are provided.

https://kubuntu.org/news/plasma-6-3-5-update-for-kubuntu-25-04-available-via-ppa/

Ubuntu Unity 25.04 Brings Back Ubuntu’s Biggest Miss

Jack Wallen reminds us of Canonical moving away from GNOME desktop and creating their own Unity desktop. We’re also reminded of convergence which Ubuntu did with the Ubuntu phone, and can be seen more recently with Samsung’s DEX, and maybe where Google’s taking Android too. Jack said he ‘mourned’ the dropping of Unity, and Ubuntu’s return back to GNOME. He writes now about his favorite features, HUD and the Global Menu, and how they’re still there in Ubuntu Unity 25.04. He additionally discusses the pros and cons of using Ubuntu Unity based on his use and testing, with us given links for more, or to download.

https://thenewstack.io/ubuntu-unity-25-04-brings-back-ubuntus-biggest-miss/

Canonical News

In the Blogosphere

Mesa 25.1 Released With Many Open-Source Vulkan Driver Improvements

Michael Larabel writes about the release of Mesa 25.1. We’re reminded what this release covers, some details are given of the improvements within it for some users of particular hardware, as well a list of highlights, and a link to the official announcement.

https://www.phoronix.com/news/Mesa-25.1-Released

Ubuntu 25.10 Daily CD Image & Release Schedule are Out!

Ji m tells us the Ubuntu 25.10 daily ISO images are now out for testing. Along with some details of 25.10, the Questing Quokka; we’re shown a cute picture of a Quokka. A full list of dates in the 25.10 schedule is provided, and a link so we can download the current daily. A picture is show taken from a system running, though we’re reminded as its so early in the cycle it still looks mostly like 25.04. Mention is made of some updated packages, with a link given to the release notes which can be used to track changes as implemented.

https://ubuntuhandbook.org/index.php/2025/05/ubuntu-25-10-daily-cd-image-release-schedule-are-out/

GNOME Replace Totem Video Player with Showtime

Joey Sneddon informs us of GNOME’s Showtime video player which has replaced Totem in GNOME 49. We’re reminded why this is beneficial, walked through some differences - noting its not an ‘exact feature match’, and Joey shows us some pictures of it running. He tells us it “works better” when comparing it to Totem, before moving to when Ubuntu will adopt it as the default player. We’re told how to install it if using Ubuntu 25.04.

https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/05/gnome-49-replaces-totem-video-player-with-showtime

Other Articles of Interest

Featured Audio and Video

Linux User Space: Season 5, Episode 12 - Extended Warranty for Ubuntu

We debate using Ubuntu Pro for a server.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pTGaEsSA12I

TuxDigital: Ubuntu 25.04 + 10 Ubuntu Flavours: Here’s Whats New with EVERYTHING!

“Ubuntu 25.04 is here—and it’s not alone. In this video, I break down everything new in the latest Ubuntu release and cover all the official flavours, from Kubuntu to Ubuntu MATE, Xubuntu, and more. Whether you’re a longtime Linux user or just curious about what’s new, this video has everything you need to know about Ubuntu 25.04 across the board.”

https://tuxdigital.com/videos/ubuntu-25-04-10-ubuntu-flavours-heres-whats-new-with-everything/

Ubuntu Portugal Podcast: Episode 347 - Natal das Extensões

“A Canonical levou o Miguel a redescobrir o conforto da gama de sofás-cama do IKEA e entretanto, o Diogo trouxe um saco cheio de prendas, que incluem reflexões sobre direitos digitais e privacidade em tempo de eleições, uma obsessão acumuladora com arquivos, papéis, facturas, revistas velhas e jornais cheios de pó digital e ainda uma catrefada de extensões de Firefox para todos os usos e gostos - ou não fosse isto o Podcast Firefox Portugal, o podcast sobre Firefox, a Mozilla e outras cenas.”

https://podcastubuntuportugal.org/e347/

Updates and Security for Ubuntu 20.04, 22.04, 24.04, 24.10, and 25.04

Security Updates

Ubuntu 20.04 Updates

End of Standard Support: May 29, 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

Ubuntu 25.04 Updates

End of Life: January 2026

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