Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter Issue 892

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Welcome to the Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter, Issue 892 for the week of May 11 - 17, 2025.

In this Issue

  • Welcome New Members and Developers
  • Ubuntu Stats
  • Hot in Support
  • Upcoming Meetings and Events
  • UbuCon Korea 2025를 함께 만들어갈 오거나이저를 모집합니다!
  • Ubuntu 25.04 Release Party @ Taipei
  • LoCo Events
  • Anbox Cloud 1.26.0 is released
  • Ubuntu Desktop 25.10 - The Questing Quokka Roadmap
  • Rooming with Mark
  • Other Community News
  • 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!

General Community News

Welcome New Members and Developers

Congratulations to these contributors!

Ubuntu Stats

Bug Stats

  • Open: 143188 (+122)
  • Critical: 314 (+2)
  • Unconfirmed: 73115 (+134)

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% (52564/6859)
  • Swedish: 80.72% (67700/1282)
  • Spanish: 77.44% (79204/5450)

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/

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 News

UbuCon Korea 2025를 함께 만들어갈 오거나이저를 모집합니다!

Choo Young-wook tells us the Ubuntu Korean Community will be ‘recruiting’ organizers for UbuCon Korea 2025 to be held at Microsoft Korea on August the 9th. Some details of UbuCon Korea including an embedded video are provided, with details of what is required in the wanted organizers. Deadlines, support, and more are given too.

https://discourse.ubuntu-kr.org/t/ubucon-korea-2025/49993

Ubuntu 25.04 Release Party @ Taipei

Rj Hsiao has created an event in celebration of the Ubuntu 25.04 Release (Party) in Taipei, which is now open for registration. The details (when, where & more) are given.

https://discourse.ubuntu.com/t/ubuntu-25-04-release-party-taipei/61142

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

Anbox Cloud 1.26.0 is released

Keirthana T S in this short post announces the release of Anbox Cloud 1.26.0 with “exciting new features”. A link to the release notes is provided for complete details.

https://discourse.ubuntu.com/t/anbox-cloud-1-26-0-is-released/61078

Ubuntu Desktop 25.10 - The Questing Quokka Roadmap

Jean Baptiste Lallement shares the “horizon for Ubuntu Desktop” for Ubuntu 25.10, reminding us its the final interim release before Ubuntu 26.04 LTS. We’re given details of where the development effort will be spent, which includes the Desktop Experience, TPM-backed Full Disk Encryption, and much more. Some of the key dates in this cycle are given, and links to the Release Schedule should we need more. We’re reminded more will be shared as the cycle progresses.

https://discourse.ubuntu.com/t/ubuntu-desktop-25-10-the-questing-quokka-roadmap/61159/

Ubuntu Member Email Perk Update

Aaron Prisk announces a change to the Ubuntu email address alias. We’re told the new mail forwarding service will fix an existing issue, and will take effect on June 2, 2025, thus users should action this change before that date. Details are provided on what is required; we’re reminded the Ubuntu email address is a perk of Ubuntu membership, with a link provided to learn more if we’re new to what this means.

https://discourse.ubuntu.com/t/ubuntu-member-email-perk-update/61174

The Planet

Rooming with Mark

Oliver Grawert blogs that it’s been twenty years since he started his Ubuntu journey. Oliver reminisces on his first phone call that had him hired by Canonical, through to today, thanking Mark, and telling us he ‘still loves the ride’.

https://ograblog.wordpress.com/2025/05/16/rooming-with-mark/

Other Community News

OpenPrinting News - Opportunity Open Source 3.0

Till Kamppeter gives us an OpenPrinting News update, which starts with a reminder of last years IIT Kanpur, with the next to be held one week after UbuCon Asisa 2025 at Kathmandu Nepal. We’re told a Call for Proposals is now open (until June 16, 2025) with details and links provided, with a reminder to pay attention to the UbuCon India track. Till gives us numerous links to keep us up to date.

https://openprinting.github.io/OpenPrinting-News-Opportunity-Open-Source-3.0/

Canonical News

In the Blogosphere

Intel Releases Updated CPU Microcode Due To “Training Solo”

Michael Larabel writes about Intel’s new CPU microcode that mitigates “Training Solo” fixes. We’re told the Linux kernel mitigations were merged only “minutes” after the embargo lift. This microcode update strengthens the mitigation; details of the related SA (Security Advisory) notices are discussed. A link to the Intel GitHub repository is also provided.

https://www.phoronix.com/news/Intel-Microcode-Training-Solo

Canonical Provides Status Update For Snapdragon X Elite Laptops On Ubuntu 25.04

Michael Larabel tells us about Canonical’s update on running Ubuntu 25.04 on Snapdragon X Elite laptops. Before installing Ubuntu we are reminded to update all machine firmware on Microsoft Windows 11. Some instruction is given for specific hardware, and we’re told of installations and the recommended dual boot approach. A link to the official report is provided, along with prior Phoronix benchmark tests.

https://www.phoronix.com/news/Ubuntu-25.04-Snapdragon-X1E

Ubuntu 25.10 to Include New Image Viewer, Terminal Apps

Joey Sneddon reports the work on ‘Questing Quokka’ , Ubuntu 25.10, is underway, and here concentrates on Loupe replacing Eye of GNOME, and Ptyxis replacing GNOME Terminal. We’re told that final decisions aren’t made as to defaults, but they’re both expected to ship with the release. Joey covers the two apps, including screenshots, and how we can use them now if using Ubuntu 24.10 and later.

https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/05/ubuntu-25-10-to-include-new-image-viewer-terminal-apps

Other Articles of Interest

Featured Audio and Video

Ubuntu Portugal Podcast: Episode 348 - Não-episódio

“Hoje não há episódio…mas há novela.”

https://podcastubuntuportugal.org/e348/

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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