Welcome to the Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter, Issue 893 for the week of May 18 - 24, 2025.
Ubuntu Weekly News, work-in-progress
In this Issue
WORK IN PROGRESS
This is our next issue being built. If you'd like to be involved or have any suggestions, please get in contact with us at #ubuntu-news on libera.chat (https://web.libera.chat/?nick=Guest?#ubuntu-news), or email ubuntu-news-team@lists.ubuntu.com
What we are working
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- Rocks Public Journal 2025-05-19
- LXD: Weekly news #395
/ - Ubuntu Nepal + GNOME Nepal, UbuCon Asia 2025
/ - Plasma 6.4 Beta1 available for testing
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- What is geopatriation?
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- What is geopatriation?
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- Rethinking virtualization: open source alternatives for resellers
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- Rethinking virtualization: open source alternatives for resellers
- Debian’s APT 3.1 Released
- Latest Steam Client Update
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General Community News
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
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
Team leads are responsible to summarize
Otherwise will be demoted to the “Other Meeting Reports” section as bulleted
Rocks Public Journal 2025-05-19
https://discourse.ubuntu.com/t/rocks-public-journal-2025-05-19/61308
LXD: Weekly news #395
https://discourse.ubuntu.com/t/weekly-news-395/61374
Starcraft Clinic - XXXX
https://forum.snapcraft.io/t/starcraft-clinic-2024-aug-16/41427/4?u=soumyadghosh
Other 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
LoCo News
Ubuntu Nepal + GNOME Nepal, UbuCon Asia 2025 going super strong!
https://discourse.ubuntu.com/t/ubuntu-nepal-gnome-nepal-ubucon-asia-2025-going-super-strong/61304
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:
- Ubuntu Arizona LoCo: https://discourse.ubuntu.com/t/upcoming-events-for-azloco/38466
- Ubuntu-pt LoCo: https://discourse.ubuntu.com/c/locos/ubuntu-pt/132
- Registered LoCo contacts: https://discourse.ubuntu.com/c/locos/129
The Hub
The Planet
Plasma 6.4 Beta1 available for testing
https://kubuntu.org/news/plasma-6-4-beta1-available-for-testing/
Other Community News
Ubuntu Cloud News
- What is geopatriation? - https://ubuntu.com//blog/what-is-geopatriation
Canonical News
- Rethinking virtualization: open source alternatives for resellers - https://ubuntu.com//blog/virtualization-alternatives-guide
In the Press
In the Blogosphere
Debian’s APT 3.1 Released With Why/Why-Not Commands, New Solver Default On Ubuntu
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Debian-APT-3.1-Released
- Apt 3.1 Added New Option to Exclude App Packages from A Repository - https://ubuntuhandbook.org/index.php/2025/05/apt-3-1-option-exclude-app-repository/
Latest Steam Client Update Improves Game Recordings and Remote Play on Linux
https://9to5linux.com/latest-steam-client-update-improves-game-recordings-and-remote-play-on-linux
In Other News
Other Articles of Interest
Featured Audio and Video
Ubuntu Portugal Podcast: Episode 27x - whatever the topic
https://podcastubuntuportugal.org/e272/
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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Conclusion
Thank you for reading the Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter.
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Credits
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