HYIP-Man: Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter Issue71
Thursday, January 03, 2008
Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter Issue71
  • Dell Adds DVD Playback
Dell is adding Ubuntu 7.10 (a.k.a Gutsy Gibbon) to the Dell Consumer Linux line-up for customers in the United States. It will also be available on the Inspiron 530 in England, France, and Germany soon. One of the key requests from customers interested in Linux is the ability to watch their favorite DVD movies, so Dell will now now include built-in DVD movie playback with all Ubuntu 7.10 systems. The experience Dell wanted is simple — when you put a movie in, it plays. http://direct2dell.com/one2one/archive/2007/12/18/38935.aspx
  • Ubuntu Live Conference Proposals
Sebastopol, CA, December 18, 2007--The second Ubuntu Live conference, co-presented by Canonical and O'Reilly Media is slated to take place July 21-22, 2008 at the Oregon Convention Center in Portland, Oregon. This two day event will gather IT professionals, government leaders, business executives, and community leaders to share their Ubuntu based computing experiences and knowledge. Building on the success of the 2007 event, the 2008 event will feature longer sessions and a track devoted to technical enthusiasts and developers. The program committee is now accepting proposals to lead sessions, panel discussions, and demos at the 2008 edition of Ubuntu Live. To learn more about this exciting conference news.http://press.oreilly.com/pub/pr/1889
  • Hardy Alpha 2
Alpha 2 is the second in a series of milestone CD images that will be released throughout the Hardy development cycle. The Alpha images are known to be reasonably free of showstopper CD build or installer bugs, while representing a very recent snapshot of Hardy. Pre-releases of Hardy are *not* encouraged for anyone needing a stable system or anyone who is not comfortable running into occasional, even frequent breakage. They are, however, recommended for Ubuntu developers and those who want to help in testing, reporting, and fixing bugs. Please visit the link for the Alpha 2 downloads. http://www.ubuntu.com/testing/hardy/alpha2
  • MOTU News
Jamie Strandboge, who has been doing awesome work in the security and the server team now is a MOTU! http://launchpad.net/~jamie-strandboge
  • Ubuntu Desktop Training
The long awaited Ubuntu 7.10 Desktop Course is ready, waiting and all yours for the taking! It has been written in Docbook using xml style sheets and the bzr revision control, accessed through Launchpad. There are 10 lessons in total with the last lesson covering Partitioning and Booting optional. The course is modular - 2 days if all lessons are covered. There are 2 versions of the course: An Instructor Guide which has instructor notes and answers to the exercise questions together, and a student guide which does not have instructor notes; answers to the exercises are provided separately. There will also be a book version of the courseware which you will be able to purchase online. pdf versions of the student guide and instructor guide can be found by visiting the link. https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Training
  • Kubuntu (Will 8.04 Be LTS?)
The release schedule for KDE 4 is now clear, and it will be released during the development cycle of Kubuntu 8.04. This new major release is already attracting significant interest from users, and is the focus of most KDE developer effort at this point. From time to time, this work reaches a natural rest point resulting in a particularly stable release. For these releases, Canonical makes a commercial commitment to provide support for a longer term and these become known as "LTS" releases. Since KDE 4 is a major change to the platform, it is not currently at one of these natural rest points so would not be suitable for long term support. Instead, due to the very high interest, development efforts will be directed towards KDE 4 and releasing Kubuntu 8.04 with the option of using either KDE 3.5 or KDE 4. https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/kubuntu-devel/2007-December/002066.html
  • Full Circle Magazine 
 Full Circle - The Independent Ubuntu Community Magazine is proud to announce the release of issue eight. Some Content For This Issue Includes:
  • Mythbuntu - Step-by-step Install
  • How-To : Install Wubi, Get a Christmas Desktop, Multi Boot Linux and Learning Scribus Pt.8.
  • Review of Tom Boy.
  • New Column for Ubuntu Women
  • Letters, Q&A, My Desktop, Top 5 and more!
Get it while it's hot! http://www.fullcirclemagazine.org/issue-8/

  • Official Ubuntu Book
The next version of the Official Ubuntu Book will be out for Ubuntu 8.04 (Hardy Heron). Your contributions will be much appreciated, especially regarding newer Ubuntu derivatives, such as Gobuntu, Mythbuntu etc.
For more information and the contact email to submit your recipes, see http://fridge.ubuntu.com/node/1279

  • Updates & Security
Updates and security for 6.06, 6.10, 7.04, and 7.10

Security Updates

Ubuntu 6.06 LTS Updates

Ubuntu 6.10 Updates

Ubuntu 7.04 Updates

Ubuntu 7.10 Updates

Bug Stats

  • Open (38652) +606 # over last week
    • Critical (19) -1 # over last week
    • Unconfirmed (19779) +386 # over last week
    • Unassigned (28984) +551 # over last week
    • All bugs ever reported (142360) +2114 # over last week

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