Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter January 4
| From: | Bashing-om <christalive0-AT-gmail.com> | |
| To: | ubuntu-news-AT-lists.ubuntu.com | |
| Subject: | Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter Issue 873 | |
| Date: | Mon, 06 Jan 2025 16:31:59 -0600 | |
| Message-ID: | <CAGNmnfRcgwkt_CVAToHeHZw7hppROfj=7zzJCE+2_Y_o5tj7ow@mail.gmail.com> |
Welcome to the Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter, Issue 873 for the week of December 29, 2024 - January 4, 2025. The Discourse post of this issue is available here: https://discourse.ubuntu.com/t/ubuntu-weekly-newsletter-i... ## In this Issue ## * Remembering and thanking Steve Langasek * Ubuntu Stats * Hot in Support * Other Meeting Reports * Upcoming Meetings and Events * UbuCon Asia 2026 - Call for bids! * LoCo Events * Upgrades from 22.04 LTS to 24.04 LTS are NOT WORKING * Other Community News * In the Blogosphere * Other Articles of Interest * Updates and Security for Ubuntu 20.04, 22.04, 24.04, and 24.10 * And much more! ## General Community News ## ### Remembering and thanking Steve Langasek ### Mark Shuttleworth writes subsequent to our loss of Steve Langasek, and tells us how Steve was a 'hero' in open source life and why. We are told his life was "short but remarkable", and will not be forgotten. Mark's post is followed by many others, who too mourn the loss of Steve, writing what they feel. https://discourse.ubuntu.com/t/remembering-and-thanking-s... ## Ubuntu Stats ## ### Bug Stats ### * Open: 144089 (+30) * Critical: 308 (0) * Unconfirmed: 73748 (+25) As always, the Bug Squad needs more help. If you want to get started, please see: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/BugSquad ### Translations ### * German: 86.90% (45989/267) * Ukrainian: 86.22% (48360/1444) * French: 84.87% (53101/6314) * Swedish: 80.31% (69118/812) * Spanish: 77.23% (79933/4740) ## Hot in Support ## ### Ask Ubuntu Top 5 Questions ### * Strange release name listed by apt? - https://askubuntu.com/questions/1537064/strange-release-n... * My system got nuked because of ChatGPT. Is it fixable? - https://askubuntu.com/questions/1537068/my-system-got-nuk... * Lots of packages kept back for over 6 months - https://askubuntu.com/questions/1536866/lots-of-packages-... * Ubuntu 24.04.1 LTS: Why am I in this odd update state? - https://askubuntu.com/questions/1537099/ubuntu-24-04-1-lt... * Should I use 24.04 LTS or 24.10? - https://askubuntu.com/questions/1536792/should-i-use-24-0... Ask (and answer!) questions at: https://askubuntu.com/ ### Ubuntu Community Discourse Trending Top 5 Threads ### * EFI boot options contains 2 ubuntu and one windows - https://discourse.ubuntu.com/t/efi-boot-options-contains-... * Setting up a bridge network on Ubuntu 24.04 Desktop - https://discourse.ubuntu.com/t/setting-up-a-bridge-networ... * Ubuntu 24.04.1 session Wayland. Unknown second screen - https://discourse.ubuntu.com/t/ubuntu-24-04-1-session-way... * Boot failure “No OS detected” message. GRUB problem? - https://discourse.ubuntu.com/t/boot-failure-no-os-detecte... * Audacious and the phantom window - https://discourse.ubuntu.com/t/audacious-and-the-phantom-... Find more support at: https://discourse.ubuntu.com/c/support-and-help/306 ## Other Meeting Reports ## * KDE: Application snaps 24.12.0 release and more - https://www.scarlettgatelymoore.dev/kde-application-snaps... * +1 maintenance reports - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-devel/2025-Janua... * KDE: Snap hotfixes and updates - https://www.scarlettgatelymoore.dev/kde-snap-hotfixes-and... ## Upcoming Meetings and Events ## * Starcraft Clinics (2nd option) - Monday January 6, 8:00 - 8:50 AM - https://meet.google.com/ixc-nucm-hjn * Main Inclusion Requests (MIR) Status: Tuesday, January 7, 3:30 – 4:00pm * Ubuntu HPC weekly community call: Wed, January 8, 11:30 AM- 12:00 PM - https://meet.jit.si/Ubuntu-HPC | https://matrix.to/#/#hpc:ubuntu.com * Ubuntu Foundations: Thursday, January 9, 4:00 – 5:00pm * Lubuntu Weekly Standup: Thu, January 9, 2025, 3:00 - 4:00 PM - https://matrix.to/#/#lubuntu-devel:ubuntu.com * Open Documentation Hour: January 10, 10:00 - 11:00 AM - https://meet.google.com/zcy-onjk-smi 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 Asia 2026 - Call for bids! ### Youngbin Han wishes us Happy New Year before moving to the accepting of hosting bids for UbuCon Asia 2026. This post gives details of UbuCon Asia hosting bids, and gives details should you wish to bid for the 2026 event. Many links are provided for more, where to go if you have questions, as well as the closing date of 1 April 2025. https://discourse.ubuntu.com/t/ubucon-asia-2026-call-for-... ## LoCo Events ## The following LoCo team events are currently scheduled in the next two weeks: * Arizona LoCo: Sierra Vista Ubuntu Hour at Schlotzski’s; 9 January, 2025, 1800-1900 * Arizona LoCo: Virtual Phoenix Ubuntu Hour on line; 9 January, 2025, 1900-2000 - Big Blue Button, https://bbb.azloco.net * Atlanta Linux Enthusiasts: Southwest Weekly Help Sessions; 9 January, 2025 6:00 - 8:00 PM EST; Wings and Things - https://www.meetup.com/ale-atlanta-linux-enthusiasts/even... * Atlanta Linux Enthusiasts: Linux Online Help Session; 12 January, 2025, 3:00 PM EST - https://www.meetup.com/ale-atlanta-linux-enthusiasts/even... * Atlanta Linux Enthusiasts: Southwest Weekly Help Sessions; 16 January 6:00 - 8:00 PM EST; Wings and Things - https://www.meetup.com/ale-atlanta-linux-enthusiasts/even... * Arizona LoCo: Virtual Installfest/Linux Workshop on line; 18 January, 1000-1600 - Big Blue Button, https://bbb.azloco.net (co-hosted with the Phoenix Linux User Group) 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... * Atlanta Linux Enthusiasts: https://www.meetup.com/ale-atlanta-linux-enthusiasts/ and https://ale.org/ * Registered LoCo contacts: https://discourse.ubuntu.com/c/locos/129 ## The Planet ## ### Upgrades from 22.04 LTS to 24.04 LTS are NOT WORKING ### The Ubuntu Studio development team brings up investigations about reported problems from users of Ubuntu Studio 22.04 LTS release-upgrading to Ubuntu Studio 24.04 LTS. Links to bugs are provided, and discussion on why this issue has occurred and differences with other flavors of Ubuntu. Further we're told the Ubuntu Studio team is working with the Ubuntu Foundations Team on possible solutions, which will hopefully be provided soon. https://ubuntustudio.org/2025/01/upgrades-from-22-04-lts-... ## Other Community News ## ### Cohabitating in Passadena: SCALE 22x’s Colocated Events ### Christine Hall writes that there will be "at least eight colocated open source focused events, in addition to the main attraction", inclusive of Ubuntu. We're given some history, and why co-location is a good thing, some details about Scale 22x, links for more details, as well as some details of the (current) colocated events. https://fossforce.com/2024/12/cohabitating-in-passadena-s... ### OpenUK's 2025 New Year Honours List ### This post tells us of the OpenUK's 'New Honours List', and gives congratulations to a number of individuals worthy of honour in 2025. We're reminded that work done within the role of your paid job is not included in assessing those worthy of honour. https://openuk.uk/honours/ ### 10 Year Anniversary of the Ubuntu MATE Community ### Luke Horwell reports that on January 3, 2025, the Ubuntu MATE community turned ten (10) years old. We're given some history, before thanks is given to the many over the years that have made Ubuntu MATE as good as it is. Next up is a review of major events (heavy focus on Ubuntu MATE's discourse), some details of site membership, and more. https://ubuntu-mate.community/t/10-year-anniversary-of-the-ubuntu-mate-community/28787 ### Xubuntu Development Update January 2025 ### Sean Davis apprises us of the developments for the 25.04 release: major package updates, supporting libraries, and components overhauls are listed. Screenshots of several of the apps are included. Finally is a link to the To-Do list whereto is the invitation to make contributions. https://www.bluesabre.org/2025/01/04/xubuntu-development-... ## In the Blogosphere ## ### Canonical Experimented With Rebuilding Its Ubuntu 25.04 Packages Under LLVM/Clang ### Michael Larabel informs us that the first rebuild results of Ubuntu 25.04 (Plucky Puffin) were shared on the mailing list. We're told why the rebuild results are useful for package maintainers, and that LLVM Clang compiler was used to rebuild the main components. Some summary details and links for more are provided. https://www.phoronix.com/news/Ubuntu-Plucky-Rebuild-LLVM ## Other Articles of Interest ## * Radxa Orion O6 AI Board with Up to 64GB RAM, Dual 5GbE Ports and PCIe Gen4 Expansion - https://linuxgizmos.com/radxa-orion-o6-ai-board-with-up-t... * Key Nvidia partner unveils a tiny mini PC build for AI that has a unique feature: 3D-printed designs - https://www.techradar.com/pro/key-nvidia-partner-unveils-... ## Updates and Security for Ubuntu 20.04, 22.04, 24.04, and 24.10 ## ### Security Updates ### End of Year Break: no activity reported ### Ubuntu 20.04 Updates ### No activity reported End of Standard Support: April 2025 ### Ubuntu 22.04 Updates ### No activity reported End of Standard Support: April 2027 ### Ubuntu 24.04 Updates ### * linux-signed-oem-6.11 6.11.0-1011.11 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/noble-changes/2025-Janu... * linux-restricted-modules-oem-6.11 6.11.0-1011.11 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/noble-changes/2025-Janu... * linux-restricted-signatures-oem-6.11 6.11.0-1011.11 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/noble-changes/2025-Janu... * linux-meta-oem-6.11 6.11.0-1011.11 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/noble-changes/2025-Janu... * linux-oem-6.11 6.11.0-1011.11 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/noble-changes/2025-Janu... * ubuntustudio-default-settings 24.04.26.6 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/noble-changes/2025-Janu... * ubuntustudio-default-settings 24.04.26.7 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/noble-changes/2025-Janu... * ksmbd-tools 3.5.1-1ubuntu0.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/noble-changes/2025-Janu... * mc 3:4.8.30-1ubuntu0.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/noble-changes/2025-Janu... * rpi-eeprom 26.3-0ubuntu0.24.04.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/noble-changes/2025-Janu... * getmail6 6.18.13-1ubuntu0.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/noble-changes/2025-Janu... * autofs 5.1.9-1ubuntu4.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/noble-changes/2025-Janu... * merecat 2.31+git20220513+ds-4.1ubuntu0.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/noble-changes/2025-Janu... End of standard support: April 2029 ### Ubuntu 24.10 Updates ### * ubuntustudio-default-settings 24.10.27.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/oracular-changes/2025-J... * mc 3:4.8.31-1ubuntu0.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/oracular-changes/2025-J... * rpi-eeprom 26.3-0ubuntu0.24.10.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/oracular-changes/2025-J... 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