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'''WORK IN PROGRESS'''

## Edit the following to include issue number, date info, and a short list
## of the top articles in this release.
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## In this section, list major topics of interest using bullets.
## Format: * <Topic name>
## Ex: * Ubuntu overtakes Microsoft with 90% market share
## This gets added right before you publish bullet points of table of contents
    * Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver) Final Beta released
    
    * LoCo News
    		  * Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver) Final Beta released
 * Announcing the Ubuntu 18.04 LTS Free Culture Showcase winners
 * Upcoming Vacant Developer Membership Board seats: Call for nominations
 * Ubuntu Stats
 * SCaLE16x with Ubuntu, CI/CD and more!
 * LoCo Events
 * Lubuntu Blog: This Week in Lubuntu Development #2
 * Didier Roche: Welcome To The (Ubuntu) Bionic Age: New WIP ubuntu theme as a snap
 * Launchpad News: Launchpad security advisory: cross-site-scripting in site search
 * Other Community News
 * Ubuntu Cloud News
 * Canonical News
 * In The Press
 * In The Blogosphere
 * Featured Audio and Video
 * Weekly Ubuntu Development Team Meetings
 * Upcoming Meetings and Events
 * Updates and Security for 14.04, 16.04, and 17.10
 * And much more!
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To foster the assurance that 18.04 is a big, brilliant release that builds a bridge from 16.04 LTS  the Ubuntu Free Culture Showcase - from Community submissions - presents 12 new wallpapers that will ship with the release. In addition to the new wallpapers are 2 entertaining media selections. To foster the assurance that 18.04 is a big, brilliant release that builds a bridge from 16.04 LTS the Ubuntu Free Culture Showcase - from Community submissions - presents 12 new wallpapers that will ship with the release. In addition to the new wallpapers are 2 entertaining media selections.
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    * Open (136844)
    * Critical (438) 
    * Unconfirmed (#) +/- # over last week		  * Open (136844)
 * Critical (438)
 * Unconfirmed (67165)
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==== Most Active Questions ====

    * What's the use of parentheses `()` in shell function definition? - https://askubuntu.com//questions/1023942/whats-the-use-of-parentheses-in-shell-function-definition
    * How can I count files with a particular extension, and the directories they are in? - https://askubuntu.com//questions/1023244/how-can-i-count-files-with-a-particular-extension-and-the-directories-they-are
    * Automated way to create a directory tree - https://askubuntu.com//questions/1023515/automated-way-to-create-a-directory-tree
    * How to open .8 file with man? - https://askubuntu.com//questions/1025114/how-to-open-8-file-with-man
    * Check java version without java -version - https://askubuntu.com//questions/1024582/check-java-version-without-java-version

## AUTOMATIC (preferred method, more stats!)
## Run: ./askubuntu/askubuntu.py
## MANUAL: Go to askubuntu.com and click on "WEEK" to get the
## top questions of the week		  * What's the use of parentheses `()` in shell function definition? - https://askubuntu.com//questions/1023942/whats-the-use-of-parentheses-in-shell-function-definition
 * How can I count files with a particular extension, and the directories they are in? - https://askubuntu.com//questions/1023244/how-can-i-count-files-with-a-particular-extension-and-the-directories-they-are
 * Automated way to create a directory tree - https://askubuntu.com//questions/1023515/automated-way-to-create-a-directory-tree
 * How to open .8 file with man? - https://askubuntu.com//questions/1025114/how-to-open-8-file-with-man
 * Check java version without java -version - https://askubuntu.com//questions/1024582/check-java-version-without-java-version
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Elizabeth K. Joseph writes about the recent Southern California Linux Expo and the talks of her fellow Ubuntu-focused attendees.  Elizabeth reports on the various talks and presentations including Sriram Ramkrishna of System76, Nathan Haines, Jono Bacon, - and more - Microsoft and Amazon also made appearances. Elizabeth had two talks on security and Delivery Strategies for Containerized Applications from which she shares the links to slides as well as photos of the event.  Elizabeth K. Joseph writes about the recent Southern California Linux Expo and the talks of her fellow Ubuntu-focused attendees. Elizabeth reports on the various talks and presentations including Sriram Ramkrishna of System76, Nathan Haines, Jono Bacon, - and more - Microsoft and Amazon also made appearances. Elizabeth had two talks on security and Delivery Strategies for Containerized Applications from which she shares the links to slides as well as photos of the event.
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     * Encontro Ubuntu-pt @ Sintra, Ubuntu Portugal: http://loco.ubuntu.com/events/ubuntu-pt/3727-encontro-ubuntu-pt-@-sintra/
     * Bionic Beaver Release Party/Install-fest/Linux Workshop, Arizona Lo``Co Team: http://loco.ubuntu.com/events/ubuntu-arizona/3681-bionic-beaver-release-party/install-fest/linux-workshop/
     * Sierra Vista Ubuntu Hour, Arizona Lo``Co Team: http://loco.ubuntu.com/events/ubuntu-arizona/3682-sierra-vista-ubuntu-hour/
     * Tempe Ubuntu Hour, Arizona Lo``Co Team: http://loco.ubuntu.com/events/ubuntu-arizona/3683-tempe-ubuntu-hour/
     * Ubuntu 18.04 LTS Bionic Beaver release Party, Ubuntu Guatemala: http://loco.ubuntu.com/events/ubuntu-gt/3687-ubuntu-18.04-lts-bionic-beaver-release-party/
     * Ubuntu 18.04 LTS Release Party @ Busan, Ubuntu Korean Team: http://loco.ubuntu.com/events/ubuntu-ko/3733-ubuntu-1804-lts-release-party-busan/
     * Ubuntu 18.04 LTS Release Party @ Seoul, Ubuntu Korean Team: http://loco.ubuntu.com/events/ubuntu-ko/3729-ubuntu-1804-lts-release-party-seoul/
     * Flisol Calabozo 2018, Ubuntu Venezuela Team: http://loco.ubuntu.com/events/ubuntu-ve/3734-flisol-calabozo-2018/
     * Flisol Barceolona- Anzoategui 2018, Ubuntu Venezuela Team: http://loco.ubuntu.com/events/ubuntu-ve/3735-flisol-barceolona--anzoategui-2018/
     * AZLOCO/CLUG Install-fest/Linux Workshop, Arizona Lo``Co Team: http://loco.ubuntu.com/events/ubuntu-arizona/3684-azloco/clug-install-fest/linux-workshop/
     * Ubuntu 18.04 LTS Release Party @ Daejeon, Ubuntu Korean Team: http://loco.ubuntu.com/events/ubuntu-ko/3730-ubuntu-1804-lts-release-party-daejeon/		  * Encontro Ubuntu-pt @ Sintra, Ubuntu Portugal: http://loco.ubuntu.com/events/ubuntu-pt/3727-encontro-ubuntu-pt-@-sintra/
 * Bionic Beaver Release Party/Install-fest/Linux Workshop, Arizona Lo``Co Team: http://loco.ubuntu.com/events/ubuntu-arizona/3681-bionic-beaver-release-party/install-fest/linux-workshop/
 * Sierra Vista Ubuntu Hour, Arizona Lo``Co Team: http://loco.ubuntu.com/events/ubuntu-arizona/3682-sierra-vista-ubuntu-hour/
 * Tempe Ubuntu Hour, Arizona Lo``Co Team: http://loco.ubuntu.com/events/ubuntu-arizona/3683-tempe-ubuntu-hour/
 * Ubuntu 18.04 LTS Bionic Beaver release Party, Ubuntu Guatemala: http://loco.ubuntu.com/events/ubuntu-gt/3687-ubuntu-18.04-lts-bionic-beaver-release-party/
 * Ubuntu 18.04 LTS Release Party @ Busan, Ubuntu Korean Team: http://loco.ubuntu.com/events/ubuntu-ko/3733-ubuntu-1804-lts-release-party-busan/
 * Ubuntu 18.04 LTS Release Party @ Seoul, Ubuntu Korean Team: http://loco.ubuntu.com/events/ubuntu-ko/3729-ubuntu-1804-lts-release-party-seoul/
 * Flisol Calabozo 2018, Ubuntu Venezuela Team: http://loco.ubuntu.com/events/ubuntu-ve/3734-flisol-calabozo-2018/
 * Flisol Barceolona- Anzoategui 2018, Ubuntu Venezuela Team: http://loco.ubuntu.com/events/ubuntu-ve/3735-flisol-barceolona--anzoategui-2018/
 * AZLOCO/CLUG Install-fest/Linux Workshop, Arizona Lo``Co Team: http://loco.ubuntu.com/events/ubuntu-arizona/3684-azloco/clug-install-fest/linux-workshop/
 * Ubuntu 18.04 LTS Release Party @ Daejeon, Ubuntu Korean Team: http://loco.ubuntu.com/events/ubuntu-ko/3730-ubuntu-1804-lts-release-party-daejeon/
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## This section is for Ubuntu News from "Community Hub" at https://community.ubuntu.com/
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Simon Quigley advises on the state of the forthcoming 18.04 release, bugs that have been addressed and those yet outstanding. Of note is a proposal to discontinue the Alpha and Beta 1 milestones in favor of monthly coordinated testing of all ISOs intended to be shipped in the release.    Simon Quigley advises on the state of the forthcoming 18.04 release, bugs that have been addressed and those yet outstanding. Of note is a proposal to discontinue the Alpha and Beta 1 milestones in favor of monthly coordinated testing of all ISOs intended to be shipped in the release.
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    *http://ivoks.com/ubuntu/spaces-uncomplicating-your-network/  * http://ivoks.com/ubuntu/spaces-uncomplicating-your-network/
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    *https://insights.ubuntu.com/2018/04/13/ubuntu-desktop-weekly-update-13-april-2018

    *https://insights.ubuntu.com/2018/04/11/ubuntu-available-on-ibm-linuxone-rockhopper-ii

    *https://insights.ubuntu.com/2018/04/10/lxd-weekly-status-42		  * https://insights.ubuntu.com/2018/04/13/ubuntu-desktop-weekly-update-13-april-2018
 * https://insights.ubuntu.com/2018/04/11/ubuntu-available-on-ibm-linuxone-rockhopper-ii
 * https://insights.ubuntu.com/2018/04/10/lxd-weekly-status-42
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It has landed with several changes and enhancements with the updates! Many people have poured over the code,  presenting to Linus an acceptable working code base. It has landed with several changes and enhancements with the updates! Many people have poured over the code, presenting to Linus an acceptable working code base.
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## Change date to reflect the latest meeting date and verify link then just remove the comment out marks
## * Desktop Team - June 30, 2017 - https://insights.ubuntu.com/2017/06/30/ubuntu-desktop-weekly-update-june-30-2017/
## * OpenStack Team - June 27, 2017 - https://javacruft.wordpress.com/2017/06/27/ubuntu-openstack-development-summary-27th-june-2017/
## * Foundations Team - August 1, 2017 - https://insights.ubuntu.com/2017/08/01/ubuntu-foundations-development-summary-august-1-2017/
## * Kernel Team - August 2, 2017 - https://insights.ubuntu.com/2017/08/02/weekly-kernel-development-summary-aug-1-2017/
## * Server Team - August 4, 2017 - https://insights.ubuntu.com/2017/08/04/ubuntu-server-development-summary-4-aug-2017/
## * Security Team - August 7, 2017 - https://wiki.ubuntu.com/MeetingLogs/Security/20170807

   * Server Team - 10 April 2018 - https://insights.ubuntu.com/2018/04/10/ubuntu-server-development-summary-10-april-2018
   * Kernel Team Summary - 21 March 2018 -
https://insights.ubuntu.com/2018/03/21/kernel-team-summary-march-21-2018
   * Desktop Team - 16 March 2018 -
https://insights.ubuntu.com/2018/03/16/desktop-newsletter-16th-march-2018
   * Security Team - 12 October 2017 - https://insights.ubuntu.com/2017/10/12/security-team-weekly-summary-october-12-2017/
  * Server Team - 10 April 2018 - https://insights.ubuntu.com/2018/04/10/ubuntu-server-development-summary-10-april-2018
 * Kernel Team Summary - 21 March 2018 - https://insights.ubuntu.com/2018/03/21/kernel-team-summary-march-21-2018
 * Desktop Team - 16 March 2018 - https://insights.ubuntu.com/2018/03/16/desktop-newsletter-16th-march-2018
 * Security Team - 12 October 2017 - https://insights.ubuntu.com/2017/10/12/security-team-weekly-summary-october-12-2017
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   * [USN-3587-2] Dovecot vulnerabilities
- https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-security-announce/2018-April/004336.html
   * [USN-3613-1] OpenJDK 8 vulnerabilities
- https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-security-announce/2018-April/004338.html
   * [USN-3614-1] OpenJDK 7 vulnerabilities
- https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-security-announce/2018-April/004339.html
   * [USN-3615-1] LibRaw vulnerabilities
- https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-security-announce/2018-April/004340.html
   * [USN-3616-1] Python Crypto vulnerability
- https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-security-announce/2018-April/004341.html
   * [USN-3617-1] Linux kernel vulnerabilities
- https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-security-announce/2018-April/004343.html
   * [USN-3617-2] Linux (HWE) vulnerabilities
- https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-security-announce/2018-April/004342.html
   * [USN-3618-1] LibVNCServer vulnerability
- https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-security-announce/2018-April/004344.html
   * [USN-3617-3] Linux kernel (Raspberry Pi 2) vulnerabilities
- https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-security-announce/2018-April/004345.html
   * [USN-3619-1] Linux kernel vulnerabilities
- https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-security-announce/2018-April/004346.html
   * [USN-3620-1] Linux kernel vulnerabilities
- https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-security-announce/2018-April/004347.html
   * [USN-3620-2] Linux kernel (Trusty HWE) vulnerabilities
- https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-security-announce/2018-April/004348.html
   * [USN-3621-1] Ruby vulnerabilities
- https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-security-announce/2018-April/004349.html
   * [USN-3619-2] Linux kernel (Xenial HWE) vulnerabilities
- https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-security-announce/2018-April/004350.html
   * [USN-3596-2] Firefox regression
- https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-security-announce/2018-April/004351.html
   * [USN-3616-2] Python Crypto vulnerability
- https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-security-announce/2018-April/004352.html
   * [USN-3622-1] Wayland vulnerability
- https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-security-announce/2018-April/004353.html
   * [USN-3623-1] ubuntu-release-upgrader vulnerability
- https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-security-announce/2018-April/004354.html
   * [USN-3624-1] Patch vulnerabilities
- https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-security-announce/2018-April/004355.html
   * [USN-3621-2] Ruby regression
- https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-security-announce/2018-April/004356.html		  * [USN-3587-2] Dovecot vulnerabilities - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-security-announce/2018-April/004336.html
 * [USN-3613-1] OpenJDK 8 vulnerabilities - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-security-announce/2018-April/004338.html
 * [USN-3614-1] OpenJDK 7 vulnerabilities - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-security-announce/2018-April/004339.html
 * [USN-3615-1] LibRaw vulnerabilities - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-security-announce/2018-April/004340.html
 * [USN-3616-1] Python Crypto vulnerability - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-security-announce/2018-April/004341.html
 * [USN-3617-1] Linux kernel vulnerabilities - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-security-announce/2018-April/004343.html
 * [USN-3617-2] Linux (HWE) vulnerabilities - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-security-announce/2018-April/004342.html
 * [USN-3618-1] LibVNCServer vulnerability - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-security-announce/2018-April/004344.html
 * [USN-3617-3] Linux kernel (Raspberry Pi 2) vulnerabilities - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-security-announce/2018-April/004345.html
 * [USN-3619-1] Linux kernel vulnerabilities - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-security-announce/2018-April/004346.html
 * [USN-3620-1] Linux kernel vulnerabilities - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-security-announce/2018-April/004347.html
 * [USN-3620-2] Linux kernel (Trusty HWE) vulnerabilities - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-security-announce/2018-April/004348.html
 * [USN-3621-1] Ruby vulnerabilities - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-security-announce/2018-April/004349.html
 * [USN-3619-2] Linux kernel (Xenial HWE) vulnerabilities - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-security-announce/2018-April/004350.html
 * [USN-3596-2] Firefox regression - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-security-announce/2018-April/004351.html
 * [USN-3616-2] Python Crypto vulnerability - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-security-announce/2018-April/004352.html
 * [USN-3622-1] Wayland vulnerability - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-security-announce/2018-April/004353.html
 * [USN-3623-1] ubuntu-release-upgrader vulnerability - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-security-announce/2018-April/004354.html
 * [USN-3624-1] Patch vulnerabilities - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-security-announce/2018-April/004355.html
 * [USN-3621-2] Ruby regression - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-security-announce/2018-April/004356.html
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   * openjdk-7 7u171-2.6.13-0ubuntu0.14.04.2 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/trusty-changes/2018-April/025661.html
  * openjdk-7 7u171-2.6.13-0ubuntu0.14.04.2 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/trusty-changes/2018-April/025662.html
  * linux-lts-xenial 4.4.0-119.143~14.04.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/trusty-changes/2018-April/025663.html		  * openjdk-7 7u171-2.6.13-0ubuntu0.14.04.2 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/trusty-changes/2018-April/025661.html
 * openjdk-7 7u171-2.6.13-0ubuntu0.14.04.2 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/trusty-changes/2018-April/025662.html
 * linux-lts-xenial 4.4.0-119.143~14.04.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/trusty-changes/2018-April/025663.html
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 * linux-lts-xenial_4.4.0-119.143~14.04.1_amd64.tar.gz - - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/trusty-changes/2018-April/025665.html  * linux-lts-xenial_4.4.0-119.143~14.04.1_amd64.tar.gz - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/trusty-changes/2018-April/025665.html
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 * linux-lts-xenial_4.4.0-119.143~14.04.1_amd64.tar.gz - - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/trusty-changes/2018-April/025692.html
 * linux_3.13.0-144.193_amd64.tar.gz - - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/trusty-changes/2018-April/025693.html		  * linux-lts-xenial_4.4.0-119.143~14.04.1_amd64.tar.gz - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/trusty-changes/2018-April/025692.html
 * linux_3.13.0-144.193_amd64.tar.gz - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/trusty-changes/2018-April/025693.html
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 * linux_3.13.0-145.194_amd64.tar.gz - - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/trusty-changes/2018-April/025706.html  * linux_3.13.0-145.194_amd64.tar.gz - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/trusty-changes/2018-April/025706.html
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 * linux-lts-xenial_4.4.0-120.144~14.04.1_amd64.tar.gz - - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/trusty-changes/2018-April/025729.html  * linux-lts-xenial_4.4.0-120.144~14.04.1_amd64.tar.gz - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/trusty-changes/2018-April/025729.html
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    * xmltooling 1.5.6-2ubuntu0.2 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/xenial-changes/2018-April/020614.html  * xmltooling 1.5.6-2ubuntu0.2 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/xenial-changes/2018-April/020614.html
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 * linux_4.4.0-119.143_amd64.tar.gz - - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/xenial-changes/2018-April/020623.html  * linux_4.4.0-119.143_amd64.tar.gz - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/xenial-changes/2018-April/020623.html
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 * linux-hwe_4.13.0-38.43~16.04.1_amd64.tar.gz - - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/xenial-changes/2018-April/020643.html
 * linux-azure-edge_4.15.0-1005.5_amd64.tar.gz - - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/xenial-changes/2018-April/020644.html
 * linux-oem_4.13.0-1022.24_amd64.tar.gz - - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/xenial-changes/2018-April/020645.html		  * linux-hwe_4.13.0-38.43~16.04.1_amd64.tar.gz - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/xenial-changes/2018-April/020643.html
 * linux-azure-edge_4.15.0-1005.5_amd64.tar.gz - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/xenial-changes/2018-April/020644.html
 * linux-oem_4.13.0-1022.24_amd64.tar.gz - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/xenial-changes/2018-April/020645.html
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 * linux_4.4.0-119.143_amd64.tar.gz - - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/xenial-changes/2018-April/020692.html
 * linux-hwe-edge_4.15.0-13.14~16.04.1_amd64.tar.gz - - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/xenial-changes/2018-April/020693.html		  * linux_4.4.0-119.143_amd64.tar.gz - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/xenial-changes/2018-April/020692.html
 * linux-hwe-edge_4.15.0-13.14~16.04.1_amd64.tar.gz - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/xenial-changes/2018-April/020693.html
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 * linux_4.4.0-120.144_amd64.tar.gz - - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/xenial-changes/2018-April/020707.html  * linux_4.4.0-120.144_amd64.tar.gz - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/xenial-changes/2018-April/020707.html
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 * linux-hwe-edge_4.15.0-15.16~16.04.1_amd64.tar.gz - - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/xenial-changes/2018-April/020711.html  * linux-hwe-edge_4.15.0-15.16~16.04.1_amd64.tar.gz - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/xenial-changes/2018-April/020711.html
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 * linux-hwe_4.13.0-39.44~16.04.1_amd64.tar.gz - - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/xenial-changes/2018-April/020715.html  * linux-hwe_4.13.0-39.44~16.04.1_amd64.tar.gz - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/xenial-changes/2018-April/020715.html
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 * linux-oem_4.13.0-1023.25_amd64.tar.gz - - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/xenial-changes/2018-April/020721.html  * linux-oem_4.13.0-1023.25_amd64.tar.gz - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/xenial-changes/2018-April/020721.html
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 * linux-azure_4.13.0-1014.17_amd64.tar.gz - - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/xenial-changes/2018-April/020723.html  * linux-azure_4.13.0-1014.17_amd64.tar.gz - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/xenial-changes/2018-April/020723.html
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 * linux-oem_4.13.0-1024.27_amd64.tar.gz - - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/xenial-changes/2018-April/020774.html  * linux-oem_4.13.0-1024.27_amd64.tar.gz - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/xenial-changes/2018-April/020774.html
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Other acronyms can be found at: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuWeeklyNewsletter/glossary


Contents

  1. In This Issue
  2. General Community News
    1. Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver) Final Beta released
    2. Announcing the Ubuntu 18.04 LTS Free Culture Showcase winners
    3. Upcoming Vacant Developer Membership Board seats: Call for nominations
  3. Ubuntu Stats
    1. Bug Stats
    2. Ask Ubuntu Top 5 Questions this week
  4. LoCo News
    1. SCaLE16x with Ubuntu, CI/CD and more!
  5. LoCo Events
  6. The Planet
    1. Lubuntu Blog: This Week in Lubuntu Development #2
    2. Didier Roche: Welcome To The (Ubuntu) Bionic Age: New WIP ubuntu theme as a snap
    3. Launchpad News: Launchpad security advisory: cross-site-scripting in site search
  7. Other Community News
    1. UBPorts: UT Tweak Tool
  8. Ubuntu Cloud News
  9. Canonical News
  10. In The Press
    1. Linux is under your hood
    2. Security things in Linux v4.16
    3. NVIDIA Publishes Reference Documentation For Volta's Display Hardware
  11. In The Blogosphere
    1. Ubuntu 18.04 Makes it Easier to Install Kernel Updates without Rebooting
    2. GNOME 3.28 Desktop Gets First Point Release
  12. Featured Audio and Video
    1. Ubuntu Podcast from the UK LoCo: S11E06 - Six Feet Over It
  13. Weekly Ubuntu Development Team Meetings
  14. Upcoming Meetings and Events
  15. Updates and Security for 14.04, 16.04, and 17.10
    1. Security Updates
    2. Ubuntu 14.04 Updates
    3. Ubuntu 16.04 Updates
    4. Ubuntu 17.10 Updates
  16. Subscribe
  17. Archives
  18. Additional Ubuntu News
  19. Conclusion
  20. Credits
  21. Glossary of Terms
  22. Ubuntu - Get Involved
  23. Feedback

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Welcome to the Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter, Issue 523 for the week of April 8 - 14, 2018.

In This Issue

  • Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver) Final Beta released
  • Announcing the Ubuntu 18.04 LTS Free Culture Showcase winners
  • Upcoming Vacant Developer Membership Board seats: Call for nominations
  • Ubuntu Stats
  • SCaLE16x with Ubuntu, CI/CD and more!

  • LoCo Events

  • Lubuntu Blog: This Week in Lubuntu Development #2
  • Didier Roche: Welcome To The (Ubuntu) Bionic Age: New WIP ubuntu theme as a snap
  • Launchpad News: Launchpad security advisory: cross-site-scripting in site search
  • Other Community News
  • Ubuntu Cloud News
  • Canonical News
  • In The Press
  • In The Blogosphere
  • Featured Audio and Video
  • Weekly Ubuntu Development Team Meetings
  • Upcoming Meetings and Events
  • Updates and Security for 14.04, 16.04, and 17.10
  • And much more!

General Community News

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver) Final Beta released

Steve Langasek, on behalf of the Ubuntu Release Team, announces the release of Ubuntu 18.04 Final Beta. He lists the flavors that have participated in the release, tells us from where we can download the ISO images, and help with development of Ubuntu by providing bug reports and feedback.

https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-announce/2018-April/000230.html

Interested in the flavors? Final Beta release announcements for each are as follows, in chronological order:

Announcing the Ubuntu 18.04 LTS Free Culture Showcase winners

To foster the assurance that 18.04 is a big, brilliant release that builds a bridge from 16.04 LTS the Ubuntu Free Culture Showcase - from Community submissions - presents 12 new wallpapers that will ship with the release. In addition to the new wallpapers are 2 entertaining media selections.

https://www.nhaines.com/blog/2018/04/08/announcing-ubuntu-18.04-lts-free-culture-showcase-winners/

Upcoming Vacant Developer Membership Board seats: Call for nominations

Jeremy Bicha announces that terms for five members of the Ubuntu Developer Membership Board are close to expiring, and puts out a call for nominations to fill the spots. Members of the ~ubuntu-dev team in Launchpad will be eligible to vote, with the vote commencing on Tuesday, April 17, 2018. They are seeking Ubuntu Developers who “should be well qualified to evaluate prospective Ubuntu developers and decide when to entrust them with developer privileges or to grant them Ubuntu membership status.”

https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-devel-announce/2018-April/001241.html

Ubuntu Stats

Bug Stats

  • Open (136844)
  • Critical (438)
  • Unconfirmed (67165)

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

Ask Ubuntu Top 5 Questions this week

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

LoCo News

SCaLE16x with Ubuntu, CI/CD and more!

Elizabeth K. Joseph writes about the recent Southern California Linux Expo and the talks of her fellow Ubuntu-focused attendees. Elizabeth reports on the various talks and presentations including Sriram Ramkrishna of System76, Nathan Haines, Jono Bacon, - and more - Microsoft and Amazon also made appearances. Elizabeth had two talks on security and Delivery Strategies for Containerized Applications from which she shares the links to slides as well as photos of the event.

https://princessleia.com/journal/2018/04/scale16x-with-ubuntu-ci-cd-and-more/

LoCo Events

The following LoCo team events are currently scheduled in the next two weeks:

Looking beyond the next two weeks? Visit the LoCo Team Portal to browse upcoming events around the world: http://loco.ubuntu.com/events/

The Planet

Lubuntu Blog: This Week in Lubuntu Development #2

Simon Quigley advises on the state of the forthcoming 18.04 release, bugs that have been addressed and those yet outstanding. Of note is a proposal to discontinue the Alpha and Beta 1 milestones in favor of monthly coordinated testing of all ISOs intended to be shipped in the release.

https://lubuntu.me/this-week-in-lubuntu-development-2/

Didier Roche: Welcome To The (Ubuntu) Bionic Age: New WIP ubuntu theme as a snap

Didier writes of the current status of the efforts to create the new Communitheme which will be the default Ubuntu theme in a near future. The polished Ambiance theme remains as default for the 18.04 release. For those interested he advises on some of the detail processes in the creation. Currently the new theme is available for testing in two snap packages. Testing and critique are most welcome.

https://didrocks.fr/2018/04/10/welcome-to-the-ubuntu-bionic-age-new-wip-ubuntu-theme-as-a-snap/

Mohamed Alaa discovers a cross-site-scripting vulnerability in Launchpad’s site search when the search engine was changed from Google to Bing. Implementing an escape in the TAL code resolved the issue.

http://blog.launchpad.net/general/launchpad-security-advisory-cross-site-scripting-in-site-search

Other Community News

UBPorts: UT Tweak Tool

UBPorts writes about UT Tweak Tool, saying “This application offers you some advanced settings for your Ubuntu device - consider it the 'Toolbox for the Ubuntu Touch Adventurer’"

https://ubports.com/blog/ubports-blog-1/post/ut-tweak-tool-109

Ubuntu Cloud News

Canonical News

In The Press

Linux is under your hood

As technology evolves, Linux too moves into the auto industry. In the mix of the hardware/software consortiums, Ubuntu plays major roles. From the introduction of Ubuntu in the Tesla to today’s incorporation within Lyft. Bosch and Continental increasingly use Ubuntu IoT in their components. In addition, the GPS device company TomTom uses Ubuntu on its backend.

https://www.zdnet.com/article/linux-is-under-your-hood/

Security things in Linux v4.16

It has landed with several changes and enhancements with the updates! Many people have poured over the code, presenting to Linus an acceptable working code base.

https://outflux.net/blog/archives/2018/04/12/security-things-in-linux-v4-16/

NVIDIA Publishes Reference Documentation For Volta's Display Hardware

Michael Larabel writes: “NVIDIA has today released the display hardware documentation for ‘GV100’ Volta graphics hardware.” Certainly a big help for our driver developers.

https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=NVIDIA-Volta-Display-Headers

In The Blogosphere

Ubuntu 18.04 Makes it Easier to Install Kernel Updates without Rebooting

The long awaited ability for those who find rebooting the system inconvenient . “You can hold-off on rebooting without holding-out on the latest Linux kernel security patches.” Canonical Livepatch is here .

https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2018/04/enable-live-patch-kernel-updates-in-ubuntu-18-04

GNOME 3.28 Desktop Gets First Point Release

Receiving today its first point release with a plethora of various bug fixes and improvements for numerous of its core components, marking it as ready for mass deployments. Expected to arrive “shortly” to the software repository.

http://news.softpedia.com/news/gnome-3-28-desktop-gets-first-point-release-it-s-ready-for-mass-deployment-520682.shtml

Ubuntu Podcast from the UK LoCo: S11E06 - Six Feet Over It

“It’s Season 11 Episode 06 of the Ubuntu Podcast! Alan Pope, Mark Johnson and Martin Wimpress are connected and speaking to your brain.

This week we review the Dell XPS 13 (9370) Developer Edition laptop, to bring you some command line lurve and go over all your feedback.”

http://ubuntupodcast.org/2018/04/12/s11e06-six-feet-over-it/

Weekly Ubuntu Development Team Meetings

Upcoming Meetings and Events

For upcoming meetings and events please visit: http://fridge.ubuntu.com/calendars/

Updates and Security for 14.04, 16.04, and 17.10

Security Updates

Ubuntu 14.04 Updates

End of Life - April 2019

Ubuntu 16.04 Updates

End of Life - April 2021

Ubuntu 17.10 Updates

End of Life - July 2018

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Archives

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Additional Ubuntu News

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Conclusion

Thank you for reading the Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter.

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Credits

The Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter is brought to you by:

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  • Rozz Welford
  • Elizabeth K. Joseph
  • Bashing-om
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  • And many others

Glossary of Terms

Other acronyms can be found at: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuWeeklyNewsletter/glossary

Ubuntu - Get Involved

The Ubuntu community consists of individuals and teams, working on different aspects of the distribution, giving advice and technical support, and helping to promote Ubuntu to a wider audience. No contribution is too small, and anyone can help. It's your chance to get in on all the community fun associated with developing and promoting Ubuntu. More on this at: https://community.ubuntu.com/contribute/

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