Ubuntu 10.04 LTS released

By boredandblogging | Published: 2010-04-29

The Ubuntu team is pleased to announce Ubuntu 10.04 LTS (Long-Term Support). This release incorporates the Desktop Edition and the Server Edition. The Server Edition can be used on physical servers, on Ubuntu Enterprise Cloud (UEC), and on Amazon’s EC2 public cloud. Codenamed "Lucid Lynx", 10.04 LTS continues Ubuntu’s proud tradition of integrating the latest and greatest open source technologies into a high-quality, easy-to-use Linux distribution.

We are also pleased to announce Ubuntu 10.04 Netbook Edition, which is not a long-term support release.

Read more about the features of Ubuntu 10.04 LTS in the following press releases:

Desktop and Netbook editions
http://www.ubuntu.com/news/ubuntu-10.04-desktop-edition
Server edition http://www.ubuntu.com/news/ubuntu-10.04-server-edition

Ubuntu 10.04 LTS will be supported for three years on desktops and five years on servers. Ubuntu 10.04 Netbook Edition will be supported for 18 months.

Thanks to the efforts of the global translation community, Ubuntu is available in 29 languages. For a list of supported languages and detailed translation statistics for these and other languages, see:

http://people.ubuntu.com/~dpm/ubuntu-10.04-translation-stats.html

Ubuntu 10.04 LTS is also the basis for new 10.04 releases of Kubuntu, Xubuntu, Edubuntu, UbuntuStudio, and Mythbuntu:

Kubuntu http://kubuntu.org/news/10.04-lts-release
Xubuntu http://xubuntu.org/news/10.04-release
Edubuntu http://edubuntu.org/news/10.04-release
Mythbuntu http://mythbuntu.org/10.04/release
Ubuntu Studio https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuStudio/10.04release_notes

To Get Ubuntu 10.04 LTS
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To download Ubuntu 10.04, or obtain CDs, visit:

http://www.ubuntu.com/getubuntu

Users of Ubuntu 9.10 will be offered an automatic upgrade to 10.04 LTS via Update Manager. For further information about upgrading, see:

http://www.ubuntu.com/getubuntu/upgrading

Users of Ubuntu 8.04 LTS may wish to wait for 10.04.1 LTS, due in July 2010, before upgrading.

As always, upgrades to the latest version of Ubuntu are entirely free of charge.

We recommend that all users read the release notes, which document caveats and workarounds for known issues. They are available at:

http://www.ubuntu.com/getubuntu/releasenotes/1004

Find out what’s new in this release with a graphical overview:

http://www.ubuntu.com/getubuntu/releasenotes/1004overview

If you have a question, or if you think you may have found a bug but aren’t sure, try asking on the #ubuntu IRC channel, on the Ubuntu Users mailing list, or on the Ubuntu forums:

#ubuntu on irc.freenode.net
http://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-users
http://www.ubuntuforums.org/

Ubuntu Netbook Edition on ARM
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The ARM optimised variant of Ubuntu Netbook Edition comes with a lightweight application selection tailored specifically for ARM deployments, including a web-based office and mail solution and a launcher that works with and without graphics acceleration.

Helping Shape Ubuntu
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If you would like to help shape Ubuntu, take a look at the list of ways you can participate at:

http://www.ubuntu.com/community/participate/

About Ubuntu
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Ubuntu is a full-featured Linux distribution for desktops, laptops, netbooks and servers, with a fast and easy installation and regular releases. A tightly-integrated selection of excellent applications is included, and an incredible variety of add-on software is just a few clicks away.

Professional services including support are available from Canonical and hundreds of other companies around the world. For more information about support, visit:

http://www.ubuntu.com/support

More Information
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You can find out more about Ubuntu and about this release on our website:

http://www.ubuntu.com/

To sign up for future Ubuntu announcements, please subscribe to Ubuntu’s very low volume announcement list at:

http://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-announce

[Discuss the Ubuntu 10.04 LTS Release on the Forum]

Originally sent to the ubuntu-announce Mailing List by Steve Langasek on Thu Apr 29 18:24:24 BST 2010

Getting Started with Ubuntu 10.04 released!

By boredandblogging | Published: 2010-04-29

The Ubuntu Manual Team are proud to announce the release of Getting Started with Ubuntu 10.04, a comprehensive beginner’s guide designed for the Ubuntu operating system. It is written under an open source license and is free for you to download, read, modify, and share. This manual will help you become familiar with everyday tasks such as surfing the web, listening to music, and scanning documents. With an emphasis on easy-to-follow instructions, it is suitable for all levels of experience.

Features

  • Easy to understand – our manual has step by step instructions and is jargon-free
  • A picture is worth a thousand words – lots of screenshots to show you how to do tasks
  • All in one place – conveniently located in one file, so you don’t have to look all over the web for help
  • Progressive learning curve – start with the basics, and learn as you work through each chapter
  • Dozens of languages – translated into more than 50 languages, including localized screenshots
  • CC-BY-SA licensing – download, modify, reproduce and share as much as you like
  • No cost – our documents are all written by Ubuntu community members and there is no charge to use them
  • Printer friendly – we have a version optimized for printing to save the trees
  • Troubleshooting section – to help you solve common Ubuntu problems quickly

Download Now

You can download the manual for free as a PDF, or buy a printed copy through Lulu. All of the relevant information is on our website, http://ubuntu-manual.org.

Don’t forget to check out our plans for Maverick.

[Discuss Getting Started with Ubuntu 10.04 on the Forum]

Originally posted by Benjamin Humphrey here on April 29, 2010

Getting ready for the Lynx's release parties

By boredandblogging | Published: 2010-04-28

The Ubuntu 10.04 LTS release is almost there and we’re getting ready to celebrate the awesomeness of this new shiny version and the great work of everyone involved in making it possible.

All over the world, from Maracaibo to Beijing, people are ultimating the details of their Lucid release parties to mark this new milestone in the Ubuntu family and to have a great time.

Check out the Ubuntu LoCo Directory, where we’ve got already 48 release parties registered. We can surely make this figure grow!

If your party is still not there, either because you haven’t started the organization or because you have not registered it yet, here’s what you can do:

  • If you haven’t organized a release party, check out the guide to help you with the planning
  • If you have a release party scheduled, be sure to:

    • Add it to the LoCo Directory. Add your party to the LoCo directory.
    • Spread the word. Blog about it, advertise it, tell your friends, tell local media, tell podcasts and otherwise promote it.
    • Stay in touch. Join the IRC channel #ubuntu-release-party on irc.freenode.net
    • Take pictures!. If you post photos to Flickr, please tag them with ubuntu, release, party, 2010, 10.04 and lucid. Jono Bacon the Ubuntu Community Manager is wanting to put together a collage of release party group photos, so take a group photo of your party people and email jono AT ubuntu DOT com with a link to the photo online and the subject “Lucid Release Party Photo” — ensure that you specify which LoCo Team party it is at.

Let’s make the Lucid Lynx rock!

Regional Membership Boards need YOU

By boredandblogging | Published: 2010-04-27

We are going to extend the nomination period for the Regional Membership Boards Asia/Oceania and EMEA until Friday 30th April 12:00 UTC. (The Americas Board is all set in terms of nominations.)

On 2010-05-05 the terms of the following members of the Regional Membership Boards will end:

  • Asia/Oceania: Andi Darmawan, Emmet Hikory, Luke Yelavich, Melissa Draper, Robert Collins, Zak B. Elep, ??????? (amachu)
  • EMEA: Alan Pope, Dennis Kaarsemaker, Mark Van den Borre, Matthew Helmke, Stéphane Graber, Szilvester Farkas

You can either nominate yourself or somebody else. Please add some information about yourself to the mail. (Expiring members can be re-nominated too.)

To nominate, please send a mail to the board you are nominating for. Try to explain your nomination. All nominations will be forwarded to the Community Council who will make the final decision.

  • ubuntu-membership-board-emea at lists.ubuntu.com
  • ubuntu-membership-board-asia-oceania at lists.ubuntu.com

We have the following requirements for nominees:

  • be an Ubuntu member
  • be confident that you can judge contributions to various parts of our community
  • be available during typical meeting times of the board in question
  • insight into the culture(s) and typical activities within a geographic region covered by the board is a plus

Here a slightly longer version that explains a bit better what kind of community members we are looking for: Those sitting on membership boards are people who are insightful. They are current Ubuntu Members with a proven track record of activity in the community. They have shown themselves over time to be able to work well with others and display the positive aspects of the Ubuntu Code of Conduct. They should be people who can discern character and judge contribution quality without emotion while engaging in an interview/discussion that communicates interest, a welcoming atmosphere, and which is marked by humanity, gentleness, and kindness. Even when they must deny applications, they should do so in such a way that applicants walk away with a sense of hopefulness and a desire to return with a more complete application rather than feeling

discouraged or hurt.

Thanks in advance to you and thanks a lot also to the dedication everybody put into their jobs as board members.

[Discuss the Regional Membership Boards on the Forum]

Originally posted by Daniel Holbach here on Tuesday, April 27th, 2010 at 10:06 am

Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter #190

By boredandblogging | Published: 2010-04-26

Welcome to the Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter. This is Issue #190 for the week April 18th – April 24th, 2010 and is available here.

In this issue we cover:

* Announcing the Release Candidate for Ubuntu 10.04 LTS
* Call for UDS Plenaries and Lightning Talks
* Ubuntu Launchpad Single-Sign-On Now Open Source
* Mark Shuttleworth promotes Ubuntu Party of Paris
* Farewell to the notification area
* New Ubuntu Members
* Ubuntu Stats
* LoCo Council Meeting
* Ubuntu’s success at Anime Boston 2010!
* LoCo Stories: the Asturian team drives the Asturian Language Academy migration to Ubuntu
* Ubuntu Turkey LoCo Team Interviews Canonical CTO, Matt Zimmerman
* Launchpad News
* Lucid Community Team Review
* Ubuntu IRC Bots Junior Tasks
* Ubuntu, the family album
* Ground Control 1.6 and Website
* Unleash the Beagles !!!
* 200 Artist/Designers!
* In The Press & In The Blogosphere
* Full Circle Magazine Podcast Episode 5: Manual Dexterity
* Ubuntu Weekly Videocast
* Canonical Training Set To Announce New Ubuntu Certified Professional Certification
* Canonical and MuleSoft partner to improve Tomcat packaging
* Canonical open sources Launchpad and Ubuntu Single Sign On code
* Upcoming Meetings and Events
* Updates and Security
* and much, much more

This issue of The Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter is brought to you by:

* Amber Graner
* John Crawford
* Craig A. Eddy
* Dave Bush
* Chris Johnston
* Liraz Siri
* J Scott Gwin
* Penelope Stowe
* And many others

If you have a story idea for the Weekly News, join the Ubuntu News Team mailing list and submit it. Ideas can also be added to the wiki!

Except where otherwise noted, content in this issue is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License BY SA Creative Commons License