From ca78846d6cf97d4545474c264fb6ab2eb510e3a5 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Simon Quigley Date: Mon, 6 Aug 2018 17:10:49 -0500 Subject: [PATCH] Publish the 8th weekly newsletter. --- post-list | 1 + posts/newsletter/8/info.yaml | 1 - posts/newsletter/8/post.md | 100 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++----- 3 files changed, 88 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-) diff --git a/post-list b/post-list index 2f556ad..2845c85 100644 --- a/post-list +++ b/post-list @@ -7,3 +7,4 @@ posts/newsletter/5 posts/newsletter/6 posts/newsletter/7 posts/release/lubuntu-16.04.5 +posts/newsletter/8 diff --git a/posts/newsletter/8/info.yaml b/posts/newsletter/8/info.yaml index 5888cb3..64642be 100644 --- a/posts/newsletter/8/info.yaml +++ b/posts/newsletter/8/info.yaml @@ -2,4 +2,3 @@ title: This Week in Lubuntu Development POUND8 slug: this-week-in-lubuntu-development-8 type: ["newsletter"] -l10n: ["es"] diff --git a/posts/newsletter/8/post.md b/posts/newsletter/8/post.md index 037ac47..33022d3 100644 --- a/posts/newsletter/8/post.md +++ b/posts/newsletter/8/post.md @@ -6,14 +6,67 @@ NOTICE ## General -This week was focused on polishing the installer experience and the desktop in general. Here are the changes made, with links to the full details. +[Lubuntu 18.04.1 has been released!](https://lubuntu.me/bionic-1-released/) +[Lubuntu 16.04.5 has been released!](https://lubuntu.me/xenial-5-released/) +[We're taking a new direction.](https://lubuntu.me/taking-a-new-direction/) -#### Desktop Experience +The past couple of weeks have been focused on more desktop polish and some heavy infrastructure and project changes. + +Unfortunately, a lot of the fixes we've been working on are blocked by the in-progress Qt 5.11.1 transition. It has been uploaded to the cosmic-proposed pocket, where it awaits automated testing before it becomes generally installable. More technical details about that process are available [here](https://wiki.ubuntu.com/ProposedMigration). + +This transition is also being done in Debian Sid as well. + +Huge thanks to [UBports](https://ubports.com/) for contributing financially to allow Lubuntu contributors to spend time on this! You can help sponsor their work (and therefore, some of our work) [here](https://ubports.com/donate). + +### Desktop Experience - [LXPanel-Qt: Don't auto-unmute the volume when it's changed.](https://phab.lubuntu.me/rLXQTPANELPACKAGING9635deb67b79e0483f89baa61b855428b688913b) - [Upstream commit.](https://github.com/lxqt/lxqt-panel/commit/41259bb4a9c58876e68337a287d968b4ed9fb7e4) - [Upstream bug report.](https://github.com/lxqt/lxqt/issues/1520) - If something is playing way too loud on your computer, now you can mute the volume, change it, and unmute, without the volume unmuting while you're changing it. + - Default settings: + - [Remove /usr/share/applications; these files are native in LXQt.](https://phab.lubuntu.me/rDEFAULTSETTINGS758e4746525465c15c1cc7cfec2ba7c38b182d90) + - [Don't launch a file manager on Ctrl + Alt + D, because that already shows the desktop in LXQt.](https://phab.lubuntu.me/rDEFAULTSETTINGS804d49dfc6350f0c16fd19ec2b44f5b9964191db) + - [Remove the volume button shortcuts as these are built into LXQt.](https://phab.lubuntu.me/rDEFAULTSETTINGS5209b412656d71f5ecb6296c6a9dc941e9460665) + - [Double the splitter position for the PCManFM-Qt Places panel.](https://phab.lubuntu.me/rDEFAULTSETTINGSc58864779695ded62d70e34e13c756133a45588b) + - [gksu -> pkexec in PCManFM-Qt.](https://phab.lubuntu.me/rDEFAULTSETTINGSaaa50f079236906a8f8ac97d96b37c281fcd9d4e) + - [QTerminal: Remember the maximization state of the window.](https://phab.lubuntu.me/rQTERMINALPACKAGING6a643cd600a187bf472232b0d41ecfa7c932d1f9) + - [Launchpad bug report.](https://pad.lv/1754496) + - [Upstream bug report (submitted by us).](https://github.com/lxqt/qterminal/issues/450) + - [Upstream pull request (submitted by us).](https://github.com/lxqt/qterminal/pull/451) + - [Upstream commit.](https://github.com/lxqt/qterminal/commit/14b1ee093b6712c4d3e1b6fe832ba353afa3d35a) + - Move the file dialog from the LXQt Qt Plugin to LibFM-Qt for better platform integration. + - LibFM-Qt: + - [Upstream pull request.](https://github.com/lxqt/libfm-qt/pull/243) + - [Upstream commit.](https://github.com/lxqt/libfm-qt/commit/da5966a5f36bd927cffdfc790da4a96cd5568083) + - [Packaging commit.](https://phab.lubuntu.me/rLIBFMQTPACKAGING19fd5f3c8be72f799ddb966f68e84bb5521b416c) + - LXQt Qt Plugin: + - [Upstream pull request.](https://github.com/lxqt/lxqt-qtplugin/pull/39) + - [Upstream commit.](https://github.com/lxqt/lxqt-qtplugin/commit/73d20ab01995ca869f8d967535d4969409b22ec3) + - [Packaging commit.](https://phab.lubuntu.me/rLXQTQTPLUGINPACKAGING0144765ce2217c62aa69d170369c980e6d9e8e26) + - Add the ability to set GTK themes from within the LXQt Appearance Configuration. + - [Upstream pull request.](https://github.com/lxqt/lxqt-config/pull/244) + - [Packaging commit.](https://phab.lubuntu.me/rLXQTCONFIGPACKAGINGae2282e219fa929077a3ebddf9aa79f8df023bff) + +### Calamares + + - We [replaced](https://phab.lubuntu.me/rCALASETTINGS88e201e0c82eda4438f78ad949b25a43409556a2) some awfully complex one-liners with more robust lines, thanks to KDE Neon. + - This also fixed Calamares so it can be installed on BIOS, non-secure boot UEFI, and secure boot UEFI computers, something that was not previously possible. + - [By default](https://phab.lubuntu.me/rCALASETTINGSec8d1863c8ae49a73cff15547aa773e02d953dfa), GRUB is now installed to `/boot/efi/EFI/ubuntu` instead of `/boot/efi/EFI/lubuntu`. + - [Make](https://phab.lubuntu.me/rCALASETTINGS912a94ead53188a2f222e3d72a2f8d5e553b7373) `/bin/bash` the default shell. + +### Lubuntu Seed + + - [Remove ship; it's no longer used.](https://phab.lubuntu.me/rSEEDd8529092ee6708b0c2693eb338d508c45cf8cba8) + - [Make vim a recommends, not a hard dependency.](https://phab.lubuntu.me/rSEED1b4ee934da65a22550f43e54725c7d68af75e713) + - [Recommend zsync by default.](https://phab.lubuntu.me/rSEED2df3b53a1fccffb4bdafa86297189954cb455ccd) + +### Miscellaneous + + - [SDDM 0.18.0](https://github.com/sddm/sddm/releases/tag/v0.18.0) has been uploaded to Debian Sid and Ubuntu Cosmic. + - Packaging changes were made to make it easier for other Ubuntu flavors and derivatives. Instead of hardcoding the Breeze theme in, we now have a theming system in Ubuntu very similar to Debian's, where a package can install their SDDM theme into the ubuntu-theme directory in a postinst script. + - This fixes CVE-2018-14345; we're looking into cherry-picking this patch into previous stable Ubuntu releases. + - Thanks to [Nate Graham](https://pointieststick.wordpress.com/) for [the pointer](https://phabricator.kde.org/T9244), we backported fix for [a bug](https://bugreports.qt.io/browse/QTBUG-66036) which visually affected KDE-based programs under HiDPI screens. ## Infrastructure and Project Changes @@ -21,7 +74,13 @@ This week was focused on polishing the installer experience and the desktop in g The official Lubuntu blog is now [being kept](https://phab.lubuntu.me/source/blog/) under Git in our Phabricator instance. All blog posts from here on out will be written in Markdown and then published using the scripts there. -### Phabricator +We're (slowly) working on converting all of the posts over to Markdown and keeping them there. + +Translations for each post are kept under the `l10n` directory of each post (with the file being named like `LANG_CODE.md`) and the localization code is put in a YAML list in the info.yaml (see the 16.04.5 announcement for an example). This is because Weblate does not support translations for Markdown at the moment. + +### Lugito + + - In select repositories, Lugito will [automatically](https://phab.lubuntu.me/rLUGITOf91111a1807701daf1c3cdb4ee7bd2db7b57fc6a) comment on bug reports that are in commit messages with a message that the fix is in progress. ### Miscellaneous @@ -31,26 +90,19 @@ As always, feedback is appreciated. ## Incoming / Fix needed - - [Lubuntu 18.10 lxqt-panel - 2 Notifications on log-in: 2 shortcuts "cannot be registered"](https://pad.lv/1781511) - [xdg user-dirs not being read/stored correctly for desktop icon in left panel](https://pad.lv/1768961) - Filed upstream: [Error when using a non-start disk for location of personal files.](https://github.com/lxqt/lxqt/issues/1389) - ["Format" partition edit option appears to keep reverting to "Keep"](https://pad.lv/1773610) - [Custom partition mount point not kept with "OK"; kept with ](https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/calamares/+bug/1773608) - [sddm will not start lxqt desktop correctly](https://pad.lv/1781392) - - [Calamares fails in UEFI mode after external command in Lubuntu Cosmic](https://pad.lv/1781015) ## Solved / Marked as invalid/duplicate - - [Two usual install options may have been absent](https://pad.lv/1773613) - - We're taking a new direction with the installer that doesn't necessarily involve these options directly. - - [lubuntu fails to install on real hardware uefi](https://pad.lv/1781539) - - Marked as a duplicate of: [Calamares fails in UEFI mode after external command in Lubuntu Cosmic](https://pad.lv/1781015) ## Solved - - [Lubuntu Cosmic can't determine my location](https://pad.lv/1781310) - - [Lubuntu Cosmic Has a "Install Lubuntu 18.10" on the desktop](https://pad.lv/1781309) - - [Calamares fails after external command (cannot remove non-existing file) in Lubuntu Cosmic](https://pad.lv/1780977) - - [Calamares fails after external command checking for UEFI mode in Lubuntu Cosmic](https://pad.lv/1780875) + + - [Lubuntu 18.10 lxqt-panel - 2 Notifications on log-in: 2 shortcuts "cannot be registered"](https://pad.lv/1781511) + - [Calamares fails in UEFI mode after external command in Lubuntu Cosmic](https://pad.lv/1781015) ## Want to help? @@ -75,8 +127,18 @@ Here are the translators who have contributed so far: - Marcin Mikołajczak (Polish) - Tony Cuesta Escobar (Catalan) +This week we have added Norwegian Bokmål! Thanks to Einar Mostad for translating. + Thank you for your valuable contributions! +## Spanish group + +We have [a Lubuntu Spanish Telegram group](https://t.me/lubuntues) that has as many members as [our (English) Development group](https://t.me/lubuntudevel) at the time of writing! + +This is a general-purpose Spanish-only Lubuntu group for enthusiasts and contributors alike. Feel free to join! + +Thanks to [Wolfenprey](https://twitter.com/Wolfen48K), the newly-appointed head of the Lubuntu Spanish Team, for driving this! + # Roadmap You can find the Cosmic Cuttlefish release cycle [here](https://wiki.ubuntu.com/CosmicCuttlefish/ReleaseSchedule). @@ -95,10 +157,22 @@ Our artwork team is still working on Lenny, and we'll let you know when we have This section is for highlighting exceptional Lubuntu coverage since the last issue. +## English + - [Lubuntu 18.10 May Support 32-Bit PCs If There's Demand, Here's How You Can Help](https://news.softpedia.com/news/lubuntu-18-10-may-support-32-bit-pcs-if-there-s-demand-here-s-how-you-can-help-521998.shtml) + - [Future Lubuntu Releases Won't Focus on Old PCs, Will Offer a Modular Linux OS](https://news.softpedia.com/news/future-lubuntu-releases-won-t-focus-on-old-pcs-will-offer-a-modular-linux-os-522141.shtml) + - [Ubuntu Linux-based Lubuntu no longer focusing on old hardware after move to LXQt](https://betanews.com/2018/07/30/ubuntu-linux-lubuntu-old-lxqt/) + - [Destination Linux EP81 - Canonical Fanboys (coverage starts at 26:24)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7xlY0GQ-XvY) + +## Spanish + + - [Lubuntu cambia de rumbo: los “equipos obsoletos” ya no son el objetivo](https://www.muylinux.com/2018/07/30/lubuntu-cambia-rumbo/) + - [Lubuntu ya no será una distro para PCs antiguos](https://www.computekni.com/2018/08/lubuntu-ya-no-sera-una-distro-para-pcs.html) Did you find any other exceptional stories about Lubuntu? [Let us know](https://lubuntu.me/links/) and we'll be happy to include them here. # Contact us +Follow us on [Twitter](https://twitter.com/LubuntuOfficial) for the latest Lubuntu updates! We're working on having tweets automatically propogate to [our Mastodon account](https://mastodon.technology/@lubuntu) for people who prefer not to use Twitter. + Feel free to get in touch with us [here](https://lubuntu.me/links/) for support, and for press/marketing purposes or if you have a private inquiry, you can get in touch with Release Manager Simon Quigley [here](mailto:tsimonq2@lubuntu.me).