Re: Communication Improvements/frustrations
"We do also intend to appoint a dedicated person focused on community processes rather than Canonical processes; while they won't be expected to *do* this work, they would be a natural coordinator and able to provide more insight to all the groups that share the archive for their different goals." This is both great news and a good step in the right direction. It would at least get everyone marching towards the same goal. Dustin. On Wed, 12 Aug 2020 at 01:00, Mark Shuttleworth wrote: > > It has been an intense time for multiple groups, thank you both for > being willing to pull this frayed thread back into the tapestry. > > The many flavours of Ubuntu are an important part of our story, and > occasionally it helps to remind ourselves of that. > > Free software is great because it enables people to pursue diverse > interests and passions without having to get a central endorsement. > Anybody can make a distro that explores the ideas they are interested > in, without seeking Linus' blessing, or any company support. However, > they then have the full burden of 'doing it right', with all the > infrastructure and security and update work that entails. As a result, > many of the more specialist distros suffer on base quality or security. > > Our flavours are a way of enabling people to express and share their > interests in a different take on Linux, but benefit from all the shared > effort that goes into the archive, at the (hopefully small) cost of > coordinating in the archive and around releases. > > Perhaps it would be good to have a dashboard of things like queue length > and wait time, together with a single 'status' page where current > constraints could be expressed, if we don't already have that. > > We do also intend to appoint a dedicated person focused on community > processes rather than Canonical processes; while they won't be expected > to *do* this work, they would be a natural coordinator and able to > provide more insight to all the groups that share the archive for their > different goals. > > Mark > > > -- > Ubuntu-release mailing list > Ubuntu-release@lists.ubuntu.com > Modify settings or unsubscribe at: > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-release > -- Ubuntu-release mailing list Ubuntu-release@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-release
20.04 LTS applications - confirmation
Hello all, I just had a few quick questions regarding the application for LTS status. Last time around we (Ubuntu Budgie - and it was our first LTS release as a flavour) had to prepare an application Wiki page and attend and IRC meeting with the technical board (if my memory is not failing me from 2017). Is this needed this time around since we would be going into our second LTS release? Is there any deadline for an application this time around? From looking at the mailing archives it looks like a poll was simply sent (Early April) to the mailing list in which we had to respond confirming LTS participation. Thank you in advance. Kind regards, Dustin -- Ubuntu-release mailing list Ubuntu-release@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-release
Re: Removing Qt 4 from Ubuntu before the 20.04 release
Especially since we (Ubuntu Budgie) are not on the list (and speaking to the team)... no objections. > Does anyone object to this plan? Dustin --- Ubuntu Budgie On Aug 22 2019, at 4:43 pm, Steve Langasek wrote: > On Thu, Aug 22, 2019 at 06:29:45PM -0500, Simon Quigley wrote: > > I would like to completely remove Qt 4 from the Ubuntu archive before > > the 20.04 release. This includes all of KDE 4 and dependencies. > > > > The Debian Qt/KDE Team (which I am a part of) is raising the status of > > the Qt 4 removal bugs to RC[1], and since the Qt 6 work is starting > > upstream in the dev branch in the coming months, now is the time for Qt > > 4 to go. > > > > My timeline for this is to change all of the bugs filed to ask people to > > port[2] to removal bugs, and go over the list of Qt 4 reverse > > dependencies one last time, so the removal can be done at the beginning > > of the 20.04 cycle before the archive opens. This would make 19.10 the > > last release with Qt 4. > > > > Flavors, please check if Qt 4 is on your ISO, and if it is, make plans > > to remove it as soon as you can. Please hop in #ubuntu-qt if you would > > like help porting your favorite application. > > > $ apt-cache show libqtcore4 | grep Task > Task: lubuntu-desktop, ubuntustudio-publishing, ubuntustudio-audio, > ubuntukylin-desktop, ubuntu-mate-core, ubuntu-mate-desktop > $ > > That's still 4 flavors as of today, FTR. > > Does anyone object to this plan? > > [1] > > https://alioth-lists.debian.net/pipermail/pkg-kde-talk/2019-August/002920.html > > [2] https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+bugs?field.tag=qt4-removal > > > -- > Steve Langasek Give me a lever long enough and a Free OS > Debian Developer to set it on, and I can move the world. > Ubuntu Developer https://www.debian.org/ > slanga...@ubuntu.com vor...@debian.org > -- > Ubuntu-release mailing list > Ubuntu-release@lists.ubuntu.com > Modify settings or unsubscribe at: > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-release > -- Ubuntu-release mailing list Ubuntu-release@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-release
Re: Call for confirmation of LTSness of flavours for bionic
Ack for Ubuntu budgie on a 3 year LTS. Dustin On Sat, Apr 14, 2018, 04:15 Simon Quigley, <tsimo...@lubuntu.me> wrote: > -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- > Hash: SHA512 > > I represent Lubuntu, and I confirm that we intend to support Lubuntu > 18.04 for three years, and the packages that comprise Lubuntu Next for > nine months. > > - -- > Simon Quigley > tsimo...@lubuntu.me > tsimonq2 on freenode and OFTC > 5C7A BEA2 0F86 3045 9CC8 > C8B5 E27F 2CF8 458C 2FA4 > -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- > > iQIzBAEBCgAdFiEEXHq+og+GMEWcyMi14n8s+EWML6QFAlrR340ACgkQ4n8s+EWM > L6R9VQ/+PxaA3Olum4AKueuqi8LsAAWalOWKiSQc63SBURsO3eqBfc4cDCe0vPH6 > oYCnPdmUvbChlNWTkaVMGNtDrvy3S9Zx1p+6yCx8l9N3DRaWqI4YOkdHkBZNwSun > nn7U3baqHSGSCcuDThu/vhYy//uVkPiotJFJkclOMEQI/YTQSMVCSdaWkHohSX5J > XCR6zsRQ1z2ePvr1NWfcY8nW24I/elZ0YfqhfFKlRc7tmFXR3UmWial5D3m63BR1 > N9YIA1yGYlH6biqUH2TKSx5GnJhW2YN3Stu3qdBhClsPZd4IvcbjFlMxDr1VJtub > eEDUh6TJVESMmCWeC6AbC4s1NkFsFcftPVcqUX783SOHoiFYYdvMjpUu1aQqy7O6 > BQy7u+bfKaijB+tliB/psC6aZpTQx7ul2heCtHtxEofBPhzlzcTzXFfuzE4tCEcw > hPh8Eh0U5/d59ALkMnRWmVR5VeVC0duIX7zqJHjV3ymXBrHynKfzaSTv1svngP+e > WK/t8zzE6lKqFXhGMxApfp6pdBKZac52a89tSxbaFlk4A61KGtznYWQfTEqmpn3N > g4jdmXtr75UNY3/8uXVCcta+mz5Izd142OnSYW5KllTCbUhosCQiP1X63BFA87Xk > lhslMFl45tCHVACXEU0BP0PQQCOwT6jMGavDrWj0wPnCY1Zt1O4= > =GYz1 > -END PGP SIGNATURE- > > -- > Ubuntu-release mailing list > Ubuntu-release@lists.ubuntu.com > Modify settings or unsubscribe at: > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-release > -- Dustin Krysak -- Ubuntu-release mailing list Ubuntu-release@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-release
Re: Re-evaluating Ubuntu's Milestones
I follow suit with Steve here with regards to the automated testing (the referenced gate). If there are toolsets that already exist - even better! And from the sounds of it, the process has already been vetted. Dustin On Mon, Apr 9, 2018, 16:13 Steve Langasek, <steve.langa...@ubuntu.com> wrote: > On Mon, Apr 09, 2018 at 02:31:31PM -0500, Simon Quigley wrote: > > On 2018-04-09 03:30, Oliver Grawert wrote: > > > well, apart from actual installer fixes, your users should get all > > > these fixes through package updates anyway ... > > > Right, which is another point for getting rid of these extra milestones, > in > > my opinion. > > > > One thing that the other pro/con responses did not cover yet but that > > > should not be underestimated is the promotional aspect of milestones > > > ... > > > > You typically get press coverage for such pre-releases and will likely > > > attract more testers. > > > Not really, actually. In my experience, testers are present when there > is an > > occasion to test them, regardless of putting a name to it or releasing an > > ISO. I could see your point if my proposal was to get rid of the > milestones > > entirely with no replacements, but in this case, having the testing week > > once a month would attract press coverage as well. > > > Why? Because milestones in all reality are just a fancy name to slap on > an > > ISO that will most likely be stale the next day. You then get people > > installing from these ISOs and potentially even reporting old bugs. The > > unfortunate reality of this press coverage is that you could pick an ISO > any > > day of the month and call it "beta," and just because it has that name > on it > > means that people will install it because of the appeal of the name. > Despite > > the positive press that comes from the associated announcements (that can > > always be made regardless, which is what Lubuntu has started doing[1]), > in a > > technical sense, I would even consider it *bad* for people to install > using > > these ISOs. > > > The coordinated testing weeks would allow for there still to be positive > > press coverage (and maybe announcements resulting from cross-team > > collaboration during these times) while not having the downsides of a > > blessed image when the archive isn't in a decently stable state. > > I agree (as you know). > > The one other value milestone images provide is to give a "known good" > image > to install the development release from. We have solved this for Ubuntu > Desktop and Server by having automated tests that gate the promotion of an > image build to "current". I would strongly encourage flavors to > collaborate > around this automation, instead of continuing to rely on a heavy-weight > manual test process that leaves the "known good" image stale for weeks at a > time. > > Code for this automation lives here: > > > https://code.launchpad.net/~ubuntu-test-case-dev/ubuntu-test-cases/desktop > > If there is interest from flavors in having this image gate, I would be > willing to argue for Canonical hosting of the test infrastructure, as > necessary. > > And if there *isn't* interest from flavors in doing this, well, I also > don't > think that should block on that as a reason to carry on with the existing > milestone process, which I think is a very inefficient use of everyone's > time. > > So to summarize, I think the right path forward is: > > - discontinue all opt-in milestones for 18.10 and beyond >- implicitly discontinuing the matching milestone freezes > - coordinate a cadence of "testing weeks", organized by the flavor leads >(i.e.: requires no involvement from ubuntu-cdimage or ubuntu-release in >order to drive to success) > - at the flavor teams' discretion, implement automated QA gating of daily >image promotions > > -- > Steve Langasek Give me a lever long enough and a Free OS > Debian Developer to set it on, and I can move the world. > Ubuntu Developerhttp://www.debian.org/ > slanga...@ubuntu.com vor...@debian.org > -- > Ubuntu-release mailing list > Ubuntu-release@lists.ubuntu.com > Modify settings or unsubscribe at: > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-release > -- Dustin Krysak -- Ubuntu-release mailing list Ubuntu-release@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-release
Bionic Beaver 18.04 Beta 1 Released!
"The beaver told the rabbit as they stared at the Hoover Dam: No, I didn't build it myself, but it's based on an idea of mine". -- Charles Hard Townes The first beta of the Bionic Beaver (to become 18.04) has now been released, and is available for download! This milestone features images for Kubuntu, Ubuntu Budgie, Ubuntu Kylin, Ubuntu MATE, and Xubuntu. Pre-releases of the Bionic Beaver 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 flavour developers and those who want to help in testing, reporting, and fixing bugs as we work towards getting this release ready. Beta 1 includes some software updates that are ready for broader testing. However, it is quite an early set of images, so you should expect some bugs. While these Beta 1 images have been tested and do work, except as noted in the release notes, Ubuntu developers are continuing to improve the Bionic Beaver. In particular, once newer daily images are available, system installation bugs identified in the Beta 1 installer should be verified against the current daily image before being reported in Launchpad. Using an obsolete image to re-report bugs that have already been fixed wastes your time and the time of developers who are busy trying to make 18.04 the best Ubuntu release yet. Always ensure your system is up to date before reporting bugs. [Kubuntu] Kubuntu is the KDE-based flavour of Ubuntu. It uses the KDE Plasma desktop and includes a wide selection of tools from the KDE project. The Kubuntu 18.04 Beta 1 images can be downloaded from: * http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/kubuntu/releases/18.04/beta-1/ More information about Kubuntu 18.04 Beta 1 can be found here: * https://wiki.ubuntu.com/BionicBeaver/Beta1/Kubuntu [Ubuntu Budgie] Ubuntu Budgie is the Budgie Desktop based flavour of Ubuntu. Combines the simplicity and elegance of the Budgie interface to produce a traditional desktop orientated distro with a modern paradigm. The Ubuntu Budgie 18.04 Beta 1 images can be downloaded from: * http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/ubuntu-budgie/releases/18.04/beta-1/ More information about Ubuntu Budgie 18.04 Beta 1 can be found here: * https://ubuntubudgie.org/blog/2018/03/08/18-04-release-notes [Ubuntu Kylin] Ubuntu Kylin is a flavour of Ubuntu that is more suitable for Chinese users. The Ubuntu Kylin 18.04 Beta 1 images can be downloaded from: * http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/ubuntukylin/releases/18.04/beta-1/ More information about Ubuntu Kylin 18.04 Beta 1 can be found here: * http://www.ubuntukylin.com/index.php [Ubuntu MATE] Ubuntu MATE is the MATE Desktop based flavour of Ubuntu. It is ideal for those who want the most out of their computers and prefer a traditional desktop metaphor. The Ubuntu MATE 18.04 Beta 1 images can be downloaded from: * http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/ubuntu-mate/releases/18.04/beta-1/ More information about Ubuntu MATE 18.04 Beta 1 can be found here: * https://ubuntu-mate.org/blog/ubuntu-mate-bionic-beta1/* [Xubuntu] Xubuntu is the Xfce Desktop based flavour of Ubuntu. It is perfect for those who want the most out of their desktops, laptops and netbooks with a modern look. It works well on older hardware too. The Xubuntu 18.04 Beta 1images can be downloaded from: * http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/xubuntu/releases/18.04/beta-1/ More information about Xubuntu 18.04 Beta 1 can be found here: * https://wiki.xubuntu.org/releases/18.04/release-notes If you're interested in following the changes as we further develop the Bionic Beaver, we suggest that you subscribe to the ubuntu-devel-announce list. This is a low-traffic list (a few posts a week) carrying announcements of approved specifications, policy changes, beta releases and other exciting events. * http://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-devel-announce A big thank you to the developers and testers for their efforts to pull together this Beta release! On behalf of Ubuntu Release Team, Dustin Krysak -- Dustin Krysak -- Ubuntu-release mailing list Ubuntu-release@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-release
Bionic Beaver Beta 1
Hey everyone, Is there any interest in getting a beta one rolling? Initially set for March 1st, the updated schedule is calling for March 8th. I know there is a sprint in progress in which many of the Nusakan admins are attending, so I am just attempting to get that portion locked down. I have created the required wiki page for sign up located over at https://wiki.ubuntu.com/BionicBeaver/Beta1. Does the Release Team have any feedback? Since this is an LTS release, the alphas were a no go; people are seeding snap packages, some of the flavours are moving pretty fast, it would help to get this beta on the move. I've also signed myself up for checklist tracking for this one, so I just need someone from the Release Team to volunteer to take care of Nusakan (as mentioned above - the sprint may pose some issues) and cron job disabling (the usual stuff). I know in the past (so I heard) timezones can be tricky. For reference, I am in the PST time zone. Ubuntu Budgie is a yes for sure, but if other flavours would like to participate, please edit the above wiki page (or send me an email and I can take care of it) with updated contact information if applicable and the location for your release notes. If a representative from a flavour doesn't respond or edit the wiki page, I'll assume that they aren't participating. If anyone feels there are any gaps, let me know. Thanks, everyone! Dustin Krysak dus...@bashfulrobot.com bashfulrobot on freenode -- Dustin Krysak -- Ubuntu-release mailing list Ubuntu-release@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-release
Re: Ubuntu Budgie - LTS Application
Great, thanks for the update! Does this mean that we are good? And the status is approved? Any items outstanding on our end? Appreciate your time. Dustin On Tue, Feb 13, 2018, 12:19 Stéphane Graber, <stgra...@ubuntu.com> wrote: > Hey there, > > +1 from me too. > > Ccing the release team so that they're aware of LTS status for Budgie. > > Stéphane > > On Sat, Feb 10, 2018 at 04:40:14PM +, Dustin Krysak wrote: > > Hello everyone, I just wanted to follow up with this to ensure there is > > nothing outstanding on the Ubuntu Budgie side of the application. After > the > > TB IRC meeting, it seemed like there were no outstanding issues. What > would > > the next steps be to complete this? Any action items on our side? After > > re-reading the article located at > https://wiki.ubuntu.com/RecognizedFlavors - > > I believe not. > > > > Thank you in advance for your time. > > > > On Tue, 30 Jan 2018 at 12:06 Marc Deslauriers < > > marc.deslauri...@canonical.com> wrote: > > > > > On 2018-01-28 06:02 PM, Dustin Krysak wrote: > > > > Good day everyone. I've added myself to the next technical board > meeting > > > agenda, > > > > however, I just wanted to let you know that I had added the Launchpad > > > URLs as > > > > Steve requested. > > > > > > > > https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuBudgie/18.04/LTS-Proposal > > > > > > > > Thank you in advance. > > > > > > > > Dustin > > > > > > > > > > +1 from me for Budgie LTS status. Thanks! > > > > > > Marc. > > > > > -- > > Dustin Krysak > > > -- > > technical-board mailing list > > technical-bo...@lists.ubuntu.com > > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/technical-board > > > -- > Stéphane Graber > Ubuntu developer > http://www.ubuntu.com > -- Dustin Krysak -- Ubuntu-release mailing list Ubuntu-release@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-release
Re: Bionic Beaver Alpha 1?
Hey Simon, Happy holidays! Ubuntu Budgie will not be participating in Alpha 1, however, we will be in Alpha 2. I also added some of the alpha 2 pages in prep over in the wiki, as well as signed up to do both alpha 2 and beta 1 release management. Dustin Krysak On Thu, 21 Dec 2017 at 17:00 <zhangc...@ubuntukylin.com> wrote: > hi, Ubuntu Kylin participate in 18.04 Alpha 1 > > > At 2017-12-20 11:29:48, "Simon Quigley" <tsimo...@ubuntu.com> wrote: > >Hello everyone, > > > >Is anyone up for an Alpha 1 in the beginning of January? Currently we > >have January 4th as the date for that, but maybe that needs to be pushed > >back a week to January 11th, given that people are probably still going > >to be on vacation (or getting back into things after it, at the least). > >What does the Release Team think? > > > >To get it out of the way (because it comes up every cycle it seems), I > >still do see the use in an Alpha 1, especially with this being an LTS > >release, and given the development pace of Lubuntu and Kubuntu (at > >minimum) thus far in Bionic, it would really help to have an Alpha. I've > >also signed myself up for checklist tracking for this one, so I just > >need someone from the Release Team to volunteer to take care of Nusakan > >and cron job disabling (the normal stuff). (It would be preferrable if > >the person who volunteers for this lives in the USA or Canada so our > >timezones aren't drastically different; I've learned that it often > >doesn't turn out well otherwise.) > > > >Lubuntu is a definite yes, but if other flavors would like to > >participate, please edit this wiki page[1] (or send me an email and I > >can take care of it) with updated contact information if applicable and > >the location for your release notes. If a representative from a flavor > >doesn't respond or edit the wiki page, I'll assume that they aren't > >participating. > > > >Thanks everyone, and happy holidays! > > > >[1] https://wiki.ubuntu.com/BionicBeaver/Alpha1 > > > >-- > >Simon Quigley > >tsimo...@ubuntu.com > >tsimonq2 on freenode and OFTC > >5C7A BEA2 0F86 3045 9CC8 > >C8B5 E27F 2CF8 458C 2FA4 > > > > -- > Ubuntu-release mailing list > Ubuntu-release@lists.ubuntu.com > Modify settings or unsubscribe at: > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-release > -- Dustin Krysak -- Ubuntu-release mailing list Ubuntu-release@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-release
Re: Apply for lts (18.04) status - Ubuntu Budgie
Thanks Jeremy. Appreciate the feedback. I had pulled it from there... :-) On Tue, Dec 5, 2017, 12:49 Jeremy Bicha, <jbi...@ubuntu.com> wrote: > On Mon, Nov 27, 2017 at 3:21 PM, Dustin Krysak <dus...@bashfulrobot.com> > wrote: > > Since 18.04 will be the first LTS for Ubuntu Budgie, I posted over on > the > > community hub > > ( > https://community.ubuntu.com/t/applying-for-lts-status-ubuntu-budgie/2309/3 > ) > > to find out the process to apply for lts status for the upcoming > release. It > > was suggested that I post here stating the intended support duration > that we > > planned on supporting the LTS... The Ubuntu Budgie team was looking to > do a > > 3 year support cycle. > > > > Is any additional information needed? I saw in the past that a proposals > had > > been drafted on wiki.ubuntu.com. Is the process documented any where? > > Stéphane Graber pointed out in today's Tech Board meeting that this is > the documentation for LTS applications: > > > https://wiki.ubuntu.com/RecognizedFlavors#Guidelines_for_Tech_Board_to_designate_flavor_image_as_LTS > > Thanks, > Jeremy Bicha > -- Dustin Krysak -- Ubuntu-release mailing list Ubuntu-release@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-release
Apply for lts (18.04) status - Ubuntu Budgie
Good day everyone, Since 18.04 will be the first LTS for Ubuntu Budgie, I posted over on the community hub ( https://community.ubuntu.com/t/applying-for-lts-status-ubuntu-budgie/2309/3) to find out the process to apply for lts status for the upcoming release. It was suggested that I post here stating the intended support duration that we planned on supporting the LTS... The Ubuntu Budgie team was looking to do a 3 year support cycle. Is any additional information needed? I saw in the past that a proposals had been drafted on wiki.ubuntu.com. Is the process documented any where? Any direction would be appreciated. Thank you in advance. Dustin Krysak -- Dustin Krysak -- Ubuntu-release mailing list Ubuntu-release@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-release
Artful Aardvark 17.10 Alpha 2 Availability
"If I had as many friends as that ant, I'd run for governor." - Aardvark from The Ant and the Aardvark The second alpha of the Artful Aardvark (to become 17.10) has now been released! This milestone features images for Lubuntu, Kubuntu, Ubuntu Mate, Ubuntu Budgie and Ubuntu Kylin. Pre-releases of the Artful Aardvark 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 flavour developers and those who want to help in testing, reporting, and fixing bugs as we work towards getting this release ready. Alpha 2 includes some software updates that are ready for wider testing, however, it is quite an early set of images, so you should expect some bugs. While these Alpha 2 images have been tested and do work, except as noted in the release notes, Ubuntu developers are continuing to improve the Artful Aardvark. In particular, once newer daily images are available, system installation bugs identified in the Alpha 2 installer should be verified against the current daily image before being reported in Launchpad. Using an obsolete image to re-report bugs that have already been fixed wastes your time and the time of developers who are busy trying to make 17.10 the best Ubuntu release yet. Always ensure your system is up to date before reporting bugs. [Lubuntu] Lubuntu is a flavour of Ubuntu based on LXDE and focused on providing a very lightweight distribution. The Lubuntu 17.10 Alpha 2 images can be downloaded from: * http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/lubuntu/releases/artful/alpha-2/ More information about Lubuntu 17.10 Alpha 2 can be found here: * https://wiki.ubuntu.com/ArtfulAardvark/Alpha2/Lubuntu Also in this milestone is Lubuntu Next, an experimental flavour of Ubuntu based on LXQt and focused on providing a modern, lightweight, Qt-based distribution. The Lubuntu Next 17.10 Alpha 2 images can be downloaded from: * http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/lubuntu-next/releases/artful/alpha-2/ More information about Lubuntu Next 17.10 Alpha 2 can be found here: * https://wiki.ubuntu.com/ArtfulAardvark/Alpha2/LubuntuNext [Kubuntu] Kubuntu is the KDE-based flavour of Ubuntu. It uses the KDE Plasma desktop and includes a wide selection of tools from the KDE project. The Kubuntu 17.10 Alpha 2 images can be downloaded from: * http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/kubuntu/releases/artful/alpha-2/ More information about Kubuntu 17.10 Alpha 2 can be found here: * https://wiki.ubuntu.com/ArtfulAardvark/Alpha2/Kubuntu [Ubuntu MATE] Ubuntu MATE is the MATE Desktop based flavour of Ubuntu. It is ideal for those who want the most out of their computers and prefer a traditional desktop metaphor. The Ubuntu MATE 17.10 Alpha 2 images can be downloaded from: * http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/ubuntu-mate/releases/17.10/alpha-2/ More information about Ubuntu MATE 17.10 Alpha 2 can be found here: * https://ubuntu-mate.org/blog/ubuntu-mate-artful-alpha2/ [Ubuntu Budgie] Ubuntu Budgie is the Budgie Desktop based flavour of Ubuntu. Combines the simplicity and elegance of the Budgie interface to produce a traditional desktop orientated distro with a modern paradigm. The Ubuntu Budgie 17.10 Alpha 2 images can be downloaded from: * http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/ubuntu-budgie/releases/17.10/alpha-2/ More information about Ubuntu Budgie 17.10 Alpha 2 can be found here: * https://wiki.ubuntu.com/ArtfulAardvark/Alpha2/UbuntuBudgie [Ubuntu Kylin] Ubuntu Kylin is a flavour of Ubuntu that is more suitable for Chinese users. The Ubuntu Kylin 17.10 Alpha 2 images can be downloaded from: * http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/ubuntukylin/releases/artful/alpha-2/ More information about Ubuntu Kylin 17.10 Alpha 2 can be found here: * https://wiki.ubuntu.com/ArtfulAardvark/Alpha2/UbuntuKylin If you're interested in following the changes as we further develop the Artful Aardvark, we suggest that you subscribe to the ubuntu-devel-announce list. This is a low-traffic list (a few posts a week) carrying announcements of approved specifications, policy changes, alpha releases and other exciting events. * http://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-devel-announce A big thank you to the developers and testers for their efforts to pull together this Alpha release! On behalf of Ubuntu Release Team, Simon Quigley & Dustin Krysak -- Dustin Krysak -- Ubuntu-release mailing list Ubuntu-release@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-release
Re: Artful Aardvark Alpha 2?
Thanks for the update Valorie! I just realised I met you at LFNW. Have a good day. On Fri, 21 Jul 2017 at 11:17 Valorie Zimmerman <valorie.zimmer...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi, Kubuntu will participate in 17.10 Alpha 2. > > On Thu, Jul 20, 2017 at 5:44 PM, <zhangc...@ubuntukylin.com> wrote: > > > > hi, Ubuntu Kylin participate in 17.10 Alpha 2 > > > > > > > > > > > > At 2017-07-21 03:01:28, "Dustin Krysak" <dus...@bashfulrobot.com> wrote: > > > > Hello everyone, > > > > I'm currently signed up (With Simon Quigley) to do checklist tracking for > > Alpha 2 next week, so we are wondering, who is looking to participate? > > > > > > As with Alpha 1 to properly keep track of who is and who isn't > participating > > (instead of having to sort through emails), we would be coordinating on > the > > wiki page: > > https://wiki.ubuntu.com/ArtfulAardvark/Alpha2 > > > > If it has changed, please also update the contact information for your > > flavor's release team and the link to where your release notes will be. > > > > If you don't have access to the wiki, feel free to send me or Simon an > email > > or a ping on IRC/Telegram and we can get that sorted out. > > > > Thanks! > > > > -- > > Dustin Krysak > > > > > > -- > > Ubuntu-release mailing list > > Ubuntu-release@lists.ubuntu.com > > Modify settings or unsubscribe at: > > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-release > > > > > > -- > http://about.me/valoriez > -- Dustin Krysak -- Ubuntu-release mailing list Ubuntu-release@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-release
Artful Aardvark Alpha 2?
Hello everyone, I'm currently signed up (With Simon Quigley) to do checklist tracking for Alpha 2 next week, so we are wondering, who is looking to participate? As with Alpha 1 to properly keep track of who is and who isn't participating (instead of having to sort through emails), we would be coordinating on the wiki page:*https://wiki.ubuntu.com/ArtfulAardvark/Alpha2 <https://wiki.ubuntu.com/ArtfulAardvark/Alpha2>* If it has changed, please also update the contact information for your flavor's release team and the link to where your release notes will be. If you don't have access to the wiki, feel free to send me or Simon an email or a ping on IRC/Telegram and we can get that sorted out. Thanks! -- Dustin Krysak -- Ubuntu-release mailing list Ubuntu-release@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-release
