The Fridge: Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter Issue 638

Welcome to the Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter, Issue 638 for the week of June 28 – July 4, 2020. The full version of this issue is available here. In this issue we cover: Ubuntu 19.10 (Eoan Ermine) reaches End of Life on July 17 2020Ubuntu StatsHot in SupportLoCo EventsUbuntu Education (UbuntuEd)Li-f-e: Linux for Education 20.04 is out now!Plasma...

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Bryan Quigley: Wrong About Signal

A couple years ago I was a part of a discussion about encrypted messaging. I was in the Signal camp - we needed it to be quick and easy to setup for users to get setup. Using existing phone numbers makes it easy. Others were in the Matrix camp - we need to start from scratch and make it distributed so no one organization is in control. We should...

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Ubuntu Blog: Canonical Developer Advocate Named Microsoft MVP

We would like to congratulate Hayden Barnes, a Developer Advocate at Canonical for Ubuntu on WSL, who was awarded MVP (Most Valuable Professional) by Microsoft for 2020-2021 for his contributions to the Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) community. Hayden Barnes, pictured above, was a curious innovator from an early age. The Microsoft MVP...

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David Tomaschik: Security 101: Encryption, Hashing, and Encoding

Encryption, Hashing, and Encoding are commonly confused topics by those new to the information security field. I see these confused even by experienced software engineers, by developers, and by new hackers. It’s really important to understand the differences – not just for semantics, but because the actual uses of them are vastly different. ...

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Podcast Ubuntu Portugal: Ep 97 – Pente

Um episódio equilibrado pelo desequilíbrio natural a que os 2 oradores de serviço vos têm habituado. A caminho do centésimo episódio, deleitem-se com mais esta aventura do PUP. Já sabem: oiçam, subscrevam e partilhem! https://libretrend.com/specs/librebox https://www.humblebundle.com/books/technology-essentials-for-business-manning-publications-books?partner=PUP...

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David Tomaschik: Security 101: Beginning with Kali Linux

I’ve found a lot of people who are new to security, particularly those with an interest in penetration testing or red teaming, install Kali Linux™1 as one of their first forays into the “hacking” world. In general, there’s absolutely nothing wrong with that. Unfortunately, I also see many who end up stuck on this journey: either stuck in the setup/installation...

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Ubuntu Blog: Feeling at home in a LXD container

In this post, we will see how we can containerize our home in LXD simply managing our personal configuration files – a.k.a. dotfiles. Yeah dotfiles, named after their common ~/.my_config form, you know, all of those small configuration files lying across our $HOME. In other words, how one can change the house while keeping the furniture and decoration...

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Ubuntu Blog: A snap confined shell based on Mir: Mircade

Mircade: An example snap confined user shell A snap confined shell running on the desktop There are various scenarios and reasons for packaging a Snap confined shell and a selection of applications together in a confined environment. You might have applications that work well together for a particular task; or, you may want to offer a...

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Ubuntu Blog: A blast from the past – Shutter

The wheel of software turns, and apps come and go. But the end of development does not always mean the end of usefulness. Sometimes, programs stubbornly remain around, offering a complete experience that can withstand the test of time. Several weeks ago, we talked about how you can preserve old applications with snaps. Today, we would like to...

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Ubuntu Podcast from the UK LoCo: S13E15 – Vertical chopsticks

This week we’ve been helping HMRC and throwing a 10th birthday party. We discuss “Rolling Rhino”, split personality snaps, UBPorts supporting Project Treble devices, ZFS on Ubuntu 20.04 plus our round-up from the tech news. It’s Season 13 Episode 15 of the Ubuntu Podcast! Alan Pope, Mark Johnson and Martin Wimpress are connected and speaking to your...

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