[Ubuntu-us-ok] OKlaLoCo Newsletter Issue#1

Sat May 2 05:25:21 BST 2009

*OKlaLoCo Newsletter Issue#1*

*1.1 RECOGNIZED BEGINNING
1.2 OKLAHOMA LOCO NEWS
1.3 COMMUNITY NEWS
1.4 PODCASTS AND NEWSLETTERS
1.5 I LEAVE YOU WITH, LINKS*

*1.1 RECOGNIZED BEGINNING*
Periodically I send out emails about what is going on with our Loco and the
Ubuntu Community. These were sent randomly and with no particular format.
This email marks the beginning of the OKlaLoCo Newsletter. This email will
be sent out once a month. Right now I am thinking the last week or first
week of the month. As we progress it may be decided that there is a better
publishing date. Over the next few issues I will be tweaking the format as
well. My goal is to make the newsletter easy to read and navigate. If you
have anything you would like to add to the newsletter whether it is a one
off piece of news or a recurring article email me at (duanedesign at gmail
dot com).
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*1.2 OKLAHOMA LOCO NEWS*
*Ubuntu Tulsa Meet Up*
The Tulsa Meetups are quite possibly the most fun you will ever have so
don't miss out. We are meeting every other Wednesday at the Coffee House on
Cherry Street http://tiny.cc/jAAT8. We are announcing them on Twitter, the
mailing list, and on IRC. The next meet up is scheduled for May 6th at
7:30pm
*Tulsa LUG Meeting*
wisd0m and I finally made it to a Tulsa LUG (http://tulsalug.org) meeting.
We made a lot of new friends and opened the door to the possobility of
future cooperation between the two clubs. It is my hope that someday the
Tulsa LUG and Oklahoma LoCo can work together to put on events that promote
Linux in northeast Oklahoma. The Tulsa LUG meetings are a lot of fun. We
share ideas, help each other with projects and discuss open source software.
I encourage all Oklahoma LoCo members in the Tulsa area to attend. If you
would like to carpool with wisd0m and me let us know. The meetings are the
last Saturday of the month at the Tulsa Hardesty Library.
*Ubuntu Presentation*
The Computer Club of Oklahoma City has monthly presentations on new
technology and software. A member has approached us about the possibility of
doing one of these presentations. Anyone interested get in touch with me and
I will help you out with that in anyway I can.
*OKC Meet Up?*
We have a generous and much appreciated invitation to host Oklahoma City
meet ups. Derrick Parkhurst has offered to let us use the OKlahoma City
Coworking Technology Collaborative. This is a great opportunity for the
Oklahoma City members. If you live in the OKlahoma City area and are
interested in a monthly meet up email me (duanedesign at gmail dot com)
*Lawton LUG*
Noah0504 is starting a LUG in Lawton (
*http://tiny.cc/WKOQ0*<http://tiny.cc/WKOQ0>). If you live in the
Lawton area check it out.
http://www.lawton-linux.org/ I encourage Oklahoma LoCo members to
participate in their local Linux User Group. Both groups can benefit from
cooperation between the organizations.
*New Members*
We are always happy to announce new members. New members should get familiar
with the different tools available for the team. Familiarize yourself with
the wiki <https://wiki.ubuntu.com/OklahomaTeam/>, Join the Mailing
List<https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-us-ok>,
and visit #ubuntu-us-ok<http://mibbit.com/chat/?server=irc.freenode.net&channel=%23ubuntu-us-ok>on
irc.freenode.net. We also have a Google
apps<http://docs.google.com/a/ubuntuoklahoma.org>account for LoCo
members. Email me with your First and Last Name as well as
a  log in name. I will then send you an email containing log in instructions
that include a temporary password.
M1a12007 <https://launchpad.net/%7Ehazelised> - IRC (freenode): artstew
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*1.3 COMMUNITY NEWS*
*Ubuntu 9.04 released*
Trying my best to keep my editorial comments to myself, I must say this new
release is pretty stinkin' good. Quickly I will highlight some of the
new features.

Gnome 2.6
gnome-user-share: Personal file sharing over WebDAV, http, and bluetooth.
Brasero: Full featured CD/DVD burning application. Provides a replacement
to nautilus-cd-burner
evolution-mapi: (Add support to latest Exchange Mailbox to Evolution)
Evolution: Can import .pst files (Microsoft Outlook Personal Folders)
Can connect to Exchange 2007 using new evolution-mapi module
Gedit: new fullscreen mode with a sliding toolbar
easy switch from one syntax to another
ported to windows
gnome-settings-daemon: low diskspace checker has been added to the
housekeeping plugin of gnome-settings-daemon.
Improved handling of multiple monitors
X. Org server 1.6: The -ati driver has received numerous fixes and
performance improvements
New style for notifications and notification preferences
Faster Boot Up
Linux kernel 2.6.28
Ext4 filesystem support: ext4 is a fork of ext3 that is a deep code change
affecting the data structures used in ext4 to make it a better file system -
faster, more reliable, more features, better code, etc. Ext4 brought ext3
into the world of 64-bits allowing individual files of 16TB (assuming 4KB
blocks), as well file systems of 1 Exabyte (EB) by using 48-bit data
structures. One EB is the same as 1,048,576 Terabytes (TB). ext3 will remain
the default filesystem for Jaunty, and we will consider ext4 as the default
for the next release based on user feedback.

*Issues with Jaunty*
As with any release check the known issues in the release notes (
http://www.ubuntu.com/getubuntu/releasenotes/904) to make sure you dont
upgrade/install just to find a major headache. The biggest issue I have
seen/experienced is with Compix/Xorg. You go to enable
System>Preferences>Appearance>Visual Effects and Jaunty tells you that it
can't. Some companies have not adequately updated their drivers to play with
the new X.org. So there were some cards that had to be blacklisted, until
the drivers could be made to work. The list of graphics cards effected (and
a workaround if your card is blacklisted. Use with caution):
http://wiki.compiz-fusion.org/Hardware/Blacklist

I found another bug associated with enabling Compiz that effected me. If you
have compositing enabled in Metacity you will not be able to launch Compiz
until you disable the compositing (see below). Compositing in Metacity has
come a long way. If you don't use a lot of the fancy 3d effects in Compiz I
would suggest you try Metacity's compositing. It is much faster and less
resource-intensive.
The quickest way to enable compositing in Metacity is by running this
command in a terminal:
gconftool-2 -s '/apps/metacity/general/compositing_manager' --type bool true
Here’s the corresponding command to disable compositing:
gconftool-2 -s '/apps/metacity/general/compositing_manager' --type bool
false

Some users are experiencing performance issues with Intel integrated
graphics chips in Jaunty (9.04):
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1130582

*Downloads*
Ubuntu 9.04 is also the basis for new 9.04 releases of Kubuntu, Xubuntu,
Edubuntu, UbuntuStudio, and Mythbuntu:
* Kubuntu: http://kubuntu.org/news/9.04-release
* Xubuntu: http://xubuntu.org/news/9.04-release
* Edubuntu: http://edubuntu.org/news/9.04-release
* Mythbuntu: http://mythbuntu.org/9.04/release
* UbuntuStudio: http://ubuntustudio.org/downloads
To download Ubuntu 9.04, or obtain CDs, visit:
http://www.ubuntu.com/getubuntu
Read more about the features of Ubuntu 9.04 in the following press releases:
*Desktop edition: http://www.ubuntu.com/news/ubuntu-9.04-desktop
*Server edition: http://www.ubuntu.com/news/ubuntu-9.04-server
*Netbook Remix: http://www.ubuntu.com/news/ubuntu-9.04-unr

*Ubuntu Gaming Team*
There is an Ubuntu Gaming Team forming \o/ yaaaa! "The Ubuntu Gaming Team
recognizes the importance of FOSS gaming for the adoption of Ubuntu and
exists to give the open source gaming world a boost!" I think this is great.
I believe gaming is an area Ubuntu could do alot of improving. To read more
about the gaming team:
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/GamingTeam/
Also the Debian Games Team (The Debian team is more maintaining and
packaging, while the Ubuntu Team is promotion, organizing,  and advocacy.)
http://wiki.debian.org/Games/Development
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*1.4 PODCASTS AND NEWSLETTERS*
*Bored and Blogging *- Ubuntu Podcast #25: Along with our regular show, we
interview Dustin Kirkland and discuss screen profiles, encrypted private
directories, and Ubuntu man pages.
http://boredandblogging.com/2009/04/22/ubuntu-podcast-25-dustin-kirkland/

*Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter* - Issue #139: Ubuntu 9.04 released, Announcing
Ubuntu 9.04 for ARM, # Ubuntu Open Week Schedule, # MOTU Council News, # New
Ubuntu US Teams Website, Limited edition Jaunty Jackalope T-shirts, Spread
Ubuntu to go live soon, # Shuttleworth: Oracle's Sun buy validates open
source
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuWeeklyNewsletter/Issue139

*Full Circle Magazine* - Issue 24: Command and Conquer - Cron, How-To:
Program in C - Part 8, Create a MAME Machine, and Spreading Ubuntu - Part 3
and Inkscape - Part 1, Book Review - Ubuntu Unleashed, three copies up for
grabs!, MOTU Interview - James Westby, Top 10 - Best of Top5, 2007-’09
http://fullcirclemagazine.org/issue-24/
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*1.5 I LEAVE YOU WITH, LINKS*
Joseph Shields recommends replacing Rhythmbox with Banshee in Ubuntu
http://www2.apebox.org/wordpress/rants/74/

Cromium available in the PPA:
https://edge.launchpad.net/~chromium-daily/+archive/ppa
<https://edge.launchpad.net/%7Echromium-daily/+archive/ppa>
Are you one of the anti-browns? After an install do you immediately spend a
lot of time getting rid of every trace of brown. If you have these symptoms
this link can help. Bluebuntu is an easy to install blue theme:
http://tombuntu.com/index.php/2008/02/26/turn-ubuntu-blue-using-blubuntu/

In-car computing, yep thats right carputing:
http://www.fsckin.com/2008/06/26/linux-carputer-guide-101/
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