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Say hello to Yakkety Yak

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Hello world,

Oh yes, here we are again with yet another new cycle and this time, it’s the “YY” cycle – Yakkety Yak – please see the official announcement.

We would like to announce that testing Ubuntu GNOME Yakkety Yak (16.10) is open and we encourage those who would like to have fun to actually start testing even though we have just started and nothing new yet but you never know when you could find a new bug?!

Whether you are new to testing or not, here is your reference:

https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuGNOME/Testing

And as always, if you need any help or have any question, please contact us!

Thank you 🙂

 

Ubuntu GNOME 16.04 LTS is here

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The brave fearless volunteers behind Ubuntu GNOME are very happy to announce
the official release of Ubuntu GNOME 16.04 LTS supported for 3 years and
this is our 2nd official Long Term Support (LTS) version.

Before you upgrade or download, kindly make sure to read:
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/XenialXerus/ReleaseNotes/UbuntuGNOME

You may want to download from:
http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/ubuntu-gnome/releases/16.04/release/

We highly suggest to download via torrent.

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS release announcement:
https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-release/2016-April/003720.html

Special thanks to each and everyone who made it happen. You’re the best, no
doubt about it.

Yet another achievement 😀

If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact us.

Thank you for choosing and using Ubuntu GNOME!

Ali Jawad
Ubuntu GNOME Release and Community Manager

Xenial Xerus Beta 1 has been released

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Hi,

After 16 hours of extremely hard work; testing and re-spinning the images, testing and re-spinning the images .. due to last minutes bugs and other unexpected issues, here we go again .. what did you expect? give up and surrender? we don’t do that!

Ubuntu GNOME Family is glad to announce the release of Xenial Xerus Beta 1.

Before you get excited and download it, please read the official release notes:

https://wiki.ubuntu.com/XenialXerus/Beta1/UbuntuGNOME

Software Updates

  • GNOME Shell 3.18
  • Most of GNOME 3.18
  • GNOME Software has replaced Ubuntu Software Center
  • GNOME Calendar and GNOME Logs are installed by default
  • GNOME Builder (IDE) is now available in the archives
  • gnome-control-center sharing panel has been fixed

  • Experimental wayland session is now available. Install gnome-session-wayland and then select “GNOME on wayland” from login screen (Only works with OSS GPU drivers).

Known Problems

  • The prompt asking for media removal is not shown at the end of the installation (966480)

  • Shutdown/Restart of live session guest does not work in Virtualbox, and VMWare (1447038)

  • No auto login in Ubuntu GNOME Xenial (1547297)

  • Ubuntu installer says: The creation of swap space in partition failed (990744)

  • Ubuntu GNOME Xenial live image boots to tty1 (1548864)

  • It only shows installed apps, not available ones (1548933)

Feedback

Development of Ubuntu GNOME Xenial Xerus (16.04) is ongoing and bugs are fixed every day. Before reporting bugs, please ensure your system is up to date and you’re installing the latest build. For verifying installation related bugs, updated disk images are available from Daily bootable images for standard PCs/laptops/netbooks.

Testing Ubuntu GNOME

More Information about Testing Ubuntu GNOME is here

Contact Us

Ubuntu GNOME Official Channels are here

Big Thanks

To each and everyone who managed to do it again. 16.04 will be our 2nd LTS version and we can’t wait until April. Keep up the great job!

Ubuntu GNOME 14.04.4 LTS

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Hi,

Ubuntu GNOME Team is glad to announce the release of the fourth point release for Ubuntu GNOME 14.04 LTS.

  • Q: What are point releases for LTS versions of Ubuntu family?
  • A: Please, see the answer.

Get Ubuntu GNOME 14.04.4

  1. First of all, kindly do read the release notes. THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT!
  2. For NEW installations ONLY, you can download from here.
  3. Current users do NOT need to reinstall anything. You may only want to update your system, that is all.

Ubuntu-GNOME-14-04-LTS

Special thanks
Special thanks to each and everyone who have taken the time to test Ubuntu GNOME 14.04.4 (and the other flavors as well) and helped to release yet another rock solid release with less bugs. Without our great testers, we shall never make it. Keep up the great work!

To contact Ubuntu GNOME:
Please see our full list of contact channels.

Thank you for choosing and using Ubuntu GNOME!

Ubuntu GNOME 15.10 is released

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With GNOME 3.16, new logo and new Ubiquity Slideshow, the Ubuntu GNOME Team is very happy to announce the release of Ubuntu GNOME 15.10 (Wily Werewolf).

The New Logo:

our_new_logo

 

Social Media banner announcing the release of Wily Werewolf:

Wily_unleashedUbuntu GNOME is an official flavor of Ubuntu, featuring the GNOME desktop environment. Ubuntu GNOME is a mostly pure GNOME desktop experience built from the Ubuntu repositories. Three years ago, Ubuntu GNOME has started as unofficial flavor to Ubuntu – see the release notes of 12.10 – and 6 months after that, Ubuntu GNOME has become an official flavor.

Release Notes

Please read the Release Notes before Downloading Ubuntu GNOME 15.10:
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/WilyWerewolf/ReleaseNotes/UbuntuGNOME

Get Ubuntu GNOME 15.10

There are important steps you need to be aware of before installing Ubuntu GNOME 15.10 so please read carefully: Download Ubuntu GNOME 15.10

Support

Ubuntu GNOME 15.10 (Wily Werewolf) is supported for 9 months only. This is our Non-LTS Release. If you seek stability and long support, please consider Ubuntu GNOME 14.04 (Trusty Tahr) LTS Release. If you seek the latest software/packages that we can offer, then go ahead and use Ubuntu GNOME 15.10 (Wily Werewolf).

Contact Us

Please, see the full list of our communications channels

Thank you everyone

To each and everyone who participated, helped, supported and contributed to Ubuntu GNOME this cycle; big thanks to all of you. Special thanks to our testers who did a unique great job – as always – to make Ubuntu GNOME better.

Thank you for choosing and using Ubuntu GNOME.

Wily Werewolf (15.10) Beta 2 Released

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Hi everyone,

Less than a month from now and Ubuntu GNOME 15.10 will be released. Are you excited and interested to see what we have been working on for the last 5 months? because we have good news for you.

We’re delighted to announce the release of Ubuntu GNOME Wily Werewolf (15.10) Beta 2 (Final Beta).

First thing first, kindly have a read at:
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/WilyWerewolf/Beta2/UbuntuGNOME

So, what’s new with this Beta 2 of Ubuntu GNOME Wily Werewolf (15.10)?

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Software Updates

  • GNOME Shell 3.16
  • Most of GNOME 3.16
  • GNOME getting started guide is included and will run on first login
  • Replaced Shotwell with GNOME Photos
  • GNOME Music is installed by default
  • Bluez 5
  • Support to use syncevolution with GNOME Online Accounts (GOA)
  • Adwaita Dark Theme support for Ubuntu Software Centre
  • New Ubiquity Slide Show

  • Experimental wayland session is now available. Install gnome-session-wayland and then select “GNOME on wayland” from login screen (Only works with OSS GPU drivers).

For more information, please visit the Release Notes page.

Thanks a million to each and everyone who has helped, supported,contributed and tested Ubuntu GNOME because those who made this yet another successful milestone!

We can’t wait until the final release of 15.10, can you?

Thank you!

P.S.
Please accept my apology for the late announcement as I had no Internet connection.

Wily Werewolf (15.10) Beta 1 Released

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Hello,

Ubuntu GNOME Team is glad to announce the release of Beta 1 of Ubuntu GNOME Wily Werewolf (15.10).

What’s new and how to get it?

Please do read the release notes:
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/WilyWerewolf/Beta1/UbuntuGNOME

As always, thanks a million to each and everyone who has helped, supported and contributed to make this yet another successful milestone!

We have great testers and without their endless support, we don’t think we can ever make it. Please, keep the great work up!

Thank you!

Planning for Wily Werewolf (15.10) Cycle

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Hi,

I know the title is a bit odd, knowing that we are already 2 months away from the release of 15.10 but as the saying goes:

better late than never.

The reason behind this delay is two words: real life.

We have started the discussion and this email was the start of the brainstorming phase 🙂

To make it short and simple, these are the main topics that have been sent and discussed on the mailing list:

We are not yet done. We are suppose to finish before the weekend but I am not sure that’s possible as I haven’t yet sent my internal report nor the plan for the areas I am in charge of. Again, thanks to real life for that.

Anyway, the hardest part is done. Few final touches and all is good, hopefully.

This is to keep everyone in the loop 🙂

Thank you!

Ubuntu GNOME 14.04.3 LTS

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Hi,

Ubuntu GNOME Team is glad to announce the release of the third point release for Ubuntu GNOME 14.04 LTS.

  • Q: What are point releases for LTS versions of Ubuntu family?
  • A: Please, see the answer.

Get Ubuntu GNOME 14.04.3

  1. First of all, kindly do read the release notes. THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT!
  2. For NEW installations ONLY, you can download from here.
  3. Current users do NOT need to reinstall anything. You may only want to update your system, that is all.

Ubuntu-GNOME-14-04-LTS

Special thanks
Special thanks to each and everyone who have taken the time to test Ubuntu GNOME 14.04.3 (and the other flavours as well) and helped to release yet another rock solid release with less bugs. Without our great testers, we shall never make it. Keep up the great work!

To contact Ubuntu GNOME:
Please see our full list of contact channels.

Thank you for choosing and using Ubuntu GNOME!

Help needed to test 14.04.3

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Hi,

Time for Trusty Tahr, yet again 🙂

As you know, Ubuntu GNOME 14.04 was our first LTS release. Thus, there are point of releases. Ubuntu GNOME 14.04.1 and 14.04.2 have been released already. Now, it is time for 14.04.3 to be released in the 6th of August, 2015.

This is a call for help to test the daily builds of Ubuntu GNOME Trusty Tahr to make sure 14.04.3 will be, just like our previous releases, as solid as rock.

Please, make sure to use the ISO Tracker:
http://iso.qa.ubuntu.com/qatracker/milestones/344/builds

If you are NEW to all the testing process, that’s not a problem at all. This page: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuGNOME/Testing

Which has been re-written to become easier and better, will help you to get started 😉

Please, help us and test the daily builds of Ubuntu GNOME Trusty Tahr. If you need any help or have any question, don’t hesitate to contact us: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuGNOME/ContactUs

As always, your endless help and continuous support are highly appreciated 🙂

Happy Testing!