Hi,

Ubuntu GNOME Team is pleased to announce the release of Ubuntu GNOME Utopic Unicorn Beta 2 (Final Beta).

Please do read the release notes.

NOTE:

This is Beta 2 Release. Ubuntu GNOME Beta Releases are NOT recommended for:

• Regular users who are not aware of pre-release issues
• Anyone who needs a stable system
• Anyone uncomfortable running a possibly frequently broken system
• Anyone in a production environment with data or workflows that need to be reliable

Ubuntu GNOME Beta Releases are recommended for:

• Regular users who want to help us test by finding, reporting, and/or fixing bugs
• Ubuntu GNOME developers

For those who wish to use the latest releases, please remember to do an upgrade test from Trusty Tahr (Ubuntu GNOME 14.04 LTS) to Utopic Unicorn Beta 2. Needless to say, Ubuntu GNOME 14.04 is an LTS release that is supported for 3 years, so this test is for those who seek the latest system/packages and don’t mind the LTS (Long Term Support) Releases.

To help with testing Ubuntu GNOME:
Please see Testing Ubuntu GNOME Wiki Page.

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

Thank you for choosing and testing Ubuntu GNOME!

See Also:
Ubuntu 14.10 (Utopic Unicorn) Final Beta Released – Official Announcement

Hi,

This is our second official Wallpaper Contest for Ubuntu GNOME and this time, it is for Utopic Unicorn.

We ask our community to help us to vote for your desired wallpaper.

To vote, kindly click at this link.

Contest Rules

• Contest ends on 05-09-2014
• You have to vote on at least 1 photo
• You can vote on max 3 photos

As per this email form Ubuntu GNOME Artwork Team, there will be 10 wallpapers to be chosen and these will be included with Ubuntu GNOME 14.10 by default.

We appreciate your time to vote and your help.

Thank you!

On behalf of Ubuntu GNOME Artwork Team

Hi,

Ubuntu GNOME Team is pleased to announce the release of Ubuntu GNOME Utopic Unicorn Beta 1.

Please do read the release notes.

NOTE:

This is Beta 1 Release. Ubuntu GNOME Beta Releases are NOT recommended for:

• Regular users who are not aware of pre-release issues
• Anyone who needs a stable system
• Anyone uncomfortable running a possibly frequently broken system
• Anyone in a production environment with data or workflows that need to be reliable

Ubuntu GNOME Beta Releases are recommended for:

• Regular users who want to help us test by finding, reporting, and/or fixing bugs
• Ubuntu GNOME developers

To help with testing Ubuntu GNOME:
Please see Testing Ubuntu GNOME Wiki Page.

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

Thank you for choosing and testing Ubuntu GNOME!

Hi,

Ubuntu GNOME Team is happy to announce the first 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 14.04.1

1. First of all, kindly do read the release notes.
2. Download from here.

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

Thank you for choosing and using Ubuntu GNOME!

Hi,

Ubuntu GNOME Team is pleased to announce the release of Ubuntu GNOME Utopic Unicorn Alpha 2.

Please do read the release notes.

NOTE:

This is Alpha 2 Release. Ubuntu GNOME Alpha Releases are NOT recommended for:

• Regular users who are not aware of pre-release issues
• Anyone who needs a stable system
• Anyone uncomfortable running a possibly frequently broken system
• Anyone in a production environment with data or workflows that need to be reliable

Ubuntu GNOME Alpha Releases are recommended for:

• Regular users who want to help us test by finding, reporting, and/or fixing bugs
• Ubuntu GNOME developers

To help with testing Ubuntu GNOME:
Please see Testing Ubuntu GNOME Wiki Page.

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

Thank you for choosing and testing Ubuntu GNOME!

Hello and welcome to Ubuntu GNOME Community Guide for Newcomers 🙂

If you are interested to join Ubuntu GNOME Community as a volunteer to help ‘or’ you have joined already and you are a newcomer to Ubuntu GNOME Community, then this simple guide is for you.

3-Simple Simple Steps:

1. First, you need to read Ubuntu GNOME Community Wiki Page.
2. If you require further details, here is a list of ALL Ubuntu GNOME Wiki Pages.
3. If the above two steps were not enough, please Contact Us.

That is all what you need to know and/or do if you are interested to join Ubuntu GNOME Team or you have already joined but you can’t find your way easily and need some help 🙂

For those who would like even further details, here is our Getting Involved Guide. This guide will explain to you from A-Z how to get involved with Ubuntu GNOME.

As always, thank you for choosing and joining Ubuntu GNOME!

Ali/amjjawad
Ubuntu GNOME Leaders Board

Hi,

For the very first time, not only in Ubuntu GNOME Community but within all Ubuntu Communities (Ubuntu + Official Flavours); Ubuntu GNOME Team has taken the initiative and the productivity by establishing the very first Human Resource (Recruiting) Sub-Team within Ubuntu Communities.

For more details, please see this blueprint.

Now, Ubuntu GNOME Sub-Teams has a new arrival and we hope the rest of Ubuntu Communities will follow our steps 🙂

Ubuntu GNOME Blueprints for Utopic Unicorn are ready to be approved. We had 7 Roadmaps for 7 Sub-Teams but now, we have 7 + 1 = 8 Roadmaps.

We’re so excited about this new addition and we hope this experience will be very excited and helpful for our team.

Thank you!

Ali/amjjawad
Ubuntu GNOME Leaders Board

Hi,

As we promised you on the earlier post we have published today, there will be great new changes within Ubuntu GNOME Community and here is yet another one.

We’re pleased to announce that starting from this cycle (Utopic Unicorn), each Sub-Team within Ubuntu GNOME will have:

• Team Leader
• Acting Team Leader

The idea was proposed on the first weekly meeting for Ubuntu GNOME Team for Utopic Unicorn Cycle and the team have voted with ‘YES’ to this idea; hence it has been approved.

For more details, please see this blueprint on Launchpad.

On Sunday, 29-06-2014, Ubuntu GNOME Team will have its second weekly meeting for this cycle (Utopic Unicorn) and we shall discuss and decide who will be the Acting Team Leaders for Ubuntu GNOME Sub-Teams.

This is our second official team announcement during this cycle (Utopic Unicorn). Stay tuned for more 😉

Ali/amjjawad
Ubuntu GNOME Leaders Board

Hi,

Ubuntu GNOME Community/Team is glad to announce the establishment of Ubuntu GNOME Leaders Board (Council).

The idea was proposed on the first weekly meeting for Ubuntu GNOME Team for Utopic Unicorn Cycle and the team have voted with ‘YES’ to this idea; hence it has been approved and the board has been created successfully.

For more details about this new board, please see this blueprint.

The Code Name of this board will be:
Ubuntu GNOME Shinobi

This is our first official team announcement during this cycle (Utopic Unicorn). Stay tuned for more 🙂

Ali/amjjawad
Ubuntu GNOME Leaders Board

Hello everyone,

After a very successful and long 6 months with Trusty Tahr Cycle, here comes another cycle and another 6 months of fun, hard work and more great and successful achievements to accomplish.

As with any start of any cycle, there is a planning phase, then a brainstorming phase and then the implementation phase.

The Planning Phase of Ubuntu GNOME Utopic Unicorn
Blueprints are done and we have the main roadmap for Ubuntu GNOME Utopic Unicorn with 7 blueprints for each Sub-Team and more to come whenever needed.

Ubuntu GNOME Utopic Unicorn Roadmap

1. Artwork Roadmap
2. Brainstorming Roadmap
3. Marketing and Communications Roadmap
4. Packaging Roadmap
5. QA Roadmap
6. Translations Roadmap
7. Wiki and Documentation Roadmap

Above are the main Blueprints for Ubuntu GNOME Utopic Unicorn Cycle. There is one main roadmap of course which is the umbrella of all the other 7 main blueprints for each sub-team.

More blueprints will be added whenever needed and will be linked to one of the 7 blueprints, depending on the area these new blueprints will be created under. Example: if the new created blueprint will be related to Ubuntu GNOME Slideshow, this will be under Artwork Sub-Team and therefore, will be linked to: Ubuntu GNOME Artwork Roadmap for Utopic Unicorn.

The Brainstorming Phase of Ubuntu GNOME Utopic Unicorn
Ubuntu GNOME Team will start many meetings, one for each Sub-Team, in order to discuss the blueprints. Once these blueprints are discussed and approved, we shall start then the Implementation Phase.

The Implementation Phase of Ubuntu GNOME Utopic Unicorn
This phase obviously will be longest which will start right after the discussion and brainstorming phase. Planning Phase is done. Brainstorming Phase will start very soon right after publishing this post. It might take 1-2 weeks Maximum and then we shall start the Implementation Phase.

Each Sub-Team will have specific tasks to do. Our Team is more than ready to carry on with the great and amazing work we have always showed and we’re looking forward for yet another cycle of fun, team work, achievements and smiles on the faces of Ubuntu GNOME Users.

We promise that we shall never let you down. However, don’t expect to find/see ALL what you have in mind on Ubuntu GNOME 14.10 😉 nothing is perfect as you know.. Yet, from your side, you can play a great role to help and support. That can be easily achieved and done by:

Joining Ubuntu GNOME and Getting Involved.

Thank you!

Ali/amjjawad
Head of Brainstorming and One of Ubuntu GNOME Leaders