This week we’ve become an Ubuntu Member and got a new job. We discuss Flutter as the future for Ubuntu app development, the new Ubuntu installer, Ubuntu MATE adopting Yaru, a new GTK Spotify client and Proton (not that one) for Firefox. We also round up some events and our favourite picks from the tech news.

It’s Season 14 Episode 01 of the Ubuntu Podcast! Alan Pope, Mark Johnson and Martin Wimpress are connected and speaking to your brain.

In this week’s show:

* We discuss what we’ve been up to recently:

* Mark has become an Ubuntu Member.

* Martin has got a new job at slim.ai.

* We discuss the community news:

* Ubuntu picks Flutter for future app development

* New Ubuntu installer designs emerge

* Ubuntu MATE adopts Yaru by default

* Spot!

* Firefox Proton redesign

* We mention some events:

* What’s next for CentOS users: 11th March 5pm UTC – Online

* FOSS Talk almost live: 12 June – Online

* We discuss the news:

* Russia and China will work on a Moon base!

* Framework Laptop

* Brave announces new search

* Oppo announces expanding phone

* Image credit: Stefan C. Asafti

* We are running a crowd funder to cover our audio production costs on Patreon.

* You can listen to the Ubuntu Podcast back catalogue on YouTube.

That’s all for this week! If there’s a topic you’d like us to discuss, or you have any feedback on previous shows, please send your comments and suggestions to [email protected] or Tweet us or Toot us or Comment on our Facebook page or comment on our sub-Reddit.

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