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Trophy Information:
  • You have a blog on Planet Ubuntu
Getting Help:
  • #ubuntu-community-team on Freenode

Planet Ubuntu is a website that lists blogs (personal websites) of people involved in the Ubuntu project and our various flavors.

Planet Ubuntu has become a very popular resource for our community and beyond to keep up to date with what is happening in the project. It brings together many, many blogs from across the community and the world into a single webpage that is convenient for browsing.

Planet Ubuntu works by users adding their blog's RSS feeds (most blogs have an RSS feed that you can use) which will take just the content from the blog and embed it into Planet Ubuntu.

To have your blog listed on Planet Ubuntu you need to first become an Ubuntu Member.

How to achieve this trophy

  1. You should first ensure that you have an SSH key added to Launchpad. Read more how to do this here.
  2. You will need to install the bzr tool. You can do this in the Ubuntu Software Center.
  3. Tell bzr your name and email address. It's best to use an email address associated with your Launchpad account: bzr whoami "Example User "
  4. Now login to Launchpad: bzr launchpad-login yourusername
  5. Now use bzr to download the Planet Ubuntu branch: bzr checkout lp:~planet-ubuntu/config/main planet-ubuntu
  6. You will need to create small image called a Hackergotchi (this is usually of your head). This should be about 100x100 pixels in size. Copy it to the heads directory and ensure the filename is your username: cp ~/hackergotchi.png heads/yourusername.png
  7. Now add your hackergotchi to the branch: bzr add heads/yourusername.png
  8. Now add the end of the config.ini file add a line for your blog in square brackets: e.g. [[http://blog.example.com/~yourusername/feed?category=ubuntu-only]]
  9. Underneathe that add your name: name = Your Name Here
  10. Underneathe that add your hackergotchi filename: face = yourusername.png
  11. Underneathe that add your Launchpad username: nick = yourusername
  12. Now check that your changes look good: bzr diff
  13. Finally, commit it to the branch: bzr commit -m "Added yourusername to Planet Ubuntu"

Tips and Tricks:

  • The Ubuntu Code of Conduct applies to all actions by Ubuntu members, including posting to their blogs.
  • As a rule of thumb, English should be considered the "lingua franca" of Planet Ubuntu. There are a number of language and locale specific Planets run by Ubuntu LoCo Teams, which are a great way for teams to get news out in their local language. However, the official Ubuntu Planet should attempt to use English where possible to reach the widest possible audience.
  • Ubuntu members who publish blogs on Planet Ubuntu should endeavour to ensure that company confidential information is not posted there. The planet administrators will make a reasonable judgement about the sensitivity of information in blogs re-published there, and will consider requests for the removal of content on those grounds. However, we cannot guarantee that we will be able to establish the confidentiality of any given piece of information, and will not automatically remove posts on request.
  • If you do need something removing, you can contact the sysadmin team at rt@ubuntu.com.

Pitfalls To Avoid:

  • Don't let a difference of style or opinion spiral into a conflict which will make it impossible for you to collaborate with others on matters of mutual interest. No single "set of rules" would let us all get along - but we expect everyone in the Ubuntu community to make a real effort to treat one another respectfully, across great cultural divides.