Hi,
Here the script I use to sync on UT my carddav account on my baikal server :

#!/bin/bash
# This script is a draft combination of the script found at https://gist.github.com/tcarrondo
# It is more or less to remember what I have done to make it work for my Fairphone 2 with UBports ubuntu touch
# Combined by me: Sebastian Gallehr <sebastian@gallehr.de>
# Thanks to: Tiago Carrondo <tcarrondo@ubuntu.com>
# Thanks to: Romain Fluttaz <romain@botux.fr>
# Thanks to: Wayne Ward <info@wayneward.co.uk>
# Thanks to: Mitchell Reese <mitchell@curiouslegends.com.au>
# --------------- [ Server ] ---------------- #
#CAL_URL="https://domaine.ovh/baikal/html/cal.php/calendars/username/default/"      # insert the CalDAV URL here
CONTACTS_URL="http://domaine.ovh/baikal/html/card.php/addressbooks/username/default/" # insert the CardDAV URL here
USERNAME="username"                # your CalDAV/CardDAV username
PASSWORD="password"                # your CalDAV/CardDAV password

# ----------------- [ Phone ] ----------------- #
#CALENDAR_CONFIG_NAME="Baikal"   # I use "myCloud"
CONTACTS_CONFIG_NAME="Baikal"   # I use "myCloud"

#CALENDAR_NAME="personalcalendar"          # I use "personalcalendar"
#CALENDAR_VISUAL_NAME="BaikalCalendar"   # a nice name to show on the Calendar app like "OwnCalendar"

CONTACTS_NAME="personalcontacts"          # I use "personalcontacts"
CONTACTS_VISUAL_NAME="BaikalContact"   # a nice name to show on the Contacts app like "OwnContacts"

CRON_FREQUENCY="hourly"               # Sync frequency, I use "hourly"


export DBUS_SESSION_BUS_ADDRESS=$(ps -u phablet e | grep -Eo 'dbus-daemon.*address=unix:abstract=/tmp/dbus-[A-Za-z0-9]{10}' | tail -c35)

#CALENDAR

#Create Calendar
#syncevolution --create-database backend=evolution-calendar database=$CALENDAR_VISUAL_NAME
#Create Peer
#syncevolution --configure --template webdav username=$USERNAME password=$PASSWORD syncURL=$CAL_URL keyring=no target-config@$CALENDAR_CONFIG_NAME
#Create New Source
#syncevolution --configure backend=evolution-calendar database=$CALENDAR_VISUAL_NAME @default $CALENDAR_NAME
#Add remote database
#syncevolution --configure database=$CAL_URL backend=caldav target-config@$CALENDAR_CONFIG_NAME $CALENDAR_NAME
#Connect remote calendars with local databases
#syncevolution --configure --template SyncEvolution_Client syncURL=local://@$CALENDAR_CONFIG_NAME $CALENDAR_CONFIG_NAME $CALENDAR_NAME
#Add local database to the source
#syncevolution --configure sync=two-way database=$CALENDAR_VISUAL_NAME $CALENDAR_CONFIG_NAME $CALENDAR_NAME
#Start first sync
#syncevolution --sync refresh-from-remote $CALENDAR_CONFIG_NAME $CALENDAR_NAME

#CONTACT

#Create contact list
syncevolution --create-database backend=evolution-contacts database=$CONTACTS_VISUAL_NAME
#Create Peer
syncevolution --configure --template webdav username=$USERNAME password=$PASSWORD syncURL=$CONTACTS_URL keyring=no target-config@$CONTACTS_CONFIG_NAME
#Create New Source
syncevolution --configure backend=evolution-contacts database=$CONTACTS_VISUAL_NAME @default $CONTACTS_NAME
#Add remote database
syncevolution --configure database=$CONTACTS_URL backend=carddav target-config@$CONTACTS_CONFIG_NAME $CONTACTS_NAME
#Connect remote contact list with local databases
syncevolution --configure --template SyncEvolution_Client Sync=None syncURL=local://@$CONTACTS_CONFIG_NAME $CONTACTS_CONFIG_NAME $CONTACTS_NAME
#Add local database to the source
syncevolution --configure sync=two-way backend=evolution-contacts database=$CONTACTS_VISUAL_NAME $CONTACTS_CONFIG_NAME $CONTACTS_NAME
#Start first sync
syncevolution --sync refresh-from-remote $CONTACTS_CONFIG_NAME $CONTACTS_NAME

#Add Sync Cron job
#sudo mount / -o remount,rw
#COMMAND_LINE="export DISPLAY=:0.0 && export DBUS_SESSION_BUS_ADDRESS=$(ps -u phablet e | grep -Eo 'dbus-daemon.*address=unix:abstract=/tmp/dbus-[A-Za-z0-9]{10}' | tail -c35) && /usr/bin/syncevolution $CALENDAR_NAME && /usr/bin/syncevolution $CONTACTS_NAME"
#sudo sh -c "echo '$COMMAND_LINE' > /sbin/sogosync"
#sudo chmod +x /sbin/sogosync

#CRON_LINE="@$CRON_FREQUENCY /sbin/sogosync"
#(crontab -u phablet -r;) # only if no other cron jobs already exist in crontab
#(crontab -u phablet -l; echo "$CRON_LINE" ) | crontab -u phablet -
#sudo mount / -o remount,ro
#sudo service cron restart

The script comes from the UT wiki, with some minor modifications.
As you can see in the script, I don't use the crontab services. I prefer to sync manually.
Here is the bash_aliases I use to sync my contacts :
alias SyncContact="syncevolution baikal personalcontacts"
Don't forget to set your favorite address book in Contact/Preference, to automatically add your new contacts to the synced address book.

Hello everyone,
I just want to share here a nice concept which pop up in the french telegram group.
It seems that the concept exists since the start of UT under Canonical.

I like the concept too, but meanwhile, I also like to have a empty home with a nice wallpaper and the clock.
Cheers

@advocatux You're right. I didn't see the warning about the repository.
Maybe a mention should be add to the readme with the link of the active repo.

The bug was already reported :
https://github.com/ubports/music-app/issues/37

On UBports French group, Aldo (@Aldolinux ?) share us a nice feature of Firefox OS (RIP).
On landscape mode, the keyboard split in two and the middle of the screen on all its height is dedicated to the "editor".
Here some pictures/screenshot :


I really like the idea, but I never add the chance to try it.
Maybe it's something that we could keep in mind for future OTA?
Feel free to comment!

@nerd7473 it's in /otp and not in /home/phablet

You want to download on your cell, or just manage a torrent app on a server?

@mymike Thanks! I will keep that in mind for future application

I did a work around. I replaced my Grid layout to a rectangle layout.
Maybe it's a bit dirty, but it works fine.
New code here : https://github.com/ellypsis/Mines/tree/timer%26mine_counter

Hi!
I'm contributing to the app Mines to learn QML.
I add a timer and a mine counter to tell how many mine left in the minefield.
It's promising, but I have a warning when I launch the app after compiling.
It's about an item Grid inside an item Rectangle (QML speaking).
Here the code :

Grid {
    id: statBar
    width: parent.width
    height: units.gu(20)
    anchors {
        bottom: parent.bottom
    }
    //anchors.fill: parent
    horizontalItemAlignment: Grid.AlignHCenter
    verticalItemAlignment: Grid.AlignVCenter
    columns: 2

    Rectangle {
        id: time_elapsed_rectangle
        height: parent.height
        width: parent.width/2
        anchors {
            left: parent.left
            verticalCenter: parent.verticalCenter
        }

        Row {
            anchors {
                horizontalCenter: parent.horizontalCenter
                verticalCenter: parent.verticalCenter
            }

            Image {
                id: time_icon
                anchors {
                    verticalCenter: parent.verticalCenter
                    margins: units.gu(2)
                }
                source: "../assets/time.svg"
            }
            Rectangle{
                width: units.gu(8)
                height: parent.height
                anchors.verticalCenter: parent.verticalCenter

                Item {
                    Component.onCompleted: reset_timer()
                    Timer {
                        id: timer
                        interval: 500; running: false; repeat: true
                        onTriggered: time.text = minefield.update_time_elapsed()
                    }
                }
                Text {
                    id: time
                    anchors {
                        verticalCenter: parent.verticalCenter
                        horizontalCenter: parent.horizontalCenter
                    }
                }
            }
        }
    }

    Rectangle {
        height: parent.height
        anchors {
            right: parent.right
            left: time_elapsed_rectangle.right
            verticalCenter: parent.verticalCenter
        }

        Row {
            anchors {
                horizontalCenter: parent.horizontalCenter
                verticalCenter: parent.verticalCenter
            }

            Image {
                id: mine_icon
                anchors {
                    verticalCenter: parent.verticalCenter
                    margins: units.gu(2)
                }
                source: "../assets/mine.svg"
            }

            Rectangle{
                width: units.gu(8)
                height: parent.height
                anchors.verticalCenter: parent.verticalCenter

                Text {
                    anchors {
                        verticalCenter: parent.verticalCenter
                        horizontalCenter: parent.horizontalCenter
                    }
                    text: minefield.n_flags + "/" + minefield.n_mines
                }
            }
        }
    }
}

And here my warning :
file:///home/ellypsis/dev/linux_phone/ut_app/Mines/build/tmp/qml/Main.qml:210:13: QML Grid: Cannot specify anchors for items inside Grid. Grid will not function.
But in fact, the code functions pretty well. But it's not a reason to let a warning in the code.
Any idea?

You can find the entire code here : Github - ellypsis/Mines

Hi @mimecar ! any news about your programming course? Do you need help on anything?

Done! Thanks Querida for your engagement!

@advocatux hmm that's something I wanted to avoid. Maybe if I reinstall ufw? How can I make the / writable? It was easy on 15.04, but I'm not sure on 16.04

@lakotaubp I'm not sure to switch to dev channel as it's my daily driver.
I suppose that the problem will be corrected in OTA5

I was about to post a reply to this post, but I found this bug on GitHub : Mobile data usage monitoring #66
Just to let other know that's a work in progress

I was about to post a reply to this post, but I found this bug on GitHub : Mobile data usage monitoring #66
Just to let other know that's a work in progress

Hi everyone,
I upgrade recently from 15.04 to 16.04 stable on OPO.
On 15.04, i used ufw as firewall, as it's pre-installed.
But after uprading to 16.04, I couldn't manage to have it working.
Here the error I get when I try to enable it :

phablet > sudo ufw enable
sudo: unable to resolve host phablet
[sudo] password for phablet: 
WARN: uid is 0 but '/etc' is owned by 109
WARN: uid is 0 but '/' is owned by 109
ERROR: Couldn't stat '/etc/ufw/user.rules'

And when I try to get the status :

phablet > sudo ufw status
sudo: unable to resolve host phablet
[sudo] password for phablet: 
ERROR: Couldn't stat '/etc/ufw/user6.rules'

Any idea?
I know that 16.04 introduced some changes in the core, but I don't really know what.

@advocatux Thanks, it was that!
I delete the broken simlink in /opt/click.ubuntu.com/.click/users/phablet/symlink

Hi,
Is there a way to reinstall the music app?
I did a cleanup of my OPO before switching from Vivid to Xenial, and removed the music app.
But it wasn't reinstalled during the update.
How can I reinstall it, as it's not available in the Open Store?
Thanks

@flohack Maybe if you use the UT Twaek Tool to clear the cache of the dekko2 app?