Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter Issue 277 has been published
Welcome to the Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter, Issue 277 for the week July
30 - August 5, 2012.
== Links to UWN ==
* Wiki page: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuWeeklyNewsletter/Issue277
== In This Issue ==
* Ubuntu Developer Summit Sponsorship Now Open
* Top 10 Ubuntu app downloads for July 2012
* Welcome new members
* Ubuntu Stats
* Event Report - Ubuntu 12.04 Release Party
* Ubuntu Village @ FOSSCON Sat August 11th
* Juju Java Cluster - Part 1-3
* juju deploying CentOS clouds
* Ricardo Salveti: Pre-built images for XBMC (Ubuntu 12.04 based)
with hw acceleration finally available at Linaro
* Ubuntu TV Weekly Update #4
* Didier Roche: Time for a Quickly reboot?
* Jorge Castro: Ubuntu Forums Needs Single Sign On, again
* Nicholas Skaggs: A video walkthrough of ISO Testing
* Dustin Kirkland: Introducing overlayroot -- overlayfs + dmcrypt!
* Charlene Tessier: Achieve Personal Unity - 12.04 Customiztion Guide
* Nicholas Skaggs: Quality Perceptions Survey
* Canonical News
* Road test: Self-driving car heads into city
* What Is Ubuntu's Target Audience?
* Faster Zombies!
* Ubuntu For Android Gets A Video Demo, Looks Awesome
* How One Teacher Built a Computer Lab for Free
* In Other News
* Other Articles of Interest
* Featured Podcasts
* Weekly Ubuntu Development Team Meetings
* Upcoming Meetings and Events
* Updates and Security for 8.04, 10.04, 11.04, 11.10 and 12.04
* And much more!
== General Community News ==
=== Ubuntu Developer Summit Sponsorship Now Open ===
Jono Bacon announces that sponsorship is available for the next Ubuntu
Developer Summit, taking place 29th Oct -- 1st Nov at Bella Centre,
Copenhagen, Denmark and shares details of how community members can
apply for sponsorship.
Bacon writes: "At the heart of a great UDS is a diverse group of
attendees who can bring their experience and expertise to the
discussions. You don't have to be technical, or be a programmer or
packager to attend -- UDS is open to everyone (including non-Ubuntu
folks) and free to attend. We encourage everyone with an interest in
Ubuntu to attend."
http://www.jonobacon.org/2012/08/01/ubuntu-developer-summit-sponsorship-now-open-4/
The announcement of Copenhagen, Denmark as the next UDS location was
also covered throughout the blogosphere:
* Copenhagen, Denmark To Hold Next, Shorter, Ubuntu Developer Summit
- http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2012/07/copenhagen-denmark-to-hold-next-shorter-ubuntu-developer-summit
* Next Ubuntu Developer Summit to be held in Copenhagen -
http://www.h-online.com/open/news/item/Next-Ubuntu-Developer-Summit-to-be-held-in-Copenhagen-1658467.html
=== Top 10 Ubuntu app downloads for July 2012 ===
The top app downloads for the past month are in, and bring with them a
few surprises. For paid applications, popular indie games such as
Braid, Super Meat Boy, and Bastion take spots one through three
respectively. Nine out of the ten commercial applications are games,
with the only exception being Fluendo DVD Player. Command and Conquer,
Full Circle Magazine #61, and IntelliJ IDEA Community Edition lead the
pack of free apps.
http://developer.ubuntu.com/2012/08/top-10-ubuntu-app-downloads-for-july-2012/
=== Welcome new members ===
Results from the Membership Board meeting (2 August 2012):
* Bilal Shahid (https://wiki.ubuntu.com/BilalShahid |
https://launchpad.net/~s9iper1)
* Adolfo Jayme (https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Fitoschido |
https://launchpad.net/~fitoschido)
https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-news-team/2012-August/001607.html
== Ubuntu Stats ==
=== Bug Stats ===
* Open (98558) -925 over last week
* Critical (63) +3 over last week
* Unconfirmed (49242) -813 over last week
As always, the Bug Squad needs more help. If you want to get started,
please see https://wiki.ubuntu.com/BugSquad
=== Translation Stats Precise ===
* English (Australia) (2) +/- 0 over last week
* English (United Kingdom) (7970) -2800 over last week
* Spanish (10183) -224 over last week
* Bosnian (33780) -5 over last week
* Brazilian Portuguese (34423) -1297 over last weke
Remaining strings to translate in Ubuntu 12.04 "Precise Pangolin", see
more at: https://translations.launchpad.net/ubuntu/precise/ and
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Translations
=== Ubuntu Brainstorm Top this week ===
* integrate online and other calendars into unitys calendar -
http://brainstorm.ubuntu.com/idea/30016/
* Submit screenshot in Ubuntu Software Center -
http://brainstorm.ubuntu.com/idea/30005/
* To establish a powerful remote control/access of Ubuntu -
http://brainstorm.ubuntu.com/idea/30011/
* UbuntuOne Music Store Music Wishlist -
http://brainstorm.ubuntu.com/idea/30017/
Ubuntu Brainstorm is a community site geared toward letting you add
your ideas for Ubuntu. You can submit your own idea, or vote for or
against another idea. http://brainstorm.ubuntu.com/
=== Ask Ubuntu Top 5 Questions this week ===
* Can I use this list of applications in Ubuntu?
http://askubuntu.com/questions/172221/can-i-use-this-list-of-applications-in-ubuntu
* How do I set a path permanently?
http://askubuntu.com/questions/170222/how-do-i-set-a-path-permanently
* Do I really need the "Source Code" in software sources?
http://askubuntu.com/questions/172586/do-i-really-need-the-source-code-in-software-sources
* How do I install/upgrade to KDE 4.9?
http://askubuntu.com/questions/170983/how-do-i-install-upgrade-to-kde-4-9
* How to prevent my screen from dimming when watching YouTube?
http://askubuntu.com/questions/171143/how-to-prevent-my-screen-from-dimming-when-watching-youtube
Ask (and answer!) your own questions at http://askubuntu.com
== LoCo News ==
=== Event Report - Ubuntu 12.04 Release Party ===
Shrini of the Indian Linux Users' Group shares a report about the
Ubuntu 12.04 event and release party, which was held at MIT Anna
University, Chennai, India along with the Ubuntu Tamil team.
Photos from the event here:
https://picasaweb.google.com/102002010785949271518/UbuntuReleaseParty2012
Full blog post: http://ilugc.in/content/event-report-ubuntu-12-04-release-party/
=== Ubuntu Village @ FOSSCON Sat August 11th ===
Ubuntu Pennsylvania will be running an "Ubuntu Village" at the
upcoming FOSSCON on August 11th and encourages everyone to bring their
own laptops, since the Ubuntu Village is hosting an all-day
installfest during the conference. Registrations are available at the
following link: https://www.wepay.com/events/fosscon-2012
Besides the invitation for attendees, Ubuntu Village is also calling
for volunteers.
http://ubuntupennsylvania.org/?p=132
== Ubuntu Cloud News ==
=== Juju Java Cluster - Part 1-3 ===
Robert Ayeres in his series of blog posts, Juju Java Cluster, gives
detailed demonstrations:
* How to deploy Juju cluster with a sample Grails application
* How to add Memcached service to cluster
* About Tomcat configuration options that are available including JMX
monitoring
* About session monitoring
http://voices.canonical.com/robert.ayres/2012/08/01/juju-java-cluster-part-1/
http://voices.canonical.com/robert.ayres/2012/08/01/juju-java-cluster-part-2/
http://voices.canonical.com/robert.ayres/2012/08/03/juju-java-cluster-part-3/
=== juju deploying CentOS clouds ===
Jorge Castro shares information how Francisco Souza at globo.com got
Juju to work on CentOS, which Souza details in this blog post:
http://f.souza.cc/2012/07/using-juju-to-orchestrate-centos-based.html
Castro summarized juju client availability with the following: "Right
now for juju we have clients for RPM-based distributions like Fedora,
OpenSUSE, and CentOS (thanks to Brandon Holtsclaw)."
http://www.jorgecastro.org/2012/08/01/juju-deploying-centos-clouds/
== The Planet ==
=== Ricardo Salveti: Pre-built images for XBMC (Ubuntu 12.04 based)
with hw acceleration finally available at Linaro ===
Ricardo Salveti shares information about pre-built Ubuntu 12.04 based
images for XMBC, and their integration with Linaro components and LEB.
The current state of pre-built images can be found at the following
link: http://snapshots.linaro.org/precise/pre-built/ti-panda-x11-base/
More at: http://rsalveti.wordpress.com/2012/07/29/pre-built-images-for-xbmc-ubuntu-12-04-based-with-hw-acceleration-finally-available-at-linaro/
=== Ubuntu TV Weekly Update #4 ===
Jim, senior software engineer on the Ubuntu TV project, shares the
current status of the Ubuntu TV project including: Unity 3D transition
state, lenses and scopes, Ubuntu TV Test card, and much more.
http://www.doadjustyourset.com/2012/07/30/ubuntu-tv-weekly-update-4
=== Jorge Castro: OnAir Video Online if You Missed It ===
The video from the Alpha 2 Ubuntu OnAir Hangout is now online. The
video features several developers and community members, and covers
questions asked by the community on topics such as Project Sputnik,
secure boot, and the upcoming web apps feature in Ubuntu 12.10.
http://www.jorgecastro.org/2012/07/30/onair-video-online-if-you-missed-it
=== Didier Roche: Time for a Quickly reboot? ===
Despite Quickly's great success during the Ubuntu app showdown, Roche
would like that they "step back, look around and restate the project's
goals to build an even brighter future for Quickly." He therefore
announces the Quickly reboot project.
http://blog.didrocks.fr/post/Time-for-a-Quickly-reboot
=== Jorge Castro: Ubuntu Forums Needs Single Sign On, again ===
Jorge Castro is looking for a volunteer who is experienced with PHP,
Single sign on (SSO) and vBulletin (VB) to work on a SSO integration
with v.Bulletin 4.x.
http://www.jorgecastro.org/2012/07/31/ubuntu-forums-needs-single-sign-on-again/
=== Nicholas Skaggs: A video walkthrough of ISO Testing ===
Nicholas Skaggs posted a screencast tutorial on how to perform ISO
Testing to help ensure high quality, daily ISO images. The testing
takes place inside of a virtual machine, and only takes about twenty
minutes.
http://www.theorangenotebook.com/2012/07/a-video-walkthrough-of-iso-testing.html
=== Dustin Kirkland: Introducing overlayroot -- overlayfs + dmcrypt! ===
Dustin Kirkland shares details about "a new binary package called
overlayroot, which is part of the cloud-initramfs-tools source package
and project." By implementing "two awesome Linux kernel technologies,"
overlayfs and dmcrypt Kirkland shares details about the new package
and a history of how it came to be developed.
http://blog.dustinkirkland.com/2012/08/introducing-overlayroot-overlayfs.html
=== Charlene Tessier: Achieve Personal Unity - 12.04 Customiztion Guide ===
Charlene Tessier announces the availability of the "Achieve Personal
Unity - 12.04 Customization Guide" which is meant in particular for
users "who have been using Ubuntu for a while and now feel up to the
challenge to tinker with it further."
http://frenchfortunecookie.wordpress.com/2012/08/02/achieve-personal-unity-12-04-customiztion-guide/
=== Lubuntu Blog: Box icon theme ===
The new Lubuntu Box icon theme is almost ready, and has now been
merged into the repositories. If you're using Lubuntu an update will
be available soon that will change the icons to the new ones.
http://lubuntublog.blogspot.com/2012/08/box-icon-theme.html
=== Jono Bacon: Ubuntu Accomplishments:Building Maturity ===
Jono Bacon shares his thoughts around Ubuntu Accomplishment and goals
for that application: quality, visibility and growth. He says, "With
these goals we want to take Ubuntu Accomplishments from a casual
code-base that generally works, to a professional, rock-solid,
predictable, well-tested system that assures a great experience for
our users." Bacon also issues a request for volunteers to join the
project. To make it easier for volunteers to catch up with what the
Ubuntu Accomplishments team is doing, Bacon announces a schedule for
new live video sessions.
http://www.jonobacon.org/2012/08/03/ubuntu-accomplishments-building-maturity/
=== Nicholas Skaggs: Quality Perceptions Survey ===
Nicolas Skaggs shares his thoughts about Ubuntu's quality and has
written a survey to collect information about quality perceptions in
the community. Skaggs states "I have my own thoughts about the impact
to the ubuntu project this testing has had, and I will continue to
share my thoughts to point out the progress we make in this regard.
But now, I want your input. I have created a survey to understand the
community perspective on how we as a Ubuntu project are doing on
quality."
http://www.theorangenotebook.com/2012/08/quality-perceptions-survey.html
=== Paolo Sammicheli: Ubuntu Opportunistic Programming @Europython:
The slides ===
Paolo Sammicheli shares materials about Ubuntu Opportunistic
Programming from his lecture at Europython 2012 where he was one of
the speakers.
http://xdatap1.wordpress.com/2011/07/08/ubuntu-opportunistic-programming-europython-the-slides/
== Canonical News ==
=== Ubuntu Server 12.04: IAAS we can! Ubuntu Cloud infrastructure ===
In another webinar from Canonical, they invite participants to "join
Mark Baker and Nick Barcet from the Ubuntu Server and Cloud teams to
learn about OpenStack in Ubuntu Server 12.04 LTS - and how you can use
it to deliver the infrastructure and services you need." The webinar
will be held on August 9th - (16.00- 19.00, UK time, 11am Eastern
time).
http://www.canonical.com/about-canonical/news-and-events/events/2012/08/09/live-webinar/ubuntu-server-1204-iaas-we-can-ubuntu
== In The Press ==
=== Road test: Self-driving car heads into city ===
"Scientists at the Free Berlin University have been conducting
research on one of the worlds first prototypes that can independently
maneuver through heavy city traffic." While watching the video you can
see that Ubuntu 12.04 is used as a GPS system.
http://www.futureoftech.msnbc.msn.com/technology/futureoftech/road-test-self-driving-car-heads-city-916303
== In The Blogosphere ==
=== What Is Ubuntu's Target Audience? ===
Swapnil Bhartiya of Muktware summarises the recent open discussion
about Ubuntu's target audience. Bhartiya also pointed out what can be
done under Ubuntu through the following topics:
* Can We Define The PC/Desktop Market?
* Beyond The Desktop
* Coming Back To PC
* 3rd Party Apps
* Ubuntu Takes Care Of 95% Of My Computing
* Hardware Support Under Ubuntu
http://www.muktware.com/4053/what-ubuntus-target-audience
=== Like Lubuntu? Help Pick Wallpapers for its Next Release ===
Joey Sneddon of OMG!Ubuntu! invites Lubuntu fans to vote for
Lubuntu's next release wallpapers. Sneddon states: "From 29
community-sourced images, users can vote for the five they would most
like to see made available in Lubuntu by default. Voting closes on
August 20th."
http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2012/08/like-lubuntu-help-pick-wallpapers-for-its-next-release
=== Ubuntu 12.10 Continues Strong On The PandaBoard ES ===
Michael Larabel of Phoronix shares benchmark results which "build upon
the results from earlier PandaBoard ES benchmarking on Phoronix to
show the performance of Ubuntu 11.10, Ubuntu 12.04 LTS, the earlier
Ubuntu 12.10 benchmarks from the beginning of June, and then Ubuntu
12.10 benchmarks using a development build from the end of July."
http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=article&item=ubuntu1210_pandaes_strong#=1
=== Faster Zombies! ===
Valve Team shares FPS testing results involving:
Hardware
* Intel Core i7 3930k
* NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680
* 32 GB RAM
Software
* Windows 7 Service Pack 1 64-bit
* Left 4 Dead 2
* Ubuntu 12.04 32-bit
The focus of the testing was to compare the OpenGL and Direct3D
versions of the game Left 4 Dead 2. The results show that the OpenGL
version running on Ubuntu is 44.4 FPS faster than Direct3D version,
which they attribute to the "underlying efficiency of the [Linux]
kernel and OpenGL".
http://blogs.valvesoftware.com/linux/faster-zombies/
=== Ubuntu For Android Gets A Video Demo, Looks Awesome ===
Stephen Schenck of PocketNow writes about Ubuntu for Android, which
Canonical announced back in February this year. Schenck also shares a
Portuguese version of an Ubuntu For Android Demo Video, which was
presented at the Forum Internacional Software Livre in Brazil two
weeks ago.
http://pocketnow.com/2012/08/02/ubuntu-for-android-gets-a-video-demo-looks-awesome/
=== How One Teacher Built a Computer Lab for Free ===
Elizabeth of iFixit shares a story about Robert Litt a sixth grade
teacher who was struggling with the problem of how to provide
computers for underfunded school classrooms with no budget. Following
a donation of computers, Litt shares how he learned about Linux,
worked with a local Linux Users group and a non-profit who helped him
grow his computer lab.
http://ifixit.org/3001/how-one-teacher-built-a-computer-lab-for-free/
== In Other News ==
=== Android SDK Installer for Linux (Debian/Ubuntu) ===
Adnan Hodzic of OMG!Ubuntu! writes about his project, Android SDK
Installer for Linux, where he explains what the project is for, and
also requests contributors to help him finish it. The project is
available at the following link:
https://github.com/AdnanHodzic/android-sdk-installer
http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2012/07/android-sdk-installer-for-linux-debianubuntu
=== Red Hat and Canonical 'traitors' to open source for working with
Microsoft ===
Jon Gold of Network World US writes about Theo de Raadt's recent rant
where he attacked Red Hat and Canonical for their secure boot
solutions. Gold also mentions Stallman's and Torvalds' thoughts
concerning secure boot which have been known for quite some time.
http://www.computerworlduk.com/news/operating-systems/3372860/red-hat-canonical-traitors-open-source-for-working-with-microsoft/
=== Mid-2012: Arch Linux vs. Slackware vs. Ubuntu vs. Fedora ===
Michael Larabel of Phoronix shares a Slackware vs.Ubuntu vs. Fedora
comparison. This is not just a basic distribution comparison but
"rather a larger Linux distribution performance comparison." In this
article Larabel demonstrates benchmark results from "from Ubuntu 12.04
LTS, CentOS 6.2, Fedora 17, Slackware 14.0 Beta, and Arch Linux."
http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=article&item=arch_2012_linuxdistros#=1
== Other Articles of Interest ==
* Richard M Stallman: Steam Is Good For GNU/Linux -
http://www.muktware.com/4042/richard-m-stallman-steam-good-gnulinux
* Stallman Calls Valve Games on Linux 'Unethical' -
http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2012/07/stallman-calls-valve-games-on-linux-unethical
* OpenStack: Allegation of 'abusive' conversation under
investigation- http://www.itworld.com/cloud-computing/287805/openstack-allegation-abusive-conversation-under-investigation
* Debian Project News - July 30th, 2012 -
http://www.debian.org/News/weekly/2012/15/
* Linux Desktops Dominate at Black Hat -
http://www.internetnews.com/blog/skerner/linux-desktops-dominate-at-black-hat.html
* Study: During Hard Times, FOSS Has Tremendously Helped Small
Businesses - http://ostatic.com/blog/study-during-hard-times-foss-has-tremendously-helped-small-businesses
== Featured Podcasts ==
=== Ubuntu Podcast from the UK LoCo: S05E12 - The Portland Sketch Book ===
"Mark Johnson and Tony Whitmore are joined by guest presenters Alan
Bell and Andy Piper in Studio A for the twelfth episode of Season Five
of the Ubuntu Podcast from the UK LoCo Team!"
Topics include:
* Making a Raspberry Pi case out of Lego, seeing the Reduced
Shakespeare Company, fondling one's slab and going to the Olympic
Opening Ceremony.
* Andy's experiences at OSCON
* Their competition to win an EcoPC
* Interview Jonathan Nadeau from the Accessible Computing Foundation
* Victoria Pritchard and Robin Catling dust off another audio
recording of an episode of 'Tomorrow's Technology Today' from the
Herbert Maxwell Fosdyke Curmudgeon Memorial Sound Archive.
* Ubuntu related news in the bit-about-Ubuntu
* And more!
http://podcast.ubuntu-uk.org/2012/08/01/s05e12-the-portland-sketch-book/
== Weekly Ubuntu Development Team Meetings ==
* Kernel Team - July 31, 2012
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/KernelTeam/Meeting#Tues.2C_31_July_2012
* QA Team - August 1, 2012 https://wiki.ubuntu.com/QATeam/Meetings/QA/20120801
* Desktop Team - July 31, 2012
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/DesktopTeam/Meeting/2012-07-31
* Security Team - July 30, 2012
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/MeetingLogs/Security/20120730
== Upcoming Meetings and Events ==
For upcoming meetings and events please visit the calendars at
fridge.ubuntu.com: http://fridge.ubuntu.com/calendars/
== Updates and Security for 8.04, 10.04, 11.04, 11.10 and 12.04 ==
=== Security Updates ===
* [USN-1520-1] Kerberos vulnerabilities -
https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-security-announce/2012-July/001773.html
* [USN-1521-1] IcedTea-Web vulnerabilities -
https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-security-announce/2012-July/001774.html
* [USN-1522-1] QEMU vulnerability -
https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-security-announce/2012-August/001775.html
* [USN-1523-1] NVIDIA graphics drivers vulnerability -
https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-security-announce/2012-August/001776.html
=== Ubuntu 8.04 Updates ===
None.
End of life - April 2013 (Server)
=== Ubuntu 10.04 Updates ===
* cacti 0.8.7e-2ubuntu0.3 -
https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/lucid-changes/2012-July/013025.html
* skype 4.0.0.8-0lucid1 -
https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/lucid-changes/2012-July/013026.html
* krb5- https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/lucid-changes/2012-July/013027.html
* icedtea-web 1.2-2ubuntu0.10.04.2 -
https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/lucid-changes/2012-July/013028.html
* cron 3.0pl1-106ubuntu7 -
https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/lucid-changes/2012-August/013029.html
* hg-git 0.2.1-1ubuntu0.1 -
https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/lucid-changes/2012-August/013030.html
* qemu-kvm 0.12.3+noroms-0ubuntu9.19 -
https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/lucid-changes/2012-August/013031.html
* pudb 0.92.14-1ubuntu0.1 -
https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/lucid-changes/2012-August/013032.html
* nvidia-graphics-drivers-173 173.14.22-0ubuntu11.2 -
https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/lucid-changes/2012-August/013033.html
* nvidia-graphics-drivers 195.36.24-0ubuntu1~10.04.3 -
https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/lucid-changes/2012-August/013034.html
* nvidia-graphics-drivers-173 173.14.22-0ubuntu11.2 -
https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/lucid-changes/2012-August/013035.html
* nvidia-graphics-drivers 195.36.24-0ubuntu1~10.04.3 -
https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/lucid-changes/2012-August/013036.html
End of Life - April 2013 (Desktop) - April 2015 (Server)
=== Ubuntu 11.04 Updates ===
* firefox 14.0.1+build1-0ubuntu0.11.04.2 -
https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/natty-changes/2012-July/012613.html
* skype 4.0.0.8-0lucid1 -
https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/natty-changes/2012-July/012614.html
* linux-ti-omap4 2.6.38-1209.25 -
https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/natty-changes/2012-July/012615.html
* krb5- https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/natty-changes/2012-July/012616.html
* icedtea-web 1.2-2ubuntu0.11.04.2 -
https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/natty-changes/2012-July/012617.html
* qemu-kvm 0.14.0+noroms-0ubuntu4.6 -
https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/natty-changes/2012-August/012618.html
* libapache-mod-security 2.5.12-1+squeeze1build0.11.04.1 -
https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/natty-changes/2012-August/012619.html
* libapache-mod-security 2.5.12-1+squeeze1build0.11.04.1 -
https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/natty-changes/2012-August/012620.html
* libapache-mod-security 2.5.12-1+squeeze1build0.11.04.1 -
https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/natty-changes/2012-August/012621.html
* libapache-mod-security 2.5.12-1+squeeze1build0.11.04.1 -
https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/natty-changes/2012-August/012622.html
* libapache-mod-security 2.5.12-1+squeeze1build0.11.04.1 -
https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/natty-changes/2012-August/012623.html
* nvidia-graphics-drivers-173 173.14.30-0ubuntu1.2 -
https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/natty-changes/2012-August/012624.html
* nvidia-graphics-drivers 270.41.06-0ubuntu1.2 -
https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/natty-changes/2012-August/012625.html
* nvidia-graphics-drivers 270.41.06-0ubuntu1.2 -
https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/natty-changes/2012-August/012626.html
* nvidia-graphics-drivers-173 173.14.30-0ubuntu1.2 -
https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/natty-changes/2012-August/012627.html
End of Life - October 2012
=== Ubuntu 11.10 Updates ===
* postgis 1.5.3-1ubuntu0.1 -
https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/oneiric-changes/2012-July/012276.html
* debhelper 8.9.0ubuntu2 -
https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/oneiric-changes/2012-July/012277.html
* firefox 14.0.1+build1-0ubuntu0.11.10.2 -
https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/oneiric-changes/2012-July/012278.html
* skype 4.0.0.8-0oneiric1 -
https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/oneiric-changes/2012-July/012279.html
* linux-ti-omap4 3.0.0-1214.26 -
https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/oneiric-changes/2012-July/012280.html
* linux-meta-ti-omap4 3.0.0.1214.13 -
https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/oneiric-changes/2012-July/012281.html
* krb5- https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/oneiric-changes/2012-July/012282.html
* icedtea-web 1.2-2ubuntu0.11.10.2 -
https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/oneiric-changes/2012-July/012283.html
* ubuntu-defaults-zh-cn 0.4.1 -
https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/oneiric-changes/2012-August/012284.html
* udev 173-0ubuntu4.3 -
https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/oneiric-changes/2012-August/012285.html
* qemu-kvm 0.14.1+noroms-0ubuntu6.4 -
https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/oneiric-changes/2012-August/012286.html
* ruby-actionpack-2.3 2.3.14-2ubuntu0.11.10.1 -
https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/oneiric-changes/2012-August/012287.html
* libapache-mod-security 2.5.12-1+squeeze1build0.11.10.1 -
https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/oneiric-changes/2012-August/012288.html
* libapache-mod-security 2.5.12-1+squeeze1build0.11.10.1 -
https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/oneiric-changes/2012-August/012289.html
* libapache-mod-security 2.5.12-1+squeeze1build0.11.10.1 -
https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/oneiric-changes/2012-August/012290.html
* libapache-mod-security 2.5.12-1+squeeze1build0.11.10.1 -
https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/oneiric-changes/2012-August/012291.html
* libapache-mod-security 2.5.12-1+squeeze1build0.11.10.1 -
https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/oneiric-changes/2012-August/012292.html
* nvidia-graphics-drivers-173-updates 173.14.30-0ubuntu5.2 -
https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/oneiric-changes/2012-August/012293.html
* nvidia-graphics-drivers-173 173.14.30-0ubuntu8.2 -
https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/oneiric-changes/2012-August/012294.html
* nvidia-graphics-drivers-updates 295.20-0ubuntu0.4 -
https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/oneiric-changes/2012-August/012295.html
* nvidia-graphics-drivers 280.13-0ubuntu6.2 -
https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/oneiric-changes/2012-August/012296.html
* nvidia-graphics-drivers-updates 295.20-0ubuntu0.4 -
https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/oneiric-changes/2012-August/012297.html
* nvidia-graphics-drivers 280.13-0ubuntu6.2 -
https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/oneiric-changes/2012-August/012298.html
* nvidia-graphics-drivers-173 173.14.30-0ubuntu8.2 -
https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/oneiric-changes/2012-August/012299.html
* nvidia-graphics-drivers-173-updates 173.14.30-0ubuntu5.2 -
https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/oneiric-changes/2012-August/012300.html
End of Life - April 2013
=== Ubuntu 12.04 Updates ===
* dovecot 1:2.0.19-0ubuntu2 -
https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/precise-changes/2012-July/016786.html
* trac-wikiprint 1.9.2-1ubuntu0.1 -
https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/precise-changes/2012-July/016787.html
* trac-odtexport 0.6.0+svn10787-1ubuntu0.1 -
https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/precise-changes/2012-July/016788.html
* mailman 1:2.1.14-3ubuntu0.1 -
https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/precise-changes/2012-July/016789.html
* ghostscript 9.05~dfsg-0ubuntu4.1 -
https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/precise-changes/2012-July/016790.html
* gnome-games 1:3.4.1-0ubuntu2.1 -
https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/precise-changes/2012-July/016791.html
* activemq 5.5.0+dfsg-6ubuntu1.1 -
https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/precise-changes/2012-July/016792.html
* libgphoto2 2.4.13-1ubuntu1.2 -
https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/precise-changes/2012-July/016793.html
* lightdm 1.2.1-0ubuntu1.1 -
https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/precise-changes/2012-July/016794.html
* evince 3.4.0-0ubuntu1.3 -
https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/precise-changes/2012-July/016795.html
* xen 4.1.2-2ubuntu2.2 -
https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/precise-changes/2012-July/016796.html
* gnome-desktop3 3.4.2-0ubuntu0.1 -
https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/precise-changes/2012-July/016797.html
* modsecurity-apache 2.6.3-1ubuntu0.2 -
https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/precise-changes/2012-July/016798.html
* mod-proxy-html 3.0.1-1ubuntu0.1 -
https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/precise-changes/2012-July/016799.html
* software-properties 0.82.7.2 -
https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/precise-changes/2012-July/016800.html
* libart-lgpl 2.3.21-1ubuntu1 -
https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/precise-changes/2012-July/016801.html
* apt-clone 0.2.2ubuntu1 -
https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/precise-changes/2012-July/016802.html
* linux-armadaxp 3.2.0-1606.9 -
https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/precise-changes/2012-July/016803.html
* linux-meta-armadaxp 3.2.0.1606.9 -
https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/precise-changes/2012-July/016804.html
* ubiquity 2.10.19 -
https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/precise-changes/2012-July/016805.html
* freemind 0.9.0+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1 -
https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/precise-changes/2012-July/016806.html
* firefox 14.0.1+build1-0ubuntu0.12.04.2 -
https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/precise-changes/2012-July/016807.html
* amavisd-new 1:2.6.5-0ubuntu3.2 -
https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/precise-changes/2012-July/016808.html
* postfix 2.9.3-2~12.04.2 -
https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/precise-changes/2012-July/016809.html
* sessioninstaller 0.20+bzr128-0ubuntu1.1 -
https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/precise-changes/2012-July/016810.html
* skype 4.0.0.8-0oneiric1 -
https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/precise-changes/2012-July/016811.html
* krb5- https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/precise-changes/2012-July/016812.html
* icedtea-web 1.2-2ubuntu1.1 -
https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/precise-changes/2012-July/016813.html
* ubuntu-docs 12.04.6 -
https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/precise-changes/2012-August/016814.html
* telepathy-mission-control-5 1:5.12.0-0ubuntu2.1 -
https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/precise-changes/2012-August/016815.html
* python-webob 1.1.1-1ubuntu0 -
https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/precise-changes/2012-August/016816.html
* libvirt 0.9.8-2ubuntu17.3 -
https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/precise-changes/2012-August/016817.html
* lxc 0.7.5-3ubuntu62 -
https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/precise-changes/2012-August/016818.html
* ubuntu-defaults-zh-cn 0.8.2 -
https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/precise-changes/2012-August/016819.html
* linux-meta-ti-omap4 3.2.0.1417.17 -
https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/precise-changes/2012-August/016820.html
* linux-ti-omap4 3.2.0-1417.23 -
https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/precise-changes/2012-August/016821.html
* python2.7 2.7.3-0ubuntu3.1 -
https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/precise-changes/2012-August/016822.html
* cups 1.5.3-0ubuntu2 -
https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/precise-changes/2012-August/016823.html
* parted 2.3-8ubuntu5.1 -
https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/precise-changes/2012-August/016824.html
* software-center 5.2.5 -
https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/precise-changes/2012-August/016825.html
* unity-greeter 0.2.8-0ubuntu1.2 -
https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/precise-changes/2012-August/016826.html
* openssl 1.0.1-4ubuntu5.4 -
https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/precise-changes/2012-August/016827.html
* usb-creator 0.2.38.1 -
https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/precise-changes/2012-August/016828.html
* openvswitch 1.4.0-1ubuntu1.2 -
https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/precise-changes/2012-August/016829.html
* isc-dhcp 4.1.ESV-R4-0ubuntu5.3 -
https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/precise-changes/2012-August/016830.html
* libbonobo 2.32.1-0ubuntu1.1 -
https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/precise-changes/2012-August/016831.html
* libbonoboui 2.24.5-0ubuntu1.1 -
https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/precise-changes/2012-August/016832.html
* virtinst 0.600.1-1ubuntu3.2 -
https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/precise-changes/2012-August/016833.html
* empathy 3.4.2.3-0ubuntu1 -
https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/precise-changes/2012-August/016834.html
* ubiquity 2.10.19 -
https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/precise-changes/2012-August/016835.html
* base-installer 1.122ubuntu7.1 -
https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/precise-changes/2012-August/016836.html
* flash-kernel 2.28ubuntu42.2 -
https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/precise-changes/2012-August/016837.html
* libdebian-installer 0.79ubuntu2.1 -
https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/precise-changes/2012-August/016838.html
* debian-installer-utils 1.88ubuntu2.1 -
https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/precise-changes/2012-August/016839.html
* debian-installer 20101020ubuntu136.2 -
https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/precise-changes/2012-August/016840.html
* accountsservice 0.6.15-2ubuntu9.2 -
https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/precise-changes/2012-August/016841.html
* accountsservice 0.6.15-2ubuntu9.3 -
https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/precise-changes/2012-August/016842.html
* postfix 2.9.3-2~12.04.2 -
https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/precise-changes/2012-August/016843.html
* qemu-kvm 1.0+noroms-0ubuntu14.1 -
https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/precise-changes/2012-August/016844.html
* quickly 12.04-0ubuntu4 -
https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/precise-changes/2012-August/016845.html
* udev 175-0ubuntu9.1 -
https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/precise-changes/2012-August/016846.html
* resolvconf 1.63ubuntu15 -
https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/precise-changes/2012-August/016847.html
* nss-pam-ldapd 0.8.4ubuntu0.2 -
https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/precise-changes/2012-August/016848.html
* nautilus 1:3.4.2-0ubuntu4 -
https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/precise-changes/2012-August/016849.html
* vlc 2.0.3-0ubuntu0.12.04.1 -
https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/precise-changes/2012-August/016850.html
* vlc 2.0.3-0ubuntu0.12.04.1 -
https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/precise-changes/2012-August/016851.html
* openldap 2.4.28-1.1ubuntu4.1 -
https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/precise-changes/2012-August/016852.html
* lxc 0.7.5-3ubuntu62 -
https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/precise-changes/2012-August/016853.html
* sysvinit 2.88dsf-13.10ubuntu11.1 -
https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/precise-changes/2012-August/016854.html
* remmina 1.0.0-1ubuntu6.2 -
https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/precise-changes/2012-August/016855.html
* nux 2.14.0-0ubuntu1 -
https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/precise-changes/2012-August/016856.html
* update-manager 1:0.156.14.7 -
https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/precise-changes/2012-August/016857.html
* ruby-actionpack-2.3 2.3.14-2ubuntu0.12.04.1 -
https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/precise-changes/2012-August/016858.html
* debian-installer 20101020ubuntu136.3 -
https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/precise-changes/2012-August/016859.html
* live-build 3.0~a24-1ubuntu32.1 -
https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/precise-changes/2012-August/016860.html
* xen-api 1.3.2-5ubuntu0.1 -
https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/precise-changes/2012-August/016861.html
* compiz 1:0.9.7.8-0ubuntu1.3 -
https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/precise-changes/2012-August/016862.html
* xen-api 1.3.2-5ubuntu0.1 -
https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/precise-changes/2012-August/016863.html
* gcalctool 6.4.1.1-0ubuntu3 -
https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/precise-changes/2012-August/016864.html
* transmageddon 0.20-1ubuntu0.1 -
https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/precise-changes/2012-August/016865.html
* xen-api 1.3.2-5ubuntu0.1 -
https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/precise-changes/2012-August/016866.html
* indicator-weather 11.11.28-0ubuntu1.1 -
https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/precise-changes/2012-August/016867.html
* fglrx-installer-updates 2:8.960-0ubuntu1.1 -
https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/precise-changes/2012-August/016868.html
* fglrx-installer 2:8.960-0ubuntu1.1 -
https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/precise-changes/2012-August/016869.html
* xorg-server 2:1.11.4-0ubuntu10.7 -
https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/precise-changes/2012-August/016870.html
* ltsp 5.3.7-0ubuntu2.2 -
https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/precise-changes/2012-August/016871.html
* base-files 6.5ubuntu6.2 -
https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/precise-changes/2012-August/016872.html
* edubuntu-artwork 12.04.2 -
https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/precise-changes/2012-August/016873.html
* mdadm 3.2.5-1ubuntu0.2 -
https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/precise-changes/2012-August/016874.html
* indicator-weather 11.11.28-0ubuntu1.2 -
https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/precise-changes/2012-August/016875.html
* nvidia-graphics-drivers-173-updates 173.14.35-0ubuntu0.2 -
https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/precise-changes/2012-August/016876.html
* nvidia-graphics-drivers-173 173.14.35-0ubuntu0.2 -
https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/precise-changes/2012-August/016877.html
* nvidia-graphics-drivers-updates 295.49-0ubuntu0.2 -
https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/precise-changes/2012-August/016878.html
* nvidia-graphics-drivers 295.40-0ubuntu1.1 -
https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/precise-changes/2012-August/016879.html
* nvidia-graphics-drivers-updates 295.49-0ubuntu0.2 -
https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/precise-changes/2012-August/016880.html
* nvidia-graphics-drivers 295.40-0ubuntu1.1 -
https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/precise-changes/2012-August/016881.html
* nvidia-graphics-drivers-173 173.14.35-0ubuntu0.2 -
https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/precise-changes/2012-August/016882.html
* nvidia-graphics-drivers-173-updates 173.14.35-0ubuntu0.2 -
https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/precise-changes/2012-August/016883.html
* cups 1.5.3-0ubuntu3 -
https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/precise-changes/2012-August/016884.html
End of Life - April 2017
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