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Welcome to the Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter, Issue 309 for the week March

18 - March 24, 2013.

 

== Links to UWN ==

 

* Wiki page: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuWeeklyNewsletter/Issue309

 

== In This Issue ==

 

* Changes in Ubuntu releases decided by the Ubuntu Technical Board

* Ubuntu Membership Board call for nominations

* Canonical and Chinese standards body announce Ubuntu collaboration

* Welcome New Members and Developers

* Ubuntu Stats

* Community Testing of Ubuntu systems

* Christopher James Halse Rogers: Artistic differences

* Jono Bacon: Recent Ubuntu Community Refinements

* Benjamin Kerensa: The Coolest Ubuntu Business Cards Ever

* Daniel Holbach: Parabens e muito obrigado!

* Nicholas Skaggs: Call for Testing: Smart Scopes

* Fumihito YOSHIDA: Japanese Ubuntu Server guidebook : "Ubuntu Server

Practical Bible" in store now!

* The Fridge: Catch up with the Community Council

* Jose Antonio Rey: Secure Credentials Storage on the Phone - On Air!

* James Hunt: Upstart 1.8 released

* The Fridge: First Community Leadership Meeting Summary

* Ubuntu Touch summary (week 11)

* Dispelling FUD About Ubuntu

* Ubuntu For Tablets: Hot or Not?

* In The Blogosphere

* Other Articles of Interest

* Featured Audio and Video

* Weekly Ubuntu Development Team Meetings

* Upcoming Meetings and Events

* Updates and Security for 8.04, 10.04, 11.10, 12.04 and 12.10

* And much more!

 

== General Community News ==

 

=== Changes in Ubuntu releases decided by the Ubuntu Technical Board ===

 

The Ubuntu Technical Board announce their decision to change support

for non-LTS releases from 18 to 9 months, and the adoption of a

mechanism to allow users to continuously track the development focus

without explicitly upgrading from release to release.

 

http://fridge.ubuntu.com/2013/03/19/changes-in-ubuntu-releases-decided-by-the-ubuntu-technical-board/

 

Also read the follow-up post by Rick Spencer, Vice President of Ubuntu

Engineering, for his comments on the decisions by the Ubuntu

Technical Board, and how they will impact users:

http://fridge.ubuntu.com/2013/03/19/ubuntu-technical-board-looks-at-shuttleworths-proposal-for-release-management-methodology/

 

Visit the following articles for some other takes on the announcement:

 

* Ubuntu Technical Board Meeting Decisions Regarding The New Release

Proposals - http://www.webupd8.org/2013/03/ubuntu-technical-board-meeting.html

* Ubuntu To Halve Support Window for 'Regular' Releases -

http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2013/03/ubuntu-to-halve-support-window-for-regular-releases

* Canonical to halve support for standard Ubuntu releases -

http://www.linuxuser.co.uk/news/canonical-to-halve-support-for-standard-ubuntu-releases

 

=== Ubuntu Membership Board call for nominations ===

 

Elizabeth Krumbach, on behalf of the Community Council, makes a call

out for restaffing the Membership Board, which is responsible for

voting new Ubuntu members. The Membership Board is in need of 9 Ubuntu

Members with a good community track record and enough time available

for meetings once a month. Nominations will be accepted through Friday

April 5th at 12:00 UTC for ubuntu-membership-boards at

lists.ubuntu.com

 

http://fridge.ubuntu.com/2013/03/22/ubuntu-membership-board-call-for-nominations/

 

=== Canonical and Chinese standards body announce Ubuntu collaboration ===

 

The CSIP (China Software and Integrated Chip Promotions Centre),

National University of Defense Technology (NUDT) and Canonical join

forces to create Ubuntu Kylin, a China-focused Ubuntu desktop system.

This announcement represents the first step into the government's five

year plan to promote open source software and accelerate the growth of

the open source ecosystem within the country.

 

http://www.canonical.com/content/canonical-and-chinese-standards-body-announce-ubuntu-collaboration

 

This story has also been covered in the wider press:

 

* China to create home-grown operating system -

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-21895723

* Ubuntu tapped by China for national operating system -

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/03/22/china_makes_linux_os_with_canonical_help/

* China plans to standardize around local version of Ubuntu -

http://www.itworld.com/open-source/349324/china-plans-standardize-around-local-version-ubuntu

* China chooses Ubuntu for a national reference OS coming in April -

http://www.engadget.com/2013/03/23/china-chooses-ubuntu-for-a-national-reference-os-coming-in-april/

* Goodbye Windows: China to create home-grown OS based on Ubuntu -

http://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2013/03/goodbye-windows-china-to-create-home-grown-os-based-on-ubuntu/

 

=== Welcome New Members and Developers ===

 

Results of the 1200 Ubuntu Membership Meeting - March 20th, 2013

 

* Mike O'Donohue (airurando) (https://wiki.ubuntu.com/mikeodonohue |

https://launchpad.net/~airurando)

 

* Thomas Voss - (https://wiki.ubuntu.com/ThomasVoss

|https://launchpad.net/~thomas-voss)

 

https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-news-team/2013-March/001761.html

 

== Ubuntu Stats ==

 

=== Bug Stats ===

 

* Open (104696) +240 over last week

* Critical (75) +7 over last week

* Unconfirmed (51394) +33 over last week

 

As always, the Bug Squad needs more help. If you want to get started,

please see https://wiki.ubuntu.com/BugSquad

 

=== Ubuntu Brainstorm top idea this week ===

 

* No language detector when ubuntu requests password -

http://brainstorm.ubuntu.com/idea/30633/

 

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 ===

 

* Why does ls -l output a different size from ls -s?

http://askubuntu.com/questions/269480/why-does-ls-l-output-a-different-size-from-ls-s

* CLI mounting vs. GUI mounting

http://askubuntu.com/questions/270775/cli-mounting-vs-gui-mounting

* What does this command mean ls -l test.conf -rw-r--r-- l root root?

http://askubuntu.com/questions/271034/what-does-this-command-mean-ls-l-test-conf-rw-r-r-l-root-root

* What if NO update, security or otherwise is ever installed?

http://askubuntu.com/questions/269656/what-if-no-update-security-or-otherwise-is-ever-installed

* Should I wait for 13.04?

http://askubuntu.com/questions/271212/should-i-wait-for-13-04

 

Ask (and answer!) your own questions at http://askubuntu.com

 

== LoCo News ==

 

=== Community Testing of Ubuntu systems ===

 

Randall Ross shares news from the LoCo in the Czech Republic, which

has been approached by a PC manufacturer to test Ubuntu. Tadeas Parik

writes: "we are able to test all their products with Ubuntu - they

have many computers to be sold without OS and we can test them" ...

"After successful tests we inform about it on our Czech Ubuntu blog

(e.g. this is the second article from the last week in Czech -

http://blog.ubuntu.cz/clanek/prvni-krucky-ii )."

 

https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/loco-contacts/2013-March/006260.html

 

== The Planet ==

 

=== Christopher James Halse Rogers: Artistic differences ===

 

Christopher Halse Rogers explains the different goals of the Mir and

Wayland projects, using X11 as a reference point.

 

http://blog.cooperteam.net/2013/03/artistic-differences.html

 

=== Jono Bacon: Recent Ubuntu Community Refinements ===

 

Jono Bacon highlights changes he hopes to see in order to improve

community engagement with Canonical, including: transparent planning

and training for engineers not accustomed to developing in the open,

regular public Ubuntu leadership meetings, refinements to the virtual

Ubuntu Developer Summit and more.

 

http://www.jonobacon.org/2013/03/18/recent-ubuntu-community-refinements/

 

=== Benjamin Kerensa: The Coolest Ubuntu Business Cards Ever ===

 

Benjamin Kerensa shares the steps involved to get USB Ubuntu Business

Cards in order to promote and advocate Ubuntu, starting at $10 for a

small order.

 

http://benjaminkerensa.com/2013/03/18/the-coolest-ubuntu-business-cards-ever

 

=== Daniel Holbach: Parabens e muito obrigado! ===

 

Daniel Holbach announces that the Brazilian Portuguese translation of

the Ubuntu packaging guide is more than 70% complete and will be

posted on developer.ubuntu.com. He lists the status of the

translations for other languages, which still need some work before

being ready for publication.

 

http://daniel.holba.ch/blog/2013/03/parabens-e-muito-obrigado/

 

=== Nicholas Skaggs: Call for Testing: Smart Scopes ===

 

Nicholas Skaggs reports that the Unity development team is calling for

help with testing Unity 7's Smart Scopes. Skaggs explains how to do

testing for those new to it, and writes "we've updated and added a new

testcase to our unity suite for these smart scopes."

 

http://www.theorangenotebook.com/2013/03/call-for-testing-unity-7-and-smart.html

 

=== Fumihito YOSHIDA: Japanese Ubuntu Server guidebook : "Ubuntu

Server Practical Bible" in store now! ===

 

Fumihitio YOSHIDA announces the publishing of an Ubuntu Server

guidebook, "Ubuntu Server Practical Bible", which provides in-depth

coverage of Ubuntu Server, written in Japanese.

 

http://fabric-janitor.blogspot.com/2013/03/ubuntu-server-practical-bible-in-store.html

 

=== The Fridge: Catch up with the Community Council ===

 

Jose Antonio on behalf of the Community Council makes a reminder about

the openess of the Council and invites anyone with concerns to get in

touch to discuss any issues.

 

http://fridge.ubuntu.com/2013/03/20/catch-up-with-the-community-council/

 

=== Jose Antonio Rey: Secure Credentials Storage on the Phone - On Air! ===

 

Jose Antonio Rey invites everyone to come hear about Secure

Credentials Storage in Ubuntu Touch on Ubuntu on Air on Thursday 28th

March 2013, at 15:30 UTC. "This will be to explain how secure

credentials storage works on the phone system, and to map out a route

forward."

 

http://joseeantonior.wordpress.com/2013/03/20/secure-credentials-storage-on-the-phone-on-air/

 

=== James Hunt: Upstart 1.8 released ===

 

James Hunt announces Upstart 1.8 release and highlights the new file

bridge and improvements to the graphical interface that landed in the

release.

 

http://ifdeflinux.blogspot.com/2013/03/upstart-18-released.html

 

=== The Fridge: First Community Leadership Meeting Summary ===

 

Jono Bacon gives a summary of the first community leadership meeting.

Topics discussed include the technical board decision regarding the

regular release proposal, and the documentation team - which is

struggling to keep up with maintaining docs.

 

http://fridge.ubuntu.com/2013/03/23/first-community-leadership-meeting-summary/

 

== Other Community News ==

 

=== Ubuntu Touch summary (week 11) ===

 

Daniel Holbach gives an overview of the latest work done on Ubuntu

Touch, including applications, bug fixes and new ports. Among these

are updates to the media, gallery and telephony apps, a new library

for media signals, and updates to the Platform API. He also mentions a

new port for Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.7 and that porting work has started

for HTC Sensation XL, SGS III (Qualcomm AT&T) and Toshiba AC100.

 

https://lists.launchpad.net/ubuntu-phone/msg01129.html

 

== In The Press ==

 

=== Dispelling FUD About Ubuntu ===

 

Matt Hartley from Datamation discusses some of the more frequent

considerations which lead users to get angry with Ubuntu and

Canonical, and makes the assumption that most of these issues are not

Ubuntu's fault. He invites the audience to not forget its noteworthy

achievements and contributions to the Linux community.

 

http://www.datamation.com/open-source/dispelling-fud-about-ubuntu-1.html

 

=== Ubuntu For Tablets: Hot or Not? ===

 

Abhishek from TechSource gives an Ubuntu Touch overview and refers to

the "Hot" and "Not Hot" features, which could help Ubuntu to compete

in what he feels is an an already saturated tablet market.

 

http://www.junauza.com/2013/03/ubuntu-for-tablets-hot-or-not.html

 

== In The Blogosphere ==

 

=== Putting Dell's Ubuntu Ultrabook to the test ===

 

Thorsten Leemhuis from H-Online tests Dell's XPS 13 Developer Edition

and writes about minor shortcomings found while testing the platform,

but reports that continued tests show "Ubuntu ultimately running very

nicely on the XPS 13."

 

http://www.h-online.com/open/features/Putting-Dell-s-Ubuntu-Ultrabook-to-the-test-1824327.html

 

=== Ubuntu 13.04 Adds Legal Notice to System Settings ===

 

Joey-Elijah Sneddon of OMG! Ubuntu! shares a screenshot from the newly

introduced legal notice in the Ubuntu system settings. Sneddon also

adds "The new legal notice joins a recent change to the text shown in

the Unity Dash search box, which informs users that it text entered is

matched against online as well as local content."

 

http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2013/03/ubuntu-13-04-adds-legal-notice-to-system-settings

 

=== 13.04 wallpapers submitted ===

 

Ian Farrell shares that the Ubuntu Wallpapers for Ubuntu 13.04 have

been pushed, and congratulates the community for helping review the

user-submitted images. He invites the community to participate in the

next Ubuntu wallpaper contest.

 

http://hungfu.wordpress.com/2013/03/19/13-04-wallpapers-submitted/

 

=== New Ubuntu Software Center Icon Arrives in Raring ===

 

Joey-Elijah Sneddon of OMG! Ubuntu! shares the new icon for the Ubuntu

Software Center, and takes a look back at previous icons that have

been used.

 

http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2013/03/raring-updates-software-center-icon

 

== Other Articles of Interest ==

 

* Debian Project News - March 18th, 2013 -

http://www.debian.org/News/weekly/2013/06/

* Backports integrated in the main archive -

http://www.debian.org/News/2013/20130320

* A visual history of Linux -

http://www.itworld.com/slideshow/91544/visual-history-linux-348653

* RasPlex - Plex on Raspberry Pi, Beta out now -

http://www.linuxuser.co.uk/news/rasplex-plex-on-raspberry-pi-beta-out-now

* Google Chrome OS Linux WAS Exploited at Pwnium 2013 for $40,000 -

http://www.internetnews.com/blog/skerner/google-chrome-os-linux-was-exploited-at-pwnium-2013-for-40000.html

* OpenStack Certified Professionals: New Cloud Pros Coming -

http://www.thevarguy.com/2013/03/18/openstack-certified-professionals-new-cloud-pros-coming/

* The Best Servers for Linux in 2013 -

http://www.linux.com/news/hardware/servers/709943-the-best-servers-for-linux-in-2013/

* Debian Wheezy Linux Nearing the Finish Line as 100 Bugs Remain -

http://www.internetnews.com/blog/skerner/debian-wheezy-linux-nearing-the-finish-line-as-100-bugs-remain.html

* Intro to Real-Time Linux for Embedded Developers -

http://www.linux.com/news/featured-blogs/200-libby-clark/710319-intro-to-real-time-linux-for-embedded-developers/

* Goodbye Google Reader, Linux Has Its Own RSS Aggregators -

http://www.linux.com/news/software/applications/710409-goodbye-google-reader-linux-rss-aggregator/

 

== Featured Audio and Video ==

 

* Ubuntu Ohio - Burning Circle: Burning Circle Episode 107 -

http://ohio.ubuntu-us.org/node/139

* Ubuntu Podcast from the UK LoCo: S06E04 - Some Like It Ubuntu -

http://podcast.ubuntu-uk.org/2013/03/21/s06e04-some-like-it-ubuntu/

 

== Weekly Ubuntu Development Team Meetings ==

 

* Kernel Team - March 19, 2013 -

https://wiki.ubuntu.com/KernelTeam/Meeting/2013-03-19

* Desktop Team - March 19, 2013 -

https://wiki.ubuntu.com/DesktopTeam/Meeting/2013-03-19

* Security Team - March 18, 2013

https://wiki.ubuntu.com/MeetingLogs/Security/20130318

* Server Team - March 19, 2013 -

https://wiki.ubuntu.com/MeetingLogs/Server/20130319

 

== 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, 11.10, 12.04 and 12.10 ==

 

=== Security Updates ===

 

* [uSN-1765-1] Apache HTTP Server vulnerabilities -

https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-security-announce/2013-March/002042.html

* [uSN-1766-1] pam-xdg-support vulnerability -

https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-security-announce/2013-March/002043.html

* [uSN-1767-1] Linux kernel vulnerabilities -

https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-security-announce/2013-March/002044.html

* [uSN-1768-1] Linux kernel (Quantal HWE) vulnerabilities -

https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-security-announce/2013-March/002045.html

* [uSN-1769-1] Linux kernel vulnerabilities -

https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-security-announce/2013-March/002046.html

* [uSN-1770-1] Perl vulnerability -

https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-security-announce/2013-March/002047.html

* [uSN-1771-1] OpenStack Nova vulnerabilities -

https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-security-announce/2013-March/002048.html

* [uSN-1772-1] OpenStack Keystone vulnerability -

https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-security-announce/2013-March/002049.html

* [uSN-1773-1] ClamAV vulnerabilities -

https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-security-announce/2013-March/002050.html

* [uSN-1774-1] Linux kernel (OMAP4) vulnerabilities -

https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-security-announce/2013-March/002051.html

* [uSN-1775-1] Linux kernel vulnerabilities -

https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-security-announce/2013-March/002052.html

* [uSN-1776-1] Linux kernel (EC2) vulnerabilities -

https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-security-announce/2013-March/002053.html

* [uSN-1778-1] Linux kernel (OMAP4) vulnerabilities -

https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-security-announce/2013-March/002054.html

 

=== Ubuntu 8.04 Updates ===

 

* apache2 2.2.8-1ubuntu0.25 -

https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/hardy-changes/2013-March/012883.html

* apache2-mpm-itk 2.2.6-01-1ubuntu0.1 -

https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/hardy-changes/2013-March/012884.html

* apache2 2.2.8-1ubuntu0.25 -

https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/hardy-changes/2013-March/012885.html

* apache2-mpm-itk 2.2.6-01-1ubuntu0.1 -

https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/hardy-changes/2013-March/012886.html

* perl 5.8.8-12ubuntu0.8 -

https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/hardy-changes/2013-March/012887.html

* perl 5.8.8-12ubuntu0.8 -

https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/hardy-changes/2013-March/012888.html

* clamav 0.97.7+dfsg-1ubuntu0.08.04.1 -

https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/hardy-changes/2013-March/012889.html

* clamav 0.97.7+dfsg-1ubuntu0.08.04.1 -

https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/hardy-changes/2013-March/012890.html

 

End of life - April 2013 (Server)

 

=== Ubuntu 10.04 Updates ===

 

* apache2 2.2.14-5ubuntu8.11 -

https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/lucid-changes/2013-March/013577.html

* apache2 2.2.14-5ubuntu8.11 -

https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/lucid-changes/2013-March/013578.html

* perl 5.10.1-8ubuntu2.3 -

https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/lucid-changes/2013-March/013579.html

* perl 5.10.1-8ubuntu2.3 -

https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/lucid-changes/2013-March/013580.html

* clamav 0.97.7+dfsg-1ubuntu0.10.04.1 -

https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/lucid-changes/2013-March/013581.html

* clamav 0.97.7+dfsg-1ubuntu0.10.04.1 -

https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/lucid-changes/2013-March/013582.html

* linux-backports-modules-2.6.32 2.6.32-46.48 -

https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/lucid-changes/2013-March/013583.html

* linux 2.6.32-46.105 -

https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/lucid-changes/2013-March/013584.html

* linux 2.6.32-46.105 -

https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/lucid-changes/2013-March/013586.html

* linux-backports-modules-2.6.32 2.6.32-46.48 -

https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/lucid-changes/2013-March/013585.html

* linux-ec2 2.6.32-351.62 -

https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/lucid-changes/2013-March/013587.html

* linux-ec2 2.6.32-351.62 -

https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/lucid-changes/2013-March/013588.html

* linux-meta 2.6.32.46.53 -

https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/lucid-changes/2013-March/013589.html

* linux-meta 2.6.32.46.53 -

https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/lucid-changes/2013-March/013590.html

* linux-ports-meta 2.6.32.46.38 -

https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/lucid-changes/2013-March/013591.html

* linux-ports-meta 2.6.32.46.38 -

https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/lucid-changes/2013-March/013592.html

* linux-meta-ec2 2.6.32.351.32 -

https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/lucid-changes/2013-March/013593.html

* linux-meta-ec2 2.6.32.351.32 -

https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/lucid-changes/2013-March/013594.html

* linux 2.6.32-46.107 -

https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/lucid-changes/2013-March/013595.html

* linux-lts-backport-oneiric 3.0.0-32.51~lucid1 -

https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/lucid-changes/2013-March/013596.html

 

End of Life - April 2013 (Desktop) - April 2015 (Server)

 

=== Ubuntu 11.10 Updates ===

 

* apache2 2.2.20-1ubuntu1.4 -

https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/oneiric-changes/2013-March/012922.html

* apache2 2.2.20-1ubuntu1.4 -

https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/oneiric-changes/2013-March/012923.html

* perl 5.12.4-4ubuntu0.2 -

https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/oneiric-changes/2013-March/012924.html

* perl 5.12.4-4ubuntu0.2 -

https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/oneiric-changes/2013-March/012925.html

* nova 2011.3-0ubuntu6.13 -

https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/oneiric-changes/2013-March/012926.html

* nova 2011.3-0ubuntu6.13 -

https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/oneiric-changes/2013-March/012927.html

* clamav 0.97.7+dfsg-1ubuntu0.11.10.1 -

https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/oneiric-changes/2013-March/012928.html

* clamav 0.97.7+dfsg-1ubuntu0.11.10.1 -

https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/oneiric-changes/2013-March/012929.html

* linux 3.0.0-32.51 -

https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/oneiric-changes/2013-March/012930.html

* linux-ti-omap4 3.0.0-1222.36 -

https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/oneiric-changes/2013-March/012931.html

* linux-ti-omap4 3.0.0-1222.36 -

https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/oneiric-changes/2013-March/012932.html

* linux-meta-ti-omap4 3.0.0.1222.21 -

https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/oneiric-changes/2013-March/012933.html

* linux-meta-ti-omap4 3.0.0.1222.21 -

https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/oneiric-changes/2013-March/012934.html

 

End of Life - April 2013

 

=== Ubuntu 12.04 Updates ===

 

* apache2 2.2.22-1ubuntu1.3 -

https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/precise-changes/2013-March/018903.html

* apache2 2.2.22-1ubuntu1.3 -

https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/precise-changes/2013-March/018904.html

* linux-backports-modules-3.2.0 3.2.0-39.26 -

https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/precise-changes/2013-March/018905.html

* linux 3.2.0-39.62 -

https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/precise-changes/2013-March/018906.html

* linux 3.2.0-39.62 -

https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/precise-changes/2013-March/018917.html

* linux-backports-modules-3.2.0 3.2.0-39.26 -

https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/precise-changes/2013-March/018907.html

* linux-armadaxp 3.2.0-1615.23 -

https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/precise-changes/2013-March/018908.html

* linux-meta 3.2.0.39.47 -

https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/precise-changes/2013-March/018909.html

* linux-meta 3.2.0.39.47 -

https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/precise-changes/2013-March/018914.html

* linux-meta 3.2.0.39.47 -

https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/precise-changes/2013-March/018910.html

* linux-meta 3.2.0.39.47 -

https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/precise-changes/2013-March/018915.html

* linux-armadaxp 3.2.0-1615.23 -

https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/precise-changes/2013-March/018911.html

* linux-meta-armadaxp 3.2.0.1615.21 -

https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/precise-changes/2013-March/018912.html

* linux-meta-armadaxp 3.2.0.1615.21 -

https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/precise-changes/2013-March/018913.html

* linux 3.2.0-39.62 -

https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/precise-changes/2013-March/018916.html

* linux-lowlatency 3.2.0-39.41 -

https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/precise-changes/2013-March/018918.html

* linux-meta-lowlatency 3.2.0.39.29 -

https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/precise-changes/2013-March/018919.html

* linux-meta-lowlatency 3.2.0.39.29 -

https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/precise-changes/2013-March/018920.html

* linux-lowlatency 3.2.0-39.41 -

https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/precise-changes/2013-March/018921.html

* linux-lts-quantal 3.5.0-26.42~precise1 -

https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/precise-changes/2013-March/018922.html

* linux-meta-lts-quantal 3.5.0.26.33 -

https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/precise-changes/2013-March/018923.html

* linux-lts-quantal 3.5.0-26.42~precise1 -

https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/precise-changes/2013-March/018924.html

* linux-signed-lts-quantal 3.5.0-26.42~precise1 -

https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/precise-changes/2013-March/018925.html

* linux-signed-lts-quantal 3.5.0-26.42~precise1 -

https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/precise-changes/2013-March/018926.html

* linux-meta-lts-quantal 3.5.0.26.33 -

https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/precise-changes/2013-March/018927.html

* perl 5.14.2-6ubuntu2.3 -

https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/precise-changes/2013-March/018928.html

* perl 5.14.2-6ubuntu2.3 -

https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/precise-changes/2013-March/018929.html

* maas-provision 2.2.2-0ubuntu4.1 -

https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/precise-changes/2013-March/018930.html

* fglrx-installer-experimental-12 2:12.100-0ubuntu0.1 -

https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/precise-changes/2013-March/018931.html

* partman-basicfilesystems 71ubuntu3.1 -

https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/precise-changes/2013-March/018932.html

* partman-efi 25ubuntu1.1 -

https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/precise-changes/2013-March/018933.html

* lvm2 2.02.66-4ubuntu7.3 -

https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/precise-changes/2013-March/018934.html

* libxrandr 2:1.3.2-2ubuntu0.1 -

https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/precise-changes/2013-March/018935.html

* consolekit 0.4.5-2ubuntu0.1 -

https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/precise-changes/2013-March/018936.html

* lightdm 1.2.3-0ubuntu2 -

https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/precise-changes/2013-March/018937.html

* nautilus 1:3.4.2-0ubuntu8 -

https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/precise-changes/2013-March/018938.html

* udev 175-0ubuntu9.3 -

https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/precise-changes/2013-March/018939.html

* nova 2012.1.3+stable-20120827-4d2a4afe-0ubuntu1.4 -

https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/precise-changes/2013-March/018940.html

* nova 2012.1.3+stable-20120827-4d2a4afe-0ubuntu1.4 -

https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/precise-changes/2013-March/018941.html

* ubuntu-geoip 0.0.2-0ubuntu6.1 -

https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/precise-changes/2013-March/018943.html

* gnome-screenshot 3.4.1-0ubuntu1.1 -

https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/precise-changes/2013-March/018942.html

* iptables 1.4.12-1ubuntu5 -

https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/precise-changes/2013-March/018944.html

* linux-meta 3.2.0.40.48 -

https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/precise-changes/2013-March/018945.html

* linux 3.2.0-40.63 -

https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/precise-changes/2013-March/018946.html

* linux-backports-modules-3.2.0 3.2.0-40.27 -

https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/precise-changes/2013-March/018947.html

* linux-lts-quantal_3.5.0-26.42~precise1_amd64.tar.gz - -

https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/precise-changes/2013-March/018948.html

* linux-lts-quantal 3.5.0-27.45~precise1 -

https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/precise-changes/2013-March/018952.html

* linux-meta-lts-quantal 3.5.0.27.34 -

https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/precise-changes/2013-March/018950.html

* linux-signed-lts-quantal 3.5.0-27.45~precise1 -

https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/precise-changes/2013-March/018951.html

* linux-lts-quantal_3.5.0-27.45~precise1_amd64.tar.gz - -

https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/precise-changes/2013-March/018949.html

* clamav 0.97.7+dfsg-1ubuntu0.12.04.1 -

https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/precise-changes/2013-March/018953.html

* clamav 0.97.7+dfsg-1ubuntu0.12.04.1 -

https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/precise-changes/2013-March/018954.html

* ubuntu-geoip 0.0.2-0ubuntu6.2 -

https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/precise-changes/2013-March/018955.html

* qemu-kvm 1.0+noroms-0ubuntu14.8 -

https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/precise-changes/2013-March/018956.html

* nvidia-cuda-toolkit 4.0.17-3ubuntu0.1 -

https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/precise-changes/2013-March/018957.html

* viennacl 1.1.2-6ubuntu0.1 -

https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/precise-changes/2013-March/018958.html

* starpu-contrib 0.9.1-3ubuntu0.1 -

https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/precise-changes/2013-March/018959.html

* gvfs 1.12.1-0ubuntu1.2 -

https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/precise-changes/2013-March/018960.html

* ubuntu-geoip 0.0.2-0ubuntu6.3 -

https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/precise-changes/2013-March/018961.html

* linux-armadaxp 3.2.0-1616.24 -

https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/precise-changes/2013-March/018962.html

* linux-meta-armadaxp 3.2.0.1616.22 -

https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/precise-changes/2013-March/018963.html

 

End of Life - April 2017

 

=== Ubuntu 12.10 Updates ===

 

* apache2 2.2.22-6ubuntu2.2 -

https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/quantal-changes/2013-March/013501.html

* apache2 2.2.22-6ubuntu2.2 -

https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/quantal-changes/2013-March/013502.html

* pam-xdg-support 0.2-0ubuntu1.1 -

https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/quantal-changes/2013-March/013503.html

* linux-signed 3.5.0-26.42 -

https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/quantal-changes/2013-March/013504.html

* linux-signed 3.5.0-26.42 -

https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/quantal-changes/2013-March/013506.html

* pam-xdg-support 0.2-0ubuntu1.1 -

https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/quantal-changes/2013-March/013505.html

* linux 3.5.0-26.42 -

https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/quantal-changes/2013-March/013511.html

* linux 3.5.0-26.42 -

https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/quantal-changes/2013-March/013510.html

* linux-backports-modules-3.5.0 3.5.0-26.12 -

https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/quantal-changes/2013-March/013508.html

* linux-backports-modules-3.5.0 3.5.0-26.12 -

https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/quantal-changes/2013-March/013512.html

* linux-meta 3.5.0.26.32 -

https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/quantal-changes/2013-March/013509.html

* linux-meta 3.5.0.26.32 -

https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/quantal-changes/2013-March/013507.html

* perl 5.14.2-13ubuntu0.2 -

https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/quantal-changes/2013-March/013513.html

* perl 5.14.2-13ubuntu0.2 -

https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/quantal-changes/2013-March/013514.html

* linux-armadaxp 3.5.0-1610.15 -

https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/quantal-changes/2013-March/013515.html

* linux-lowlatency 3.5.0-26.28 -

https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/quantal-changes/2013-March/013516.html

* linux 3.5.0-27.44 -

https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/quantal-changes/2013-March/013517.html

* linux-meta 3.5.0.27.43 -

https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/quantal-changes/2013-March/013518.html

* linux-signed 3.5.0-27.43 -

https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/quantal-changes/2013-March/013519.html

* linux-backports-modules-3.5.0 3.5.0-27.14 -

https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/quantal-changes/2013-March/013520.html

* linux_3.5.0-26.42_amd64.tar.gz - -

https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/quantal-changes/2013-March/013521.html

* mesa 9.0.3-0ubuntu0.1 -

https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/quantal-changes/2013-March/013522.html

* linux-firmware 1.95.1 -

https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/quantal-changes/2013-March/013523.html

* unity-lens-files 6.6.1-0ubuntu1 -

https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/quantal-changes/2013-March/013524.html

* xdiagnose 3.2.3 -

https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/quantal-changes/2013-March/013525.html

* lvm2 2.02.95-4ubuntu1.1 -

https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/quantal-changes/2013-March/013526.html

* consolekit 0.4.5-3ubuntu0.1 -

https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/quantal-changes/2013-March/013527.html

* nova 2012.2.1+stable-20121212-a99a802e-0ubuntu1.4 -

https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/quantal-changes/2013-March/013528.html

* keystone 2012.2.1-0ubuntu1.3 -

https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/quantal-changes/2013-March/013529.html

* nova 2012.2.1+stable-20121212-a99a802e-0ubuntu1.4 -

https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/quantal-changes/2013-March/013530.html

* keystone 2012.2.1-0ubuntu1.3 -

https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/quantal-changes/2013-March/013531.html

* linux-ti-omap4 3.5.0-221.31 -

https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/quantal-changes/2013-March/013532.html

* linux-meta-ti-omap4 3.5.0.221.22 -

https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/quantal-changes/2013-March/013533.html

* linux-ti-omap4 3.5.0-221.31 -

https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/quantal-changes/2013-March/013534.html

* linux-meta-ti-omap4 3.5.0.221.22 -

https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/quantal-changes/2013-March/013535.html

* linux 3.5.0-27.45 -

https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/quantal-changes/2013-March/013536.html

* linux_3.5.0-27.45_amd64.tar.gz - -

https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/quantal-changes/2013-March/013537.html

* linux-signed 3.5.0-27.45 -

https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/quantal-changes/2013-March/013538.html

* linux-armadaxp 3.5.0-1611.16 -

https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/quantal-changes/2013-March/013539.html

* linux-meta-armadaxp 3.5.0.1611.16 -

https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/quantal-changes/2013-March/013540.html

* clamav 0.97.7+dfsg-1ubuntu0.12.10.1 -

https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/quantal-changes/2013-March/013541.html

* clamav 0.97.7+dfsg-1ubuntu0.12.10.1 -

https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/quantal-changes/2013-March/013542.html

* unity-firefox-extension 2.4.4-0ubuntu0.1 -

https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/quantal-changes/2013-March/013543.html

* nvidia-cuda-toolkit 4.2.9-1ubuntu1.1 -

https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/quantal-changes/2013-March/013544.html

* gvfs 1.14.2-0ubuntu0.1 -

https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/quantal-changes/2013-March/013545.html

 

End of Life - April 2014

 

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