This is a brief summary of bugs fixed between Ubuntu 8.04.1 and 8.04.2. This summary covers only changes to packages in "main" and "restricted", which account for all packages in the officially-supported CD images; there are further changes to various packages in "universe" and "multiverse". Some of these fixes were by Ubuntu developers directly, while others were by upstream developers and backported to Ubuntu. For full details, see the individual package changelogs.

In addition to the bugs listed below, this update includes all security updates from the Ubuntu Security Notice list affecting Ubuntu 8.04 LTS that were released up to and including January 15, 2009. The last updates included were USN-707-1 (CUPS vulnerabilities) and USN-700-2 (Perl regression).

Top bugs

These changes address very high-profile issues, usually with many reports.

Package

Bug

Description

acpi-support

59695

set hdparm power management to 254 for all hard drives while on AC, and 128 while on battery (note that suspend/resume still breaks this, and a more complete fix will be forthcoming for Ubuntu 8.04.3)

gvfs

235698

fix a race which can lead to a gvfs-fuse-daemon crash when closing session

nautilus-share

212098

prompt for restarting session when installing samba to take into account sambashare group membership and the need for libpam-smbpass to create NTLM password hash

user-setup

238224

create sambashare group and add the initial user to it

Installation bugs

Updated CD images are provided with this release, including fixes for some installation bugs. (Many installation problems are hardware-specific; for those, see "Hardware support bugs" below.)

Package

Bug

Description

base-files ubiquity

288479

correct group ownership of files changed by ubiquity 1.7.5 through 1.10.9; set EGID back to 0 when regaining privileges so that reconfigured packages write files with correct group privileges when launched from full desktop session

base-installer

306356

use the correct mirror for -security in the event of apt-setup/security_host being preseeded

partman-base

149832

record the partition table as changed when a single partition's file system type has changed, fixing grub-install failures at the end of installation when installing onto existing partitions

partman-target

224446

ensure that, if we clear the root partition, / is owned by root:root

ubiquity

251751

fix writing of /var/log/installer/oem-id in OEM mode

Upgrade bugs

These changes fix a variety of upgrade issues, some of which relate to upgrades from previous releases of Ubuntu to this release, and some of which smooth the way for future upgrades to later releases of Ubuntu.

Package

Bug

Description

adept

280295

don't offer automatic upgrade to Kubuntu 8.10

apt

255545

support CDs with no uncompressed Packages files, only compressed ones, enabling upgrade to future releases using CDs

foo2zjs

292228

depend on foomatic-filters

kio-umountwrapper

make sure that the directories used by dpkg-divert exist

mysql-dfsg-5.0

208695

conflict with old 4.1 packages to ensure smooth upgrades from Ubuntu 6.06

nss

215062

update Replaces/Conflicts for libnss3-1d on Ubuntu 7.10 version of libnss3-0d (<< 3.12.0~)

nss nspr

245122

fix upgrade regressions from old libnss3/libnspr4 packages

openoffice.org-dictionaries

227711

make Danish and Nepali language packs coinstallable with thunderbird

procps

228406

remove /etc/rcS.d/S17procps.sh on upgrade, eliminating cruft

update-manager

183209

provide a gconf key /apps/update-manager/autoclose_install_window to make it possible to prevent automatic closing of the installation window

update-manager

220505

fix typo ("A upgrade")

update-manager

231966

remove ftp.caliu.info mirror

update-manager

239458

fix fetch of sparc upgrade prerequisites

update-manager

241723

add extra paranoia when adding a missing admin group

update-manager

241729

powerpc is on archive.ubuntu.com for Ubuntu 6.06

update-manager

253255

work around problem with packages with no priority

update-notifier

239673

check for intermediate versions when checking if an upgrade is security-related or not

update-notifier

251494

fix incorrect display of number of updates

update-notifier

289855

fix quoting problem and look for Packages.gz instead of (uncompressed) Packages

writer2latex

244098

fix dependencies to avoid configure errors during package installation

Hardware support bugs

Considerable work has been done in Ubuntu 8.04.2 on improving support for many specific items of hardware.

Package

Bug

Description

alsa

301785

backport alc662 update to enable CMPC 1.5

dbus

230877

close file descriptors before exec()ing helpers, to avoid locking hardware like video cards by eternally open fds

hal-info

116860

add ISCD no-name portable audio player

hal-info

178359

fix audio_folders conflict with Rhythmbox for PlayStation Portables

hal-info

212790

add Samsung Q45 special keys

hal-info

213636

add Lyra TH1100A music player

hal-info

231470

add Sony Walkman NWD-B105

hal-info

257045

add Nokia E71 GPRS modem

hal-info

257725

add Nokia E70 GPRS modem

hal-info

258197

add Nokia 6300 GPRS modem

hal-info

259041

add Nokia 3109c GPRS modem

hal-info

268482

add Nokia N70 GPRS modem

hal-info

274952

add Nokia E90 GPRS modem

hal-info

282573

add Pantech UM175 phone

hal-info

282957

add Nokia N82 music player

hal-info

284961

add another Option 3G USB Modem

hal-info

289161

add Sony Walkman NWZ-135F

hal-info

291333

add Onda MT505UP / MF632 music player

hal-info

291749

add another Nokia N82 phone model

hal-info

294070

add Nokia E66 phone

hal-info

295855

add Sierra Aircard 880U modem

hal-info

300620

fix typo in 20-video-quirk-pm-asus.fdi

hal-info

301030

add Novatel EU870D modem

hal libsmbios

189814

fix backlight lockups on Dell if a BIOS password is active

jockey

263097

fix configuration of b43 vs. the new wl wifi driver

kde-guidance

271655

fix nvidia driver detection to cope with moved driver files

libgphoto2

282823

disable broken PtP for all Panasonic cameras with product ID 0x2372, such as the Lumix DMC-FZ18

linux

60388

e1000 checksum recheck after reset

linux

104837

stable - inotify: fix race involving "parent watched" flag; remove racy and not-very-useful debugging code

linux

140608

add HID quirk for dual USB gamepad

linux

141343

stable - r8169: avoid thrashing PCI conf space above RTL_GIGA_MAC_VER_06

linux

152187

upstream plus -mm patch - ACPICA: fix for resource descriptor optimization issues for _CRS/_SRC

linux

191137

upstream - ACPI: EC: do the byte access with a fast path; some hardware requires burst mode to operate properly

linux

199934

upstream - gdth: fix panics on reboot or when issuing certain control commands

linux

201887

upstream - slim USB Apple Keyboard not working correctly when pressing the "numlock" key

linux

208551

stable - md: fix an occasional deadlock in raid5

linux

217659

revert "[Bluetooth] Eliminate checks for impossible conditions in IRQ handler"

linux

221351

stable - x86: tsc prevent time going backwards

linux

230315

stable - fix typos from signal_32/64.h merge

linux

231746

stable - fix off-by-one error in iov_iter_advance()

linux

232200

stable - add support for Apple USB Ethernet Adapter

linux

235889

stable - scheduling while atomic: archhttp64/7146/0x1000000001

linux

236699

stable - NETFILTER: {ip,ip6,nfnetlink}_queue: fix SKB_LINEAR_ASSERT when mangling packet data

linux

236830

enable CONFIG_CIFS_UPCALL=y to support Kerberos authentication

linux

237211

stable - sky2: 88E8040T pci device id

linux

237306

stable - isdn: Do not validate ISDN net device address prior to interface-up

linux

238118

stable - fix dma_get_required_mask

linux

238164

upstream - V4L/DVB (7068): add support for WinTV Nova-T-CE driver

linux

239666

stable - x86: remove 6 bank limitation in 64 bit MCE reporting code

linux

240648

Dell - fix initialization of rtl8101/2(e) hardware

linux

241229

upstream - ACPI: fix acpi_processor_idle and idle= boot parameters interaction; cpuidle acpi driver: fix oops on AC<->DC

linux

241423

enable CONFIG_NETDEVICES_MULTIQUEUE=y in order to support 802.11n

linux

241749

Dell - send HCI_RESET for Broadcom 2046

linux

242448

upstream - eCryptfs: fix data loss in some circumstances when appending to files

linux

242761

stable - hwmon: (w83781d) fix I/O resource conflict with PNP

linux

244363

stable - ahci: jmb361 has only one port

linux

244377

stable - md: close a livelock window in handle_parity_checks5

linux

246663

upstream - reinstate ZERO_PAGE optimization in 'get_user_pages()' and fix XIP

linux

247148

stable - Xen: dma: avoid unnecessarily SWIOTLB bounce buffering

linux

248509

upstream - fix deadlocks when hot-removing a CPU

linux

249135

upstream - fix gettimeofday performance problem on hypervisors with hardware-assisted virtualization

linux

249137

openvz: sync with stable 2.6.18-rhel5 branch

linux

249296

Intel - fix Classmate reboot failure after rebooting from suspend-to-RAM

linux

250838

export usbhid_modify_dquirk for backports module bcm5974

linux

250857

enable TULIP ethernet support in virtual appliance flavour

linux

251854

stable - VIA AGP VT3364 is not detected

linux

251862

upstream - add VIA DRM Chrome9 3D engine

linux

254783

upstream - make USB persistence work after every system sleep

linux

257020

upstream - b43: add more btcoexist workarounds

linux

257293

stable - x86, gart: add resume handling

linux

257569

enable CONFIG_NF_CT_NETLINK/CONFIG_NF_CONNTRACK_EVENTS in -virtual

linux

257684

enable CONFIG_AX25_DAMA_SLAVE=y

linux

257931

stable - USB: quirk PLL power down mode

linux

258044

openvz: sync with stable 2.6.18-rhel5 branch

linux

258143

stable - acpi: unneccessary to scan the PCI bus already scanned

linux

263217

stable - USB: add support for Motorola ROKR Z6 cellphone in mass storage mode

linux

268981

stable - KVM: VMX: Clear CR4.VMXE in hardware_disable

linux

270643

Dell - ALPS touchpad for Dell Latitude E6500/E6400

linux

272485

stable - USB: serial: ch341: New VID/PID for CH341 USB-serial

linux

273103

stable - x86: Fix 32-bit x86 MSI-X allocation leakage

linux

273143

stable - b43legacy: Fix failure in rate-adjustment mechanism

linux

276334

stable - x86: Reserve FIRST_DEVICE_VECTOR in used_vectors bitmap

linux

276641

upstream - replace gfs2_bitfit with upstream version to prevent oops

linux

278794

upstream - correctly blacklist Thinkpad r40e in ACPI

linux

291457

LPIA - update lpia patches from moblin tree

linux

298059

openvz: merge missed fixes from vanilla 2.6.24 openvz branch; some autofs related fixes; fix ve stop deadlock after nfs connect; fix netlink and rtnl inside container; fix wrong size of ub0_percpu; fix OOPS while stopping VE started before binfmt_misc.ko loaded

linux

302138

rt: update PREEMPT_RT support to rt21

linux-backports-modules-2.6.24

218087

add backported wacom driver (v1.48)

linux-backports-modules-2.6.24

237746

add compat-wireless stack

linux-backports-modules-2.6.24

241764

add r127 uvcvideo driver

linux-backports-modules-2.6.24

250838

update Apple multi-touch to 0.58, fixing some initialization issues

linux-backports-modules-2.6.24

275204

upgrade to bcm5974-0.65

linux-backports-modules-2.6.24

284417

backport the applesmc module

linux-backports-modules-2.6.24

add driver for MacBook Air and MacBook Pro multi-touch touchpad

linux-backports-modules-2.6.24

backport igb driver from 2.6.26-rc9

linux-backports-modules-2.6.24

backport e1000e driver from 2.6.26-rc9

linux-backports-modules-2.6.24

update iwlwifi 4965 microcode

linux-backports-modules-2.6.24

Intel - add iwlwifi 5000 microcode

linux-restricted-modules-2.6.24

Dell - upgrade Broadcom to 5.10.27

linux-restricted-modules-2.6.24

200589

fix oops in Fritz fwlanusb caused by writing beyond the end of an array

linux-restricted-modules-2.6.24

204624

fix Fritz PCI interrupt init problem

linux-restricted-modules-2.6.24

243930

fix broken Broadcom wireless (wl)

linux-restricted-modules-2.6.24

259816

force vlan_mode to off on initialization of device to fix NATted telnet/ssh connections

linux-restricted-modules-2.6.24

292450

Dell - update Broadcom wl driver to version 5.10.27.12, fixing some kernel panics and setting VLAN mode to off by default

linux-restricted-modules-2.6.24

upgrade Broadcom to 5.10.27

linux-ubuntu-modules-2.6.24

25896

add quirk for ASUS Z37E to make sound audible after resume

linux-ubuntu-modules-2.6.24

68659

disable DXS explicitly for 0x1458:0xa002 (VIA-based)

linux-ubuntu-modules-2.6.24

157919

enable appleir driver for new MacBook Pro

linux-ubuntu-modules-2.6.24

220917

add installer support for iwlwifi 3945/4965 firmware

linux-ubuntu-modules-2.6.24

226410

iwl3945: set disable_hw_scan=1

linux-ubuntu-modules-2.6.24

241628

add support for HVR950G

linux-ubuntu-modules-2.6.24

241745

add Siano sms1xxx USB dvb tuner driver

linux-ubuntu-modules-2.6.24

241981

Hauppauge HVR950Q: prevent false-positive lock status

linux-ubuntu-modules-2.6.24

242169

Hauppauge HVR950Q: firmware loading optimizations

linux-ubuntu-modules-2.6.24

243430

sms1xxx: add support for Hauppauge 55xxx firmware

linux-ubuntu-modules-2.6.24

244005

sms1xxx: fix OOPS on 64-bit kernels due to a bad cast

linux-ubuntu-modules-2.6.24

244886

LPIA: Poulsbo: update DRM driver to 2.0.0.32L.0019

linux-ubuntu-modules-2.6.24

246309

add support for MEDION E1210 webcam

linux-ubuntu-modules-2.6.24

253347

stability and out-of-the-box fixes to WiMAX driver

linux-ubuntu-modules-2.6.24

258344

add driver for RTL 8187 USB

linux-ubuntu-modules-2.6.24

258992

ALSA: hda - support new AMD HDMI Audio (1002:970f)

linux-ubuntu-modules-2.6.24

264063

backport iwlwifi 5000 (Shirley Peak) wireless driver; add microcode for iwlwifi 5000

linux-ubuntu-modules-2.6.24

291558

Marvell 8686 driver update from moblin to fix suspend issues

linux-ubuntu-modules-2.6.24

291582

LPIA: update poulsbo driver to 2.2.0.32L.0020

linux-ubuntu-modules-2.6.24

299634

au0828: add new USB IDs for HVR950Q

linux-ubuntu-modules-2.6.24

299636

sms1xxx: add new USB product IDs for Hauppauge WinTV MiniStick

linux-ubuntu-modules-2.6.24

299640

sms1xxx: fix product name for Hauppauge WinTV MiniStick

linux-ubuntu-modules-2.6.24

299671

sms1xxx: use new firmware for Hauppauge WinTV MiniStick

linux-ubuntu-modules-2.6.24

299680

add USB IDs for Hauppauge WinTV MiniCard DVB-T

linux-ubuntu-modules-2.6.24

301204

sms1xxx: fix internal antennae on Tiger DVB-T MiniCards

linux-ubuntu-modules-2.6.24

301405

sms1xxx: enable power and signal quality indicator LEDs on Hauppauge WinTV MiniStick

linux-ubuntu-modules-2.6.24

hso: new driver for High Speed Option devices

linux lm-sensors-3

235119

add coretemp/sensor-detect support for Intel Penryn CPUs

pciutils

237621

update to current PCI IDs

util-linux

274402

do not access x86 RTC using direct I/O instructions unless explicitly requested from the command line (--directisa)

xserver-xorg-video-geode

255991

add CS5535/GX2 and OLPC hardware support

xserver-xorg-video-intel

212799

fix X server crash while playing videos with XV on some Intel cards

xserver-xorg-video-intel

233787

sync quirks from upstream, fixing blank screen on X server start

xserver-xorg-video-intel

242389

fix lockup on lid close on HP Pavilion ze4944ea

xserver-xorg-video-intel

243405

fix lockup on lid close on Lenovo ThinkPad T60

xserver-xorg-video-intel

267945

add quirk for Dell Studio Hybrid to fix blank screens during install

In addition, the kernel was upgraded to a new upstream version from the 2.6.24-stable series, fixing several bugs not explicitly listed here.

Package

Bug

Description

linux

301608 301632 301634

new upstream version 2.6.24.7

Desktop bugs

These changes mainly affect desktop installations of Ubuntu, Kubuntu, and other Ubuntu-based systems.

Package

Bug

Description

alacarte

225941

make undo work on deleted items

anacron

249220

stop/start anacron on suspend/resume and on power-cycle

cheese

207437

fix crash when using About/Quit menu items in Hildon mode

cheese

214867

fix extra blank window created in Hildon mode

cheese

223172

enable Take Picture button inside the GTK thread lock

compiz-fusion-plugins-main (Desktop Effects)

198370

fix artifacts after gksu is run

compiz-fusion-plugins-main (Desktop Effects)

247088

expo: do not allow windows to be moved that are not supposed to be moved

dolphin

199393

fix invalid addAsPodcast service menu

eog (Image Viewer)

205483

metadata box should have limited width

epiphany-browser

217151

fix default printing scale

evince (Document Viewer)

256048

fix hang on "Loading..." when opening a PDF file

evolution

204191

fix crash in e-activity handler

evolution-data-server

220014

fix for folder/summary or message-list/preview mismatch

evolution-data-server

236171

fix incorrect handling of authentication cases leading to excessive gnome-keyring CPU usage

evolution-data-server

253036

work around inability to delete messages from OVH servers

evolution-exchange

236781

fix crash due to lack of error checking

firefox-3.0

246775

restore Ubuntu identification to user-agent string

gcalctool (Calculator)

202210

fix problem with displaying big sums

gksu

253633

strip extra blank spaces to avoid loading an application twice when launched via nautilus-gksu extension

glib2.0

239692

fix "open with" application list for .cc and .cpp files

glib2.0

242618

use umask correctly, fixing wrong permissions for new directories created by nautilus

glib2.0

252942

fix gdmsetup crash in g_unix_mount_guess_should_display

gnome-games

234865

conflict with glchess and gnome-sudoku to avoid broken installations

gnome-panel

39856

fix panel positions sometimes changing between logins

gnome-panel

250862

add a gconf option to disable dragging-and-dropping panels

gnome-python-extras

181068

no-change rebuild to fix crashes in miro

gpaint (Gnu Paint)

209173

fix line width combo box

gpaint (Gnu Paint)

262889

fix crash on font selection

gpaint (Gnu Paint)

262942

fix image rotation

gstreamer0.10 cheese

258110

make sending an EOS event to the basesrc non-blocking even if the implementation does blocking waits in create; properly stop video stream if user clicks "Stop Recording" button

gtk+2.0

258104

fix printing to remote ipp:// printers

gtkhtml3.14

243487

fix vulnerability when inserting specially-chosen HTML code into the composer

gtksourceview2

178746

highlighting fixes

gvfs

203195

fix unremovable files in trash

gvfs

205370

fix recursive copy of directories

gvfs

210468

don't look for trash on autofs mounts

gvfs

235326

correctly free data and fix a locking issue, fixing some crashes

kaffeine

210303

fix codec installation loop on unsupported media

kdebase

241916

fix khelpcenter's indexer to work with dash

kdenetwork

183989

fix latexconvert dash incompatibility

kdenetwork

267991

fix build failure on lpia

kdepim

286905

fix problems with remote resources crashing kontact, most notably when using GCal

libexif

98851

fix reading Olympus EXIF tags

libgksu

55172

fix gksu timeouts when starting sudo is very slow (e.g. due to heavy load)

libsoup2.4

251822

use MD5 as default algorithm when the server doesn't specify one

likewise-open

222224

fix GNOME session blow-up when using GUI to join domain

nautilus-sendto

195580

select the right e-mail addresses when several are available for a contact

nautilus-sendto

210917

fix incorrect handling of commas in Evolution address book

net6

251472

improve escaping of large packets

network-manager

203016

fix memory leak in D-BUS interaction

nss nspr

244439

fix binary compatibility with native extensions built against upstream xulrunner

pidgin

244591

fix ICQ connections in pidgin

poppler

242865

fix evince crashing when reloading documents

pygobject

234810

allow gobject.property to work with subclasses

thunderbird

195059

fix description ending with "XXX Todo"

ubuntulooks gtk2-engines-murrine

195929

fix rectangular white outline surrounding rounded buttons

xchat-gnome

153526

fix crash when set as away by GUI

xkeyboard-config

246834

fix the USA - Macintosh layout

xkeyboard-config

260647

fix syntax errors in Afghanistan layout file

xulrunner-1.9

247132

fix browser crash when downloading files after installing Prism Refractor extension

In addition, these packages were upgraded to new upstream versions, fixing several bugs not explicitly listed here.

Package

Bug

Description

cheese

244615

new upstream version 2.22.3

deskbar-applet

244588 255998

new upstream version 2.22.3.1

eog (Image Viewer)

new upstream version 2.22.3

evolution

new upstream version 2.22.3.1

evolution-data-server

new upstream version 2.22.3

evolution-exchange

new upstream version 2.22.3

gcalctool (Calculator)

250779

new upstream version 5.22.3

gdm

245539

new upstream version 2.20.7

glib2.0

245150 271329

new upstream version 2.16.6

glibmm2.4

215769

new upstream version 2.16.4

gnome-desktop

245152

new upstream version 2.22.3

gnome-games

245511

new upstream version 2.22.3

gnome-system-monitor

245197

new upstream version 2.22.3

gtk2-engines

245413

new upstream version 2.14.3

gtkhtml3.14

244226

new upstream version 3.18.3

gtksourceview2

new upstream version 2.2.2

gvfs

new upstream version 0.2.5

kde*

new upstream version 3.5.10

libgweather

245528

new upstream version 2.22.3

libwnck

244882

new upstream version 2.22.3

nautilus

271320

new upstream version 2.22.5.1

nss

242379

new upstream version 3.12.0.3

pango1.0

245212

new upstream version 1.20.5

pygobject

new upstream version 2.14.2

thunderbird

new upstream version 2.0.0.17

thunderbird-locales

230209

new upstream version 2.0.0.14

xulrunner-1.9 firefox-3.0

new upstream version 1.9.0.3/3.0.3

Server bugs

These changes mainly affect installations of Ubuntu on server systems.

Package

Bug

Description

aide

114730

create TMPBASE directory if it doesn't exist

aide

157858

more fixes to aide_fixperms

bind9

257682

build dig with DIG_SIGCHASE for DNSSEC signature verification

dnsmasq

235868

fix log_msg_end initscript typos

initramfs-tools

244926

fix race with mdadm/devmapper while looping for the root filesystem

iproute

194623

revert "TC action parsing bug fix", which broke shorewall and wondershaper

kvm

243677

work around paravirt clock ABI incompatibility between Ubuntu 8.04 kernels and everything else (including later versions of Ubuntu)

likewise-open

230466

leave the domain before uninstalling, otherwise you wouldn't be able to login any more

likewise-open

253394

fix ugly typo in "Domain Join Authentication" dialog

mdadm initramfs-tools grub grub-installer

290885

support booting degraded RAID devices (special upgrade procedure required if you need this; see https://help.ubuntu.com/community/DegradedRAID)

mysql-dfsg-5.0

267696

fix mysqldump of databases from pre-4.1 servers

php5

239513

prevent stack smashing when using xmlrpc and datetime

php5

240519

fix missing sybase support

php5

279980

default to using the system's timezone database rather than the one bundled with PHP

rhino

249598

add alternative dependencies on java-gcj-compat-headless and java2-runtime-headless

samba

180493

fix nmbd shutdown when network is disconnected

samba

236830

backport cifs.upcall, to support Kerberos-authenticated CIFS kernel mounts

samba

242325

fix ldap passwd sync = only

samba

259110

don't return NT_STATUS_PASSWORD_MUST_CHANGE error on machine account logon

ufw

194844

fix confusing error output when ipv6 or ip6_tables is not available

ufw

247352

don't modify the chains when --dry-run is specified

ufw

251355

fix initscript not setting default ipv6 policy when IPV6=no

vsftpd

254905

properly close SSL connections, fixing incompatibility with clients such as recent FileZilla

In addition, this package was upgraded to a new upstream version, fixing several bugs not explicitly listed here.

Package

Bug

Description

postgresql-8.3

293758

new upstream version 8.3.5

Other bugs

A number of other changes were made in this release to fix significant bugs all across the Ubuntu system, or to make other well-understood improvements.

Package

Bug

Description

app-install-data-commercial

255666

add zdesktop (Zimbra)

app-install-data-commercial

268052

add db2, opera, and parallels

app-install-data-commercial

295297

add PowerDVD documentation, Fluendo documentation, and the Flash 10 plugin

console-setup

130444

create /dev/tty[1-6] in our initramfs script before trying to operate on them

cupsys

154277

install the serial backend with 0700 permissions to make it run as root, since /dev/ttyS* are root:dialout and thus not accessible as user "lp"

devscripts

228296

dscverify: add Ubuntu keyrings

eject

91873

fix problem where eject -T doesn't close the tray

fastjar

267177

only create META-INF directory when a new manifest is created, not on updates

fastjar

275400

fix reallocation for command line expansion

gcc-4.2

251744

fix ICE with struct containing incomplete type

gcc-4.2

256797

fix wrong code generation for signed/unsigned comparisons

gcj-4.2

270239

fix naming of bridge targets in gjavah (wrong header generation)

gdb

196274

reapply fix for SEGV when dealing with register caches

glibc

234893

fix vscanf define in strict C99 or POSIX mode

logrotate

256891

don't fail if glob expansion fails but missingok is specified

module-init-tools

276096

build modprobe with -Os rather than -O2, making it noticeably faster

python-apt

220890

support architecture-specific BaseURI, MatchURI, and MirrorFile fields in the distinfo template

python-apt

244093

fix template matching for architecture-specific code

python-apt

253255

fix crash if Ver.PriorityType() returns NULL

sudo

228046

go back to using the C locale so that (underspecified) character ranges such as [A-z] continue to work

ubuntu-docs

153124

update Firefox start page for Catalan

ubuntu-docs

220889

update Firefox start page for Korean

ubuntu-docs

222987

remove link to gthumb documentation

ubuntu-docs

231367

fix some broken tags causing document load failures

In addition, these packages were upgraded to new upstream versions, fixing several bugs not explicitly listed here.

Package

Bug

Description

gcc-4.2

264515

new upstream version 4.2.4

tzdata

248487 278419 284648

new upstream version 2008h

HardyReleaseNotes/ChangeSummary/8.04.2 (last edited 2009-01-22 19:45:11 by 82-69-40-219)