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

|| mozc || Bug:1591503 || export NO_PKG_MANGLE=1 in order to not have translations stripped (LP: #1591503). ||
|| whoopsie || Bug:1592649 || Ensure that Whoopsie picks up NetworkManager include paths to fix build. (LP: #1592649) ||
|| util-linux || Bug:1584509 || backport upstream fix to make hybrid disk work again, should resolve some disks like video DVDs not showing in the desktop interface (lp: #1584509) ||
|| apport || Bug:1548421 || data/general-hooks/ubuntu.py: Fix stacktrace when parsing DpkgTerminalLog.txt. (LP: #1548421) ||
|| apport || Bug:1581682 || data/general-hooks/ubuntu.py: Restore starting package problem duplicate signatures with the word package, the package name, and its version. (LP: #1581682) ||
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|| console-setup || Bug:1591622 Bug:1593156 || Reorganize and correct console-setup, keyboard-setup and setvtrgb along the lines of the logic in 16.04: (LP: #1591622, #1593156) ||
|| console-setup || Bug:1576893 || debian/console-setup-linux.setvtrgb.service: port the upstart job for applying our preferred color settings to a systemd unit so it gets run. (LP: #1576893) ||
|| console-setup || Bug:1572697 || debian/keyboard-configuration.links: fix link source for console-setup service. (LP: #1572697) ||
|| console-setup || Bug:1579267 || debian/keyboard-configuration.keyboard-setup.service: also enable keyboard-setup as a systemd service so we can have proper keymaps enabled in VTs. (LP: #1579267) ||
|| powerpc-utils || Bug:1599191 || debian/patches/bashisms.patch: Fix bashism in update_flash_nv. Closes LP: #1599191. ||
|| clamav || Bug:1581839 || Fix upgrade paths with proper Breaks/Replaces (LP: #1581839) ||
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|| initramfs-tools || Bug:1588946 || hook-functions: include ehci-msm in auto_add_modules_list (LP: #1588946) ||
|| lshw || Bug:1039701 || Use upstream solution for avoiding /dev/mem accesses on !x86, fixing a memory size detection regression (LP: #1039701): ||
|| lshw || Bug:1590994 || d/p/Avoid-crash-in-scan_dmi_sysfs-when-running-as-non-ro.patch: Fix a regression from the last upload that causes lshw to crash when running unprivileged (LP: #1590994). ||
|| sbsigntool || Bug:1579766 || debian/patches/ubuntu-kernel-module-signing.patch: add signing support programs for Ubuntu archive signing. (LP: #1579766) ||
|| shim-signed || Bug:1574727 || Backport shim-signed 1.17 to 16.04. (LP: #1574727) ||
|| dmidecode || Bug:1578022 || Fix decoding of SMBIOS 3.0 tables (LP: #1578022) ||
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|| fuse || Bug:1558967 || Cherrypick upstream patch for parent to wait until daemon child process is ready. LP: #1558967. ||
|| grep || Bug:1547466 || Don't switch into binary mode when encountering non-ASCII characters and running in the C locale. (LP: #1547466) ||

This is a brief summary of bugs fixed between Ubuntu 16.04 and 16.04.1. 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 16.04 LTS that were released up to and including July 19, 2016. The last update included was USN-3039-1 (Django vulnerability).

Installation bug fixes

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.)

Upgrade bug fixes

These changes fix upgrade issues, smoothing the way for future upgrades to later releases of Ubuntu.

Desktop fixes

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

mozc

1591503

export NO_PKG_MANGLE=1 in order to not have translations stripped (LP: #1591503).

whoopsie

1592649

Ensure that Whoopsie picks up NetworkManager include paths to fix build. (LP: #1592649)

util-linux

1584509

backport upstream fix to make hybrid disk work again, should resolve some disks like video DVDs not showing in the desktop interface (lp: #1584509)

apport

1548421

data/general-hooks/ubuntu.py: Fix stacktrace when parsing DpkgTerminalLog.txt. (LP: #1548421)

apport

1581682

data/general-hooks/ubuntu.py: Restore starting package problem duplicate signatures with the word package, the package name, and its version. (LP: #1581682)

These changes mainly affect installations of Ubuntu on server systems and clouds.

console-setup

1591622 1593156

Reorganize and correct console-setup, keyboard-setup and setvtrgb along the lines of the logic in 16.04: (LP: #1591622, #1593156)

console-setup

1576893

debian/console-setup-linux.setvtrgb.service: port the upstart job for applying our preferred color settings to a systemd unit so it gets run. (LP: #1576893)

console-setup

1572697

debian/keyboard-configuration.links: fix link source for console-setup service. (LP: #1572697)

console-setup

1579267

debian/keyboard-configuration.keyboard-setup.service: also enable keyboard-setup as a systemd service so we can have proper keymaps enabled in VTs. (LP: #1579267)

powerpc-utils

1599191

debian/patches/bashisms.patch: Fix bashism in update_flash_nv. Closes LP: #1599191.

clamav

1581839

Fix upgrade paths with proper Breaks/Replaces (LP: #1581839)

Kernel and Hardware support updates

Considerable work has been done in Ubuntu 16.04.1 on improving support for many specific items of hardware.

Note that upstream commits to stable kernel releases are listed separately below.

initramfs-tools

1588946

hook-functions: include ehci-msm in auto_add_modules_list (LP: #1588946)

lshw

1039701

Use upstream solution for avoiding /dev/mem accesses on !x86, fixing a memory size detection regression (LP: #1039701):

lshw

1590994

d/p/Avoid-crash-in-scan_dmi_sysfs-when-running-as-non-ro.patch: Fix a regression from the last upload that causes lshw to crash when running unprivileged (LP: #1590994).

sbsigntool

1579766

debian/patches/ubuntu-kernel-module-signing.patch: add signing support programs for Ubuntu archive signing. (LP: #1579766)

shim-signed

1574727

Backport shim-signed 1.17 to 16.04. (LP: #1574727)

dmidecode

1578022

Fix decoding of SMBIOS 3.0 tables (LP: #1578022)

Unsorted changes

fuse

1558967

Cherrypick upstream patch for parent to wait until daemon child process is ready. LP: #1558967.

grep

1547466

Don't switch into binary mode when encountering non-ASCII characters and running in the C locale. (LP: #1547466)

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