Ubuntu Backports Weekly News, Issue #5
01/21/2005

Project Description:
The Ubuntu Backports project's goal is to provide a stable AND up-to-date Ubuntu Linux system by backporting desktop applications from Ubuntu's Development branches and Debian Sid to the latest stable release.

This week's recap:
I announced that the Warty backports branch is closed [1] to new additions, to make way for a new Hoary backports infrastructure. That's 269 backported packages for Warty! Thanks to all testers and supporters -- I couldn't have done it without you.

[1]: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=11832


Stable Branch Promotions:
The packages listed here have been introduced in the warty-backports-staging testing area for at least the past week. They've been tested by me to work, plus they have no outstanding bugs against them. Therefore, they've been promoted to the stable tree.

Code:
libgstreamer0.8-dev_0.8.8-1-4.10ubp1_i386.deb
gstreamer0.8-doc_0.8.8-1-4.10ubp1_all.deb
gstreamer0.8-tools_0.8.8-1-4.10ubp1_i386.deb
libgstreamer0.8-0_0.8.8-1-4.10ubp1_i386.deb
libmultisync-plugin-all_0.82-3.2ubuntu2-4.10ubp1_all.deb
blackdown-j2re1.3debian_0.17.6-4.10ubp1_all.deb
blackdown-j2re1.4debian_0.17.6-4.10ubp1_all.deb
blackdown-j2sdk1.3debian_0.17.6-4.10ubp1_all.deb
blackdown-j2sdk1.4debian_0.17.6-4.10ubp1_all.deb
java-package_0.17.6-4.10ubp1_all.deb
kdevelop3-data_3.1.1-2-4.10ubp1_all.deb
kdevelop3-dev_3.1.1-2-4.10ubp1_all.deb
kdevelop3-doc_3.1.1-2-4.10ubp1_all.deb
kdevelop3-plugins_3.1.1-2-4.10ubp1_i386.deb
kdevelop3_3.1.1-2-4.10ubp1_i386.deb
libmultisync-plugin-evolution_0.82-3.2ubuntu2-4.10ubp1_i386.deb
libmultisync-plugin-backup_0.82-3.2ubuntu2-4.10ubp1_i386.deb
libmultisync-plugin-irmc-bluetooth_0.82-3.2ubuntu2-4.10ubp1_i386.deb
libmultisync-plugin-irmc_0.82-3.2ubuntu2-4.10ubp1_i386.deb
libmultisync-plugin-opie_0.82-3.2ubuntu2-4.10ubp1_i386.deb
libmultisync-plugin-palm_0.82-3.2ubuntu2-4.10ubp1_i386.deb
libmultisync-plugin-syncml_0.82-3.2ubuntu2-4.10ubp1_i386.deb
multisync_0.82-3.2ubuntu2-4.10ubp1_i386.deb
sun-j2re1.3debian_0.17.6-4.10ubp1_all.deb
sun-j2re1.4debian_0.17.6-4.10ubp1_all.deb
sun-j2re1.5debian_0.17.6-4.10ubp1_all.deb
sun-j2sdk1.3debian_0.17.6-4.10ubp1_all.deb
sun-j2sdk1.4debian_0.17.6-4.10ubp1_all.deb
sun-j2sdk1.5debian_0.17.6-4.10ubp1_all.deb
xnetcardconfig_0.1.1-6-4.10ubp1_all.deb
bzflag_2.0.0.20050118-4.10ubp1_i386.deb
bzflag-server_2.0.0.20050118-4.10ubp1_i386.deb
Held Back:
The following packages are held back from promotion.
Code:
babytrans_0.9.1-0.3-4.10ubp1_i386.deb
smart_0.28-0-4.10ubp1_i386.deb
gdesklets_0.33.1-1ubuntu2-4.10ubp1_i386.deb
Deleted:
The following backports have been removed from Ubuntu Backports.
Code:
kde-amusements_42-4.10ubp1_all.deb
kde-core_42-4.10ubp1_all.deb
kde-devel_42-4.10ubp1_all.deb
kde_42-4.10ubp1_all.deb
Into the future:

Still nothing from Sourceforge. I'm assuming I'll have to deal with Project Web Services indefinitely. Doesn't matter, as I'm moving off.

Lots of Hoary Backports chit-chat is currently in progress at the forums.


-The Ubuntu Backports Team