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[John Freebury <john.freebury@xxxxxxxxx>]

Thank You Quinn,

So sorry. I looked around and didn't find anything by 1.79.9. I'm so
relieved that it's not a problem. Thank you! Thank you again!

Until then,
John


On Sat, Mar 1, 2014 at 9:18 PM, Quinn Balazs <qtbalazs@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> There is a version 1.79.9 of linux-firmware. It is the version that was
> originally included with Precise, and can be found here:
> https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-firmware/1.79.9. 1.79.10 is
> an update to 1.79.9, providing a few additional features and closing a
> few bugs (a full change log can be viewed here:
> https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-firmware/1.79.10).
>
> 1.79.10 is one version newer than 1.79.9, and is the version currently
> available for Precise. It's recommended that you update to 1.79.10 as it
> provides some important stability improvements.
>
> While 1.79.11 is listed as the latest upload, it isn't available yet.
> It's still being tested and worked on and can be found in the proposed
> repository. When it is fully tested and ready for release it will be
> moved to the Updates repo and will show up in the update manager as an
> available update.
>
> In summary, there isn't anything wrong with your computer, there is no
> security risk and no reason to think you've been hacked or anything of
> the like. I can see where the version numbers and listed upload dates
> can be a bit confusing, there isn't any way from looking at the version
> numbers to tell what repository the package is available in. The version
> of linux-firmware that came with Precise is 1.79.9, and the currently
> available one in Precise Updates is 1.79.10. 1.79.10 is a more recent
> version of linux-firmware than 1.79.9, and it is recommended that you do
> update to 1.79.10. The next update that will become available to you
> (after you update to 1.79.10) will be 1.79.11, which is currently being
> worked on.
>
> A package is first uploaded to proposed, so it can be tested by the
> community before being fully released. It helps flush out bugs before
> having it be adopted by all users. Packages uploaded to the Proposed
> repository are not available to users unless they enable the proposed
> repository. If you wish to enable the proposed repository (acknowledging
> the packages provided in proposed may be less stable than those provided
> in the other repositories), there are instructions here:
> https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Testing/EnableProposed.
>
> I hope this has helped address your concerns, as this isn't a bug I'm
> going to set this to invalid. Feel free to contact me through Launchpad
> if you have any other questions or concerns about this or any other
> issue.
>
> ~Quinn Balazs
>
>
>
> ** Changed in: linux-firmware (Ubuntu)
>        Status: New => Invalid
>
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>
> Title:
>   Installed version of linux_firmware is 1.79.9, but Software Updater is
>   asking to install 1.79.11. What?
>
> Status in "linux-firmware" package in Ubuntu:
>   Invalid
>
> Bug description:
>   Please if you can help. My Software Updater is asking me to revert to
>   a lower number for this package (linux-firmware  to 1.79.11) than the
>   currently installed version (1.79.9). However, there is no trace of a
>   "1.79.9" in the repository. This is such a critical security file that
>   it has caught my attention.
>
>   How is this possible? Has my system been hacked or something? I assume
>   this is a bug, smells like a bug, it's highly illogical, etc. Does
>   anyone know anything about this?
>
>   The package is linux_firmware
>
>   And my release is: 12.04.4 Precise kernal - 3.11.0-17-generic
>   #31~precise1
>
>   Curiously, 2 weeks ago I did a complete system rebuild with a fresh
>   ISO of Precise 12.04 LTS, so this would probably have come directly
>   from that recently downloaded ISO/DVD image.
>
>   Thanks so much for your time.
>   Warm Regards,
>   John
>
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Title:
  Installed version of linux_firmware is 1.79.9, but Software Updater is
  asking to install 1.79.11. What?

Status in “linux-firmware” package in Ubuntu:
  Invalid

Bug description:
  Please if you can help. My Software Updater is asking me to revert to
  a lower number for this package (linux-firmware  to 1.79.11) than the
  currently installed version (1.79.9). However, there is no trace of a
  "1.79.9" in the repository. This is such a critical security file that
  it has caught my attention.

  How is this possible? Has my system been hacked or something? I assume
  this is a bug, smells like a bug, it's highly illogical, etc. Does
  anyone know anything about this?

  The package is linux_firmware

  And my release is: 12.04.4 Precise kernal - 3.11.0-17-generic
  #31~precise1

  Curiously, 2 weeks ago I did a complete system rebuild with a fresh
  ISO of Precise 12.04 LTS, so this would probably have come directly
  from that recently downloaded ISO/DVD image.

  Thanks so much for your time.  
  Warm Regards,
  John

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