Added some specifics about which released are affected by gugs,

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@@ -27,19 +27,15 @@ title: Ubuntu Linux
 <h2>High Level Recommendations for Ubuntu Users</h2>
 
 <p>
 <h2>High Level Recommendations for Ubuntu Users</h2>
 
 <p>

-  If you are really committed to using Ubuntu for pro-audio or music
-  creation work, you should .... 
+  Currently, installing pro audio applications on vanilla Ubuntu requires 
+  some configuration, in order for the user to gain realtime privilege 
+  (read below). 
+  Ubuntu Studio, which is an official flavor of Ubuntu, and thus shares 
+  the repositories with Ubuntu, has this already configured.
+  Another distribution, KXStudio, is largely based on Ubuntu, and also has 
+  these settings preconfigured - also containing many customized and often 
+  more up to date packages.

 <p>
 <p>

-<p>
-  If you not yet committed to using Ubuntu for pro-audio or music
-  creation work, you should probably consider using a different
-  distribution that has a demonstrated history of not making life for
-  users like you more complex than it needs to be. In particular you
-  might want to consider a distribution such
-  as <a href="http://www.bandshed.net/AVLinux.html">AVLinux</a>
-  or <a href="http://www.dickmacinnis.com/dreamstudio/">Dreamstudio</a>
-  that is specifically focused on media creation work.
-</p>

 
 <h2>Problems with Ardour Packages</h2>
 
 
 <h2>Problems with Ardour Packages</h2>
 


@@ -116,13 +112,17 @@ title: Ubuntu Linux
 <dt>What is the problem?</dt>
 <dd>
 <p>
 <dt>What is the problem?</dt>
 <dd>
 <p>

-  The specific issues known at this time (spring 2013) are:
+  The specific issues known at this time for all flavors of Ubuntu
+  12.04 and 12.10 are:

   <ul>
     <li>a bug in PulseAudio that causes it not to give up the
   <ul>
     <li>a bug in PulseAudio that causes it not to give up the

-      soundcard when JACK asks (<a href="https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/pulseaudio/+bug/1163638">LP: #1163638</a></li>
-    <li>a bug that causes jackdbus v.1.9.8 (jackd does not suffer from this) to freeze up when told to stop, 
-      causing issues with restarting (<a href="https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/precise/+source/jackd2/+bug/956438">LP: #956438</a></li>
+      soundcard when JACK asks (<a href="https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/pulseaudio/+bug/1163638">LP: #1163638</a>
+      (fixed in Ubuntu 13.04).</li>
+    <li>a bug that causes jackdbus v.1.9.8 (jackd does not suffer from this) 
+      to freeze up when told to stop, causing issues with restarting (<a href="https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/precise/+source/jackd2/+bug/956438">LP: #956438</a></li>
+      (fixed in Ubuntu 13.04)

   </ul>
   </ul>

+</p>

 </dd>
 <dt>Symptoms</dt>
 <dd>
 </dd>
 <dt>Symptoms</dt>
 <dd>


@@ -134,6 +134,10 @@ title: Ubuntu Linux
 </p>
 </dd>
 <dt>How to fix</dt>
 </p>
 </dd>
 <dt>How to fix</dt>

+<p>
+  These bugs do not affect the upcoming 13.04 release, and earlier 
+  releases (12.04 and 12.10) are in the process of being fixed.
+</p>

 <dd>
 </dd>
 </dl>
 <dd>
 </dd>
 </dl>


@@ -149,8 +153,8 @@ title: Ubuntu Linux
       locking". This means that you, the user who starts JACK, must be
       allowed access to these facilities. By default, Ubuntu does create a
       user group that has this permission but ... it does not put new
       locking". This means that you, the user who starts JACK, must be
       allowed access to these facilities. By default, Ubuntu does create a
       user group that has this permission but ... it does not put new

-      users into this group by default. Consequently, you will not have
-      permission to run JACK in the way you should.
+      users into this group by default. Read more about why <a href="https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Audio/TheAudioGroup">here</a>.
+      Consequently, you will not have permission to run JACK in the way you should.

     </p>
   </dd>
   <dt>Symptoms</dt>
     </p>
   </dd>
   <dt>Symptoms</dt>


@@ -169,7 +173,7 @@ title: Ubuntu Linux
       Run the command <code>sudo usermod -a -G
         audio <em>YOUR-LOGIN-NAME</em></code>. Then logout and login again.
       On Ubuntu Studio the user is a member of audio group by default, but not
       Run the command <code>sudo usermod -a -G
         audio <em>YOUR-LOGIN-NAME</em></code>. Then logout and login again.
       On Ubuntu Studio the user is a member of audio group by default, but not

-      on other flavors. Read more about why <a href="https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Audio/TheAudioGroup">here</a>
+      on other official flavors.

     </p>
   </dd>
 </dl>
     </p>
   </dd>
 </dl>