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@@ -27,19 +27,15 @@ title: Ubuntu Linux
 <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>
-  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>
 
@@ -51,7 +47,7 @@ title: Ubuntu Linux
   released by Ubuntu has been correctly built or not. Ubuntu has a
   history of making packaging errors that lead to crashes, missing
   functionality and odd behaviour that is not present in the
-  ready-to-run version of the program that you can get from a
+  ready-to-run version of the program that you can get from <a
   href="http://ardour.org/download">ardour.org</a> (or in the packages
   released by other distributions)
 </p>
@@ -116,22 +112,17 @@ title: Ubuntu Linux
 <dt>What is the problem?</dt>
 <dd>
 <p>
-  This relatively simple system ought to be the basis for excellent
-  cooperation between PulseAudio and JACK. Unfortunately, it relies on
-  everything being correctly configured for it to work, and Ubuntu
-  have repeatedly failed to get this configuration correct.
-</p>
-<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
-      soundcard when JACK asks</li>
-    <li>bad package dependency information that causes a critical
-      package to be missing even when JACK and PulseAudio are
-      installed</li>
-    <li>a bug that causes JACK to freeze up when told to stop, 
-      causing issues with restarting</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>
+</p>
 </dd>
 <dt>Symptoms</dt>
 <dd>
@@ -139,12 +130,14 @@ title: Ubuntu Linux
   <ul>
     <li>Cannot start JACK (though see the next section for other
       causes of this)</li>
-    <li>JACK starts but there is no sound coming from Ardour or other
-    applications that use JACK.</li>
   </ul>
 </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>
@@ -160,8 +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
-      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>
@@ -175,9 +168,19 @@ title: Ubuntu Linux
   <dt>How to fix</dt>
   <dd>
     <p>
+      Make sure the file /etc/security/limits.d/audio.conf exists. If it is
+      named /etc/security/limits.d/audio.conf.disabled, rename it to the former.
       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 official flavors.
     </p>
   </dd>
 </dl>
-
+  <h2>Reporting Issues</h2>
+<p>Given the difficulties in supporting Ubuntu and the limited time/resources of the Ardour team, the <code>Ubuntu Studio Project</code> has requested that issues and bug reports related to Ubuntu, Ubuntu Studio and other derivitives be directed to them.<p>
+<h4>Contact Information for Ubuntu Studio</h4>
+<p><a href="http://ubuntustudio.org" target="_blank">The Ubuntu Studio Homepage</a></p>
+<p><a href="http://ubuntuforums.org/forumdisplay.php?f=335" target="_blank">The Ubuntu Studio Forums.</a></p>
+<p><a href="https://help.ubuntu.com/community/UbuntuStudio/MailLists" target="_blank">Information on the Ubuntu Studio Mailing Lists.</a></p>
+<p><a href="https://help.ubuntu.com/community/UbuntuStudio/IRC" target-"_blank">Information on the Ubuntu Studio IRC channel.</a> #ubuntustudio on irc.freenode.net</p>