24.04 LTS Backports Megathread

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This thread exists to facilitate requests for backports of packages from later versions of Ubuntu Studio to 24.04 LTS.

In order to qualify for backporting, there are a few requirements:

  • It must be an application which already exists in the Ubuntu repositories
  • It must be an application which would not otherwise qualify for a simple bugfix, which would then qualify it to be a Stable Release Update. This means it must have new features.
  • It must not rely on new libraries or new versions of libraries.
  • It must not have any reverse dependencies or build dependencies.
  • It must exist within a later supported release or the development release of Ubuntu.

More information can be found at this wiki page.

Packages exempt from backporting:

  • Ardour
    • New versions of Ardour can be downloaded from ardour.org for a small fee. This is an effort to support Ardour’s development.
    • New versions of Ardour can also be obtained by using newer versions of Ubuntu Studio
  • Any package which requires newer library dependencies than available in 24.04 LTS

All suggestions must pertain directly to Ubuntu Studio and can be rejected at the Project Leader’s discreation.

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Hi,

I’d love to see a backport of the ffado tools (version 2.4.7 in 24.04, 2.4.9 in 24.10). I’m using an old edirol fa 66 and before replacing it with a usb audio interface, I’d still like to use its advantages.

Thanks for your hard work !

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Hi @nicodt ,

Looks like that comes from the libffado source package, which includes the binary packages ffado-dbus-server, ffado-mixer-qt4, ffado-tools, libffado-dev, and libffado2.

:white_check_mark: I could not find any reverse dependencies or build dependencies.

Looking at the upstream changelog (changes for 2.4.7 to 2.4.9):

  • Make various mixer modules work under Python 3.10 and later: Presonus Firebox, Presonus FP10, Presonus Inspire1394 and Yamaha Go.
  • Deal with the removal of SafeConfigParser in Python 3.12.
  • Support compilation against musl libc. Thanks to Alyssa Ross.
  • Remove build-time checks for utilities that are not used (pyuic).
  • Install the ffado-mixer appdata file only if ffado-mixer has been built. Thanks to Jan Tojnar for the suggestion.
  • Add a DATADIR option to scons and use it in line with GNU conventions. Thanks to Jan Tojnar for the suggestion and the patch.
  • Update the AppStream document with more complete information and in line with current best practice (Jan Tojnar).
  • Rename XDG files to match modern standards (Jan Tojnar).
  • Install XDG files manually to simplify the build script and avoid depending on xdg-utils (Jan Tojnar).

:white_check_mark: I agree, this does look like it has enough new features that it should be backported.

:white_check_mark: Backport bug filed

Thanks!