Comment 4 for bug 175992

Tree MendUs,

It has a ton of other OS options to..

Yes..

Right here....http://download.qgis.org/downloads.rhtml

Leo Albert Jackson Jr
Owner Head Programmer
LJ's Electronics and Software

--- On Mon, 12/1/08, Tree MendUs <email address hidden> wrote:

> From: Tree MendUs <email address hidden>
> Subject: [Bug 175992] Re: New QGIS versions with full Python support were released since 2007-10 - please update packages
> To: <email address hidden>
> Date: Monday, December 1, 2008, 8:28 PM
> Leo
> Thanks for the information on how to be currently able to
> use QGIS.
>
> This bug report was a package request for Ubuntu, which I
> understand is the method for requesting that a package be
> made available through Ubuntu's standard repositories.
> I see that the current means of access is at
> Launchpad's PPA, so hopefully the project there will
> progress from there through to inclusion in the standard
> Ubuntu repo.
>
> I use Feisty, which has QGIS available (through synaptic).
> But was a little concerned to see such a useful program get
> dropped.
> Programs like these could be very useful for local
> councils, farmers, etc.
>
> Is there a place where a complete list of packages can be
> viewed (at
> once), with columns (or rows) showing which versions of
> Ubuntu (and
> Debian?) they are included in?
>
> The Ubuntu packages search engine is good for doing checks
> on individual
> packages, but this method would be very tedious for getting
> the overall
> picture.
>
> Thank you.
>
> --
> New QGIS versions with full Python support were released
> since 2007-10 - please update packages
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/175992
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>
> Status in “qgis” source package in Ubuntu: Confirmed
> Status in “qgis” source package in Baltix: New
>
> Bug description:
> Binary package hint: qgis
>
> Several new QGIS versions (0.9.0, 0.9.1 and 0.10) with full
> Python support were released since 2007-10 - look at
> http://qgis.org and http://blog.qgis.org/?q=node/91 :
>
> QGIS 0.9.0 Release Announcement
> [..]
> This release introduces several new features including
> Python support and many new GRASS modules. The release also
> includes numerous bug fixes and stability improvements. All
> versions can be obtained from the download page at
> http://download.qgis.org.
>
> Major changes in this release are:
> * Python bindings - This is the major focus of this
> release it is now possible to create plugins using Python.
> It is also possible to create GIS enabled applications
> written in Python that use the QGIS libraries.
> * Removed automake build system - QGIS now needs CMake
> for compilation.
> * Many new GRASS tools added (with thanks to
> http://faunalia.it)
> * Map Composer updates
> * Crash fix for 2.5D shapefiles
> * The QGIS libraries have been refactored and better
> organised.
> * Improvements to the GeoReferencer
>
> Please update Ubuntu packages to 0.10.0 (Qgis 0.9.1 was
> removed from Debian because of packaging/compilation bugs,
> see http://bugs.debian.org/474604 , but there are already
> packages of 0.10.0 version, see bellow.)
>
> Unofficial deb packages repository of latest version: deb
> http://debian.gfoss.it/ lenny main
>
> Latest QGis sources are available at:
> https://svn.osgeo.org/qgis/branches/Release-0.10.0
> (according to
> http://lists.alioth.debian.org/pipermail/pkg-grass-general/2008-May/003073.html
> )
>
> AFAIK latest Debian packaging works are at
> http://svn.debian.org/wsvn/pkg-grass/packages/qgis/