Lucid's Transmission beta is outdated -- latest version is 1.80 beta 3
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transmission (Ubuntu) |
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Bug Description
Binary package hint: transmission
The current version of Transmission found in Lucid Lynx is 1.80 beta 1, however there have been 2 releases since then. The latest release is 1.80 beta 3. This is mostly a bug-fix release. Not many new features were implemented, but a few crash causing bugs were fixed. Changelog:
Transmission 1.80 beta 3 (2009/12/14)
All Platforms
* Tracker announcement improvements
* Encrypted handshakes to peers now use less CPU
* Filter out spurious IP addresses obtained through LTEP
* Fix 1.80 beta 1 bug that incorrectly displayed some scrapes as failed
* Fix minor memory leaks
Mac
* Fix favicons in the tracker inspector tab
* Fix 1.80 beta 1 potential crash when removing trackers
* Fix 1.80 beta 1 crash when removing data files
* Fix 1.80 beta 1 issue with revealing the window when clicking on the dock icon
* German localization
* Various interface tweaks
GTK+
* Fix 1.80 beta 1 crash in the torrent properties dialog
Web Client
* Ensure the context menu goes away when clicking on torrents
* Fix bug where the context menu could extend past the window's right or bottom edge
Transmission 1.80 beta 2 (2009/12/10)
All Platforms
* Fix 1.80 beta 1 tracker connection / announce bug
* Fix 1.80 beta 1 crash "Assertion failed: (a->byteCount == b->byteCount)"
* Fix 1.80 beta 1 crash when being controlled by transmission-
* Fix 1.80 beta 1 crash when a malformed magnet link is given to Transmission
* Better prefetching of local data that's being uploaded to peers
Mac
* Fix 1.80 beta 1 IPv6 port check issue on 10.6
* Fix 1.80 beta 1 bug when pasting a URL into the torrent window
* Updated Spanish, Italian, and Brazilian Portuguese localizations
GTK+
* Fix 1.80 beta 1 bug in "Copy Magnet Link to Clipboard" on non-GNOME desktops
* Support org.gnome.
* Minor GNOME HIG improvements
Web Client
* Fix the turtle drop-down in IE
* Add "Start When Added" checkbox when adding torrents
* Add Select All / Deselect All buttons
I believe that this bug should be rather high priority due to the large number of important crash fixes.