Comment 28 for bug 863366

Ok, so... a bit of a hurdle... but fixing lmms Precise would require a SRU (Stable Release Update). This is a long process (which is fine as, an LTS is supported for 5 years, I hope to eventually fix it). However, I have successfully created a bzr branch for Raring Ringtail, and I have proposed merging lp:~israeldahl/ubuntu/raring/lmms/lmms_0.4.13 into lp:ubuntu/lmms. Which basically means the people in charge can now see that it is there, and decide if they want to include it. Since Raring Ringtail is not an LTS, I think that it is more likely they will accept it.
I will work on the patch to install the desktop file and try to get a bug fix in quantal and in precise. I don't think I can get 0.4.13 into Precise or Quantal.... (maybe I'm wrong?) I will at least try to get Precise fixed, as it is a stable release and new users will go after the stable LTS, and that is what this bug is all about... we need the new users to have a way to run lmms without the terminal or Alt+F2, manually creating a .desktop file, etc.... It should just work.
Thanks again for the help!! (I know I say that everytime... but really I do mean it it would be much to hard without other people)