Gnome 2.6.1 released?

Judging by activity on ftp.gnome.org, gnome 2.6.1 was released . Haven't seen any official announcements yet thought. Check out the package releases on gnomedesktop.org.

No worries. The guys that maintain these packages do a WONDERFUL job of getting them out as fast as the can. Lately with the problems the community has experienced with the 2.6 upgrade, they may be a little slower in coming, but I'm sure they'll do it as best as they can.
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    well apeiro asked me yesterday if i would like to become maintainer of gnome.
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    - fix the depencies for gnome-themes and nautilus
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    must be done are the things i will start fixing first, then i will start working on improvement on the gnome desktop.
    Please post your troubles here so i can fix them, off-course you may add idea's to this list.

    - new packages for pango and gtk2
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    - fix control-center to work with gnome-themes.
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  • Gnome 2.18.1 released on 11th April!

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  • Your opinions on Gnome 2.16

    I would like to know your opinions on Gnome 2.16 ; I have been using 2.14 for a whole year and I was wondering if upgrading to 2.16 will worth it , what are the main differences between these versions, aside from many bugfixes?

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  • Gnome 2.26 Discussion

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    I had a thought about this.
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  • Gnome 2.7 repository

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    JGC wrote:
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  • The not so distance future of computing.

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    ssds- continually getting cheaper and better which is awesome.
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    Last edited by jumico (2009-09-28 08:05:44)

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    Last edited by ZankerH (2009-09-28 12:31:56)

  • Playing movie dvd issue [solved]

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    Last edited by orschiro (2011-10-20 23:12:10)

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  • Gnome3 rescheduled

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    Last edited by AurosGamma (2011-04-01 19:30:52)

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    Wow i didn't know that (Im fool !), let's wait until tomorrow and see what's happening
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    Hello.
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  • Will gnome-shell be in repos for this GNOME release?

    There should be a preview release of it, according to GNOME 2.32 release announcement.
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    you or me read the wrong release announcement.
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    Last edited by wonder (2010-10-01 20:44:25)

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