Thanks for reporting this issue and making Ubuntu better! I attached a bug watch to a bug in Debian requesting a newer version of powertop. Since Ubuntu is based on Debian, a newer version of a package in Debian will also appear in Ubuntu after a while.
** Bug watch added: Debian Bug tracker #640010 http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=640010 ** Also affects: ossim (Debian) via http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=640010 Importance: Unknown Status: Unknown ** Tags added: upgrade-software-version -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1019207 Title: Availability of ossim 1.8.x package To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ossim/+bug/1019207/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs