WP 2.5.1 media upload problem on Hardy Heron

As I was composing the previous entry, I ran into a problem uploading the accompanying image. While the upload dialog popped up, red x marks were shown instead…

Now on Ubuntu Hardy Heron

I learned about the release date of Hardy Heron (or 8.04) -- Ubuntu's latest version -- from my classmate Max last month, but I got to install this…