Re: [Ilugc] Ubuntu8.10-Will it take 8.04 DVD as source?
On Sunday 02 Nov 2008, SRIKANTH NS wrote: > My question is this: If i install Ubuntu 8.10 with the CD and the > system is running. Now if i include the 8.04 DVD in the apt - > sources.list , will it take that as a valid source and install > applications from the DVD? I am going ahead with the idea that > I do not need the bleeding edge software of 8.10 and am quite happy > with the other multimedia and miscellaneous software from the earlier > distro. > Or will it conflict? Generally it is not a good idea to install packages from an earlier version. What is it in 8.10 that you want real bad and is not available in 8.04? Why not install 8.04 (from the DVD you have) when you have confessed that you do neet the bleeding edge packages of 8.10? Since 8.04 is LTS (long term support) most likely newer version of packages may available for 8.04. -- Arun Khan ___ To unsubscribe, email [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe " in the subject or body of the message. http://www.ae.iitm.ac.in/mailman/listinfo/ilugc
Re: [Ilugc] Ubuntu8.10-Will it take 8.04 DVD as source?
On Sun, Nov 2, 2008 at 7:09 PM, SRIKANTH NS <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I do not need the bleeding edge software of 8.10 and am quite happy > with the other multimedia and miscellaneous software from the earlier > distro. > for a particular software, if you want to do that, you can pin down the version of the software in a file /etc/apt/preferences by doing that, even if your repository is pointing to intrepid, any upgrade won't result in upgrade of that particular software. it will remain the as such. This should be of help: http://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/apt-howto/ch-apt-get.en.html#s-pin -- ஆமாச்சு ___ To unsubscribe, email [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe " in the subject or body of the message. http://www.ae.iitm.ac.in/mailman/listinfo/ilugc
Re: [Ilugc] Ubuntu8.10-Will it take 8.04 DVD as source?
SRIKANTH NS wrote: Hi All, I have a slightly quirky question. I just now downloaded 8.10 CD image and burnt it to a CD. I have the DVD of 8.04 which contains so many additional applicaions not found in the default CD. My question is this: If i install Ubuntu 8.10 with the CD and the system is running. Now if i include the 8.04 DVD in the apt - sources.list , will it take that as a valid source and install applications from the DVD? I am going ahead with the idea that I do not need the bleeding edge software of 8.10 and am quite happy with the other multimedia and miscellaneous software from the earlier distro. Or will it conflict? I assume GNU/Linux will have backward compatibility but I just want confirmation from experts in this forum. It's a pretty bad idea to do that as things might have changed a lot between 2 releases, especially the dependent libraries and sometimes kernel changes as well. It might work without problems rarely, or with some problem here and there though the software remains mostly usable, but nothing is guaranteed to work and more importantly, if anything breaks due to this you can't even rant about it anywhere or file a bug. On another note, "Backward compatibility" means that the files or data you created or used with an earlier version continues to be valid and usable with the current or improved version. For example, it means your site is still viewable with the browser, you documents can still be opened and edited with the same office application, etc. It doesn't mean your bizare combination of newer software will work with the older libraries or vise versa. -- --- With Regards, Parthan "technofreak" 2FF01026 http://blog.technofreak.in ___ To unsubscribe, email [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe " in the subject or body of the message. http://www.ae.iitm.ac.in/mailman/listinfo/ilugc
[Ilugc] Ubuntu8.10-Will it take 8.04 DVD as source?
Hi All, I have a slightly quirky question. I just now downloaded 8.10 CD image and burnt it to a CD. I have the DVD of 8.04 which contains so many additional applicaions not found in the default CD. My question is this: If i install Ubuntu 8.10 with the CD and the system is running. Now if i include the 8.04 DVD in the apt - sources.list , will it take that as a valid source and install applications from the DVD? I am going ahead with the idea that I do not need the bleeding edge software of 8.10 and am quite happy with the other multimedia and miscellaneous software from the earlier distro. Or will it conflict? I assume GNU/Linux will have backward compatibility but I just want confirmation from experts in this forum. Regads SRIKANTH -- No plants or animals were killed in the process of sending this email. But a lot of electrons were terribly inconvenienced. ___ To unsubscribe, email [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe " in the subject or body of the message. http://www.ae.iitm.ac.in/mailman/listinfo/ilugc
