[Bug 1970194] Re: ubuntu 22.04 package wordpress incompatible with default php version 8.1

2022-04-27 Thread Paul Gevers
@Simon, thanks for the reply. Yes, it was about "not well maintained". I'm well aware how Ubuntu works as I have contributed in the past, although nowadays nearly all my work flows in via Debian. What I meant explicitly here is that the problem related to the shiny new PHP in the last Ubuntu releas

[Bug 1970194] Re: ubuntu 22.04 package wordpress incompatible with default php version 8.1

2022-04-27 Thread Simon Déziel
@Jan, indeed before replying to you I opened https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/wordpress/+bug/1970440 ;) @Paul, I am assuming you are referring to the "not well maintained" part of my comment so let me clarify. Ubuntu being a "frozen distro" (package versions are normally set in stone at r

[Bug 1970194] Re: ubuntu 22.04 package wordpress incompatible with default php version 8.1

2022-04-26 Thread Paul Gevers
Hmm, I don't like the tone of @Simon, but I see where it's coming from. wordpress is one of those packages where it's biting Ubuntu's users that Ubuntu choose to use MySQL, while Debian choose MariaDB. Normally, most packages are maintained in Debian changes there flow into Ubuntu automatically. Ho

[Bug 1970194] Re: ubuntu 22.04 package wordpress incompatible with default php version 8.1

2022-04-26 Thread Jan Büren
@Simon: Uh, my idealistic world view is destroyed ;-). Best practice used to be to stick with the distribution's packages because they will take care of all nasty edge cases and security bugs. If the wordpress package really is badly maintained it would be better to remove it than to suggests tha

[Bug 1970194] Re: ubuntu 22.04 package wordpress incompatible with default php version 8.1

2022-04-26 Thread Simon Déziel
@Jan, while I understand the convenience of `apt install`, Wordpress is unfortunately not well maintained in Ubuntu so I would recommend doing a manual installation of an upstream supported version. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed

[Bug 1970194] Re: ubuntu 22.04 package wordpress incompatible with default php version 8.1

2022-04-26 Thread Jeremy Bicha
** Tags added: jammy ** Tags added: rls-jj-incoming ** Changed in: wordpress (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided => High ** Changed in: wordpress (Ubuntu) Status: New => Triaged -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. h