I'm not expecting gEdit to get updated in 15.10. Just responding to the previous email.
But gEdit hasn't seen an update for a long time so it'd be nice to finally see it get an update. On Sat, Nov 21, 2015 at 5:06 PM, Ralf Mardorf <ralf.mard...@alice-dsl.net> wrote: > On Fri, 20 Nov 2015 22:43:18 +0100, Abel wrote: > >I'm on Ubuntu 15.10 64 bits and I've noticed that GNOME Files > >(Nautilus) application is in version 3.14.2, while most of the other > >GNOME apps on 15.10 are in 3.16.2. > > On Sat, 21 Nov 2015 16:12:25 +0800, kahping wrote: > >gEdit is 3.10.4 which is much older than that. Maybe update that > >first? > > Hi, > > do Nautilus and Gedit not work? Are they broken ore are there security > holes? If so, report it to the bug tracker. If not, why do you > expect it to be upgraded for an Ubuntu release that already is released? > > Assumed all dependencies are available and upstream provides stable > 3.16.2 releases of Nautilus and Gedit you easily could build the > packages yourself, take a look at the Ubuntu Wikis and help pages. You > can use the source packages of existing versions and replace the source > code with the source code from upstream to build new packages. You do > not need to be a power user or coder to do this, just follow a Wiki or > help page's step by step guide. I quite sure there are such howtos. > > Ubuntu isn't a rolling release distro, upgrades won't happen just for > version hunting purpose. The disadvantage of version hunting is the > risk to break stability and new features could break the work-flow, > so companies might need to train there employees to use newer versions. > > Regards, > Ralf > -- > "Pull a Homer -- to succeed despite idiocy." - The Simpsons > > -- > Ubuntu-devel-discuss mailing list > Ubuntu-devel-discuss@lists.ubuntu.com > Modify settings or unsubscribe at: > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-devel-discuss > -- On Ubuntu <http://onubuntu.blogspot.com> | Twitter <http://www.twitter.com/kahping03> "Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication." -- Leonardo da Vinci
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