Chris and Chris, thanks! Just so I got it clear in my own mind ....
When a major Distro is released all associated packages are frozen at that point within the repositories until the next major release. The exception being where there is a security flaw or bug in that particular package. If the user wants to grab a newer version of that package, they will need to get it and maintain the subsequent updates themselves . I'm fairly sure that's right, so next logical question is with the Live CDs, how often are those images updated to reflect the flaws and bugs found in the current version of Ubuntu My local LUG is making plans to go on the offensive as far as Linux is concerned in the local area. Instead of getting the proper distro CDs and have them hanging around, we'd set up a central lappie with the LUGs favourite distro's on it so that we could burn Live CDs as and when required and always be sure that it was the latest. Ian -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Kris Marsh Sent: 22 April 2007 20:36 To: British Ubuntu Talk Subject: Re: [ubuntu-uk] Package Management https://wiki.ubuntu.com/TimeBasedReleases#head-155ed55a47757cbcf0ec1d1488025 d61909582bf Any released version (i.e. Feisty/7.04) will only get backports. Basically we're talking security updates or critical bugs that are likely to effect a lot of users. For new stable packages, you will need to wait until the next release (Gutsy), or download a package/the source for the new stable app version. HTH, Kris On 4/22/07, Ian Pascoe <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi Folks > > does anyone know what the criteria is for incorporating new stable packages > from existing applications into the various repositories? > > For instance, if within Gnome a new stable version of one of it's component > programs were launched, how soon would it be before it were available in the > repository? > > Thanks > > Ian > > > > -- > ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk > https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/ > -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/ -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/
