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by Daryl Styrk :: Rate this Message:

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On Mon, Jul 06, 2009 at 03:27:50AM -0400, Matthew Flaschen wrote:
>
> I have noticed several worthwhile package upgrades for Intrepid or
> later.  E.g. mono, amarok, wine, okular, etc.
>
> So far, I've been holding off, and just building packages from source
> when I want something newer than Hardy.  Part of the reason for this is
> that I don't have great backups at the moment, and I want to do a clean
> reinstall when I eventually upgrade.
>





Have a look at the backports.  They are there to address issues like this.  

https://help.ubuntu.com/community/UbuntuBackports

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Daryl Styrk
Naples FL, USA


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