Backports are programs and Packages packaged for a previous version of an Ubuntu Operating System which exist in a newer version of Ubuntu
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Do the features in new Ubuntu releases get backported to the LTS?
I am thinking of installing either Ubuntu 12.04 (LTS) or waiting for 13.04 to be released.
My question is: Will all the updates that appear in the new release also be made available to the LTS ...
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Quantal backported kernel in 12.04.2? What's going on there?
I'm sure that I'm not the first and/or only one to notice that 12.04.2, released earlier this year, installs by default a backported 3.5 kernel from the Quantal (12.10) release.
I'm surprised to see ...
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How to edit a backported package before uploading it to a PPA?
I'm attempting to backport Clang 3.2 to Quantal from Raring. Thinking this would be a relatively painless process, I ran the following command:
backportpackage -s raring -d quantal -u ...
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Installing the 3.5 kernel backport for 12.04
I would like to install the 3.5 kernel backport to 12.04 as per the answer to this question.. The solution is to install the package linux-generic-lts-quantal. However, in the release docs and the ...
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How do I manually install linux backports
I just installed Ubuntu server 12.10 and I am missing the drivers for my ethernet adapter. I have seen this is a common problem for my controller(AR8161) I have downloaded the package ...
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How can I install Kaffeine 0.8.7 in Ubuntu 12.10?
Ubuntu 12.10 ships with Kaffeine 1.2.2, and 0.8.7 had a feature that has been removed in recent releases.
Do you know how can I install Kaffeine 0.8.7 in Ubuntu 12.10?
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How to install Evolution 3.6.2 from 13.04 into 12.10?
It's all in the question, really. Currently running Evolution 3.6.0 on Ubuntu 12.10 and, as anybody who has tried this at all will know, it locks up regularly with a 'saving user interface' report ...
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How to “reverse-backport” a package available on earlier Ubuntu distribution to later Distribution?
There are 4 packages I am using on 12.04 which are not available on 12.10:
xkcd-browser ;-)
cuttlefish
bluphone
xserver-xorg-input-synaptics (it allows for touchpad rotation that could go along ...
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How to deal with configuration style warnings occuring from TexLive 2012 installation?
I followed the advice of izx on how to install TexLive 2012 using the texlive-backports PPA. Before I started I removed all TexLive-related packages. The installation finished and everything seems to ...
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How to Backport a Package to an Earlier Ubuntu Release?
I just want to install VLC latest from 12.04 LTS to 10.04 LTS
How to do it?
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How to solve dpkg-source source problem when building a package?
Has anyone here had some experience creating a Debian / Ubuntu package? I am trying to backport the lammps package (http://packages.ubuntu.com/quantal/lammps) from Ubuntu 12.10 (Quantal) to Ubuntu ...
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Upgrade with backports installed
I am running Ubuntu 12.04 with backports for TexLive.
Ubuntu 12.10 is to contain the same version of TexLive that backport provides currently to 12.04.
I, of course, want to move from backport to ...
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Should I enable backports repositories on Ubuntu Server (LAMP)?
Is there any disadvantages/advantages on enabling backports repositories on my new Ubuntu Server (LAMP)? What I should choose?
Cheers
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Why are bugs fixed in the development release and then backported instead of porting the fixes forward?
I understand that backport repository sometimes contains the newer versions of Softwares (major upgrades) and which might be included in the next Ubuntu release. But not all of the softwares aren't ...
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Backported TeX Live 2012 on Ubuntu 12.04 says restricted \write18 enabled
I installed the backported version of TeX Live but I must have improperly removed the existing version because I keep getting the error restricted \write18 enabled when I run latex. How can I fix it?
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Is it possible to install Unity 6.x.x on 12.04?
Is it possible to get the latest Unity without upgrading to 12.10 on my Ubuntu 12.04 PC or will this be backported?
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Is there way to get close button in windows spread view in 12.04?
Is there way to get close window button in windows spread view for Ubuntu 12.04 like it made in 12.10?
Maybe exists some backport or config for that compiz plugin?
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How do I get emacs 24? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How to upgrade to Emacs 24.1?
emacs24 seems to bring quite a lot of minor improvements over the last version. I know there are already ppa's to easily install it but are ...
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How can I downgrade a system that accidentally had backports installed?
I installed a fresh Ubuntu system. Somehow - possibly through my own error - the backports repository got enabled. Then I did several upgrades. I noticed that this happened when networking suddenly ...
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Will GNOME 3.6 be backported to 12.04
Is there any chance that GNOME 3.6 or some of its components be backported to Ubuntu 12.04? Or should I upgrade to 12.10 to get GNOME 3.6?
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Will there be an backport of Unity 6/compiz for Precise? [duplicate]
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Is it possible to install Unity 6.x.x on Ubuntu 12.04?
In my opinion Unity 5.x in precise is not how it should be in an LTS and I would like to know, whether Unity ...
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How to build these *:i386 packages on 64 bit machines
Following problem: Because Chromium is still completely outdated in Ubuntu I downloaded the source packages from the Debian project (Which are up-to-date) and build them on my Ubuntu system. I also ...
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How to install a “fix released” package for a bug
So, it seems that on my ubuntu 12.04 11.04 I'm affected by Bug #971876.
Luckily enough, the bug is marked as "fix released" and a last comment by the Launchpad Janitor says that "This bug was fixed ...
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What's the right way to make a backport recipe for bzr-builder?
I maintain some packages in LP that I need to backport to oneiric, lucid and --- even --- hardy.
For example, my trunk branch builds correctly to precise and quantal, and I want to create a separate ...
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How to install backported programms?
How to get backported kernel and nautilus? im on 10.04 i want fixes witch are made in 12.04 how to get them? im beeing told about installing backported kernel.
On 10.04 i have some bugs witch been ...
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Is it good practice to backport source packages from newer Ubuntu releases?
My plan is like this:
Say I'm running 12.04 LTS, life is good, but its packages guadually become old. Then 12.10 is out, I add a deb-src line in my sources.list, and backport (download source, build, ...
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Should a relatively conservative user untick “Unsupported updates (precise-backports)” in Software Sources?
I installed 12.04 RC a few days before the release date and it is now updated fully. It's working just fine and it is my OS for regular work.
I have a question regarding "Software Sources".
In the ...
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How do I backport my favorite package 2-3 times each year?
My current favorite game is Simutrans. Debian already picks up new releases, and Ubuntu imports from Debian.
The game developers release a new version irregularly every 3-9 months, and most ...
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How to update all the installed software in Ubuntu without using any PPA?
I've got many softwares installed. But when the new version is released I'm not getting notified from the application that an update is available.
And I found that in most of Ubuntu applications the ...
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install tomcat on ubuntu 11.04 [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How do I install Apache Tomcat 7?
I tried installing tomcat on 11.04 using apt-get install tomcat7 but I get an error:
Unable to locate package tomcat7
I guess ...
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qt4-x11 4.4.7.0 in Lucid
Can this version of QT4 be successfully be installed on Lucid. So many things I try to install depend on this.
Error: Dependency is not satisfiable: libqtcore4 (>= 4:4.7.0~beta1)
Calibre PPA-Lucid ...
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Will Gnome 3.4 be backported to 11.10 in March in a ppa? [closed]
I know there will only be some 3.4 packages by default in pangolin. Anyway I intend to continue using the gnome 3 ppa. Will there be backports of the gnome 3.4 application and gtk 3.4 set for 11.10 ...
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Make a backport for a 32 bit system using prevu on a 64 bit system
I want to make a backport of a package (in my case luakit) on my 64 bit machine (ubuntu natty) for a 32 bit machine (ubuntu jaunty) using prevu.
What are the detailed steps to do this?
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How are backports implemented in Ubuntu?
In Do '..-backports' repositories automatically take precedence over the standard repos? in sources.list, the answer says that backports are never automatically used to update a standard ...
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Which Ubuntu version for PostgreSQL 9?
For a database server that will be running in its own VPS:
Is it better-supported to install the latest Ocelot 11.10 release with the standard package for postgresql9, or to install 10.04 LTS with ...
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How to install USC 5.0 in 11.04?
Is there a way I can install the Ubuntu Software Center 5.0 on Ubuntu 11.04 Natty Narwhal?
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Upgrade/backport evolution to latest version
I am using Ubuntu 10.04, with default applications.
Now I have tested Ubuntu 11.04, but it is not a LTS version, so I want to upgrade evolution of 10.04 to 11.04, because the evolution in 11.04 is far ...
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Get only one package from 11.10 to install on 11.04
I need one really important package from oneiric to be installed (upgraded) on natty.
How can I extract just single deb file? (64 bit).
Should I use backports? if yes, can you please tell me how to ...
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Best way to upgrade to Apache 2.2.18? [closed]
What is the best way to install Apache HTTP 2.2.18 that was released on May 11 on a Ubuntu 10.04 LTS server?
This recent release has lots of changes and bug fixes from the 2.2.14 version that is ...
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Is it a good idea to selectively upgrade software from newer releases?
I'm a Ubuntu 10.10 users, and would like to keep my OS up-to-date. However, for various reasons I don't want to upgrade to the newest Ubuntu release.
I'm thinking of manually upgrading select system ...
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Old version of gcc for new Ubuntu
Is there a repository containing packages for old versions of gcc, for the latest Ubuntu. I want to install gcc3 alongside gcc 4, for programs that need gcc3 specifically.
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Where are debug symbols for backported packages?
Where can I download Linux kernel 2.6.35-25 debug symbols for kernel that comes from lucid-backports repository (I have enabled lucid-backports repository on Ubuntu 10.04 in /etc/apt/sources.list)?
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Why is there a lack of Backports of Optional 10.10 or later Packages in repos?
This question is about backports again, but is specific to the difference in availability of packages.
A specific example of this would be the two gcc packages in 10.10's repos: gcc (which is 4.4), ...
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Why are only some versions of the kernel backported to certain releases?
With regard to kernels and backports, I noted a backported kernel available to 10.04 LTS builds, slightly older than the cutting-edge kernels in 10.10. Any reason for a lack of backports for them? ...
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Is there a way to install the latest version of Unity in 10.10?
Is there a PPA or hack I can use to install the latest version of Unity in 10.10? I want to use Unity as it is in 11.04, but I don't want to run alpha versions of everything else.
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How to install Evince 2.32?
I would like to install Evince 2.32 in Lucid (10.04)
Is there any safe way to do it ?
Download the source and start install all the required dependences is this approach dangerous for the ...
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Can I update software installed from source code directly
Though its nearly a year since I started using Ubuntu, I have not attempted installing software from source. I didn't actually find the need to do so. But now I am working on a software which is at ...
