Re: New release over due
Matthew Dalton writes:
> You might ask "So why didn't the developer compile Slink deb's as well?".
Because he would have to have a special Slink machine just for that, and
because there is nowhere for him to upload a Slink package.
> I suspect that developers like to have the latest libraries etc as well,
> which explains why this particular one was using potato.
We are required to build and test our packages for unstable.
However, it is a myth that you must upgrade to unstable before installing
any packages anything from unstable.
> ...there are situations where upgrading is a necessity.
In most cases you can just install the package you need from unstable and
let apt upgrade a few libraries if it wants to.
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