Re: Etch --> Upgrading X.Org to 7.2
On Wed March 5 2008 08:24:33 Carlos Parada wrote:
> I don't find X.Org 7.2 on Backports. Is there any other way of upgrading
> X.Org but keeping Debian Stable distro?
The library versions in Lenny are different, so you're unlikely
to get there by apt-pinning. You may be able to get the 7.2
sources to build packages for you under Etch. I don't know,
I haven't tried. There may be compile problems. If you go this
route consider skipping Lenny and using Xorg 7.3 from Sid - we're
apt-pinning Xorg 7.3 from Sid into most of our desktops and laptops.
> I'm so hesitant of upgrading to Lenny, I've heard there are almost no
> security updates aside from other disadvantages.
Testing has been very annoying this time around, with packages
disappearing for weeks or months because of compilations problems
on obscure architectures and/or debatable resolutions of dependency
conflicts. Unfortunately we have to use Testing a lot as Stable
is obsolete for most desktops and laptops before it's released.
Stable is OK for most servers.
--Mike Bird
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