Re: Unmet dependencies installing eclipse from testing on a stable system
On Fri, 22 Jun 2012 16:23:52 +0000 (UTC)
Camaleón <noelamac@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Fri, 22 Jun 2012 18:48:13 +0300, Vilius Panevėžys wrote:
>
> > I need eclipse >= 3.7 to use plug-ins that refuse to work with the
> > eclipse version available in squeeze. So, I'd be happy with the
> > version from testing.
>
> (...)
>
> Have you considered in getting the upstream package instead¹? Being a
> java based application should be easy to install :-?
>
> ¹http://wiki.eclipse.org/FAQ_Where_do_I_get_and_install_Eclipse%3F
>
> Greetings,
>
Yes, I'll do that as a fallback, but installing packages the manual way
looses all the advantages of the package management system. Let's say
that's an exercise to learn how to use apt along the way, though
I actually need the newer version.
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