Re: Package maintenance on Debian
> Hi,
>
> I've new to Debian, but already I've found two important packages that
> haven't been updated for this OS in a while: Netatalk is almost three
> years out of date, and Privoxy seems just as bad (I'm on 3.0.16, and
> 3.0.18 stable was released at the end of 2011).
>
> I was looking for a stable, well-established and well-supported OS, but
> from the looks of things package maintenance may be flagging badly.
>
> Is that fair or have I just chanced upon two significant outliers? If so
> I'm pretty unlucky, considering netatalk and privoxy represent about 66%
> of the total packages I've installed post-setup.
>
> PS: I apologise for my tone. I thought I was well into getting this setup
> bedded-down, and my frustration is building.:(
>
I just got a reply on another list, and it drew my attention to the fact
that Debian is an LTS OS. I hadn't realised that would affect package
availability too, so the mistake is mine.
Apologies. Guess I'll just have to find a more appropriate OS.
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