Re: why are libraries in jessi more up to date
On 2015-05-16, Anil Duggirala <anilduggirala@fastmail.fm> wrote:
> Im a newbie and would like to know why libraries in Jessie are some much
> more up to date than in wheezy ? If the libraries have been tested and
> are stable then why arent they available in the wheezy repositories. I
> had a terrible time, trying to get a newer version of glibc to play some
> games in wheezy, and the version in jessie is much more up to date,
> thanks for the info,
The vey meaning of "stable" in a Debian context is that software
versions don't (usually) change over the course of a release. Therefore
it's no surprise that libraries in jessie (released last month) are more
up-to-date than those in wheezy (released in 2013).
--
Liam
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