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Re: why are libraries in jessi more up to date



Anil Duggirala 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,

If everything in Wheezy 7 were upgraded to the latest best known
versions then it would be called Jessie 8.  That is exactly how Jessie
8 was created.  Jessie 8 is Wheezy 7 with all of the libraries and
other packages updated.

Bob

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