Re: installing icedove from backports

[Bob Holtzman <holtzm@cox.net>]

On Sat, Mar 19, 2016 at 08:04:19PM +0100, Sven Hartge wrote:
> Bob Holtzman <holtzm@cox.net> wrote:
> 
> > apt-get -t jessie-backports install icedove gives "icedove is already
> > the newest version". Same with icedove-extension. 
> 
> > The installed version is 38.6.0-1~deb amd64 and the version in jessie
> > backports is 38.7.0-1~deb8u1 
> 
> > Comments, pointers, help, derision, etc appreciated.
> 
> Please show the output of "apt-cache policy icedove".


icedove:
  Installed: 38.6.0-1~deb8u1
  Candidate: 38.6.0-1~deb8u1
  Version table:
 *** 38.6.0-1~deb8u1 0
        500 http://security.debian.org/ jessie/updates/main amd64
Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
     31.8.0-1~deb8u1 0
        500 http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian/ jessie/main amd64 Packages


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