Re: installing icedove from backports

[Sven Hartge <sven@svenhartge.de>]

Bob Holtzman <holtzm@cox.net> wrote:
> 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

When was the last time you used "apt-get update"? 

The Packages file on security.debian.org has icedove-38.7.0-1~deb8u1 in
it.

Grüße,
Sven.

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