Re: installing icedove from backports
On Sun, Mar 20, 2016 at 08:49:47PM +0100, Sven Hartge wrote:
> 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 last update brought it up to 38.7.0-1. Thanks for the reply.
>
> The Packages file on security.debian.org has icedove-38.7.0-1~deb8u1 in
> it.
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