Re: Upgrading from Backports
On 06/07/2016 11:46 PM, Patrick Bartek wrote:
> Need to upgrade claws-mail installed from regular repo to a newer
> version in wheezy-backports. I don't want to end up with two installed
> versions. Have done research, but have found nothing specific about
> this particular procedure. Would
>
> apt-get install -t wheezy-backports claws-mail=<newer version number>
>
> upgrade the old version or just install the new version along side the
> old.
>
It will upgrade the package. In this case backports simply provide a
more up-to-date version of the same software.
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