Re: Upgrading from Backports

[Patrick Bartek <nemommxiv@gmail.com>]

On Wed, 08 Jun 2016, Alex Mestiashvili wrote:

> 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.

That's what I thought.  I just wanted to be safe rather than sorry.

Thanks.

B