Re: Upgrading from Backports
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
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