Re: Using (old) Ubuntu libjpeg packages to allow some older programs still running on recent debian
Rob, you haven't mentioned which old program is keeping you from
updating.
In addition to the options that Dan said (running the program in a VM
or a container):
You may be able to rebuild the program with the newer libraries. Most
likely, a simple rebuild like this will work fne. This would be the
best solution as it would let you use the old program with the old
newer libraries.
It is sometimes possible to manually force an old program to use newer
libraries. If you are lucky it will be compatible, but it could also
break horribily.
A "modern" way of running the old program with its old requisites would
be to do so as a snap / flatpack. Although you would probably need to
build it, as it's unlikely to be available.
Regards
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