Software repository question

[dave boland]

On Tue, 24 May 2011 10:28 -0700, "Robert Holtzman" <holtzm at cox.net>
wrote:
>               .........snip.......
> 
> > Installing software on Linux has gotten progressively easier over
> > the years, down to being downright foolproof in Ubuntu's Application
> > Center. However, there is still the problem of each distribution
> > relying on its own frontends and backends, and this needs to be
> > addressed. Members from all the major Linux distributions have held
> > several talks, and have come up with a solution which is already
> > being implemented.
> 
> Which is....?
> 

I agree it is getting easier, and I understand some of the challenges of
keeping packages updated for all distributions.  

However, there is no point in having LTS versions if we have to live
with outdated software.  Yes, there are some ways around that -- PPA's,
GetDeb, etc.  But they are just that -- workaround solutions.  I do
disagree that it should be a problem.  APT (as was well pointed out) can
resolve dependency issues very well.  All that seems (to my limited
visibility) to be done is to test the newer app on each current
distribution of Ubuntu prior to releasing to the repository.

The conundrum for LTS users is that we like not having to do complete
upgrades every six months, but there are going to be times when a newer
version of an app is needed -- bug fix, feature that is important,
better performance, or some sort of external requirement.

Thanks,
Dave
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