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question about different software versions on Debian 10 and 11

Started byPiper H <potthua@gmail.com>
First post2021-12-08 12:00 +0100
Last post2021-12-09 20:10 +0100
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  question about different software versions on Debian 10 and 11 Piper H <potthua@gmail.com> - 2021-12-08 12:00 +0100
    Re: question about different software versions on Debian 10 and 11 Dan Ritter <dsr@randomstring.org> - 2021-12-08 12:40 +0100
    Re: question about different software versions on Debian 10 and 11 Stanislav Vlasov <stanislav.v.v@gmail.com> - 2021-12-08 18:30 +0100
      Re: question about different software versions on Debian 10 and 11 Piper H <potthua@gmail.com> - 2021-12-09 01:50 +0100
      Re: question about different software versions on Debian 10 and 11 Andrei POPESCU <andreimpopescu@gmail.com> - 2021-12-09 20:10 +0100

#242766 — question about different software versions on Debian 10 and 11

FromPiper H <potthua@gmail.com>
Date2021-12-08 12:00 +0100
Subjectquestion about different software versions on Debian 10 and 11
Message-ID<Ds2Q1-2W0-1@gated-at.bofh.it>

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On Debian 10, can I force install the software which is released on Debian
11?
For example, a given software has default installation version 1.0 for
debian 10, but has version 2.0 for debian 11.
I want to use the version 2.0 on debian 10, how will I do it?

Thank you.
Piper

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#242767

FromDan Ritter <dsr@randomstring.org>
Date2021-12-08 12:40 +0100
Message-ID<Ds3sK-3o5-15@gated-at.bofh.it>
In reply to#242766
Piper H wrote: 
> On Debian 10, can I force install the software which is released on Debian
> 11?
> For example, a given software has default installation version 1.0 for
> debian 10, but has version 2.0 for debian 11.
> I want to use the version 2.0 on debian 10, how will I do it?



A few packages have advanced versions available through the
backports repository, but by no means all.

So in general, upgrade to Debian 11.

-dsr-

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#242781

FromStanislav Vlasov <stanislav.v.v@gmail.com>
Date2021-12-08 18:30 +0100
Message-ID<Ds8Vr-6E7-1@gated-at.bofh.it>
In reply to#242766
2021-12-08 15:51 GMT+05:00, Piper H <potthua@gmail.com>:
> On Debian 10, can I force install the software which is released on Debian
> 11?
> For example, a given software has default installation version 1.0 for
> debian 10, but has version 2.0 for debian 11.
> I want to use the version 2.0 on debian 10, how will I do it?

1) you may try backports, may be your software already backported and
available on debian 10. If software backported - quick and easy way.

2) you may backport software by self (get sources, sometimes fix
debian/* in sources dir, build package) -- my preffered way to take
new software before debian testing not frozen.

3) you may set repos from debian 11 and install software AND
dependencies - your debian will be partially upgraded and some another
soft may be broken. Don't recommend this way, system may be broken and
need reinstall in worst case.

4) you may upgrade to debian 11. If you does not see your software in
backports and can't build package - use this way.

-- 
Stanislav

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#242790

FromPiper H <potthua@gmail.com>
Date2021-12-09 01:50 +0100
Message-ID<DsfNf-2eP-1@gated-at.bofh.it>
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That's all right. thank you.

On Thu, Dec 9, 2021 at 1:25 AM Stanislav Vlasov <stanislav.v.v@gmail.com>
wrote:

> 2021-12-08 15:51 GMT+05:00, Piper H <potthua@gmail.com>:
> > On Debian 10, can I force install the software which is released on
> Debian
> > 11?
> > For example, a given software has default installation version 1.0 for
> > debian 10, but has version 2.0 for debian 11.
> > I want to use the version 2.0 on debian 10, how will I do it?
>
> 1) you may try backports, may be your software already backported and
> available on debian 10. If software backported - quick and easy way.
>
> 2) you may backport software by self (get sources, sometimes fix
> debian/* in sources dir, build package) -- my preffered way to take
> new software before debian testing not frozen.
>
> 3) you may set repos from debian 11 and install software AND
> dependencies - your debian will be partially upgraded and some another
> soft may be broken. Don't recommend this way, system may be broken and
> need reinstall in worst case.
>
> 4) you may upgrade to debian 11. If you does not see your software in
> backports and can't build package - use this way.
>
> --
> Stanislav
>
>

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#242838

FromAndrei POPESCU <andreimpopescu@gmail.com>
Date2021-12-09 20:10 +0100
Message-ID<DswXM-4J8-5@gated-at.bofh.it>
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On Mi, 08 dec 21, 22:24:41, Stanislav Vlasov wrote:
> 
> 3) you may set repos from debian 11 and install software AND
> dependencies - your debian will be partially upgraded and some another
> soft may be broken. Don't recommend this way, system may be broken and
> need reinstall in worst case.

If doing this one might at least use some apt pinning to install only 
specific packages. Still dangerous, but better than just doing a partial 
upgrade.

Kind regards,
Andrei
-- 
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