Re: Gramps backports in Debian and Ubuntu

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The English version of the Downloads page only has external links labeled "backports". 

I don't know enough about Linux or its various distribution approaches to write anything but... What do you think about writing up something that might help recruit volunteers in the backporting & testing that exceeds your bandwidth? Something that leads off with a brief (almost skeletal!) suggestion for newbies about enabling backports options. Then acknowledging the currently available backpost. Followed by the targets where you're seeking volunteers?

Some of the translation pages like the Finnish  still have English sections that are more expansive about the subject of taking advantage of backports.. 

https://www.gramps-project.org/wiki/index.php/Fi:Asennus#GRAMPSin_manuaalinen_lataus_ja_asennus 

-Brian 
 
  On Tue, Apr 5, 2022 at 13:45, Ross Gammon<[email protected]> wrote:   Sorry, I forgot to answer this question.

On 05.04.2022 20.22, Ross Gammon wrote:
> The updates for SeaMonkey, are downloaded and installed, using the 
> package management; using Software Updater, or apt update and apt 
> upgrade.
>
> Can this not also be done with GRAMPS?


No. It is not possible to officially upgrade to new releases of software 
(like Gramps) in Ubuntu, except for some special cases like Firefox & 
Chrome. This would make Ubuntu very unstable.

We can fix serious bugs using the Stable Release Update (SRU) process:

https://wiki.ubuntu.com/StableReleaseUpdates

These are the updates you see every time you do an apt update. They are 
small, targeted updates that fix serious bugs, or security issues.

Cheers,

Ross



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