Re: Version mismatches - upgrade on Ubuntu 22.04 from rdiff-backup 2.0.5 to 2.2.2 or 2.2.6

Thanks Patrik, I have that working now (rdiff-backup 2.2.6).

On 15/02/2024 12:40, Patrik Dufresne wrote:
> Hello Dominic,
>
> Yes, that is to distinguish between the rdiff-backup package provided 
> by debien repo and the various version provided by my unofficial 
> repository.
>
> You can install a specific version of rdiff-backup.
>
> sudo apt install rdiff-backup-1.2
>
> sudo apt install rdiff-backup-2.0
>
> sudo apt install rdiff-backup-2.2
>
> Here the version could be installed in parallel. If I remember 
> correctly, you may need to create a symbolic link to your default version.
>
> /usr/bin/rdiff-backup -> /opt/rdiff-backup-2.2/rdiff-backup
>
>
> Le jeu. 15 févr. 2024, à 07 h 32, Dominic Raferd 
> <[email protected]> a écrit :
>
>     Thanks Eric and Patrik.
>
>     Patrik, on a client (running Ubuntu 22.04) I added your repo (for
>     rdiffweb) per the instructions at your website (option 1), but
>     running
>     apt upgrade I don't see an upgrade available for rdiff-backup (from
>     v2.0.5), do I need to do something else?
>
>     On 15/02/2024 12:06, Patrik Dufresne wrote:
>     > Or you could use one of my unofficial rdiff-backup package
>     compiled for
>     > most debian flavour.
>     >
>     > Https://Nexus.ikus-soft.com <Https://Nexus.ikus-soft.com>
>     >
>     > You can follow instructions to install APT repo from rdiffweb
>     documentation.
>     >
>     >
>     > On Thu., Feb. 15, 2024, 02:32 EricZolf,
>     <[email protected] <mailto:ewl%[email protected]>> wrote:
>     >
>     >> Hi Dominic,
>     >>
>     >> Mixing 2.2.x shouldn't be an issue unless you hit one of the
>     issues listed
>     >> in the changelog.
>     >>
>     >> Regarding PPA, Otto announced a long time ago that he needs
>     >> co-maintainers. Volunteers are required to take on the task.
>     >>
>     >> Without this, your option is to use pip to install rdiff-backup as
>     >> described in the main README.
>     >>
>     >> Hope this helps, Eric
>     >>
>     >> On February 14, 2024 3:32:38 PM UTC, Dominic Raferd <
>     >> [email protected]> wrote:
>     >>> First, continued thanks for Eric and the team for their great
>     work on
>     >> updating rdiff-backup - really amazing stuff.
>     >>> Following a system upgrade of my backup server to Ubuntu
>     23.10, I have
>     >> version mismatches: clients have  (Windows and) Ubuntu 22.04
>     (rdiff-backup
>     >> 2.0.5) whereas the server has rdiff-backup 2.2.2.
>     >>> I realise that I can upgrade Windows just by changing the .exe
>     file, but
>     >> is there a way to upgrade rdiff-backup on Ubuntu 22.04 from the
>     standard
>     >> 2.0.5 to 2.2.2 or indeed to the current latest'n'greatest 2.2.6
>     (and should
>     >> I expect any problems if I have the latter on a client and
>     2.2.2 on the
>     >> server)? I was hoping for a PPA offering this, but I can't find
>     one :(
>     >>> Dominic
>     >>>
>     >>>
>     >>
>
>
>
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