How to upgrade a package in Debian 8?
I'm using a docker image that comes with Debian 8 (jessie). I'm trying to upgrade curl package to the latest (7.58) from 7.38.
Running apt-cache showpkg curl shows that 7.38 is the latest version, but curl is at 7.58 (http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/blfs/view/8.2/basicnet/curl.html)
I also checked Debian package website and it it looks like 7.38 is the latest. https://packages.debian.org/jessie/curl
Is there a way to upgrade curl 7.38 on my system to the latest?
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asked Dec 9 '18 at 18:25
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I'm using a docker image that comes with Debian 8 (jessie). I'm trying to upgrade curl package to the latest (7.58) from 7.38.
Running apt-cache showpkg curl shows that 7.38 is the latest version, but curl is at 7.58 (http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/blfs/view/8.2/basicnet/curl.html)
I also checked Debian package website and it it looks like 7.38 is the latest. https://packages.debian.org/jessie/curl
Is there a way to upgrade curl 7.38 on my system to the latest?
debian upgrade packages
asked Dec 9 '18 at 18:25
Moon
3612818
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I'm using a docker image that comes with Debian 8 (jessie). I'm trying to upgrade curl package to the latest (7.58) from 7.38.
Running apt-cache showpkg curl shows that 7.38 is the latest version, but curl is at 7.58 (http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/blfs/view/8.2/basicnet/curl.html)
I also checked Debian package website and it it looks like 7.38 is the latest. https://packages.debian.org/jessie/curl
Is there a way to upgrade curl 7.38 on my system to the latest?
debian upgrade packages
asked Dec 9 '18 at 18:25
Moon
3612818
I'm using a docker image that comes with Debian 8 (jessie). I'm trying to upgrade curl package to the latest (7.58) from 7.38.
Running apt-cache showpkg curl shows that 7.38 is the latest version, but curl is at 7.58 (http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/blfs/view/8.2/basicnet/curl.html)
I also checked Debian package website and it it looks like 7.38 is the latest. https://packages.debian.org/jessie/curl
Is there a way to upgrade curl 7.38 on my system to the latest?
debian upgrade packages
debian upgrade packages
asked Dec 9 '18 at 18:25
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asked Dec 9 '18 at 18:25
Moon
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asked Dec 9 '18 at 18:25
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This is normal as Debian 8 (jessie) is currently the oldstable release. If you search for Package curl you'll notice that the stable version currently has curl 7.52, while testing & unstable are already on version 7.62.
Old Debian releases won't have new feature updates, but receives security updated for a rather long LTS period. Therefore, having an older version doesn't mean you are at risk. Consider upgrading only if you actually need some new features.
Is there a way to upgrade curl 7.38 on my system to the latest?
- It's possible to run Debian stable but install some packages from testing, but mixing stable and testing may cause dependency conflicts, and mixing oldstable and testing is probably even more problematic.
- You can always compile, build and install curl from source. (No automatic updates, though.)
answered Dec 9 '18 at 18:43
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Thank you so much. It sounds like I will be upgrading my Debian today :)
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This is normal as Debian 8 (jessie) is currently the oldstable release. If you search for Package curl you'll notice that the stable version currently has curl 7.52, while testing & unstable are already on version 7.62.
Old Debian releases won't have new feature updates, but receives security updated for a rather long LTS period. Therefore, having an older version doesn't mean you are at risk. Consider upgrading only if you actually need some new features.
Is there a way to upgrade curl 7.38 on my system to the latest?
- It's possible to run Debian stable but install some packages from testing, but mixing stable and testing may cause dependency conflicts, and mixing oldstable and testing is probably even more problematic.
- You can always compile, build and install curl from source. (No automatic updates, though.)
answered Dec 9 '18 at 18:43
Esa Jokinen
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Thank you so much. It sounds like I will be upgrading my Debian today :)
– Moon
Dec 9 '18 at 18:55
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This is normal as Debian 8 (jessie) is currently the oldstable release. If you search for Package curl you'll notice that the stable version currently has curl 7.52, while testing & unstable are already on version 7.62.
Old Debian releases won't have new feature updates, but receives security updated for a rather long LTS period. Therefore, having an older version doesn't mean you are at risk. Consider upgrading only if you actually need some new features.
Is there a way to upgrade curl 7.38 on my system to the latest?
- It's possible to run Debian stable but install some packages from testing, but mixing stable and testing may cause dependency conflicts, and mixing oldstable and testing is probably even more problematic.
- You can always compile, build and install curl from source. (No automatic updates, though.)
answered Dec 9 '18 at 18:43
Esa Jokinen
22.3k23157
1
Thank you so much. It sounds like I will be upgrading my Debian today :)
– Moon
Dec 9 '18 at 18:55
add a comment |
This is normal as Debian 8 (jessie) is currently the oldstable release. If you search for Package curl you'll notice that the stable version currently has curl 7.52, while testing & unstable are already on version 7.62.
Old Debian releases won't have new feature updates, but receives security updated for a rather long LTS period. Therefore, having an older version doesn't mean you are at risk. Consider upgrading only if you actually need some new features.
Is there a way to upgrade curl 7.38 on my system to the latest?
- It's possible to run Debian stable but install some packages from testing, but mixing stable and testing may cause dependency conflicts, and mixing oldstable and testing is probably even more problematic.
- You can always compile, build and install curl from source. (No automatic updates, though.)
answered Dec 9 '18 at 18:43
Esa Jokinen
22.3k23157
This is normal as Debian 8 (jessie) is currently the oldstable release. If you search for Package curl you'll notice that the stable version currently has curl 7.52, while testing & unstable are already on version 7.62.
Old Debian releases won't have new feature updates, but receives security updated for a rather long LTS period. Therefore, having an older version doesn't mean you are at risk. Consider upgrading only if you actually need some new features.
Is there a way to upgrade curl 7.38 on my system to the latest?
- It's possible to run Debian stable but install some packages from testing, but mixing stable and testing may cause dependency conflicts, and mixing oldstable and testing is probably even more problematic.
- You can always compile, build and install curl from source. (No automatic updates, though.)
answered Dec 9 '18 at 18:43
Esa Jokinen
22.3k23157
answered Dec 9 '18 at 18:43
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answered Dec 9 '18 at 18:43
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answered Dec 9 '18 at 18:43
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Thank you so much. It sounds like I will be upgrading my Debian today :)
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Dec 9 '18 at 18:55
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Thank you so much. It sounds like I will be upgrading my Debian today :)
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Thank you so much. It sounds like I will be upgrading my Debian today :)
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Thank you so much. It sounds like I will be upgrading my Debian today :)
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