Difference between revisions of "BackPorts"
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[http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/rebuilding-ubuntu-debian-linux-binary-package/ guide to building packages] | [http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/rebuilding-ubuntu-debian-linux-binary-package/ guide to building packages] | ||
| − | When backporting packages | + | When backporting packages, do it in as clean an environment as possible for instance a virtual machine for that specific purpose. |
Download the orig source, .dsc file and diff file for your packages from debian testing (use http://packages.debian.org/ to find the files) | Download the orig source, .dsc file and diff file for your packages from debian testing (use http://packages.debian.org/ to find the files) | ||
| + | packages are found at http://t-hoerup.dk/backports/ | ||
| + | =Debian Lenny= | ||
| + | *[http://t-hoerup.dk/backports/lenny/libevent/ libevent] 1.4.13-stable-1 | ||
| + | *[http://t-hoerup.dk/backports/lenny/transmission/ transmission] 1.93-1 (depends on backported libevent) | ||
| − | = | + | =Ubuntu Lucid= |
| − | * | + | *[http://t-hoerup.dk/backports/lucid/vlc/ vlc] 1.1.0-4 (debian source) |
Latest revision as of 11:43, 13 July 2010
When backporting packages, do it in as clean an environment as possible for instance a virtual machine for that specific purpose.
Download the orig source, .dsc file and diff file for your packages from debian testing (use http://packages.debian.org/ to find the files)
packages are found at http://t-hoerup.dk/backports/
Debian Lenny
- libevent 1.4.13-stable-1
- transmission 1.93-1 (depends on backported libevent)
Ubuntu Lucid
- vlc 1.1.0-4 (debian source)
