Upgrading packages

[Pastor JW]

On Wednesday 29 October 2008 3:08:57 am Neil Winchurst wrote:
> Derek Broughton wrote:
> > Neil Winchurst wrote:
> >> I notice that some repositories are not included in the automatic
> >> updating of packages, eg Universe.
> >>
> >> If I am using a package from such a repository and I notice that there
> >> is a new version available, what is the best way to upgrade please?
> >
> > Turn on universe in your favorite package manager...
> >
> > If it's not included in automatic updating, it's only because it's either
> > not present or not enabled in sources.list
>
> Universe is enabled in sources.list. Here is the relevant section from
> the file
>
> > ## N.B. software from this repository is ENTIRELY UNSUPPORTED by the
> > Ubuntu ## team, and may not be under a free licence. Please satisfy
> > yourself as to ## your rights to use the software. Also, please note that
> > software in ## universe WILL NOT receive any review or updates from the
> > Ubuntu security ## team.
> > deb http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ gutsy universe
> > deb-src http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ gutsy universe
> > deb http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ gutsy-updates universe
> > deb-src http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ gutsy-updates universe
>
> As you can see it says that I will not receive updates. Is there some
> way around this please?

No, it says you will not receive updates "from the Ubuntu security team".  
When you DO receive updates they will be from someone else is all.    


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