Ubuntu Repositories

[Derek Broughton]

Michael Haney wrote:

> I'm wondering, why are the Ubuntu repositories so far behind version wise?
> What I mean is, I wanted to update to the latest VLC, but the version
> on the repos was really old.
> I had to add a PPA to my 3rd Party Software Sources just to get the
> latest version.  That version runs really well.
> I mean, even the version of Firefox in the repos is several versions
> behind.
 
Because they are essentially a year old.  The current Intrepid software was 
synced from Debian "sid" last October/November.  Some development went on 
before it was released in April, but don't count on any major upstream 
developments making it.

If you want more recent software than that, you don't want to be using the 
standard repositories of _any_ Debian-based distro.
-- 
derek