Can we use new gtk+ libraries over old distro?

[Arwyn Hainsworth]

On 05/12/06, Zak B. Elep <zakame at ubuntu.com> wrote:
> On 12/5/06, Joel Bryan Juliano <joelbryan.juliano at gmail.com> wrote:
> > As a Dapper user, Is it possible to install the newest gtk+ libraries
> > that is available on Edgy and Feisty, most notably Cairo, and Pango.
> > The reason is if there's speed & memory benefits of using the new
> > libraries, or will it crash.
>
> Yes, it is possible, although I doubt if it would be of any real
> benefit.  You can use either APT pinning, or you can backport the gtk+
> libraries yourself (if there aren't any backports of it already.)
>
> Or you could dist-upgrade altogether, and ease yourself (only little,
> if you plan to use the cutting edge) of the pain of a broken gtk+ :P
>

If there are no official back-ports then I'd suggest upgrading. Using
library versions other than the ones most of the programs are compiled
and tested against could cause some unexpected results.

But what ever you do don't "apt-get dist-upgrade" it can break your
system. Use the recommended upgrade procedure as documented on the
wiki for upgrading.

One other thing. In future can you use the
ubuntu-users at lists.ubuntu.com mailing list for support questions like
this one, thank you.

Arwyn