[ubuntu-us-mi] Package Updates on Ubuntu

[Craig Maloney]

* Justin Macauley (macauley.justin.c at gmail.com) wrote:
> Hi there,
> 
> Python 3.11 has just released. I did a apt package manager update on my
> distro 20.10 and nothing was updated on my distro to the current release of
> the Python Programming Laungage. How long does it typically take for a new
> apt package update to be updated on Ubuntu typically after a new release of
> software? Thanks.

Hi Justin,

Generally speaking there aren't updates for the Python versions that
ship with an Ubuntu release. That said if you want to update to Python
3.11 you should check out the "Dead Snakes" PPA:

https://launchpad.net/~deadsnakes/+archive/ubuntu/ppa

Note that these are built for the LTS releases so I'm not sure if
they'll install on 20.10 (which isn't an LTS release and is
end-of-life). You'll likely want to upgrade to a later LTS like 22.04.

Hope this helps!

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