gtk-imonc from Debian unstable not available in Ubuntu

Christoph Bier christoph.bier at web.de
Thu Oct 28 08:25:21 UTC 2004


Matt Zimmerman schrieb am 28.10.2004 07:19

> On Tue, Oct 26, 2004 at 12:05:43PM +0200, Christoph Bier wrote:
> 
>>The FAQ says mixing Debian packages with Ubuntu packages is a bad
>>idea. Will gtk-imonc from Debian unstable soon find its way to the
>>Ubuntu respositories?
> 
> Yes, we will import new packages into Hoary.

Ok, fine!

>>Or should I fetch the Debian unstable source
>>of gtk-imonc and use dpkg-buildpackage to build a deb on my
>>girl-friends desktop?
> 
> You could do that as well.  You could also install the binary, either with
> apt or dpkg, 

Sorry for asking, but which binary do you mean? I already mentioned
the FAQ about mixing Debian and Ubuntu packages, that lets me ask
this question now. Maybe I'm just a bit (or totally) confused.

> just remember not to leave the entry in your sources.list if
> you add it temporarily.

Thanks for your answer!

Kind regards,
	Christoph





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