Getting a newer version on dapper: dapper-backports? edgy?

[Daniel T. Chen]

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Joris Dobbelsteen wrote:
> I'm looking for a newer "heartbeat-2" package, however I'm running
> dapper (6.06 LTS) - yes that because of the LTS.

heartbeat-2 |  2.0.7-1.1 | http://archive.ubuntu.com feisty/universe Sources

You may request[0] a backport of Feisty's source package to
dapper-backports.

> However I don't seem to spot it in the backports. What am I missing or
> is it just not in the backports?

Backports aren't made automagically. If you want one, you need to
request it.

> Now I got het chance, add the further question: how to find out what
> packages are installed (and from what source with regard to security
> updates)?

dpkg -l
apt-cache policy $package


[0] https://wiki.ubuntu.com/BackportsHowto


Thanks,
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Daniel T. Chen            crimsun at ubuntu.com
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