How to load Edgy version of a package onto Dapper?

[Larry Alkoff]

NoOp wrote:
> On 02/19/2007 05:40 PM, David Symons wrote:
>> On 2/20/07, Larry Alkoff <labradley at mindspring.com> wrote:
>>> Is there another repository I can try to find the latest vim?
>> Larry, the SeveasPackages link I gave you earlier will help you find
>> one.  For example it could lead you here:
>>     http://seveas.imbrandon.com/dists/dapper-seveas/backports/
>>
>> You can either download the .deb files directly or follow the
>> instructions at the top of that page to add the repository.
>>
>> Cheers, Dave.
> 
> Those, and the following from ubuntu show 7.0:
> 
> <http://packages.ubuntu.com/cgi-bin/search_packages.pl?searchon=names&version=all&exact=1&keywords=vim>
> Package vim
> 
>     * warty (editors): Vi IMproved - enhanced vi editor
>       1:6.3-025+1ubuntu2.3: amd64 i386 powerpc
>       1:6.3-025+1ubuntu2: amd64 i386 powerpc
>     * hoary (editors): Vi IMproved - enhanced vi editor
>       1:6.3-046+1ubuntu7.1: amd64 i386 powerpc
>       1:6.3-046+1ubuntu7: amd64 i386 powerpc
>     * breezy (editors): Vi IMproved - enhanced vi editor
>       1:6.3-078+1ubuntu3: amd64 i386 powerpc
>     * dapper (editors): Vi IMproved - enhanced vi editor
>       1:6.4-006+2ubuntu6: amd64 i386 powerpc
>     * edgy (editors): Vi IMproved - enhanced vi editor
>       1:7.0-035+1ubuntu5: amd64 i386 powerpc
>     * feisty (editors): Vi IMproved - enhanced vi editor
>       1:7.0-164+1ubuntu3: amd64 i386 powerpc
> 
> http://www.vim.org/sources.php also shows 7.0, I can't find a 7.1.
> 
> 
> 
> 
Thank you NoOP.  I have bookmarked http://packages.ubuntu.com/

Larry

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