What's up with aptitude?

[Robert Dailey]

Hi,

I noticed that ubuntu's package system is VERY out-dated. For example,
subversion 1.5 isn't even available yet! In order to get the latest
software, I'm always having to manually download packages, compile them, and
manage their install/removal by hand. This is turning out to be very
frustrating. Why is SVN 1.4.6 still the latest in apt-get? Is there perhaps
something I am missing? The latest GCC compiler isn't in apt-get either. Is
there a way to get the latest software without actually doing it all by
hand?

I'm using Ubuntu Server 8. I'm a newbie at Linux so don't be too rough with
me.
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