Could Ubuntu 8.04 (Hardy) users install some packages in higher Ubuntu versions ?

[Lawrence Tsang]

Hi Donatas and All,

     Thanks for your suggestion.

     But how could I know the package name for my firefox 3.0.17 software ?
Any Ubuntu application or command that I could use ?

Regards
Lawrence

On Tue, Jan 26, 2010 at 4:51 PM, Donatas <fetdonatas at gmail.com> wrote:

> You can update all of your sources, and do just the package upgrade, not
> the distro upgrade. In this way you will stay with Hardy and will use new
> software. To upgrade specified package use *apt-get install -u
> package_name*
>
> regards,
> Donatas
>
>
> On Tue, Jan 26, 2010 at 10:43 AM, Tsang Kim Wai <tkwinfo at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Hi,
>>
>>      I am a newbie in Ubuntu who uses the 8.04 (Hardy) version. I find
>> that my firefox is of version 3.0.17 and I want to install a newer version
>> of it. I think that Ubuntu 9.10 may have packaged firefox with a newer
>> version.
>>
>>      If I want to stay in Hardy, could I use "apt-get" to just install
>> some packages in the Ubuntu 9.10 repository ? Is there anything that I could
>> edit in the "/etc/apt/source.list" file so as to just fetch and install some
>> packages in Ubuntu 9.10 ? Or are there other ways that I could install newer
>> version of some of my installed packages ?
>>
>>      The following is the listing of my "/etc/apt/sources.list" file :
>>
>> deb http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu gutsy partner
>> deb-src http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu gutsy partner
>> deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ hardy main universe restricted
>> multiverse
>> deb-src http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ hardy main universe restricted
>> multiverse
>> deb http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ hardy-security universe main
>> multiverse restricted
>> deb-src http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ hardy-security universe main
>> multiverse restricted
>> deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ hardy-updates universe main
>> multiverse restricted
>> deb-src http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ hardy-updates universe main
>> multiverse restricted
>>
>>      Any suggestion.
>>
>> Regards
>> Lawrence
>>
>>
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