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

[Johnneylee Rollins]

On Tuesday, January 26, 2010, 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
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> regards,
> Donatas
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auto-complete is your best friend here. Alternatively, you can use
sudo apt-cache search PACKAGENAME
or if you are tied down by a GUI, use synaptic or your ubuntu distro's
package manager ui.
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