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

[Johnneylee Rollins]

On Tuesday, January 26, 2010, Karl F. Larsen <klarsen1 at gmail.com> wrote:
> Tsang Kim Wai 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
>>
>>
>         I am using the late version Firefox in Karmic 9.10 and there
> is no reason I can see to get it for your 8.05 system. I have
> 8.05 too, I mainly use 9.04 like now, but Firefox works fine
> in ALL versions and no better in Karmic.
>
> 73 Karl
>
>
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>         Karl F. Larsen, AKA K5DI
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I Karl, I'm not sure why you post without ever providing links. Just
saying firefox works helps a little, but you have to provide links to
really help.

To the OP, I hope that solved the issue.
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