[xubuntu-users] Need to Update Abiword 2.9.2 for Xubuntu

[Lee Gold]

Hi,

I'm sorry I guess I don't understand, 

Either go back to 2.8.6 or go up to 2.9.3. I assume an important app
like the default word processor version is tested before including it(?)
But I don't know what's entailed in doing it. I'm just saying I don't
have a stable default word processor in 12.04. Maybe there are other
factors involved, I imagine dependencies can be complicated...

Abiword 2.9.2 is broken. I've mentioned this on the Abiword mail list
and they point out 2.9.2 is a developmental release - not for "public"
use. 

No biggie, I'll use something else in the meantime for .doc files and
the like...

Thanks
  

On Fri, Jul 6, 2012, at 09:45 PM, Pasi Lallinaho wrote:
> On 07/06/2012 03:31 AM, Lee Gold wrote:
> > 12.04 uses Abiword 2.9.2
> >
> > This is confirmed as a problematic developmental release on the Abiword
> > mail list...it's gnarly and doesn't work. Considering the fact that
> > Abiword is the default word processor for Xubuntu I'm not sure why it's
> > still the current version in the repositories...at least it was there
> > the last time I checked.
> >
> > Can it be updated in the repositories please?
> >
> > Thanks
> >
> 
> (Forwarding this mail to xubuntu-devel, which is the appropriate place.)
> 
> SRU's [1] can be done per-bug basis, but somebody will first need to
> point out which bugs are critical to fix. Before this, there will be no
> updates for Abiword.
> 
> Cheers,
> Pasi
> 
> [1] https://wiki.ubuntu.com/StableReleaseUpdates
> 
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