*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 1493999 ***
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1493999
** This bug has been marked a duplicate of bug 1493999
xz-utils package is really, really old and should be updated to 5.2.2 with
multi-core support
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Title:
Version shipped with current 16.04 LTS is way too old and alpha
Status in xz-utils package in Ubuntu:
New
Bug description:
1. run "xz --version", you'll get "xz (XZ Utils) 5.1.0alpha"
2. Browse to http://git.tukaani.org/?p=xz.git;a=blob;f=NEWS;hb=HEAD ; you'll
find that v5.1.1alpha is from 2011-04-12. 5.1.0alpha is possibly even older.
Expected result:
No "alpha software" installed when there's better quality releases available
No old software installed when there is at least a newer release avaialble
Actual result:
Alpha software is installed, 5+ years old software is installed
Workaround:
download and install v5.2.2 from http://tukaani.org/xz/
Solution:
Package v5.2.2. to the official repositories
ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04
Package: xz-utils 5.1.1alpha+20120614-2ubuntu2
Uname: Linux 4.4.14-040414-lowlatency x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: rfcomm ipt_REJECT nf_reject_ipv4 pci_stub vboxpci
vboxnetadp vboxnetflt vboxdrv bnep btusb btrtl btbcm btintel xt_multiport
iptable_filter ip_tables x_tables usblp 8812au ath3k bluetooth cfg80211 uas
input_leds usb_storage snd_hda_codec_realtek hp_wmi snd_hda_codec_generic
sparse_keymap intel_rapl x86_pkg_temp_thermal intel_powerclamp snd_hda_intel
coretemp snd_hda_codec snd_hda_core kvm_intel snd_hwdep kvm snd_pcm
snd_seq_midi snd_seq_midi_event irqbypass crct10dif_pclmul crc32_pclmul
aesni_intel snd_rawmidi aes_x86_64 lrw gf128mul glue_helper snd_seq ablk_helper
cryptd snd_seq_device snd_timer snd serio_raw mei_me soundcore mei shpchp
lpc_ich 8250_fintek mac_hid parport_pc ppdev lp parport autofs4 xfs raid10
raid456 async_raid6_recov async_memcpy async_pq async_xor async_tx xor raid6_pq
libcrc32c raid1 multipath linear hid_generic usbhid hid raid0 i915 i2c_algo_bit
drm_kms_helper syscopyarea sysfillrect sysimgblt fb_sys_fops psmouse ahci drm
r8169 libahci mi
i wmi fjes video
ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.1
Architecture: amd64
CurrentDesktop: KDE
Date: Thu Jul 7 13:18:30 2016
Dependencies:
gcc-6-base 6.0.1-1ubuntu11 [origin: unknown]
libc6 2.23-0ubuntu3
libgcc1 1:6.0.1-1ubuntu11 [origin: unknown]
liblzma5 5.1.1alpha+20120614-2ubuntu2
multiarch-support 2.23-0ubuntu3
InstallationDate: Installed on 2016-04-22 (75 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Kubuntu 16.04 LTS "Xenial Xerus" - Release amd64
(20160420.1)
SourcePackage: xz-utils
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
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