Peter Jay Salzman wrote:
>
> cam -- one last thing. you can install sid packages in woody. you don't
> actually have to upgrade your distro to sid to use some of sid's packages.
>
> i needed the latest SDL for something i was compiling, and was able to d/l
> bleeding edge SDL packages from sid and install it on my woody machine.
>
> you may need to update a few other packages, but the debian site clearly
> outlines exactly what dependencies each package has. of course, dpkg will
> also tell you, but it's easier to just point your browser to debian's site
> and d/l everything you'll need in one fell swoop.
>
> pete
>
> begin: Cam Ellison <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> quote
> > Peter Jay Salzman wrote:
> > >
> > > bleah. libranet is a mess. nobody should mess with (near) perfection. :)
> > >
> > > cam, you can grab the sid and woody packages from the debian website. here's
> > > the updated woody package:
> > >
> > > ii gimp1.1 1.1.17-3 Developers' release of the GNU Image Manipul
> > > ii gimp1.1-nonfre 1.1.17-3 GIF and TIFF support for the GNU Image Manip
> > > ii gimp1.1-perl 1.1.17-3 Perl support and plugins for The GIMP
> > >
Actually, that should be 1.2
Anyway, I changed my sources.list, and after a few tries (servers are
_really_ busy) and a fix-it run with apt-get, I got it all, I think. It
installed. Now to see if I got the extra goodies as well.
Thanks for the help
Cam
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