On Tue, Dec 27, 2022 at 01:15:41PM +0000, jindam.v...@disroot.org wrote: > libreoffice tracker [1] contains NEW/experimental: 1:7.5.0~rc1-1 > what is NEW/experimental in debian tracker? > is it possible to install from NEW/experimental?
If you are very lucky, yes, but most of the time: no. And it is kinda risky. Imagine your install from experimental/unstable/testing wants a newer version of some basic library (think libc). You install that and break all other applications using it (NB: the installer will go out of its way to prevent you doing that). With a huge package like LO, I'd say the probability of something like that happening is rather high. > if so, how? That's what "backports" are for. Either you wait for some kind soul making a backport to your distro series, or you try yourself: download the package of your wishes, install its build dependencies and build. Here[1]'s a bunch of more detailed instructions, and do ask here if you get stuck. Cheers [1] https://wiki.debian.org/BuildingTutorial -- t
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