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bakytn
Asked: 2011-08-20 03:02:26 +0800 CST

Get only one package from 11.10 to install on 11.04

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I need one really important package from oneiric to be installed (upgraded) on natty.

How can I extract just single deb file? (64 bit).

Should I use backports? if yes, can you please tell me how to set the backports from oneiric?

11.10

2 Answers

  1. While I stress that this probably isn't a good idea, you can download the package you mentioned in the comment here.

    Download it for your specific system (i386 or amd64)

    Then, to install it, run the following:

    sudo dpkg -i <path-to-.deb> in a Terminal.

    Please, again, this is likely to break things, because this is a xserver level package.

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  2. Best Answer

    I think this is not good idea. Oneiric is still alpha version and many packages are broken or unstable. You can also have many problems with dependecies.

    Which package do you need? Maybe there is a PPA with newer version.

    General howto for backports -- https://help.ubuntu.com/community/UbuntuBackports

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