Tim Hull writes: > On Linux distributions, however, you either have to wait for the next > distro release (whether that be 4 months or 12 months) or use hackish > solutions only a Gentoo user could love.
On Debian you can use backports.org. > I like the tweakability/freedom of Linux, but I just want to be able to > update, for instance, my kernel ... separate from my glibc and Xorg > without leaving the realm of the package system. You can do that with Microsoft Windows and OSX? > In any case, this is probably best reserved for the -devel list, as it > has gone outside the scope of my main question (how to make backports) apt-get build-dep packagename; apt-get source --build packagename man apt-get -- John Hasler -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]