On Tue, Mar 10, 2015 at 07:36:42PM -0400, James wrote: > I installed Debian7 but it has old software.
It's the price of stability[1]. You might want to consider other distributions if you really need fresher software. Another option would be to run a mixed testing/unstable system[2], however if you're new to Debian, you're better off sticking with stable. [1] https://www.debian.org/releases/ [2] http://forums.debian.net/viewtopic.php?t=15612 > I followed the instructions on the videolan.org website to add the backports > repository but I get this error: Also, installing from unofficial repositories is a bad idea. Especially on a stable system. I'd purge the packages and go on from there. E.g. # aptitude purge <package-name> (or in case it fails) # dpkg -P <package-name> -- debil :wq -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: https://lists.debian.org/20150311090927.GA10262@canavanofcanmake.Noise
