Re: What is the best way to install vim 8.1 on stretch?

> > > So, I can't offer a better suggestion than those already offered > (rebuild from source package or install with pinning, though I would > personally opt for rebuilding the package from buster). However, I am > quite curious what new features are in vim 8.1 that would cause you to > go to all

What is the best way to install vim 8.1 on stretch?

Hello, I have a fresh install of Debian stretch including the relatively old vim 8. There is no vim version in stretch-backports. One solution is to download the latest source from vim.org and build it on my pc but then I would lose the benefits of apt package management. I could also add the test

Re: Questions about upgrading from stretch to testing

On Wed, 14 Nov 2018 at 16:04, john doe wrote: > > Any reasons why you want package from testing and not from Stretch > backports? > > because I didn't know Stretch backports existed - now I do. It seems to offer to the stability of the stretch destribution with the ability to upgrade certain pack

Questions about upgrading from stretch to testing

Hello, I downloaded firmware-9.6.0-amd64-netinst.iso and successfully installed a minimal debian stretch on my UEFI/GPT disk. I then I replaced all references to "stretch" with "testing" in /etc/apt/sources.list and executed sudo apt update; sudo apt install gnome-core firefox-esr. Everything work