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Offline graemep

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Appropriate place to report packages that are out of date?
« on: February 25, 2011, 01:53:34 PM »
IS there an appropriate place to ask for a package to be brought up to date? The package suggest forum seems to be for new packages, a few months behind the latest stable release is not "broken", and I cannot find a bug tracker.

I have used Linux for years, but I am new to PCLOS (I have been thinking of moving from Mandriva to a while which is why I registered for the forums a while back) so I am a newbie here.
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Offline Neal ManBear

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Re: Appropriate place to report packages that are out of date?
« Reply #1 on: February 25, 2011, 02:09:27 PM »
Read the rules in the Package Suggest section. The instructions for requesting an update are there.
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Offline Aradalf

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Re: Appropriate place to report packages that are out of date?
« Reply #2 on: February 25, 2011, 02:10:20 PM »
The package suggest forum is used for both updates and new software requests. Please see the Package Request Rules before posting in the thread.

EDIT: Neal beat me!... by 53 seconds. ;D
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Re: Appropriate place to report packages that are out of date?
« Reply #3 on: February 25, 2011, 02:11:16 PM »
Welcome, graemep!

The correct place would be in the Package Suggest area.

Take a look at this sticky for the correct way to suggest a new package or update.

And if you like it'd be nice if you stop by the Welcome Center to introduce yourself  ;)

Torsten

EDIT: Aradalf got be by another 56 seconds  :D
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Re: Appropriate place to report packages that are out of date?
« Reply #4 on: February 25, 2011, 02:13:51 PM »
Quote from: tschommer on February 25, 2011, 02:11:16 PM
And if you like it'd be nice if you stop by the Welcome Center to introduce yourself  ;)


Hey, that reminds me. I never introduced myself at the Welcome Center when I joined the forum almost 2/3 of a year ago. :P Think I should do it now? ;) ;D ;D
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Re: Appropriate place to report packages that are out of date?
« Reply #5 on: February 25, 2011, 02:15:09 PM »
Go ahead, then maybe we'll finally find out who's been buggin' us for so long  ;D
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Re: Appropriate place to report packages that are out of date?
« Reply #6 on: February 25, 2011, 02:16:48 PM »
Quote from: tschommer on February 25, 2011, 02:15:09 PM
Go ahead, then maybe we'll finally find out who's been buggin' us for so long  ;D

After 548 posts? (Now 549) :P ;D
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Re: Appropriate place to report packages that are out of date?
« Reply #7 on: February 25, 2011, 02:22:14 PM »
Quote from: Aradalf on February 25, 2011, 02:13:51 PM
Hey, that reminds me. I never introduced myself at the Welcome Center when I joined the forum almost 2/3 of a year ago. :P Think I should do it now? ;) ;D ;D

 :o I never did that either! :o
Oh well. Way too late now. ;) ;D ;D
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Re: Appropriate place to report packages that are out of date?
« Reply #8 on: February 25, 2011, 02:25:14 PM »
Quote from: Neal on February 25, 2011, 02:22:14 PM
Quote from: Aradalf on February 25, 2011, 02:13:51 PM
Hey, that reminds me. I never introduced myself at the Welcome Center when I joined the forum almost 2/3 of a year ago. :P Think I should do it now? ;) ;D ;D

 :o I never did that either! :o
Oh well. Way too late now. ;) ;D ;D


Wonder if Tex did?

"Hello forum. I'm Texstar and I am the creator of this distribution. The most important thing about me? I love bacon!"

 ;D ;D
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Re: Appropriate place to report packages that are out of date?
« Reply #9 on: February 25, 2011, 02:27:21 PM »
Quote from: tschommer on February 25, 2011, 02:15:09 PM
Go ahead, then maybe we'll finally find out who's been buggin' us for so long  ;D

For real! I've been wondering the same thing myself... who is this bugger.  ;D
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Re: Appropriate place to report packages that are out of date?
« Reply #10 on: February 25, 2011, 02:33:58 PM »
Quote from: Aradalf on February 25, 2011, 02:25:14 PM
Quote from: Neal on February 25, 2011, 02:22:14 PM
Quote from: Aradalf on February 25, 2011, 02:13:51 PM
Hey, that reminds me. I never introduced myself at the Welcome Center when I joined the forum almost 2/3 of a year ago. :P Think I should do it now? ;) ;D ;D

 :o I never did that either! :o
Oh well. Way too late now. ;) ;D ;D


Wonder if Tex did?

"Hello forum. I'm Texstar and I am the creator of this distribution. The most important thing about me? I love bacon!"

 ;D ;D

Yes I do! Bacon! Bacon! Bacon! It's bacon!!!!!! :D

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Re: Appropriate place to report packages that are out of date?
« Reply #11 on: February 25, 2011, 02:36:38 PM »
Quote from: Texstar on February 25, 2011, 02:33:58 PM
Yes I do! Bacon! Bacon! Bacon! It's bacon!!!!!! :D

LOL! Tex! :D

BTW, I put some things in dropbox for you. ;) Get out your frying pan. :) ;D
« Last Edit: February 26, 2011, 02:20:39 AM by Neal »
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Re: Appropriate place to report packages that are out of date?
« Reply #12 on: February 25, 2011, 02:40:49 PM »
Back on topic ---
graemep,
Did you read the Package Suggest rules? Did you see the part about adding [Update] to the topic line (title) of an upgrade request?
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Offline Ray2047

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Re: Appropriate place to report packages that are out of date?
« Reply #13 on: February 25, 2011, 11:23:09 PM »
Doesn't he have to have 10 posts before he can see Package Suggest or has that been changed?
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Re: Appropriate place to report packages that are out of date?
« Reply #14 on: February 26, 2011, 01:43:18 AM »
Thanks for your help. I do not know how I managed to miss that in the rules or the forum itself - its pretty obvious! Just great, introduced myself to the PCLOS community as completely unable to read simple instructions!

The packaging rules also mention that we should not suggest server packages. This almost put me off, but checking the repos I see that almost every server package I want is in the repos: in fact, its not much behind Mandriva which does aspire to be a server distro. Not that I will be running a server, but I need a develop test web server(s) and databases.

I have one issue with E17 to solve before I install (switching users - I have started thread about that already). Once I install I will post in the Welcome Centre.
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