From: Michael Stapelberg Date: Sun, 9 Jun 2013 19:40:49 +0000 (+0200) Subject: repositories: mention debian stable-backports (Thanks Alex) X-Git-Url: https://git.sur5r.net/?a=commitdiff_plain;h=e4d42c0e164733aacc14d41e835fb00107735052;p=i3%2Fi3.github.io repositories: mention debian stable-backports (Thanks Alex) --- diff --git a/_docs/repositories b/_docs/repositories index 500d353..b1f13a7 100644 --- a/_docs/repositories +++ b/_docs/repositories @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ Debian and Ubuntu repositories ============================== Michael Stapelberg -August 2012 +June 2013 == When should you use our repositories? @@ -15,6 +15,9 @@ You are using Debian stable:: in Debian stable can be old, however (we cannot update it after stable has been released). The best way is to add Debian testing and tell +apt+ to prefer Debian stable. You should *not* use our repository. + Alternatively, you can also use + link:http://backports.debian.org/[stable-backports (e.g. wheezy-backports for + Debian wheezy)]. You are using Ubuntu:: Only a handful of packages are maintained by Ubuntu developers. The rest is synchronized periodically from Debian, every 6 months. Therefore, Ubuntu diff --git a/docs/repositories.html b/docs/repositories.html index 8f52e81..03e49a7 100644 --- a/docs/repositories.html +++ b/docs/repositories.html @@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ window.onload = function(){asciidoc.footnotes();}

Debian and Ubuntu repositories

Michael Stapelberg
<michael@i3wm.org>
-August 2012 +June 2013

1. When should you use our repositories?

@@ -50,6 +50,9 @@ You are using Debian stable in Debian stable can be old, however (we cannot update it after stable has been released). The best way is to add Debian testing and tell apt to prefer Debian stable. You should not use our repository. + Alternatively, you can also use + stable-backports (e.g. wheezy-backports for + Debian wheezy).

@@ -90,8 +93,8 @@ release of i3. To use it, run the following commands:

# apt-get update # apt-get install i3 -

The following Ubuntu versions are currently available: maverick, natty, oneiric, -precise, quantal.

+

The following Ubuntu versions are currently available: oneiric, precise, quantal, +raring.

2.2. Development releases