I know dapper is not released yet but..

[siimo]

i wish they'd get the BackPorts rolling already ](*,)

it's gonna be out of date if it stays frozen till 06/06/2006.
<cough>gaim</cough>:???:

[hw-tph]

I suggest you build your own Gaim package and set up a repository for it. It's not that hard, and instead of complaining you would be doing the community a service.


Håkan

[jdong]

Sorry; can't really start backports for Dapper until Edgy starts. If you're really that bleeding edge, I highly recommend that you learn the process for building updated packages (it's quite simple, actually), so you can roll your own backports.

[moberry]

If you're really that bleeding edge, I highly recommend...

Or, use debian sid (what ubuntu starts out at) I go back and forth between sid, and ubuntu (can't decided what i want)

[MichaëlVD]

You can also add this to your sources.list:

deb http://people.ubuntu.com/~seb128/deb ./
deb-src http://people.ubuntu.com/~seb128/deb ./

This gave me newer versions of Gaim and Rhythmbox.

[MaX]

Sorry; can't really start backports for Dapper until Edgy starts. If you're really that bleeding edge, I highly recommend that you learn the process for building updated packages (it's quite simple, actually), so you can roll your own backports.
Where do I look for instructions? (HOW-TO?)

[hw-tph]

You could start by reading the Debian new maintainer's guide (http://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/maint-guide), it is the general authority getting started with Debian packaging.

I suggest you download and install it - the package is called maint-guide. I also suggest you grab a few other documentation packages that may come in handy: debian-reference, debian-policy and developers-reference.


Håkan

[ubuntu_demon]

regarding packaging. I think this might be a good place to start. It's also available from the Dapper help system. I plan to follow this guide someday when I'm bored :

http://doc.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/packagingguide/C/index.html

AFAIK there are no specific (ubuntu) backport howtos.

[jdong]

(1) apt-get source <packagename>

(2) Go into newly unpacked folder

(3) Edit debian/changelog. Add "~0custom1" to the version number in parentheses.

(4) Run [b]apt-get build-dep <packagename>

(5) Run dpkg-buildpackage -rfakeroot -b


You're done :)

[ubuntu_demon]

(1) apt-get source <packagename>

(2) Go into newly unpacked folder

(3) Edit debian/changelog. Add "~0custom1" to the version number in parentheses.

(4) Run [b]apt-get build-dep <packagename>

(5) Run dpkg-buildpackage -rfakeroot -b


You're done :)
thnx for the information :)