I googled & read mint's wiki and user guide but I can't find the information I need.
1. Software Portal:
Are the packages installed using software portal ( the .mint files ) part of repository? I mean, if a 'new' application is made available in the portal, will be I be able to search,install & upgrade it using aptitude/apt-get?
2. Repositories:
The default sources.list from the Live CD looks like this:
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## -----------------------
## LINUX MINT REPOSITORIES
## -----------------------
## +++ Linux Mint 5 Elyssa (stable) +++
deb http://packages.linuxmint.com elyssa main upstream import
## +++ Backports (not as stable) +++
## deb http://packages.linuxmint.com elyssa backport
## +++ Community (not as stable) +++
## deb http://packages.linuxmint.com elyssa community
## +++ Romeo (unstable) +++
## deb http://packages.linuxmint.com elyssa romeo
## +++ Source Repositories +++
## deb-src http://packages.linuxmint.com elyssa main upstream import
## deb-src http://packages.linuxmint.com elyssa community
## deb-src http://packages.linuxmint.com elyssa backport
## deb-src http://packages.linuxmint.com elyssa romeo
## -------------------
## UBUNTU REPOSITORIES
## -------------------
## +++ Ubuntu 8.04 Hardy (stable) +++
deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu hardy main restricted universe multiverse
deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu hardy-updates main restricted universe multiverse
deb http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu hardy-security main restricted universe multiverse
## +++ Backports & Proposed (not as stable) +++
## deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu hardy-backports main restricted universe multiverse
## deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu hardy-proposed main restricted universe multiverse
## +++ Source Repositories +++
## deb-src http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu hardy main restricted universe multiverse
## deb-src http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu hardy-updates main restricted universe multiverse
## deb-src http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu hardy-security main restricted universe multiverse
## deb-src http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu hardy-backports main restricted universe multiverse
## ------------------
## OTHER REPOSITORIES
## ------------------
## +++ Canonical (stable) +++
deb http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu hardy partner
## +++ Medibuntu (stable) +++
deb http://packages.medibuntu.org/ hardy free non-free
How is elyssa's backport repository different from ubuntu's? If I enable this line
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deb http://packages.linuxmint.com elyssa backport
, should I also enable
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deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu hardy-backports main restricted universe multiverse
which is at the bottom of sources.list? Or should I not? And who is Romeo?
Better yet, is there some place where I can read about Mint's repository.
Although Linux Mint isn't a rolling distribution an LTS strategy will be put in place to ensure that Linux Mint 5 Elyssa will stay up to date over the next 2 years. Users will have the choice to enable the backport repository for Elyssa in which upgrades for important desktop applications (Firefox, Thunderbird, OpenOffice..) will be made available.
... from http://www.linuxmint.com/rel_elyssa.php
In regards to the above quote, What is the recommended source.list for mint so I keep receiving updates over the next 2 years.
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