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    Question anki package outdated

    Please, could we have actualised anki package? Because in Ubuntu repository, there is 1.2.11 version, but oficially, there has been 2.x release for some time already...

    I would prefer not to install software manually, but via apt-get...

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    Re: anki package outdated

    you can download an already deb package, from the debian link:

    http://ankisrs.net/anki2.html

    download it into an empty folder, then from it:

    sudo dpkg -i *

    https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+s...i/+bug/1066487
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    Question Re: anki package outdated

    Quote Originally Posted by dino99 View Post
    you can download an already deb package, from the debian link:

    http://ankisrs.net/anki2.html

    download it into an empty folder, then from it:

    sudo dpkg -i *

    https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+s...i/+bug/1066487
    But if I do so, then the package will not be updated automatically, or will it?
    Last edited by crysman; January 5th, 2013 at 02:17 PM. Reason: grammar mistakes
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    Re: anki package outdated

    Quote Originally Posted by crysman View Post
    But if I do so, then the package will not be updated automatically, or will it?
    I would rather have Anki 2 in official Ubuntu releases - how to achieve that? I've also left a query in the Anki 2 help forum here:
    https://groups.google.com/forum/?fro...rs/0pCBZUMbGMI
    Last edited by crysman; January 27th, 2013 at 01:27 PM. Reason: added link to Anki 2 forum
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    Re: anki package outdated

    In general, you don't ever get that kind of updates in Ubuntu. The package versions are frozen during the development of Ubuntu release, and after that you only get updates to fix serious bugs and to provide security fixes. Never just to give latest version of a package or add new features.

    There are some exceptions, but the rules for such updates are very strict.

    If you want to get more up-to-date version of a package and updates for it, try looking if you can find a PPA or some other third-party repository providing the package.

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    Re: anki package outdated

    Quote Originally Posted by crysman View Post
    But if I do so, then the package will not be updated automatically, or will it?
    I installed from the .deb package on the anki homepage and while it doesnt automatically update, the program tells me when there is a more recent version and then all I have to do is follow the link and re-download the .deb file. Not as easy as auto-updates, but not difficult either.

    The problem with the Ubuntu repos is that Anki 2.0 was released just before Ubuntu 12.10 and thus did not make it into the repos. Hopefully it will be included in the 13.04 repos.

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    Re: anki package outdated

    Anki 2 can also be kept up to date via its git repository. I find that more convenient than using the .deb:

    https://github.com/dae/anki
    https://github.com/dae/anki/blob/mas...ME.development

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    Re: anki package outdated

    Do you even need a ppa? Once Anki is installed, it automatically updates when you open the program.

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    Re: anki package outdated

    Quote Originally Posted by whatthefunk View Post
    Do you even need a ppa? Once Anki is installed, it automatically updates when you open the program.
    Doesn't that feature merely download the .deb with your browser? That's different from using a PPA or repository within a package manager such as synaptic, which provides you with other capabilities.

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