Re: Outdated package in `apt-get` (stuck at v1.16.0.2)

[Ivan Lazar Miljenovic <ivan.miljenovic-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org>]

On 9 October 2017 at 14:55, Hazem AbuMostafa <hbluebrince-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org> wrote:
> I get that, and that's how I install it usually.
> The question is if there's anyway to get the package in `apt` updated to
> this latest version.

Distributions usually only update major versions on a new release of
the distribution; exceptions are made for things like browsers due to
security reasons.

>
> On Monday, October 9, 2017 at 5:49:11 AM UTC+2, John MacFarlane wrote:
>>
>> We provide a binary debian package of the latest release at
>> https://github.com/jgm/pandoc/releases
>> This should work on Ubuntu.
>>
>> +++ Ivan Lazar Miljenovic [Oct 09 17 14:33 ]:
>> >   `apt` is used on Linux-based distributions.  Distributions themselves
>> >   are responsible for maintaining the software found in their
>> >   repositories.
>> >   You may be able to find a PPA with a newer version of pandoc.
>> >
>> >   On 9 October 2017 at 13:54, Hazem AbuMostafa <[1]hblue...-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org>
>> >   wrote:
>> >
>> >   I'm using Ubuntu (I believe `apt` is available in all Linux distros).
>> >   So packages are not uploaded via a maintainer/moderator?
>> >   On Monday, October 9, 2017 at 4:36:25 AM UTC+2, Ivan Miljenovic wrote:
>> >
>> >    Debian (I'm guessing that's what you're using from the use of
>> >   `apt-get`) is usually slow to get new packages.
>> >   So if you want a newer version of pandoc there, you'll have to
>> >   build/install it yourself.
>> >   On 9 October 2017 at 13:24, Hazem AbuMostafa <hblue...-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org>
>> >   wrote:
>> >
>> >   Hello everyone.
>> >   So, I use Pandoc to build by blog. I always install Pandoc manually on
>> >   my machine through executables/installers.
>> >   But when I published the blog today I noticed some result differences
>> >   and thought it's a host problem. But then I installed Pandoc through
>> >   `apt-get` (which is the way the host use to install it) and found that
>> >   this is the latest version uploaded there (1.16.0.2) instead of
>> >   1.19.2.x.
>> >
>> >   [2][pndc.JPG]
>> >   So, is there anyway to fix this?
>> >
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>> >   2.
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