Re: Outdated package in `apt-get` (stuck at v1.16.0.2)

[Hazem AbuMostafa <hbluebrince-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org>]

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Aha! Thanks everyone for the information.

On Monday, October 9, 2017 at 6:25:30 AM UTC+2, Ivan Miljenovic wrote:
>
> On 9 October 2017 at 14:55, Hazem AbuMostafa <hblue...-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org 
> <javascript:>> 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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> >> >   1. mailto:hblue...-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org 
> >> >   2. 
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> https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-y06xUIRqW7A/Wdrcy5YYJGI/AAAAAAAAEjc/dZpJWaW8E1oQXxi1pLAUVOkLggfJp-edwCLcBGAs/s1600/pndc.JPG 
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> >> >   9. https://groups.google.com/d/optout 
> >> >  10. mailto:Ivan.Mi...-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org 
> >> >  11. http://IvanMiljenovic.wordpress.com/ 
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> >> >  13. mailto:pandoc-...-/JYPxA39Uh5TLH3MbocFFw@public.gmane.org 
> >> >  14. 
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