[Ubuntu] new packages

[Johan Nilsson]

I have ubuntugis-unstable.., But I have soon installed 12.04 (32-bit) on a
virtual-machine on a ubuntuu 12.04 (64-bit)
So on the new machine I should add both ubuntugis-unstable AND
ubuntugis-testing?

/Cheers


2013/1/10 Alan Boudreault <aboudreault at mapgears.com>

> Guys,
>
> For your information, the ubuntugis-testing PPA has ubuntugis-unstable as
> a dependencies. I've always used the testing ppa to put custom version of a
> softwares. So a user have to add both repositories to get everything
> working. Since there is not many packages in testing... I think someone can
> easily setup the testing ppa, install the new software... and
> remove/downgrade the packages if they want.
>
> Would be cool if someone could document this in the wiki. Let me know if
> you need any permissions.
>
> Thanks,
> Alan
>
>
> On 13-01-09 06:35 PM, Alex Mandel wrote:
>
>> Yes mixing repos could lead to some issues. There are several ways around:
>> 1. use a virtual machine or other machine to keep them separate (1a
>> would be a chroot)
>> 2. use apt-pinning to select and keep the versions of particular things
>> a certain way, some dependencies may break with this method.
>>
>> Option 1a while complicated would let you use multiple versions at the
>> same time without VM overhead.
>>
>> Enjoy,
>> Alex
>>
>> On 01/09/2013 12:54 PM, Johan Nilsson wrote:
>>
>>> But aren't where a risk that a newer version download package, that the
>>> older version don't use and in that process uninstall the older package
>>> that the older version need?
>>>
>>>
>>> 2013/1/9 Rashad M <mohammedrashadkm at gmail.com>
>>>
>>>  I think its possible because version numbers are different.
>>>>
>>>> GRASS GIS in ubuntu-testing is grass70, grass70-dev. but if grass70 is
>>>> said to replace grass then only the last installed will be taken.
>>>>
>>>> Maybe other in the list have better answers :)
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Wed, Jan 9, 2013 at 10:50 PM, Johan Nilsson <joni8135 at gmail.com>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>  An Elementary questions about ubuntugis PPAs. Is it possible to have
>>>>> separated installations of Ubuntugis-unstable and Ubuntugis-testing?
>>>>> Or is
>>>>> it simplest to create a virtuall-machine and run it separated?
>>>>>
>>>>> Cheers
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> 2013/1/9 Rashad M <mohammedrashadkm at gmail.com>
>>>>>
>>>>>  Hi All,
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I dont weather you are getting updates on new packages added to PPA
>>>>>> ubuntugis-testing. I had uploaded GRASS GIS 7.0(svn54570) and OSSIM
>>>>>> (svn2201). If someone can test that would be great
>>>>>>
>>>>>> [1]https://launchpad.net/~**ubuntugis/+archive/ubuntugis-**
>>>>>> testing/+packages<https://launchpad.net/~ubuntugis/+archive/ubuntugis-testing/+packages>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> --
>>>>>> Regards,
>>>>>>     Rashad
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>
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