[Ubuntu] APT repository updates

[Bas Couwenberg]

On 2019-12-17 12:37, Matthew Shaw wrote:
> There are two releases of GDAL that are not available via the apt
> repository.  These are 2.4.3 and 3.0.2.  I've hit a problem that
> requires me to upgrade from 2.4.2, which I know from the release notes
> is fixed in 2.4.3.  It is concerned with loading GeoPackage files into
> PostgreSQL 12.  Is this group responsible for managing the apt 
> releases?
> If so, will 2.4.3. be available soon?

Unlikely.

The package for bionic could be updated to 2.4.3, but it requires 
someone to do the work.

Consider rebuilding the package for bionic yourself and hosting it in 
your own PPA, or contributing to the UbuntuGIS project.

> apt-cache policy gdal-bin
> gdal-bin:
>   Installed: 2.4.2+dfsg-1~bionic0
>   Candidate: 2.4.2+dfsg-1~bionic0
>   Version table:
>  *** 2.4.2+dfsg-1~bionic0 500
>         500 http://ppa.launchpad.net/ubuntugis/ppa/ubuntu bionic/main
> amd64 Packages
>         100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
>      2.2.3+dfsg-2 500
>         500 http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic/universe amd64
> Packages

Kind Regards,

Bas