I've installed apache2 on
my ubuntu machine using the apt-get package manager. It installed apache 2.2.16. I'd
like to upgrade to the latest (or at least a newer version) of apache2 but apt-get
upgrade and update don't seem to find a newer version. When I
type
apt-get install -s
apache2
It tells
me
apache2 is already the newest
version.
Do
I need to download this package manually? Is there a reason to not do
this?
Here is the version of Ubuntu I am
running:
DISTRIB_ID=Ubuntu
DISTRIB_RELEASE=10.10
DISTRIB_CODENAME=maverick
DISTRIB_DESCRIPTION="Ubuntu
10.10"
When using package repositories, you're at the mercy of the repository managers
for upgrades. In the vast majority of cases, this is a very good thing, as they do a
lot of testing on packages and interactions between packages before
releasing a new revision into the repo. This prevents you from shooting yourself in the
foot in many ways.
If you really need
bleeding-edge versions, you'll need to either install from source (not recommended) or
find a third-party repository that has more recent versions (though by doing this,
you're moving "off-script" and will be more likely to run into bugs or odd interactions
between packages).
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