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Want to know how and where individual apps are packaged for Ubuntu

Asked by Sandeep

Hi all,

   I am a user of the package 'tor'. The corresponding Ubuntu package is at version "0.1.xx" currently. When I go to the tor project web page (http://www.torproject.org/), I see that "0.2.xx" stable releases (in source code form) have been out for quite some time. I notice that something similar is true for a few other packages I use also ('Deluge' is another that comes to mind).
  So, I was wondering if I could find out why certain apps are not upgraded to their latest stable releases. Is there a standard link/URL for every package in Ubuntu where people discuss/decide when to upgrade the package in the Ubuntu repositories? I could go there, see why a certain upgrade has been withheld/delayed, and maybe even help out myself :)

 Any help/pointers appreciated !

Thanks,
 Sandeep.

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Wyatt Smith (wyatt-smith) said : 		#1

Please read this https://help.ubuntu.com/community/UbuntuBackports

Hope it helps

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Sandeep (sandeepce) said : 		#2

Thanks, WWSmith36 !
   It was a good starting point. Will follow the trail further....

   But how do I find the packaging discussion page for a specific package? For eg, is there a URL like: "http:/..../packaging/tor" ?

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Best Wyatt Smith (wyatt-smith) said : 		#3

I don´t believe that there are individual pages for discussing each package, although there are informational pages dedicated to each package. You can search for packages at http://packages.ubuntu.com/

Here is the page for tor
http://packages.ubuntu.com/hardy/tor

If you would like to get involved you can start a dialog by
Start a thread in the backport forums http://ubuntuforums.org/forumdisplay.php?f=47
Create a backport request https://launchpad.net/hardy-backports/+filebug

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Sandeep (sandeepce) said : 		#4

Thanks WWSmith36.