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Why is this package still on v0.6.12?

Asked by Adam Eberlin

The current version, according to nodejs.org, is v0.10.3.

Why is the ubuntu universe version so dated?

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Best actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said : 		#1

Because Ubuntu is not a rolling release. If the benefits of the new version are significant (bug and security fixes) then it will be updated. If the gains are small then other packages will be updated and fixed with bigger issues. It just makes sense.
The LTS releases especially will have older releases as the LTS releases concentrate on stability rather than the latest features (unless, again, significant bug fixes and security issues)

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actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said : 		#2

What is the output of:

lsb_release -a; uname -a

Maybe a PPA exists with the newer version.

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actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said : 		#3

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:rwky/nodejs
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get upgrade

Done....

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Adam Eberlin (ae-z) said : 		#4

I used a script called NVM to install 0.8.22. I was just curious why it hadn't been updated in universe.

Thanks for the quick response. Cheers ^_^

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Adam Eberlin (ae-z) said : 		#5

Thanks actionparsnip, that solved my question.

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actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said : 		#6

 PPA gives the version you want, plus if the PPA gets updated you will get the update with normal updates. You also didn't give the output of the command I asked for.