How to get a repo program changed?

[jk4y]

Well I usually use devede to convert my avi files to dvd. Quite a while ago the look of the program changed and it no longer burned dvds correctly (only played on a handfull of dvd players, skipping audio on others, etc). I googled it and they said to download the .deb file from the actual website instead of the one that gets installed using "sudo apt-get install devede". Apt-get installs 3.6 and the website has 3.11 (The one I was using before adept updated it).

How can I suggest that 3.6 be taken down and replaced with 3.11?

[Rog131]

Re: How to get a repo program changed?

Well I usually use devede...

How can I suggest that 3.6 be taken down and replaced with 3.11?

> Package: devede (3.11-0ubuntu1)

program to create video DVDs

DeVeDe is a program to create video DVDs, suitables for home players, from any number of video files, in any of the formats supported by Mplayer.

is in the Intrepid repositories so you coud ask backporting:

> Ubuntu Backports

What are Backports

Ubuntu releases a new version of its OS every 6 months. After a release, the version of all packages stays constant for the entire 6 months. For example, if Ubuntu ships with OpenOffice.org 2.0.x, it will remain at OpenOffice.org 2.0.x for the entire 6-month release cycle, even if a later version gets released during this time. The Ubuntu team may apply important security fixes to 2.0.x, but any new features or non-security bugfixes will not be made available.

This is where Ubuntu Backports comes in. The Backports team believes that the best update policy is a mix of Ubuntu's security-only policy AND providing new versions of some programs. Candidates for version updates are primarily desktop applications, such as your web browser, word processor, IRC client, or IM client. These programs can be updated without replacing a large part of the operating system that would affect stability of the whole system.

Backports is an official Ubuntu repository and maintained by knowledgeable Ubuntu developers who are often present on IRC and other communications media. But note that software in backports will not receive review or updates from the Ubuntu security team itself.
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How to request new packages

When you need a package backported which is not currently available, create a new bug report in the Backports Product of Launchpad:...

These are the rules we try to follow when backporting packages:...

[jk4y]

Re: How to get a repo program changed?

Ok, thanks. I think I can figure it out now. I will post back if I get lost.