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    Packages from different Distro

    http://bestwikiever.wikidot.com/ubuntu:local-repository
    http://kubuntuforums.net/forums/inde...opic=3087550.0

    If I would do the steps there, but let's say use "debs_for_hardy" on a gutsy or 8.10 system what would happen? I know I am using an older version of Wine and I don't think for most programs like media players it's fine,as long as one doesn't mind older versions.

    But what would happen if I tried to install my kubuntu-desktop package (made on 8.04) to my IBM machine running 7.10 or a machine running any other version, such as 8.10?

    Would it successfully install the package or would it fail and possibly mess up my system? Or would I get the latest Kubuntu (8.10) and still have the Ubuntu I had before (6.10).

    Because I have my 6.10 machine and I don't wanna upgrade it to 8.04 or 8.10 (Laptop at 8.04, I will not upgrade that after it comes back from repair).

    Or do I have to get new packages for every version?
    My Local Repository<br />Forums I am active on<br />Please help me with this!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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    Re: Packages from different Distro

    It would probably refuse to install. If it did, it would probably break things. You don't want to be mixing packages from different versions like that.
    I am running Ubuntu 8.10 (yes Gnome) with upgrades applied daily about 0900 UK time. Hardware is Dell Precision 420, 2x 800 MHz PIII, 512 MB RDRAM, nVidia GeForce 6800 128 MB AGP graphics, 18GB SCSI and 500GB IDE HDDs, DVD burner, Hauppage TV card.

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      Re: Packages from different Distro

      Are you saying that for kubuntu-desktop or all packages?

      I installed the Wine from 7.10 on 8.04 and I think I installed some 6.10 packages on 7.10, but nothing like kubuntu-desktop.
      My Local Repository<br />Forums I am active on<br />Please help me with this!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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        Re: Packages from different Distro

        Well Kubuntu-desktop is a 'metapackage'. It doesn't actually provide anything - rather it has a lot of dependencies. If you try and install a mismatched version, you'll probably find those dependencies can't be met, so it won't install. If you do try and install the dependencies - well they're going to be so many, and will have their own dependencies, and so on, that it may end up being basically a dist-upgrade.
        I am running Ubuntu 8.10 (yes Gnome) with upgrades applied daily about 0900 UK time. Hardware is Dell Precision 420, 2x 800 MHz PIII, 512 MB RDRAM, nVidia GeForce 6800 128 MB AGP graphics, 18GB SCSI and 500GB IDE HDDs, DVD burner, Hauppage TV card.

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