Packages from different Distro

[RealG187]

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?

[cantab]

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.

[RealG187]

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.

[cantab]

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.