01-17-2013
Upgrade a package on Ubuntu
Hi,
I want to upgrade a package to a specified version on Ubuntu, can you please shed some light?
I know we can do it with
but jere i want to upgrade the package to a specified version.
Can someone please assist?
Thanks
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NAME
apt-build - Fetch sources and build packages optimized for your architecture.
SYNOPSIS
apt-build [ options ] [ update ] [ upgrade ] [ world ] [ install pkg ] [ remove pkg ] [ info pkg ]
DESCRIPTION
apt-build is an apt-get frontend to build and install architecture optimized packages.
COMMANDS
update Retrieve new lists of packages
upgrade
Perform an upgrade
world Rebuild your system
install
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--help
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