SingingBirdRoadster
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I am sorry this question is so basic but I am having problems.
I'm using Linux Mint and looking to use a newer version of software that was already included in my package manager.
Question: How do I install newer versions of software than my package manager?
When I "sudo apt update" or get-update, doesn't that give me the newest version? But I can clearly see there is a newer version that I can't get via Synaptic Package Manager.
When I download the .deb from a Debian package website, it gives me a depedency error saying it needs a newer version of a different software (that is the same story, in the package manager but outdated). Downloading the .deb of the new dependency just gives a red line at the top of the .deb installer.
Edit: by the way the software is GnuPG 2.2.27 and the dependency is dirmgr 2.2.27. But my question is still in general also
I'm using Linux Mint and looking to use a newer version of software that was already included in my package manager.
Question: How do I install newer versions of software than my package manager?
When I "sudo apt update" or get-update, doesn't that give me the newest version? But I can clearly see there is a newer version that I can't get via Synaptic Package Manager.
When I download the .deb from a Debian package website, it gives me a depedency error saying it needs a newer version of a different software (that is the same story, in the package manager but outdated). Downloading the .deb of the new dependency just gives a red line at the top of the .deb installer.
Edit: by the way the software is GnuPG 2.2.27 and the dependency is dirmgr 2.2.27. But my question is still in general also
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