Linux Question

[rain_gryphon]

You people who actually understand Ubuntu/Debian...

I've got Ubuntu 8.04 (Hardy Heron). I'm using the Synaptic package manager. I'd just sort of assumed that it was getting information about current package versions from whoever distributed the package. I've got universal and omniversal repositories enabled, so I'd think it should have access to whatever servers keep that information. I can't find any particular controls for updating package versions in Synaptic itself.

Tonight I discovered that while Hewlett/Packard is distributing their HPLIP package in version 2.8.10, Synaptic (my copy, at least) is reporting 2.8.2 as the latest version.

What am I missing here? Any insight at all would be welcome, even guesses.

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'Bunny Rabbits' Font.

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Update: I'm watching "Moral Orel". Rod Parsley (one of the sorts of fundamentalist preachers who 'performs miracles' onstage) has bought an advertisement for his New Year's Eve show. I have to guess whoever signed that contract had only the sketchiest information about the show :)

Comments

[rev-marcus.livejournal.com]

Rod Parsley has a church of 10,000 southeast of Columbus, and I only have 10. More proof that Americans (and probably humans in general) prefer hype & false hope over intelligence & substance. Perhaps I should start trading 'miracles' for money and screaming about how gays, abortion, liberals, yada, yada, yada are destroying America. Maybe I could finally grow the church! NOT!

[xolo.livejournal.com]

This needs a really long and serious reply. You'll be okay waiting a few more days, I hope.