Debian backports (under some conditions)
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Debian backports (under some conditions) are selectively supported repositories providing newer software versions for stable Debian releases, for which the Debian Security Team may offer limited security support.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Debian backports | 0 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Debian repository
ⓘ
software repository ⓘ |
| appliesTo | Debian stable releases NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn |
packages from Debian testing
ⓘ
packages from Debian unstable ⓘ |
| belongsTo | Debian archive NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distribution | Debian GNU/Linux NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| documentation |
Debian release notes
ⓘ
Debian wiki NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governedBy | Debian backports policy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPolicy |
backports follow Debian stable release cycle
ⓘ
backports should not break Debian stable ⓘ only selected packages are backported ⓘ |
| hasProperty |
intended for experienced users and administrators
ⓘ
may receive limited security support ⓘ not enabled by default ⓘ optional repository ⓘ packages have lower APT pin priority than stable by default ⓘ selectively supported ⓘ |
| hasPurpose |
allow users of Debian stable to install newer packages
ⓘ
provide newer software for Debian stable ⓘ |
| introducedFor | making newer software available without upgrading to testing ⓘ |
| licensePolicy | follows Debian main/contrib/non-free sections ⓘ |
| maintainedBy | Debian backports maintainers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operatedBy |
Debian developers
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Debian project NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Debian project NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| provides | newer versions of software packages ⓘ |
| qualityAssurance |
built on Debian buildds
ⓘ
subject to Debian archive checks ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Debian stable
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Debian testing NERFINISHED ⓘ Debian unstable NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| repositoryType |
binary packages
ⓘ
source packages ⓘ |
| requires |
explicit user choice to install backported packages
ⓘ
explicit user configuration in APT sources.list ⓘ pinning or -t option to install specific backports ⓘ |
| riskLevel | higher than pure Debian stable ⓘ |
| scope | subset of packages from testing or unstable ⓘ |
| securitySupportedBy | Debian Security Team NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| securitySupportScope |
limited
ⓘ
not guaranteed for all packages ⓘ |
| targetUser | Debian stable users ⓘ |
| updateMechanism | standard Debian archive updates ⓘ |
| urlPattern | deb http://deb.debian.org/debian <stable>-backports main ⓘ |
| usedWith | APT NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| versioningRule | backported packages use higher version numbers than stable ⓘ |
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