I would like to install the latest version of a package called libqt5core5a.
I ve checked the Ubuntu Repository website and there is a version I am interested in.
Let's check the current installed version of that package:
userk@dopamine:~$ sudo apt-cache policy libqt5core5a
libqt5core5a:
Installed: 5.5.1+dfsg-16ubuntu7.6
Candidate: 5.5.1+dfsg-16ubuntu7.6
Version table:
*** 5.5.1+dfsg-16ubuntu7.6 500
500 http://it.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-updates/main amd64 Packages
500 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-security/main amd64 Packages
100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
5.5.1+dfsg-16ubuntu7 500
500 http://it.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial/main amd64 Packages
I ve tried a quick
$ sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get upgrade
Checked again the installed version and noticed that no upgrade occured.
Tried then with a more specific request and got a not found error...
$ sudo apt-get install libqt5core5a=5.12.2+dfsg-4ubuntu1
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
E: Version '5.12.2+dfsg-4ubuntu1' for 'libqt5core5a' was not found
Checking again other commands to see the latest available version on the remote repository and:
$ aptitude versions libqt5core5aPackage
libqt5core5a:
p 5.5.1+dfsg-16ubuntu7 xenial 500
i 5.5.1+dfsg-16ubuntu7.6 xenial-security,xenia 500
Package libqt5core5a:i386:
p 5.5.1+dfsg-16ubuntu7 xenial 500
p 5.5.1+dfsg-16ubuntu7.6 xenial-security,xenia 500
How do I install a specific version of a package on Ubuntu 16.04?
