Install haproxy 1.5 without telling apt specific version

Question

In Ubuntu 14.04 installing haproxy through

apt-get install haproxy

installs haproxy 1.4, while 1.5 is in the repository.

How can I install haproxy 1.5 (or the newest) without resorting to specific versions?

For example,

    apt-get install haproxy=1.5.3-1~ubuntu1

Answer 1

You can use

    apt-get -t trusty-backports install haproxy