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Thread ID: 122974	2012-01-24 21:14:00	Ubuntu	Cyberhuskey (13067)	Press F1

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1255772	2012-01-24 21:14:00	I've installed the latest Ubuntu two weeks ago. LibriOffice is included in the package and I've downloaded VLC from the Software Center. Since then both applications have been updated their applications. My problem is that when I launch the Update Manager and click Update I'm given the message: your software is up to date. It seems that Ubuntu related stuff gets updated but not "external" software. Do I miss a tick or what do I do wrong? Many thanks for your help.	Cyberhuskey (13067)
1255773	2012-01-24 21:23:00	What updates were you expecting for LO & VLC?	fred_fish (15241)
1255774	2012-01-24 21:27:00	I was expecting LibriOffice 3.4.5 and VLC x.x.13.	Cyberhuskey (13067)
1255775	2012-01-24 21:33:00	The Ubutnut devs have to package any new versions to make them available in the repo's. If they decide they want to, it may take some time from an upstream release. More likely is that new versions will come out with the next 6 monthly up-break, and only security fixes will happen for the current release.	fred_fish (15241)
1255776	2012-01-24 21:37:00	LO 3.4.5 was released on 16 January, i.e. 10 days ago. Can it take that long?	Cyberhuskey (13067)
1255777	2012-01-25 00:25:00	Yes. askubuntu.com New software versions need testing for compatibility with Ubuntu. Therefore new program versions will not appear until the next release of Ubuntu. This will be every 6 months. So what you usually do is to just wait until the next release to see that all of your software will be upgraded as well without you having to do anything further.	fred_fish (15241)
1255778	2012-01-25 00:43:00	If you can find a PPA or other repo maintained by the authors of the software you are looking for, you can often get much faster updates than those that come through Ubuntu. Sometimes Ubuntu doesn't even bother updating at all unless there is some big security patch with the program.	Agent_24 (57)
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