On Thu, Dec 08, 2011 at 10:34:51AM +1100, Toby Corkindale wrote:
I'm not sure why Debian haven't uploaded their patched version after two years, but it wouldn't be the only package that's stuck on an old, buggy version that I've seen.
they did. it got obsoleted and updated multiple times in sid long before squeeze was released. He's talking about Debian Lenny 5.0, released in Feb 2009. i.e. before the ipv6-patched version of amanda (Mar 2009) - which wasn't a security fix, so didn't get backported to Lenny and thus wasn't included in any of the security updates for Lenny (up to and including the most recent 5.0.9 in October this year). Debian Squeeze 6.0 was released in Feb this year. It has a much newer version of amanda which, presumably, doesn't have the ipv6 problem.
Ubuntu tends to be much better at updating packages, despite being based on Debian,
nope. ubuntu makes an actual release more often than debian. every six months, based on debian sid or testing plus their own ubuntu-isms (they also contribute patches and updates back to debian). debian only makes a release "when it's ready", but updated packages are available in testing or sid. ubuntu's amanda 1:2.5.2p1-5 WAS from debian. craig -- craig sanders <cas@taz.net.au> BOFH excuse #103: operators on strike due to broken coffee machine