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Really? For what reason did you have to install a newer Python, a newer C++ compiler, or a newer Java runtime? > None had an up-to-date version in the distribu
by gspr 5y ago
Really? For what reason did you have to install a newer Python, a newer C++ compiler, or a newer Java runtime?
> None had an up-to-date version in the distribution repositories.
Of course not. A Debian release is meant to not change – except for security fixes – for the duration of its 2 year cycle. That's a feature, not a bug.
- jen20 5y agoTo run software written using them. Operating systems are servant of their applications, not vice versa.