If you actually do this, just get Ubuntu to download the exact source package you want. In this case: apt-get source jq Then go into the package and recom

If you actually do this, just get Ubuntu to download the exact source package you want. In this case: apt-get source jq Then go into the package and recompile to your heart's content. You can even repackage it for distribution or archiving. You'll get a result much closer to the upstream Ubuntu, as opposed to getting lots of weird errors and misalignments.