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Does anyone know why Ubuntu still ships with version 3.8 as standard, and Eclipse 4.x isn't in the repositories at all? My searches show some rumbling about 4.
by rogerbinns 12y ago
Does anyone know why Ubuntu still ships with version 3.8 as standard, and Eclipse 4.x isn't in the repositories at all?
My searches show some rumbling about 4.x performance problems a few years ago, since resolved.
- boobsbr 12y agoI find it easier to just download the Linux tarball instead of installing the platform and plugins from aptitude.
- rogerbinns 12y agoI did that a few times, but it was a pain. I strongly prefer using the apt repositories since things integrate well.
- fiatmoney 12y agoMy understanding is that 3.8 is a backport of Juno (AKA 4.2) features on the 3.x platform.
- jgillich 12y agoProbably because Debian still has 3.8 (even in unstable) and they don't maintain/update the package themselves. If you want the latest packages, you might need to look elsewhere. Fedora for example already has 4.4 in rawhide and they might push it to stable in a few days.