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Distribution: Ubuntu Linux 16.04, Debian 10, LineageOS 14.1
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If you want a newer package to install on Debian stable, then you can always build it from the source package in either testing or unstable and port that to stable (I'm assuming you're using Debian stable). The process is described here, with additional information about porting from testing or unstable here (to get the newer version in a package form for your current stable release of Debian.) Also note that the sid source does contain the newest version (2.2.6), so sid (unstable) is what you would want to use rather than testing (but again, ported from source, not directly installed).
Last edited by mark_alfred; 09-09-2014 at 09:29 AM.
Reason: made the link more specific
Version 2.2.6 of zabbix-agent on Debian is available on the unstable release. It would not be a good idea to mix stable with unstable (or even testing) packages. I see that zabbix is not available on stable (Wheezy) packages but you can get it on wheezy-backports. It won't be version 2.2.6, however, but only 2.2.5.
jdk
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Originally Posted by jdkaye
Version 2.2.6 of zabbix-agent on Debian is available on the unstable release. It would not be a good idea to mix stable with unstable (or even testing) packages.
Agreed. But Juc1 could port it to stable from the Sid source, rather than install the Sid package, and safely get version 2.2.6, as I mentioned in my previous post.
Agreed. But Juc1 could port it to stable from the Sid source, rather than install the Sid package, and safely get version 2.2.6, as I mentioned in my previous post.
Agreed also. I'd just question why the OP doesn't simply switch to Testing or Sid. Stable is for people who don't feel the need to have the latest version of packages.
jdk
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