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What are backports?

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I noticed there are some programs listed twice in the Mint Software Portal.

Audacity
Audacity (backport)

Exaile
Exaile (backport)

Deluge
Deluge (backport)

In each case they have the same decription, so what is the difference?

Thanks, Tim
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Post by Husse »

If you google fro ubuntu backports the top hit is this
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=40291
which explains it - I think :)
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Post by clem »

Backports are typically newer versions than the ones you get from the repositories. They basically come from different repositories. In the portal, backports typically come from a 3rd party repository and allow you to install the latest version of the package.

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