Manually upgrade packages (namely Banshee)

Wallsy · 2010-09-02 11:19:50

Good afternoon,

I've been waiting for banshee (music player) to be updated in the arch repositories to its latest version for some time (its currently flagged as out of date).

Would it be possible to upgrade banshee manually by downloading the up to date version from their website?

Also, if this is possible and I do it, if banshee is upgraded on the repositories will this take preference over my manual install?

Regards,

hokasch · 2010-09-02 11:43:16

Wondered the same recently, but while it is not apparent on first sight, banshee 1.7 is actually a development version and 1.6 is the current stable:

banshee homepage wrote:

Banshee 1.7.0 is the first of the unstable 1.7 series, leading up to a stable 1.8 release in the fall. It contains many bug fixes for 1.6.0, as well as new features and enhancements.

Don't use a "manual" install, create a package, or pacman will not know about the files you installed (and subsequently can't update them for you). If you want to try 1.7, see if there are pkgbuilds around or create one yourself. E.g., I think there is a -git version in AUR.

On a general note, the forums are not a place to ask for package updates. Use the bug tracker/mailing list/contact the maintainer to find out if you can help with any problems holding it back (not in this case, obviously ).

Last edited by hokasch (2010-09-02 11:44:22)

Wallsy · 2010-09-02 11:51:13

Cheers hokasch
I'll uninstall banshee 1.6 and install the git version for now until 1.8 is out.

I understand forums are not a place to ask for package updates, which is exactly why I didn't ask for one.

Cheers,

fabioamd87 · 2010-10-07 17:25:04

any update?

tomk · 2010-10-07 18:19:21

This thread does not require any update, fabioamd87. The OP's original question has already been answered.

banshee 1.8 was released just over a week ago, so it should appear in extra soon. If you're too impatient to wait, you can always build it yourself, as suggested above.

fabioamd87 · 2010-10-11 16:05:44

ok, if it will appear I will wait.

thanks and sorry.

ganlu · 2010-10-17 13:22:52

Does anyone know why 1.8 still have dependency of hal? According to release news, it doesn't depend on hal for hardware detection any longer.

wonder · 2010-10-17 13:25:51

http://repos.archlinux.org/wsvn/package … k/PKGBUILD

@ganlu do you see any hal in dependency?

fabioamd87 · 2010-10-18 22:55:40

thanks.

ganlu · 2010-10-19 11:53:39

wonder wrote:

http://repos.archlinux.org/wsvn/package … k/PKGBUILD
@ganlu do you see any hal in dependency?

but why there is:

[root@myhost ganlu]# pacman -Sy banshee
:: Synchronizing package databases...
 testing is up to date
 core is up to date
 extra is up to date
 community is up to date
resolving dependencies...
looking for inter-conflicts...

Targets (31): libgdiplus-2.8-1  mono-2.8-1  ndesk-dbus-0.6.0-2  ndesk-dbus-glib-0.4.1-2  gtk-sharp-2-2.12.10-1  mono-addins-0.5-1
              taglib-sharp-2.0.3.7-1  libart-lgpl-2.3.21-1  libgnomecanvas-2.30.2-1  hal-info-0.20091130-1  eject-2.1.5-4  dmidecode-2.10-1
              hal-0.5.14-4  libgssglue-0.1-2  libtirpc-0.2.1-1  rpcbind-0.2.0-2  fam-2.7.0-14  talloc-2.0.1-1  smbclient-3.5.6-1
              gnome-vfs-2.24.4-1  libbonobo-2.32.0-1  libgnome-2.32.0-1  libbonoboui-2.24.4-1  libgnomeui-2.24.4-1  gnome-sharp-2.24.1-1
              podsleuth-0.6.4-1  ipod-sharp-0.8.5-1  boo-0.9.3.3457-1  mono-zeroconf-0.9.0-2  webkit-sharp-0.3-1  banshee-1.8.0-1

Total Download Size:    40.39 MB
Total Installed Size:   259.65 MB

Proceed with installation? [Y/n]

wonder · 2010-10-19 11:55:31

indirect dependency that comes from gnome-sharp

gnome-sharp->libgnomeui->libbonoboui->libgnome->gnome-vfs->hal

ganlu · 2010-10-19 12:45:22

Thank you.

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Manually upgrade packages (namely Banshee)

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