The newest version of XFCE is 4.12 but the current Debian Stable image only comes with 4.10.
What's the best way upgrading XFCE without moving to the unstable release?
>>54875747
By installing a better distro: ubuntu
>>54875747
If you were in arch, you could do it with a single command :^)
>using stable for a desktop
Fucking retard.
>>54875786
>By installing a better distro: fedora
ftfy
Build it from source
By install Gentoo GNU+Linux.
>>54875851
hahaha no.
I tipped though
>>54875747
>>54875843
>People falling for "stable means stable" meme
hahaha newfags
>>54875747
Don't feel like checking but isn't it in the backports?
>>54876021
I don't know, man. As someone who used Xubuntu and then Kubuntu for months, switching to Fedora has made my life easier. It's a lot more stable than any version of Ubuntu.
>>54875747
Move to testing/stretch, it's stable enough for a desktop system.
Or find a third party repo from which you can install 4.12.
I also heard you can fine-tune APT to specify which packages to get from which repo. You could setup APT to get xfce4 (4.12.3) and its dependencies from debian/stretch and keep the rest using the stable repos.
You may end up in a dependency hell and/or with conflicting librairies though.
>>54875747
Use debian-backports or any other custom repository if you REALLY need 4.12 on stable branch. But keep in mind that backports might fuck up system and it's actually worse than using pure testing repositories. Or you can build it by yourself.
Debian stable is so fucking old, just use testing or use a different distro desu. I used testing for a decent while without anything breaking.
>>54875747
>he expects current packages with Debian
ayyy lmao
>try to install a deb package with one slightly outdated dependency
>whole system commits sudoku and can't even start Xorg anymore
Welcome to the Debian experience OP
>>54875747
apt-pinning.
seems like testing is using 4.12
>>54875747
Add it to your repos and upgrade it.
>>54875851
>By installing the best distro: gentoo
ftfy
>>54876229
How is your Gentoo VM going?
>>54876250
Stuck at partitioning the disk, but still doing stronk.
>>54876062
Give me one example of Xubuntu breaking that doesn't have anything to do with upgrading (which shouldn't be done in any non rolling release distro). KDE is unstable piece of shit so sure enough it could break. Good luck.
>>54875747
Don't use debian
>>54876347
legit kek
>>54876149
This has legit happened to me. Apt can be such a cheesy bell end sometimes, but I still can't pull myself away from it.
I'm thinking I should give openSUSE Leap or memehat a try soon, but I can't decide.
Compile it for yourself
>>54875786
>>54875851
>>54876229
You guys seem to a have mispelled Arch.
>>54876149
>installed debian for a friend
>deleting some packages he doesn't need
>apt-get autoremove
>not paying attention and hit enter
>notice too late it's deleting tons of shit
>completely fucked system
whoops
Though some of their dependencies are so retarded
Compile it from source you lazy fuck. Why the fuck are you even using Debian Stable if you want to use recent versions of software? Don't you understand it's stable because it uses older software?
>>54875747
Don't install a outdated distro?
>>54875831
>using the smiley with a carat nose
>>54875831
I did :) Arch is great if you want fresh packages, I'm enjoying every bit of it.
