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I'm using a docker image that comes with Debian 8 (jessie). I'm trying to upgrade curl package to the latest (7.58) from 7.38.



Running apt-cache showpkg curl shows that 7.38 is the latest version, but curl is at 7.58 (http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/blfs/view/8.2/basicnet/curl.html)



I also checked Debian package website and it it looks like 7.38 is the latest. https://packages.debian.org/jessie/curl



Is there a way to upgrade curl 7.38 on my system to the latest?










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    I'm using a docker image that comes with Debian 8 (jessie). I'm trying to upgrade curl package to the latest (7.58) from 7.38.



    Running apt-cache showpkg curl shows that 7.38 is the latest version, but curl is at 7.58 (http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/blfs/view/8.2/basicnet/curl.html)



    I also checked Debian package website and it it looks like 7.38 is the latest. https://packages.debian.org/jessie/curl



    Is there a way to upgrade curl 7.38 on my system to the latest?










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      I'm using a docker image that comes with Debian 8 (jessie). I'm trying to upgrade curl package to the latest (7.58) from 7.38.



      Running apt-cache showpkg curl shows that 7.38 is the latest version, but curl is at 7.58 (http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/blfs/view/8.2/basicnet/curl.html)



      I also checked Debian package website and it it looks like 7.38 is the latest. https://packages.debian.org/jessie/curl



      Is there a way to upgrade curl 7.38 on my system to the latest?










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      I'm using a docker image that comes with Debian 8 (jessie). I'm trying to upgrade curl package to the latest (7.58) from 7.38.



      Running apt-cache showpkg curl shows that 7.38 is the latest version, but curl is at 7.58 (http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/blfs/view/8.2/basicnet/curl.html)



      I also checked Debian package website and it it looks like 7.38 is the latest. https://packages.debian.org/jessie/curl



      Is there a way to upgrade curl 7.38 on my system to the latest?







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          This is normal as Debian 8 (jessie) is currently the oldstable release. If you search for Package curl you'll notice that the stable version currently has curl 7.52, while testing & unstable are already on version 7.62.



          Old Debian releases won't have new feature updates, but receives security updated for a rather long LTS period. Therefore, having an older version doesn't mean you are at risk. Consider upgrading only if you actually need some new features.




          Is there a way to upgrade curl 7.38 on my system to the latest?





          • It's possible to run Debian stable but install some packages from testing, but mixing stable and testing may cause dependency conflicts, and mixing oldstable and testing is probably even more problematic.

          • You can always compile, build and install curl from source. (No automatic updates, though.)






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            Thank you so much. It sounds like I will be upgrading my Debian today :)
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          This is normal as Debian 8 (jessie) is currently the oldstable release. If you search for Package curl you'll notice that the stable version currently has curl 7.52, while testing & unstable are already on version 7.62.



          Old Debian releases won't have new feature updates, but receives security updated for a rather long LTS period. Therefore, having an older version doesn't mean you are at risk. Consider upgrading only if you actually need some new features.




          Is there a way to upgrade curl 7.38 on my system to the latest?





          • It's possible to run Debian stable but install some packages from testing, but mixing stable and testing may cause dependency conflicts, and mixing oldstable and testing is probably even more problematic.

          • You can always compile, build and install curl from source. (No automatic updates, though.)






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            Thank you so much. It sounds like I will be upgrading my Debian today :)
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          This is normal as Debian 8 (jessie) is currently the oldstable release. If you search for Package curl you'll notice that the stable version currently has curl 7.52, while testing & unstable are already on version 7.62.



          Old Debian releases won't have new feature updates, but receives security updated for a rather long LTS period. Therefore, having an older version doesn't mean you are at risk. Consider upgrading only if you actually need some new features.




          Is there a way to upgrade curl 7.38 on my system to the latest?





          • It's possible to run Debian stable but install some packages from testing, but mixing stable and testing may cause dependency conflicts, and mixing oldstable and testing is probably even more problematic.

          • You can always compile, build and install curl from source. (No automatic updates, though.)






          share|improve this answer

















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            Thank you so much. It sounds like I will be upgrading my Debian today :)
            – Moon
            Dec 9 at 18:55














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          This is normal as Debian 8 (jessie) is currently the oldstable release. If you search for Package curl you'll notice that the stable version currently has curl 7.52, while testing & unstable are already on version 7.62.



          Old Debian releases won't have new feature updates, but receives security updated for a rather long LTS period. Therefore, having an older version doesn't mean you are at risk. Consider upgrading only if you actually need some new features.




          Is there a way to upgrade curl 7.38 on my system to the latest?





          • It's possible to run Debian stable but install some packages from testing, but mixing stable and testing may cause dependency conflicts, and mixing oldstable and testing is probably even more problematic.

          • You can always compile, build and install curl from source. (No automatic updates, though.)






          share|improve this answer












          This is normal as Debian 8 (jessie) is currently the oldstable release. If you search for Package curl you'll notice that the stable version currently has curl 7.52, while testing & unstable are already on version 7.62.



          Old Debian releases won't have new feature updates, but receives security updated for a rather long LTS period. Therefore, having an older version doesn't mean you are at risk. Consider upgrading only if you actually need some new features.




          Is there a way to upgrade curl 7.38 on my system to the latest?





          • It's possible to run Debian stable but install some packages from testing, but mixing stable and testing may cause dependency conflicts, and mixing oldstable and testing is probably even more problematic.

          • You can always compile, build and install curl from source. (No automatic updates, though.)







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