possible request package Debian repo upgrade latest version

[fozuko]

Hello,

I am a newbie in Linux world, I actually run MX 19 on a i386 arch.
I wonder if it is possible to place a request to Debian team to upgrade a package which is the Debian repository to the latest version. If this is current practice, please let me know how.

The package that triggered my post is php composer.

[sickpig]

no

[None1975]

Hello, please read Debian FAQ, chapter 3.

https://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/debi ... tml#s3.1.3

[fozuko]

ok, roger that, I read the FAQ and it's crystal clear now, thanks for answering.
Nevertheless for composer, some major bugs are fixed and the latest release is, unless I am wrong, stable, maybe for a next release.
Thanks for answering.

[fred44nl]

you might consider to have a go at backports.

https://backports.debian.org/Instructions/

[Head_on_a_Stick]

I wonder if it is possible to place a request to Debian team to upgrade a package which is the Debian repository to the latest version.

No but you can ask the MX developers, they might build a package for you.

[stevepusser]

I just did backports from Sid here: https://build.opensuse.org/package/show ... s/composer and they will install on generic Buster if you let it pull in its dependencies.

It looks like a very simple backport to do on your own, also.