Where do the backports come from in Debian?
This is where backports come in. Backports are packages taken from the next Debian release (called “testing”), adjusted and recompiled for usage on Debian stable. Because the package is also present in the next Debian release, you can easily upgrade your stable+backports system once the next Debian release comes out.
Is the wheezy backports suite vulnerable to NBD?
The wheezy-backports and jessie-backports suites do not contain nbd packages, and therefore are not vulnerable (but see DSA-3271-1).
Is the wheezy backports Repo still valid?
Thus the backports repos have been archived and the current urls are no longer valid. It may already be obvious, but to ensure it’s completely clear, no further updates (including security updates) will occur for Wheezy and/or Jessie backports packages.
Why was R-Cran-rjags removed from Debian?
Support for r-cran-rjags was removed in March 2018 because the backport of the current jags package produced an error. Support for rpy2 on distributions before buster ceased with versions >= 3, as I could not get them to build there. Any help is welcome in case you would like to see these back, or provide additional packages here.
How to install PHP 7.4 on Debian 10 / Debian 9?
Download and store PPA repository in a file on your Debian Server/Desktop. But first, download GPG key. Then add repository. The last step is to Install PHP 7.4 on Debian 10 / Debian 9. Before installation, update system package list on added repositories. Then install PHP 7.4 on Debian 10 / Debian 9:
What’s the latest version of Squeeze backports distribution?
For the squeeze-backports distribution the problem has been fixed in version 1:3.5.4+dfsg2-0deb7u4~bpo60+1. For the wheezy-backports distribution the problem has been fixed in version 1:4.3.3-2+deb8u1~bpo70+1.
