Backports
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UbuntuStudio/BackportsList - List of applications that are to be backported. UbuntuStudio/BackportsHowToHelp - Older howto on backporting
What is backporting?
Backporting means adding an application from a newer release to an older release of Ubuntu.
When to do a backport?
When wanting to add new features to an older release, you may backport an application. Backporting is not done when wanting to fix a bug. In the case where you want to fix a bug, do a SRU (Stable Release Update) instead.
How to Backport
First step: Test Build
First, do a test build on the release that you want to backport to.
Do the bug report
Use the commandline tool requestbackport.
For example:
requestbackport -s saucy -d raring ardour3