How to seamlessly upgrade webkitgtk in Ubuntu 18.04 and 20.04

Asked Sep 17 '20 at 05:15

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Webkitgtk has released latest stable version 2.30.0 https://webkitgtk.org/2020/09/11/webkitgtk2.30.0-released.html However I dont see the same version updated in ubuntu 18.04 and ubuntu 20.04 repository https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/webkit2gtk

However when installing this there are lot of dependencies

Can we install webkitgtk and all its dependencies seamlessly

edited Sep 22 '20 at 08:56

asked Sep 17 '20 at 05:15

ra10

@user535733 Since 20.10 is not released yet,can it be backported to 20.04 atleast,last stable version of webkitgtk was backported as well – ra10 Sep 17 '20 at 05:52
I stand corrected: Maybe it will be backported, maybe not. Looks like it's done by the Ubuntu Security Team, so see the answer on their FAQ – user535733 Sep 17 '20 at 05:58
@user535733 Do you have suggestion on how to upgrade – ra10 Sep 17 '20 at 06:39
One way: Be patient. Running 20.10 packages today on older systems is a sure way to break them. – user535733 Sep 17 '20 at 09:20
Related: Why don't the Ubuntu repositories have the latest versions of software? – Kulfy Sep 19 '20 at 09:51
@Kulfy Given that 20.10 is not released yet,could it be backported to 20.04 and 18/04? Do u have suggestions to upgrade webkitgtk – ra10 Sep 19 '20 at 11:26
I don't know any resource which lists packages that would be backported. So, I have no idea. Also, as per Ubuntu Package Search, 2.30 is not in 20.10 either. The debian package page which you linked also mentions "This package is from the experimental distribution. That means it is likely unstable or buggy, and it may even cause data loss.". So, I think it's not the time to upgrade any way. – Kulfy Sep 19 '20 at 15:47
@Kulfy 2.30 is the stable version released by webkitgtk,actually 2.29.92 is unstable release – ra10 Sep 19 '20 at 16:31

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