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I am running the Ubuntu 20.04 LTS I need certain packages as dependencies for an opensource project I want to contribute to, however the required package versions are only available for 20.10 normal release.

I realize that this isn't recommended but is there way to make apt remove that restriction and take them from the universe package registry into my ubuntu LTS?

Shashwat
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  • You've not provided the packages, but unless they're very simple packages (like wallpapers), they'll pull in other dependencies making your focal system a groovy system, ie. your system won't be a LTS any longer. This will depend on the packages; eg. wallpaper packages have no dependencies thus no real consequences.. but this isn't the case with most packages. – guiverc Jan 24 '21 at 06:53
  • Assuming that the dependencies aren't for system packages, is there a way for apt to look for these versions as well @guiverc? – Shashwat Jan 24 '21 at 07:06
  • You can use apt commands (apt-cache etc), or just use packages.ubuntu.com to see dependencies... but each package can have it's own dependencies, thus others get upgraded, causing more to .... – guiverc Jan 24 '21 at 07:17
  • Too broad. Which exactly package name? – N0rbert Jan 24 '21 at 07:56

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