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I have been told that the newest package 1.8.2 is available. But I am not able to upgrade m17n-db package.

# apt-get --only-upgrade install m17n-db
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
m17n-db is already the newest version (1.8.0-3).

I tried "apt-get update" command and it still shows the version 1.8.0

shantanuo
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    You've provided no OS/release details; are we to guess? deb packages are built for a specific release; so we're somewhat limited without knowing your OS/release detail. The package I see in your paste is latest for three supported releases, but not for all; start by working out what you're actually running? – guiverc Jun 02 '23 at 03:47
  • The latest version of the m17n-db package is not available in the default repositories of any version of Ubuntu including the Ubuntu 23.10mdevelopment version. – karel Jun 02 '23 at 09:52

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"I have been told that the newest package 1.8.2 is available"

You have perhaps misunderstood.

A new upstream release of that software, 1.8.2, has indeed occurred.
But it's not a package.
Nobody has yet packaged that new release for Debian or Ubuntu.

See for yourself the status of the package maintainers at Debian: https://tracker.debian.org/pkg/m17n-db

After the new version is packaged for Debian, the new version will be merged into a future release of Ubuntu.

user535733
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  • what is needed for it to become a "package"? – shantanuo Jun 02 '23 at 11:12
  • A "package" allows the automation of installing, upgrading, configuring, and removing software in a consistent manner. A human volunteer must do the packaging, just as human volunteers did all the previous packaging. So what is needed is a willing volunteer to learn the process (see http://mentors.debian.net), or enough free time by an experienced volunteer to do the job. – user535733 Jun 02 '23 at 11:26