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Do you really need to install Intrepid Ibex (Ubuntu Linux 8.10)?

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Finally, according to dpkg --get-selections these packages have been updated between Hardy Heron and Intrepid Ibex. These are not the only pieces of software to be updated, I'm sure, but they are the ones which explicitly include their version number and so make it easy for comparisons like this.

cpp-4.2 to cpp-4.3
gcc-4.2 to gcc-4.3
gcc-4.2-base to gcc-4.3.base
guile-1.6-libs to guile-1.8-libs
libbind9-30 to libbind9-40
libbluetooth2 to libbluetooth3
libcamel1.2-11 to libcamel1.2-14
libdns32 and libdns35 to libdns43
libedataserver1.2-9 to libedataserver1.2-11
libelfg0 to libelf1
libffi4 to libffi5
libgmime-2.0-2 to libgmime-2.0-2a
libgnome-desktop-2 to libgnome-desktop-2-7
libgnomekbd2 to libgnomekbd3
libgnomekbdui2 to libgnomekbdui3
libgnutls13 to libgnutls26
libgpmg1 to libgpm2
libgucharmap6 to libgucharmap7
libhunspell-1.1-0 to libhunspell-1.2-0
libisc32 and libisc35 to libisc44
libisccc30 to libisccc40
libisccfg30 to libisccfg40
libltdl3 to libltdl7
liblwres30 to liblwres40
libmtp7 to libmtp8
libntfs-3g23 to libntfs-3g28
libparted1.7-1 to libparted1.8-9
libperl5.8 to libperl5.10
libpoppler-glib2 to libpoppler-glib3
libpoppler2 to libpoppler3
libsmbios1 to libsmbios2
libtotem-plparser10 to libtotem-plparser12
linux-headers-2.6.24-16 and linux-headers-2.6.24-21 to linux-headers-2.6.27-7
linux-headers-2.6.24-16-generic and linux-headers-2.6.24-21-generic to linux-headers-2.6.27-7-generic
linux-image-2.6.24-16-generic and linux-image-2.6.24-21-generic to linux-image-2.6.27-7-generic
linux-restricted-modules-2.6.24-16-generic and linux-restricted-modules-2.6.24-21-generic to linux-restricted-modules-2.6.27-7-generic

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