Cannot synchronize with AnkiWeb because of outdated version in the repository (14.04)

[Anatoly Trosinenko]

When I try to synchronize decks with AnkiWeb using the version of Anki from the repository, the message pops up saying:

> Syncing failed:
> Please upgrade to the latest version of Anki.

The version from the official web site (2.0.28) syncronizes well.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.10
Package: anki 2.0.26+dfsg-1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.16.0-14.20-generic 3.16.2
Uname: Linux 3.16.0-14-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.14.7-0ubuntu2
Architecture: amd64
CurrentDesktop: Unity
Date: Tue Sep 16 17:46:49 2014
InstallationDate: Installed on 2014-09-12 (3 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 14.10 "Utopic Unicorn" - Alpha amd64 (20140905)
PackageArchitecture: all
SourcePackage: anki
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

[xapaxuc (xapaxuc)]

The same issue in Ubuntu 14.04 Gnome

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

[[e-mail] (faranta)]

3 years later.

Anything happening here?

Otherwise the website says you have to download and compile their app from source. Which most users dont' know how to do

[Luna De Ferrari (luna.deferrari)]

Same here in Feb 2017, after upgrade to ubuntu 17.10, the anki sync doesn't work using the synaptic package manager version. However the version anki-2.0.47 from the anki website works well. I just uninstalled from the ubuntu package manager and installed the one from the website instead.

[Martin Dünkelmann (nc-duenkekl3-deactivatedaccount)]

Please keep the repo software uptodate!

[Paul White (paulw2u)]

The currently supported releases, bionic, focal and hirsute, have either version 2.1.0 or 2.1.15 so more up-to-date than the versions mentioned above.

As neither Ubuntu 14.04 or 14.10 are not supported any more I'm closing this in order to tidy the list of outstanding Papercuts issues.