Comment 3 for bug 259467

I don't really understand what you mean. util-linux is at the same version across amd64, i386 and ppc versions of Dapper (currently 2.12r-4ubuntu6.1 as I already pointed out). util-linux will not just be upgraded from this version to the latest (currently 2.14 in Intrepid), as it is not eligible for a stable release update (see https://wiki.ubuntu.com/StableReleaseUpdates). The only updates in a stable release will be security fixes and fixes for major/high-impact bugs. What important features does fdisk miss in Dapper? What particular problems do you have with it?

The same stable-release update process applies to mac-fdisk too.

Incidentally, mac-fdisk is currently at 0.1-13 in Dapper and the newest version in Debian Testing and Intrepid is only 0.1-15. I don't know where you get the version 0.4a2 from - you've lost me completely!