Version of PDFSam in the repository is incredibly old
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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| pdfsam (Debian) |
Fix Released
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Unknown
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| pdfsam (Ubuntu) |
Wishlist
|
Unassigned |
Bug Description
Hi,
the PDFSam version included in the Ubuntu repos is very old:
available in Ubuntu Precise: 1.1.4
available from http://
Is it possible to get a newer version or are there roadblocks?
Workaround:
* make sure you have OpenJDK installed
* download the ZIP archive from http://
* extract the archive to some folder
* navigate to said folder in a file manager
* right click and open with OpenJDK
Stefan K. (astron) wrote : | #1 |
tags: | added: upgrade-software-version |
Changed in pdfsam (Debian): | |
status: | Unknown → New |
Changed in pdfsam (Ubuntu): | |
assignee: | nobody → Mirko Pizii (hallino1) |
Changed in pdfsam (Ubuntu): | |
assignee: | Mirko Pizii (hallino1) → nobody |
Changed in pdfsam (Ubuntu): | |
assignee: | nobody → Mirko Pizii (hallino1) |
Changed in pdfsam (Ubuntu): | |
assignee: | Mirko Pizii (hallino1) → nobody |
Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote : | #2 |
Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.
Changed in pdfsam (Ubuntu): | |
status: | New → Confirmed |
+1 from me. I have followed the instructions at:
http://
but would prefer not to have a workaround.
Thanks.
Charles Boling (junk07+launchpad) wrote : | #4 |
Existing version no longer works at all in current Ubuntu 13.04 build. It now *needs* to be replaced.
Overlaying it w/ 2.2.2 as discussed above solved the problem. Looks like this could be an easy fix for the right person!
theghost (theghost) wrote : | #5 |
It's the curse of Debian :)
Even Debian sid (unstable) still has 1.1.4.
The package maintainers are discussing the upgrade.
So when Debian has a new version, Ubuntu will get a new version too, when the packages for a new release are synced.
Seems like we have to wait, some more releases :(
Changed in pdfsam (Ubuntu): | |
status: | Confirmed → Triaged |
importance: | Undecided → Wishlist |
tags: | added: trusty |
tags: | added: utopic |
In 2015 it's still very old.
tags: | added: wily |
tags: | added: xenial |
Changed in pdfsam (Debian): | |
status: | New → Fix Released |
Changed in pdfsam (Ubuntu): | |
status: | Triaged → Fix Released |
Sorry, last step should have read:
"* right click the .jar file, and from the context menu choose Open with OpenJDK"