[GRASS-user] GRASS 6.0.2 Debian binaries: when?

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Hi all,

I'm new to the list and GRASS. I seriously want to start using GRASS on a regular basis, however, I need "stable" Debian GRASS packages (our IT dept won't install the testing or unstable ones :-). Anyone has an idea when GRASS 6.0.2 will be stable for Debian? I'd rather not install 6.0.0 unless it's going to take a long time for 6.0.2 to go stable.

http://packages.debian.org/cgi-bin/search_packages.pl?searchon=names&subword=1&version=all&release=all&keywords=grass&sourceid=mozilla-search

Thanks a lot,

Alex

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Alexandre Leroux, M.Sc., Ing.
Environnement Canada / Environment Canada
Centre météorologique canadien / Canadian Meteorological Centre
Division de la réponse aux urgences environnementales /
Environmental Emergency Response Division
alexandre.leroux@ec.gc.ca

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Alexandre Leroux wrote:

I'm new to the list and GRASS. I seriously want to start using GRASS
on a regular basis, however, I need "stable" Debian GRASS packages
(our IT dept won't install the testing or unstable ones :-). Anyone
has an idea when GRASS 6.0.2 will be stable for Debian? I'd rather
not install 6.0.0 unless it's going to take a long time for 6.0.2 to
go stable.

Debian/Stable (aka 3.1, Sarge) was released with GRASS 6.0.0. It won't
be upgraded; only critical (security/bad data corruption) bug fixes will
be released.

Some time at the end of the year Debian will release it's next stable
version (Etch) which will include whatever version of GRASS exists in
Testing at that point.

If you wish to use something newer on Debian/Stable you do have some
options however:

1) The DebianGIS project has backported GRASS 6.0.2 for Debian/stable.
In addition they have prepared GRASS 6.1-cvs snapshot packages*.
see http://pkg-grass.alioth.debian.org/cgi-bin/wiki.pl

[*] 6.1 package is called: grass_6.0.1+cvs20060309-0.dgis.stable.1_i386.deb

I use Debian/stable and have backported some other GIS packages. These
should really be uploaded to the DebianGIS repository but for now they
live here: http://hamish.bowman.googlepages.com/debiangisfiles

2) compile it yourself. instructions for doing this on Debian here:
  http://hamish.bowman.googlepages.com/debiangisfiles#compile

Hamish

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1) The DebianGIS project has backported GRASS 6.0.2 for Debian/stable.
In addition they have prepared GRASS 6.1-cvs snapshot packages*.
see http://pkg-grass.alioth.debian.org/cgi-bin/wiki.pl

Great, this should be fine. Many thanks Hamish. Hope our IT dept won't take months to install it... :wink:

Have a nice weekend,

Alex
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Alexandre Leroux, M.Sc., Ing.
Environnement Canada / Environment Canada
Centre météorologique canadien / Canadian Meteorological Centre
Division de la réponse aux urgences environnementales /
Environmental Emergency Response Division
alexandre.leroux@ec.gc.ca