Re: Several postgresql-15 packages pulled in bullseye, only

Thanks for the explanation. I genuinely did not know!

On Mon, Oct 2, 2023 at 6:52 PM Aaron Pavely <aaron(at)pavely(dot)net> wrote:

> On Mon, Oct 2, 2023 at 2:35 PM Brian Cosgrove <cosgroveb(at)gmail(dot)com> wrote:
>
>> It appears that postgresql-15 packages pulled for minor releases before
>> 15.4 in bullseye, only. That's very specific. Was it a mistake or a
>> platform-specific (bullseye) issue?
>>
>
> That's normal behaviour per [1]. If you look closely, it is not just
> bullseye! Older minor releases are still available in the apt-archive
> repository at [2].
>
> On occasion, you will find older versions of packages still available in
> the primary repository, but these are usually for distributions that are
> beyond the public EOL date (e.g., Ubuntu 18.04). This is because while the
> distribution itself has yet to be retired from the repository, no newer
> packages have been built. In due course, these packages will eventually be
> removed, and will only be available thereafter in the aforementioned
> apt-archive repository.
>
> -- Aaron
>
> [1]:
> https://wiki.postgresql.org/wiki/Apt/FAQ#Where_are_older_versions_of_the_packages.3F
> [2]: https://apt-archive.postgresql.org/
>
>

--
Brian Cosgrove