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authorGravatar anarcat <anarcat@web>2016-04-23 04:11:27 +0000
committerGravatar admin <admin@branchable.com>2016-04-23 04:11:27 +0000
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mention jessie backports, use apt, and clarify neurodebian
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## Debian testing or unstable
- sudo apt-get install git-annex
+Debian unstable and testing are usually fairly up to date, so this should be enough:
+
+ sudo apt install git-annex
## Debian 8.0 "jessie"
- sudo apt-get install git-annex
+ sudo apt install git-annex
+
+There is also a backport for jessie, even though it is [often out of date](https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=760787).
+
+Follow the instructions to [enable backports](http://backports.debian.org/Instructions/).
+
+ sudo apt -t jessie-backports install git-annex
## Debian 7.0 "wheezy":
@@ -23,7 +31,7 @@ Follow the instructions to [enable backports](http://backports.debian.org/Instru
sudo apt-get -t squeeze-backports install git-annex
-## backport
+## Standalone backports for all releases
If the version shipped with Debian is too old,
the [NeuroDebian team](http://neuro.debian.net/) provides a