The packages for old releases are not available anymore?












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I am trying to find specific packages that were available in old releases of Ubuntu, but have been removed from current ones.



I can download images of all CDs the old releases had (http://old-releases.ubuntu.com/), but if I cannot download the packages that were available for them, while they existed (https://packages.ubuntu.com/ or something similar, another subdomain, ...), then it is almost pointless to want those images.



The funny detail is that https://packages.ubuntu.com/ mentions http://old-releases.ubuntu.com/ as the place for old release things. And since it is a page to search for packages, something basic seems to be missing here.



So, how do I find the packages for the previous releases, the one that are not in packages.ubuntu.com anymore?



I found a so-so related question, but it is not the same:



apt-get update for ubuntu 10.04










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    It appears that all of the older packages are in http://old-releases.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/, although there is not a search mechanism.

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I am trying to find specific packages that were available in old releases of Ubuntu, but have been removed from current ones.



I can download images of all CDs the old releases had (http://old-releases.ubuntu.com/), but if I cannot download the packages that were available for them, while they existed (https://packages.ubuntu.com/ or something similar, another subdomain, ...), then it is almost pointless to want those images.



The funny detail is that https://packages.ubuntu.com/ mentions http://old-releases.ubuntu.com/ as the place for old release things. And since it is a page to search for packages, something basic seems to be missing here.



So, how do I find the packages for the previous releases, the one that are not in packages.ubuntu.com anymore?



I found a so-so related question, but it is not the same:



apt-get update for ubuntu 10.04










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    – Charles Green
    13 hours ago






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    It appears that all of the older packages are in http://old-releases.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/, although there is not a search mechanism.

    – Charles Green
    13 hours ago














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I am trying to find specific packages that were available in old releases of Ubuntu, but have been removed from current ones.



I can download images of all CDs the old releases had (http://old-releases.ubuntu.com/), but if I cannot download the packages that were available for them, while they existed (https://packages.ubuntu.com/ or something similar, another subdomain, ...), then it is almost pointless to want those images.



The funny detail is that https://packages.ubuntu.com/ mentions http://old-releases.ubuntu.com/ as the place for old release things. And since it is a page to search for packages, something basic seems to be missing here.



So, how do I find the packages for the previous releases, the one that are not in packages.ubuntu.com anymore?



I found a so-so related question, but it is not the same:



apt-get update for ubuntu 10.04










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I am trying to find specific packages that were available in old releases of Ubuntu, but have been removed from current ones.



I can download images of all CDs the old releases had (http://old-releases.ubuntu.com/), but if I cannot download the packages that were available for them, while they existed (https://packages.ubuntu.com/ or something similar, another subdomain, ...), then it is almost pointless to want those images.



The funny detail is that https://packages.ubuntu.com/ mentions http://old-releases.ubuntu.com/ as the place for old release things. And since it is a page to search for packages, something basic seems to be missing here.



So, how do I find the packages for the previous releases, the one that are not in packages.ubuntu.com anymore?



I found a so-so related question, but it is not the same:



apt-get update for ubuntu 10.04







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  • Is there a particular package you are looking for, or a particular Ubuntu release?

    – Charles Green
    13 hours ago






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    It appears that all of the older packages are in http://old-releases.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/, although there is not a search mechanism.

    – Charles Green
    13 hours ago



















  • Is there a particular package you are looking for, or a particular Ubuntu release?

    – Charles Green
    13 hours ago






  • 3





    It appears that all of the older packages are in http://old-releases.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/, although there is not a search mechanism.

    – Charles Green
    13 hours ago

















Is there a particular package you are looking for, or a particular Ubuntu release?

– Charles Green
13 hours ago





Is there a particular package you are looking for, or a particular Ubuntu release?

– Charles Green
13 hours ago




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It appears that all of the older packages are in http://old-releases.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/, although there is not a search mechanism.

– Charles Green
13 hours ago





It appears that all of the older packages are in http://old-releases.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/, although there is not a search mechanism.

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It seems that we can use some strange, but working solution.

For such search we can create local chroot environment with older release (Ubuntu 12.04 LTS) and find packages from it. We will use debootstrap as main component:



sudo apt-get install debootstrap
mkdir ~/precise_chroot
sudo debootstrap precise ~/precise_chroot


Then add all repositories from previous LTS releases and select main release. Below are two long commands, copy them completely then paste to the terminal:



cat <<EOF | sudo tee ~/precise_chroot/etc/apt/sources.list
# Ubuntu 12.04 LTS - Precise Pangolin
deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu precise main universe multiverse restricted

# Ubuntu 10.04 LTS - Lucid Lynx
deb http://old-releases.ubuntu.com/ubuntu lucid main universe multiverse restricted

# Ubuntu 8.04 LTS - Hardy Heron
deb http://old-releases.ubuntu.com/ubuntu hardy main universe multiverse restricted

# Ubuntu 6.06 LTS - Dapper Drake
deb http://old-releases.ubuntu.com/ubuntu dapper main universe multiverse restricted
EOF

cat <<EOF | sudo tee ~/precise_chroot/etc/apt/apt.conf.d/01ubuntu
APT::Default-Release "precise";
EOF


Then call apt-get update inside chroot:



sudo chroot ~/precise_chroot/ apt-get update


and try to compare version of some package (Midnight Commander - mc as example) with apt-cache policy mc:




$ sudo chroot ~/precise_chroot/ apt-cache policy mc
mc:
Installed: (none)
Candidate: 3:4.8.1-2ubuntu1
Version table:
3:4.8.1-2ubuntu1 0
990 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ precise/universe amd64 Packages
3:4.7.0-1ubuntu2 0
500 http://old-releases.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid/universe amd64 Packages
1:4.6.1-8ubuntu1 0
500 http://old-releases.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ hardy/universe amd64 Packages
1:4.6.1-1ubuntu2 0
500 http://old-releases.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ dapper/universe amd64 Packages



Moreover you can download single package with this method by specifying release with -t target_release option:




$ sudo chroot ~/precise_chroot/ apt-get download mc -t hardy
Get:1 Downloading mc 1:4.6.1-8ubuntu1 [2156 kB]
Fetched 2156 kB in 1s (1174 kB/s)

$ ls precise_chroot/*.deb
precise_chroot/mc_4.6.1-8ubuntu1_amd64.deb



So you got the idea.



Small technical note: the ~/precise_chroot folder will use about 600 Mb of disk space.






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    It seems that we can use some strange, but working solution.

    For such search we can create local chroot environment with older release (Ubuntu 12.04 LTS) and find packages from it. We will use debootstrap as main component:



    sudo apt-get install debootstrap
    mkdir ~/precise_chroot
    sudo debootstrap precise ~/precise_chroot


    Then add all repositories from previous LTS releases and select main release. Below are two long commands, copy them completely then paste to the terminal:



    cat <<EOF | sudo tee ~/precise_chroot/etc/apt/sources.list
    # Ubuntu 12.04 LTS - Precise Pangolin
    deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu precise main universe multiverse restricted

    # Ubuntu 10.04 LTS - Lucid Lynx
    deb http://old-releases.ubuntu.com/ubuntu lucid main universe multiverse restricted

    # Ubuntu 8.04 LTS - Hardy Heron
    deb http://old-releases.ubuntu.com/ubuntu hardy main universe multiverse restricted

    # Ubuntu 6.06 LTS - Dapper Drake
    deb http://old-releases.ubuntu.com/ubuntu dapper main universe multiverse restricted
    EOF

    cat <<EOF | sudo tee ~/precise_chroot/etc/apt/apt.conf.d/01ubuntu
    APT::Default-Release "precise";
    EOF


    Then call apt-get update inside chroot:



    sudo chroot ~/precise_chroot/ apt-get update


    and try to compare version of some package (Midnight Commander - mc as example) with apt-cache policy mc:




    $ sudo chroot ~/precise_chroot/ apt-cache policy mc
    mc:
    Installed: (none)
    Candidate: 3:4.8.1-2ubuntu1
    Version table:
    3:4.8.1-2ubuntu1 0
    990 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ precise/universe amd64 Packages
    3:4.7.0-1ubuntu2 0
    500 http://old-releases.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid/universe amd64 Packages
    1:4.6.1-8ubuntu1 0
    500 http://old-releases.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ hardy/universe amd64 Packages
    1:4.6.1-1ubuntu2 0
    500 http://old-releases.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ dapper/universe amd64 Packages



    Moreover you can download single package with this method by specifying release with -t target_release option:




    $ sudo chroot ~/precise_chroot/ apt-get download mc -t hardy
    Get:1 Downloading mc 1:4.6.1-8ubuntu1 [2156 kB]
    Fetched 2156 kB in 1s (1174 kB/s)

    $ ls precise_chroot/*.deb
    precise_chroot/mc_4.6.1-8ubuntu1_amd64.deb



    So you got the idea.



    Small technical note: the ~/precise_chroot folder will use about 600 Mb of disk space.






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      It seems that we can use some strange, but working solution.

      For such search we can create local chroot environment with older release (Ubuntu 12.04 LTS) and find packages from it. We will use debootstrap as main component:



      sudo apt-get install debootstrap
      mkdir ~/precise_chroot
      sudo debootstrap precise ~/precise_chroot


      Then add all repositories from previous LTS releases and select main release. Below are two long commands, copy them completely then paste to the terminal:



      cat <<EOF | sudo tee ~/precise_chroot/etc/apt/sources.list
      # Ubuntu 12.04 LTS - Precise Pangolin
      deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu precise main universe multiverse restricted

      # Ubuntu 10.04 LTS - Lucid Lynx
      deb http://old-releases.ubuntu.com/ubuntu lucid main universe multiverse restricted

      # Ubuntu 8.04 LTS - Hardy Heron
      deb http://old-releases.ubuntu.com/ubuntu hardy main universe multiverse restricted

      # Ubuntu 6.06 LTS - Dapper Drake
      deb http://old-releases.ubuntu.com/ubuntu dapper main universe multiverse restricted
      EOF

      cat <<EOF | sudo tee ~/precise_chroot/etc/apt/apt.conf.d/01ubuntu
      APT::Default-Release "precise";
      EOF


      Then call apt-get update inside chroot:



      sudo chroot ~/precise_chroot/ apt-get update


      and try to compare version of some package (Midnight Commander - mc as example) with apt-cache policy mc:




      $ sudo chroot ~/precise_chroot/ apt-cache policy mc
      mc:
      Installed: (none)
      Candidate: 3:4.8.1-2ubuntu1
      Version table:
      3:4.8.1-2ubuntu1 0
      990 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ precise/universe amd64 Packages
      3:4.7.0-1ubuntu2 0
      500 http://old-releases.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid/universe amd64 Packages
      1:4.6.1-8ubuntu1 0
      500 http://old-releases.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ hardy/universe amd64 Packages
      1:4.6.1-1ubuntu2 0
      500 http://old-releases.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ dapper/universe amd64 Packages



      Moreover you can download single package with this method by specifying release with -t target_release option:




      $ sudo chroot ~/precise_chroot/ apt-get download mc -t hardy
      Get:1 Downloading mc 1:4.6.1-8ubuntu1 [2156 kB]
      Fetched 2156 kB in 1s (1174 kB/s)

      $ ls precise_chroot/*.deb
      precise_chroot/mc_4.6.1-8ubuntu1_amd64.deb



      So you got the idea.



      Small technical note: the ~/precise_chroot folder will use about 600 Mb of disk space.






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        It seems that we can use some strange, but working solution.

        For such search we can create local chroot environment with older release (Ubuntu 12.04 LTS) and find packages from it. We will use debootstrap as main component:



        sudo apt-get install debootstrap
        mkdir ~/precise_chroot
        sudo debootstrap precise ~/precise_chroot


        Then add all repositories from previous LTS releases and select main release. Below are two long commands, copy them completely then paste to the terminal:



        cat <<EOF | sudo tee ~/precise_chroot/etc/apt/sources.list
        # Ubuntu 12.04 LTS - Precise Pangolin
        deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu precise main universe multiverse restricted

        # Ubuntu 10.04 LTS - Lucid Lynx
        deb http://old-releases.ubuntu.com/ubuntu lucid main universe multiverse restricted

        # Ubuntu 8.04 LTS - Hardy Heron
        deb http://old-releases.ubuntu.com/ubuntu hardy main universe multiverse restricted

        # Ubuntu 6.06 LTS - Dapper Drake
        deb http://old-releases.ubuntu.com/ubuntu dapper main universe multiverse restricted
        EOF

        cat <<EOF | sudo tee ~/precise_chroot/etc/apt/apt.conf.d/01ubuntu
        APT::Default-Release "precise";
        EOF


        Then call apt-get update inside chroot:



        sudo chroot ~/precise_chroot/ apt-get update


        and try to compare version of some package (Midnight Commander - mc as example) with apt-cache policy mc:




        $ sudo chroot ~/precise_chroot/ apt-cache policy mc
        mc:
        Installed: (none)
        Candidate: 3:4.8.1-2ubuntu1
        Version table:
        3:4.8.1-2ubuntu1 0
        990 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ precise/universe amd64 Packages
        3:4.7.0-1ubuntu2 0
        500 http://old-releases.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid/universe amd64 Packages
        1:4.6.1-8ubuntu1 0
        500 http://old-releases.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ hardy/universe amd64 Packages
        1:4.6.1-1ubuntu2 0
        500 http://old-releases.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ dapper/universe amd64 Packages



        Moreover you can download single package with this method by specifying release with -t target_release option:




        $ sudo chroot ~/precise_chroot/ apt-get download mc -t hardy
        Get:1 Downloading mc 1:4.6.1-8ubuntu1 [2156 kB]
        Fetched 2156 kB in 1s (1174 kB/s)

        $ ls precise_chroot/*.deb
        precise_chroot/mc_4.6.1-8ubuntu1_amd64.deb



        So you got the idea.



        Small technical note: the ~/precise_chroot folder will use about 600 Mb of disk space.






        share|improve this answer















        It seems that we can use some strange, but working solution.

        For such search we can create local chroot environment with older release (Ubuntu 12.04 LTS) and find packages from it. We will use debootstrap as main component:



        sudo apt-get install debootstrap
        mkdir ~/precise_chroot
        sudo debootstrap precise ~/precise_chroot


        Then add all repositories from previous LTS releases and select main release. Below are two long commands, copy them completely then paste to the terminal:



        cat <<EOF | sudo tee ~/precise_chroot/etc/apt/sources.list
        # Ubuntu 12.04 LTS - Precise Pangolin
        deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu precise main universe multiverse restricted

        # Ubuntu 10.04 LTS - Lucid Lynx
        deb http://old-releases.ubuntu.com/ubuntu lucid main universe multiverse restricted

        # Ubuntu 8.04 LTS - Hardy Heron
        deb http://old-releases.ubuntu.com/ubuntu hardy main universe multiverse restricted

        # Ubuntu 6.06 LTS - Dapper Drake
        deb http://old-releases.ubuntu.com/ubuntu dapper main universe multiverse restricted
        EOF

        cat <<EOF | sudo tee ~/precise_chroot/etc/apt/apt.conf.d/01ubuntu
        APT::Default-Release "precise";
        EOF


        Then call apt-get update inside chroot:



        sudo chroot ~/precise_chroot/ apt-get update


        and try to compare version of some package (Midnight Commander - mc as example) with apt-cache policy mc:




        $ sudo chroot ~/precise_chroot/ apt-cache policy mc
        mc:
        Installed: (none)
        Candidate: 3:4.8.1-2ubuntu1
        Version table:
        3:4.8.1-2ubuntu1 0
        990 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ precise/universe amd64 Packages
        3:4.7.0-1ubuntu2 0
        500 http://old-releases.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid/universe amd64 Packages
        1:4.6.1-8ubuntu1 0
        500 http://old-releases.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ hardy/universe amd64 Packages
        1:4.6.1-1ubuntu2 0
        500 http://old-releases.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ dapper/universe amd64 Packages



        Moreover you can download single package with this method by specifying release with -t target_release option:




        $ sudo chroot ~/precise_chroot/ apt-get download mc -t hardy
        Get:1 Downloading mc 1:4.6.1-8ubuntu1 [2156 kB]
        Fetched 2156 kB in 1s (1174 kB/s)

        $ ls precise_chroot/*.deb
        precise_chroot/mc_4.6.1-8ubuntu1_amd64.deb



        So you got the idea.



        Small technical note: the ~/precise_chroot folder will use about 600 Mb of disk space.







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