Hello community,
when i run that command to upgrade Electrum:
Blockquote sudo apt install --install-recommends electrum
output is:
Blockquote reading package lists… Done
Building dependency tree… Done
Reading state information… Done
electrum is already the newest version (4.0.9-1).
electrum set to manually installed.
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
but when i run Electrum wallet it says that there is new update available which is : 4.2.1
how to solve it please?
I also don’t understand why I don’t have the latest version which is 4.2.2
Tried to update && upgrade but stuck to the oldest version.
Because whonix using the package which is shipped by debian:
So whenever there is an upgrade from debian then whonix going to get it.
Prerequisite knowledge: refer to the Frozen Packages entry in the Operating System Software and Updates chapter.
About the electum update notification, a new wiki chapter was written just now, see:
Application Specific Update Indicators
Specifically on electrum version numbers:
https://www.whonix.org/wiki/Electrum#Version_Numbers
Generic instructions to install a newer software versions, updated just now:
https://www.kicksecure.com/wiki/Install_Software#Install_Newer_Software_Versions
These specific instructions on how to manually install a newer version of electrum (if you still need after reading all of above):
(Whonix is based on Kicksecure.)