Linux repository contains latest tools for synaptic

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Published on 2012-09-21T06:32:13Z Indexed on 2012/09/23 3:50 UTC
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I'm using backTrack5R3. And I 've installed Synaptic as well as ubuntu Software center. Synaptic is very easy to use and gives wide range of details for the packages that I'm going to download. But the problem is it lack of lot of new files and information. Like vlc or adobe reader. The latest stable version of vlc is 2.0. but synaptic only installs, 1.1. And it don't find adobe.

I would like to get new versions of them. What is the best way/source to update new files?

EDIT: I mean after performing update & upgrade synaptic still contains vlc 1.0.6 which is outdated. I'm looking for a way to get new/best source.

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