Hi folks,

just a little follow-up to the latest Linuxtag release 6.6.2.

Since the beginning of May, BaseX is available via the official Debian GNU/Linux[1] unstable and testing repositories[2].

Th current state of BaseX @ Debian GNU/Linux [3] is:

stable - no basex package testing - basex version 6.6.1 [4] unstable - basex version 6.6.2 [5]

So, for all familiar with the Debian package system, a simple

# aptitude install basex

will enrich your system with BaseX and four new commands (including man pages) will be available:

* basex .......... Standalone local XML database. Command line interface. * basexgui ....... Standalone local XML database. Graphical user interface. * basexserver .... BaseX XML Database Server. * basexclient .... BaseX XML Database Client.

Regarding future BaseX versions, '# aptitude update && aptitude upgrade' will pull in new versions automagically and no further downloads on your side are required.

Hooray! Alex

PS: If you encounter problems with the Debian basex package or spot unclean integration of BaseX into your Debian system, please file a bug against the basex package using the Debian Bug report system [6].

[1] http://www.debian.org/ [2] http://packages.debian.org/search?keywords=basex [3] http://packages.debian.org/sid/basex [4] http://packages.debian.org/en/source/testing/basex [5] http://packages.debian.org/en/source/sid/basex [6] http://www.debian.org/Bugs/Reporting

-- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Alexander Holupirek |-- http://www.informatik.uni-konstanz.de/~holupire |-- Database & Information Systems Group, U Konstanz `-- Room E 209, 0049 7531 88 4449 (phone) 3577 (fax)