Where can I get old-release packages?

TheJooomes · 09-25-2023, 09:13 PM

I've been digging through https://old-releases.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/ but can't find any of the packages I'm after. Let's say I'm after libc6-i686 from 12.04 or another close release. It's just not there. Neither are the other packages I'm looking for. So is there somewhere that has archived all of the old-release Ubuntu packages?

shruggy · 09-26-2023, 05:41 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TheJooomes

Let's say I'm after libc6-i686 from 12.04 or another close release. It's just not there.

It is there. See https://old-releases.ubuntu.com/ubun...main/e/eglibc/

The packages are sorted according to their source package names. Thus, libc6-i386 from 12.04 is to be found under e/eglibc/. In order to find where in /pool the package you want to get is located, you should download and consult the corresponding Packages file e.g. from https://old-releases.ubuntu.com/ubun...cise-security/ beforehand.

Code:

$ bzcat Packages.bz2|grep-dctrl -P libc6-i386 -sSource
Source: eglibc
$