Debian squeeze users should start with up to date versions from backports.

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+## <span id="debian_packages">**Debian squeeze packages outdated**</span>
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+The notmuch package(s) in Debian squeeze are very old (version 0.3).
+It's better to start off with an up to date version from
+[backports](http://backports-master.debian.org/).
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