[basex-talk] Version 8.5 for Ubuntu 16.04

Hello, I'd like to install BaseX 8.5 on Ubuntu 16.04 (Xenial).  However, in https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/basex I see that the only binary available for 16.04 is basex_8.2.3-1_all.deb, which is older. I see on the same address that for Ubuntu 16.10 (Yakkety) BaseX 8.5 is available from deb file basex_8.5.1-1_all.deb.  Is it possible to download this deb and install it on Xenial?  Any potential issues?

By the way, 16.04 is a LTR.  Shouldn't we expect updated packages to become available for it as well? Best regards.

Alex