On Thu, 2003-01-23 at 06:32, Lloyd Zusman wrote: > I'd like to maintain a "testing" system, with only one program (and its > dependencies) coming from "unstable". I think I understand what to do, > but I'm hoping that someone here could confirm that my guessed-at setup > is correct ... before I start making lots of "apt-get install" runs with > this configuration and then possibly mess up my system. > > What I want to do is always just enter "apt-get install <package>", > without having to use the "-t distribution" parameter. This way, I > don't have to keep remembering when to use and not use "-t ...". > > So ... here's what I have: > > In /etc/apt/apt.conf ... > > APT::Default-Release "testing"; > > In /etc/apt/preferences ... > > Package: mplayer* > Pin: release a=unstable > Pin-Priority: 700 > > Package: * > Pin: release a=testing > Pin-Priority: 650 > > Package: * > Pin: release a=unstable > Pin-Priority: 600 > > In other words, all packages come by default from "testing" except > "mplayer", which comes by default from "unstable". > > My desired results are: > > apt-get install mplayer-686 => installs latest from "unstable" > > apt-get install other-package => installs latest from "testing", > unless "other-package" only exists > in "unstable", in which case it > installs from "unstable" > > Do I have it right? > > Thanks. > > > -- > Lloyd Zusman > [EMAIL PROTECTED]
This should work but I don't pin individual packages on mine just the distributions. Once a package is installed from unstable apt-get upgrade or dist-upgrade will upgrade those from unstable and testing will follow testing. My preferences file contains Package: * Pin: release a=testing Pin-Priority: 600 Package: * Pin: release a=unstable Pin-Priority: 550 I always use the -s option for apt-get dist-upgrade to show me what will happen before I actually perform the upgrade. I use gnome from unstable and for the past week dist-upgrade wants to remove gnome and a few others so I used apt-get upgrade. -- Dale Hair <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
