Osamu Aoki <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > On Thu, Jan 23, 2003 at 07:18:18PM -0500, Lloyd Zusman wrote: >> >> [ ... ] > > I learned this in this list but reading manual page of apt-get (8) > ... > --default-release > This option controls the default input to the policy engine, it > creates a default pin at priority 990 using the specified > release string. The preferences file may further override this > setting. In short, this option lets you have simple control over > which distribution packages will be retrieved from. Some common > examples might be -t '2.1*' or -t unstable. Configuration Item: > APT::Default-Release > > This is where it is documented. Tricky :-)
Yes, I see it now, and it's less tricky than I thought. I overlooked it the first few times I read the manual, though, because at that time, I didn't yet understand about /etc/apt/apt.conf. Thank you. -- Lloyd Zusman [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]