On Sat, Dec 23, 2000 at 05:24:57PM +0000, Colin Watson wrote: > Dave Sherohman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >The closest I've come is: > > > >- Edit /etc/apt/sources.list to point at potato > >- apt-get update ; apt-get upgrade > >- Edit /etc/apt/sources.list to point at woody > >- apt-get update ; apt-get install foo bar baz > > That, I think, is the best advice for current apt, though if you're > tracking potato you'll need to point sources.list back to potato again > at the end.
Not a bad idea, but (on machines where I actively maintain mixed versions) I've gotten myself into the habit of editing sources.list and doing an apt-get update at the start of every apt operation. With that habit, it doesn't matter where you left sources.list pointing. -- "Two words: Windows survives." - Craig Mundie, Microsoft senior strategist "So does syphillis. Good thing we have penicillin." - Matthew Alton Geek Code 3.1: GCS d? s+: a- C++ UL++$ P++>+++ L+++>++++ E- W--(++) N+ o+ !K w---$ O M- V? PS+ PE Y+ PGP t 5++ X+ R++ tv b+ DI++++ D G e* h+ r y+
