Matthias Szupryczynski <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> I am thinking to switch from stable to unstable these days. Is this
> advisable at the moment, or is the unstable branch suffering from mayor
> problems right now (libc broken etc.)
I run testing and grab packages from unstable that are having a hard
time making it over to testing. This is a nice compromise between
stability and bleeding edge. You might consider doing that too.
To do this, add both testing and unstable to your sources.list file,
and then create /etc/apt/preferences with the following to track
testing but allow for packages in unstable:
Package: *
Pin: release a=testing
Pin-Priority: 600
Package: *
Pin: release a=unstable
Pin-Priority: 80
Then, to install an unstable package, use
apt-get -t unstable install package1 package2 ...
Do read the apt_preferences man page for more info.
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