"Charlie Grosvenor" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:

>     Is it possible to install a few sid packages in woody and still use
> apt-get to keep them up to date? I wish to install the sid samba packages in
> woody as they support a few features that i require. I have done this by
> downloading the packages manually using ftp and installing them. What i
> would like to know is if i can keep them upto date with atp somehow.

Add both unstable and testing to your /etc/apt/sources.list. 
In your /etc/apt/apt.conf file, put

 APT::Default-Release "testing";

To install a sid package, do

 apt-get install packagename/unstable

Apt will do the rest.

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