On Sat, 29 Jun 2002 22:36:51 -0700 Mike Egglestone <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hi, > What would one do if they were running a "stable" box, and wanted > a package that was only offered in "testing" or "unstable"? I'm not sure potato's apt-get can do it (using woody myself), but since you can't do apt pinning then you could try the -t flag, like this: apt-get -t testing install <package> ... and then check apt-get's warning about extra packages to be upgraded and/or removed, before you hit Enter. This method has the disadvantage of not letting apt track the evolution of these packages, so you'll not be prompted for upgrades when you issue "apt-get [dist-]upgrade". The best solution to your case is probably to upgrade your system's apt and dpkg to those of Woody, and then set up apt pinning to track all your packages the right way. There's a Debian Howto covering this, a "qref" by Osamu Aoki if I'm not mistaken. Google will probably turn it up for you. It's easy to end up with an unusable broken system doing this apt/dpkg upgrade, so be sure to follow instructions to the letter if you try this. -- Carlos Sousa http://vbc.dyndns.org/ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
