On Thu, Sep 21, 2006 at 05:38:31PM +0200, Michele Della Marina wrote: > On 9/21/06, Andrei Popescu <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >"Michele Della Marina" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > >> HI guys! > >> I would like to install (in my debian stable) the newest possible > >> package hylafax. In backports.org repository is not present. Is there > >> another update repository? > >> Thanks > > > >Yes, the testing and the unstable repository ;) This means however > >that you will have to run a mixed system, which is considered dangerous. > > > >If you are *really* sure you need a newer hylafax and you know your way > >with APT, this is doable. The procedure is described in the > >APT-Howto, in the Documentation section on www.debian.org. > > > >But don't blame me if you hose your system. > > Yes, thanks. In fact this is my last choice, I would like to preserve > a stable server, but at the same time I would like to have newer > features in hylafax. >
Check the HOWTO I have written on customizing Debian packages: http://people.connexer.com/~roberto/howtos/debcustomize Backporting is just a special case of customizing, since you are generally not changing the source itself. Post back here if you have any problems. Regards, -Roberto -- Roberto C. Sanchez http://people.connexer.com/~roberto http://www.connexer.com
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