On Thu, Jan 14, 2010 at 12:36 AM, Tony van der Hoff <t...@vanderhoff.org>wrote:
> Hi, > > Running Lenny here, which installs OOo 2 by default, but has OOo 3 in > backports, which I'd like to install. > > With Synaptic, I've tried "Force Version" on the OOo metapackage to the > backports one, but it comes up with all sorts of unresolved deps. Similarly, > trying to force the individual packages breaks dependencies at some stage. > > I've even tried uninstalling OOo 2 completely, then installing the pacports > one, but it just results in OOo 2 being reinstalled. > > So, what am I doing wrong/how do I get OOo 3 installed? > > Cheers > -- > Tony van der Hoff | mailto:t...@vanderhoff.org > Buckinghamshire, England | > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a > subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org > > I am quoting from Backports.org instructions, try if it works for you. [begin_quote] 3. All backports are deactivated by default (i.e. the packages are pinned to 1 by using NotAutomatic: yes in the Release files, just as in experimental). If you want to install something from backports run: *apt-get -t lenny-backports install “package”* Of course, you can use *aptitude* as well: * aptitude -t lenny-backports install “package”* *[end_quote]* For me, I have set backports with the highest priorities, so anything at backports.org with a higher version number will be automatically installed. Good luck. -- Thanks and regards, Zhan
