In <4b60a4dc.2030...@mgoetze.net>, Michael Goetze wrote: >I've struggled with this issue for hours and gotten no help from >Manpages, nor IRC. So if someone could help me and CC me on their reply >(as I am not subscribed), I would be very grateful. > >=== Begin /etc/apt/preferences === [...] >Package: * >Pin: release o=Unofficial Multimedia Packages >Pin-Priority: 400 > >Package: * >Pin: origin deb.opera.com >Pin-Priority: 300 >=== End /etc/apt/preferences === >=== Begin output of apt-cache policy === >Package files: [...] > 990 http://mirror.netcologne.de squeeze/main Packages > release v=None,o=Unofficial Multimedia >Packages,a=testing,n=squeeze,l=Unofficial Multimedia Packages,c=main > origin mirror.netcologne.de > 990 http://deb.opera.com squeeze/non-free Packages > release o=Opera Software ASA,a=testing,n=squeeze,l=The Opera web >browser,c=non-free > origin deb.opera.com [...] >=== End output of apt-cache policy === > >As you can see, I failed miserably. The very same method that works fine >for the grml packages, fails for the debian-multimedia packages. I have >also tried "l=" instead of "o=", as well as copy&pasting the complete >release line from the output of apt-cache policy. I have tried using >double quote characters. I have tried changing the order of grml and >debian-multimedia in the preferences file. I have run aptitude update or >apt-get update after every change. Nothing works.
>For Opera, I have not invested quite as much effort, especially since I >specifically want the "origin" feature, not the "release" feature, to >work here; however, "release o=Opera Software ASA" also does not work, >nor does adding double-quotes around "deb.opera.com". I think in both these cases you are being bit by having APT::Default-Release "testing" in /etc/apt/apt.conf(.d). The relevant quote from man 5 apt_preferences is "The target release can be set on the apt-get command line or in the APT configuration file /etc/apt/apt.conf. Note that this has precedence over any general priority you set in the /etc/apt/preferences file described later, but not over specifically pinned packages." Both the repositories you are having problems with use "a=testing" as part of their release. -- Boyd Stephen Smith Jr. ,= ,-_-. =. b...@iguanasuicide.net ((_/)o o(\_)) ICQ: 514984 YM/AIM: DaTwinkDaddy `-'(. .)`-' http://iguanasuicide.net/ \_/
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