In <4cfe2cfc.cc7e0e0a.1d1d.4...@mx.google.com>, Sthu Deus wrote: >Thank You for Your time and answer, Boyd: >> I use the fields shown by (apt-cache policy) for each repository for >> my pinning. These values ultimately come from the Release file. >> You'll have a local copy in /var/lib/apt/lists. This local copy is >> fetched / updated each time you run aptitude update (or similar). > >OK. I have the output from the command: > >... > 500 http://security.debian.org testing/updates/non-free Packages > release v=None,o=Debian,a=testing,l=Debian-Security,c=non-free > origin security.debian.org >.. > >what should I specify in the preferences file: > >... >Package: * >Pin: release a=testing >Pin-Priority: 300 >... > >?
Yep. Here's the same example from my system: $ cat /etc/apt/preferences ... Package: * Pin: release a=testing Pin-Priority: 700 ... $ apt-cache policy ... 700 http://127.0.0.1/debian/ testing/main amd64 Packages release o=Debian,a=testing,n=squeeze,l=Debian,c=main origin 127.0.0.1 ... >but then > >... > 500 http://security.debian.org testing/updates/contrib >Packages release v=None,o=Debian,a=testing,l=Debian-Security,c=contrib > origin security.debian.org >... > >too, has the same "a" field. Or should I specify all the fields - like Specify the fields you want to limit based on. From apt_preferences(5): ... The following record assigns a high priority to all package versions belonging to any release whose Archive name is "stable" and whose release Version number is "3.0". Package: * Pin: release a=stable, v=3.0 Pin-Priority: 500 ... My entire preferences file just uses "release a=$something" in each stanza.[1] I don't see a use-case for setting the security repository to a different priority. You have read the relevant man page (man 5 apt_preferences), right? -- Boyd Stephen Smith Jr. ,= ,-_-. =. b...@iguanasuicide.net ((_/)o o(\_)) ICQ: 514984 YM/AIM: DaTwinkDaddy `-'(. .)`-' http://iguanasuicide.net/ \_/
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