On Fri, 27 Jan 2012 23:00:49 +0200, Andrei Popescu wrote: > On Vi, 27 ian 12, 20:39:06, Ramon Hofer wrote: >> >> The linux-image-amd64 package from squeeze backports installs linux- >> image-3.1.0-0.bpo.1-amd64. >> Is 2.6.29 the better choice than 3.1? > > I don't know, I can only tell you that 2.6.29 from squeeze-backports > doesn't work with nvidia-glx from squeeze, you need both from backports, > but in the meantime 2.6.29 got replaced with 3.2 I didn't get the chance > to test it (3.1 is not in backports). > >> I've never used backports before... >> How do I have to install the nvidia-glx package from backports >> properly? The instruction page [1] tells me to use apt-get -t >> squeeze-backports install "package" and not use pinning. Actually I >> don't know much about pinning too. On the AptPreferences debian wiki >> page [2] they say: "Before you consider 'pinning', you might want to >> check if the package you want has been backported to your release". So >> I suppose I don't have to use pinning at all? > > No, pinning is not necessary. > >> But when I try to install the nvidia-glx package from the backports >> repos I get this: >> http://pastebin.com/dbiAbndp >> >> apt-get -t squeeze-backports install nvidia-glx tells me: nvidia-glx is >> already the newest version. 0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove >> and 42 not upgraded. >> >> But dist-upgrade won't do anything. > > That looks like you don't have a source for backports, but the install > command should have generated an error... I think. > > Could you please post the output of 'apt-cache policy'? For comparison, > here is how my 'apt-cache policy nvidia-glx' looks like (with nvidia-glx > from backports already installed): > > nvidia-glx: > Installed: 280.13.really.275.36-1~bpo60+1 Candidate: > 280.13.really.275.36-1~bpo60+1 Version table: > *** 280.13.really.275.36-1~bpo60+1 0 > 100 http://backports.debian.org/debian-backports/ > squeeze-backports/non-free i386 Packages 100 > /var/lib/dpkg/status > 195.36.31-6 0 > 990 http://ftp.at.debian.org/debian/ squeeze/non-free i386 > Packages
Heres the output of apt-cache policy: http://pastebin.com/qkSWJbgR And here's the output of apt-cache policy nvidia-glx: http://pastebin.com/Wrj5sxts Best regards Ramon -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/jg0h5i$jh0$2...@dough.gmane.org
