I did try editing my sources.list file, (commenting out all stable sources, then adding 2 lines of unstable) then running apt-get update. This seems to work when I run 'apt-get install tmda'. But, When I put back my old stable sources.list the way it was and run apt-get update, I get lots of error messages that scroll by. Messages like, 'cannot stat source....' (should I be concerned about this?, can I somehow clean this up?) * I've got the following for an apt.conf like file: /etc/apt/apt.conf.d/70debconf which has one line that starts out. "DPkg::Pre-Install-packages..." * Should I create the /etc/apt/apt.conf file manually?
Thanks, -Rick ****************************** Gary Hennigan wrote: > "Rick Weinbender" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > I'm running the current stable version > > and I need to install a package from > > an unstable source (tmda ver.0.86). > > (the unstable package does work with woody). > > * > > Is there a way to install an unstable package on > > stable distro from the command line. > > * > > Someone suggested 'apt-get -t unstable install tmda'. > > I tried this but it didn't work. > > Does anyone know if this is possible and the proper syntax. > > Do you have a /etc/apt/sources.list file that contains pointers to the > unstable distro? > > Here's a excerpt from mine: > > deb http://ftp.debian.org/debian woody main contrib non-free > deb http://ftp.debian.org/debian sarge main contrib non-free > deb http://ftp.debian.org/debian sid main contrib non-free > > I list all 3 releases, by name (woody = stable, sarge = testing, sid = > unstable). > > Once you have that you'll want to tell apt the main release you > want. Do that by editing /etc/apt/apt.conf and putting a line like: > > APT::Default-Release "stable"; > > in it. > > Gary > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
