Dear list,
I would like to configure APT to do the following:
- install requested and update installed packages from
repository X (unstable or third-party) for as long as those
packages are not available in repository Y (testing or
stable)
- automatically switch to updating those packages from
repository Y instead of X as soon as they become available in
Y, even if that requires a downgrade
Currently, my /etc/apt/preferences file contains
Package: *
Pin: release a=testing
Pin-Priority: 900
Package: *
Pin: release a=stable
Pin-Priority: 800
Package: *
Pin: release a=unstable
Pin-Priority: 700
This does not do what I want because it will keep installing
packages from unstable once a version from unstable is on my
system, even after a testing version of that package becomes
available.
I do not have an /etc/apt/apt.conf file. There is an
/etc/apt/apt.conf.d/70debconf file which contains
// Pre-configure all packages with debconf before they are installed.
// If you don't like it, comment it out.
DPkg::Pre-Install-Pkgs {"/usr/sbin/dpkg-preconfigure --apt || true";};
Does anybody know how to do what I want?
Thanks in advance,
Stefan
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Stefan Baums
Asian Languages and Literature
University of Washington
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