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local package repository, and specifying "Origin: Local" in the "Release" file, but that doesn't seem to work (aptitude still shows their origin as Debian). What about if I make a change to the source and recompile? Can I

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Local". What if I want to make changes to some of the source? I'd like to be able to fix bugs and recompile these packages, but don't want those packages to have the same version numbers. Am I going about this entirely the wrong way? It wouldn't be the first time... T