Re: Lenny backports installation of one package only

2010-10-07 Thread Bob Proulx
Russell Gadd wrote: > Doing some further investigation it looks like it may be unsafe to install a > later version of iceweasel as it seems to require a later version of a > package which then breaks the older gnucash: I always hate it when there are mutually exclusive conflicts. You might do wha

Re: Lenny backports installation of one package only

2010-10-07 Thread Russell Gadd
> > > What reference? > > This reference. The reference I included. > > http://backports.debian.org/Instructions/#index3h2 > > > Ok I didn't associate this part with what I was trying to do. > > I would try first one then the other: > > 1. Use Roman Khomasuridze's suggestion: > > if you want

Re: Lenny backports installation of one package only

2010-10-07 Thread Bob Proulx
Russell Gadd wrote: > Thanks Bob. I'm having some trouble with parts of your response as follows: > > > > What is in your /etc/apt/preferences file? > I don't have such a file in /etc/apt Okay. It was possible that you did and the contents there would affect what was offered for installation.

Re: Lenny backports installation of one package only

2010-10-07 Thread Russell Gadd
Thanks Bob. I'm having some trouble with parts of your response as follows: > What is in your /etc/apt/preferences file? > > I don't have such a file in /etc/apt > What is the relative versions shown here: > > $ apt-cache policy gnucash > # apt-cache policy gnucash gnucash: Installed: 2.2.6

Re: Lenny backports installation of one package only

2010-10-07 Thread Roman Khomasuridze
if you want to upgrade only iceweasel, then run apt-get install iceweasel/lenny-backports by this, apt will try to install iceweasel from backports but will try to match its dependencies from lenny. it worked for me... Regards - Roman On Fri, Oct 8, 2010 at 12:28 AM, Bob Proul

Re: Lenny backports installation of one package only

2010-10-07 Thread Bob Proulx
Russell Gadd wrote: > I am trying to update my iceweasel via Lenny backports but it wants to also > update my gnucash which I don't want. What am I doing wrong? > > I follow the instructions as follows: > Add backports to sources.list (actually added a file to sources.list.d). It > shows up in Syn

Lenny backports installation of one package only

2010-10-07 Thread Russell Gadd
I am trying to update my iceweasel via Lenny backports but it wants to also update my gnucash which I don't want. What am I doing wrong? I follow the instructions as follows: Add backports to sources.list (actually added a file to sources.list.d). It shows up in Synaptic repositories so looks ok