Re: apt-get dist-upgrade doesn't downgrade to stable

2003-01-24 Thread Lloyd Zusman
Osamu Aoki <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > On Thu, Jan 23, 2003 at 07:18:18PM -0500, Lloyd Zusman wrote: >> >> [ ... ] > > I learned this in this list but reading manual page of apt-get (8) > ... > --default-release >This option controls the default input to the policy engine, it >creates

Re: apt-get dist-upgrade doesn't downgrade to stable

2003-01-23 Thread Osamu Aoki
On Thu, Jan 23, 2003 at 07:18:18PM -0500, Lloyd Zusman wrote: > Osamu Aoki <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > On Thu, Jan 23, 2003 at 06:57:53AM -0500, Lloyd Zusman wrote: > >> > >> [ ... ] > >> > >> Is it also true that setting /etc/apt/apt.conf to contain > >> `APT::Default-Release "testing";' a

Re: apt-get dist-upgrade doesn't downgrade to stable

2003-01-23 Thread Lloyd Zusman
Osamu Aoki <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > On Thu, Jan 23, 2003 at 06:57:53AM -0500, Lloyd Zusman wrote: >> >> [ ... ] >> >> Is it also true that setting /etc/apt/apt.conf to contain >> `APT::Default-Release "testing";' also sets "testing" to 990? > > Yes, that is my understanding. man apt_preferen

Re: apt-get dist-upgrade doesn't downgrade to stable

2003-01-23 Thread Mohammed Sameer
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Once upon a time Simon Law wrote @ Wed, 22 Jan 2003 12:29:14 -0500 > On Wed, Jan 22, 2003 at 06:15:53PM +0200, Mohammed Sameer wrote: > > -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- > > Hash: SHA1 > > > > Hi, > > I have a mixed system (stable+unstable) and wa

Re: apt-get dist-upgrade doesn't downgrade to stable

2003-01-23 Thread Osamu Aoki
On Thu, Jan 23, 2003 at 06:57:53AM -0500, Lloyd Zusman wrote: > Osamu Aoki <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > On Wed, Jan 22, 2003 at 11:08:09PM -0500, Lloyd Zusman wrote: > > ... > >> > >> [ ... ] > >> > >> apt-get update && apt-get -t testing dist-upgrade > > ^^

Re: apt-get dist-upgrade doesn't downgrade to stable

2003-01-23 Thread Lloyd Zusman
Osamu Aoki <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > On Wed, Jan 22, 2003 at 11:08:09PM -0500, Lloyd Zusman wrote: > ... >> >> [ ... ] >> >> apt-get update && apt-get -t testing dist-upgrade > ^^ > Why -t is set here > -t set priority of that

Re: apt-get dist-upgrade doesn't downgrade to stable

2003-01-22 Thread Osamu Aoki
On Wed, Jan 22, 2003 at 11:08:09PM -0500, Lloyd Zusman wrote: ... > testing system. I followed the same steps as above, except replacing > the string 'stable' with 'testing'. Nevertheless, nothing got > downgraded (see below for details). > > I know that I previously installed perl-5.8.0 from th

Re: apt-get dist-upgrade doesn't downgrade to stable

2003-01-22 Thread Lloyd Zusman
Dale Hair <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > On Wed, 2003-01-22 at 12:22, Lloyd Zusman wrote: >> Simon Law <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: >> >> > On Wed, Jan 22, 2003 at 06:15:53PM +0200, Mohammed Sameer wrote: >> >> >> >> [ ... ] >> >> >> >> here's my /etc/apt/preferences >> >> >> >> Package: * >> >>

Re: apt-get dist-upgrade doesn't downgrade to stable

2003-01-22 Thread Dale Hair
On Wed, 2003-01-22 at 12:22, Lloyd Zusman wrote: > Simon Law <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > On Wed, Jan 22, 2003 at 06:15:53PM +0200, Mohammed Sameer wrote: > >> -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- > >> Hash: SHA1 > >> > >> Hi, > >> I have a mixed system (stable+unstable) and wanted to downgrad

Re: apt-get dist-upgrade doesn't downgrade to stable

2003-01-22 Thread Lloyd Zusman
Simon Law <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > On Wed, Jan 22, 2003 at 06:15:53PM +0200, Mohammed Sameer wrote: >> -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- >> Hash: SHA1 >> >> Hi, >> I have a mixed system (stable+unstable) and wanted to downgrade to stable. >> >> here's my /etc/apt/preferences >> >> Package

Re: apt-get dist-upgrade doesn't downgrade to stable

2003-01-22 Thread Simon Law
On Wed, Jan 22, 2003 at 06:15:53PM +0200, Mohammed Sameer wrote: > -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- > Hash: SHA1 > > Hi, > I have a mixed system (stable+unstable) and wanted to downgrade to stable. > > here's my /etc/apt/preferences > > Package: * > Pin: release a=stable > Pin-Priority: 1001 >