Re: sources.list directory specification

2011-09-04 Thread Lisi
On Sunday 04 September 2011 09:06:39 Scott Ferguson wrote: > Just checked, Squeeze doesn't seem to auto-pin Interesting. I must obviously ensure that I keep a copy of my Lenny preferences file! I have not yet installed any backports on Squeeze. I only install backports if and when I have a go

Re: sources.list directory specification

2011-09-04 Thread Scott Ferguson
On 04/09/11 17:11, Lisi wrote: On Saturday 03 September 2011 10:35:53 Scott Ferguson wrote: On 03/09/11 08:27, Lisi wrote: So - you are just doing as I suggested. Being selective (except you were doing it long before I suggested it, and I was only echoing the documentation) "Hidden" in my or

Re: sources.list directory specification

2011-09-04 Thread Lisi
On Saturday 03 September 2011 10:35:53 Scott Ferguson wrote: > On 03/09/11 08:27, Lisi wrote: > So - you are just doing as I suggested. Being selective (except you were > doing it long before I suggested it, and I was only echoing the > documentation) > > "Hidden" in my original post was this:- >

Re: sources.list directory specification

2011-09-03 Thread Scott Ferguson
On 03/09/11 08:27, Lisi wrote: On Friday 02 September 2011 13:18:00 Scott Ferguson wrote: Enabling those repositories on a constant basis means you have no idea what will come down if you go:- # apt-get update; apt-get upgrade (or dist-upgrade) I have backports permanently enabled, but package

Re: sources.list directory specification

2011-09-03 Thread Scott Ferguson
On 03/09/11 00:20, Dejan Ribič wrote: Dne 2.9.2011 14:18, piše Scott Ferguson: On 02/09/11 19:37, Dejan Ribič wrote: Dne 02. 09. 2011 07:19, piše Scott Ferguson: On 02/09/11 03:06, Tom H wrote: On Thu, Sep 1, 2011 at 11:13 AM, wrote: Hi, You are right in that I have a limited experie

Re: sources.list directory specification

2011-09-02 Thread Lisi
On Friday 02 September 2011 13:18:00 Scott Ferguson wrote: > Enabling those repositories on a constant basis means you have no idea > what will come down if you go:- > # apt-get update; apt-get upgrade (or dist-upgrade) I have backports permanently enabled, but packages are only downloaded if I e

Re: sources.list directory specification

2011-09-02 Thread Dejan Ribič
Dne 2.9.2011 14:18, piše Scott Ferguson: On 02/09/11 19:37, Dejan Ribič wrote: Dne 02. 09. 2011 07:19, piše Scott Ferguson: On 02/09/11 03:06, Tom H wrote: On Thu, Sep 1, 2011 at 11:13 AM, wrote: I'd be cautious about enabling backports, proposed, and, especially, multimedia - except

Re: sources.list directory specification

2011-09-02 Thread Scott Ferguson
On 02/09/11 19:37, Dejan Ribič wrote: Dne 02. 09. 2011 07:19, piše Scott Ferguson: On 02/09/11 03:06, Tom H wrote: On Thu, Sep 1, 2011 at 11:13 AM, wrote: I'd be cautious about enabling backports, proposed, and, especially, multimedia - except on a case-by-case basis (enable when neede

Re: sources.list directory specification

2011-09-02 Thread Dejan Ribič
Dne 02. 09. 2011 07:19, piše Scott Ferguson: > On 02/09/11 03:06, Tom H wrote: >> On Thu, Sep 1, 2011 at 11:13 AM, wrote: >>> >>> I am trying to compose a sources.list file for each of three machines; >>> one is for Lenny (oldstable), one is for Squeeze (stable), and one is >>> for Wheezy (testing

Re: sources.list directory specification

2011-09-01 Thread Scott Ferguson
On 02/09/11 03:06, Tom H wrote: On Thu, Sep 1, 2011 at 11:13 AM, wrote: I am trying to compose a sources.list file for each of three machines; one is for Lenny (oldstable), one is for Squeeze (stable), and one is for Wheezy (testing). According to "Index of /pub/debian/dists" at http://ftp.pl

Re: sources.list directory specification

2011-09-01 Thread rlharris
> On 2 September 2011 01:13, wrote: > >> I am trying to compose a sources.list file for each of three machines; >> one is for Lenny (oldstable), one is for Squeeze (stable), and one is >> for Wheezy (testing). My thanks to Camaleón, Tom H, and Heddle Weaver for helping me get around this obstacle

Re: sources.list directory specification

2011-09-01 Thread Heddle Weaver
On 2 September 2011 01:13, wrote: > I am trying to compose a sources.list file for each of three machines; > one is for Lenny (oldstable), one is for Squeeze (stable), and one is > for Wheezy (testing). > You could just install and run netselect-apt from each machine? Regards, Weaver. -- Re

Re: sources.list directory specification

2011-09-01 Thread Tom H
On Thu, Sep 1, 2011 at 11:13 AM, wrote: > > I am trying to compose a sources.list file for each of three machines; > one is for Lenny (oldstable), one is for Squeeze (stable), and one is > for Wheezy (testing). > > According to "Index of /pub/debian/dists" at > http://ftp.pl.debian.org/pub/debian

Re: sources.list directory specification

2011-09-01 Thread Camaleón
On Thu, 01 Sep 2011 10:13:39 -0500, rlharris wrote: (...) > Which form is correct? is it permissible to use either form? may the > forms be mixed within a single sources.list file? To be in the safe-side, I would stay with the one that matches your "man sources.list". Anyway, there can be rep