Re: Updating Packages in Debian Squeeze from Backports/Testing

2011-06-14 Thread Perry Thompson
On 06/14/2011 11:37 AM, Noah Duffy wrote: > I've been running Debian Squeeze for a little while now. I was using > Ubuntu before, so I'm really used to being able to keep certain > software up-to-date using their PPA system. I'm loving Debian (even > though I've had to make a few tweaks for it to

Re: Updating Packages in Debian Squeeze from Backports/Testing

2011-06-14 Thread Noah Duffy
On Tue, Jun 14, 2011 at 2:17 PM, Sven Joachim wrote: > On 2011-06-14 21:01 +0200, Noah Duffy wrote: > >> >> I read the guide you posted, and it seems simple enough.  I understand >> it as this: >> >> Let's say I want to "backport" Banshee from Wheezy because it's >> version 2.0.1, I could add the

Re: Updating Packages in Debian Squeeze from Backports/Testing

2011-06-14 Thread Sven Joachim
On 2011-06-14 21:01 +0200, Noah Duffy wrote: > > I read the guide you posted, and it seems simple enough. I understand > it as this: > > Let's say I want to "backport" Banshee from Wheezy because it's > version 2.0.1, I could add the source repository for wheezy to my > sources, and build that pa

Re: Updating Packages in Debian Squeeze from Backports/Testing

2011-06-14 Thread Noah Duffy
On Tue, Jun 14, 2011 at 11:40 AM, Jimmy Wu wrote: > On Wed, Jun 15, 2011 at 00:35, Camaleón wrote: >> On Tue, 14 Jun 2011 10:37:28 -0500, Noah Duffy wrote: >> >> (...) >> >>> Is it recommended to install packages from testing?  I know this often >>> also updates dependencies that other software m

Re: Updating Packages in Debian Squeeze from Backports/Testing

2011-06-14 Thread Jimmy Wu
On Wed, Jun 15, 2011 at 00:35, Camaleón wrote: > On Tue, 14 Jun 2011 10:37:28 -0500, Noah Duffy wrote: > > (...) > >> Is it recommended to install packages from testing?  I know this often >> also updates dependencies that other software may use causing the system >> to potentially not be as secur

Re: Updating Packages in Debian Squeeze from Backports/Testing

2011-06-14 Thread Camaleón
On Tue, 14 Jun 2011 10:37:28 -0500, Noah Duffy wrote: (...) > Is it recommended to install packages from testing? I know this often > also updates dependencies that other software may use causing the system > to potentially not be as secure or stable. I'd say that would depend on the package

Updating Packages in Debian Squeeze from Backports/Testing

2011-06-14 Thread Noah Duffy
I've been running Debian Squeeze for a little while now. I was using Ubuntu before, so I'm really used to being able to keep certain software up-to-date using their PPA system. I'm loving Debian (even though I've had to make a few tweaks for it to work with my new system), but there are a few pac