Re: managing existing packages

[Goswin von Brederlow <brederlo@informatik.uni-tuebingen.de>]

stappers@stappers.nl (Geert Stappers) writes:

> On Thu, Aug 28, 2003 at 11:54:58AM +0200, Goswin von Brederlow wrote:
> > Fabio Massimo Di Nitto <fabbione@fabbione.net> writes:
> > 
> > > On Wed, 27 Aug 2003, Eric Winger wrote:
> > > 
> > > > In putting my packages to my local repository, I've encountered a number
> > > > of messages & questions.
> > > >
> > > > When running dpkg-scanpackages I got this message:
> > > >
> > > > ! Package spinelli (filename pool/spinelli_0.9_i386.deb) is repeat;
> > > >    ignored that one and using data from pool/spinelli_0.10_i386.deb !
> > > >
> > > > I'm using a pool directory & I'm wondering if this message came because
> > > > I kept my existing .deb files around from the first version (spinelli
> > > > 0.9).
> > > 
> > > Yes. this is the case. It is a warning and it is harmless. In the
> > > generated Packages file you will have always the latest one.
> > 
> > Is there a flag to include both?
> As I read the above, all versions are in the Package file.

He said the latest one so the other get left out.
 
> > That way one can tell apt get to get  a lower version.
> Use wget & dpkg for that, and leave apt-get as it is.

apt-get foo=version
But you need an entry with that version for it to work.

MfG
        Goswin