Re: apt-get? non stable debs?
On Sat, Jun 29, 2002 at 10:36:51PM -0700, Mike Egglestone wrote:
> What would one do if they were running a "stable" box, and wanted
> a package that was only offered in "testing" or "unstable"?
>
> Would you edit your sources.list to point to "testing"...
> apt-get update
> apt-get install packagename
> edit sources.list back to "stable"...
> apt-get update
No, you wouldn't. The only thing you would get is a seriously broken
box.
> Is there a better way to achieve this?
Compile from source or upgrade to woody.
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Stephen Rüger
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