Re: Pinning unstable
On Tue, 2002-07-23 at 01:10, Keith O'Connell wrote:
> I find that I have a need for some packages from unstable. I want to remain a far as possible with Woody and have been told that "package-pinning is the solution I am looking for.
>
> I have just read the apt manual and the man page for sources.list, but there is no reference to pinning or isolating packages for tracking and this was where I expected to find it.
>
> I am capable of doing this from the written instruction, but it would seem that I am not capable of finding those instructions!
>
> Could I please be told which docs I need to read to enable me to learn this fresh skill.
The actual docs are still fairly confusing. A short and simple recipe,
that doesn't go into too many intimate details, and works for me:
Add the following line to /etc/apt/apt.conf (create the file if
necessary):
APT::Default-Release "stable";
Edit your /etc/apt/sources.list file and add new lines for testing and
unstable, then do an apt-get update.
When you need to install a package from unstable:
apt-get install pkgname/testing
This will "unpin" the specified package and install the version from
testing.
If apt complains about dependencies, you sometimes have to do
apt-get install pkgname/testing dependency/testing
Like I say, this works for me, but if there's a better way or I'm doing
something wrong, I'm sure lots of folks will correct me.
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