Re: Pinning unstable

[Jaume Guasch <jaume.guasch@psi.ch>]

Hi,

Keith O'Connell <keith_oconnell@blueyonder.co.uk> writes:

> Hi,
> 
> 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.  
> 

Another way:

$ cat /etc/preferences
Package: *
Pin: release a=stable

Then: 

apt-get install package1

installs from stable, but you can install from unstable:

apt-get install -t unstable package2

now, on apt-get upgrade, package1 will upgrade in the "stable" branch,
and package2 in the "unstable" branch.

e.g.:

$ apt-cache policy  gnome-gv
gnome-gv:
  Installed: 1.1.96-2
  Candidate: 1.1.96-2
  Version Table:
     1.99.7-5 0
        500 http://ftp.de.debian.org unstable/main Packages
 *** 1.1.96-2 0
        989 http://ftp.de.debian.org stable/main Packages
        500 http://ftp.de.debian.org testing/main Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status

$ apt-cache policy galeon
galeon:
  Installed: 1.2.5-1
  Candidate: 1.2.5-1
  Version Table:
 *** 1.2.5-1 0
        500 http://ftp.de.debian.org unstable/main Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
     1.2.5-0.woody.1 0
        989 http://ftp.de.debian.org stable/main Packages
        500 http://ftp.de.debian.org testing/main Packages
        989 http://security.debian.org woody/updates/main Packages
        989 http://security.debian.org stable/updates/main Packages


This was featured on Debian weekly news earlier this year:

http://www.debian.org/News/weekly/2002/1/mail#1
http://www.debian.org/News/weekly/2002/4/mail#1

Best regards,

Jaume

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