Luis R Finotti <finotti@math.ucsb.edu> writes: > Dear all, > > I am trying to install a program (gphoto2) from the testing distribution > in my stable system. I tried to follow the instructions on > > http://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/apt-howto/ch-apt-get#s-default-version > > First I noticed that I did not have a "/etc/apt/apt.conf" file. So I > created one with (only) the line > > APT::Default-Release "stable"; Nope, stop, take out your /etc/apt/apt.conf if all you were using it for was to try pinning. If you're using stable, *apt-pinning is considered harmful*. */You run a very good chance of breaking your system if you try to run stable and pin from newer versions./* This has been discussed ad-nauseum, ad-infinitum in the archives. Go to http://backports.org/ to find what you need instead, and if it's not there, look specifically for stable or woody versions of software on http://www.apt-get.org/ . Don't mix testing or unstable with stable, the base system in stable is built around a much older libc and perl than what testing and unstable has, thus *things will break if you try*. Unless you have a thorough understanding of the packaging system, you can do more harm than good toying with how it resolves dependencies. -- Paul Johnson <baloo@ursine.ca> Linux. You can find a worse OS, but it costs more.
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