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Re: apt-get pinning ? - Sarge / Stable - only install certain/specific packages from "testing"



Olafur Jens Sigurdsson wrote:
> Þann 2006-06-27, 02:38:46 (-0700) skrifaði Willie Wonka:

> > So obviously I'm still at v6.1, rather than 6.6 (the one I want)

> Yes, I misunderstood you in your original posting, I thought you were
> using the testing distribution in your sources.list file but you are
> still using the stable one which only has v6.1.
> If you want to install a package from testing follow the instructions
> here:
>
http://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/apt-howto/ch-apt-get.en.html#s-default-version
> 
> In fact it would do you a lot of good to read that whole document, it
> would clear up a few things about how the packaging system in debian
> works and how to use apt-get to manipulate your packages.

Thanks - and I will read the entire doc (in due time)
I also found this which I'm reading;
<http://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/securing-debian-howto/ch4.en.html#s-security-update>
 
> HTH

Yes indeed -- thank you

Regards

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