* James Tappin wrote: > Is there a convenient way to enable all the (say) xfce4 packages > without having to list all the components separately in > /etc/apt/preferences? Not necessary. Just add these lines to your /etc/apt/preferences and then run 'apt-get -t sarge-backports install foo'. ,---- | Package: * | Pin: release a=sarge-backports | Pin-Priority: 200 `---- You don't need to add every single package to the preferences file. Norbert