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Re: Getting updates automatically



On Tue, May 22, 2007 at 11:37:35AM -0400, Randall Nortman wrote:
> I want to make sure that I install packages from etch-backports in
> such a way that the backported packages will be updated automatically
> whenever the version available in backports changes -- to get security
> updates, for example.  The mechanism by which the backports repository
> prevents apt from automatically updating all available packages is a
> bit of black magic to me, so forgive me if this is a stupid question:
> If I install from backports via "apt-get -t etch-backports install
> foo", will I automatically get updates to the backports version of foo
> when I do a routine "apt-get update && apt-get dist-upgrade"?  Or do I
> have to manually upgrade each package that I've installed from
> backports?
> 
> I assume that if I use pinning in /etc/apt/preferences for each
> individual package I want, then upgrades will work just fine.  But
> that's a bit of a pain, so I'm wondering if the other method will also
> work automatically.

Hi,

If the backport is installed, and there's a newer version at
backports.org, then it will be installed, unless the pin is < 0.

-- 
Sylvain

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