Re: Pinning

[Paweł Jaworski <paweusz@wp.pl>]

Anthony DeRobertis wrote:
> On 01/11/2008 03:58 PM, Paweł Jaworski wrote:
> > So I installed it using "apt-get -t etch-backports openoffice.org", 
> > but it will prevent it from automatic updates... 
>
> No it won't. Apt will see that the version in stable is older, and thus 
> ignore it. That'll leave bpo as the highest-priority source.
>
> $ apt-cache policy openoffice.org
> openoffice.org:
>  Installed: 1:2.3.1-2~bpo40+1
>  Candidate: 1:2.3.1-2~bpo40+1
>  Version table:
> *** 1:2.3.1-2~bpo40+1 0
>        100 http://www.backports.org etch-backports/main Packages
>        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
>     2.0.4.dfsg.2-7etch4 0
>        500 http://http.us.debian.org etch/main Packages
>        500 http://security.debian.org etch/updates/main Packages
Yes, but I want another version (for example 2.3.2) to be installed 
automatically. I don't see any solution except for adding openoffice.org, 
openoffice.org-writer, openoffice.org-calc ... whole the mess to my 
apt/preferences. Are there any tricks?

Best regards
Pawel Jaworski

P.S. Scribus went all right only with Scribus alone in preferences.