Re: apt seems not to consider bpo70 contrib packages
Hello,
On 26/10/13 16:20, Micha Lenk wrote:
> Hi Jerome,
>
> Am 26.10.2013 15:49, schrieb Jerome BENOIT:
>>>> On 26/10/13 08:29, Bart Martens wrote:
>>>>> On Sat, Oct 26, 2013 at 08:21:05AM +0200, Jerome BENOIT wrote:
>>>>>> it appears that on my box apt-get install does not consider wheezy-backports packages even
>>>>>> if apt-get update consider them, any idea ?
>>>>>
>>>>> Maybe due to "All backports are deactivated by default" on
>>>>> http://backports.debian.org/Instructions/ ?
>>>>
>>>> Indeed.
>>>>
>>>> I may add that some words on apt_preferences(5) to manage the
>>>> backports packages would be a plus.
>>>
>>> It wouldn't, because backports shouldn't be managed through apt
>>> preferences, at all.
>>
>> Why ?
>
> Because there is no need to do so. From my experience, once a backport
> is installed, you should automatically get updates installed for alle
> the installed backports. No need to fiddle around with APT preferences...
... as explained in apt_preferences
>
>>> Where did you get that idea on the referenced
>>> webpage?
>>
>> the target short option '-t' used in the section ``Install a package from backports''.
>
> This is how backports is intended to be used: Your package manager (APT)
> should install the packages from the current stable release by default.
> Backports should only get installed if you have a very good reason to do
> so. As APT has no interface to your human brain to detect whether you
> have a 'very good reason' yet, you need to specify your intent manually
> using the '-t' option.
I got the point.
>
> If you prefer all backports getting installed by default, then why don't
> you just switch to use 'testing' instead of 'stable'? This also has the
> benefit of not having to wait for new backports becoming available every
> now and then.
Because, generally at early stage testing is merely unstable.
In fact, I wanted to install nvidia wheezy-backports material, and I was surprised that
only a part of was visible; hence my initial (naive) question.
Thanks a lot for all your clarification.
I am going to neutralise my preference set up relative wheezy-backports.
Best regards,
Jerome
>
> Regards,
> Micha
>
>
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