Re: apt seems not to consider bpo70 contrib packages
On 26/10/13 12:59, Gerfried Fuchs wrote:
> Dear Jerome!
>
> * Jerome BENOIT <g6299304p@rezozer.net> [2013-10-26 11:34:16 CEST]:
>> thanks for the hint !
>>
>> 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 ?
Where did you get that idea on the referenced
> webpage?
the target short option '-t' used in the section ``Install a package from backports''.
Jerome
>
> Enjoy,
> Rhonda
>
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