RE: Apt UI design
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> I'm not sure I understand the question.. This feature would be intended to
> change the Candidate Version of a package, basically the version dselect
> shows in it's menu and the version apt-get install uses. Once changed the
> normal rules will apply.
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> Wichert: Incidently, it should be possible to select at least
> 1) Specific version
> 2) Specific distribution (hamm, slinnk, unstable, stable, etc)
> 3) Specific source
> 4) Newest
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> With 2,3,4 being globally selectable options and 1,2,3,4 being a
> per-package option. I'm not sure how to really manage this visually as it
> creates a hidden setting so perhaps it should be done as you say?
Actually you kind of mention my point. I may want a new version of some
packages, but not of others. Like leave behind the X packages because
Overfiend is playing again (-: but I do want the new gcc. So a "get
newest, but skip the x11" or "stick w/ Hamm, but get devel packages from Slink".
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