Re: Using apt_preferences?
I don't want to stop you from getting preferences to work, but it looks
like 2.2.1 is in testing now, obviating the need for using pinning
unstable packages to get 2.2.1...
To get your pref's working, I think taking the white space
lines out of your pref's file, I think that white space in this file
should only separate sections. I have 0 blank lines in my pref's, and
it works fine.
Cheers~
CPS
On Sunday 28 October 2001 01:55 pm, John Gay wrote:
> On Sunday 28 October 2001 21:35, John Batistic wrote:
> > On Sun, 28 Oct 2001 20:47:36 +0000
> >
> > John Gay <johngay@eircom.net> wrote:
> > > On Sunday 28 October 2001 20:18, John Batistic
> > > <johnbat@ihug.co.nz>,
> >
> > wrote:
> > > > On Sun, 28 Oct 2001 19:53:32 +0000
> > > >
> > > > John Gay <johngay@eircom.net> wrote:
> > > > > I wanted to update my testing system to KDE2.2.1 and was
> > > > > usingthe
> >
> > info
> >
> > > > > provided by Bruce Miller in his mini-HOW-TO but I'm having
> > > > > problems
> >
> > with
> >
> > > > my
> > > >
> > > > > preferences file. The contents of /etc/apt/preferences is:
> > > >
> > > > Maybe a silly question John,
> > > > but have you upgraded to the unstable version of apt?
> > >
> > > progeny:/home/jgay# dpkg -l apt
> > > ii apt 0.5.4 Advanced front-end for dpkg
> >
> > Your version of apt is the same as mine
> > Your preferences file appears to be the same as mine,
> > apart from the blank lines.
> >
> > -----------------------------
> > Package: *
> > Pin: release a=testing
> > Pin-Priority: 777
> >
> > Package: *
> > Pin: release a=unstable
> > Pin-Priority: 333
> > -----------------------------
> >
> > I take it you have both testing and unstable sources in
> > sources.list?
>
> Just incase I've overlooked something, I'll include both
> /etc/apt/preferences and /etc/apt/sources.list I am hoping it's some
> type of typo?
>
> I've changed preferences to preferences.bad and just using apt-get
> install kde to update to the latest and greatest Ivan has to offer. I
> just need to remember to change my sources.list before running
> alt-get dist-upgrade.
>
> > John Batistic
>
> Cheers,
>
> John Gay
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