Re: Will pointing dselect to slink hose hamm system?

[Michael Beattie <mickyb@es.co.nz>]

On Tue, 6 Oct 1998, Kent West wrote:

> If I go into the Method option of dselect and change my ftp source from
> stable to unstable, in order for me to download one package (gnome), will
> dselect try to download everything that's got a newer version to what I've
> got installed?
> 
> In other words, how do I just get gnome (and its dependents) without
> messing up my hamm system and/or what dselect looks for in the future?
> 


Add the new source line in /etc/apt/sources.list, but leave the hamm one
there as well.
After updating, use the [S]elect option, and put all updated pakages on
hold, and select gnome. Install, then remove the slink source line from
/etc/apt/sources.list, update again, and bingo.. back to hamm with gnome
installed.

Then again, you could just download the required packages and
 'dpkg -i <package.deb>' them.

HTH,

                       Michael Beattie (mickyb@es.co.nz)

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