Re: Just one package from woody with apt-get?

[Ross Boylan <RossBoylan@stanfordalumni.org>]

Do you do apt-get update first?

Doesn't apt get confused afterwards about what the most recent version
of each package is--for example looking for the woody versions?

On Wed, Jul 26, 2000 at 01:02:15AM -0600, montefin wrote:
> Ross,
> 
> I've done what you're describing with apt-get.
> 
> I have the woody sources in sources.list, but commented out until I want
> a single package.
> 
> Then I uncomment the woody lines and do...
> 
> apt-get install <single package name>
> 
> And it just gets the most up to date version which is usually in woody.
> For instance, Postgresql 7.
> 
> montefin
> 
> 
> Ross Boylan wrote:
> > 
> > I'm interested in pulling a package or two out of woody.  sources.list
> > doesn't seem to allow such fine-grained control.
> > 
> > What's the usual way of doing this?
> > 
> > By the way, I've also taken Helix desktop, which I understand means my
> > system is pretty woody anyway, though it's trying to be potato.
> > 
> > I'm interested in the zope 2.2 packages and aaalib.. which helix's
> > gimp needs.
> > 
> > Thanks.