Re: testing and unstable GIMP
On Wed, Mar 14, 2001 at 08:31:47AM -0000, robin.c.smith@bt.com wrote:
> How do I just install a newer version of an application from unstable on my
> stable system leaving the rest as stable? e.g. I want gimp 1.2 but not the
> rest of unstable.
>
> Regards
>
> Robin
Easiest way is to
1. cd /etc/apt
2. cp sources.list sources.list.stable
3. Edit sources.list - point at unstable ftp site e.g.
deb ftp://ftp.uk.debian.org/debian unstable main contrib non-free
4. apt-get update && apt-get install gimp
5. mv sources.list.stable sources.list
Bob
P.S. You could just retrieve the latest gimp from the ftp server, and dpkg -i it
but then you'd have to mend any dependencies yourself :-(
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