Re: two apt sources

[ktb <ktb@nixnotes.org>]

On Mon, May 07, 2001 at 03:12:16PM -0300, Marcelo Chiapparini wrote:
> Hi to all!
> 
> It is possible to have two sources in /etc/apt/sources.list? I mean, it is 
> possible to have one line pointing to stable and another to testing? This 
> would be the case in a potato system with one package from woody. In this way 
> when I apt-get update the system, apt-get will read the stable line for the 
> bunch of potato packages and the testing line for the woody package. Or may be 
> I am completly wrong?

I usually keep a deb-src line pointing to testing in my sources.list.  
I run mainly potato but when I want a package in testing I uncomment the
"testing" line and -
# apt-get update
# apt-get -b source <source name>

This builds and installs a testing package from source.  Some of the
.debs from testing will install on potato IIRC but I usually just use
source.  If I wanted to do that I would just download the package from
testing and run -
# dpkg -i <package name>
hth,
kent

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