Re: using unstable package on testing?
On Wed, Apr 10, 2002 at 08:44:19PM +1000, Rob Weir wrote:
> On Sat, Apr 06, 2002 at 10:18:41PM +0200, Jeroen Valcke wrote:
> > Weird, Licq is available as a package in unstable and in stable, but not
> > in testing. My question what's the best thing to do to install this on a
> > Debian testing system? Is it possible to select some package from
> > unstable and install them on a testing machine?
>
> You have two choices here: you can manually download the unstable
> package and install it (and all its' dependencies) using dpkg or you
> can use a new feature of apt, called 'pinning'. Basically, it lets
> you use two different distributions
Ok, I downloaded the deb for real. Do you have a reference to
explanation on this 'pinning' thing.
> > I once installed realplayer but I never figured out how to install it
> > system-wide? Somebody who has tips on installing this piece of software.
>
> Really? The realplayer package installed it just fine for me.
> Available to all users, as far as I can tell.
> Could you elaborate?
Hmm, indeed. I did the install with the deb file for unstable. Works out
fine. System-wide install like you mentioned.
Although realplayer is installed now. I can't get it to play a stream.
I suspect it has something to do with masquerading. I'm behind a
firewall. Is there something special I should enable on the firewall?
Thanks
regards,
-Jeroen Valcke-
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