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Re: using unstable package on testing?



begin  Vineet Kumar quotation:
> 
> Yes, and actually quite painless. Create an /etc/apt/preferences file
> with something like this in it:
> 
> Package: *
> Pin: release a=testing
> Pin-Priority: 700
> 
> Package: *
> Pin: release a=unstable
> Pin-Priority: 500

I've been wondering something about this.  Some people suggest the
above, and others have suggested (and I am using):

Add the following to /etc/apt/apt.conf:

APT::Default-Release "testing";

It appears to do the exact same thing as the longer method proposed
above.  What's different?



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