Re: Why is apt trying to install packages from Sarge ?

[Jeff <jcoppock1@attbi.com>]

Pat Colbeck, 2002-Oct-10 16:17 +0100:
> This is getting stranger. I have simplified my preferences so it looks
> like this:
> 
> Package: *
> Pin:release a=stable
> Pin-Priority: 900 
> 
> My sources look like this:
> 
> # Stable which is Woody at the moment
> deb http://security.debian.org/ stable/updates main
> deb ftp://ftp.uk.debian.org/debian stable main contrib non-free
> deb ftp://non-us.debian.org/debian-non-US stable/non-US main contrib
> non-free
> 
> # Testing which is Sarge at the moment
> deb ftp://ftp.uk.debian.org/debian testing main contrib non-free
> deb ftp://non-us.debian.org/debian-non-US testing/non-US main contrib
> non-free
> 
> # Unstable which is always Sid
> deb ftp://ftp.uk.debian.org/debian unstable main contrib non-free
> deb ftp://non-us.debian.org/debian-non-US unstable/non-US main contrib
> non-free

Change you preferences to look like this:

Package: *
Pin: release a=stable
Pin-Priority: 1001

Package: *
Pin: release a=testing
Pin-Priority: 75

Package: *
Pin: release a=unstable
Pin-Priority: 75

That should fix it, it works for me.

jc

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