Re: Pinning unstable
Keith O'Connell <keith_oconnell@blueyonder.co.uk> writes:
> Hi,
>
> I find that I have a need for some packages from unstable. I want to
> remain a far as possible with Woody and have been told that
> "package-pinning is the solution I am looking for.
<snip>
> Could I please be told which docs I need to read to enable me to learn
> this fresh skill.
Check out the APT HOWTO (available as a package, in one of several
languages) and the man page for apt_preferences (section 5).
Be warned, though, that in my experience, these documents aren't as
complete as I would really like. I think this is largely because package
pinning is still a relatively new feature, and people are still kind of
learning how it works, with all of the consequences that aren't immediately
obvious.
Richard
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