* Louie Miranda <louie@axishift.ath.cx> [030926 09:06]: > Is it possible to mix stable and testing deb packages?. Theoreticaly yes, practicaly maybe. Many packages from testing depend on packages, which don't exist in stable, or on newer ones, so updating some components to testing may lead you very fast to a system, where many core-components come from testing. Additionaly you should know, that testing is not supported by Debians Security Team, so you should subscribe the debian-security-announce list, and keep an eye on vulnerable packages you have installed. It might even be possible, that you need to install a package from unstable, to fix a problem in testing fast. > I mean, ex: I have libc6 2.2.5-11.5 and i want to make it libc6 2.3.1-1 As I said: libc6 is such a core component. You might want to search on www.apt-get.org or www.backports.org for packages from testing or unstable, backport to stable, before you start playing with your system. > Now, im confused. Btw, if im going to put the testing distribution on > /etc/apt/sources.list > will my apt-* tools fixed this problem? And whats the correct configuration > to get testing deb packages. If you tell apt a source for testing packages, it will be able to fix most problems. Due to the process of unstable becoming testing, it is possible, that a package in testing depends on an other package, which isn't part of testing yet. > I mean like this: > > deb http://http.us.debian.org/debian stable main contrib non-free > > Whats the url and will i change stable to testing?. If you haven't found a backport, and still want packages from testing you can try the following: - add a new "deb ..." line to your /etc/apt/sources.list replacing "stable" with "testing". - Since apt will take the newest package avaible you need to tell apt, that you prefer "stable" over "testing". - So create a file /etc/apt/apt.conf containing the line: 'APT::Default-Release "testing";' - run "apt-get update" to update you database of avaible packages - when you call apt-get it will install packages from stable and follow dependcies within stable - when you call "apt-get install <packagename>/testing" it will install the package from unstable, and tries to follow dependcies within stable - when you call "apt-get -t testing" apt-get will get everything from testing, use it with caution! Yours sincerely Alexander PS: All this is mentioned in the apt-howto.
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