Tim <tim.hoebeek@vub.ac.be> writes: > I like the stability and security of the stable branch, but would like > more frequent updates for certain packages (on a workstation, at > least). http://www.backports.org/ http://www.apt-get.org/ What more do you need? > I used the new installer (beta) to install a stable base version. I > installed no extra packages at that time, because I was going to > install the necessary packages later on with apt. > I've read some sites about apt pinning and added the testing and > unstable repositories to my sources.list file. > > After some forcing and trial and error, I know this is not the way to > do it, but I still don't know what is. Can anybody tell me what I did > wrong and what I should do? Apt-pinning is considered harmful unless you know *exactly* what you're doing. Otherwise, use backports and let apt do it's job. -- Paul Johnson <baloo@ursine.ca> Linux. You can find a worse OS, but it costs more.
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