Re: Changing from testing to unstable.
--- Ricky Clarkson <ricky.clarkson@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Wed, 30 Jun 2004 16:07:10 +0100 (BST), Thomas Adam
> > Generally you don't -- you wait for the bug to be fixed.
>
> If you have appropriate source lines you can do apt-get install
> thepackage/testing or apt-get install thepackage/stable
(synonymous with: apt-get -t<flavour> install <foo>
> You might also want to get a particular package from
> archive.debian.org and use dpkg -i thepackage.deb if the testing or
> stable packages are too old for you.
Of course if this route is chosen, you *must* ensure that you put the
installed package on hold.
-- Thomas Adam
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