Re: Backports instruction does not work, why
On Sun, 08 Jan 2006 13:14:44 -0500
T <mlist4suntong@yahoo.com> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I've been following the "Debian Backports - Instructions"
> at http://www.backports.org/instructions.html
> to use backports. However, it doesn't work for me:
>
> I've done all the settings required in the instruction:
>
> $ grep backports /etc/apt/sources.list
> # backports
> deb http://www.backports.org/debian/ sarge-backports main
>
> $ grep -1 backports /etc/apt/preferences
> Package: *
> Pin: release a=sarge-backports
> Pin-Priority: 200
from the instructions, did you apt-get update first?
also the above pin "deactivates" the backport for all packages, you could activate just the one as per the instructions.
A
>
> I want to install the backports' asciidoc.
>
> $ apt-cache policy asciidoc
> asciidoc:
> Installed: (none)
> Candidate: 6.0.3-1
> Version Table:
> 7.0.2-4 0
> 80 http://debian.yorku.ca testing/main Packages
> 40 http://debian.yorku.ca unstable/main Packages
> 7.0.2-3bpo1 0
> 200 http://www.backports.org sarge-backports/main Packages
> *** 6.0.3-1 0
> 1001 http://debian.yorku.ca sarge/main Packages
> 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
>
> However, when I issued the apt-get as instructed, only the mail sarge
> version is installed:
>
> $ apt-get -t sarge-backports install asciidoc
> [...]
> The following NEW packages will be installed:
> asciidoc python2.4
> [...]
> Setting up asciidoc (6.0.3-1) ...
>
> $ apt-cache policy asciidoc
> asciidoc:
> Installed: 6.0.3-1
> Candidate: 6.0.3-1
> Version Table:
> 7.0.2-4 0
> 80 http://debian.yorku.ca testing/main Packages
> 40 http://debian.yorku.ca unstable/main Packages
> 7.0.2-3bpo1 0
> 200 http://www.backports.org sarge-backports/main Packages
> *** 6.0.3-1 0
> 1001 http://debian.yorku.ca sarge/main Packages
> 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
>
> Why is that?
>
> How can I install backports packages properly? I want to, as recommended, to
> pick out single backports which fits my needs, and not to use all
> backports available.
>
>
>
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