Re: Backports instruction does not work, why
Am 2006-01-08 13:14:44, schrieb T:
> $ grep -1 backports /etc/apt/preferences
> Package: *
> Pin: release a=sarge-backports
> Pin-Priority: 200
^^^
> 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) ...
7.0.2-3bpo1 can not be installed because it has a pripority of 200
Try: apt-get install asciidoc=7.0.2-3bpo1
and have fun
> Why is that?
you do not read the instructions correctly.
What about 'man apt-get' ?
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