HELP, Mixed system with apt pinning
Hi, I need help setting up a mixed system with apt. This is my first in the
Debian list, but let me know if i mess up on protocal... Back to apt pinning.
I have scoured through these websites:
http://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/ap...efault-version
http://jaqque.sbih.org/kplug/apt-pinning.html
http://wiki.serios.net/wiki/Apt-Pinning_on_Ubuntu
Along with the ubuntu, mepis, and linuxquestions.org forums.
From what I am reading I am doing it right, but when i test, it doest work.
I am trying this on two systems, one is runing the lastest in mepis and the
other kubuntu.
kubuntu
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So, let say I dont pin with the preferences file. But create a apt.conf with
the default release line - "APT::Default-Release "breezy";"
I run apt update and upgrade then In my sources.list I had the dapper depo.
When i run apt update and upgrade I shouldnt get any new packages right? But
I do - lots. What gives?
If I use the pinning with the preferences file does the APT::Default-Release
"breezy"; from apt.conf still work?
Lets assume it doesnt, for my next questions.
I have two pins in preferences:
"
Package: *
Pin: release a=breezy
Pin-Priority: 600
Package: *
Pin: release a=dapper
Pin-Priority: 200
"
Then run apt-get update / upgrade with only breezy sources. Then enable a
dapper depo run update/upgrade again and apt wants to update kdebase-data
kdelibs-data kdemultimedia-kappfinder-data libartsc0.
I get the same resualt when I remove the apt.conf. What am I doing wrong?
Mepis test one
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Here is my apt.conf:
"
APT:efault-Release "testing";
APT::Cache-Limit 20000000;
APT::Get::Purge;
APT::Get::AllowUnauthenticated 1;
Acquire::cdrom::Mount "/mnt/cdrom";
"
and here is my sources.list:
"
# Primary
deb ftp://ftp.debian.org/debian/ etch main contrib non-free
deb ftp://ftp.debian.org/debian/ sid main contrib non-free
# MEPIS apt pool - specific packages available on-line
deb http://apt.mepis.org/3.4/ etch main
deb http://apt.mepis.org/3.4/ sid main
"
It seems I am following the Debian guide correctly, but when I ran upgrade
again with apt-get upgrade I got many pakages from sid.
Mepis test two
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So know I have "restored" etch by commenting out the sid sources and doing a
dist-upgrade. Reread the mans and started searching the fourms. When I
simulate the apt-get update (with the sid repos enabled) i get:
Reading package lists...
Building dependency tree...
The following packages have been kept back:
amarok amarok-xine k3b libk3b2 ndiswrapper-utils openoffice.org-kde
The following packages will be upgraded:
kdeutils-doc
1 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 6 not upgraded.
Inst kdeutils-doc [4:3.5-rc1-1] (4:3.5.1-1 Debian:unstable)
Conf kdeutils-doc (4:3.5.1-1 Debian:unstable)
Not as many sid packages, but it looks like I am still getting some sid
packages even if i do not specify it with the -t sid operator and sid has the
lowerest pin. What am I doing wrong?
Mepis test three
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here is my preferences file:
"
Package: *
Pin: release o=MEPIS a=etch
Pin-Priority: 901
"
/* I want to keep kde at 3.5.1 with out installing it via apt-get install -t
sid ect... And since the pin is under 1100 kde wont downgrade when 3.5.1 hits
testing. */
Package: kdm kdebase hal
Pin: release o=Debian v=3.5.1
Pin-Priority: 990
/* etch is frozen right? so if i want a pkg that isnt in etch i should look
in testing before sid right? */
Package: *
Pin: release o=Debian a=etch
Pin-Priority: 810
Package: *
Pin: release o=Debian a=testing
Pin-Priority: 800
/* with pin <500 I will need to call the package manually. ie install -t
sarge-backports openoffice2 */
Package: *
Pin: release a=sarge-backports
Pin-Priority: 200
Package: *
Pin: release o=Debian a=stable
Pin-Priority: 100
Package: *
Pin: release o=Debian a=sid
Pin-Priority: 70
OK, Here is my apt.conf:
"
APT:efault-Release "testing";
APT::Cache-Limit 20000000;
APT::Get::Purge;
APT::Get::AllowUnauthenticated 1;
Acquire::cdrom::Mount "/mnt/cdrom";
// HTTP method configuration - local squid proxy
http {
Proxy "http://192.168.1.1";;
Timeout "120";
Pipeline-Depth "5";
No-Cache "false";
//Max-Age "86400";
No-Store "false";
};
And finaly my sources.list:
"
# Primary
deb ftp://ftp.debian.org/debian stable main contrib non-free
deb ftp://ftp.debian.org/debian etch main contrib non-free
deb ftp://ftp.debian.org/debian sid main contrib non-free
# Sources
# deb-src ftp://ftp.debian.org/debian stable main contrib non-free
# deb-src ftp://ftp.debian.org/debian etch main contrib non-free
# deb-src ftp://ftp.debian.org/debian sid main contrib non-free
# MEPIS apt pool - specific packages available on-line
deb http://apt.mepis.org/3.4 etch main
deb http://apt.mepis.org/3.4 sid main
# Security upgrades for Etch
deb http://security.debian.org/ testing/updates main contrib non-free
#Sarge Backports
deb http://www.backports.org/debian/ sarge-backports main
Done, im cookin with crisco now right, but when I run
"apt-get --simulate upgrade > outputfile.log" I get:
"
Reading package lists...
Building dependency tree...
The following packages have been kept back:
amarok amarok-xine k3b libk3b2 libqt4-qt3support libqt4-sql
ndiswrapper-utils openoffice.org-kde scribus
The following packages will be upgraded:
openoffice.org openoffice.org-base openoffice.org-calc openoffice.org-common
openoffice.org-core openoffice.org-draw openoffice.org-impress
openoffice.org-java-common openoffice.org-l10n-en-us openoffice.org-math
openoffice.org-writer python-uno ttf-opensymbol
13 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 9 not upgraded.
Inst openoffice.org-l10n-en-us [2.0.1-1] (2.0.1-2 Debian:unstable)
Inst openoffice.org-common [2.0.1-1] (2.0.1-2 Debian:unstable)
Inst ttf-opensymbol [2.0.1-1] (2.0.1-2 Debian:unstable)
Inst openoffice.org-core [2.0.1-1] (2.0.1-2 Debian:unstable)
Inst python-uno [2.0.1-1] (2.0.1-2 Debian:unstable)
Inst openoffice.org-writer [2.0.1-1] (2.0.1-2 Debian:unstable)
Inst openoffice.org-calc [2.0.1-1] (2.0.1-2 Debian:unstable)
Inst openoffice.org-draw [2.0.1-1] (2.0.1-2 Debian:unstable)
Inst openoffice.org-impress [2.0.1-1] (2.0.1-2 Debian:unstable)
Inst openoffice.org-math [2.0.1-1] (2.0.1-2 Debian:unstable)
Inst openoffice.org-java-common [2.0.1-1] (2.0.1-2 Debian:unstable)
Inst openoffice.org-base [2.0.1-1] (2.0.1-2 Debian:unstable)
Inst openoffice.org [2.0.1-1] (2.0.1-2 Debian:unstable)
Conf openoffice.org-l10n-en-us (2.0.1-2 Debian:unstable)
Conf ttf-opensymbol (2.0.1-2 Debian:unstable)
Conf openoffice.org-core (2.0.1-2 Debian:unstable)
Conf openoffice.org-common (2.0.1-2 Debian:unstable)
Conf python-uno (2.0.1-2 Debian:unstable)
Conf openoffice.org-writer (2.0.1-2 Debian:unstable)
Conf openoffice.org-calc (2.0.1-2 Debian:unstable)
Conf openoffice.org-draw (2.0.1-2 Debian:unstable)
Conf openoffice.org-impress (2.0.1-2 Debian:unstable)
Conf openoffice.org-math (2.0.1-2 Debian:unstable)
Conf openoffice.org-java-common (2.0.1-2 Debian:unstable)
Conf openoffice.org-base (2.0.1-2 Debian:unstable)
Conf openoffice.org (2.0.1-2 Debian:unstable)
"
We can clearly see Iam doing it all wrong. With "update" I had desired for KDE
to be updated. Openoffice should not change, it I want the back port I need
to manually call it. So Why is KDE3.5.1 not being pulled in and why is
openoffice and the others comming from unstable?
Thanks for the help and br,
dutler
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-dutler
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