Re: installing packages from testing in sarge

[Hugo Vanwoerkom <hvw59601@care2.com>]

Martin Paraskevov wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I am a newcomer to the list and have the following question to ask. I 
> have recently installed debian sarge (the stable distribution) but when 
> I search for mozilla-firefox with:
>
> apt-cache show mozilla-firefox
>
> I get an older version of the browser.
>
> 1. Can I install software from the testing distribution under sarge.  
> For example if I add a line in the /etc/apt/sources.list file. Or do I 
> have to upgrade to the testing etch.
>
> 2. What command can I use in the shell to edit the /etc/apt/sources.list 
> file but not manually but through interface. I think there was a tool 
> like this but I don't remember what it was.

Rather than mess with getting Sid stuff into Sarge, why not just go here:
http://www.mozilla.com/
Download the latest FF and install it? It's a piece of cake.

H