Re: search target releases for packages

[Wackojacko <wackojacko32@ntlworld.com>]

Sorry sent to Martin not the list.  DOH!

Wackojacko

Wackojacko wrote:
> martin f krafft wrote:
>
> > also sprach Martin Paraskevov <ze.marto@gmail.com> [2006.02.25.0525 
> > +0100]:
> >
> > > Can I search target releases for packages? With apt-get -t I can
> > > install from target releases but I cannot search target releases with
> > > apt-cache. For example, I wanted to install java-package but I cannot 
> > > find
> > > it in the stable repositories but I cannot search the testing repository
> > > either.
> >
> >
> >
> > You would need to add the correct lines to /etc/apt/sources.list
> > *and* pin your system to the stable release (man apt_preferences).
> > Anyway, apt-cache does not honour -t, so you need
> > packages.debian.org, which is at pdo.debian.net at the moment.
> Although if you have the correct lines in /etc.apt/sources.list for 
> testing apt-cache policy <package-name> should show you what versions 
> are currently available for install, together with the version already 
> installed, if any.
>
> HTH
>
> Wackojacko