Re: can't install anything from testing
On Wed, Oct 04, 2006 at 23:12:24 +0200, Andreas Berglund wrote:
[...]
> >>>On Wed, Oct 04, 2006 at 07:39:34PM +0200, Andreas Berglund wrote:
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>>Hi!
> >>>>I recently reinstalled debian stable on my box, but I would like to run
> >>>>some packages from testing. But after the reinstall I can't install
> >>>>anything from the testing repository, I get messages of dependencies
> >>>>that can't be met for everything. I have searched google and the man
> >>>>pages for apt-* and dpkg for a clue but I havent found anything. Does
> >>>>anyone now what's going on on or where I should look for a solution?
[...]
> This is my /etc/apt/preferences
>
> Package: *
> Pin: release a=stable
> Pin-Priority: 900
>
> Package: *
> Pin: release a=testing
> Pin-Priority: -1
^^
$ man apt_preferences 2>/dev/null | grep -A 1 'P < 0'
P < 0
prevents the version from being installed
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Regards,
Florian
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