Re: Question about apt and pinning

[Andrew Schulman <andrex@alumni.utexas.net>]

> Package: *
> Pin: release a=testing
> Pin-Priority: 700
> 
> Package: *
> Pin: release a=stable
> Pin-Priority: 100
> 
> Package: *
> Pin: release a=unstable
> Pin-Priority: 1
> 
> Package: xmaxima
> Pin: version *
> Pin-Priority: 1200
> 
> Still when running 'apt-get update && apt-get dist-upgrade' I get that
> apt wants to remove xmaxima though it's surely present in both stable
> and unstable distribution.

I'm not sure, and I've had some frustrating experiences trying to get apt
pinning right.  But what does 'apt-cache policy xmaxima' say?