Ok seems to be working with this: $ cat /etc/apt/preferences Package: swig Pin: version 1.1.* Pin-Priority: 1001 Package: * Pin: release a=oldstable Pin-Priority: 800 Package: * Pin: release a=etch-backports Pin-Priority: 900 Package: * Pin: release a=stable Pin-Priority: -10 Package: * Pin: release a=testing Pin-Priority: -10 Package: * Pin: release a=unstable Pin-Priority: -10 On 7/2/07, Mathieu Malaterre <mathieu.malaterre@gmail.com> wrote:
I would like to update my sarge system, but keep swig 1.1: $ head /etc/apt/preferences Package: swig Pin: version 1.1.p883* Pin-Priority: 1001 Package: * Pin: release a=oldstable Pin-Priority: 700 Package: * Pin: release a=etch-backports So why apt is still trying to update my version of swig: $ sudo apt-get -t sarge-backports dist-upgrade The following packages will be upgraded: ...swig... $ apt-show-versions swig swig/sarge upgradeable from 1.1.p883-4 to 1.3.24-1 Thanks ! -- Mathieu
-- Mathieu