On Saturday 21 March 2009 08:35:08 Rick Pasotto wrote:
>This seems backwards to me:
>
>apt-cache policy clive
>clive:
> Installed: 1.0.2-1
> Candidate: 2.1.6-1
> Version table:
> 2.1.6-1 0
> 990 ftp://debian.uchicago.edu testing/main Packages
> 200 ftp://ftp.debian.org unstable/main Packages
> *** 1.0.2-1 0
> 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
>
>Why would a package version be in 'testing' on the mirror yet still in
>'unstable' on the main site?
This is normal. That package version is in testing and unstable. Some other
examples from my system:
bss@monster:~$ apt-cache policy kmail kdelibs5 libc6 dash clive
kmail:
Installed: 4:4.2.1-2
Candidate: 4:4.2.1-2
Version table:
*** 4:4.2.1-2 0
300 http://127.0.0.1 experimental/main Packages
100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
4:3.5.9-5 0
900 http://127.0.0.1 stable/main Packages
700 http://127.0.0.1 testing/main Packages
500 http://127.0.0.1 unstable/main Packages
kdelibs5:
Installed: 4:4.2.1-2
Candidate: 4:4.2.1-2
Version table:
*** 4:4.2.1-2 0
500 http://127.0.0.1 unstable/main Packages
100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
4:4.1.0-3+b1 0
700 http://127.0.0.1 testing/main Packages
4:4.1.0-3 0
900 http://127.0.0.1 stable/main Packages
libc6:
Installed: 2.9-4
Candidate: 2.9-4
Version table:
2.9-6 0
500 http://127.0.0.1 unstable/main Packages
*** 2.9-4 0
700 http://127.0.0.1 testing/main Packages
100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
2.7-18 0
900 http://127.0.0.1 stable/main Packages
dash:
Installed: 0.5.4-12
Candidate: 0.5.4-12
Version table:
0.5.5.1-2 0
700 http://127.0.0.1 testing/main Packages
500 http://127.0.0.1 unstable/main Packages
*** 0.5.4-12 0
900 http://127.0.0.1 stable/main Packages
100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
clive:
Installed: (none)
Candidate: 0.4.18-1
Version table:
2.1.6-1 0
700 http://127.0.0.1 testing/main Packages
500 http://127.0.0.1 unstable/main Packages
0.4.18-1 0
900 http://127.0.0.1 stable/main Packages
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