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Re: Keeping Lenny via /etc/apt/sources.list when Squeeze becomes stable



In <[🔎] AANLkTin5-x9Wz731nxNCMgUNZjSYvQYcfSpxmmRaaqdE@mail.gmail.com>, Mark wrote:
>I am giving my parents a laptop for Christmas this year that I put Lenny on
>and as I'm on the other side of the country, want to make sure they stay on
>Lenny until I am home in the future to upgrade to Squeeze after it
>officially becomes the Stable release.  I've seen some emails about using
>"Lenny" instead of "stable" in the /etc/apt/sources.list to force aptitude
>to keep a Lenny system.  Is this the official/accepted method?

This will work for a while, but eventually the 'lenny' directory will be moved 
off the main mirror system onto the archives and the 'oldstable -> lenny' will 
be updated.
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