Re: Weird problem with experimental repo

[Jaromír Mikeš <mira.mikes@gmail.com>]

2011/2/24 Osamu Aoki <osamu@debian.org>:
> On Thu, Feb 24, 2011 at 03:58:04AM +0100, Jaromír Mikeš wrote:
>> I having weird problem with experimental repository.
>> I want try latest pulseaudio package pulseaudio-module-jack_0.9.22,
>> but this package is available via synaptic.
>> I tried also apt-get install, but same result.
>>
>> my source.list entry
>> deb http://ftp.debian.org/debian experimental main contrib non-free
>> deb-src http://ftp.debian.org/debian experimental main contrib non-free
>>
>> But if I search for package manually I can find it.
>>
>>  http://ftp.debian.org/debian/pool/main/p/pulseaudio/pulseaudio-module-jack_0.9.22-1_amd64.deb
>>
>> Same problem I have for package gammu
>>
>> http://ftp.debian.org/debian/pool/main/g/gammu/gammu_1.29.90-1_amd64.deb
>>
>> Any idea what can be wrong?
>>
>> Thanks for any help
>
> This confusion comes from te fact that experimental uses;
>
>  NotAutomatic: yes
>
> See http://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/debian-reference/ch02.en.html#_archive_level_release_files
>
>
> Use of "-t" option can override this as others have pointed out.  For
> other APT system such as synaptic, use of /etc/apt/preferences should
> work (but it may not worth learning complications.)
>
> Please use apt-get or aptitude to deal with this.  experimental users
> are expected to be comfortable with one of these and your life should be
> easier...

Thank you Ron and Osama,

Solution exist -> CLI + apt-get.
I will try anyway ask in synaptic ML on this behavior, I think it is
quite confusing.

best regards

mira