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Re: backports updates



On Sun, May 22, 2011 at 03:35:50PM +0100, Lisi wrote:
> On Monday 16 May 2011 21:18:01 Andrei Popescu wrote:
> > On Lu, 16 mai 11, 20:43:37, Lisi wrote:
> > > Vanilla, and untouched by human hand.  Exactly as aptitude/debian set it
> > > up! I have never dared touch my preferences file.....
> >
> > [...]
> >
> > >  200 http://backports.debian.org lenny-backports/non-free Packages
> > >      release o=Debian Backports,a=lenny-backports,l=Debian
> > > Backports,c=non-free
> > >      origin backports.debian.org
> > >  200 http://backports.debian.org lenny-backports/contrib Packages
> > >      release o=Debian Backports,a=lenny-backports,l=Debian
> > > Backports,c=contrib origin backports.debian.org
> > >  200 http://backports.debian.org lenny-backports/main Packages
> > >      release o=Debian Backports,a=lenny-backports,l=Debian
> > > Backports,c=main origin backports.debian.org
> >
> > backports.d.o has priority 200, while on a squeeze machine it gets only
> > 100. You should inspect /etc/apt/preferences and the contents of
> > /etc/apt/preferences.d/ (if any of these exist).
> 
> /etc/apt/preferences exists and  /etc/apt/preferences.d/ does not.  But I am 
> not clear as to the purpose of looking at them?
> 
> For what it is worth, /ect/apt/preferences says:
> <quote>
> Package: *
> Pin: release a=lenny-backports
> Pin-Priority: 200
> </quote>
> It agrees with apt-cache policy.  Shouldn't it?

I seem to remember reaading that the pin-priority for backports 
should be 100. That's what "apt-cache policy" shows on my system
(squeeze). 

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Bob Holtzman
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