On Vi, 27 ian 12, 20:39:06, Ramon Hofer wrote:
>
> The linux-image-amd64 package from squeeze backports installs linux-
> image-3.1.0-0.bpo.1-amd64.
> Is 2.6.29 the better choice than 3.1?
I don't know, I can only tell you that 2.6.29 from squeeze-backports
doesn't work with nvidia-glx from squeeze, you need both from backports,
but in the meantime 2.6.29 got replaced with 3.2 I didn't get the chance
to test it (3.1 is not in backports).
> I've never used backports before...
> How do I have to install the nvidia-glx package from backports properly?
> The instruction page [1] tells me to use apt-get -t squeeze-backports
> install "package" and not use pinning. Actually I don't know much about
> pinning too. On the AptPreferences debian wiki page [2] they say:
> "Before you consider 'pinning', you might want to check if the package
> you want has been backported to your release". So I suppose I don't have
> to use pinning at all?
No, pinning is not necessary.
> But when I try to install the nvidia-glx package from the backports repos
> I get this:
> http://pastebin.com/dbiAbndp
>
> apt-get -t squeeze-backports install nvidia-glx tells me:
> nvidia-glx is already the newest version.
> 0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 42 not upgraded.
>
> But dist-upgrade won't do anything.
That looks like you don't have a source for backports, but the install
command should have generated an error... I think.
Could you please post the output of 'apt-cache policy'? For comparison,
here is how my 'apt-cache policy nvidia-glx' looks like (with nvidia-glx
from backports already installed):
nvidia-glx:
Installed: 280.13.really.275.36-1~bpo60+1
Candidate: 280.13.really.275.36-1~bpo60+1
Version table:
*** 280.13.really.275.36-1~bpo60+1 0
100 http://backports.debian.org/debian-backports/ squeeze-backports/non-free i386 Packages
100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
195.36.31-6 0
990 http://ftp.at.debian.org/debian/ squeeze/non-free i386 Packages
Kind regards,
Andrei
--
Offtopic discussions among Debian users and developers:
http://lists.alioth.debian.org/mailman/listinfo/d-community-offtopic
Attachment:
signature.asc
Description: Digital signature