Re: installing source packages from snapshot.debian.org with apt-get source

[hvw59601 <hvw59601@care2.com>]

Camaleón wrote:
> On Sat, 04 Aug 2012 16:38:29 -0500, hvw59601 wrote:
>
> > Camaleón wrote:
> > > On Sat, 04 Aug 2012 16:02:12 -0500, hvw59601 wrote:
> > >
> > > > http://snapshot.debian.org/package/linux/ has in it 8 debian kernel
> > > > source packages that I want to install consecutively to see if bug
> > > > http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=683768 is present.
> > > >
> > > > I want to do the installs with apt-get source.
> > > >
> > > > How does one do this? Specifically, what should the sources.list say?
> > > Does this help?
> > >
> > > http://snapshot.debian.org/
> > >
> > > Hint: "Usage" section >:-)
> > I looked at that but the examples of the deb entries they give are
> > nothing like where the linux source files are.
>
> Uh? :-?
>
> Have you tried with the recommended steps?
>
> Let's see how I see it. You said you wanted to install a bunch of source 
> kernel packages. So, let's take the first one:
>
> http://snapshot.debian.org/package/linux/3.2.20-1~bpo60%2B1/
>
> Which points to:
>
> http://snapshot.debian.org/archive/debian-backports/20120629T195518Z/pool/main/l/linux/linux_3.2.20-1%7Ebpo60%2B1.debian.tar.xz
>
> So given that URI and back to the "Usage" hints, I would add to the 
> sources-list:
>
> deb-src http://snapshot.debian.org/archive/debian-backports/20120629T195518Z/ stable main
>
> (adjust "stable" to fit your current flavour)
>
> Anyway, you can also get the single ".deb" binary and install it or fetch 
> the source to compile the kernel and make your own changes.

Yep, that's it and then 'apt-get source linux'.
I then make the deb-src the only one in the sources.list.
Thanks Camaléon.

Hugo