Re: Security updates for hold package
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Andrei POPESCU
> Sent: 05/15/14 04:50 AM
> To: debian-user@lists.debian.org
> Subject: Re: Security updates for hold package
>
>
> Assumptions:
> 1. You did not change the default priority for backports
How does one change "default priority" for backports? What will happen if I change the default priority?
> 2. You installed the linux-image-<version>-<flavor> package from
> backports and *not* the corresponding meta-package
> linux-image-<flavour>.
Yes, I installed the linux-image-<version>-<flavor> package from backports. What is a "meta-package"? Is it necessary to install it?
> If your
> linux-image-<flavour> is from backports such changes will not be picked
> up automatically.
What should I do to ensure that backported linux-image-<flavor> pick up such changes?
> Hope this helps,
Your detailed explanation helped me a lot in understanding how Debian works. Thanks for your effort and time :)
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