Re: Using Jessie Backports
On Sunday 04 October 2015 15:09:58 Himanshu Shekhar wrote:
> Is there any disadvantage of using backports!
Yes, as you see!!
> Also, how can I install a
> package from backport (if required) without adding and backports repo to my
> sources.list file
You can't.
> OR
> How can I disable further usage of backports without harming other
> packages?
A lot is going to depend on where you got the packages from. You can't just
use random packages from various sources and then blame Jessie when they
don't work well together.
> If backports are safe,
Only relatively and if carefully used.
> please advice about how to use Backports
> efficiently. Googling seems to confuse me! :/
http://backports.debian.org/Instructions/
> Regards,
> Himanshu Shekhar
> IIIT-Allahabad
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