Re: Apt configuration - As Stable As Possible

[Dmitrii Odintcov <cyprussocialite@gmail.com>]

Hey,


Thank you for your reply Sven, and sorry for the belated response.

Here is my setup now:

sources.list
```
  # stable
  deb https://deb.debian.org/debian/ bookworm main contrib
non-free-firmware non-free
  deb-src https://deb.debian.org/debian/ bookworm main contrib
non-free-firmware non-free

  deb https://security.debian.org/debian-security/ bookworm-security
main contrib non-free-firmware non-free
  deb-src https://security.debian.org/debian-security/
bookworm-security main contrib non-free-firmware non-free

  deb https://deb.debian.org/debian/ bookworm-updates main contrib
non-free-firmware non-free
  deb-src https://deb.debian.org/debian/ bookworm-updates main contrib
non-free-firmware non-free

  deb http://deb.debian.org/debian/ bookworm-backports main contrib
non-free-firmware non-free
  deb-src http://deb.debian.org/debian/ bookworm-backports main
contrib non-free-firmware non-free

  # testing
  deb https://deb.debian.org/debian/ trixie main contrib
non-free-firmware non-free
  deb-src https://deb.debian.org/debian/ trixie main contrib
non-free-firmware non-free

  deb https://security.debian.org/debian-security/ trixie-security
main contrib non-free-firmware non-free
  deb-src https://security.debian.org/debian-security/ trixie-security
main contrib non-free-firmware non-free

  deb https://deb.debian.org/debian/ trixie-updates main contrib
non-free-firmware non-free
  deb-src https://deb.debian.org/debian/ trixie-updates main contrib
non-free-firmware non-free

  deb http://deb.debian.org/debian/ trixie-backports main contrib
non-free-firmware non-free
  deb-src http://deb.debian.org/debian/ trixie-backports main contrib
non-free-firmware non-free

  # unstable
  deb https://deb.debian.org/debian/ sid main contrib non-free-firmware non-free
  deb-src https://deb.debian.org/debian/ sid main contrib
non-free-firmware non-free

  # experimental
  deb https://deb.debian.org/debian/ experimental main contrib
non-free-firmware non-free
  deb-src https://deb.debian.org/debian/ experimental main contrib
non-free-firmware non-free
```

(let him who is without bluetooth be the first to judge me for non-free)


sources.pref
```
  # stable
  Package: *
  Pin: release o=Debian Backports, n=bookworm-backports
  Pin-Priority: 502

  Package: *
  Pin: release o=Debian, n=bookworm*
  Pin-Priority: 501

  # testing
  Package: *
  Pin: release o=Debian, n=trixie*
  Pin-Priority: 102

  # unstable
  Package: *
  Pin: release o=Debian, n=sid*
  Pin-Priority: 1

  Package: *
  Pin: release o=Debian, a=experimental
  Pin-Priority: -1
```


This seems to work exactly as I want, but I feel like my preferences
setup is not ideal. Repeating "Debian" every time, the wildcards, the
codenames (I already have them "locked in" via sources.list). Any
advice on how to clean it up nicely? Also, do I need to make special
pin-priority accommodations for the security releases?


Thanks