This one time, at band camp, Ben Torkington said: > Hmm, I've got apt.preferences as this now: > === > maggie:/etc/apt# cat preferences > Package: * > Pin: release a=stable > Pin-Priority: 600 > > Package: * > Pin release a=volatile > Pin-Priority: 600 > === > > And still get this: > === > maggie:/etc/apt# apt-cache policy clamav > clamav: > Installed: (none) > Candidate: 0.84-2.sarge.7 > Version Table: > 0.88-0volatile1 0 > 500 http://ftp2.de.debian.org sarge/volatile/main Packages > 0.84-2.sarge.7 0 > 600 http://security.debian.org stable/updates/main Packages > 0.84-2.sarge.5 0 > 600 http://ftp.nz.debian.org stable/main Packages > === > I have no apt.conf file, should there be one? No - you can just move apt/preferences out of the way, or comment out everything in it. Then stable, security, and volatile will have equal preferences, and you'll get the highest version by default. Take care, -- ----------------------------------------------------------------- | ,''`. Stephen Gran | | : :' : sgran@debian.org | | `. `' Debian user, admin, and developer | | `- http://www.debian.org | -----------------------------------------------------------------
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