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Re: apt-get install libc6 but want non-latest version



On Thu, Jan 16, 2003 at 07:03:56AM +0800, Dan Jacobson wrote:
> Questions: I was told to get 2.3.1-8, not 2.3.1-9.  Therefore, a
> simple apt-get install libc6 will not be enough.  Will putting 
> Package: libc6
> Pin: version 2.3.1-8
> Pin-Priority: 1001
> in /etc/apt/preferences be?

Why not just 'apt-get install libc6=2.3.1-8', provided that there's
something in /etc/apt/sources.list that still has that version (try
snapshot.debian.net if all else fails)?

-- 
Colin Watson                                  [cjwatson@flatline.org.uk]



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