Bug#901918: apt: Pinning in /etc/apt/preferences ignored

[Julian Andres Klode <jak@debian.org>]

On Wed, Jun 20, 2018 at 11:41:47AM +0200, Johannes Rohr wrote:
> Package: apt
> Version: 1.6.1
> Severity: important
> 
> I am trying to downgrade unstable to testing, yet my apt pinning is ignored.
> 
[...]
> -- /etc/apt/preferences --
> 
>         Package: *
>         Pin: release n=buster
>         Pin-Priority: 1001
> 
>         Package: *
>         Pin: release a=testing
>         Pin-Priority: 1001
> 
>         Package: *
>         Pin: release a=unstable
>         Pin-Priority: 60
> 
>         Package: *
>         Pin: release n=sid
>         Pin-Priority: 60

Oh I see what's going on - there are spaces at the beginning of your line,
and apt ignores them all.


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