>> -ok, this is something i have wondered about. I run woody stable, will the >> above unstable source only apply to java packages. (i.e it won't effect >> other packages or stable sources on my system?, unstable java packages will >> work with my stable system?) > >If you dear to blend packages from different debian releases (stable, >testing and unstable), you could try this. But you are mostly on your >own, and you *could* ruin your installation (but not likely). > >You add this line to /etc/apt/preferences ># Prioritize different releases >Package: * >Pin: release a=stable >Pin-Priority: 800 > >Package: * >Pin: release a=testing >Pin-Priority: 500 > >Package: * >Pin: release a=unstable >Pin-Priority: 80 ># eof > >That will tell apt et all to get from stable first, then testing and >last unstable. > >And then add this to /etc/apt/source.list ># Testing >deb ftp://ftp.se.debian.org/debian/ testing main non-free contrib >deb http://non-us.debian.org/debian-non-US testing/non-US main contrib non-free >deb-src ftp://ftp.se.debian.org/debian/ testing main non-free contrib >deb-src http://non-us.debian.org/debian-non-US testing/non-US main contrib non- >free > ># Unstable >deb ftp://ftp.se.debian.org/debian/ unstable main non-free contrib >deb http://non-us.debian.org/debian-non-US unstable/non-US main contrib non-fre >e >deb-src ftp://ftp.se.debian.org/debian/ unstable main non-free contrib >deb-src http://non-us.debian.org/debian-non-US unstable/non-US main contrib non >-free > ># BlackDown (Java) >deb ftp://sunsite.dk/mirrors/java-linux/debian woody main non-free >deb ftp://sunsite.dk/mirrors/java-linux/debian unstable main non-free > ># eof > >Please change sites to what you have near you. > >With this you could install packages from stable, testing and >unstable, and you will have right dependencies installed to. > >An example: >apt-get -u -t testing install java-common > >This will install java-common from testing, and take package from >stable first to see that it is installable. If right version isn't in >stable, it will try to load from testing. > >(If you get memory problems doing apt-get, try to comment out some > lines in /etc/apt/source.list) > >/Jackson
-wow, thanks. i have always wondered about this. (mixing packages) I'm actually not going to do it though. I am using the the 'old-stable' java packages for now. -mus -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
