try to upgrade just the package you want, apt-get upgrade package-name, there is also a way to keep the package you want to keep modifying the apt-get package list, On Wed, 2006-08-02 at 14:16 +0400, Pavel Klemenkov wrote: > When I was trying X.org on Sarge, I used official packages from Etch. > May be this is the solution?! > > On Wed, Aug 02, 2006 at 02:54:59AM -0400, B Thomas wrote: > > > > Hi, > > > > I tried upgrading to X.org 6.9 from backports.org so that > > I could get Xvideo working with the fglrx ATI drivers for > > my x1400 Radeon card. I can't get Xvideo working with > > the vesa drivers either (I would prefer open source > > drivers if I could but without xvideo and yv12 overlays > > xine can hardly play DVDs). > > > > I followed the instructions on how to use apt pinning to > > do this, as prescribed by backports.org. However when > > I try to do apt-get upgrade, apt tries to upgrade about > > 135 packages including things like exim4. I see no > > reason why this sould be, and would like to stay with > > debian stable for everything else (except X11/X.org). > > > > Is there any way to just upgrade the x11 packages to > > x.org ? Is it safe and advisable ? > > > > regards > > b thomas > > > > > > -- > > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] >
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