On (03/06/03 09:45), Rory Campbell-Lange wrote: > This is how to grab the listings for both testing and unstable but then > make the default for any apt-get action set to a specific release (in my > case 'testing'): > > man apt-get has the two entries I referred to together: > -t > --target-release > --default-release > This option controls the default input to the policy engine, it > creates a default pin at priority 990 using the specified > release string. The preferences file may further override this > setting. In short, this option lets you have simple control over > which distribution packages will be retrieved from. Some common > examples might be -t '2.1*' or -t unstable. Configuration Item: > APT::Default-Release > > /etc/apt/sources.list: > > deb http://ftp.uk.debian.org/debian/ testing main > deb http://ftp.uk.debian.org/debian/ unstable main > deb-src http://ftp.uk.debian.org/debian/ testing main > deb http://non-us.debian.org/debian-non-US testing/non-US main > deb-src http://non-us.debian.org/debian-non-US testing/non-US main > deb http://security.debian.org/ stable/updates main > > /etc/apt/apt.conf: > > APT::Default-Release "testing";
Thanks Rory This is much appreciated I shall also go RTFM ;-) Although it is becoming more familiar, the trick seems to be knowing where to look. Regards Clive
