On Tue, Nov 19, 2002 at 10:38:51AM +1030, Tom Cook wrote: > On 0, nate <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I would backup any data you really want if possible before attempting > > this, technically I don't think its supported, but it is possible at > > least in my experience. > > I've successfully downgraded a whole system from unstable to stable by > setting the pin-priority of stable over 1000 in /etc/apt/preferences > and using apt-get dist-upgrade. Shouldn't this sort of thing work to > downgrade any unstable packages on the system?
Yes, you can easily do this with apt. With the config shown below I can easily run [1] to do what you want. BTW, the -u option gives you more information on what is happening, and -t won't work unless you change the preferences file temporarily. Mike [1] apt-get -u install libc6/stable locales/stable /etc/apt/preferences: package: * pin: release a=testing Pin-Priority: 800 /etc/apt/sources.list: #Stable deb http://http.us.debian.org/debian/ stable main non-free contrib deb http://non-us.debian.org/debian-non-US stable/non-US main contrib non-free #Testing deb http://http.us.debian.org/debian/ testing main non-free contrib deb http://non-us.debian.org/debian-non-US testing/non-US main contrib non-free #Unstable deb http://http.us.debian.org/debian/ unstable main non-free contrib deb http://non-us.debian.org/debian-non-US unstable/non-US main contrib non-free -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
