> > I installed PostgreSQL to work with, and I noticed that it > said that it was version 6.5 or so, and to just grab the > newer package from the unstable tree. So my question is, > how do I go about grabbing just _one_ package, and of > course, any dependencies (as few as possible, I hope. I > have a very slow dial-up connection) from the unstable > branch when my /etc/apt.sources.list is set up for the > stable tree? >
you don't. If you want an unstable package you either: a) upgrade to unstable b) grab the source from unstable and compile it yourself. This is fairly painless these days. grab the orig.tar.gz, the dsc and the diff.gz file. do dpkg-source -x foo.dsc. cd foo-ver. Look in debian/control. If there is a Build-Depends line, install any packages listed there. Make sure you have fakeroot installed. Then do dpkg-buildpackage -rfakeroot -us -uc -tc.
