Thanks Tim.
On Fri, 8 Mar 2002 22:21:19 -0600, Timothy R. Butler wrote: >Hi, >> Can anyone tell me the process by which I might incorporate >[...] >> specific- instances of testing packages but on the whole remain >> at stable. > > First, create an /etc/apt/preferences file, and put something like this in >it: > >#------------------------------ >Package: * >Pin: release a=stable >Pin-Priority: 900 > >Package: * >Pin: release o=testing >Pin-Priority: 500 > >Package: * >Pin: release o=unstable >Pin-Priority: 1 >#------------------------------ > > > Now, once you put that in there, add a testing and/or unstable mirror to >your sources.list file. By doing this, apt-get should default to stable, then >to testing, then finally to unstable. > To grab something from a specific version - say unstable - you can do this: > > apt-get install -t unstable [packagename] > > -Tim ============================================ Craig Sampson Professional Systems Integration Pty Ltd Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Phone: (08) 9444 5587 Fax : (08) 9444 5175 ============================================
