Re: different version on mirror

[Boyd Stephen Smith Jr.]

On Saturday 21 March 2009 08:35:08 Rick Pasotto wrote:
>This seems backwards to me:
>
>apt-cache policy clive
>clive:
>  Installed: 1.0.2-1
>  Candidate: 2.1.6-1
>  Version table:
>     2.1.6-1 0
>        990 ftp://debian.uchicago.edu testing/main Packages
>        200 ftp://ftp.debian.org unstable/main Packages
> *** 1.0.2-1 0
>        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
>
>Why would a package version be in 'testing' on the mirror yet still in
>'unstable' on the main site?

This is normal.  That package version is in testing and unstable.  Some other 
examples from my system:
b...@monster:~$ apt-cache policy kmail kdelibs5 libc6 dash clive
kmail:
  Installed: 4:4.2.1-2
  Candidate: 4:4.2.1-2
  Version table:
 *** 4:4.2.1-2 0
        300 http://127.0.0.1 experimental/main Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
     4:3.5.9-5 0
        900 http://127.0.0.1 stable/main Packages
        700 http://127.0.0.1 testing/main Packages
        500 http://127.0.0.1 unstable/main Packages
kdelibs5:
  Installed: 4:4.2.1-2
  Candidate: 4:4.2.1-2
  Version table:
 *** 4:4.2.1-2 0
        500 http://127.0.0.1 unstable/main Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
     4:4.1.0-3+b1 0
        700 http://127.0.0.1 testing/main Packages
     4:4.1.0-3 0
        900 http://127.0.0.1 stable/main Packages
libc6:
  Installed: 2.9-4
  Candidate: 2.9-4
  Version table:
     2.9-6 0
        500 http://127.0.0.1 unstable/main Packages
 *** 2.9-4 0
        700 http://127.0.0.1 testing/main Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
     2.7-18 0
        900 http://127.0.0.1 stable/main Packages
dash:
  Installed: 0.5.4-12
  Candidate: 0.5.4-12
  Version table:
     0.5.5.1-2 0
        700 http://127.0.0.1 testing/main Packages
        500 http://127.0.0.1 unstable/main Packages
 *** 0.5.4-12 0
        900 http://127.0.0.1 stable/main Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
clive:
  Installed: (none)
  Candidate: 0.4.18-1
  Version table:
     2.1.6-1 0
        700 http://127.0.0.1 testing/main Packages
        500 http://127.0.0.1 unstable/main Packages
     0.4.18-1 0
        900 http://127.0.0.1 stable/main Packages
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