Boyd Stephen Smith Jr. wrote: > In <h06nj1$fo...@ger.gmane.org>, emikaadeo wrote: >> H.S. wrote: >>> Can somebody tell me if the following is possible using apt pinning? I >>> want to install the newer version of kernel (linux-image-2.6-686, ver >>> now is, I think, 2.6.29-3) from Untable to my Testing machine. >>> >>> I am thinking of using apt pinning. Something like: >>> ---------------------------------------------------------------- >>> ~$ cat /etc/apt/preferences >>> Package: * >>> Pin: release a=testing >>> Pin-Priority: 700 >>> >>> Package: <package to be pulled from unstable> >>> Pin: release a=unstable >>> Pin-Priority: 1000 >>> >>> Package: * >>> Pin: release a=unstable >>> Pin-Priority: -1 >>> ---------------------------------------------------------------- >> Would it be easier to just pin unstable repo like this? : >> >> Package: * >> Pin: release a=testing >> Pin-Priority: 700 >> >> Package: * >> Pin: release a=unstable >> Pin-Priority: 500 >> >> and then install newer kernel by: >> aptitude -t unstable install linux-image-2.6.29-2-686 > > If you are just following Squeeze/Sid then it's even simpler. After adding > unstable to sources.list, set APT::Default-Release to "testing" in apt.conf. > Now testing will have a priority of 900, unstable will have a priority of > 500, and installed packages will (still) have a priority of 100.
So I don't need "Pin-Priority: -1" stanza at all? On a related note, when is it required? Thanks. -- Please reply to this list only. I read this list on its corresponding newsgroup on gmane.org. Replies sent to my email address are just filtered to a folder in my mailbox and get periodically deleted without ever having been read. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
