Thanks Bob. I'm having some trouble with parts of your response as follows:
> What is in your /etc/apt/preferences file?
>
>
I don't have such a file in /etc/apt
> What is the relative versions shown here:
>
> $ apt-cache policy gnucash
>
# apt-cache policy gnucash
gnucash:
Installed: 2.2.6-2
Candidate: 2.2.6-2
Version table:
2.2.9-7~bpo50+1 0
1 http://backports.debian.org lenny-backports/main Packages
*** 2.2.6-2 0
500 http://ftp.uk.debian.org lenny/main Packages
100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
>
> Because backports is set up with a repository pinning of
> "NotAutomatic: yes" in the Release file it shouldn't be wanting to
> upgrade your existing packages automatically. Here is a reference.
>
What reference?
> Personally I set up /etc/apt/preferences as specified.
>
> http://backports.debian.org/Instructions/#index3h2
>
> I can't see any reference to preferences in this site
(sorry if I'm missing something obvious)
> But if gnucash is newer than Lenny but older than backports then it
> will fall into the case where it will want to upgrade to the newer
> version in backports.
>
> Sorry don't understand this.
Please bear with my ignorance and thanks for the help.
Russell
