*Hi, Despite the priority, I put in my /etc/apt/preferences
Package: * Pin: origin "" Pin-Priority: 999 Package: * Pin: origin "localhost" Pin-Priority: 995 Package: * Pin: origin "ftp.fr.debian.org" Pin-Priority: 501 When I install a package, it comes from ftp.fr.debian.org, even if this pacakge existe, in my locale repository??!! Here is an example : root@debian6:/opt/extra6Bis# apt-cache showpkg 9base Package: 9base Versions: 1:6-1 (/var/lib/apt/lists/localhost_extra6Bis_Packages) (/var/lib/apt/lists/ftp.fr.debian.org_debian_dists_squeeze_main_binary-i386_Packages) while the installation comes from ftp.fr.debian.org here is : /opt/extra6Bis# apt-get install 9base Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading state information... Done .................................. The following NEW packages will be installed: 9base 0 upgraded, 1 newly installed, 0 to remove and 449 not upgraded. Need to get 1552 kB of archives. After this operation, 4497 kB of additional disk space will be used. Get:1 http://ftp.fr.debian.org/debian/ squeeze/main 9base i386 1:6-1 [1552 kB] * *thanks for help* best regards