On Ma, 07 ian 20, 21:53:29, tom h wrote: > So I've got a test box that I have sid installed on and the following in my > /etc/apt/preferences > > Package: * > Pin: release a=unstable > Pin-Priority: 1000 > > Package: * > Pin: release a=testing > Pin-Priority: 100
Remember that apt will always prefer a newer version, unless the pinning says otherwise. In your case the default priority of 500 for unstable and testing will keep your system on unstable. Short version: the pinning above is not necessary if you just want to track unstable. > I also have these two packages installed: > sapt-listbugs apt-listchanges > > I went to install libvirt and received a number of bug warnings so I > was hesitant. > > Whats the best practice to get a package and NOT install the bug > versions? Raise the priority of > > the testing branch temporarily? Depending on the package manager you are using there are several methods to (temporarily) keep a *lower* version installed. The nicest in my opinion is aptitude's 'forbid-version' as it is fire-and-forget (aptitude will try with the next version). Other options are 'hold'ing the package (via dpkg or aptitude, honored also by apt) or a version pin: Package: foo Pin: version 1.2-3 Pin-Priority: -1 See 'man apt_preferences' for details. Do ask if something is not clear in the man page. 'apt policy' and 'apt policy foo' are very useful in troubleshooting pinning. Kind regards, Andrei -- http://wiki.debian.org/FAQsFromDebianUser
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