Hi,
On Sun, Feb 15, 2004 at 02:02:34PM -0600, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> Paul Johnson writes:
>
> >On Sun, Feb 15, 2004 at 01:00:34PM -0600,
> >[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> >>Is there an easier way to go about collecting dependencies?
> >
> >Use apt instead of trying to do it by hand.
Slightly better but, for most novice Debian user, this is even
dangerous unless you understand the consequence of mixing distribution.
> *******************************************
> Yes, but I want to install an unstable package on stable
> debian.
I recommend you to move whole system to "testing" or "unstable" and
cross your fingers :-) You may be lucky.
> It seems like the best way to do it is using dpkg -i.
> I've tried apt-pinning where you are supposed to be able to
> use apt-get to mix and match installs from testing and unstable,
> but, in actual practice, it hasn't worked out very well for me.
> I end up with a broken system.
This is good tool to fix minor dependency deviation but for your times
worth, just upgrade to unstable after checking mailing list for no major
issues reported.
> In collecting all the needed .debs it takes some time and patience
> in order to determine which ones should be installed first.
> Just wondered if there was an easier way.
Have you checked some basic documentation on apt-get manpages such as
apt_preference and other documentations? You will lean that you can
achieve what you say by setting system to mostly testing and use
occasionally -t option to install from unstable. But this is very
tricky. I really recommend just stay with unstable or testing for now.
Osamu
PS: If you insist, read chapter 6 of my document for more
http://qref.sf.net
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