> Set /etc/apt/preferences to prefer testing over unstable (I have priority > 700 for testing, 600 for unstable).
I did that first actually, but it doesn't seem to work. My /etc/apt/preferences has: Package: * Pin: release a=testing Pin-Priority: 900 Package: * Pin: release a=unstable Pin-Priority: 650 apt-get upgrade still tries to update about 50 packages however, all from unstable. If I remove unstable from my sources.list, then these upgrades aren't offered anymore, so they're definitely from unstable, not testing. Also, pinning *is* working because if I install a new package it installs from testing, not unstable, even if both are in my sources.list. > No, AFAICT apt-show-version doesn't save this information. If the > installed version is in testing or older than testing, it will diplsay > testing. If the installed version is newer than testing, it will display > unstable. Look at the 'apt-cache policy <package>' output, I'm sure you > can figure out exactly how that algorithm works. I imagine apt-get upgrade is working the same way -- it doesn't "know" where the package came from, but it will upgrade it to the latest unstable if the current version is > testing but < unstable. > Summary: you don't have to do anything. Just don't upgrade any pacakge > from unstable. It looks to me like I have to avoid apt-get upgrade until my packages "catch up" to testing. Fortunately the apt-show-versions man page was helpful on this. To upgrade only upgradable packages in testing, it has the following: apt-get install `apt-show-versions -u -b | fgrep testing` So it looks like I'll be doing this until all my unstable packages make it into testing. Thanks for your help! Jason -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
