On Sun, 15 May 2016 13:20:47 -0400, Fsmithred wrote: > I have the following file (or equivalent) any time I have more than one > release enabled in sources.list: > > cat /etc/apt/apt.conf.d/00defaultrelease > APT::Default-Release "jessie"; > > That way, only packages from jessie will be installed unless I use the -t > option to name a different release.
Ah, a very nice addition! Totally forgot about that option. There are always oh-so-many ways to achieve a thing in *nix. :) Regards Urban P.S.: Is it just my mail client messing things up, or is the threading in DNG badly borked as of lately for other readers too? > On Sun, May 15, 2016 at 12:16 PM, Irrwahn <irrw...@freenet.de > <mailto:irrw...@freenet.de>> wrote: > > On Sun, 15 May 2016 15:39:03 +0200, Emninger wrote: > > Am Sun, 15 May 2016 12:00:01 +0000 > > schrieb Irrwahn <irrw...@freenet.de <mailto:irrw...@freenet.de>>: > > [...] > > > >> As I already mentioned in an earlier message, I need the > >> non-free catalyst fglrx driver, which for reasons beyond my > >> knowledge is currently not available in neither testing nor > >> unstable. So I pull that one from Jessie. > > <snip> > > > Just one practical question: I notice the fglrx problem as well. How > > can i add it to my repositories? Reactivating Jessie? > > > > There would be the way to download it manually from the debian site and > > install with gdebi or apt, wouldn't it? > > In principle, I see (at least) three viable ways. > > First option would be the one you mentioned: Manually download > the Jessie packages (it's more than one!). I consider this the > most messy and least convenient method. > > The second method would be to leave both Jessie and Ascii in > sources.list. However, to make this foolproof one might have > to additionally edit the apt preferences file, hence digging > down the apt-pinning rabbit hole. This option has the charm > that you could leave it that way and benefit pick the best of > both releases. However, I'm afraid I'd probably mess up big > time, if I tried to lead you trough this from just the top of > my head, right now. > > The third method (which I would prefer) starts out like #2, > but after you installed the fglrx drivers you would disable > (comment out) the Jessie repositories again. > > I think the last one is the easiest and safest way to get the > drivers. A perfectionist could argue, that additionally one > should leave enabled the non-free branch of jessie-security > to be on the safe side. But I guess now I started nit-picking > at a subatomic level. :P > > TL;DR: > Enable Jessie; install fglrx et al.; disable Jessie; cigar. :D > > > TIA & have a nice sunday :) > > You are very welcome, and the same to you. :) > > Regards > Urban _______________________________________________ Dng mailing list Dng@lists.dyne.org https://mailinglists.dyne.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/dng
