Re: Mixing Debian releases the easy way - HowTo - questions

2002-02-15 Thread Christoph Martin
Am Die, 2002-02-12 um 11.11 schrieb Chris Halls: > > Subject: apt-show-versions > > > > apt-show-versions is a script which eases maintenance of mixed > > stable/testing or testing/unstable systems. While beeing able to > > update the packages from your *main* distribution with apt-get upgrade >

Re: Mixing Debian releases the easy way - HowTo - questions

2002-02-13 Thread Gustavo Noronha Silva
On Mon, 11 Feb 2002 19:11:31 -0800 (PST) tluxt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Gustavo: A definitive version of this topic should also probably be put > into the APT HowTo: > http://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/apt-howto/index.en.html > You could probably do a whole chapter on pinning & APT::Default-Re

Re: Mixing Debian releases the easy way - HowTo - questions

2002-02-13 Thread tluxt
Donald - Thanks! :)I hope you don't mind me forwarding this to Chris and the list. (If I have correctly interpreted your disposition, I suspect you don't mind.) He did some interesting tests that IIRC he just sent to everyone, so IIRC you got a copy from him too. I thought he might find you

Re: Mixing Debian releases the easy way - HowTo - questions

2002-02-12 Thread Simon Hepburn
On Tuesday 12 Feb 2002 3:11 am, tluxt wrote: > From the following references section, it seems that the immediately > following procedure might do this, but I have some concerns: > > /etc/apt/apt.conf gets the following line: > APT::Default-Release "testing"; > > [Note: On my several mont

Re: Mixing Debian releases the easy way - HowTo - questions

2002-02-12 Thread Chris Halls
I delayed my daily 'fix' of new packages :) to experiment a little with pinning, Default-Release, apt-get upgrade and apt-show-versions. I'm posting my interpretation of the findings - please speak up if you know better! In summary, it seems that using pinning and Default-Release gives you differ

Re: Mixing Debian releases the easy way - HowTo - questions

2002-02-11 Thread tluxt
--- tluxt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I am particularly concerned about ensuring apt-get upgrade works properly, > and simply - ie, > not having extra-normal things to do for the person doing the upgrade. > > > From the following

Mixing Debian releases the easy way - HowTo - questions

2002-02-11 Thread tluxt
I'm trying to put together a howto, and could use your input. I've assembled a procedure, and some references- do you have any suggestions? My persoal goal is to have the procedure to run a Woody system, with all the latest KDE packages pulled from Sid. But, this procedure could be used for many p