Wow, never knew about NotAutomatic -- that sounds great!
On Wed, Oct 24, 2007 at 08:39:12AM +0200, Reinhard Tartler wrote: > John Dong <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > No, IMO the UI, underneath, should be adding the entire backports > > repository, > > just all packages pinned back. > > This does not necessarily need pinning via /etc/apt/preferences. Apt has > a feature which does something similar. Please compare > > http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/gutsy-backports/Release > > with > > http://backports.org/backports.org/dists/etch-backports/Release > > wrt to the NotAutomatic: Yes field in bpo. > > I always wondered by ubuntu backports don't have that field. > > See http://backports.org/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=instructions for > instructions how to use them. If backports were NotAutomatic: yes, then > the instructions would reduce to step 3, i.e.: > > apt-get -t gutsy-backports install "package" > > > Synaptic and aptitude already offer a nice interface for selecting > specific version (i.e. backports for instance). > > John, does this satisfy your concerns? > > -- > Gruesse/greetings, > Reinhard Tartler, KeyID 945348A4 > -- Ubuntu-devel-discuss mailing list Ubuntu-devel-discuss@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-devel-discuss
