Re: Unstable Packages

From: Charles-Roberts (ai4a_at_enia.net)
Date: 07/25/03

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To: Marcelo Macchi <mjmacchi@ciudad.com.ar>, debian-user@lists.debian.org, ai4a@enia.net

    Marcelo Macchi wrote:
    > Hi there, I'm Marcelo from Argentina and I have download the last
    > version of wine for my debian linux, but I have the problem that the
    > wine libraries and all the packages of new versions use other packages
    > that are unstable.
    > I want to know if there is a way to setup my apt program to download all
    > the unstable packages from the Debian.org web without to download one by
    > one.
    >
    > Thanks for your Help
    >
    > Marcelo
    Hi Marcelo:

    Make your /etc/apt/preferences file like the enclosed preferences file.
    I do not know which release of debian you are using. I am using
    'testing', so you may have to alter the preferences file. Add an entry
    to your /etc/apt/sources.list file to point to the 'unstable' version.

    Use dselect (or apt-get) to 'update' your system.
    Use 'apt-get install -t unstable wine' to install wine.
    Any other pckages that wine needs will also be installed from 'unstable'.

    You can use 'apt-get -s install -t unstable wine' to simulate the
    install. This way you can see what 'apt-get' would have installed. Be
    sure to read 'man apt-get'.

    HTH
    Charles

    X-comment: ============================ Track testing as default
    Package: *
    Pin: release a=testing
    Pin-Priority: 800

    X-comment: ============================ Make stable available
    Package: *
    Pin: release a stable
    Pin-Priority: 75

    X-comment: ============================ Force Tracking stable for Shorewall
    Package: shorewall
    Pin: release a=stable
    Pin-Pirority: 1100

    X-comment: ============================ Make unstable available
    Package: *
    Pin: release a=unstable
    Pin-Priority: 70 

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