Re: Switching to Debian (from Fedora)
From: Adrian von Bidder (avbidder_at_fortytwo.ch)
Date: 08/27/05
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To: debian-user@lists.debian.org Date: Sat, 27 Aug 2005 08:03:54 +0200
On Wednesday 24 August 2005 00.06, Paul E Condon wrote:
> 2. There is a system for controlling which (stable,testing,unstable) is
> the dominant distribution in your apt-get system. It is called 'apt
> preferences'. If you really want to complicate your life with a mixed
> distribution installation, you really must become familiar with apt
> preferences. It does work, but it is not easy to understand. I think I
> have figured it out, but I then found that having the very latest stuf
> wasn't worth the effort (for me). YMMV.
... and an esesntial bit of information: the documentation is in the
'apt_preferences' man page - so, just type 'man apt_preferences' in a
terminal.
This stuff is really good, but it's also really non-trivial, because you
need to understand quite a lot about how package dependencies and apt work
in detail.
cheers
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