This is exactly what I did a few months ago, for the same reason. Add the following line to your /etc/apt/sources.list
deb http://www.backports.org/debian woody mysql-dfsg Works like a charm. FYI, I also added: deb http://www.backports.org/debian woody spamassassin Becoming a firm believer that you CAN have it all, stability and the latest packages :) There are other places to get backports, BTW. This one works for me. Rod > Hi, > > is there any way to do an upgrade for a single Deb package which is > NOT listed in the stable package list? > > I want to upgrade only MySQL to version 4.0.x (because of the fine > transaction feature), but want not to change the apt source list in > general (I want to keep the *stable* system). > > Is there a "mysql-4.0.17.deb" or something like that out there in > space? I didn't find such things on the mysql.com website... > > (Well, it is: in the *testing* distribution. Can I mix this, and if > so: how to do this?) > > Thanks in advance, > Andreas Vent-Schmidt > > -- > procommerz - Internet fuer Unternehmen > http://www.procommerz.de | 033925-90710 > > Stoppt TCPA, das Zensursystem von Microsoft! | http://www.againsttcpa.com > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > -- Media Ethics is an oxymoron, much like Jumbo Shrimp and Microsoft Works. Not to mention NT Security -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]