>>> On Wed, 18 Jul 2001 00:24:37 +0200, >>> "Franz" == Franz Keferböck <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Franz> Im rather new to debian and especially to woody, but i want to use Franz> kde2.2beta on my linux box. the only kde2.2-debs i found were @ Franz> ftp.debian.org (none at ftp.kde.org!!). However, what do i have Franz> to do to use the kde2.2-debs from sid on my woody-box? Franz> Is there any apt-get - way executeable for a not-yet-debianexpert Well, playing with "unstable" might be worth avoiding for a while, if you're new to Debian. In addition, I personally experienced problems with the kde2.2beta, and have had to down-grade (somewhat trickier than upgrading). Franz> All the things in this thread seem to be moreless snippets to me, i'd need Franz> something complete... Okay, if you're brave enough, here's what you need to do: (1) Add "unstable" lines to your /etc/apt/sources.list Here's what I use; adapt for you own local mirrors ... ,--- /etc/apt/sources.list --- | deb http://ftp.monash.edu.au/pub/linux/debian testing main contrib non-free | deb http://ftp.au.debian.org/pub/debian-non-US testing/non-US main contrib non-free | deb http://ftp.monash.edu.au/pub/linux/debian unstable main contrib non-free | deb http://ftp.au.debian.org/pub/debian-non-US unstable/non-US main contrib non-free (2) Make "testing" the default in /etc/apt/preferences ,--- /etc/apt/preferences --- | Package: * | Pin: release a=testing | Pin-Priority: 1777 | | Package: * | Pin: release a=unstable | Pin-Priority: 333 (3) Force-install selected package from "unstable" # apt-get -t unstable install task-kde Franz> MfG Franz> Franz Keferböck >> >>> On Thu, 12 Jul 2001 16:22:01 -0400, >> >>> "mikepolniak" == mikepolniak <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> mikepolniak> I also needed to apt-get install konqueror but the beta mikepolniak> konqueror crashes way more than the old one and i' am stuck mikepolniak> with it because of the dependencies. >> >> I managed to downgrade my konqueror from "unstable" to "testing", because Franz> I >> was also having crash problems. >> >> You need to pin the "testing" packages to a priority of over 1000, in Franz> order >> to allow downgrading. Here are the "/etc/apt/preferences" settings I Franz> used: >> >> Package: * >> Pin: release a=testing >> Pin-Priority: 1777 >> >> Package: * >> Pin: release a=unstable >> Pin-Priority: 333 >> >> Then I de-installed my KDE packages using "dpkg --force-all -r". This >> breaks a whole bunch of dependencies, and generates a bunch of warnings. >> >> Finally, I re-installed KDE from "testing" using "apt-get -f install". >> Seems to have worked. >> >> -- >> Mike >> >> >> -- >> To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact Franz> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> >> Franz> -- Franz> To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Franz> with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- Mike