On Tue, Jul 27, 2004 at 08:26:26AM -0400, Mark D. Hansen wrote: > Thanks. You are right - I'm using stable. But, I thought that I could > override the version of Samba (or other packages) included in the > distribution by using the syntax in my original post (i.e., > samba=3.0.5-1). Am I mistaken? > > Can I customize "stable" so that I use newever versions of some of the > packages (like Samba)? If so, is there a "HOW-TO" covering this?
In fact, the Apt How-To has a section on exactly this issue: http://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/apt-howto/ch-apt-get.en.html#s-default-version Note that in order to get unstable packages, you need to have entries for unstable in your /etc/apt/sources.list (an 'unstable' entry looks exactly like a 'stable' entry except that 'stable' is replaced with 'unstable' :) Also, be warned that upgrading one package may trigger a long chain of "upgrades". If samba is connected to enough other packages, you may end up "upgrading" most of your system to unstable. Unless you're somewhat of a Debian expert, running unstable may lead to quite a bit of frustration. Jason -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]