Hi Mpiktas, > You can install mplayer for playing AVI files. Just add to sources.list > > deb http://marillat.free.fr/ stable main > > and do > > apt-cache get mplayer-{your_architecture} > > apt-cache search mplayer > > will show architectures available. > > > Or you can download mplayer sources from > http://www.mplayerhq.hu/ > > there are also instructions how-to make yourself installable deb file. >
I'll look at mplayer, thanks! > If you want something from testing or unstable branch you must use > apt-pinning. Do > > echo "APT::Default-Release \"stable\";" >>apt.conf > > as root in /etc/apt, add testing or unstable sources in sources.list > and then do > > apt-get -t unstable install whatever_package_from_unstable_you_want > > or > > apt-get -t testing install whatever_package_from_testing_you_want > > It will install the package with its dependencies, but when you do > > apt-get upgrade > > it won't pull all unstable or testing. > > This configuration is quite usable (I am still using it at work). For > more details read man pages for apt and apt_preferences. > > Have fun! I'll try this out tomorrow and if it works, I will be very happy! Thank you a lot! (This setup is quite elegant, but wouldn't it be nice if dselect would also understand this?) David -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]