Andreas Berglund <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Florian Kulzer wrote: > > On Wed, Oct 04, 2006 at 23:12:24 +0200, Andreas Berglund wrote: > > > > [...] > > > > > >>>>>On Wed, Oct 04, 2006 at 07:39:34PM +0200, Andreas Berglund wrote: > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>>>Hi! > >>>>>>I recently reinstalled debian stable on my box, but I would like to run > >>>>>>some packages from testing. But after the reinstall I can't install > >>>>>>anything from the testing repository, I get messages of dependencies > >>>>>>that can't be met for everything. I have searched google and the man > >>>>>>pages for apt-* and dpkg for a clue but I havent found anything. Does > >>>>>>anyone now what's going on on or where I should look for a solution? > > > > > > [...] > > > > > >>This is my /etc/apt/preferences > >> > >>Package: * > >>Pin: release a=stable > >>Pin-Priority: 900 > >> > >>Package: * > >>Pin: release a=testing > >>Pin-Priority: -1 > > > > ^^ > > > > $ man apt_preferences 2>/dev/null | grep -A 1 'P < 0' > > P < 0 > > prevents the version from being installed > > My face is currently taking on a crimson colour ;-) I've discovered the > problem isn't with apt, I just hadn't tested with enough packages. So > the problem only lies with the particular packages I tried to install > from testing. > > It didn't make any difference if I changed priority of testing to > -1 > though.
Possibly because you are using the -t switch, which is used to override your default release. Regards, Andrei -- If you can't explain it simply, you don't understand it well enough. (Albert Einstein) -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]