On Wed, Jun 03, 2009 at 04:31:32PM -0400, H.S. wrote: > Hello, > > Can somebody tell me if the following is possible using apt pinning? I > want to install the newer version of kernel (linux-image-2.6-686, ver > now is, I think, 2.6.29-3) from Untable to my Testing machine.
Please read: http://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/debian-reference/ch02.en.html#_tweaking_candidate_version > I am thinking of using apt pinning. I know that I need to set the > default release to "testing" in apt.conf, add unstable sources to > sources.list and then create /etc/apt/preferences file specifying the > package I want from unstable and its priority. Something like: > ---------------------------------------------------------------- > ~$ cat /etc/apt/preferences > Package: * > Pin: release a=testing > Pin-Priority: 700 > > Package: <package to be pulled from unstable> > Pin: release a=unstable > Pin-Priority: 1000 > > Package: * > Pin: release a=unstable > Pin-Priority: -1 > ---------------------------------------------------------------- Quite wong ... -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
