On Mon, 11 Jul 2011 14:25:07 -0300, D G Teed wrote: > On Fri, Jul 8, 2011 at 6:01 PM, Jochen Schulz <m...@well-adjusted.de> > wrote:
>> You can use 'apt-cache policy $package' to see which source apt chooses >> for a given package. > > Thanks for that tip. > > I waited for awhile to see how this worked out in case there was > something odd with a repo mirror not being in sync. But the problem > I've seen remains. > > If I disable the main squeeze repo mirror in source.list: > > #deb http://mirror.its.dal.ca/debian/ squeeze main contrib non-free > > then the update can be found in squeeze-updates: (...) > Version table: > 0.97.1+dfsg-1~squeeze1 0 > 500 http://mirror.its.dal.ca/debian/ squeeze-updates/main amd64 > Packages > *** 0.97+dfsg-2~squeeze1 0 > 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status When it comes to priorities, higher numbers win, right? > If I leave the main squeeze mirror (there are none other for plain > squeeze) in sources.list: (...) > Version table: > 0.97.1+dfsg-1~squeeze1 0 > 500 http://mirror.its.dal.ca/debian/ squeeze-updates/main amd64 > Packages > *** 0.97+dfsg-2~squeeze1 0 > 990 http://mirror.its.dal.ca/debian/ squeeze/main amd64 Packages > 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status (...) 990 has more weight than 500. JFYI, my volatile repo (I updated clamav just a few days ago) shares the same priority that the main repo, that is, 500. Greetings, -- Camaleón -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/pan.2011.07.11.17.50...@gmail.com
