This WFM (works for me): add the extra dist/section update install package remove the section
You will be left with your package. Repeat if you need to upgrade just that package, either by install it again, or by [dist-]upgrade with regular sources.list entries just prior to upgrading for that package too... On 11/21/12, Fred White <subscr...@cakafete.com> wrote: > > Hello List, > > I am learning to help myself installing and updates some minor programs > on my dedicated server and need to ask a couple of questions. > > I need to upgrade Opendkim version 2.0.1 but squeeze repository remains > with 2.0.1 since I started have to add opendkim to my server and this > version seem never to be upgraded. However, 2.6.8 is in Debian backports > repository and since I do not want to update any other areas of my > server seeing the warning of incompatibilities that might be introduced > by the packages using the backports could cause my system to become > unsupportable I want to be carefull. > > Could I just rename my present sources.list and then just create a new > sources.list with just the one line "deb > http://ftp.at.debian.org/debian-backports/ squeeze-backports main" > then #apt-get update > then #apt-get install opendkim > Would this be right or should I be using dpkg. > > Please advice any input would be much appreciated > > Thanks > > Fred > > > -- > 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/50ac4dd4.9010...@cakafete.com > > -- 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/caosgnstuk--xv-gqjworhh_3rlgq66watupj5kvem0pgb_7...@mail.gmail.com
